May 7 — Parashat Behar-Bechukotai

Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President

Visit our website for the latest news and copies of the bulletin.

Important Messages

  • Need Help Getting a Vaccine Appointment? A group of Highland Park Volunteers will help: Fill out the online help form. They'll contact when you have an appointment.
  • Nominating Committee Selected A nominating committee for officers and board members has been created. You can contact them if you have any suggestions or comments. A planned membership meeting will be held in June.

Friday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
  • Candle Lighting: 7:41pm

Saturday -- Parashat Behar-Bechukotai

  • Shacharit: 8:45am (Hodu)
  • Avout Ubanim: 6:20pm
  • Mincha: 7:20 — Followed by:
    • Class with Rabbi Tal
    • Arvit
  • Shabbat Over: 8:45pm

Sunday

  • Shacharit: 8:00am
  • Pirkei Avot Class for Women on Zoom: 10:00am
  • Children's Torah Reading Class: 6:10pm
  • Pirkei Avot Class: 6:40pm
  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:00pm

Monday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Talmud: 8:00am
  • Pirkei Avot Class: 6:40pm
  • Mincha and Arvit: 7:00pm

Tuesday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Talmud: 8:00am
  • Pirkei Avot Class: 6:40pm
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm

Wednesday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Talmud: 8:00am
  • Pirkei Avot Class: 6:40pm
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm

Thursday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • Talmud: 8:00am
  • Pirkei Avot Class: 6:40pm
  • Mincha/Arvit: 7:00pm
  • Talmot Class (In Hebrew): After Arvit

Next Friday

  • Shacharit: 6:30am
  • talmud: 8:00am
  • Mincha: 7:00pm
  • Candle Lighting: 7:49pm

Bikur Cholim of Congregation Etz Ahaim

  • The Regency Nursing Home is currently closed to visitors.
  • Drivers and coordinators needed. Call (732) 572-7181 for more information.

The congregation extends refua shelema wishes to:

  • Lyudmila Chaya bat Riva
  • Moshe ben Rachel Monavar
  • Liba Shaindel bat Chava Sachs
  • Chava bat Esther
  • Sarah Leah bat Shifra
  • Yocheved bat Itka
  • Nili Feda bat Yaffa

If you like to add someone to this list, or merely want the Rabbi to say a Mi Shaberach on someone after Torah reading on Shabbat, please go to our webpage and fill out the form.

Community News

The Shnainu Shidduch Group of Edison & Highland Park is proud to wish a Mazal Tov to Josh Schwartz and Ariella Himelstein on their recent engagement!

Please consider donating to our volunteer shidduch group. Contributions are used for subsidizing professional relationship speakers and single's events. Checks can be made payable to Congregation Ahavas Achim with Shnainu in the memo and sent to 25 Olden Road, Edison, NJ 08817. For more information or to submit your profile, please email us A group member will contact you in a timely manner.


Rabbi Reisman will be speaking for men and women on hilchos sheimos. It will be on Shabbos day, Parshas B'har-B'chukosai, May 8th, at 6:30pm at Khal Chassidim, 46 N. 8th Avenue. Topics will include what constitutes shaimos, proper disposal of shaimos and shaimos in electronic media. For more information contact Marsha Eiserman.


Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s Classes for Women: For more info, please contact Avivafor status of classes on Sunday, May 9 and Monday, May 10.


Tiferes: Weekly teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are available to Tiferes members.

  • Iyar DVD: "Gates of Glory & Growth", featuring Rabbi Ephraim Eliyahu Shapiro and Mrs. Shira Smiles. Weekly teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are available to Tiferes members.
  • Current teleconference: "Finding Simcha Within," features Mrs. Miryam Swerdlov

For more info or to become a member, please contact Aviva.

The Highland Park/Edison Group of Tiferes is zecher l'nishmas Malka bas Shalom.


Lefkovits Family Park Mikvah

The Mikvah is by appointment only. All appointments should be made via MikvahCloud or the MikvahCloud app. Regular services, baths and showers, are being offered. Please see MikvahCloud for mikvah hours. A face mask should be worn at the mikvah. Please email us for all comments and questions.

---- Women's Learning Initiative offers customized Torah learning partners/chavrusas! For a personalized study program of your choice, email your contact information to womenslearninginitiative@gmail.com


ACTT: "The Six Constant Mitzvos 2" is the Achieving Change Thru Torah’s current module.

Watch the inspiring shiur by Rav Nachman Elsant. Go to our website for the learning schedule for source book: Artscroll’s "Constant Connection - Deepening your Emunah through the Six Constant Mitzvos" by Rabbi Yitzchak Coopersmith.


Bikur Cholim new website provides information regarding Bikur Cholim services, including how to access our local hospitals on Shabbat, how to borrow medical equipment, and how to get prescription medication on Shabbat.


Rabbi Yisroel Weiss' Tehillim Shiur for Men and Women in on Zoom on Wednesday night at 8:00pm

  • Meeting ID: 858 5198 8386
  • Password: RWTehillim

To join by phone:

  • Dial 408-638-0968
  • Enter meeting ID
  • Use password 705203

Any questions, please contact Marsha Eiserman.


Re-Pleat - Gemach of outfits for dressy occasions! New in Edison / Highland Park! Have something to donate? Have a special occasion and need something to wear? Open by appointment only. Text 732-267-3216