Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President

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Come learn Torah with your children and grandchildren as part of Etz Ahaim’s Avot uBanim uBanot program! A new season begins this Mossaei Shabbat (Saturday night) at 6:30 pm. Participants can enjoy free pizza and raffle prizes! Sponsored by Zita & Yehiel Weinstein

Tomchei Shabbos Benefit Concert on Saturday night, December 31. Please see their website for tickets.

OU has launched a new portal to report anti-semitism

Friday

Shacharit: 6:30am
Shir HaShirim: 4:10pm
Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat: 4:25pm
Candle Lighting: 4:25pm

Saturday -- Parashat Vayera

Youth Groups for Ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30 - 11:00am

Recite Shema: 8:40am

Shacharit: 8:45am
- Kiddush After Services (Sponsored by co-sponsored by Ellen Tawil in memory of Ceil Mahana, beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, and by Daniel Rushefsky in memory of his parents, Hatoun Hannah bat David and Eliezer ben Yishayahu David, on the occasion of their Yahrzeit)
Sefer Yehoshua Class: 3:30pm
Mincha: 4:15pm — Followed by:
- Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored anonymously )
Arvit and End of Shabbat: 5:15pm
Avot uBanim uBanot: 6:30pm (Sponsored by Zita & Yehiel Weinstein)
- Enjoy free pizza and raffle prizes!

Sunday

Shacharit: 8:00am
Women's Class: 10:00am
Children's Torah Reading Class: 4:00pm
Mincha and Arvit: 4:20pm

Monday

Shacharit: 6:30am
The Doctor Edward Nawy Memorial Talmud Class: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:40am
Mussar: 4:00pm
Mincha and Arvit: 4:20pm

Tuesday

Shacharit: 6:30am
The Doctor Edward Nawy Memorial Talmud Class: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:30am
Ben Ish Chai: 4:00pm
Mincha/Arvit: 4:20pm
Chavruta Learning: 7:30pm

Wednesday

Shacharit: 6:30am
The Doctor Edward Nawy Memorial Talmud Class: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:30am
Ben Ish Chai: 4:00pm
Mincha/Arvit: 4:20pm

Thursday

Shacharit: 6:30am
The Doctor Edward Nawy Memorial Talmud Class: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:40am
Insights on the Parasha: 3:35pm
Mincha/Arvit: 4:20pm
Talmud Class in Hebrew: 7:40pm
Chumash and Hamin: 8:00pm

Next Friday

Shacharit: 6:30am
The Doctor Edward Nawy Memorial Talmud Class: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:30am
Mincha: 4:20pm
Candle Lighting: 4:19pm

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:

Liba Shaindel bat Chava Sachs
Gershon ben Sara
Dvorah Shahala bat Sarah Parvin
Chava bat Esther
Lita Greenberg (Tzvia Sarah bat Golda)
Linda Balavram (Emmunah bat Sara)
Sara Shifra bat Yehudit
Sharona Bella bat Malka
Yosef Daniel ben Feige
Michaelyn Steinmetz (Nechama bat Sarah)
Leah Chana bat Batya Chaya
Leah Chava bat Shayna
Libby Wolken (Leeba bat Matla)

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.

News and Events

Community News

The Bridge Turkish and Mediterraniean Grill is now opened Saturday Nights. Starting approximately 40 minutes after Shabbat.

The Bikur Cholim of Raritan Valley has arranged services in the community for your convenience over Shabbos and Yom Tov:

We have an account with AA Checker cab 732-545-2300 (you can reimburse Bikur Cholim at a later time)
We have an account with Rite Aid in Highland Park to get prescriptions filled (you can reimburse with a Rite Aid gift card at a later time)

Wishing you and your families a Kesiva Vechasima Tova, Bikur Cholim Of Raritan Valley, 732 572 7181

ACTT (Achieving Change Thru Torah): Checkout the new ACTT website which has been reorganized topically to provide all the ACTT material in an easy to use way. We look forward to continuing to grow in our commitment to Torah and to getting closer to Hashem. K’sivah V’chasimah Tovah!

Raritan Valley Hadassah

Preparing for college is not easy, but we are here to help you and your family prepare for the experience. Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, and StandWithUS, an organization that fights antisemitism and anti-Zionism and supports Israel on high school and college campuses, are joining together for a dynamic day of education. We are calling this day Being Jewish on Campus: Empowering Teens and Parents for Today’s Challenges.

December 11, at 10:00am, Adath Israel Congregation, 1958 Lawrenceville NJ 08648. $18 for Adults. $10 for Students.

The 2022/2023 Highland Park First Aid Squad discount cards are now available. The cards provide discounts to many local businesses including Jerusalem Pizza, Sushiana, Bridge, Dunkin Donuts, Dairy Deluxe, China Lee, Orchid and Giddy’s Pizzeria.

There are 2 cards this year: one for $30 or both for $50. The cards may be purchased at Jerusalem Pizza, the Ahavas Achim office, or by contacting any Squad member including: Ari and Deborah Lewitter or Yossi Benedek.

Employment Network of Raritan Valley

Looking for work? We can help. Email Bob Lansey if you would like to receive our job postings and/or would like help with your resume and search strategies.

Please help: If you know of any professional, part-time, or temporary job openings, email us the information.

Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s classes for women: Contact Ricki for more information.

Mrs. Miri Coehn's Shuir: Please Concact Leah at 917-763-1848 for more information.

Tiferes

Teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are available to Tiferes members.

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.

The Lefkovits Family Park Mikvah is by appointment only. All appointments should be made via MikvahCloud or via the iPhone or Android app.

Regular services, baths and showers, are being offered.

A face mask should be worn at the mikvah. For all comments and questions, please email the Mikvah.

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