Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President
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Important Messages
- All non-vaccinated people must wear masks while inside Congregation Etz Ahaim.
- There is no Junior Congregation this week.
Friday
- Shacharit: 6:30am
- Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:20pm
- Candle Lighting: 6:33pm
Saturday — Hol HaMo’ed Sukkot
- Youth Groups for Ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30 - 11:00am
- No Junior Congregation This Week
- Shacharit: 8:45am
- Kiddush After Services
- Avot Ubanim: 5:10pm
- Special Holiday Class: 6:40pm
- Mincha: 6:20pm — Followed by:
- Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by Alex Kotlyar in memory of his father, and by Richard & Liba Shakarchi in honor of Richard’s birthday)
- Arvit and End of Shabbat: 7:19pm
Sunday
- Shacharit: 8:00am followed by:
- Talmud Class
- No Nach Class for Women
- No Children's Torah Reading Class
- No Halachot Class
- Mincha and Arvit: 6:35pm
- Tikkun Layl Hosha'anah Rabbah / Learning: 11:00pm
- Includes Pizza and Refreshments from Jerusalem Pizza
Monday — Erev Shemini Asseret
- Shacharit: 6:30am
- Extended Hosha'anot Program
- Talmud: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:45am
- No Halachot Class
- Candle Lighting: 6:28pm
- Mincha and Arvit: 6:30pm
Tuesday — Semini Asseret
- Shacharit: 8:45am
- Yizkor: around 10:30am
- Mincha: 6:25pm
- Candle Lighting: 7:14pm (6:26 earliest)
- Simchat Torah Arvit: 7:05pm followed by:
- Dancing and Festivities
Wednesday — Simchat Torah
- Shacharit: 8:45am followed by:
- Kiddush
- Hakafot
- Second Hakafor: 5:45pm
- Mincha and Arvit: 6:25pm
- Chag Ends: 7:13pm
Thursday
- Shacharit: 6:30am
- Talmud: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:30am
- No Insights on the Parasha
- Mincha/Arvit: 6:20pm
- Talmud Class in Hebrew: 7:40pm
Next Friday
- Shacharit: 6:30am
- Talmud: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:30am
- Mincha: 6:20pm
- Candle Lighting: 6:21pm
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
- Gershon Ben Sara
- Chava bat Esther
- Chaya Sarah Leah bat Shifra
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
- The ROC of New Jersey — a new resource for our Jewish Community
- A New and Easy Way to Give Tzedakah -- Dollar a Day of Raritan Valley
- Support the Highland Park First Aid Squad
- Be´siyata dishmaya - Con la ayuda del Cielo
- שיעור במסכת ברכות
Community News
Achieving Change Through Torah (ACTT) is sponsoring a new exciting and life changing module.
- Module: Shalom: Peace (Part 1)
- Source Book: Artscroll’s Live the Blessing— Daily Wisdom on How to Live in Peace with Family, Friends, and Yourself by Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation
More information for Zoom Booster Event after Simchat Torah.
For learning schedule, go to the ACTT Website
Kosher Meals on Wheels urgently needs Meals on Wheels volunteer volunteer substitute drivers to deliver meals on northern Middlesex County routes, sometimes with limited notice. We also currently have two regular weekly openings: Mondays on the Highland Park route and Mondays on the Edison/ Metuchen route. Don’t miss this opportunity to help the beloved seniors of our community. Call Jewish Family Services today at 732- 777-1940.
The Lefkovits Family Park Mikvah is by appointment only which can be made on the Mikvah Cloud website, or their iPhone and iPad App or their Android App.