Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President
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Important Messages
- Mabruk and Mazal Tov to Mr. Yacov and Mrs. Chaya Ganon and family on the birth of their daughter
- If you ordered a Lulav & Etrog set through Rabbi Shimoni, please check our website for pickup times and the location. Pickup begins later this week.
- Please join us for this year’s I. David and Miriam Goldstein Teshuvah Lecture, featuring Rabbi David Ashear – author of the well-known “Living Emunah” series published by Artscroll, and an in-demand inspirational speaker. The lecture will be held at 8pm on Sunday, September 18, at Congregation Ohr Torah.
Friday
- Shacharit: 6:30am
- Shir HaShirim: 6:05pm
- Mincha and Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:20pm
- Candle Lighting: 6:23pm
Saturday -- Parashat Vayeilech/Shabbat Shuva
- Youth Groups for Ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30 - 11:00am
- Recite Shema: 9:14am
- Shacharit: 8:45am
- Kiddush After Services (Sponsored by Yacov and Chaya Ganon in appreciation to HaShem on the birth of their daughter)
- Special Class: Getting Ready for Yom Kippur: 5:25pm
- Mincha: 6:10pm — Followed by:
- Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by by Moshe Mortov in memory of Malkah bat Rahel and BenSion)
- Arvit and End of Shabbat: 7:10pm
Sunday
- Selichot: 7:15am
- Shacharit: 8:00am
- Women's Class: 10:00am
- Children's Torah Reading Class: 6:55pm
- Mincha and Arvit: 6:15pm
Monday
- Shulchan Aruch Yomi Zoom: 5:30am
- Shacharit: 6:30am
- Talmud: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:40am
- Mussar: 5:55pm
- Mincha and Arvit: 6:15pm
Tuesday — Erev Yom Kippur
- Selichot and Shacharit: 6:00am
- Hatarat Nedarim: 7:10am
- Mincha: 2:00pm
- Fast Starts: 6:16pm
- Candle Lighting: 6:16pm
- Kol Nidrei: 6:25pm
Wednesday — Yom Kippur
Youth Groups for Ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30 - 1:00pm
- Shacharit: 8:30am
- Sermon: 11:45am
- Yizkor: 1:00pm
- Minhah: 4:30pm
- Ne'ilah: 5:55pm
- Shofar: 7:24pm
- Followed by Arvit
- Fast Ends: 7:24pm
Thursday
- Shacharit: 6:30am
- Dr. Edward G. Nawy Memorial Talmud: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:40am
- Insights on the Parasha: 5:25pm
- Mincha/Arvit: 6:10pm
Next Friday
- Shacharit: 6:30am
- Dr. Edward G Nawy Memorial Talmud: (Indoors and Zoom) 7:30am
- Mincha: 6:15pm
- Candle Lighting: 6:12pm
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
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
- Rabbi Shemoni Selling Lulavim and Etrogim
- Be´siyata dishmaya - Con la ayuda del Cielo
- שיעור במסכת ברכות
Community News
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!
Special Bilner Center 25th Anniversary Events
In their timely new book, American Shtetl, Nomi Stolzenberg of the Nathan and Lilly Shapell Chair in Law, USC Gould School of Law and David Myers, Distinguished Professor and Sady and Ludwig Kahn Chair in Jewish History, UCLA unravel the strands of cultural and legal conflict that gave rise to one of the most vibrant religious communities in America, revealing a way of life shaped by both self-segregation and unwitting assimilation. October 27 at 7:00pm. Free and open to the public.
Raritan Valley Hadassah
Raritan Valley Hadassah presents: Jewish Travel: The Sephardic Jews of the Balkans. The presentation will be on Zoom on Wednesday, October 26 at 7:30pm.
- Meeting ID: 838 9865 4828
- Passcode: 12345
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.
Women's Learning Initiative Offers customized Torah learning partners and chavrusas. For a personalized study program of your choice, email your contact information to The Women's Learning Initiative.
Parsha class by Mrs. Miri Cohen: Please contact Leah for time, location &/zoom link for shiur on Tuesday.
Rabbi Yisroel Weiss' Tehillim Shiur for men and women on Zoom:
- 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.