David Bassous - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President
Visit our Website at http://etzahaim.org for the latest news
Friday - Rosh Chodesh Av
Shacharit: 6:30am
Mincha: 7:00pm - Please make an effort to attend!
Candle lighting: 7:54pm
Saturday - Parashat Mattot-Massey
We now have a complete Shabbat Children’s Program with our new Youth Directors: Please feel free to bring your children
Rabbi Hakakian’s Parasha Class: 8:00am
Shacharit: 8:45am
Latest Shema: 8:47am
Kiddush is sponsored by Dr. Yechiel & Zita Weinstein and family
In Honor of Shmuel Chaim’s Completion of Masechet Pesachim and in honor of his teacher.
To sponsor a kiddush, go to our Kiddush webpage.
Zera Shimshon with Rabbi Hakakian: 5:00pm
Women’s Tehillim Group: 5:00pm
Class: The Steps Through Life with Rabbi Bassous: 6:00pm
Mincha: 7:30pm
Seuda Shelishit
Sponsored by various generous sponsors in memory of our founders.
Class: Laws of the Nine Days and Next Shabbat with Rabbi Bassous
Arvit: 9:13pm
Shabbat Ends: 9:13pm
Sunday
Shacharit: 8:30am
Women’s Class: Pirke Avot with Rabbi Bassous: 10:00am
Mincha and Arvit: 7:30pm
Nefesh Hachaim Class: 8:10pm
Monday - Thursday
Shacharit: 6:30am
Mishna-a-Day: 7:20am
Mincha and Arvit: 7:30pm - Please come to make the minyan
Tuesday: Talmud for Men – Berachot: 8:00pm
Thursday: Kaballah for Men – 8:00pm
Next Friday
Shacharit: 6:30am
Mishna-a-Day: 7:20am
Mincha: 7:00pm
Candle lighting: 7:46pm
News and Events From our Webpage
The following events and news items can be found on our webpage at http://etzahaim.org
Help Us Welcome New Members to Our Community - We are looking for people to host new community members.
Bikur Cholim of Congregation Etz Ahaim
Contact Rose Reiss at (732) 828-7415 in order to volunteer.
Seeking volunteers to visit: Shirley Cohena and others at the Regency Nursing home on DeMott Lane in Somerset. For more info, contact Rahel Baruh.
Drivers and coordinators needed. Call (732) 572-7181 for more information.
The congregation extends refua shelema wishes to:
Avishai ben Esther
Avraham ben Sarah
Linda Balavram (Emuna bat Sarah)
Clara bat Rachel
Cochavit bat Victoria
David ben Farha
Esther bat Liba
Galina bat Riva
Gittel bat Leah
Bradley Greenberg (Yehuda Dovid ben Tzvia Sarah)
Lita Greenberg (Tzvia Sarah bat Golda)
Keren bat Orly
Liba Shaindel bat Chava
Lidia bat Paulina
Millie Hakim (Miriam bat Sarah)
Miriam Devorah bat Bracha
Mary Naar (Miriam bat Yitzchak)
Penina Rachel bat Bracha
Perla bat Leah
Rosa bat Rachel
Shaul ben Regina
Velvel ben Chana
Yehuda Reich (Yehuda ben Hermina)
Lilas Saltiel (Leah Saltiel)
Sheva bat Merel
Yaakov Chaim ben Sarah
Zimbul bat Vida
Community News
Highland Park/Edison Connects: Wondering what to do on a long summer Shabbos afternoon? Join us weekly for a chance to hang out and make new friends! Shabbos afternoons 3-5 PM at 1131 Raritan Avenue (YST Preschool playground). Come with or without kids, it’s guaranteed fun for everyone! For more info, please text or WhatsApp: Ariella Gluck 908-510-3654
Women’s Learning Initiative:
Offers customized Torah learning partners and chavrusas! For a personalized study program of your choice, email your contact information to womenslearninginitiative@gmail.com
Lefkovits Family Park Mikvah
Please support the mikvah while purchasing on Amazon. Use the Amazon Smiles link.
July Hours:
Sunday - Thursday: 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Motzei Shabbat:
Aug 3: 10:15pm - 11:30pm
Aug 10: Closed due to Tisha B'Av
Aug 11: Motzei Tisha B'Av: 10:00pm - 11:30pm
Aug 17: 9:45pm - 11:30pm
Aug 24: 9:30pm - 11:30pm
All Friday night appointments should be made online. Alternatively they can be made by texting/calling (732) 221-8155. Note: From 4/28/19-5/10/19, text/call (732) 470-1041.
Tiferes: DVD for women Motzai Shabbos, August 31 at 10:00pm at the Siegel house. Weekly teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are available to Tiferes members. Current Teleconferences:
The Fundamentals of Chinuch with Mrs. Rivka Levitansky
Shalom Bayit from the Inside out with Chaya Juravel
Summer Parenting with Mrs. Ruth Lynn
A Road Map for the Busy Monther: Discover your Parenting GPS with Mrs. Atara Malach
For more info or to become a member, please contact Aviva at siegelmom@gmail.com
The Highland Park/Edison group of Tiferes is zecher l'nishmas Malka bas Shalom
The Women’s AMEN Group meets monthly on the Sundays following the Shabbos in which one bensches Rosh Chodesh, at 9:30am in a downstairs classroom at Congregation Ohr Torah. The group meets in the zechus of a refuah shelaimah for Menachem Mordechai ben Ophira and the other Cholim in the community.
Bikur Cholim OWLS (Overnight Women Labor Support): A complimentary service for maternity situations whereby volunteers will come to stay with your kids during the night. For more info on receiving this service or becoming a volunteer, please contact Rikki at 732-249-5116.
Donations of diapers, pull-ups, and wipes are currently being accepted for the new HP/Edison Diaper Gemach. Please email diapergemach@gmail.com for more information.
The Highland Park Eruv has a webpage which includes a map and the most recent status of the eruv. You can even use the webpage to find out if someone’s house is inside the eruv. You can get automated notifications of the eruv’s status each Friday via Twitter, text, Facebook, or email. Go tohttp://hperuv.org/status for more information.
Gemachs Abound in Highland Park: A Gemach is sometimes thought of a free loan organization, but these organizations can lend way more than just money. For example, if you have a large simcha at your house and need tables, center pieces, and tablecloths, a gemach can help you out. Etz Ahaim has a complete listing of all local area gemachs.
ACTT (Achieving Change Through Torah) program helps individuals succeed in making meaningful and lasting changes in their lives. Module: Ahavas Chessed – Loving Kindness 5; Source book: The Glittering World of Chessed by Rabbi Paysach Krohn. For more info, call Phil Rosen (732) 572-8762 or email ACTT
Collecting Sheitels: Keren Kol Kallah - established to provide orphan and destitute kallahs in Israel with essential needs. Donated custom sheitels, some brand-new, some gently worn, are sold to women in Israel who would not otherwise have the funds to buy a quality wig. All the money raised at the sale goes towards a hachnasas kallah fund which helps needy brides in Eretz Yisrael. Sheitels can be dropped off by Aviva, 16 Edgemount Road, Edison. For more info, please see contact Aviva Siegel (732) 572-4408 siegelmom@gmail.com