Congregation Ohav Emeth Announcements Parashat Terumah March 4, 2017 6 Adar 5777 Candle Lighting This Shabbat: 5:33 PM Let Us Know Hospitality Rabbi Kaufman, rabbi [email protected]Steve Deutsch, president [email protected]Misheberach List Rabbi Kaufman, rabbi [email protected]Announcements [email protected]Office Felice Berk, administrator [email protected]Schedule of Shiurim Shabbat 8:30 AM Mishnayot in memory of Danny Ravitz z”l 8:45 AM Rabbi Zvi Weiss Parashat Hashavua 3:00 PM Dr. Presby’s Nach Shiur Between M/M Shiur or D’var Torah Sunday 9:00 AM Rabbi Botnick 8:00 PM Rabbi Klughaupt Monday 10 AM-12 PM Kollel Balabatim Program-Men 7:00 PM Rabbi Glaser’s Tefilah Shiur 8:00 PM Rabbi Erlanger’s Gemara Shiur on Megilah in Hebrew 8:00 PM Rabbi Meir Lipschitz’s Shiur on Parashat Hashavua Tuesday 5:15 AM Rabbi Reisman’s Chaburah on Tefillah 1:30 PM Rabbi Kaufman’s Parashat Hashavua Shiur for Women 8:30 PM Dr. Presby (for Women) 9:00 PM Rabbi Kaufman’s Gemara Shiur on Meseches Baba Basrah Wednesday 10 AM-12 PM Kollel Balabatim Program-Men 8:00 PM Rabbi Ziegler’s Gemara Shiur Thursday 5:15 AM Rabbi Reisman’s Chaburah on Tefillah 8:00 PM Dr. Presby’s Gemara Shiur on Megillah Friday 10 AM-12 PM Kollel Balabatim Program-Men Daf Yomi Shabbat After 7:50 AM Minyan Sunday 7:05 AM Mon - Fri 5:05 AM Mazal Tov Mazal Tov to Pinchas and Naomi Fink on the birth of a daughter, Laya Tikvah. Mazal Tov to grandparents, Lisa and Warren Fink and Rahel and Haim Baruh. Mazal Tov to Allan and Helene Lockspeiser and Aviva and Michael Rappaport on the recent marriage of their children, Hannah and Zev. Mazal Tov, as well, to grandpar- ents, Mrs. Devorah Hilsenrath, and Mr. and Mrs. Al Rappaport and to Hannah and Zev on their celebration of Sheva Brachot. Mazal Tov to Rebbetzin Naomi Weitzner on the engagement of her granddaughter, Adinah, daughter of Rephoel Aharon & Leah (Bergman) Weitzner of Brooklyn, to Eliyahu Dov Kastel of Lakewood. Mazal Tov to the proud siblings & Zaidy Bergman. Mazal Tov to Rabbi Baruch and Sarah Goodman on the recent marriage of their son, Mendy, to Gittel Springer, daughter of Rabbi Chayim and Devorah Leah Springer of Crown Heights. Schedule of Services Friday Mincha/Maariv 5:40 PM Shabbat Kriat Sh’ma 8:42 AM M”A 9:18 AM Gr”A Hashkama Minyan 7:00 AM Early Minyan 7:50 AM Regular Minyan 9:00 AM Teen Minyan 9:30 AM Mincha 5:25 PM Maariv 6:38 PM Shabbat Ends 6:43 PM Sunday Shacharit 6:30, 7:00, 8:00 AM Mincha 1:00 PM Kollel Mincha/Maariv 5:40 PM Late Maariv 9:45 PM Monday ~ Wednesday Shacharit Monday 5:50, 6:30, 7:00, 7:20 AM Tuesday 5:55, 6:40, 7:00, 7:20 AM Wednesday 5:55, 6:40, 7:00, 7:20 AM SEE TA’ANIT ESTHER SCHEDULE BELOW Monday ~ Wednesday Mincha / Maariv Mincha 1:00 PM Kollel Mincha/Maariv 5:40 PM Late Maariv 7:50, 9:45 PM Friday Shacharit 5:55, 6:40, 7:00, 7:20 AM Mincha 12:40 PM Kollel Candle Lighting 5:41 PM Mincha/Maariv 5:45 PM TA’ANIT ESTHER SCHEDULE Thursday, March 9th Fast Begins 5:07 AM Selichot/Shacharit 5:35, 6:10, 7:00 (K), 7:00 AM Mincha 1:00 PM Kollel Mincha/Maariv 5:30 PM Fast Ends 6:38 PM Late Maariv 7:50, 9:45 PM Rabbi Kaufman’s Bowling Shoe-Shine-A-Thon Annual Bowl-A-Thon To Benefit OE Shushan Purim 15 Adar 5777 / March 13, 2017 Show Your Support For OE AND SPONSOR RABBI KAUFMAN PURIM COSTUME GEMACH Continues on March 5 and 7 Many costumes & accessories! See inside for details! THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS OF OUR CHODESH ADAR KIDDUSH FEATURING ESTHER’S SEUDAH SEE INSIDE FOR SPONSOR LIST PURIM CARNIVAL Motzei Shabbat, March 11th Following Megillah Reading Music by Jeff Wilks, Waffle Bar, Games, Raffle, Cotton Candy, Popcorn, Prizes, Toddler Bounce House, ALL NEW Photo Booth! See inside for more carnival info and details on babysitting during megillah reading. OD YOSEF CHAI AND MATANOT L’EVYONIM Purim is just around the corner! Each year at this time our Shul has raised Matanot L’evyonim for the needy in Israel through Od Yosef Chai and for the needy who reside locally through OE’s Tzedakah Fund. These funds will be distributed to Aniyim on Purim Day. We urge you to submit your checks as soon as possible for both, Od Yosef Chai and OE’s Tzedakah Fund. Please make your checks payable to “Congregation Ohav Emeth” and indicate in the memo what your donation is for. Your generosity will go a long way to help those in need!
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Congregation Ohav Emeth Announcements
Parashat Terumah
March 4, 2017 6 Adar 5777 Candle Lighting This Shabbat: 5:33 PM
Show Your Support For OE AND SPONSOR RABBI KAUFMAN
PURIM COSTUME GEMACH
Continues on March 5 and 7
Many costumes & accessories!
See inside for details!
THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS OF OUR CHODESH ADAR KIDDUSH
FEATURING ESTHER’S SEUDAH SEE INSIDE FOR SPONSOR LIST
PURIM CARNIVAL Motzei Shabbat, March 11th Following Megillah Reading
Music by Jeff Wilks, Waffle Bar, Games, Raffle, Cotton Candy, Popcorn,
Prizes, Toddler Bounce House, ALL NEW Photo Booth!
See inside for more carnival info and details on babysitting
during megillah reading.
OD YOSEF CHAI AND MATANOT L’EVYONIM
Purim is just around the corner! Each year at this time our Shul has raised Matanot
L’evyonim for the needy in Israel through Od Yosef Chai and for the needy who reside locally through OE’s Tzedakah Fund. These funds will be distributed
to Aniyim on Purim Day. We urge you to submit your checks as soon as possible
for both, Od Yosef Chai and OE’s Tzedakah Fund. Please make your checks payable to “Congregation Ohav Emeth” and indicate
in the memo what your donation is for. Your generosity will go a long way to
help those in need!
Allan and Helene Lockspeiser in honor of all of their grandchildren, Yakira, Revaya, Yonah, Gavi, Hodaya,
Tifferet, Kalaniya
Ed and Gilda Norin
David and Shifra Zelingher in honor of Rabbi & Rebbetzin Kaufman
and in honor of Debbie's 2nd birthday
Dr. Stanley and Joanne Zimmerman
Seudah Shlishit is sponsored Anonymously.
Mishloach Manot Delivery Information
Thank you to all those who volun-teered to deliver the Mishloach Manot packages on Purim Day. The packages will be available for pick-up on Sunday, March 5th, at any time. They will all be separated by route so please find your names among the groups of packages.
OE Purim Announcement
One of the defining features of Purim is the importance of community. We come together to hear the Megillah, twice, and we send Shalach Manos all around town. Purim carnivals and seu-dot bring friends and families together, allowing us to celebrate the historic victory more deeply and to talk with each other about the Purim messages that enrich our lives. On this holiday of community, your shul community can use your help. We are planning to hold our annual Purim carnival, on Motzei Shabbat, March 11th. It is a highlight of our youth department calendar and a delight to all who attend. To make this event a strong success, we are asking our members to consider sponsoring this event. If you're willing to provide funds or gifts, please email the shul office at [email protected].
OE Purim Carnival
Please join us for our Annual Commu-nity Purim Carnival. Featuring Music by Jeff Wilks, Games, Raffle, a Waffle Bar, Cotton Candy, Popcorn, Prizes, Toddler Bounce House and an ALL NEW Photo Booth! Motzei Shabbat, March 11th, following Megillah Reading. Baby-
sitting will be available during Megillah Reading for children ages 18 months to 6 years. Babysitting is free for children registered by March 5th. Otherwise cost is $10 per child. Register at [email protected].
Purim Costume Gemach
Congregation Ohav Emeth’s 10th Annual Purim Costume Gemach will continue on Sunday March 5th from 10 am-3 pm and on Tuesday March 7th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Over 800 infants to adult cos-tumes are available to borrow. All of the costumes have been donated over the last 9 years by great community mem-bers. The cost is either a $5 donation or 1 donated costume per costume bor-rowed. The gemach is located at Con-gregation Ohav Emeth, 415 Raritan Ave., Highland Park, NJ. For more information email [email protected] or see our facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/costumegemach
Bowling Shoe-Shine-A-Thon on Shushan Purim
Show your support for OE by pledging per pin in sponsorship of Rabbi Kauf-man’s Bowl-A-Thon which will take place on Shushan Purim, Monday, March 13th, 2017. We appreciate your generosity!
Forming of OE Women’s Educational Committee
Some women in the shul are trying to form a women’s education commit-tee.The purpose of the committee is to determine what kind of educational pro-grams women want, and to establish a subcommittee to implement those pro-grams. Participation will be open to all female members of the shul high school age and older. We would like to set up a meeting to hear women’s ideas.If you’re interested in getting involved, please let Susan Kollmar know when you are or are not available to attend a meeting. If you can’t attend a meeting but want to have some input, just send an email to [email protected].
We warmly welcome all newcomers to our shul and our community. If the
rabbi, Rabbi Kaufman, or the president, Steve Deutsch, have not come to greet
you personally, please come and introduce yourself.
We’d love to meet you!
Condolences
Condolences to Hinda Herman and Alan Rosenthal on the passing of their mother, Mrs. Ethel Rosenthal.
Condolences to Dr. Lee Ann Schein on the passing of her father, Leonard Weinstein, a”h.
May the families be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
Kiddush & Seudah Shlishit This Shabbat
7:50 Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by Moshe & Suzanne Zaret l'zecher nish-mas the yahrtzeit of Faiga Rochel bas Zalman Efraim HaLevi, a"h (Fay Zaret), mother of Moshe Zaret; Allan & Helene Lockspeiser in honor of the Shabbat Sheva Brachot for the marriage of Hannah and Zev.
THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS OF OUR MAIN MINYAN CHODESH
ADAR KIDDUSH
Yehuda and Marilyn Berger in memory of Marilyn’s father,
Samuel David Belsh, z”l
Josef and Olga Blonder in memory of Mr. Many Wiesberger, z”l
Steve and Gloria Deutsch in commemoration of the yahrtzeit of Gloria's father, Natan ben Asher, z”l
Sharon and Norman Heyden in memory of Sharon’s mother, Ann Heller
Starr, ע״ה, חנה מלכה בת יהושע
Jeff and Blanche Leichtman for the yahrtzeit of Jeff's father, Joseph
The next Tefilah Shiur by Rabbi Leon Glaser is scheduled for Monday eve-ning, March 6 at 7 PM.
OE Parent-Child Learning with YJS
Join us for our next exciting evening of Parent-Child learning presented by Yeshiva at the Jersey Shore (YJS) and hosted by OE, on Motzei Shabbat, March 25th at 9:00pm. We invite all boys and girls in grades 3-8 to come learn with their parents, grandparents, teachers and friends. There will be source sheets, leveled by grade and opening and closing thoughts by Rabbi Tuchman and Rabbi Lipschitz of YJS and Rabbi Kaufman of OE. Refresh-ments will be served. We hope to see you there!
An Open Appeal from One of Our OE Member Families
We realize there are many requests for Tzedaka, all heart wrenching. However, the rules of Tzedaka are to first help your family, then help your community, then outside the commu-nity. Here is a campaign started by longtime members of our community, who are presently struggling with the serious issue of having a family mem-ber trying to recover in rehab.
They need to raise about $6,000 a month and rehab can take about a year. https://thechesedfund.com/cause/please-help-us-afford-rehab-to-save-our-son. Please open up your hearts and help this local family keep their son in rehab. They have been generous in the past in supporting our community and never thought they would need to ask for them-selves. (Please note: Rabbi Kaufman and Rabbi Kaminetzky have reviewed this issue and the great need of the family and encourage all to help in this extremely worthy and life saving ef-fort.) If you wish to make out a check instead of contributing online, please make it out to Congregation Ohav Emeth and in the memo write Rabbi's Charity Fund. On a separate note (NOT IN MEMO) write that it is for the Rehab Campaign.
Community Happenings
RPRY Announcements: *Hat sale to benefit RPRY: Hat Sale is tak-ing place THIS Sunday, March 5, from 11AM-1PM at the home of Samara Goldrich, 11 Raritan Ave, #E8, Highland Park. Come check out Bella's Hats, a new collection of trendy and affordable hats, baseball-style caps, beanies, fascinators, and other acces-sories. A contribution to RPRY will be made from the proceeds. *Camp Kulanu at RPRY: The amazing, magical Camp Kulanu at RPRY (the newly enhanced and renamed RPRY Day Camp) is getting even better! With enhanced pro-gramming, new activities and opportuni-ties for campers to explore, innovate and grow, children from 18 months old to 3rd grade will not want to miss this coming summer of fun and excitement! Register today at www.rpry.org, and help spread the word. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Don't miss the opportunity to give your child the summer of a lifetime! Calling All Camp Counselors: Camp Kulanu at RPRY (formerly the RPRY Day Camp) is
now accepting applications for junior & senior counselors and CITs for this coming summer. If you're interested in building your leadership abilities, working in a great environment (with other cool counselors and newly en-hanced camp programming), please go to www.rpry.org. For more info, please contact [email protected]. *Sponsor a Day of Learning: Do you have an upcoming yahrzeit or simcha, a friend or loved one for whom you'd like to wish a refuah shleima or a spe-cial someone to honor? The "Sponsor a Day of Learning" program at RPRY gives you just this opportunity! Choose your day today at www.rpry.org/rpry-family/day-of-learning.html or call 732-572-5052 x214.
Pre-Purim Carnival THIS Sunday, March 5 from 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM at YST – preschool build-ing, 1131 Raritan Avenue. Admission fee: $5 per child – includes refresh-ments and prizes!
Public Service Announcement Rita's Ices at 2303 Woodbridge Avenue in Edison is open for the season. All of its products are certified kosher by the Vaad Hakshrut of Raritan Valley. The certification is specific to this Rita's location only.
Employment Network of Raritan Valley Looking for work? We can help. Go to www.ENRV.org or contact Bob Lansey at [email protected]. We post over 100 jobs each month, and help people with their resume and search strategies. Please help: If you know of any profes-sional, part-time, or temporary job openings, please email the information to [email protected].
Shaimos Collection Congregation Ohr Torah will hold this year’s community Shaimos Collection on Sunday, March 19 from 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The cost is $20 per large garbage sized bags. Please make all checks out to Congregation Ohr Torah. Contact
Barry Siegel, Coordinator, with any questions at [email protected]. Seforim sale: There will also be a used Seforim sale at this time, Great Bar-gains!!! Come find your hard-to-find and/or out-of-print books and stock up your home libraries.
Bikur Cholim Announcements: *Bikur Cholim of Raritan Valley Annual Event to be held THIS Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 9:30 AM at the Pines Manor in Edison. Guest speaker: Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser. Guests of Honor: Harry and Dalia Chefitz, Ezra and Nava; Gomlei Chesed: Leon and Sharon Glaser and Keter Shem Tov: the Morris Family. For more information, visit bikurcholimrv.com. *New Hospitality Room: Bikur Cholim of Raritan Valley is thrilled to announce the new hospitality room to meet all of your needs at Robert Wood Johnson Univer-sity Hospital! The room is located oppo-site the surgical intensive care unit. For inquiries, please call the helpline at 732-572-7181.
*Mother’s Helpers: Bikur Cholim is looking for Mother's Helpers, grades 10 and up, to help with a special needs five year old girl. Volunteers are needed for any time, Monday through Friday. If you can help, please call Mrs. Rivka Teresh directly at 347-598-9448. *Homebound Visitation: Seeking adults and 11th graders and older who would be interested in volunteering to visit homebound people in our community. For more info, please call Bikur Cholim at 732-572-7181. *Nursing Home Visitation: Seeking vol-unteers to visit at the Regency nursing home on DeMott Lane in Somerset. For more info, please call Rahel Baruh at 732-672-4673 or email [email protected] *Transportation Committee: Drivers and coordinators needed. Coordinate rides to and from medical appointments- match requesters with an available driver. Each coordinator serves for two weeks at a time. To volunteer, please call Bikur Cholim hotline at 732-572-7181 or fill out the volunteer form on the website bikurcholimrv.com.
Terror in Black September The Orthodox Forum of Highland Park/Edison presents: David Raab on Satur-day night, March 4, at 8:30pm at Con-gregation Etz Ahaim. On September 6, 1970, at age 17, en route to the US after a summer in Israel, David Raab was hi-jacked by the Popular Front for the Lib-eration of Palestine (PFLP) to Jordan. He was held hostage for three weeks: first on a plane in the desert, then in a Palestinian refugee camp, and then in an apartment in Amman through a civil war. In 2007, he published Terror in Black September. The program is free of charge. The Orthodox Forum gladly accepts season sponsorships, as well as program sponsorships. For more infor-mation go online to www.orthodoxjewishforum.org
YACHAD Event Join us on Sunday, March 19th at 8PM for a dessert buffet & parlor meeting to benefit YACHAD. Enjoy a fun and deli-cious night out with friends while learn-ing more about what Yachad does here and across the country. At the home of Srulee and Alisa Hercman, 9 Ryan Rd.
Diaper Gemach Accepting Donations Donations of diapers, pull-ups, and wipes are currently being accepted for the new HP/Edison Diaper Gemach. For more information, please email [email protected]
ACTT The ACTT (Achieving Change Through Torah) program helps individuals suc-ceed in making meaningful and lasting changes in their lives. Previous ACTT module: “Kiddush Hashem 1”; Source-book: “Living Kiddush Hashem” by Rabbi Shraga Freedman. "A Power-ful Segulah for Yom Hadin", speaker Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, can be downloaded or listened to from the Audio page of the ACTT web site at: www.actt613.org/3.html. For more info, see the ACTT web-site, www.actt613.org, e-mail [email protected] or call Phil Rosen (732) 572-8762.
Tomchei Shabbos Pesach Campaign With Pesach less than 2 months away, there are families in our community for whom the thought of purchasing even the basic necessities is a crushing finan-cial burden. Tomchei Shabbos helps ease this burden, and provide peace of mind, by ensuring that these families’ basic needs are met. But all of this comes at a cost. Pesach is by far our largest and costliest operation of the year. In the weeks leading up to Pesach, over 250 boxes of food are pur-chased, packed and distributed to needy families in the Highland Park, Edison and East Brunswick communi-ties. Families are counting on this food but to make it happen requires your support. Help give the gift of Pesach to families in need. Donations can be made through our website at www.tomcheimc.org. Checks can also be sent to Tomchei Shabbos of Middle-sex County, c/o Cong. Ohr Torah, 48 Edgemount Road, Edison, NJ 08817. Thank you for your support.
Circus Trip with Ohr Torah On Sunday March 19, 2017 at 11:00 AM Congregation Ohr Torah will be going by school bus from the Shul to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey®
Out Of This World™ Circus event lo-cated at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ. We will return to the Shul at 3:00 PM. This program is for children and parents. All children six and under must be accompanied by an adult. The show runs 1 hour and 45 minutes including a 15-minute intermis-sion. Cost is $27 per person including transportation for all reservations made in advance. On the day of the event, the price goes up to $30 per person. Max $100 per immediate family.
Purim Cards from the Kinder Fund The Kinder Fund in memory of Dina Eisner, a"h, is selling Purim Mishloach Manos cards for $2.00 each. The cards are perfect to send to all friends & rela-tives. All proceeds from the sale enable The Kinder Fund to help subsi-dize needed services for many local children. To obtain cards, contact Tova Josefovitz at 732.572.9432, Sho-shana Diskind at 732.572.7755, Lani Eis-ner at 732.572.1087 or Janice Lustiger at 732.819.4919 or e-mail your request to [email protected].
Community Clothing Giveaway March 26,10 A.M.- 3 P.M. : A.Y.'s annual community clothing giveaway. Loca-tion: Ahavas Yisrael. Come get new to you clothing for free. For more infor-mation or to make a clothing donation please contact Ida Scheiner 917-439-6163 or Rivka Jaffe 732-762-0490. Please note: only clothing in excellent condition will be accepted.
NORPAC Mission NORPAC’s Mission to Washington is an annual event where we bring close to a thousand citizen activists to Washing-ton, DC, in order to advocate for a stronger U.S.-Israel relationship with Members of Congress. Join us on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. On a single-day trip you will meet with Members of Congress and their staff, and share your concerns with them about aid to Israel, Iranian threats, security coopera-tion, and more. Help us make a differ-ence once again! Buses leave for Washington from our area at 6:30 AM and return between 9-10 PM . There
will be briefings on the bus. All meals will be provided. Early discounted rate up to March 13. Register now for the early bird discount: www.norpac.net or call (201) 788-5133. Adults - $125, Students - $75 (must be over 12.Those under 18 must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian)
Ari Krul Running for Team Shalva ‐Jerusalem Marathon My name is Justin (Ari) Krul. I go to Yeshiva University High School for Boys (MTA). This year I will be partici-pating in the Jerusalem Marathon run-ning for Team Shalva. Shalva is an or-ganization which is the Israel Associa-tion for the Care and Inclusion of Per-sons with Disabilities and is dedicated to providing transformative care for individuals with disabilities, empower-ing their families and promoting social inclusion. Non-denominational and free of charge, Shalva’s programs pro-vide an all-encompassing range of ser-vices for hundreds of individuals from infancy to adulthood. My goal for Team Shalva is to raise a grand total of $2,800 by March 1st. Checks can be made out to American friends of Shalva, with my name Justin Krul, in the memo, and given to me so I can send them in. You can mail them to me at 167 Washington Avenue, Edison N.J 08817. Or you can donate online at http://www.run4shalva.org/my/arikrul99. Shalva is also a 501c3 non-profit organization.
Chevra Hatzolah of Middlesex County Our new emergency number is 732-456-6666. We are currently seek-ing responders during the daytime. EMT training will be provided free of charge. Additionally, we are also seek-ing dispatchers. If you live or work in the area and wish to join, please con-tact us at [email protected] or call our office at 732-993-8645.
Highland Park First Aid Squad For medical emergencies in Highland Park call 9-1-1. The Squad has been serving Highland Park for nearly 70 years 24/7. We accept volunteers fromage 16 and provide free EMT
732-257-4121 or http://www.yieb.org/mikvah.html. The YIEB mikvah strongly encourages women to prepare at home, due to the expected high volume of pa-trons. Pending volunteer availability, Park Mikvah will endeavor to provide transportation to or from the YIEB mikvah, as a free service. Please email Aviva at [email protected] to volunteer as a driver, or 2 days prior to your visit, to request a ride to the mikvah. Fundraising campaign to finance the renovations has begun! Dedi-cation opportunities are now available! To make a donation, checks can be mailed to Park Mikvah, 36 Skyview Ter-race, Highland Park, NJ 08904 or payment by credit card or PayPal via PayPal.Me/parkmikvah. For more info, email [email protected] or www.parkmikvah.org.
Ahavas Yisroel Learning Program The Ahavas Yisroel Women's Learning Program is pleased to announce this month's shiur: Yifat Schnur, Esquire, will speak on the topic : "Insights into the Parsha". Please join us on Shabbat afternoon, March 4 at 4:15 PM at the home of Avigayl and Jason Leff, 20 Brookfall Road, Edison. All women and girls high school age and older are invited to attend.
Tiferes DVD for Women Motzai Shabbos, March 18 at 9:00 PM, at the Siegel house: “Peer Pressure – Does it ever end?” Speakers: Rabbi Ariel Shoshan and Mrs. Ayala Berney. Weekly teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are available to Tiferes members. Current teleconference: “Smile- A Happiness Plan for You and Your Family” with Mrs. Chani Juravel, LCSW. For more info, please contact Aviva [email protected]. The Highland Park / Edison group of Tiferes is zecher l'nishmas Malka bas Shalom.
Highland Park/Edison Connects Event Highland Park/Edison Connects in-vites the women of our community to our Winter 2017 Melava Malka featur-ing a very special guest speaker! A for-mer IDF soldier, who grew up in this
training. For additional information, please call 732-985-8960, visit www.highlandparkfas.com or speak with Leale Cohen, Ari and Deborah Lewitter or Yossi Benedek.
For Women and Girls
Rabbi Kaufman’s Parashat Hashavua Shiur for Women will take place on Tuesday, March 7th at 1:30 PM. All women are invited to attend.
Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s Classes for Women: No classes on Sunday, March 5 and March 12 and Monday, March 13; Parsha class on Monday, March 6 at 8:00 PM at Cong. Ohr Torah. For more info, please contact Aviva at 732-572-4408 or [email protected]
Women's Learning Initiative: Mrs. Miri Cohen Parsha class will take place Tues-day, March 7 at 9:30 AM at the home of Leah Epshteyn, 253 Lawrence Avenue, Highland Park. For more info, please call 732-966-6503.
Women's Learning Initiative: Mrs. Leah Drillman Shimiras Haloshon class will meet on Monday, March 6 at 7:30 PM at the home of Ellen Smith, 407 North 8th Ave., Edison. This will be the last class until after Pesach. For more info, please call Ellen at 201-410-1893 or 732-777-6787.
SemPlus evening shiur for post semi-nary girls: Please call the hotline to confirm at 732-966-6503.
Park Mikvah Information The Highland Park mikvah is ready to be transformed into a most beautiful, inviting facility, one which the entire community can be proud of! It is now closed; anticipated reopening before Pesach 2017. The Young Israel of East Brunswick will be extending their hours throughout the duration of Park Mik-vah renovations: Saturday – Thursday: 8:00 – 11:00 PM. Please check their website for more info regarding fees, and for changes in schedule due to in-clement weather. YIEB: 193 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick,
community and who served during the recent Operation Protective Edge will be sharing inspiring stories of Ach-dus and how that CONNECT's to our community! This very special no-charge event will be taking place on Motzai Shabbos, March 4th, 2017 at 8pm at the home of Rachelle andZev Stern, 474 Lincoln Ave, HP. (Speaker to begin at 8:30 sharp to leave plenty of mingling time after-wards!) Whether you have recently moved in and are looking to meet people, or whether you have been here for years and want to reconnect with old friends and make new ones, we encourage you to come! For more info please email Fay-gie Lobel at [email protected] or [email protected].
The Women's AMEN Group meets monthly on the Sundays following the Shabbos in which one bensches Rosh
Chodesh, at 9:30 AM in a downstairs classroom at Congregation Ohr To-rah. 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. Edison/Highland Park Gown Gemach The Edison/Highland Park Gown Gemach, L'iluy Nishmas R' Yitzchok Ben Binyomin, is open for business! The Gemach houses a wide selection of gowns for children, pre-teen, teens and adults. Please note the Gemach is still looking for donation of gowns in very good condition. Tax deduction is given and pick up of the gowns can also be arranged. For more informa-tion and/or to schedule an appoint-ment please call Sara Scott at 516-526-0941.
their questions. If you want to make arrangements to pick up some yarn or if you have completed caps and/or blankets that you would like to drop off, feel free to call or email Phyllis Pol-lak, Knitting Chair at 732-246-7366 or [email protected]
Raritan Valley Hadassah Events: *Trip to the Zimmerli Art Museum, Sunday, March 19, 1:00 p.m. Join us Sunday, March 19 at 1:00 p.m. for a docent-led tour of the Noncon-formist Exhibit at the Zimmerli Art Mu-seum, located on the Voorhees Mall of the campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick. The tour will be led by our very own Marcie Leff. Couvert is $10. Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 15 by making a check payable to Raritan Valley Hadassah (Zimmerli in the memo) and mailing it to Sara Good-man Hand, 311 Montgomery Street, Highland Park, NJ 08904. Feel free to call Marcia Shiffman at 732-964-0079 if you need a ride or have any questions. *Support saving children at risk in Israel: Youth Aliyah Luncheon Sunday, April 30, 2017, 11:00 a.m. Congregation Ahavas Achim, 216 S. 1st Ave., Highland Park. Speaker: Ruth Grossberg, Co-chair of Hadassah's United Nations Committee Speaking on Hadassah and its work at the UN. RSVP by April 16 by sending your $36 couvert to: Maureen Arnow, 31 Marshall Dr. Edison, NJ 08817. Please show your support for Youth Aliyah by sending an additional donation to Maureen. Ques-tions: Call Maureen Arnow 732-572-2149, or email: [email protected] or Bonnie Freidenreich 732-572-2568. Catering by Jerusalem Pizza. *Book Club: Hadassah Book Group's next book is "The People and the Books" by Adam Kirsch. The author is a literary critic, and the director of the Master's Program in Jewish Studies at Columbia University. We invite you to read this exciting book with us. Please call Gustine Matt at 732 545 3147 or email [email protected] if you can join us. *Chicks with Sticks Knitting Group: Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 26 at 1:00 p.m. at 209 North 4 Avenue, Highland Park. If you are a beginning knitter, you are most welcome to join us. Our experienced and talented knitters are always happy to assist other group members with
