Congregation Ohr Torah Weekly Announcements http://www.ohrtorah.net 48 Edgemount Road Edison, NJ 08817 Rabbi Yaakov Luban – Rabbi Robert Kreitman - President Parshas Tetzaveh 9 Adar 5772 March 3, 2012 Candlelighting: 5:32PM MAZEL TOV only if you also sign up to sponsor Shalosh Mincha: 5:40 PM Mazel Tov to Miriam and Mark Goldblatt on Seudos that week. This gives you the Shacharis: 7:45, 9:00 & 9:15 AM the Bat Mitzvah of their daughter, Avital opportunity to assure yourself the Shabbosim Rabbi Hoffman’s Shiur on Minchas Chinuch After Hashkama Leora. Mazel Tov to her grandparents that you want to speak. The list will be Z’man Krias Shma (G’RA): 9:18 AM Mildred & Irwin Goldblatt and Rabbi Sherwin posted in the Bais Medrash in the usual Rabbi Luban’s Rosh Hashanah Shiur – & Nechama Baim, to her siblings, Eliana, location. After Pesach the sign up procedure 4:35 PM Jonah and Sammy and to all of her aunts, will follow the usual rules. If you have any Mincha: 1:30 & 5:25 PM uncles and cousins. questions please contact Arnie Lustiger or Shalosh Seudos Speaker: Larry Tiefenbrunn Moshe Schneider. Maariv: 6:35PM SHALOSH SEUDOS Weekday Shacharis: Shalosh Seudos this week is sponsored by CONDOLENCES Sun. 7:15, 8 & 9 AM Mina and Larry Tiefenbrunn in memory of Congregation Ohr Torah extends sincere Mon 6:20, 7:05, 8 AM Moshe Chaim Tiefenbrunn A’H and in condolences to Rabbi Shmuel Shimoni on the Tue. , Fri 6:30, 7:10 & 8AM memory of Mordechai Simcha and Kayla passing of his father, Shalom Avrohom Wed see schedule Tzippa Edelestein A”H. Shimoni, in Israel. Rabbi Shimoni will be Thu see schedule Weekday Mincha/ Maariv: 5:40PM PARSHAS ZACHOR sitting shiva in Israel until Sunday morning Weekday Maariv: 7:30 & 10:10 PM As there is a biblical Mitzva to hear Parshat (Israel time) and can be reached at 011-972- Rabbi Luban’s Monday night Sheilos U'tshuvos Zachor, there will be additional Zachor 4636-6060/ Shiur is at 9:10PM. lainings right after Shabbat Mussaf & 10 May you be comforted among the mourners Tuesday Tehillim – 9:50 PM minutes before Mincha at 5:10 PM. of Tzion and Yerushalayim. Daf Yomi Schedule MATANOS LEVYONIM RABBI KLEINBERG SHIUR AFTER Sunday-after 8 AM Shacharis. Mon.-Thu.-after Rabbi Luban is accepting Matanos Levyonim 7:30 PM Maariv. Friday-after Kabolas Shabbos. HASHKAMA MINYAN Shabbos- one hour before mincha. There will be donations. Please write checks to Ohr Torah Rabbi Kleinberg will be speaking this Shabbat no shiur at 8:15 AM nor after Hashkama. and write Matonos Levyonim in the memo. after Hashkama for both men and women. BARUCH HABAH SHUL POLICY-PURIM The Purim topic will be “Why didn't Ohr Torah would like to welcome newcomers, visitors and guests Please make sure that no one does anything Mordechai bow down to Haman?" who are joining us. If our President, Robert Kreitman or Rabbi which will destroy or damage Shul property, OHR TORAH Yaakov Luban does not get a chance to welcome you personally, including our pews and carpeting. No please introduce yourself. 2012 MEMBERSHIP DRIVE KIDDUSH SPONSORSHIP explosive devices whatsoever will be Ohr Torah is currently having a 2012 Kiddush sponsorship is available for March 10 th & 17 th . To permitted in Shul. We would appreciate membership drive. We would like to invite sponsor a Kiddush or reserve the Kiddush room, please contact everyone's cooperation in this matter. all those who attend the Shul often, to Mel Barenholtz in person, or by phone or email: [email protected] . To sponsor a Shalosh Seudos, please TAANIS ESTHER/ PURIM SCHEDULE become full or associate members and to contact Moshe Wiesel. Taanis Esther Wed. March 7 officially join Ohr Torah in partnership. OHR TORAH NEWSLETTER Fast Begins: 5:09 AM Likewise, if you are an associate member To subscribe to these Announcements, please email and would like to become a full member, [email protected] and request to be added to the distribution. Shacharis: 6:10, 6:50 & 8 AM BUILDING DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES Mincha: 5:25 PM please consider upgrading. Please contact Contact Moshe Schneider at 732-618-4702 or at Purim Night (Wed.): Brian Allen, Robert Kreitman, Mayer Berg, [email protected] . Maariv: 6:35 PM Jeff Klein or Barry Siegel for more info. TREE OF LIFE and/or YAHRZEIT PLAQUES SHAIMOS COLLECTION To dedicate a Yahrzeit Plaque or a Leaf for the Lobby Eitz Chayim Megillah: 6:45 PM Tree, please contact Moish Nat by sending a detailed fax with all Additional Reading of Megillah 9:00 PM Congregation Ohr Torah will hold this year’s dedicatory wording to 732-759-8558. For more info. Call Moish at Purim Day Thurs. March 8 community Shaimos Collection on Sunday, 732-759-8070 during work days or 732- 572-4132 in the evening. Shacharis: 6:00, 6:45 & 8 AM March 11 from 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM. The cost SEFORIM DEDICATIONS Book/Seforim Dedications of all types are available contact Barry Additional Reading of Megillah: 9:00 AM is $20 per large garbage sized bags. Siegel [email protected] . Mincha: 12:45 & 5:40 PM Please make all checks out to Congregation HOUSEKEEPING Maariv: 7:30 & 10:10 PM Ohr Torah. Call Barry Siegel, For housekeeping issues and inquiries contact Lou Smith at [email protected] . There will also be a [email protected] or 732-572-5633. OHR TORAH SISTERHOOD OHR TORAH YOUTH PROGRAM EVENTS -Please join in the fun at the Ohr Torah used Seforim sale at this time, with great Children can register for events on Ohr Torah’s website Sisterhood's delicious break-fast after Bargains.

“ohrtorah.net” or by calling Mayer Berg at 732-572-3429. Megillah reading on Wednesday night, March OHR TORAH PURIM YOUTH EVENTS REFUAH SHLEIMAH LEARNING Purim will be a fun time for children at Ohr Please see the Ohr Torah website, www.ohrtorah.net , for the 7th. In addition to the plentiful buffet, there various schedules of learning as a Z’chus for a Refuah Shleimah will be an exciting "pur" to celebrate Purim! Torah! Starting at 6:45 PM on Wednesday for members of our shul and community . Only 200 raffle tickets will be sold at $5 each night March 7th, we will host an amazing FUNERAL/ SHIVA ANNOUNCEMENTS for a chance to win a brand new i-pad! magic show, face painting and even a For funeral and Shiva email and phone mail announcements caricaturist. This complimentary program is contact Reena Greenspan 732-828-5642 (home) 732-678-8848 -Please pick up your Shul Mishloach (cell), [email protected] or Gene Wasserman 732- Manot on Thurs. after Megillah reading. open to all children and will take place in the classrooms downstairs. 397-0130 or [email protected] SPEAKING AT SHALOSH SEUDOS OHR TORAH YOUTH COMMITTEE If you wish to speak at Shalosh Seudos -Ohr Torah will host Musical IQ Drum Tales between Pesach and Rosh Hashanah you can on Sunday March 18th in the Kiddush Room sign up between now and Shabbos Hagodol REMINDER: The emergency Defibrillator is mounted on the wall in the hallway. PLEASE SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR MORE OHR TORAH INFORMATION at 10 AM where children ages 3 -12 will be Thank you to all the sponsors and attendees for entered into a raffle to win other fabulous prizes!! th handed a drum to play and can experience making the ACTT February 26 event with Rabbi For more info contact S. Nusbaum at firsthand the miraculous story of Pesach in a Eliyahu Kaufman so successful and meaningful! [email protected] The current ACTT module is “Hakaros Hatov – NCSY musical, interactive and inspiring way. They Gratitude”. Source book: Rabbi Shalom Arush’s Highland Park NCSY will be joining the rest NJ will be able to tell "why this drum tale is Feldheim book, “The Garden of Gratitude”. To NCSY's teens for a night of live music, great food, different from all other tales". This will be volunteer or for more info on ACTT, e-mail awesome megillah reading, and wonderfully wacky followed by a Pre-Pesach arts & crafts [email protected] , see the ACTT web-site: costumes (there will be a costume contest). The program where we will create and design www.actt613.org , or call Phil Rosen (732) 572- cost for the event is $10, and there is an additional Kiddush cups, Afikoman bags, Seder plates, 8762, or Aviva Siegel (732) 572-4408. $10 transportation fee. The event will be taking Matzo covers and so much more. In addition, PURIM CARDS place at Ben Porat Yosef 243 Frisch Court children will be served a pizza lunch. The -Bikur Cholim of Raritan Valley will be selling Purim Paramus, NJ 07652 from 630pm to 10pm on program will conclude at 1 PM. Pricing is as cards. $1.00 for post cards and $2.00 for March 7th. To sign up go to notecards with envelopes. Please contact Shelley http://ncsypurim.weebly.com/ follows: $20 for the Musical IQ program only Jacobs at 732-572-1206 or Marcia Freedman at Also, Next Shabbos, March 10th we will be having or $35 for all events including Musical IQ, 732-819-7871. our monthly oneg. For questions contact Ari arts & crafts and a pizza lunch. Questions... -JFVS has Purim Mishloach Manot Tribute cards for Neuman at 732 672 5214 or by email at contact Mayer Berg at sale. They are $5 each or 5 cards for $20. [email protected] [email protected] . The cards are available at either the Milltown REBBITZEN EICHENSTEIN’S office (32 Ford Ave., 2nd Floor) or Monroe Rebbitzen Eichenstein will not be having classes COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Township office (Concordia Shopping Center). this Sunday, March 4 and Monday, March 5. For Anyone interested in purchasing Purim cards can more info, please contact Aviva Siegel at 732-572- ORTHODOX FORUM - TUITION CRISIS contact the office: 732-777-1940. 4408 [email protected] , Ricki Stern 732- The Orthodox Forum of Edison/Highland Park will YIEB 828-6939 [email protected] . present a program on "Affordability of Yeshiva The Young Israel of East Brunswick presents Mr. MRS MIRI COHEN’S CLASSES FOR WOMEN Education" this Saturday night March 3, 2012, Ray- music for the child in all of us- on Sunday, Will not be meeting Wednesday morning, March 7. 8:30 PM at Congregation Ohr Torah, 48 March 18 at 11:30-12:30. Doors open at AMEN GROUP Edgemount Rd., Edison. 11am. Cost is $5 in advance or $8 at door. Ages The Women's AMEN Group meets weekly on The cost of tuition has risen dramatically in recent 2-102. Dairy lunch available for purchase. Reserve Sundays at 9:30 AM in a downstairs classroom at years and threatens to put Yeshivah education out your tickets. Seating is limited. Call shul office at Congregation Ohr Torah. To participate in challah of reach for many families. Panel members will 732-254-1860 for additional information. baking or saying Shir Hashirim in the zechus of a discuss the issues and potential solutions. Dr. MEGILLAH READING VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT refuah shelaimah for Menachem Mordechai ben Jenny Mandelbaum (Rutgers, RPRY Board of Bikur Cholim is looking for men who are able to Ophira and Rav Chaim Zev ben Ettel Chaya, please Education) will chair the evening. Panelists will be read the Megillah on Purim for people who are in contact E.J. Berman at 732-991-8090 or Dr. Scott Goldberg (YU Institute for University- the hospital or home-bound. Anyone who is able [email protected] . School Partnership), Rabbi Josh Pruzansky (OU to do this can contact me on my cell phone (732) PARK MIKVAH NEW HOURS Institute for Public Affairs), Rabbi Ronald 690-7193, or our home phone (732)572-5140. The Edison/HP Mikvah will be open from 8:30- Schwarzberg (YU Center for the Jewish Future) TIFERES 10:30pm Sat.-Thurs. through Sat. night, March and Mr. Abe Schwartzbard (RPRY past president). Tiferes, a Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation 10th. Fri. nights are by APPOINTMENT ONLY. SPECIAL GUEST LECTURE program for women, will be meeting Motzai DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME STARTS SUN. night, Rabbi Daniel Yaakov Travis, Rosh Kollel of Kollel Shabbos, March 10 at 8:30 PM, at the home of MARCH 11th! Sun.-Thurs. evenings, 9-11pm. Sat. Toras Chaim, a vibrant halacha program in Aviva Siegel, 16 Edgemount Road, Edison, NJ. An nights in March, the mikvah opens at 9-10:30pm. Yerushalayim, author of twelve seforim including inspirational DVD will be shown. Title: You must arrive and leave during regular Mikvah “Praying With Joy 1 and 2”, will be speaking on “Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B’Simcha – Choose hours. Fee is $15. OUT OF HOURS: additional $20 Wed. evening, March 21 at the Siegel residence, Simcha ”; Speakers: Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski KEYLIM MIKVAH HOURS OF OPERATION 16 Edgemount Rd, Edison at 8:30 PM. Title: A and Mrs. Yehudis Hexter. For more information The OT Keylim Mikvah will be open Sunday Night of 4’s – Understanding the Haggadah”. Men or to become a member, please contact Aviva Mornings from 9 AM to 12 Noon. Please make and Women are invited. For more info, please [email protected] or Debbie Schneider sure to leave the area clean and neat. contact Aviva [email protected] or Robert 732-572-4713. LOCAL ERUV Shor at 732-236-0528. NORPAC MISSION TO DC Please call 732-247-ERUV for status of the Eruv. SPECIAL FUND Please join us as we meet with Members of Parshas Ki Tisa In Loving Memory of Ayelet Yakira Galena z’l: The Congress to support the US-Israel relationship and Candlelighting: 5:40PM Jewish Community Relations Council of New York establish longstanding relationships with the Mincha: 5:50 PM and the Council of Young Jewish Presidents are leaders of our country. Participate in the NORPAC VISIT OHR TORAH ON THE WEB! pleased to announce the establishment of a fund Mission to Wash DC, Wed. May 9. Breakfast, Ohr Torah can be found on the internet at in loving memory of Ayelet Yakira Galena z’l, the lunch, and dinner will be provided. Discounted http://www.ohrtorah.net You can join the 2-year-old daughter of Hindy Poupko and Seth rates of $75 for students and $125 for adults email list for Weekly Announcements. Any ideas Galena. Ayelet’s struggle for life, while suffering end MARCH 9, rates then increase to $175. and comments about the site can be sent to from a rare disorder, united thousands of people Participants must be 12 years of age or older to [email protected] Announcements across the world. For those touched by Ayelet’s attend. Those under 18 MUST be accompanied by should be sent to [email protected] story, this fund will create a permanent memorial their parent or legal guardian. For more info Submit all announcements by 7 PM Wednesday. in her name in Israel. A forest will be planted in contact Barry Wolf, Seymour Kessel ,Marc TELEPHONE : Call 732-777-6840, press her memory and a special plaque will be inscribed Hanfling. Register online at www.NORPAC.net or Newsletter option (spell all names) with her name. To learn more about Ayelet, please by phone at 201-788-5133. PLEASE NOTE : Please make sure that you leave visit: http://ayeletgalena.tumblr.com/ . To make a AGUDATH ISRAEL PURIM PROGRAM a contact/callback name and phone # in case donation for the forest to be planted in Ayelet’s Yeshivas Mordechai Hatzadik is back!! As in past there is a question regarding the item you wish to memory, go to http://support.jnf.org/goto/ayelet years this father & son learning program will take be printed, otherwise it may not be included then click on “Make a Donation”. For more info, place at Agudath Israel on Purim morning from please call David Moskovic 732-572-1007 . 11:45- 12:45. Mincha will follow at 12:45. Every ACTT SAYS THANK YOU! boy who attends will receive a prize & will be

PLEASE HELP KEEP THE SHUL NEAT…PLEASE RETURN SIDDURIM & CHUMASHIM TO THE REAR OF THE SANCTUARY AFTER DAVENING.

PLEASE HELP KEEP THE SHUL NEAT…PLEASE RETURN SIDDURIM & CHUMASHIM TO THE REAR OF THE SANCTUARY AFTER DAVENING.