AHAVASAHAVAS ACHIMACHIM NEWSLETNEWSLETTERTER י"ב סיון תשע"ו נשא JUNE 17, 2016 מרים בת צירל SYNAGOGUE NEWS צביה שושנה בת מרים SCHEDULE OF SERVICES גיטל רבקה בת רחל מזל טוב שבת משה בנימין בן שרה Mazel Tov to Lisa Geller on the Bar Candlelighting...... 8:12 p.m. רבקה ישראלה בת לאה בתיה .Mitzvah of her son, Avi Cunningham Mincha/Kabbalat /Maariv...... דוד אברהם בן דבורה פנינה ...... 7:00 & 8:20 p.m. Mazel Tov to Alex and Masha Sherman on the birth of a son. The Shalom Zachar will (Continued on page 2) Shacharit ...... 7:00 & 9:00 a.m. be on Friday at 9:00 p.m. at the Sherman Latest Shema...... 9:12 a.m. home: 211 Lincoln Ave. (corner of North Youth Minyan ...... 9:30 a.m. 2nd). The brit will be at Ahavas Achim on Youth Groups ...... 10:00 a.m. Sunday following the 9:00 a.m. Shacharit. Baby Group...... 10:30 a.m. Mazel Tov to Ken and Barbara Strassman Kiddush is sponsored by Lisa Geller in on the birth of a grandson. Mazel Tov to the honor of the Bar Mitzvah of her son, parents, Yaacov and Aliza Apfelbaum. Avi Cunningham. המקום ינחם (Bava Kama 18).... 7:20 p.m. Mincha...... 8:10 p.m. The Congregation extends its condolences to Learning ..... 8:30 p.m. Ken Strassman on the loss of his father, is at . ז "ל Maariv...... 9:17 p.m. Alfred "Buddy" Strassman Motzei Shabbat ...... 9:21 p.m. the Strassman home, 237 S. Adelaide Ave., Congregational Meeting...... 9:30 p.m. through Tuesday morning. Shacharit: Sunday at 8:00 a.m., Monday at 7:45 a.m. /and Tuesday at 6:15 a.m. and Mincha בהעלותך Sunday Shacharit...... 8:00 & 9:00 a.m. Maariv Sunday and Monday at 8:20 p.m. Sunday Mincha ...... 6:15 p.m. The family kindly requests no visitors from Monday & Thursday Shacharit ...... 6:00-7:00 p.m. and after 10:00 p.m...... 6:25 & 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Condolences also to Evelyn Rosenberg on . ז "ל Shacharit ...... 6:35 & 7:45 a.m. the loss of her sister, Frances Freed Sunday-Thursday Mincha/Maariv...... Shiva is at the home of Mark and Sandy ...... 8:20 p.m. Abraham, 132 Harper Street, from Friday Monday-Thursday late Maariv...... morning through Monday morning. The ...... 9:30 p.m. family kindly requests no visitors from Friday Candlelighting ...... 8:13 p.m. 12:00-1:00 p.m. and 6:00-7:00 p.m. Motzei Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/ Shabbat hours until 10:30 p.m. Maariv...... 7:00 & 8:20 p.m. May they and their families be comforted North Side Minyan June among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. (7:00 p.m. throughout Summer) צאתך לשלום Andrew and Marcia Freedman 7 Marshall Drive, Edison to longtime member צאתך לשלום We wish a Selma Goldblatt who is moving to Kansas City to live with her son, Larry, and his family at the end of June. We wish her much health and happiness in her new home. She'd AHAVAS ACHIM 127TH love to hear from you at the following new ANNIVERSARY DINNER address: 5804 East 52nd Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri 64129. Sunday, June 19, 2016 רפואה שלמה Guests of Honor :to רפואה שלמה Barry and Debbie Leskowitz The Congregation extends a קלמן בן רחל Young Leadership Award לאה בת רעיה Josh and Bethany Goldstein Please note: These are all paid advertising. (Refuah Shelaima, continued from page 1) Bernie, and Donald: The Halachot of and $1000 will pay for a stone. All leaves Voting for Unpopular Candidates." We and stones include personalized פייגא מרים בת רצה salute all loyal North Siders for trekking to commemorative certificates sent to the שמואל בן חנה - Stephen Adelson Ahavas Achim through rain, snow, heat, honorees. שרה רוזה בת פשה - Susan Borger and even gloom of night, and we gather in שרגא יהודה בן חיה - Philip Caplan their backyard in recognition of their miles AAU SHIURIM .logged and calories burned סימה חנה בת ציפורה הילה - Marianne Erdfarb .Monday-Thursday after 9:30 p.m א בר ה ם ש מ ו א ל ב ן ח יה ֶ פ ע ֶר ע ל - Abe Feigenbaum Maariv Chug Mishnayot השבת אבידות חנה בת נחה - Candi Feinberg Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Gems with Shmuel Kligman misplaced his Bar גדעון בן שרה - Gary Gonzales Rabbi Moshe Goldberger (for men only) Mitzvah suit jacket. It is black, pin חוה רחל בת דבורה - Eva Grin striped, size 36, Angelo Rossi, with a silver Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Sefer Yirmiyahu with דבורה בת פסל - Dorothy Litt (lapel pin from CTY (John's Hopkins Center Rabbi Mark Glass (for men only מאיר בן שׁיינדעל - Myer Mandelbaum for Talented Youth). If found, please return Thursday 8:30 a.m. Gemara Pesachim יעל בת רבקה - Janet Peleg to the Shul office as the Kligmans will be with Rabbi Shlomo Nussbaum (for men יהודית רחמה בת לאה - Janet Rivenson back in Highland Park this Shabbat. only) מרים בת סאסי ריזל - Myra Rosenbaum A pair of pierced earrings shaped like Thursday 9:30 a.m. Mishnah Bava אופירה חיה בת רבקה צביה - Anny Safier fish gold in color with pink and blue scales Metzia with Rabbi Akiva Weitzner (for Fred Schuler were found in building. Please come to the men only) גיטל ביילא בת אלה - Gilda Singer shul office to claim them. Thursday 9:00 p.m., Parshat Hashavua ישראל בן זלדה - Steven Weintraub with Rabbi Yissocher Frand on the TCN (LEARNING SEUDAH SHLISHIT ($5 per משה בן יטה - Murray Weitzer חנה רות בת דבורה - Helene White Ahavas Achim University invites you to Shabbat 9:30 a.m. (after 7:00 a.m. this year's third semester of our popular Shacharit) Rambam Chug משה בן שרה - Maurice Willer Shabbat afternoon Learning Seudah Shabbat 50 minutes before Mincha Daf CONGREGATIONAL MEETING THIS Shlishit program! Please join us between Yomi with Judah Abraham MOTZEI SHABBAT Mincha and Maariv in the Downstairs Social Hall, select from our Seudah Shlishit To all Full Members in good standing of LOOKING TO DECLUTTER? buffet, and select one of the following three Congregation Ahavas Achim: shiur options: Donate your gently used, resalable items Please join us this Motzei Shabbat, June for our annual Yard Sale! Please contact  "V'hamayvin Yavin:" Ramban's 18 at 9:30 p.m. in the Main Sanctuary, for Miriam at [email protected] Commentary on the Torah with Shana a Congregational Meeting required by the before you drop off at the shul. Posy: We will explore the life and shul Constitution. The meeting is for the ideas of Ramban, one of the most purpose of nominating and electing creative and influential Jewish thinkers STAY CONNECTED! officers and members of the Board of of all time. Directors. Thank you for your anticipated Would you like to keep abreast of all the participation in the above-mentioned  The Philosophy of Rav Soloveitchik wonderful events taking place at Ahavas meeting and for your continued support of with Rabbi Mark Glass: The Rav Achim as well as receive timely the shul. Please do not hesitate to contact defined much of what Modern notifications of funeral announcements? me if you have any questions or concerns. Orthodoxy means. We will explore his Does only one person in your house philosophy of as it is receive Ahavas Achim emails and then Sincerely, articulated in his most important forget to share them with you? Please take Jeremy Renna, President philosophical works: The Halakhic one minute to directly join our email Mind, Halakhic Man, and Uvikashtem notification lists and receive our weekly Mi-Sham. bulletin via email link each Thursday or MINCHA THIS SUNDAY, JUNE 19  Weird Minhagim with Rabbi Steven Friday:  Mincha for the AA 127th Anniversary Miodownik: Your family does  Please send an email to Rachel at Dinner attendees will be held at 6:15 WHAT? We will discover some of the [email protected] to p.m. in the Main Sanctuary stranger customs that have developed receive shul-wide event emails such  Mincha b'zman will be held in the in certain communities around the as scholars-in-residence, youth baby room in the original youth wing. Jewish world. programs, and schedules of services.  Please visit www.ahavasachim.org NORTH SIDE LECTURE ETZ CHAIM and select "Sign up for AA emails" "continue to under the "Synagogue Information עץ חיים The eleventh annual Ahavas Achim If you'd like to help our University North Side Lecture will take blossom with new leaves, please email the menu to subscribe to our funeral place next Shabbat, June 25, at 5:30 p.m. wording for the leaf to notification system and weekly at the home of Miro and Merri [email protected] or call Hava bulletin. Ukraincik, 9 Manor Court, Edison. Freidenreich at 732-777-2015 with your ,event. Each leaf is $250 שמחה Rabbi Miodownik will discuss: "Hillary, life-cycle 2 SHAVUOT KIDDUSH THANK YOU Korbman and Kornblum. The Kiddush YAHRZEITS committee for Shabbat, July 2 is: Klaver, Thank you to Eli Weiss for being in 6/18 Marianne Erdfarb Mother Ruskin and Kemp. The Kiddush charge of purchasing all of the food for Ruth Levine Mother committee for Shabbat, July 9 is: the Second Day of Shavuot Gala Kiddush. 6/19 Judy Schwarzberg Mother Kornfeld, Elie and Elana Kurtz and Kudos to Gil Dersovitz, Jennie Fine, 6/20 Annette Kroopnick Father Lankin. Yehuda and Faigie Hecht, Marni Kean, Rabbi Robert Mother Pilavin Ann Sheryl White, Robin Silver, Leah 6/20 George Shrier Father Silver and Rhea Zucker for setting up the 6/21 Bernice Shapiro Mother Kiddush. YOUTH NEWS 6/23 Rabbi Richard Father Fagan YOUTH SHABBAT Nessie Kluger Father 6/24 David Riceman Mother SISTERHOOD NEWS Please join us next Shabbat, June 25 as Ida Rose Father our Youth Minyan, under the direction of BOOK CLUB Perry Shapiro, leads the main davening on THANK YOU Shabbat morning. The next AA Sisterhood Book Club Thank you to Michael Kornblum and meeting will take place on Wednesday, Sushiana for sponsoring the Shavuot ice July 6 at 8:30 p.m. at the home of “HAKARAT HATOV” KIDDUSH cream party. Marsha Wasserman, 24 Grant Avenue, Many of AA's youth participated in the Highland Park. The book we will be many youth activities that went on this year discussing is Henna House, by Nomi at AA—through our Morning Shabbat Eve. We hope you can join us! Groups, Teen Minyan and Teen Kiddush, pottery events, Yachad partnership events, MARK YOUR CALENDARS—NEXT Toddler Jumping Jellybeans, Pre-Pesach SHABBAT, JUNE 25: IT'S A TWO- NYSC event, Purim Party and more. The FER success of our youth department is due to our incredible group leaders who provide It's two celebrations in one: Hakarat love and dedication to our community's Hatov celebrating the AA Youth Group children—and now you have an Leaders and the long absent Simcha opportunity to thank them! Kiddush (May, June, July and August). Please join us and show appreciation to our $36 will your smachot and group leaders; Natalie Abrahams, Mili sponsorship posted on the Kiddush poster. Chizhik, Miriam Leff, Reva Lewitter, All proceeds will benefit the AA Youth Rochel Leora Rosen, Sheva Schwartz, Department. Both the Simcha Kiddush Moshe Schwartz, Perry Shapiro, postings and the Youth Hakarat Tov Elisheva Sherman, Mira Simantov, Kiddush postings have a hard deadline of Batya Stein, Noa Strupinsky and Laura this Sunday, June 19—no exceptions Weiss. please. We all have much to be grateful for and to celebrate! Share it with the There will be a special “Hakarat HaTov” community: birthdays, anniversaries, Kiddush next Shabbat, June 25 to thank graduations, new business, retirement, the Youth Group Leaders and staff for acceptance to university, snaking your providing educational and fun activities drain, business success, new births, every Shabbat, and at other events weddings, relief that winter is over, etc… throughout the year. Please consider showing your appreciation with a $36 To have your simcha posted please sponsorship! Checks should be made out to provide the date, the occasion and name Ahavas Achim with “Youth Kiddush” in of the person, for example: June 2 RPRY the memo. Graduation Gregory Smith. To be listed as a sponsor please provide your name as you would like listed, for example: The TEEN DAVENING WORKSHOP Levenstein Family. Send your $36 check Join AA Teens with Youth Minyan Leader, to the shul office. Email your posting to Perry Shapiro next Shabbat, June 25, [email protected] or call after Mincha for an important davening 732-249-9290. workshop: "Davening and Laining Tips for Teens. Techniques to Learn the Laining KIDDUSH REMINDER Efficiently, Tunes for Shabbat and Yom Tov Davening, and Tips to Improve The Kiddush for this Shabbat is catered. Kavana." The Kiddush committee for Shabbat, June 25 is: Steven and Suzette Kolb, Please note: These are all paid advertising. 3 JUMPING JELLYBEANS p.m. at the JCC of Middlesex County, nationwide by US News and World 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison. Report. The program offers classes week AA Youth and Fresh Theatre Arts are proud Reservations are required and can be nights and weekends in class and on-line to bring you its monthly toddler music and made by calling 732-745-4489. Persons to accommodate the busy lives of the dance class. Please RSVP for our next event with hearing disabilities may dial 732- students. It is possible to complete the taking place on Sunday, July 10 from 745-3888 (TTY users only) or 711, the degree by taking classes on Sundays 10:30-11:30 a.m. Cost: $5 per family. New Jersey Relay Service. An assistive only. Snacks will be provided. Kids ages 0-5 are listening system will be in use during the invited and must attend with an adult. Please Please feel free to come to the next program. An American sign language RSVP to Miriam Tennenbaum at information session this Tuesday, June interpreter can be provided with a two- [email protected]. Sponsored by the 21, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Rutgers week advance request. Jewish Federation in the Heart of New University's Livingston Campus, 100 Jersey. Rockafeller Road, Piscataway. Please RABBI DANIEL ROSE AT OHAV RSVP on their website: EMETH THIS SUNDAY SHABBAT GROUPS BIRTHDAY www.business.rutgers.edu/admissions/ PARTY SPONSORSHIP Ohav Emeth is pleased to present Rabbi graduate/events-rsvp. For additional OPPORTUNITY Daniel Rose, author of Building Eternity: information, contact Barbara Sackie at A New Perspective on the Meaning of 973-353-1234. Celebrating your child's birthday? Sponsor a Marriage. Rabbi Rose will give a talk birthday party for your child's Shabbat entitled: "Building Private Lives in a JCC TRIP TO MUSEUM OF THE morning group: includes birthday game, Public World" this Sunday, June 19. MOVING IMAGE birthday hats, and special snacks. Talk will follow a special 8:00 p.m. Join the JCC on Wednesday, July 6, Sponsorships start at $25. Please contact Mincha. Light refreshments will be for a behind the screen tour at the Miriam at [email protected] for served. Suggested donation: $5. For Museum of the Moving Image in more information! questions, please contact Steve Deutsch Queens. Bus leaves the JCC, 1775 Oak at [email protected]. GROUP TIMES Tree Road, Edison at 10:00 a.m; returns approximately 5:30 p.m. Cost of $50/ Youth Minyan: 9:30 a.m. WOMEN'S BEGINNING ISRAELI JCCMC Member; $61/Non-member Baby/Toddler Room: 10:00 a.m. open play, DANCING ON HIATUS includes: bus transportation and guided 10:30 a.m. organized parent and me groups Due to the death of dance teacher Elyse tour. Lunch is on your own in the area. All other groups: 10:00 a.m. Litt's husband, Women's beginning Israeli Space is limited. Questions? Call Diane Dancing at Etz Ahaim will be on hiatus Mael, Director of Adult Services at 732- for a few weeks. For further information 494-3232 extension 3614. COMMUNITY NEWS and schedule updates, contact Rachel at [email protected] or 732- SHAAREI TZION 819-9298. SCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST THIS TIFERES DVD FOR WOMEN SUNDAY The Tiferes DVD for women, “Permission ACTT Please join Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion at to be Proud!” featuring Rabbi Yechiel Save the date: Sunday, September 18 for 9:30 a.m. this Sunday, June 19 at the Spero and Rabbi YY Rubinstein, will be YST Boys School, 71 Ethel Road, shown next Motzei Shabbat, June 25 at the ACTT Kiddush Hashem 1 community-wide booster event to be held Piscataway, as they pay tribute to 10:15 p.m. prompt at the Siegel house. Guests of Honor Rabbi and Mrs. Dovid Weekly teleconferences with topics such as at 7:00 p.m. at Ahavas Achim. Speaker: Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, noted Adlin and Parents of the Year Chaim shalom bayit and parenting are available to and Debbie Sabo. To place an ad and/or Tiferes members. Current teleconferences: educator, author, community leader, and international lecturer. The ArtScroll make a reservation visit the website: "A 6-Week Program of Growth in Torah- www.ystnj.org. True Living for Women—Ahavas Yisroel source book, “Living Kiddush Hashem— Building Blocks" featuring Dina Sanctifying Hashem in Everything We Schoonmaker; and “The and Do” by Rabbi Shraga Freedman, is WILENTZ SENIOR RESIDENCE Beyond” featuring Debbie Selengut. For available at a discount from the Judaica CAREGIVER SUPPORT GROUP more information, please contact Aviva Gallery. The learning schedule is ELDERCARE LAW FROM A-Z Siegel at [email protected]. available at the ACTT website: www.actt613.org. For more information, Join Eldercare Lawyer Rakha Roe for call Phil Rosen at 732-572-8762 or email information on topics like power of attorney, guardianships, living wills, TSU FIL DUVIDS IN CONCERT AT [email protected]. THE JCC POLST and more this Wednesday, June 22 at 3:30 p.m. at Wilentz Senior The Klezmer group, Tsu Fil Duvids SHABBAT FRIENDLY MBA Residence, 360 DeMott Lane, Somerset. (Yiddish for “Too Many Daves”) will play PROGRAM OPEN HOUSE Program is free but you must RSVP to both century old and contemporary Jewish Marnie Kean at 732-873-3888 x404 or music at a free concert, sponsored by the Rutgers Business School Newark and [email protected]. Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage New Brunswick MBA Program was recently ranked a top 50 MBA program 4 Commission, next Sunday, June 26 at 3:00 OHAV EMETH VEGETABLE $100,000. It's all or nothing. If they don't Dietz, 110 South 11th Avenue and CLEANING DEMONSTRATION reach their goal, you don't get charged. featured speaker is: Harry Glazer whose Please go to Causematch.com and enter topic is: "Why Good Fences Make Please join Ohav Emeth on Tuesday, Metiv in the search button. Watch the short Good Jews." Enjoy the weather and July 5 at 6:30 p.m. for a vegetable video about Metiv and meet Danny Brom, learn together. Light refreshments cleaning demonstration given by Avi the founder and director of this wonderful served. Ifrach, Authorized Mashgiach of Raritan organization. Valley. Learn how to clean vegetables according to halacha. $5 suggested We have a unit of combat vets scheduled to TZAHAL NEEDS YOUR HELP! donation per person. All are welcome. come to Edison/Highland Park this Shelly and Steve are collecting Please RSVP to [email protected] November. There are 60 such units waiting money for supplies for soldiers in Israel’s or 732-247-3038 . for Jewish communities to go to. Help Nachal Brigade. Although the IDF gives Metiv help these under-served men and their men and women the basics that they PARK MIKVAH women who help keep Israel safe. need, there are other items that will significantly boost their morale and make The Park Mikvah hours are: Sunday– PJ LIBRARY PARENTS COMMITTEE their service more comfortable. Their Thursday 9:00–11:00 p.m.; every commander has requested backpacks, Motzei Shabbat in June and July: PJ Library Parents Committee will meet gun straps, running shirts and shorts, th this Tuesday, June 21 at 7:30 p.m. Have 10:00–11:30 p.m.; 17 of Tammuz, July hats, and watch covers—all personalized you enjoyed the PJ Library programs this 24: 10:00–11:30 p.m.; Friday nights: by with their platoon logo. appointment only. Please arrive with year? Want to learn more and help them enough time to be out before closing time. make more happen in the Heart of New The are working with an For more information, call 732-249-2411 Jersey? Join them for a fun evening of organization called Yashar LaChayal or email [email protected]. planning for the coming year. Snacks and (literally, “straight to the soldier”) to drinks will be provided. To RSVP, email raise $12,000 to purchase these items and CHICKS WITH STICKS KNITTING [email protected] or call 732- need your help. They are half-way to this GROUP 588-1838. Receive location upon RSVP. goal! The entire cost of running this organization is covered by donors, which Raritan Valley Hadassah's Chicks with RARITAN VALLEY HADASSAH TRIP means that every dollar you give goes Sticks Knitting Group will hold their TO GRAND CENTRAL STATION directly to support the soldiers. There's next meeting on Tuesday, July 19 at 2:00 just one week left to hit their goal. So p.m. at the home of Phyllis Pollak, 209 Join the Raritan Valley Chapter of please, visit: www.yasharlachayal.org/ North 4th Avenue. Come to learn, come Hadassah on Tuesday, July 12, as they donate/?c=Tekes+Kumta% to teach or just come to socialize with tour Grand Central Station, a jewel in 2C+Nachal+Brigade. If you prefer, you other knitters. In between meetings, please Midtown Manhattan. This tour will include may send a check made out to “Yashar continue to drop off caps and blankets on hidden corners, legends and a few secrets, LaChayal” to: Shelly Talmud, 5 her porch and call to make an appointment guided by Grand Central Station’s resident Patriot Court, East Brunswick, NJ to check out their selection of yarn. If you historian. The mini-bus leaves Highland 08816. have any questions, feel free to contact Park at 9:15 a.m. and leaves NYC around 4:00 p.m. The trip will cost $71 per person Phyllis at [email protected], 732- WOMEN'S LEARNING INITIATIVE 246-7366 or 732-853-6058. and includes: the mini-bus, driver's tip and tour. Lunch is on your own in the area. Miri Cohen’s Parsha class meets on STEIN ASSISTED LIVING ANTIQUE Hadassah is for everyone! Men and non- Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. sharp at Riki CAR SHOW & FATHER'S DAY members are most welcome. Samel’s house. Please call the hotline to confirm at 908-208-7144. SemPlus shiur CELEBRATION THIS SUNDAY Limited space available! Please contact for post seminary girls meets on Sunday Elaine Rand Fromkin at 732-257-1525 or Come see some classic cars while evenings. Please call the hotline to [email protected] to make enjoying music and refreshments this confirm at 732-841-1885. Sunday, June 19 from 12:00-3:00 p.m. in reservations immediately! Once you make the Stein Assisted Living parking lot. the reservations, make a check out to Event will only take place if the weather is HADASSAH, and mail with names, phone permitting. For more information, contact numbers and email addresses of each person attending to: Elaine Rand 732-568-1155 or [email protected]. Fromkin, 12 Tompkins Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 right away to hold PEACE OF MIND the spots. Metiv, the organization behind the Peace of Mind program has teamed up with OHAV EMETH PEREK ON THE causematch.com. They have an LAWN THIS SHABBAT opportunity to have donations doubled in the next 30 days. If you donate $25 it Perek on the Lawn, an Ohav Emeth becomes $50; if you donate $36 it Education Program, will meet this becomes $72, and so on. Their goal is Shabbat, June 18 from 6:30-7:30 p.m. This week's hosts are: Ken and Nicole $50,000 which will be doubled to 5 Please note: This is paid advertising. REBBITZEN EICHENSTEIN’S CLASSES donation. For eligibility questions call 800- AHAVAS ACHIM FOR WOMEN 933-2566. Steven Miodownik, Rabbi  Appointments not necessary; for those with Ronald L. Schwarzberg, No class this Sunday, June 19. Parsha class Rabbi Emeritus this Monday, June 20 at 8:00 p.m. at Ohr an appointment, time will be honored as Torah. For more information, please contact closely as possible. (For appointment, contact Honorary Presidents ז"ל ,Aviva at [email protected] or 732- the Temple Office at 732-545-6482.) Alexander Bernstein ז"ל ,Isadore Sapiro .572-4408 ז"ל ,HP FIRST AID SQUAD DISCOUNT CARDS Albert Sapiro ז"ל ,Nathan Segal RABBI BASSOUS' WOMEN'S CLASS To purchase the new HP First Aid Squad President Rabbi Bassous' Women's class meets on Discount Cards, contact any squad member Sundays at 10:00 a.m. at Etz Ahaim. Class is including: Merryll Abrahams, Joe Benedek, the Jeremy Renna Lewitter family and the White family. Cards are based upon the book 100 Brachos, Counting Vice-Presidents also sold at Jerusalem Pizza, Giddy's Pizzeria, your Blessings 100 Times a Day by Rabbi Jonathan Caplan, Ritual Moshe Goldberger. Judaica Gallery, by Leah Paretzky and from Avi Eserner, House Rachel in the Ahavas Achim office. Same price Josh Goldstein, Finance as last year: 1 for $25, 2 for $40 or 3 for $50. Avi Grin, Fundraising RABBI YISROEL WEISS' SHIUR Joshua Ostrin, Membership Rabbi Yisroel Weiss' shiur for men and BIKUR CHOLIM Secretary women on the Parsha, with a focus on Sherry Simantov Emunah and Bitachon is given on HOMEBOUND VISITATION: Seeking adults and 11th graders and older to visit homebound Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. at the Shenkman’s Treasurer people in our community. For more information, home, 26 Leslie Street, Edison (corner of Avi Freidenreich Leslie and Lexington, across from 92 Leslie). please call Bikur Cholim at 732-572-7181. NURSING HOME VISITATION: Seeking Gabbaim JEC’S 1ST ANNUAL GOLF OUTING volunteers to visit at the Regency nursing home on Yossi Benedek DeMott Lane in Somerset. For more information, Seth Berman Jonathan Caplan Jewish Educational Center's 1st Annual please contact Rahel Baruh at 732-672-4673 or Golf Outing will be held on Monday, July 11 Michael Kornfeld [email protected]. Barry Leskowitz at the prestigious Shackamaxon Country Barry Levinson Club in Scotch Plains. Powerful opportunities TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Drivers David Simen to mingle and network on the green, great and coordinators needed. Coordinate rides to and David Stern food and drinks, including BBQ on the course, from medical appointments—match requesters and a gala cocktail dinner with a sumptuous with an available driver. Each coordinator serves Honorary Gabbai buffet, raffles and lots of prizes to cap it all for two weeks at a time. To volunteer to Bernard Israel off. For complete event information and to coordinate or to drive, please call Bikur Cholim sign up, please call 908-355-4850, ext 6206 or at 732-572-7181 or fill out the volunteer form on Immediate Past President visit www.JECGolfOuting.org. All funds the website bikurcholimrv.com. Seth Berman raised will benefit the scholarship funds of the NEW WEBSITE: bikurcholimrv.com The new Board of Directors JEC's three divisions—Yeshiva of Elizabeth, website provides information regarding Bikur Marisa Dolled-Filhart Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy (RTMA) and Cholim services: including how to access our Meir Flancbaum Bruriah High School. Caren Friedman local hospitals on Shabbat, how to borrow medical David Friedman equipment and how to get prescription medication Harry Glazer COMMUNITY BLOOD DRIVE on Shabbat. Dana Korbman Michele Kornblum Highland Park Conservative Temple is Cheryl Kornfeld holding a community Blood Drive sponsored SUMMER PROGRAMS AT LAMDEINU Rachael Levin by the HPCT-CAE Men’s Club next Barry Levinson Lamdeinu is a new Center for in-depth Jewish Sunday, June 26 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Simi Lichtman Learning located at Congregation Beth Aaron, Refreshments will be served. Bring a donor Michael Meiner 950 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck. Their June Alan Novick buddy! Donating blood is quick, easy and classes include: Vying for Leadership: Reuven, Shoshana Posy safe. Ira Rosen Yehudah & Yosef; Talmud Masekhet Eugene Wishnic  Bring Positive Identification. Berakhot: Birkot Shevach Ve-Hoda’ah;  Must be between 16 and 76 years of age. Shimshon: A Story of 4 Women and Parashah Sisterhood President 16 year olds may donate with signed & Haftarah Pointers. Their July classes include: Elena Orgel consent from a parent or guardian. Those Advanced Talmud for Women; Eichah 216 South First Avenue over 76 years must bring a doctor's note. Rabbah: Midrash as a Response to Destruction; Four Aggaditot in the Talmud; Highland Park, NJ 08904 phone: (732) 247-0532  Eat regular meals, but avoid fatty foods Parashat HaShavua and Unsung Heroes in the for 4 hours prior to donating blood. fax: (732) 247-6739 Bible. You may register for classes on their www.ahavasachim.org  You must be in good health and weigh at website: lamdeinu.org. least 110 pounds on the day of your blood 6