AHAVASAHAVAS ACHIMACHIM NEWSLETNEWSLETTERTER י"א חשון תשע"ט לך לך OCTOBER 19, 2018 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SYNAGOGUE NEWS sponsored by Rachel Lefkovits in loving memory of her husband, Imre, her daughter, Judy, her parents and her מזל טוב שבת Friday Candlelighting...... 5:52 p.m. siblings z"l, and in honor of her precious Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv Mazel Tov to Jeff and Fran Ackerman on children, grandchildren and great- ...... 6:00 p.m. the birth of a granddaughter. Mazel Tov to grandchildren. RSVP to: 732-819-7725 the parents, Rabbi Ari and Daniella or [email protected]. Shacharit ...... 7:00 & 8:45 a.m. Ackerman. Pre-Group Babysitting ...... 9:00 a.m. Mazel Tov to Phyllis Goldstein on the BINGO NIGHT Teen Minyan...... 9:30 a.m. engagement of her granddaughter, Talia Latest Shema...... 9:58 a.m. Summer to Gilad Harel. Mazel Tov to the Ahavas Achim will be hosting its first Youth Groups...... 10:00 a.m. Summer and Harel families in . Bingo Night in over 20 years! Join us on Baby Group ...... 10:30 a.m. Motzei Shabbat, December 1 at 7:30 Mazel Tov to Rebbitzen Shirley Maza on p.m. The night’s festivities will include Kiddush is sponsored by the Sisterhood. the birth of a great-grandson. Mazel Tov to competitive bingo rounds that yield the parents, Moshe and Devora Strauch of tickets to use in a Chinese Auction with a Daf Yomi (Menachot 71) ...... 5:00 p.m. Washington Heights. variety of exciting prizes and gifts! Mincha...... 5:50 p.m. Prizes for Bingo Night include 2 tickets Learning Seudah Shlishit .....6:10 p.m. HACHNASAT SEFER TORAH to Tony-winning musical Dear Evan Maariv ...... 6:56 p.m. Hansen; Giants Ticket Motzei Shabbat ...... 7:00 p.m. You are cordially invited to a special Package; gift cards up and down Raritan; Rabbi Riesman ...... 9:00 p.m. Hachnasat Sefer Torah at Ahavas Achim and many more! Admission is $36 in on Sunday, November 18. The procession advance and $40 at the door and includes will take place at 11:00 a.m. followed by a dinner, complete Bingo Booklet (a וירא Sunday Shacharit...... 8:00 & 9:00 a.m. Seudat Mitzvah. The entire family is booklet provides 3 boards per round for Monday & Thursday Shacharit ...... encouraged to join us and share in this great all 8 rounds) and 4 tickets towards the ...... 6:25 & 7:45 a.m. mitzvah. The Hachnasat Sefer Torah is (Continued on page 2) Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Shacharit ...... 6:35 & 7:45 a.m. Sunday-Thursday Mincha/Maariv...... 5:50 p.m. Monday-Thursday late Maariv...... 9:30 p.m. Friday Candlelighting...... 5:43 p.m. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv ...... 5:50 p.m.

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ברוך הבא Ahavas Achim would like to warmly welcome all newcomers, visitors and guests who are joining us for 1855 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison NJ 08817 Shabbat. If President Josh Ostrin office: 732-246-4811 ♦ repair: 732-543-2818 or Rabbi Steven Miodownik don’t fax: 732-777-1982 ♦ www.SalitAuto.com get a chance to greet you personally, please come up and Tell your and family about us… introduce yourself. We’d like to We LOVE referrals! meet you! Please patronize our sponsors! of the following groups to join! You are welcome to sample all of the learning here. Yoni is now 30, married to רפואה שלמה options, or stay with the same facilitator Rachel, with two children, Kayley (6) ,in throughout the semester. and Liana (3). They live in Riverdale חולים Please include the following NY. He is a psychologist working in .תפילות your A Ban on Plastic Shopping Bags? NJ. Rachel works in the ליבה שיינדל בת חוה Exploring the Concept of "Tikkun administration at SAR High School. —;Olam" with Rabbi Ronald Schwarzberg יהודה בן מלכה Jews have an obligation to "fix the world." Amira is now 27, and married to יצחק בן עליזה Rabbi Seth Herstic. They live in What is the source of this concept and how סימה בת דינה יהודית do we go about doing this? Baltimore, where she works in autism research at the Kennedy Krieger לאה בת רייה Into the Depths of Sefer Yonah with Institute at Johns Hopkins, and he is בתשבע בת מלכה Rabbi Daniel Loew;—How do the the Associate Rabbi of a shul (Moses קלמן בן רחל commentaries understand the mysterious Montefiore Anshe Emunah). ?text of this important sefer in Tanach חיה שיינא בת אסתר רחל David is now 23 and married to רפאל ישראל חיים בן שפרה חנה "Tzelem Elokim:" Practical Melyssa. Their son Gavi is 3 months אברהם בן זאב Applications of Being Created in God's old. They live in Washington עקיבא צבי בן רנה יונית Image with Rabbi Steven Miodownik;— Heights. David is at Yeshiva Tzelem Elokim is more than a lofty University finishing an undergraduate אופירה חיה בת רבקה צביה - Anny Safier theological concept. It influences Jewish degree in History and Computer יצחק אריה בן חנצה בלימא - Isaac Stern law in multiple ways. (alternating with The Science, a Master’s degree in Jewish If you would like to submit a name for World of Mussar) the cholim list, please call the Shul History, and Semicha, while Melyssa office: 732-247-0532 or email: The World of Mussar with Rabbi Shmuel is in her second year in a PsyD [email protected]. Lesher;—Meet the major mussar program at Long Island University- personalities and sample their teachings Post. which have revolutionized the Torah world. (Bingo, continued from page 1) When they joined Ahavas Achim, it (alternating with Tzelem Elokim) Chinese Auction. Additional boards and was still located in the Masonic rd prize tickets available for purchase. To pay Lodge on North 3 . Rabbi in advance and for more information, Schwarzberg magically heard that please visit www.ahavasachim.org and they were moving to Highland Park, click on the Bingo Night Flyer. and called them before they moved from LA to tell them about the shul. We would like the thank the following His warmth and friendliness were sponsors for their generous support of our reflected in the wonderful warmth event: and friendliness of the members of Platinum Sponsors: Rachel Lefkovits, INTRODUCING SOME OF OUR the shul. They didn’t eat at home on Josh and Leslie Ostrin SHUL MEMBERS: Shabbat for several months after Gold Sponsors: Jeff and Fran Ackerman, This Week - Jenny & Irv Mandelbaum arriving, and felt so welcome and at David and Lisa Goldberg home immediately! Silver Sponsors: Dovid and Talia Becker, Irv was a founding member and the George and Harriet Blank, Susan Darley, gabbai of the Hashkama minyan for Elliot and Susan Frank, Jake Goldberg, many years. Jenny has served on the Barry and Marcia Levinson, Jeremy and Board, and was on the rabbinic search Tova Renna, Alan and Tobi Schilowitz, committee after Rabbi Schwarzberg Rabbi Ronald and Judy Schwarzberg moved to YU. They have managed Additional sponsorship opportunities the shul Phone Tree and email list available as well! For more information, since their inception (as a paper email: [email protected]. Jenny and Irv moved to Highland Park phone tree, with each person calling in 1987 because Jenny got a job at the next 5 people!) in about 1993! LEARNING SEUDAH SHLISHIT NEW Rutgers. Irv still had a job at the Because they are both from “out of "SEMESTER" BEGINS THIS University of Texas and during their town” (-Irv; London-Jenny) a SHABBAT! first year here he commuted to and from lot of their “vacations” are family Austin each week. visits. Of course, they recommend Ahavas Achim University proudly presents They got married in 1981 in Oxford, both Detroit and London as great the Fall 2018 Learning Seudah Shlishit. tourist destinations. Their last “real” This is your weekly opportunity to elevate England, in the shul where they met. Irv works in technical support for IBM. vacation was to Athens, Greece. It the last minutes of Shabbat with learning, was magnificent—beautiful, and transform the end of the day into Jenny is on the Communication Department faculty at Rutgers. fascinating, amazing history moments of study and growth. We everywhere, great weather, and there cordially invite you to select from the All three of their children were born is a kosher restaurant there! 2 buffet of refreshments, and then select one PRACTICAL HALACHA SHIUR Shabbat Day: Shacharit & Musaf YAHRZEITS beginning at 8:45 a.m. Celebratory Kiddush Ahavas Achim University presents our 10/20 Eva Axelrad Husband following Services; Musical Seudah second year of Practical Halacha every Dr. Dorothy Father Shelishit; Havdalah. Breitbart Tuesday, from 8:45-9:30 p.m. in the Beit Dr. John Winer Father Midrash. In this class we will journey For dinner information, email Susan 10/22 Eli Levenstein Mother through the world of Jewish law with an Frank at [email protected]. 10/23 Mina Bodner Father eye toward the practical laws that guide us For information about sponsorship 10/24 Rena Blau Mother on a daily or weekly basis. 10/26 Naomi Caplan Father packages, email Elliot Frank at The schedule for the first two months will [email protected]. ISRAEL MISSION 2019 be: Dinner Cost: $30 per person Priority Ahavas Achim invites you to join the October 23, and November 6: The Laws Reservations (until November 16); $120 Berlin, Goldberg, Kessel, Kornmehl, of Tevillat Keilim (immersion of utensils) family max for Ahavas Achim Full Schilowitz, Simantov, Spiler and Verter with Rabbi Steven Miodownik Members and Associate Members. families on our 17th annual Israel Mission October 30, November 13, 20, 27: The from January 16-28, 2019. The mission will include roundtrip non-stop flights on Practical Laws of Kitchen Kashrut with BLOOD DRIVE Rabbi Yehoshua Lewis. El Al Israel Airlines from Newark, 8 nights at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel, 2 nights at the This learning opportunity is generously Just as your calendar begins to free up, here Carlton Hotel in , 3 day touring sponsored in memory of Joel Cohen z"l come Thanksgiving, Chanukah, and yes, another blood drive. On Sunday, excursion with experienced guides, full and is free and open to the public. November 11, we will be holding our next Israeli breakfast daily, two dinners in Tel community Blood Drive from 9:00 a.m.- Aviv, Friday night and Shabbat lunch on AAU ADVANCED GEMARA BEGINS 3:00 p.m. at Ahavas Achim. Donors can both Shabbatot, tips, transfers, and THIS MONDAY, OCTOBER 22 be as young as 16 (with parental permission handling. and meeting weight requirements). For Ahavas Achim University presents a new The cost per person (based on double further information, please contact Ira Monday night Gemara learning occupancy) is $3476. Registration is now Rosen at [email protected] or 732- experience, beginning this Monday, open. Sign up at arieltours.com/ October 22 at 8:30 p.m. in the Beit 318-0798. aamission. Questions can be directed to: Midrash. Facilitated by Rabbi [email protected]. Miodownik, each week the group will GETTING TO KNOW YOU MEALS study a short portion of the Talmud as a Ahavas Achim presents Getting to Know group, and then will be given the You Meals. Meet new families in our opportunity to tackle selected Rishonim community over Shabbat lunch or dinner! and Achronim on the Gemara in small Attend meals as a guest, host, or both—the groups or chavrutot. This will provide a more you do the more people you will more in-depth study of each topic in the meet! This program will run from Gemara. We will be studying portions of November 16-February 23, culminating the tenth chapter of Pesachim ("Arvei in a community-wide Shabbat Echad Pesachim") which details the intricate Event on March 2. Help us reach 100% laws of the Pesach Seder. participation! To sign up as a host, guest, or The schedule will be: both, fill out the Google form: https:// 8:30-9:00 Shiur goo.gl/forms/etsdiU3zvWnkS9kd2. 9:00-9:25 Group or individual source study FRIDAY NIGHT LEARNING 9:25-9:30 Summation Ahavas Achim University proudly presents 9:30 p.m. Maariv a new learning opportunity on Friday Please join us on the 22nd and each week nights. All are invited to join us on select thereafter! Friday nights in the Fall/Winter season for a shiur by Rabbi Miodownik and delicious Oneg Shabbat. All Friday Night Learning MUSICAL CELEBRATION OF programs begin at 8:00 p.m. SHABBAT CHANUKAH The first three events will be held on: Ahavas Achim presents the third annual November 9 at the home of Laura and Eli musical celebration of Shabbat Chanukah Weiss, 118 Donaldson Street featuring the YSTUDS on December 7-8. Come join us! December 21 at the home of Teri and Ari Sofair-Fisch, 261 S. Adelaide Avenue Friday Evening: Menorah Lighting and January 11 at the home of Sara and Rob Kabbalat Shabbat; Musical Dinner (by Haarburger, 284 Crowells Road, #D reservation only); Dessert/Oneg Shabbat (open to all). 3 Please patronize our sponsors! YACHAD SHABBATON AT AA Shabbat 50 minutes before Mincha Daf [email protected]. Yomi with Judah Abraham Save the date! The Rayim Yachad Save the dates! Sundays, December 2, Shabbaton will be held at Ahavas Achim Motzei Shabbat Navi with Rabbi Yisroel January 6, February 3, March 3 and Parshat Vayeshev, November 30-December Reisman on the TCN (9:00 p.m. through April 7 for future Jumping Jellybeans. 1. Please email Yaelle Fromowitz at October; No charge; donations welcome!) [email protected] if you're interested in FOR 6TH GRADERS & UP hosting Yachad members and advisors for housing and/or Friday night dinner. Every Shabbat from 9:00-9:30 a.m.: SISTERHOOD NEWS Come learn Nussach Ha'tefillah: Tefillat Mussaf with Kivi Neuman. MEALS FOR AA FAMILIES BOOK CLUB The Ahavas Achim Meal Coordination SHABBAT GROUPS BIRTHDAY Committee arranges meals for congregants The next AA Sisterhood Book Club PARTY SPONSORSHIPS with medical needs, new babies and shivas. meeting will take place on Tuesday, Celebrating your child's birthday? Until now, the opportunity to contribute to November 27 at 8:30 p.m. at the home of Sponsor a birthday party for your child's these meals has been limited to people who Shoshy Akman, 45 North 8th Avenue, Shabbat morning group: includes have already volunteered to help. In the Highland Park. The book we will be birthday game, birthday hats, and special spirit of inclusion, and to strengthen our discussing is Beneath a Scarlet Sky by snacks. Sponsorships start at $25. For community, we are now engaging the entire Mark Sullivan. We hope you can join us! congregation in this important chesed more information, contact Kivi and opportunity. When a need arises, we will Chani at [email protected]! create a “MealTrain” and we will announce KIDDUSH REMINDER it to the congregation and post the link on the The Kiddush committee for this Shabbat PRE-GROUP BABYSITTING! AA website. Or, if you or your friends are is: Epstein, Eserner and Frank. The We now have babysitting before groups, creating your own MealTrain for an AA Kiddush committee for Shabbat, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. (ages 3 and up family, please let us share that with the AA October 27 is: Feiler, Fagan/Frankel only.) It takes place in the 3-5-year-old community as well. and Filhart. The Kiddush committee for room. No charge! Please email Chani if Shabbat, November 3 is: Flancbaum/ If you have a need for meals, please don’t interested at [email protected]. hesitate to ask. We will be happy to provide! Hiller, Fine and Fradkine/Lechtchiner. Please email [email protected] The Kiddush committee for Shabbat, AHAVAS ACHIM YOUTH with meal information, requests and November 10 is: Ackerman, Grinkorn, DEPARTMENT SICK POLICY inquiries, and a member of the meal Freidenreich and Geretz. coordination committee will take it from Children who are ill cannot attend there! Shabbat morning groups and other youth department events. Children who show For current opportunities to provide meals, YOUTH NEWS signs of illness including: please check out the AA website: ahavasachim.org. TEEN MINYAN KIDDUSH  fever (100 degrees or higher) SPONSORSHIP  discharge from eyes AAU SHIURIM Teen Kiddush this week is co-sponsored  vomiting Monday-Thursday after 9:30 p.m. Maariv by Seth and Mindy Berman in  diarrhea (two or more times in a Chug Mishnayot celebration of Gavi's Bar Mitzvah short period of time) Monday 8:30 p.m. Gemara Pesachim with anniversary, and by Hillel and Navah  extreme pain or discomfort Rabbi Miodownik Newman in commemoration the yahrzeit of Hillel's mother's cousin, Ada bat  sore throat or severe coughing Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Torah Gems with Rabbi Chaim z"l. If you'd like to sponsor Teen  rash Moshe Goldberger (for men only) Kiddush in the future, email Kivi at must be excluded from the program Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Mishnah Keritut with [email protected]. until they are symptom free for at least Rabbi Yehoshua Weitzner (for men only) 24 hours. For the safety and well-being Tuesday 8:45 p.m. Practical Halacha JUMPING JELLYBEANS of all, we ask for your cooperation in strictly adhering to this Sick Policy. Wednesday 1:15 p.m. Sefer Shmuel with Children ages 0-5 with a parent are Rabbi Miodownik (for women only) invited to join Jumping Jellybeans on Thursday 9:30 a.m. Masechet Brachot with Sunday, November 4 at 10:30 a.m. with GROUP TIMES Rabbi Eli Reisman (for men only) Tova Halpern of Fresh Theatre Arts. Baby/Toddler Room: 10:00 a.m. open Thursday 9:00 p.m. Parshat Hashavua with Jumping Jellybeans is a program geared play, 10:30 a.m. organized parent and Rabbi Yissocher Frand on the TCN (No towards our youngest members. Using me groups charge; donations welcome!) drama, movement and music, children All other groups: 10:00 a.m. Shabbat 9:30 a.m. (after 7:00 a.m. explore their surroundings in a fun, Shacharit) "Jewish Values in a Changing energetic, and exciting environment. Cost of $5 per child includes a snack. Parents World" by Rav Yehuda Amital 4 must attend with child. RSVP to Chani at COMMUNITY NEWS 5K/Family Fun Day! Sign up at Your Enthusiasm" comedienne at her www.tinyurl.com/RPRY5K2018. Please Peace of Mind debut. Doors open at 7:45 email Debbie Wasserman at p.m. Parking provided. CHEVRA HATZOLAH MEETING [email protected] for more THIS MOTZEI SHABBAT information. TABC OPEN HOUSE THIS Chevra Hatzolah of Middlesex County SUNDAY is actively seeking additional dispatchers. MA'AYANOT OPEN HOUSE If you think you may be interested in Torah Academy of Bergen County joining this incredible chessed 8th grade girls and their parents are invited (TABC), 1600 Queen Anne Road, organization and you would like to learn to join Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School Teaneck, cordially invites all prospective more about what it entails, please come to for Girls, 1650 Palisade Avenue, Teaneck, parents and students to their Open House an informational meeting to be held this at their Open House next Sunday, this Sunday, October 21 from 9:00 Motzei Shabbat, October 20. Please October 28. Breakfast/Registration 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Breakfast and email [email protected] for a.m.; Program 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. For Academic Fair begin at 9:00 a.m. Please more details. more information, contact Dena Block, pre-register at www.tabc.org/ Director of Admissions, at openhouse2018. Applications are now [email protected] or 201-833- being accepted and can be completed REBBITZEN EICHENSTEIN’S 4307 ext 255. Please register at: online at tabc.org/apply. For further CLASSES FOR WOMEN www.maayanot.org. information, call 201-837-7696 ext 607 Tefillah will not meet this Sunday. or email [email protected]. Parsha will meet this Monday, October 16TH ANNUAL YAHRZEIT RACHEL 22 at 8:00 p.m. at Ohr Torah. For more IMEINU VIDEO THIS MOTZEI TIFERES information, contact Aviva at 732-672- SHABBAT 7104 or [email protected]. The next DVD for women, “Seeing "Bringing the Geula: With the Power of Spirituality—In Our Lives, In Our Our Chessed," for women and girls only, Children” featuring Rabbi Heshy MA'AYANOT PARLOR MEETING will be shown at the Orani residence, 292 Klienman and Chaya Breindy Are you interested in hearing about all N 5th Ave., this Motzei Shabbat, October Kenigsberg, will be shown next Motzei Ma'ayanot has to offer your daughter for 20 at 8:30 p.m. The video includes an Shabbat, October 27 (note date her High School experience. Join Lynn introduction by HaRav Shmuel change) at 8:30 p.m. at the Siegel house. and Neer Even-Hen at a Parlor Meeting Kamenetsky, and words of inspiration from Weekly teleconferences with topics such at their home, 10 Harrison Street, Rabbi David Ashear, Rabbi Paysach as shalom bayit and parenting are Edison, at 8:00 p.m., this Tuesday, Krohn, Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein and available to Tiferes members. Current October 23 to meet Ma'ayanot Rebbitzen Tehila Jaeger. Raffles will be teleconference: "The Scenic Route" administrators and faculty, ask questions sold at the event for a trip to Eretz Yisrael. with Esther Gendelman. For more and learn about the array of opportunities Donations welcome. All proceeds go to information or to become a member, at the school. Please RSVP to: Aniyei Eretz Yisroel. Please email please contact Aviva Siegel at [email protected]. [email protected] for more [email protected]. The Highland information. Park/Edison group of Tiferes is zecher RPRY MORAH MIRI MEMORIAL l'nishmat Malka bat Shalom. 5K/FAMILY FUN DAY THIS PEACE OF MIND SHABBAT PARK MIKVAH HOURS SUNDAY Once again, the Edison/Highland Park RPRY's Annual Morah Miri Memorial community will be hosting a unit of IDF Park Mikvah hours are: Sunday- Event will be a 5K/Family Fun Day held combat veterans November 4-11. Thursday 9:00-11:00 p.m. Starting Sunday, November 4, hours will be: this Sunday, October 21 in Buccleuch Please join us Friday night, November 9 Sunday-Thursday 8:00-10:30 p.m.; Park, New Brunswick. Registration at for our community dinner at RPRY. Cost: Motzei Shabbat through November 3: 9:15 a.m., 5K starts at 9:45 a.m. and $50 per person; $180 per family. 8:30-10:30 p.m.; Motzei Shabbat, Family Fun Run starts at 10:15 a.m. Sponsorships available: $250, $360 and November 10, 17, 24: 7:30–10:00 p.m.; Members of Team Ahavas Achim who $500. Mail checks, made out to RPRY, to will be running the 5K include Jonathan Friday nights by appointment only by Judy Chanowitz, 153 North 8th Ave Caplan, Yehuda Hecht, Jeremy and leaving a message at 732-249-2411 or Highland Park, NJ 08904. Reservations Tova Renna and Rabbi Ronald via the website: www.parkmikvah.org will not be accepted after November 1 or Schwarzberg. You can help support Team or call/text 732-221-8155. without payment. Please include the Ahavas Achim by making a donation at number of people in your reservation. For https://www.firstgiving.com/ more information, contact Judy at RABBI WEISS' TEHILLIM SHIUR team/381547. Go Team AA! [email protected] or 732-777- Rabbi Weiss' shiur on Tehillim for men There will also be activities led by Kaye 7999. and women will resume this Lynn instructors, a roving magician, Wednesday, October 24 at 8:30 p.m. at balloon artist, face painting, games, and Our Peace of Mind program continues with our Motzei Shabbat dessert reception at the Eiserman home, 154 N. 10th Ave., more! Cost is $25/person. If you create a Highland Park. To confirm, please call fundraising page and raise at least that Rutgers Hillel. This is free and open to everyone. Laugh with Iris Bahr, "Curb 347-203-7906. amount, it will cover your entrance to the 5 YESHIVAT FRISCH OPEN HOUSE COMMUNITY-WIDE CONCERT AHAVAS ACHIM Yeshivat Frisch, 120 W Century Rd, A community-wide concert featuring Benny Rabbi Paramus, invites all 8th graders and their Friedman, to benefit Tomchei Shabbos of Steven Miodownik parents to their Open House on Sunday, Middlesex County and RPRY will be held on Rabbi Emeritus November 4 at 9:00 a.m. Come and Motzei Shabbat, December 15 at 7:30 p.m. at Ronald L. Schwarzberg experience the innovative formal and informal the Highland Park High School. Tickets prices educational opportunities provided to students available are: Honorary Presidents that foster their individualized intellectual and Alexander Bernstein, z"l  Sponsor $100 Isadore Sapiro, z"l religious growth. Kindly register at Albert Sapiro, z"l Frisch.org/openhouse.  VIP $50 Nathan Segal, z"l

 General admission $36 President JEWISH HEROINES IN HISTORY & To purchase tickets, please visit: tomcheimc.org Josh Ostrin TODAY: HOW DO WE CREATE or email: [email protected]. JEWISH HEROINES? Vice Presidents Yossi Benedek: Ritual The Orthodox Forum of Edison/Highland Park MTA OPEN HOUSE Avi Eserner: House presents Rebbitzen Dr. Adina Shmidman Avi Freidenreich: Treasurer Yeshiva University High School for Boys Harry Glazer: Membership discussing, “Jewish Heroines in History & (MTA) invites 8th grade boys and their parents to Avi Grin: Fundraising Today” on Motzei Shabbat, November 17 at join them at their Open House on Sunday, Debra Levenstein: Secretary 8:30 p.m. at Ohr Torah. She will analyze Eli Weiss: Finance November 11 at 9:30 a.m. Register online at: Jewish heroines of the past and discuss how yuhsb.org/openhouse. For more information, Immediate Past President OU Women’s Initiative is working in support please contact Jono Fuchs, Director of Jeremy Renna of Jewish Heroines of today and tomorrow. Admissions at [email protected] or 212-960- Gabbaim Rebbitzen Dr. Adina Shmidman is the director 5400 ext 6676. Yossi Benedek of the newly formed Department of Women’s Seth Berman Initiatives at the Orthodox Union. She and her AY KIDS CORNER: MAKE YOUR OWN Jonathan Caplan husband Rabbi Avraham Shmidman are Rabbi Michael Kornfeld PIZZA Barry Leskowitz and Rebbitzen at the Lower Merion Barry Levinson Synagogue in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Ahavas Yisrael Kids Corner invites you to David Simen Make Your Own Pizza at Giddy's Pizzeria next David Stern The program is free of charge. The Orthodox Sunday, October 28 at 2:00 p.m. Cost: $6 per Steven White Forum gladly accepts season sponsorships, as person. All ages welcome. Visit: ayedison.org to Honorary Gabbai well as program sponsorships. Please visit: make your reservation now. www.orthodoxjewishforum.org for more Bernard Israel information. ALYN REHAB HOSPITAL FUNDRAISER Board of Directors Dovid Becker WOMEN'S LEARNING INITIATIVE For the 4th year in a row, David Jacobi is bike Andrew Cohen riding for Israel's ALYN Rehab Hospital. This Marisa Dolled-Filhart Parsha class by Miri Cohen will meet this Sarah Grunstein year David is participating in the 5 day bike ride Susan Hornstein Tuesday, October 23 at 9:30 a.m. at the and so far has only achieved 60% of his $5,000 Herb Klaver home of Leah Epshtein, 253 Lawrence goal. ALYN is famous throughout Israel and is Dana Korbman Avenue. Please contact Leah at 917-763-1848 truly a worthy charity helping many disabled Michele Kornblum to confirm. Elana Kurtz children across all of Israel. Please help David Simi Lichtman Shimirat Haloshon class by Leah Drillman reach this goal. All online donations are most Marc Scheiner will begin next Monday, October 29 at the welcome and US tax deductible! To contribute, Sherry Simantov th visit: https://www.jgive.com/new/en/usd/ Ari Sofair-Fisch home of Ellen Smith, 407 North 8 Avenue, Ze'ev Strupinsky Edison. For more information, please call donation-targets/4019. Thank you. Laura Weiss Ellen at 201-410-1893 or 732-777-6787. RABBI HUMENER MELAVE MALKA THIS Sisterhood President Elena Orgel JEC HIGH SCHOOL FOR BOYS OPEN MOTZEI SHABBAT HOUSE Youth Directors Please welcome Rabbi Humener of Rechovot Akiva & Chani Neuman The Jewish Educational Center High School Israel. Rabbi Humener is the founder of Chasdai for Boys, 330 Elmora Avenue, Elizabeth, Akiva, an organization similar to Yad Eleizer for 216 South First Avenue invites 8th grade boys and their parents to join the Rechovot community. It provides food and P.O. Box 4242 other financial support for the needy of that city. Highland Park, NJ 08904 them at their Open House next Tuesday, phone: (732) 247-0532 October 30. Registration at 6:30 p.m.; Please join him at a Melave Malka this Motzei fax: (732) 247-6739 program begins at 7:15 p.m. Pre-register at Shabbat, October 20 at 8:30 p.m. at the www.ahavasachim.org jechs.org/openhouse. For more information, Kamelhar home, 22 Perry Rd., Edison. While in ontact Rabbi Sariel Malitzky, Director of Edison, he is staying at the Schneiders, 19 Recruitment, at [email protected] or Harrison St., Edison. Please help Rabbi 908-355-4850 ext 6215. Humener to support the needy of Rechovot. 6 Checks can be made out to Chasudim Tovim.