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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 Israel. 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; New York 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. North Side Minyan October Jon and Lori Caplan 25 Olden Road, Edison 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 friends 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” (Detroit-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.