AHAVASAHAVAS ACHIMACHIM NEWSLETNEWSLETTERTER כ"ה חשון תש"פ חיי שרה/מברכים NOVEMBER 22, 2019 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SYNAGOGUE NEWS Schedule: Friday Night and Tisch, 8:00 שבת Friday Candlelighting...... 4:16 p.m. WELCOME TABC p.m. at the home of Steven & Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv Gila Miodownik, 248 Lawrence Ave.— ...... 4:25 p.m. We'd like to welcome all the Special Places in Eretz Yisrael: How Academy of Bergen County and they Build our Personality Shacharit ...... 7:00 & 8:45 a.m. students who are visiting with us this Shabbat Shabbat Morning Shiur, 9:15 a.m., Pre-Group Babysitting ...... 9:00 a.m. for the Highland Park Shabbaton. Latest Shema...... 9:18 a.m. Downstairs Social Hall—Two Jews, Three Opinions, One Nation: A Formula המקום ינחם ...... Teen Minyan ...... 9:30 a.m. Upstairs Social Hall for Jewish Unity Youth Groups...... 10:00 a.m. The Congregation extends its condolences to Shabbat Morning Drasha, After Baby Group ...... 10:30 a.m. to Avi Grin on the loss of his mother, Eva Mussaf, Main Sanctuary—The Secret Grin z"l. May he and his family be Kiddush is sponsored by the Sisterhood. of Prayer in Times of Sadness and comforted among the mourners of Zion and Happiness . Daf Yomi ( 31) ...... 3:25 p.m. Seudah Shlishit Shiur—The Power of Mincha...... 4:15 p.m. Radical Islam: How Do We Respond? Learning Seudah Shlishit .....4:35 p.m. AAU PRESENTS RABBI MEIR Rabbi Goldwicht, a prominent Israeli sponsored by Edward and Bette GOLDWICHT Epstein in memory of Edward's scholar and educator, is the Joel and parents, Meyer & Sylvia Epstein z"l. All are invited to Ahavas Achim University's Maria Finkle Visiting Israeli Rosh Maariv ...... 5:21 p.m. second Shabbat Scholar-in-Residence of the and a rosh yeshiva at the Motzei Shabbat ...... 5:25 p.m. season, when we host YU Rosh Yeshiva Yeshiva Program/Mazer School of Rabbi Yisroel Reisman ...... 7:30 p.m. Rabbi Meir Goldwicht for Shabbat, Talmudic Studies at . December 6-7. The program will include an He is also head rosh yeshiva at the Irving inspiring shiur and tisch on Friday night and I. Stone Beit Midrash Program. Rabbi תולדות Sunday Shacharit...... 8:00 & 9:00 a.m. many learning opportunities on Shabbat day. Monday Shacharit ....6:25 & 7:45 a.m. (Continued on page 2) Tuesday & Wednesday Shacharit ...... 6:35 & 7:45 a.m.

ראש חודש כסלו Thursday & Friday Shacharit...... 6:15 & 7:45 a.m.

Sunday -Thursday Mincha/Maariv ...... 4:20 p.m. Monday -Thursday late Maariv...... 9:30 p.m. Friday Candlelighting...... 4:13 p.m. Pre-Thanksgiving Sale Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv at Ahavas Achim ...... 4:20 p.m. Monday, November 25, 2019 North Side Minyan November from 5:00-9:00 p.m. Andrew and Marcia Freedman Linens & Clothing for the entire family! 7 Marshall Drive, Edison

Bridge Turkish and Mediterranean Grill YOU DESERVE TO BE TREATED AS ONE OF A KIND! Open Saturday nights half hour after Shabbat Sunday-Thursday 11:30 AM-10:00 PM Friday 11:30 AM-4:00 PM 315 Raritan Ave. Highland Park, NJ 732-418-9000 Please patronize our sponsors! November 22) SOLICITING PRIZES FOR Dinner Cost: $30 per person; $150 AHAVAS ACHIM CASINO NIGHT רפואה שלמה in maximum cost for immediate families of Ahavas Achim is still in need of prizes חולים Please include the following Full and Associate Members of Ahavas for the Monte Carlo Casino Night on .תפילות your Achim Motzei Shabbat, December 7! If you ליבה שיינדל בת חוה Dessert and Musical Oneg Shabbat at 7:30 know the right people—or are the right p.m. people—who can donate exciting קלמן בן רחל ;Shabbat Day: prizes (local establishment gift cards יצחק בן עליזה Shacharit & Musaf beginning at 8:45 a.m. event tickets; gift baskets; etc), please בת - שבע בת מלכה email Dovid Becker at Celebratory Kiddush following Services צבי דב הלוי בן שרנה [email protected]. Musical Seudat Shelishit אלקסנדר בן ריבה Musical Havdalah LEARNING SEUDAH SHLISHIT הרב דוד בן פנינה - Rabbi Dovid Adlin Rabbi Mendy Eisenberg - For dinner information, contact Susan AAU proudly presents Learning הרב מנחם מנדל שלמה בן חיה רחל Frank at [email protected]. For Seudah Shlishit! We encourage strong חנה בת נחה - Candi Feinberg information about sponsorship packages, attendance at this phenomenal learning .please contact Elliot Frank at opportunity at the end of Shabbat day שלמה מאיר בן חסיה - Stuart Kilstein [email protected]. Please select from our Seudah Shlishit ביילה בת חסי - Barbara Kritz Please mail your reservations including: buffet station, and select one of the אהרון יעקב בן פייגה - Jack Moskowitz names of all adult and child attendees, any following three learning groups for an אפרים בן שרה - Arthur Ringer special requests such as vegetarian meals uplifting experience: ג ' קלין בת רחל - Jaklin Rozen etc. and your full payment to: NACH: Sefer Tehillim: A Literary אופירה חיה בת רבקה צביה - Anny Safier Congregation Ahavas Achim, 216 South Approach with Prof. AJ Berkovitz .First Ave, Highland Park, NJ 08904 יוסף חיים בן בעשה - Yussie Weiss PARSHA: Neilat HaShabbat: One Final Look at This Morning's Parsha אברהם יוסף בן פריידע - Alan White If you would to submit a name to the AHAVAS ACHIM MONTE CARLO with Gil Dersovitz CASINO NIGHT cholim list, please contact the Shul HALACHA: Parenting Without office: [email protected] or Do you remember how much fun Bingo Marriage: Contemporary Poskim on call 732-247-0532. Night was last year? Well we decided to Using Technology to Become a Single take it up a notch! Congregation Ahavas Parent with Rabbi Steven Miodownik (Rabbi Goldwicht, continued from page 1) Achim is proud to present the return of (alternating with) Goldwicht received semikha from the Monte Carlo Casino Night on Motzei The Coffee Drinker's Guide to renowned rabbinic authorities Rabbi Shabbat, December 7 at 8:00 p.m. Zalman Nehemia Goldberg, former Chief Shabbat Observance with Rabbi Rabbi of Jerusalem, HaRav HaGaon Unlike casino nights of the past, we've Shmuel Lesher Betzallel Zolti and Rabbi , decided to put our own updated take on the HaRav Rashi of Israel. classic. Monte Carlo Night will be a formal ISRAEL MISSION 2020 affair, so dust off those tuxedos and iron Rabbi Goldwicht delivers Hebrew and those ball gowns. You definitely want to Ahavas Achim invites you to join the English shiurim extensively across the dress to impress! While dressed to the Fineberg, Goldberg, R. Kelin, Kohl, metropolitan area, throughout the United nines, you can expect authentic "Las Vegas Meiner, Simantov and Stein families States and in Israel, including weekly Quality" gaming which will lead to a on our 18th annual Israel Mission from evening shiurim in 5 New York area Chinese Auction with amazing prizes! January 15-27, 2020. This will be our communities. He has delivered more than Prizes include Broadway tickets, Jets last January Mission! The mission will 1,000 inspiring shiurim every year to tickets, 55" smart TV and more. If that's not include roundtrip nonstop flights on El grateful audiences. Rabbi Goldwicht is enough for you, then be sure to check out Al Israel Airlines from Newark, 8 also Rosh at Camp Mesorah. the incredible food and drink offerings nights at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel, 2 which you will not want to miss! nights at the Carlton Hotel in Tel Aviv, 3 day touring excursion with MUSICAL SHABBAT CHANUKAH General admission for the evening is $65 FEATURING THE MACCABEATS experienced guides, full Israeli per person, in advance ($70 at the door), breakfast daily, two dinners in Tel Back by popular demand, Congregation which includes entrance, dinner, and Aviv, Friday night and Shabbat lunch Ahavas Achim presents the fourth annual $1,000 of funny money! Additionally, we on both Shabbatot, tips, transfers, and Musical Shabbat Chanukah featuring the have many different sponsorship handling. Maccabeats on December 27-28. opportunities available. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit: The cost per person (based on double Friday evening: aafundraising.org. occupancy) is $3491. Registration is Menorah Lighting and Kabbalat Shabbat now open. Sign up at arieltours.com/ aamission. Questions can be directed Musical Dinner (by reservation only; Priority Reservations for AA Full and to: [email protected]. Associate Members until this Friday, 2 THE FRIDAY NIGHT TISCH Lookstein, Mr. and Mrs. Abe Schwartzbard YAHRZEITS Please save the following dates for future Professor ($100): Dr. Yinon and Mrs. 11/24 Barry Father Friday Night Tisches: Sheri Degani, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert /2019 Leskowitz Klaver, Ms. Chaye Kohl, Mr. and Mrs. 11/24 Debora Husband December 20 at the home of Ari and /2019 Matzner Rachel Podhorcer Edward Lowinger, Drs. Irving and Jenny 11/24 Jane Twin Sis- Mandelbaum, Mr. Avi and Dr. Lauren /2019 Stein ter January 10 at the home of Jeremy and Maza, Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Orgel, Mr. and 11/24 Marsha Mother Simi Lichtman Mrs. Alan Silver, Dr. Mark and Mrs. /2019 Wasserman There will also be Friday Night Tisches in Rachel Stein, Dr. Ethan and Mrs. Debbie 11/25 Dr. Mother February and March. Wasserman, Drs. James Weinberger and /2019 Richard Kleinmann Miriam Oles 11/25 Nathan Mother INVEST IN AHAVAS ACHIM /2019 Orgel UNIVERSITY SEXUAL ABUSE PREVENTION AND 11/25 Ann Mother /2019 Salit We ask for your generous support to make RESPONSE POLICY the programs detailed in our AAU 5780 Congregation Ahavas Achim is deeply Haftarah with Rabbi Steven Miodownik Catalog a reality. We truly appreciate your committed to safeguarding the members of (For men only) participation in all of our classes and our shul community. In order to ensure a lectures, as well as your donations which Thursday 9:00 p.m. Parshat Hashavua positive and secure environment for our with Rabbi Yissocher Frand on the TCN enable us to offer Ahavas Achim congregants and guests, a Sexual Abuse (No charge; donations welcome!) University to the shul and community. Prevention and Response Policy is now in Please consider these sponsorship effect. For the next few weeks, highlights Shabbat 9:30 a.m. (after 7:00 a.m. categories below: from this policy appear below. Shacharit) Im La'et KaZot—Biblical Reflections in the Book of Esther by Rabbi Chancellor ($2000 or more): Includes  Ahavas Achim will require completion David Silber reservations for a full table at the Friday of an annual in-person training for all night Musical Seudah with The Shabbat 50 minutes before Mincha Daf Ahavas Achim staff members, Yomi with Judah Abraham Maccabeats on Shabbat Chanukah, members of the Congregant Safety December 27: Mrs. Janis Cohen, Dr. Committee, youth group leaders, and Motzei Shabbat Navi with Rabbi Yisroel Elliot and Mrs. Susan Frank, Mr. and regular volunteers. Ahavas Achim will Reisman on the TCN (through January 25 Mrs. David Goldberg, Abraham and offer optional annual in-person 7:30 p.m.; No charge; donations Bessie Hann Charitable Foundation, Mr. trainings and educational opportunities welcome!) and Mrs. Jeffrey Korbman, Mrs. Rachel to children, teenagers and adult Lefkovits, Dr. Barry and Mrs. Marcia congregants. Levinson, Mr. Kenneth and Dr. Barbara Strassman If you have any questions regarding the committee or the policy, contact the President ($1000): Includes reservations Congregant Safety Committee at for 6 at the Friday night Musical Seudah [email protected]. You with The Maccabeats on Shabbat may also email Simi Lichtman, Chair of Chanukah, December 27: Mr. and Mrs. the CSC, at [email protected]. Joshua Ostrin, Mr. and Mrs. Jeremy Renna, Mr. Marc and Dr. Debbie Turansky AAU SHIURIM 5780 Torah Builder ($613): Includes Monday-Thursday after 9:30 p.m. reservations for 4 at the Friday night Maariv Chug Mishnayot Musical Seudah with The Maccabeats on Monday 8:00 p.m. Practical Halacha: The Shabbat Chanukah, December 27: Mr. Laws of Prayer with Rabbi Steven and Mrs. Andrew Cohen, Mr. and Mrs. Miodownik Avi Freidenreich, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Monday 8:30 p.m. Advanced Talmud: Leskowitz, Drs. Periel and Michal Kiddushin with Rabbi Steven Miodownik Shapiro Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Torah Gems with Dean ($360): Includes reservations for 2 Rabbi Moshe Goldberger (Breakfast at the Friday night Musical Seudah with served! For men only) The Maccabeats on Shabbat Chanukah, December 27: Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Tuesday 8:30 p.m. Custom in Jewish Law Caplan, Mr. and Mrs. Barry Katz, Mr. with Dr. Elisha Russ-Fishbane and Mrs. Eli Levenstein, Rabbi Steven and Wednesday 1:15 p.m. The Weekly Mrs. Gila Miodownik, Mr. Alan and Ms. Haftarah with Rabbi Steven Miodownik Karen Novick, Mr. and Mrs. Giyora (For women only) Simantov, Dr. Michael and Mrs. Marsha Thursday 9:30 a.m. Gemara Brachot with Wasserman Rabbi Eli Reisman (For men only) Department Chair ($250): Ms. Arlyne Thursday 10:30 a.m. The Weekly 3 Please patronize our sponsors! SISTERHOOD NEWS book: Artscroll’s A Life Worth Living— RPRY SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR Stories and Ideas for Constant Kiddush Reading for pleasure unlocks the power Hashem by Rabbi Shraga Freedman, of information and imagination and helps BOOK CLUB available at event and at Judaica Gallery. children discover who they are. RPRY's The next AA Sisterhood Book Club meeting Free admission; donations encouraged. Scholastic Book Fair is a reading event will take place on Tuesday, December 10 at For more information, please call Phil that brings the books kids want to read 8:30 p.m. at the home of Shoshy Akman, Rosen at 732-572-8762 or email right into our school. It’s a wonderful 45 North 8th Avenue, Highland Park. The [email protected]. selection of engaging and affordable book we will be discussing is The Only books for every reading level. Please in the Room by Marie Benedict. We SOFER THIS SUNDAY make plans to visit the Book Fair in the hope you can join us! The Sofer will be available to check your RPRY Library and be involved in mezzuzot and tefillin at Judaica Gallery shaping your child’s reading habits! KIDDUSH REMINDER this Sunday, November 24 starting at Sales hours are: The Kiddush committee for this Shabbat is: 10:00 a.m. For questions or to make an Sunday, November 24: 9:00 a.m.-12:30 Levin, Levinson and Mandelbaum. The appointment, call 732-828-7722. p.m. Kiddush committee for Shabbat, November Tuesday, November 26: 5:00-8:00 p.m. 30 is: Lichtman, Lewitter and Mann. The LEFKOVITS FAMILY PARK Wednesday, November 27-10:00 a.m.- Kiddush committee for Shabbat, December MIKVAH ANNUAL WOMEN’S 12:00 p.m. 7 is: Maza, Meiner and Ben and Emily MELAVE MALKA Menasha. The Kiddush committee for Shabbat, December 14 is: Medinets, Lefkovits Family Park Mikvah presents RPRY SPECTACULAR SLUMBER Miller, Moritz and Pludwinski. an evening with famous Israeli news PARTY! anchor and lecturer, Sivan Rahav Meir at the annual Women’s Melave Malka on Drop off your Pre-Nursery through January 4, 2020 at 8:00 p.m. at Ohr Kindergarten students at the RPRY YOUTH NEWS Torah. Sivan is a popular Israeli news Library, during back to school night, this anchor and journalist, who gives a weekly Tuesday, November 26 from 5:00-6:30 TEEN MINYAN KIDDUSH Torah shiur to 1000 people in Israel. To p.m., for arts and crafts, storytelling, and SPONSORSHIP learn more about Sivan, visit: https:// more! Meet with teachers and peruse the www.sivanrahavmeir.com/home-en. book fair in peace...or at least without Teen Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by your children. Cost: $15 for the first Torah Academy of Bergen County in Advanced registration is requested. child, $10 each additional. Register online appreciation of the TABC, Highland Park Couvert is $36. Sponsorship is available at: tinyurl.com/RPRY1126. Space is families. at the following levels: $50—Bronze limited! Reserve today! Come in PJs! Sponsor, $100—Silver Sponsor, $180— Sleeping NOT encouraged. If you'd like to sponsor Teen Kiddush in the Gold Sponsor, $250—Platinum Sponsor, future, please email Kivi Neuman at: $360—Friends of the Mikvah, $500— [email protected]. Mikvah Donor. Please join in supporting ENHANCE YOUR RELATIONSHIPS! the one organization in the community Tammy Karmel is a young mother from SHABBAT GROUPS BIRTHDAY that benefits all women of the Yerushalayim who is living—and PARTY SPONSORSHIP community! To register or to become a thriving—with the debilitating disease of sponsor, visit: https://parkmikvah.org or Celebrating your child's birthday? Sponsor a ALS. Hear Tammy’s unique take on email [email protected]. birthday party for your child's Shabbat relationships through her new video morning group: includes birthday game, series, and be surprised at how easy it is birthday hats, and special snacks. LEFKOVITS FAMILY PARK for anyone to improve any relationship. Sponsorships start at $25. For more MIKVAH HOURS This series will be shown this Sunday, November 24 and on Mondays, information, contact Chani Neuman at  Sunday-Thursday: 8:00–10:30 p.m. [email protected]! December 2, 9 and 16 at 9:00 p.m. sharp  Motzei Shabbat: November 23, 30: at the home of Debbie Schneider, 19 7:30-10:00 p.m. Harrison St, Edison. Minimum  Friday nights by appointment only: donation: $10 per person. For more COMMUNITY NEWS Appointments should be made by information, please call Zehava Feuer at emailing [email protected], 917-583-2756. NEW ACTT EVENT THIS SUNDAY online at: www.parkmikvah.org or REBBITZEN EICHENSTEIN Come hear Rabbi Doniel Staum, noted by calling 732-221-8155. author, speaker, Heichal HaTorah Rebbe, Please be reminded that out of hours Tefillah class will be held this Sunday, Yeshiva Ohr Naftoli Principal, speak about appointments incur an additional $20 fee. November 24 at 11:00 a.m. at Agudath “Kiddush Hashem: The Kiddush that During the winter months the out of hours Israel. Parsha class will not be held this Never Ends” at the ACTT (Achieving fee is waived for appointments occurring Monday, November 25. For more Change through Torah) Kiddush Hashem between nightfall and opening time. For information, contact Aviva at 732-672- 2 kickoff event, this Sunday, November 24 all comments and questions, please email 7104 or [email protected]. 4 at 8:00 p.m. at Ahavas Achim. Source [email protected]. HELENE LOCKSPEISER TO BE RABBI REISMAN SPEAKS ON THE AHAVAS YISRAEL GIFT AUCTION HONORED AT RPRY KASHRUT OF MILK THIS FRIDAY The Ahavas Yisrael Gift Auction, SCHOLARSHIP BREAKFAST Rabbi Reisman will present the 2nd of a a 2- featuring David Siegelman, returns on Please join RPRY in its mission to provide part series for men and women on the kashrut Motzei Shabbat December 14 at 8:00 a stellar Jewish education for all students, of milk this Friday, November 22 at 8:30 p.m. at Ahavas Yisrael. Cost: one by donating generously to the RPRY p.m. at Khal Chassidim. Topics include: wrapped gift (value $15-$20). RSVP: Scholarship Fund. The Toby Mayer cow sugar controversy, the Indian micro- ayedison.org or call Felisa Mark at 732- Memorial Scholarship Breakfast farm investigation, cheese butter and milk 912-0520. honoring Morah Helene Lockspeiser powder, and halachic considerations of will be held at RPRY on Sunday, modern dairy production. For more JEWISH FEDERATION'S WINTER December 15 at 9:30 a.m. There will also information, call Marsha Eiserman at 347- SUPER SUNDAY be a special pop up museum celebrating 203- 7906. RPRY's 75th Year. To give a gift to the This Sunday, November 24 is Jewish Federation's Winter Super Sunday campaign and RSVP, visit: https:// FRIENDSGIVING SHABBAT IN fundraising telethon, and they need you www.rpry.org/support-rpry/ MEMORY OF JOEL ADLER Z"L scholarship-campaign or contact Josh to help them make calls. Super Sunday Caplan at 732-572-5052 ext. 207 or Congregation Ohr Torah invites the entire callers help bring in the critical funds to [email protected]. community to FRIENDSGIVING with make this Jewish community safer, Animator/Director Saul Blinkoff next sweeter, more supportive and sustainable Shabbat, November 29-30. The Shabbaton for thousands of people of all ages. RPRY PLUS PRE-CHANUKAH is in commemoration of the 5th yahrzeit of Please sign up for a shift, or you can BOUTIQUE Ohr Torah's beloved Gabbai Joel Adler, choose to become a phone sponsor, to RPRY PLUS is excited to once again be Yosef Yitzchak ben Zev HaLevi z"l. strengthen this Jewish community. hosting the Pre-Chanukah Boutique on Sponsorships welcome! Register at https://tinyurl.com/ Sunday, December 15 from 11:00 a.m.- 5:30 p.m.: Friday Night Seudah: (by y3vamdt9. 4:00 p.m. at Ohr Torah. Swing by after RSVP: $72 per couple; $100 per family; $18 the Scholarship Breakfast for all your college/young professionals; please register DAUGHTERS OF ETZ AHAIM holiday needs! Jewelry, hats, gifts, and at ohrtorah.net) ORIENTAL CULINARY TOUR more will be available! Want a table to sell your wares? Email Elana Kurtz at 7:00 p.m.: "My Disney Tale" (ages 8-120!) Daughters of Etz Ahaim invites you to [email protected]. 8:00 p.m.: Dessert and Oneg join them this Monday, November 25 at Shabbat Day after Mussaf (approx. 11:00 7:00 p.m. at Etz Ahaim for an Oriental Culinary Tour. Don’t miss out on the LEVAVI a.m.):"I Just Can't Wait to be King" (ages 12-120!) opportunity to learn to cook, and taste the All women of the community are invited flavors of the Orient, taught by Chef to the launching of a new organization, Motzei Shabbat at 7:00 p.m.: Animation Richard Landau of A Bite of Heaven Levavi, providing support for pregnancy Workshop! Doors open at 6:30 p.m.; $10 Catering. All ladies and girls are and infant loss in the Edison/Highland per person: Learn the tools and methods that welcome and the event is FREE, by Park community. Rochel Leah Eisner the WALT DISNEY STUDIOS has been reservation only, to paid-up Daughters and Sharon Golubchik will share their using for over 60 years to draw your favorite of Etz Ahaim members. Join Daughters personal stories, with introductions by Disney characters! of Etz Ahaim today, and make your Teri Sofir-Fisch. The event will be held reservation! 2019/20 dues are: women: at Ahavas Achim on Sunday, December PRAISED, REQUIRED, PERMITTED, $36; teens: $18. A raffle for a chance to 8 at 7:30 p.m. For more information, FORBIDDEN: HALACHOT OF THE win valuable prizes will be held at the email [email protected]. BEDROOM event. Raffle tickets will be available at All women of the community are invited to a the door. REBBETZEN HELLER TO SPEAK AT Shiur presented by Nechama Price on OHAV EMETH Sunday, December 1 at 6:45 p.m. at Ohav TIFERES Emeth. Nechama is the Director of Yeshiva All women of the community are invited The next DVD for women will be shown University’s Graduate Program for Advanced to a Shiur presented by on Motzei Shabbat, December 7 at 8:30 Talmud Studies (GPATS), from which she p.m. at the Siegel house. Weekly Tziporah Heller this Monday, earned certification in 2003. She is a Senior November 25 at Ohav Emeth. Doors teleconferences with topics such as Lecturer in the Bible and Judaic Studies open at 7:00 p.m.; the Rebbetzin will and parenting are available departments at Stern College, where she has speak at 8:00 p.m. Suggested donation: to Tiferes members. The current been teaching since 2004. She is also a $5. Rebbetzin Heller is an American-born teleconference is: “Mastering your graduate of the inaugural class of the Torah educator, author, and speaker based Emotions—How your Emotions Serve American branch of ’s Yoetzet in Jerusalem. She is a senior faculty You” with Dina Friedman. For more Halacha Program, and currently serves as a member at the Neve Yerushalayim information or to become a member, Yoetzet Halacha (Halakhic Advisor) to the College for Women and principal of the please contact Aviva Siegel at communities of Englewood, Tenafly, Bnos Avigail Seminary on the Neve [email protected]. The Highland Livingston, West Orange, and Long Branch. Campus. Park/Edison group of Tiferes is zecher l'nishmat Malka bat Shalom. 5 SPEED DATING EVENT THIS MOTZEI WOMEN'S LEARNING INITIATIVE AHAVAS ACHIM SHABBAT Parsha class by Miri Cohen will not meet this Rabbi Shnainu Edison Highland Park Tuesday, November 26. Steven Miodownik Group presents a Speed Dating event this Rabbi Emeritus Motzei Shabbat, November 23 at 8:00 p.m. AHAVAS YISRAEL THANKSGIVING YOM Ronald L. Schwarzberg at Ohav Emeth. Jewish Orthodox singles IYUN between the ages of 24 and 50 are invited to Honorary Presidents Ahavas Yisrael presents their annual Alexander Bernstein, z"l join them for a fun-filled evening. Participants Isadore Sapiro, z"l will be divided into groups according to age. Thanksgiving Yom Iyun featuring The Bostoner Albert Sapiro, z"l Kindly respond by email to Rebbe of Boro Park, HaRav Yona Horowitz. Nathan Segal, z"l [email protected], and please Shacharit is at 8:15 a.m. followed by breakfast and President attach a Shidduch resume or personal the shiur. This event is generously sponsored by the Josh Ostrin information. Limited spots available and Siegelman family to commemorate the yahrtzeit of There will be Vice Presidents . שלמה בן יצחק ז"ל ,advanced registration with $20 payment is Irene’s father required. A light dinner will be served. separate seating available for men and women. Dovid Becker: Fundraising Yossi Benedek: Ritual Renee Dublon: Treasurer SHARSHERET THANKSGIVING BAKE FIDF 15TH ANNUAL TRIBUTE DINNER Meir Flancbaum: House SALE Harry Glazer: Membership The FIDF New Jersey Chapter is proud to invite Robert Haarburger: Buy delicious, homemade kosher pies and you to A Night of Heroes, a spectacular evening in Fundraising breads for Thanksgiving and support a great support of the brave men and women of the IDF. Debra Levenstein: Secretary cause at the same time! Announcing the The event will be held on Monday, December 2 at Eli Weiss: Finance eleventh-annual “Pies For Prevention" 6:30 p.m. at The Venetian, 546 River Drive, Immediate Past President Thanksgiving Bake Sale to support Garfield. For more information, call 646-274-9646 Jeremy Renna Sharsheret, a national not-for-profit or email [email protected]. Gabbaim organization supporting young women and Yossi Benedek their families, of all Jewish backgrounds, BEREAVEMENT GROUP WITH RABBI Seth Berman facing breast cancer and ovarian cancer. BRYAN KINZBRUNNER Jonathan Caplan Michael Kornfeld Place your orders and any additional donations Rabbi Bryan Kinzbrunner will facilitate a Barry Leskowitz online at: http://www.sharsheret.org/pies- Bereavement Group from on 8:00-9:00 p.m. on Barry Levinson for-prevention/eastbrunswick no later than Tuesdays, December 10, January 14 and David Simen this Friday, November 22. Baked goods are David Stern February 4. The group meets at Highland Park Steven White prepared with certified kosher ingredients in Conservative Temple—Congregation Anshe volunteer bakers’ kosher home kitchens. For Emeth. Please use the parking lot doors to enter the Honorary Gabbai more information, please contact Linda building. The focus of the group will be to discover Bernard Israel Gardner at [email protected] or 732-991-4806 personal models for navigating through the Board of Directors or Suri Moskowitz at 732-261-4261 or challenges of loss. Each session will facilitate Maggie Brooks [email protected]. discussion and sharing on different topics. These Andrew Cohen sessions will be mostly group driven, with the Sarah Grunstein Susan Hornstein JFS ANNUAL CHANUKAH TOY DRIVE facilitator helping to guide the group in a process of Herb Klaver sharing so as to help each other during one's Elana Kurtz Every year Jewish Family Services brings joy difficult time. Open to all; there is no fee. There is Jeremy Lichtman to children of all ages through high school. no need to "go it alone". Contact Linda at the Eitan Pludwinski They are collecting new, unwrapped toys for Temple office, 732-545-6482 if you have any Avital Rosenberg Marc Scheiner the younger children, and gift cards for the questions. teens—minimum $10 for major stores in the Sherry Simantov Ari Sofair-Fisch area. If you want to be part of this effort, make Hank Strub a donation or give a toy, call JFS at 732-777- TABC ANNUAL DINNER Ze'ev Strupinsky 1940. Items can be dropped off at JFS of Torah Academy of Bergen County invites the Laura Weiss Rhea Zucker Middlesex County, 32 Ford Avenue, Second community to their 37th Annual Dinner on Floor, Milltown, until Tuesday, December 3. Thursday, January 2, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. at Sisterhood President Congregation Keter Torah, 600 Roemer Ave, Elena Orgel Teaneck. This year's honorees are: Mo Fuchs— S.O.S. MISHMAR Youth Directors Guest of Honor, Linda Moed Cohen—Faculty Akiva & Chani Neuman Save Our Saturday Nights Mishmar, a Service Award, and Tzvi Solomon '09—Alumni parent-child learning program in a true Beit Tribute Award. To RSVP and/or donate, please 216 South First Avenue Midrash setting, meets every Motzei Shabbat visit www.tabc.org/annualdinner. For more Highland Park, NJ 08904 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the RPRY Beit information, please contact Sharon Rifkind, phone: (732) 247-0532 Midrash. It is open to all grades! All you need fax: (732) 247-6739 Director of Institutional Advancement at www.ahavasachim.org to bring is your sefarim, your chevruta and [email protected] or 201-837-7696 ext. yourself! Enjoy pizza, refreshments and raffle 123. prizes! To sponsor an SOS Mishmar, contact 6 Rabbi Einzig at 732-572-5052 ext. 203.