AHAVASAHAVAS ACHIMACHIM NEWSLETNEWSLETTERTER כ"ב תשרי תש"פ שמיני עצרת/שמחת תורה OCTOBER 9, 2020 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SYNAGOGUE NEWS KOHELET AND YIZKOR Please note that on morning at all minyanim, Kohelet will מזל טוב הושענא רבה Candlelighting...... 6:08 p.m. be read and Yizkor will be recited after Mincha/Maariv (Sanctuary & Outdoors)... Mazel Tov to Kivi and Chani Neuman on ...... 6:15 p.m. the birth of a son. There will be a Covid-ika the conclusion of Mussaf. Shalom Zachar tonight from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the Neuman home, 409 Grant CHILDREN שבת/שמיני עצרת Avenue. Masks are required. The Shalom Shacharit (Sanctuary) ...... Simchat is a very special time for ...... 7:00 & 9:00 a.m. Zachar will be take place outside in children and we need your help in Shacharit (Outdoors)...... 8:30 a.m. breathable sukkahs. All food will be served making it work safely. This year ...... 5:10 p.m. outside, outside of the Sukkah. There will especially, children cannot be permitted Youth Hakafot (Outdoors)... 5:15 p.m. be an "enforcer" to monitor the distancing to walk or run around freely. Please only Mincha (Outdoors) ...... 6:00 p.m. and seating to ensure safety. Simchat Torah Auction ...... 6:20 p.m. bring your child if your child is capable Maariv (Outdoors) ...... 7:10 p.m. Mazel Tov to Ed and Abby Prince on the of remaining at your side exclusively, or Candlelighting/Kiddush...... birth of a grandson. Mazel Tov to the of following instructions when at Youth ...... after 7:15 p.m. parents, Ariella and Michael Guttman. Hakafot (see below). Children must always be accompanied so we can ensure WELCOME NEW MEMBER the safety of everyone at shul. We שמחת תורה Shacharit (Outdoors)...... 9:00 a.m. reserve the right to exclude children who Men's Aliyot/Women's ...... We warmly welcome Robert Sherman are not in compliance with our distancing ...... 11:45 a.m. who recently joined the shul as a Full and mask guidelines. Daf Yomi ...... 6:25 p.m. Member. We look forward to his active participation and a warm and mutually Mincha (Sanctuary & Outdoors) ...... 6:15 p.m. supportive relationship. Maariv (Sanctuary & Outdoors) ...... 7:09 p.m. THE PLAN FOR SIMCHAT TORAH Motzei Yom Tov ...... 7:13 p.m. 5781 The following minyanim do not require We have been working diligently to plan registration: for a safe and joyful Simchat Torah at the conclusion of a very different but extremely בראשית meaningful Yom Tov season. Below are Monday & Thursday Shacharit (Outdoors) ...... 6:25 a.m. the details about each component of the Monday-Thursday Shacharit (Sanctuary).. plan. Masks are required for every part of ...... 7:45 a.m. Simchat Torah described below. Please Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Shacharit read everything with care so you will know (Outdoors)...... 6:35 a.m. what to expect at shul on Simchat Torah Monday-Thursday Mincha/Maariv this year! (Sanctuary & Outdoors)...... 6:05p.m. Friday Candlelighting...... 5:56 p.m. Friday Mincha/Kabbalat /Maariv...... 6:05 p.m.

ברוך הבא Ahavas Achim would like to warmly welcome all newcomers, visitors and guests who are joining us for Shabbat. If President Josh Ostrin or Rabbi Steven Miodownik don’t a chance to greet you personally, please come up and introduce yourself. We’d like to meet you! Please patronize our sponsors! Torah both at night and in the morning to  Youth package—Rabbi and Youth accommodate the additional seating. Men's Directors drive In fun vehicles to רפואה שלמה section will be on the left side of the in your home and drop off special treats חולים Please include the following parking lot and women's section will be and activities for your children .תפילות your part of the right side and in the street, with ליבה שיינדל בת חוה mechitzot placed by the end of the building HAKAFOT in the parking lot. This will enable proper בת - שבע בת מלכה For reasons of safety, we will not be distancing. Folding chairs will be available אסתר בת לאה but we also encourage anyone who wants permitting Simchat Torah dancing at to bring their own chair. There will be no Hakafot this year. Only one Torah will be ראובן סורה הלוי בן אסתר dancing during Hakafot. As everything will removed from the Aron and used to מינדל בת תמימה be outdoors, no pre-registration on encircle the bimah seven times. During קלמן בן רחל signupgenius.com will be required for any each hakafah we ask everyone to remain אריאל בן עדבה of these programs. at their seats. In lieu of dancing, we will sing a responsive song at each hakafah ישראל בן וולייה (such as Mipi Keil, etc.) and a song sheet AUCTION OF KIBBUDIM הרב דוד בן פנינה - Rabbi Dovid Adlin will be distributed. We are planning a fun שרון בת לאה - Janette Arnold Mincha will be at 6:00 p.m. outdoors experience full of great surprises! After חנה בת נחה - Candi Feinberg followed by our annual Auction of Hakafot we will have the night's Torah Kibbudim. Maariv outdoors will be at 7:10 reading. We anticipate this ending at 8:30 חנה גיטל בת חוה - Ann Salit .p.m. p.m ישראל יחזקאל בן חנה - Eric Silverman Among the items to be auctioned off will גילה בת גולדה - Kay Silverman be: SIMCHAT TORAH MORNING יהודית בת רחל - Jane Stein For Simchat Torah Night: Shacharit outdoors will begin at 9:00 יצחק אריה בן חנצה בלומה - Isaac Stern  Atta Hareita (1) a.m. (at HaKeil Bataatzumot). Please יוסף חיים בן בעשה - Yussie Weiss  Hakafot (7) note the change from the published אברהם יוסף בן פריידע - Alan White schedule which lists 8:30 as the start מיכה שלום בן חנה רחל - Micah White  Aliyot (5) - The only nighttime laining time. Hakafot will be performed in similar If you would like to submit a name for of the year! fashion to the previous night, with a few the cholim list, please call the Shul  Maariv (1) more surprises. office: 732-247-0532 or you can  Yigdal (1) email: [email protected]. For Simchat Torah Day: ALIYOT YOUTH HAKAFOT  Atta Hareita (1) After beginning Torah reading of V'zot Habracha, we will NOT be pausing  Hakafot (7) We will have our annual Youth Hakafot services for aliyot for men after Hakafot. program outdoors in the shul parking lot on  Aliyot (5) - No waiting around until Aliyot will be available for those who Shemini Atzeret afternoon at 5:15 p.m. after Mussaf! choose at the conclusion of Mussaf in Children of all ages are invited to join and  Kol Hanearim (1) various locations inside and outside the position themselves (with their parents) building. standing at chairs arranged at an  Chatan Torah appropriate distance from each other  Chatan Bereishit KOL HANEARIM surrounding the bimah in the middle of the  Maftir/Haftarah parking lot. After a presentation from Kivi There will be only one reading of the Kol Neuman, each age group will be called up  Adon Olam Hanearim aliyah (given to the auction one at a time for brief circle-dancing  President's Announcements winner for that category) and only that around the Torah. We will use hula hoops Special "Korona Kibbudim": person will stand under the Kol Hanearim that will be held during dancing to help for this aliyah. We ask parents of all keep us apart, one age or grade at a time.  AA face masks for your family other children to hold your children on After each group completes their dancing  Automatic registration on your shoulders during Kol Hanearim, they will be invited to take a special candy Signupgenius.com—no more hassle stand them on chairs, and/or cover them bag in the shul sukkah and then return to for indoor minyanim with your own tallit if desired. their spot in the parking lot. The program  Designated parking lot Makom will end at 6:00 p.m. Kavuah with your name on it for CONCLUSION OF DAVENING outdoor minyanim STREET CLOSURE We will then proceed straight to Chatan  Rabbi M. drops your name in three Torah, Chatan Bereishit, Maftir, Haftarah, The Shul parking lot may not be used to consecutive emailed Drashot and Mussaf with Birkat Kohanim. (What park cars on the last days of Yom Tov. All  Private Zoom shiur for your family or color socks will the Kohanim be sport this Simchat Torah davening will be outdoors friends—Celebrate any occasion! year?) We anticipate this ending at (weather permitting). We will be closing  Licensing right to Sponsor first Shul- around 11:30 a.m. off Johnson Street between South First wide Kiddush after COVID 2 Avenue and Cedar Avenue for Simchat KIDDUSH-TO-GO of someone that tested positive for YAHRZEITS COVID-19; having that contact for There will not be a shul-wide hot kiddush 10/12 Irene Balsam Father more than 10 minutes; having that this year. However, there will be a special Dr. Andrew Mother contact anytime starting two days Kiddush-To-Go, sponsored by Betzalel Freedman before they first had symptoms. and Shana Posy in honor of Ken and 10/13 Dr. Marc Scheiner Mother 10/14 Lawrence Fineberg Father Barbara Strassman, available for pick-  Individuals who have traveled to a region that would require quarantine, Cynthia Greenberg Father up at the conclusion of davening. Elena Orgel Father inside or outside the U.S., including Gerald Silverstein Father Israel and Europe, or who have ALIYOT AND WOMEN'S SHIUR 10/15 Rabbi Milton Kula Father traveled anywhere by commercial 10/16 Michael Beberman Mother After Kiddush distribution, men's aliyot airline, may not attend any of our Edward Epstein Father will be available in various locations Minyanim or events, indoors or Jeffrey Korbman Father indoors and outdoors. Rabbi Miodownik outdoors, within 14 days of their will give his annual Simchat Torah return. For a current list of U.S. states  By participating in Ahavas Achim women's shiur: "Angels and Demons and territories requiring quarantine, Minyanim or events, you are attesting and a World Gone Mad: From Year 0 please refer to: https://covid19.nj.gov/ that you are in compliance with our to Year 5781" in the parking lot from faqs/nj-information/travel-and- COVID-19 policy. The Gabbaim and approximately 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. transportation/which-states-are-on- Shul Officers will be enforcing our the-travel-advisory-list-are-there- policy. If anyone violates any of its provisions, they will be required to WEATHER travel-restrictions-to-or-from-new- jersey. leave. We reserve the right to update the Ahavas Achim COVID-19 policy All of the above programs are subject to  Due to the significant spike in COVID- change based on weather conditions. 19 infection rates in certain as the pandemic changes. communities in New York and New If you have any questions about this AHAVAS ACHIM COVID-19 Jersey, anyone who has recently policy, email [email protected]. POLICY visited these hot spots, or has hosted family or friends from there, may not  If you have ANY COVID-19 attend any of our indoor Minyanim or symptoms, including fever, chills, events for 14 days. If you have spent cough or shortness of breath, you significant time in an area that has seen may not attend any of our Minyanim a significant spike in COVID-19 or events, indoors or outdoors as infections, you may not attend our long as the symptoms persist. When Minyanim or events, indoors or in doubt about symptoms, for the purpose of this policy assume that outdoors for 14 days. they are COVID-19. For a more  Masks that cover the MOUTH AND complete list of COVID-19 NOSE must be worn AT ALL symptoms, please refer to: https:// TIMES at Ahavas Achim Minyanim www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019- or events, including outdoors, with no ncov/symptoms-testing/ exceptions, per CDC guidelines. symptoms.html.  Attendees are required to maintain  If you have contracted the virus and social distancing of at least 6 feet you are not symptom free and 10 between individuals of different days past recovery, you may not households AT ALL TIMES at attend any of our Minyanim or Ahavas Achim Minyanim or events, events, indoors or outdoors. including outdoors, per CDC  If you have an immediate family guidelines. member with ANY COVID-19  Only children who are at their parent’s symptoms, you may not attend any of side AT ALL TIMES, and will our Minyanim or events, indoors or properly WEAR A MASK at all times outdoors as long as the symptoms may attend Ahavas Achim Minyanim persist or until your family member or events. consults with their doctor and  Anyone that attends Ahavas Achim receives guidance permitting your Minyanim or events, indoors or attendance. outdoors, agrees to inform the Rabbi or  If you have been in close contact with President immediately if they test anyone who has COVID-19, even if positive for COVID-19. Should this asymptomatic, you must consult with happen, in accordance with the State’s your doctor before attending any of contact tracing guidelines, this our Minyanim or events, indoors or information but not your identity will outdoors. Close contact is defined be shared with the other people who these conditions: being within six feet attended the same Minyan. 3 Please patronize our sponsors! MEALTRAINS MINYANIM Sanctuary. Due to the coronavirus, please only cook These are the "rules of engagement" for  Please sit only at the designated if you are healthy! davening: spaces and remain at your seat the entire time. Ahavas Achim is cooking for Kivi and  By participating in Ahavas Achim Chani Neuman for the birth of their son. Minyanim or events, you are attesting  Please do not congregate as you We are cooking for 2 adults and 2 children. that you have read and are in leave the shul. Delivery is to 409 Grant Ave., Highland compliance with our COVID-19 policy, Although the degree of risk to congregate Park. Please text before delivery and leave which is posted in our newsletter, on in this manner has diminished to an food on the front porch for contact free our website and at our entrances. The acceptable level (with proper social delivery! Please sign up at: https:// Gabbaim and Shul Officers will be distancing), it cannot be stated that the mealtrain.com/w1w6d7. enforcing our policy. If anyone violates risk has been eliminated entirely. No one any of its provisions, they will be is obligated to attend any of these Ahavas Achim is also cooking for Kay required to leave. minyanim, and anyone who does not feel and Eric Silverman who are ill. We are comfortable doing so is encouraged to cooking for 2 adults: mostly meat, chicken  Pre-registration is only necessary for indoor minyanim. No advanced signup refrain from attending at this time. (white meat only please), potatoes/rice/etc Anyone who is considered medically and veggies. Delivery is to River Ridge, is required for any of our outdoor minyanim. vulnerable due to age or any other factor 30 S. Adelaide Ave, apt. 6H. (They can't should only attend with the consent of come down and get deliveries, so please  In light of the state government's latest their medical professional. No one who leave at their door.) Please sign up at: guidelines, individuals who have has a fever or ANY Covid-19 symptoms or https://mealtrain.com/2y4lwe. traveled to a region that would require who has contracted the virus and is not 14 quarantine (including Israel and days past recovery may attend. Please AAU SHIURIM VIA ZOOM Europe) and any of the following states email: [email protected] for further TELECONFERENCE or U.S. territories should not attend questions. shul within 14 days of return to New The learning has not stopped! It has just Jersey: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, moved online. Please join us for this Colorado, Delaware, Florida, schedule of classes and maintain your Georgia, Guam, Idaho, Iowa, SISTERHOOD NEWS regular learning from home! Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, TUESDAY 9:00-10:00 a.m. Men's Louisiana, Minnesota, Mississippi, BOOK CLUB Retirees Parsha Gems with Rabbi Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, The next AA Sisterhood Book Club Moshe Goldberger. Please call in to (605) Nevada, New Mexico, North meeting will take place this Tuesday, 313-5890 and enter 399719# to access this Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, October 13 at 8:30 p.m. The book we shiur. Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, will be discussing is Next Year in WEDNESDAY 8:00-9:00 p.m. (note: Texas, Utah, West Virginia, Havana by Chanel Cleeton. All are earlier start time) Custom in Jewish Law Wisconsin, Wyoming welcome to participate by using this link: with Dr. Elisha Russ-Fishbane. Please use https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5757628337. the following Zoom information: https://  All indoor minyanim will take place in nyu.zoom.us/j/97032591776 the Main Sanctuary.  Designated spaces have been assigned COMMUNITY NEWS DAILY INSPIRATION to ensure proper social distancing; only those seats may be occupied. Each day, the rabbi offers a short dvar MTA VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE torah video or image based on the parsha  Shabbat morning davening will be a and current events. Would you like to be streamlined version beginning at Join University High School included in a WhatsApp group and receive "Shochain Ad." for Boys (MTA) at their virtual Open these daily lessons? Please email  Indoor Shabbat minyanim may only be House on Sunday, November 15 at 9:30 [email protected] attended through our registration a.m. to learn more about their warm, with your phone number, and we will add website: https:// personalized, and inspiring approach to you to our group! www.signupgenius.com/ Torah, academic, and extra-curricular go/904054dadad29a4f58- programs and explore all of the incredible opportunities available at this yeshiva. TCN RABBI FRAND'S PARASHA aaminyanim18. They truly have something for everyone, SHIUR  Sunday and all weekday minyanim do enabling each and every talmid to shine not require registration. Rabbi Frand's parasha/ shiur is and make an impact on our community. shown on TCN in the Beit Midrash on Please observe the following rules for the Choose your journey and discover how Thursdays at 9:00 p.m. Masks are safety of all of our congregants: you can make the most of your MTA required, and please sit at least 6 feet from  Masks that cover the mouth and nose experience. They can't wait to see you! other participants. Admission is free; must be worn at all times with no To RSVP, please visit: yuhsb.org/ donations are welcome to help defray the exceptions. openhouse. For questions, contact Rabbi cost of bringing TCN to the community.  Please use Purell from our dispensers Yoni Stone at [email protected] or 4 immediately after entering the 646-592-6106. WOMEN IN PUBLIC PRAYER: BIKUR CHOLIM OF RARITAN AHAVAS ACHIM HISTORICAL FRAMEWORK FOR A VALLEY Rabbi CONTEMPORARY QUESTION HOSPITALITY ROOM: Steven Miodownik The Orthodox Forum of Edison/Highland Park Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital: Rabbi Emeritus presents Dr. Shana Strauch Schick, Yeshiva located on the main floor. Go through the Ronald L. Schwarzberg University Research Fellow, online next Sunday, main entrance and bear left towards the gift October 18 at 10:00 a.m. Dr. Strauch Schick’s Honorary Presidents shop. Turn right through the double doors. Alexander Bernstein, z"l presentation provides a historical framework for Follow hall and turn right. The room is Isadore Sapiro, z"l this very contemporary issue of women's presence located opposite the surgical intensive care Albert Sapiro, z"l in public prayer spaces. This presentation unit. Nathan Segal, z"l explores the history of women’s presence in holy President spaces from the ancient Temple to modern day St Peters Hospital: located on the fourth Josh Ostrin synagogues. floor room 4016. You will find hospitality rooms fully Vice Presidents Dr. Strauch Schick is a fellow of the Center for stocked with food and any items that you Dovid Becker: Fundraising Israel Studies at Yeshiva University and teaches might need. There is a microwave, urn, sink, Yossi Benedek: Ritual and Halakhah at Michlelet Mevaseret Renee Dublon: Treasurer table & chairs. For inquiries, please call the Yerushalayim in Jerusalem and Drisha Institute in Harry Glazer: House helpline at 732-572-7181. NY. She grew up in Highland Park, davening at Ari Sofair-Fisch: Membership Robert Haarburger: Congregation Ohr Torah and is a proud graduate HOMEBOUND VISITATION: Fundraising of RPRY. Seeking adults and 11th graders and older Debra Levenstein: Secretary Eli Weiss: Finance Following the presentation, the moderator will who would be interested in volunteering to pose questions entered online to Dr. Strauch visit homebound people in our community. Immediate Past President Schick. Registration is required for this online For more information, please call Bikur Jeremy Renna Cholim at 732-572-7181. presentation. Please register by visiting: Gabbaim www.orthodoxjewishforum.org or by using the NURSING HOME VISITATION: Yossi Benedek following link: https://tinyurl.com/yxn9g49b. Seth Berman Seeking volunteers to visit at the Regency Jonathan Caplan The Orthodox Forum gladly accepts season Nursing Home on DeMott Lane in Michael Kornfeld sponsorships, as well as program sponsorships. Somerset. For more information, please call Barry Leskowitz Barry Levinson Bikur Cholim at 732-572-7181. David Simen VIRTUAL “LUNCH ‘N LEARN” SERIES TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: David Stern Steven White Saint Peter’s University Hospital is teaming up Drivers and coordinators needed. with the East Brunswick Public Library for a Coordinate rides to and from medical Honorary Gabbai three-part virtual “Lunch ‘N Learn” series on appointments—match requesters with an Bernard Israel z"l the following Fridays at 12:00 noon: available driver. Each coordinator serves for Board of Directors  October 23: Gastro-esophageal Reflux two weeks at a time. To volunteer to Michael Beberman Shani Berkovitz Disease coordinate or to drive, please call Bikur Cholim hotline at 732-572-7181 or fill out David Blain Maggie Brooks  November 6: Basics of Inflammatory Bowel the volunteer form at: bikurcholimrv.com. Disease Andrew Cohen NEW WEBSITE: bikurcholimrv.com. Susan Hornstein  December 18: Arkady Broder, MD—Colon Elana Kurtz Polyp Screening... NOT the Same as Colon The new website provides information Jeremy Lichtman Cancer Screening regarding Bikur Cholim services, including Eitan Pludwinski Ari Podhorcer Registration is requested for these free events. For how to access our local hospitals on Avital Rosenberg more information or to register, please visit: Shabbat, how to borrow medical equipment, Marc Scheiner and how to get prescription medication on Sherry Simantov www.ebpl.org/calendar. Shabbat. Hank Strub Ze'ev Strupinsky JFS ANNUAL MEETING AND Laura Weiss KEYLIM MIKVAH Rhea Zucker VOLUNTEER APPRECIATION Please do not use the Keylim Mikvah Sisterhood President JFS invites you to attend their Annual Meeting Monday-Friday between the hours of 8:00 Elena Orgel and Volunteer Appreciation event, which will be held virtually this year. Join them on Zoom or a.m.-4:00 p.m. Youth Directors listen by phone as they celebrate another Akiva and Chani Neuman successful, albeit tumultuous, year of community SHAATNEZ TESTING 216 South First Avenue service and growth. Shatnez testing is available at Rainbow Highland Park, NJ 08904  Tune in on October 22 at 2:00 p.m. Cleaners, 705 Raritan Ave, 732-572-3896. phone: (732) 247-0532 fax: (732) 247-6739 The testing is done on the premises once a  RSVP to [email protected] to receive www.ahavasachim.org week. For more information, contact Yosef the Zoom link and call-in instructions. Sayagh at 732-330-4103. 5