AHAVASAHAVAS ACHIMACHIM NEWSLETNEWSLETTERTER כ"ד ניסן תש"פ שמיני/מברכים APRIL 17, 2020 conclude with a Virtual at 8:30 המקום ינחם .Candlelighting...... 7:21 p.m p.m. Suggested times for Tefillah The Congregation extends its condolences /Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv...... to Aaron Israel, Debbie Israel, Josh ...... 7:30 p.m. Israel and Chani Tabak on the loss of B'YACHAD ...... 7:00 & 8:45 a.m. their father, Gabbai Bernie Israel z"l. Motzei Shabbat, April 18, at 8:40 p.m. Mincha...... 7:20 p.m. Shiva is being observed until Wednesday Virtual Havdalah with the Ahavas Maariv...... 8:27 p.m. morning for Debbie and Josh, and Achim Family. Motzei Shabbat ...... 8:31 p.m. Tuesday morning for Aaron and Chani. Connect with Ahavas Achim via Zoom: Havdalah B'Yachad ...... 8:40 p.m. Debbie can be reached at 732-572-3592. https://zoom.us/j/5757628337? Aaron can be reached at 516-725-9346. pwd=ak56U0g4SkVFOFU2YlpVZmxqSzl NEWS When calling, please remember that he is in 1UT09 Eretz Yisrael and there is a 7 hour time This Motzei Shabbat, please use your difference. RABBI'S TIPS FOR THIS computer or other device to join all SHABBAT: The Israel family will be hosting a Zoom together as a shul for a beautiful Shiva meeting to celebrate the life of their Havdalah. We ask you to light your  Although the last time for father and grandfather this Sunday, April Havdalah candle, turn down the lights, Candlelighting is at 7:21 p.m., 19 at 12:30 p.m. To join the Zoom meeting and sing along with us as we start the Shabbat may be brought in and please use the following link: https:// new week as a community. We look candles lit earlier, as long as it is zoom.us/j/92669717590. forward to seeing everyone from afar and after Plag Hamincha, which is at illuminating our homes together. (Please 6:16 p.m. today. Ideally, one would Condolences also to Avi Maza on the loss note that if able to one should still make daven Mincha before Plag of his mother, Rebbetzin Shirley Maza Havdalah in the home before or after the Hamincha and then Kabbalat z"l. shul Havdalah.) Shabbat/Maariv after Plag May they and their families be comforted Hamincha. After Havdalah there will be a Daf Yomi among the mourners of Zion and shiur so please stay logged in if you are  When davening at home on Shabbat Jerusalem. morning, Anim Zemirot is not interested in learning the Daf! recited, as it is considered a Davar YOM HASHOAH Shebekedushah which requires a COMMEMORATION minyan.  This Shabbat we recite Birchat The Spiritual Heroes of the Shoah: Hachodesh for the month of Iyar in Access this program via Zoom: https:// our homes. The molad for Iyar vet zoom.us/j/5757628337? zein Wednesday at 3:37 p.m. and pwd=ak56U0g4SkVFOFU2YlpVZmxqSzl1 12 chalakim. Rosh Chodesh will be UT09 next Friday and Shabbat. All are invited to Ahavas Achim's Zoom  I look forward to seeing you all at Yom Hashoah Commemoration this Havdalah B'Yachad on Motzei Tuesday, April 21 from 8:00-8:30 p.m. Shabbat. We will begin with Sefirat There will be video presentations, words HaOmer at 8:40 p.m. from the rabbi, and tributes to the Kedoshim of the Shoah. The program will AHAVAS ACHIM 131ST ANNIVERSARY DINNER Postponed to a future date! Stay tuned for details! Guests of Honor Steven and Ann-Sheryl White Robert Rosner Memorial Young Leadership Award Ari and Teri Sofair-Fisch Keter Torah Award Edward Epstein Please patronize our sponsors! content and fun for the whole family! More COMMUNITY NEWS !information to follow רפואה שלמה ,in Looking to get pumped for the event? 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To contact JFS of אברהם יצחק הלוי בן רחל UT09 Middlesex County, call: 732-777-1940, MONDAY 8:00-8:30 p.m. Practical email: [email protected] or פסח יהושע בן יוסף מאיר .Halacha with Rabbi Miodownik visit: www.jfsmiddlesex.org הרב דוד בן פנינה - Rabbi Dovid Adlin p.m. Gemara Kiddushin with 8:30-9:30 שרון בת לאה - Janette Arnold Rabbi Miodownik IMPORTANT CHANGE IN חנה בת נחה - Candi Feinberg WEDNESDAY 1:15-2:15 p.m. The OPERATIONS FROM LEFKOVITS משה יעקב בן צביה - Michael Greenberg Weekly with Rabbi Miodownik: FAMILY PARK MIKVAH Rebetzin Devorah Hilsenrath - Weekly Exploration of the Haftarah of the The Mikvah is currently by דבורה בת חיה ביילה upcoming Shabbat (Wednesday women's appointment only. All preparations (class and Thursday men's class combined ג ' קלין בת רחל - Jaklin Rozen should be done at home and all אופירה חיה בת רבקה צביה - Anny Safier THURSDAY 2:00-3:00 p.m. Men's appointments must be made via the :Retirees Kollel continues Gemara Taanit appointment page on the website יוסף חיים בן בעשה - Yussie Weiss .shiur with Rabbi Shraga Gross. www.parkmikvah.org אברהם יוסף בן פריידע - Alan White If you would like to submit a name for Please make sure to arrive on time to the cholim list, please call the Shul TCN SHIURIM ensure social distancing and to allot office: 732-247-0532 or email: secre- If you’ve always wanted to try out Rabbi appropriate time for sanitizing between [email protected]. Reisman’s Saturday night Navi shiur or appointments. Please visit the website: Rabbi Frand’s Thursday night parasha shiur www.parkmikvah.org for more DAILY INSPIRATION on TCN, but somehow couldn’t get up the information. For questions or concerns, energy to go to shul for them, now’s your please email [email protected]. Each weekday evening, the rabbi offers a chance to view them from the comfort of short Parsha-based Dvar Torah between your home. If you’re interested in receiving JFS COUNSELING BY PHONE Mincha and Maariv. Would you like to be a link to each week’s recorded shiur, send included in a WhatsApp group and receive email to: [email protected]. The impact of COVID-19 is far these daily lessons as we adapt to virtual reaching. Social isolation, financial shul? Please email your phone number to: instability, disruption of daily routines, [email protected] and and more can take a heavy emotional we will add you to our group! Let's make it SISTERHOOD NEWS toll. JFS counselors are available by a daily dose of Parsha! phone and online video call to help. To BOOK CLUB make an appointment, call 732-777- 1940. Most insurance accepted. MATCH CAMPAIGN AND LEARN-A- The next AA Sisterhood Book Club THON meeting will take place this Wednesday, GET COUNTED: CENSUS 2020 As we all continue to be separated from April 22 at 8:00 p.m. via Zoom. The book each other and our Shul has been closed, we will be discussing is The Storyteller's Your step-by-step guide for how to the opportunity to join together in a new Secret by Sejal Badani. respond online at: my2020census.gov. and uncharted way has arisen. We are We hope you can join us using the link: English: Video Guide to Completing proud to announce Congregation Ahavas https://zoom.us/j/5757628337? the 2020 Census Online can be found Achim's Match Campaign and Learn-a- pwd=ak56U0g4SkVFOFU2YlpVZmxqSzl1 at: https://tinyurl.com/wmr3usx. Thon! The match campaign begins UT09. Sunday evening, April 26 and runs For links to this same video guide in through Sunday night, May 3. 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