AHAVASAHAVAS ACHIMACHIM NEWSLETNEWSLETTERTER כ"ט חשון תשע"ח תולדות/מברכים NOVEMBER 17, 2017 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES NEWS AAU THE WINE OF Ahavas Achim University presents "The שבת Wine of Torah: Learning Paired with מזל טוב .Candlelighting...... 4:19 p.m Mincha/Kabbalat /Maariv ...... Mazel Tov to Alan and Jodie Salit on the Wines of the World." Please join us for ...... 4:25 p.m. Sanctuary the next six evenings of regional wine ... 4:25 p.m. Beit Midrash (Ruach) birth of a daughter, Orlee Idit. Mazel Tov to the grandparents, Steve and Ann Salit and tastings inspired by Jewish history and Shacharit ...... 7:00 & 8:45 a.m. Steven and Natalie Herbin. law. All programs begin with a lecture at Latest Shema...... 9:15 a.m. 8:00 p.m. and conclude with wine tasting Mazel Tov to Michael and Michele Meiner Teen Minyan...... 9:30 a.m. on the forthcoming marriage of their (Continued on page 2) Youth Groups...... 10:00 a.m. daughter, Becca to Zev Newman of Baby Group ...... 10:30 a.m. Stamford, CT. Mazel Tov to Zev's parents, Kiddush is sponsored by Ann and Bruce and Rose Newman. Steve Salit and Natalie and Steven Herbin in honor of the birth of their Mazel Tov to Garrett Scheier on his granddaughter, Orlee Idit Salit. forthcoming marriage to Chana Datskovsky.

Daf Yomi (Makkot 13)...... 3:25 p.m. Mazel Tov to Michael and Judi Seidemann Mincha...... 4:15 p.m. on the birth of a great-grandson. Mazel Tov Learning Seudah Shlishit ... 4:35 p.m. to the parents, Gabriella and Daniel Sponsored by Jeff and Dana Frohlich of Woodmere, NY. Korbman in commemoration of the המקום ינחם .of Jeff's father, Jack Korbman שלושים Maariv ...... 5:24 p.m. The Congregation extends its condolences to Motzei Shabbat ...... 5:28 p.m. David Baum on the loss of his father, long- Rabbi Reisman ...... 7:30 p.m. time member Lawrence Baum z"l. Shiva is being held at David's home, 405 Danbury ראש חודש כסלו Sunday Shacharit...... 8:00 & 9:00 a.m. Ave., Raritan, NJ, through Monday morning. May he and his family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and ויצא Monday Shacharit ....6:25 & 7:45 a.m. . Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Shacharit ...... 6:35 & 7:45 a.m. Thursday & Friday Shacharit RUACH KABBALAT SHABBAT (Thanksgiving) ...... 8:00 & 9:00 a.m. RETURNS Sunday-Thursday Mincha/Maariv...... Please join us for the return of the niggun ...... 4:25 p.m. filled Ruach Kabbalat Shabbat in the Beit Monday-Wednesday late Maariv ...... 9:30 p.m. Midrash on Shabbat Mevorchim, this Friday Candlelighting...... 4:15 p.m. Friday, November 17. All are welcome. Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/ Looking forward to seeing all of you Maariv ...... 4:20 p.m. promptly at 4:25 p.m.

North Side Minyan November 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 Shabbat. If President Jeremy Renna or Rabbi Steven Miodownik don’t get a chance to greet you personally, please come up and introduce yourself. We’d like to meet you!

Please note: These are all paid advertising. MUSICAL SHABBAT CHANUKAH Barry Leskowitz FEATURING Livewire - $360: Includes reservations for רפואה שלמה in Congregation Ahavas Achim presents a two at the Friday night Musical Seudah חולים Please include the following - (Musical Shabbat Chanukah featuring with The Maccabeats (December 15 .תפילות your .The Maccabeats: December 15-16. Mr. and Mrs. Avi Freidenreich, Mr רינה שרה בת נתניה and Mrs. Barry Katz, Mr. Avi and Dr. אטקה בת שרה Friday Evening: Lauren Maza, Mr. Alan and Ms. Karen  Menorah Lighting and Kabbalat Novick, Dr. Michael and Mrs. Marsha תמר קרן בת נסה גולדה Shabbat Wasserman ישראל באר בן ציפורה  Musical Dinner (Fully booked. Please Esquire - $250: Receive free admission חוה תמר שרה בת חוה מינדל פייגה let us know if you would like to be on for four to our opening night lecture and ציפורה בת נאוה the wait list.) wine tasting (November 14) - Mr. and משה אליעזר הכהן בן אסתר . Dessert and Musical Oneg Shabbat Mrs. Michael Eserner, Mr. and Mrs נפטלי בן חייה ביילה Sheldon Silbiger, Mr. and Mrs. Giyora :Shabbat Day שרה בת אסתר Simantov, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Strub,  Shacharit & Musaf beginning at 8:45 Mr. and Mrs. Yussie Weiss לאה בת רייה a.m. Spitfire - $100: Receive free admission for שלומית דינה בת שיינה רייזל  Celebratory Kiddush following two to our opening night lecture and wine רחל חייה רפאלה בת רבקה Services tasting (November 14) - Mr. Judah קלמן בן רחל . Musical Seudah Shlishit Abraham, Mr. Joshua Bernstein, Mrs שרה רוזה בת פשה - Susan Borger Selma Goldblatt, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert הדסה בת יוכבד שרה - Hadassah Geretz For more information about the event, Klaver, Mrs. Sylvia Leskowitz, Mr. and חוה רחל בת דבורה - Eva Grin please contact Harriet Adelson at Mrs. David Miodownik, Mr. and Mrs. [email protected] or Susan Frank at Allan Weitz, Mrs. Evelyn Weitzer, Mrs ד ו ב ֶ בע ר מ א י ר ה לו י ב ן ג ל יק ה - Bernie Israel [email protected]. Magda Winter רחל בת חנה - Joan Israel Raphaela Losa For information about sponsorship More information about all our programs packages, contact Dr. Elliot Frank at can be found in our program catalog. If אופירה חיה בת רבקה צביה - Anny Safier ,[email protected]. you did not receive the catalog in the mail משה בן שרה - Maurice Willer To add names to this list, please email: please contact the shul office. Sponsorship [email protected] or call SUPPORT AHAVAS ACHIM checks made to "Ahavas Achim the Shul office: 732-247-0532. UNIVERSITY University" along with completed forms may be sent to the shul office. We look Please become a sponsor of our adult forward to a wonderful year of learning education program, Ahavas Achim (Wine, continued from page 1) together. facilitated and narrated by Joshua Abrams University. Your generous donation from 9:00-9:30 p.m. Admission is $10/ enables us to provide a wide variety of wine tasting. There is no charge for shiurim, lectures, Shabbatonim, and other AAU SHIURIM attending the lecture without participating events throughout the year. We truly Monday-Thursday after 9:30 p.m. in the wine tasting. Reservations for the appreciate your assistance in making AAU Maariv Chug Mishnayot wine tasting portion will close the week a reality. Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Torah Gems with before each event. Sponsorship Levels (with donations Rabbi Moshe Goldberger (for men only) received as of this printing): Second Event: Monday, November 27 at Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Mishnah Keritut with 8:00 p.m. the Wines of Spain featuring Sapphire - $2000 or more: Includes Rabbi Akiva Weitzner (for men only) Rabbi Steven Miodownik on The Golden reservations for a full table at the Friday Age of Spain at Your Shabbat Table night Musical Seudah with The Maccabeats Tuesday 8:45 p.m. Practical Halacha with Rabbi Yehoshua Lewis Wine Tastings following lecture will (December 15) - Dr. Elliot and Mrs. include: Susan Frank, Mr. Harold and Dr. Wednesday 1:15 p.m. Sefer Shoftim with Francine Glazer, The Abraham and Rabbi Miodownik (for women only) Elvi Vina Encina Rosa Bessie Hann Charitable Foundation, Thursday 9:30 a.m. Masechet Brachot Freixenet Excelencia Brut Cava Mrs. Rachel Lefkovits, Dr. Barry and with Rabbi Eli Reisman (for men only) Ramon Cardova Rioja Crianza Mrs. Marcia Levinson, Mr. Kenneth and Dr. Barbara Strassman Thursday 9:00 p.m. Parshat Hashavua Please save these five dates for our with Rabbi Yissocher Frand on the TCN upcoming Wine of Torah evenings: Empire - $1000: Includes reservations for (No charge; donations welcome!) six at the Friday night Musical Seudah with Tuesday, December 26: Australia and New The Maccabeats (December 15) - Mr. and Shabbat 9:30 a.m. (after 7:00 a.m. Zealand Mrs. Joshua Ostrin Shacharit) Kitvei HaRamban Monday, January 29: Chile and Argentina Surefire - $613: Includes reservations for Shabbat before Mincha Daf Yomi with Monday, February 19: Italy four at the Friday night Musical Seudah Judah Abraham Monday, March 12: Pacific Northwest with The Maccabeats (December 15) - Mr. Motzei Shabbat Navi with Rabbi Yisroel Monday, April 16: Israel and Mrs. Jonathan Caplan, Mr. and Reisman on the TCN (7:30 p.m. through 2 Mrs. David Goldberg, Mr. and Mrs. January; No charge; donations welcome!) DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES Schick: Each week, we will explore a YAHRZEITS different kabbalistic concept or text. We The shul recently purchased a number of 11/18 Gilda Singer Mother will journey through Jewish mystical new siddurim and chumashim. The cost of 11/20 Dr. Irwin Hametz Father perspectives on divine orchestration of the dedicating a siddur is $36. The cost of Herbert Klaver Mother world, and gain a newfound appreciation 11/21 Marc Turansky Father dedicating a chumash is $50. For for the depths of the kabbalistic experience 11/24 Michael Rosenberg Father questions, please contact Jonathan as it intersects with halachic practice and Caplan at [email protected]. To dedicate a understanding of the Torah. register, please visit the mission website: siddur or chumash, contact the shul office. www.arieltours.com/aamission. Please Sefer Tehillim: An Ancient Jewish email: [email protected] with all Biography with AJ Berkovitz, Ph.D. BLOOD DRIVE THIS SUNDAY questions. Candidate (Princeton University): What did Just as your calendar begins to free up, Sefer Tehillim look like during the times of here come Thanksgiving, Chanukah, and Chazal? How was it used? Which psalm- yes, another blood drive. This Sunday, based practices remain in modern Judaism SISTERHOOD NEWS November 19, we will be holding our and which have disappeared with time? In next Blood Drive from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 this series we will answer these questions KIDDUSH REMINDER p.m. at Ahavas Achim. Donors can be as by analyzing all aspects of the life of young as 16 (with parental permission and Tehillim during the times of Chazal, from The Kiddush committee for The Kiddush meeting weight requirements). For further the plethora of Jewish traditions preserved committee for this Shabbat is: information, please contact Ira Rosen at in rabbinic literature to the material reality Ackerman, Adelson and Abrahams. The 732-318-0798 or [email protected]. of archaeology, from magical texts that Kiddush committee for Shabbat, dispelled demons to honorific synagogue November 25 is: Avery, Becker and Beil. MEALS FOR AA FAMILIES inscriptions, and from the clear-eyed The Kiddush committee for Shabbat, Greco-Roman scholars to the irascible December 2 is: Benedek, Berlin and The Ahavas Achim Meal Coordination fathers of the Early Church. We will show Berkovitz. The Kiddush committee for Committee arranges meals for how Sefer Tehillim crafted ancient Jews Shabbat, December 9 is: Berman, congregants with medical needs, new into a unique piece of the much larger Brooks, Brown and Chelst. babies and shivas. Until now, the mosaic of ancient history. opportunity to contribute to these meals has been limited to people who have "The Midrash Says"—But How Does it already volunteered to help. In the spirit Know? with Rabbi Steven Miodownik of inclusion, and to strengthen our and Rabbinic Intern Alex Maged: community, we are now engaging the Rabbinic literature is filled with colorful entire congregation in this important legends concerning our Biblical patriarchs chesed opportunity. When a need arises, and matriarchs. But these midrashim we will create a “MealTrain” and we will appear nowhere in the Biblical text—so announce it to the congregation and post where did Chazal get them from? Join us as the link on the AA website. Or, if you or we dive deeply into these midrashim and your friends are creating your own attempt to solve their mystery together! MealTrain for an AA family, please let us share that with the AA community as ISRAEL MISSION 2018 well. Ahavas Achim invites you to join the If you have a need for meals, please don’t Berenholz, Dear, Goldberg, Goldblatt, hesitate to ask. We will be happy to Kornmehl, Simantov, Towler, Verter, provide! Please send all meal information, Wagshul, Wisotsky, Wolf and Wolff requests and inquiries to families on our 16th annual Israel Mission [email protected] and a from January 17-29, 2018. The mission member of the meal coordination will include roundtrip non-stop flights on committee will take it from there! For El Al Israel Airlines from Newark, 8 nights current opportunities to provide meals, at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel, 2 nights at please check out the AA website: Kibbutz Lavi Hotel in the Galilee, 3 day ahavasachim.org. touring excursion with experienced guides, full Israeli breakfast daily, two dinners at LEARNING SEUDAH SHLISHIT Kibbutz Lavi, Friday night and Shabbat lunch on both Shabbatot, tips, transfers, and We are proud to present the next handling. installment of our phenomenal Learning Seudah Shlishit between Mincha and The cost per person (based on double Maariv in the Downstairs Social Hall. We occupancy) is $2375 plus airport tax and invite you to select some refreshments and fuel surcharge (currently $686). select one of the following shiurim: Registration is on a first come, first served basis with a deposit of $150 per person. To The Kabbalist's Eye with Dr. Harry Please note: These are paid advertising. 3 BOOK CLUB  rash Me—The Torah’s Wisdom on Relationships” featuring Rochel The next AA Sisterhood Book Club must be excluded from the program Goldbaum. Please contact Aviva Siegel meeting will take place on Tuesday, until they are symptom free for at least at [email protected] for more December 19 at 8:30 p.m. at the home of 24 hours. For the safety and well-being information. Gilda Norin, 412 Montgomery Street, of all, we ask for your cooperation in Highland Park. The book we will be strictly adhering to this Sick Policy. discussing is Coal River by Ellen Marie CHUG IVRIT THIS SUNDAY Wiseman. We hope you can join us! GROUP TIMES Chug Ivrit, sponsored by Raritan Baby/Toddler Room: 10:00 a.m. open Valley Chapter of Hadassah, for play, 10:30 a.m. organized parent and me intermediate to advanced Hebrew YOUTH NEWS groups speakers will meet this Sunday, November 19 at 11:00 a.m. at the home All other groups: 10:00 a.m. of Rachel Weintraub, 120 Highland DONATIONS WANTED! Ave., Edison. They chat in Hebrew and If you have a ping pong table, pool table or read a short Hebrew story or article. couches in good condition that you no COMMUNITY NEWS They’d love to have you join them! longer need and would like to generously Please contact Rachel at 732-819-9298 donate to the youth department, please email MTJ MELAVA MALKA AT OHAV or [email protected] for Kivi and Chani Neuman at EMETH THIS MOTZEI SHABBAT more information or to RSVP. [email protected]. We will gladly The Highland Park and Edison Friends of arrange a way to pick them up from you! YTN OPEN HOUSE Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem under the leadership of Rosh Yeshiva, Harav Yeshiva Tiferes Naftoli of Central NJ HOT TEEN MINYAN KIDDUSH Dovid Feinstein and The Yeshiva of invites all parents of 8th grade boys to SPONSORSHIP Staten Island, under the leadership of their annual Open House this Monday, Thank you to the Hecht and Renna families Rosh Yeshiva Harav Reuven Feinstein, November 20 at 8:00 p.m. at 4 Fairhill for sponsoring Teen Minyan Kiddush in cordially invite you to a Melave Malka Road, Edison. For more information or memory of Jeremy's mother, Miriam Renna Reception this Motzei Shabbat, to apply for the 2018-19 school year, z"l, and Yehuda's father, Marty Hecht z"l. November 18 at 8:00 p.m. at Ohav please contact the Yeshiva at 732-952- If you'd like to sponsor Teen Kiddush in the Emeth. Harav Reuven Feinstein will 83854 or email [email protected]. future, please email Kivi Neuman at address the reception. This Melave Malka [email protected]. is dedicated in memory of Rabbi Dr. AT OHR Morris Gorlin, z”l. Please RSVP to TORAH! Rabbi Shimon Jakubovic at 732-246- SHABBAT GROUPS BIRTHDAY 1037. Please join Ohr Torah on Shabbat, PARTY SPONSORSHIPS December 1-2, as they welcome world famous singer and entertainer Lipa Celebrating your child's birthday? Sponsor a MELAVE MALKA WITH THE Schmeltzer. Friday evening, Lipa will birthday party for your child's Shabbat BOSTONER REBBE THIS MOTZEI lead a musical Kabbalat Shabbat morning group: includes birthday game, SHABBAT birthday hats, and special snacks. followed by dinner (by reservation Sponsorships start at $25. For more Please join the Bostoner Rebbe of only), dessert and a very special oneg. information, contact Kivi & Chani at Yerushalayim for Melave Malka this Shabbat day, Lipa will daven Mussaf [email protected]! Motzei Shabbat, November 18 at 8:30 and will close out Shabbat with a p.m. at the home of: Mr. and Mrs. beautiful havdalah. The cost for the Alvan Small, 4 Franklin Court, East Friday night dinner is $30 per person AHAVAS ACHIM YOUTH Brunswick. The Rebbe is American-born with a maximum per immediate family DEPARTMENT SICK POLICY and speaks fluent English, Hebrew and of $120. Reservations must be received Children who are ill cannot attend Shabbat . Looking forward to seeing you by Sunday, November 26. To RSVP or morning groups and other youth department there! This is not a fundraiser. For more for more information, please visit: events. information, please contact Betzalel www.ohrtorah.net. Children who show signs of illness Gersten at [email protected]. including: SOFER THIS SUNDAY TIFERES DVD FOR WOMEN THIS  fever (100 degrees or higher) The Sofer will be available to check MOTZEI SHABBAT  discharge from eyes your mezzuzot and tefillin at Judaica The next Tiferes DVD for women, will be Gallery this Sunday, November 19  vomiting shown this Motzei Shabbat, November starting at 10:00 a.m. For questions or to  diarrhea (two or more times in a short 18 at 9:00 p.m. at the Siegel house. make an appointment, call 732-828- period of time) Weekly teleconferences with topics such 7722.  extreme pain or discomfort as shalom bayit and parenting are available to Tiferes members. Current  sore throat or severe coughing teleconference: “Between You and 4 WIN A CRUISE CHAI LIFELINE LADIES' NIGHT ANGER MANAGEMENT FOR OUT! PARENTS Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County is once again sponsoring a raffle Chai Lifeline is proud to present Ladies' Have you ever been angry at your child? to win a 7-day Celebrity Cruise for two Night Out! Come socialize with friends OF COURSE NOT! Learn how the to a destination of your choice. This is a and learn about different volunteer Jewish tradition guides parents in anger $2,500 value. Tickets are only $36 each or opportunities within the community and management with Dr. Maurice Elias on 3 for $100. (Winner is responsible for all how to get your children involved. Sunday, December 3 at 10:00 a.m. at taxes & fees.) The winning ticket will be Participate in an interactive food the Highland Park Conservative drawn on Thursday, December 14. You demonstration by our very own Sprinkled Temple. There will be a special program do not need to be present to win. To Pink. Enjoy raffle, refreshments and more. for children ages 4-9 while parents purchase tickets, please contact Murray This event will be held on Sunday, attend this class. There is no fee for this Katz at [email protected] or 732- December 3 from 8:30-10:30 p.m. at the class, but pre-registration is appreciated. 985-7348. All proceeds will directly home of Sara Scott, 22 Cellar Rd., benefit the vital social service programs Edison and is open to all women ages 18 SAFRUT TRAINING COURSE for the Jewish Community. and up. Please RSVP by Wednesday, BEGINNING THIS SUNDAY November 29 to Nechama Miller at Rabbi Bassous will present a Safrut ARE WE ONE JEWISH PEOPLE? [email protected]. Sponsorships available. Training course every Sunday from The Orthodox Forum of Edison/ 5:30-8:00 p.m. beginning this Sunday, Highland Park presents Keith Krivitzky November 19 at Etz Ahaim. The course RJJ LADIES' LUNCHEON on Motzei Shabbat, December 9 at 8:00 will teach both the Halachah and the p.m. at Ohr Torah. Keith Krivitzky, CEO RJJ will hold their annual Ladies' practical skills of Safrut. The goal will be of the Jewish Federation in the Heart of Luncheon & Chinese Auction on to give enough proficiency to enable the New Jersey, will present, "Are We One Sunday, December 10 at Ohr Torah at students to write their own megillot and Jewish People?" Why the rest of the 12:00 p.m. This year's honoree is Shelly mezuzot. Call 732-735-7276 for more Jewish community needs the Orthodox Presby. More details to follow. For more information. Suggested donation: $300 community, why the Orthodox Jewish information, please call RJJ at 732-985- for Etz Ahaim members; $1000 for non- community needs the rest of the Jewish 6533. members. Class size limited to ten community and why this question matters. serious motivated yire shamayim. The program is free of charge. KUSHNER ATID SOCIETY GALA The Orthodox Forum gladly accepts CONCERT ANNUAL NEW JERSEY FIDF TRIBUTE DINNER season sponsorships, as well as program The annual Gala Concert for the Atid sponsorships. For more information, visit: Society of Joseph Kushner Hebrew Please join Friends of the IDF as they www.orthodoxjewishforum.org. Academy and Rae Kushner Yeshiva High pay tribute to Israel’s brave soldiers and School will take place on Sunday, the Lone Soldiers of our community. The JFS CHANUKAH TOY DRIVE December 3. This year, the Atid Society is 13th Annual New Jersey FIDF Tribute excited to present the music and Dinner will take place at the Teaneck Jewish Family Services of Middlesex entertainment of , the Jewish Marriott on Sunday, December 10 at County is holding their annual Chanukah American sound. The performance will 5:00 p.m. Special Guest: Avi Toy Drive. They are collecting new take place at JKHA, 110 South Orange Issacharoff, co-creator of hit Netflix unwrapped toys, clothing and monetary Ave, Livingston at 7:30 p.m. followed by series Fauda and specialist in Arab donations for children in need. Please drop a dessert reception. A pre-concert dinner affairs. To purchase tickets and for more off at: JFS, 32 Ford Avenue, 2nd floor, reception for all members of the Atid information, please call 646-274-9646 or Milltown, by Friday, December 8. For Society will take place at 6:00 p.m. Please email [email protected]. more details, call Rose at 833-537-4367. visit www.jkha.org/atid to purchase tickets and join the Atid Society. for more RPRY ALUMNI REUNION OFF THE BEATEN PATH THIS information, please contact Sarah MISHMAR! SUNDAY Levinson at [email protected] or 862- Come out to RPRY next Motzei Etz Ahaim invites you to a special 437-8001. Shabbat, November 25 at 7:00 p.m. program with Rabbi Shalom Hammer, Celebrate 27 fantastic years of RPRY "Off the Beaten Path," this Sunday, HIGH Mishmar together! Bring your parents, November 19 at 7:00 p.m. Why are youth SCHOOLS ANNUAL DINNER OF grandparents and friends for Chavruta from the Orthodox community becoming TRIBUTE Learning, raffles, pizza, prizes and less observant or opting to leave Save the date: Wednesday, January 3, special guests! Please RSVP to Orthodoxy all together? What are the 2018 for the Yeshiva University High [email protected]. Don't miss particular challenges regarding this Schools Annual Dinner of Tribute at 6:30 this great opportunity to come home and problem in the Orthodox community? p.m. at the Marina Del Rey. Amy and How should families deal with a member learn! Michael '86 Berger and Gila and Dovid of the family who rejects observance? '86 Weinstein will be Guests of Honor. What should be done to prevent our youth Mrs. Miriam Chopp and Rabbi Rafi from straying from an observant lifestyle Pearl will receive Faculty Awards. 5 to begin with? RPRY ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP enjoy an enriching life experience. For further AHAVAS ACHIM BREAKFAST information, please contact Kim Schwartzman at Steven Miodownik, Rabbi 201-820-3936 or [email protected] or Chani Please save the date: Sunday, December 24! Ronald L. Schwarzberg, Herrmann at [email protected] or 201-833- Rabbi Emeritus Details to follow. 1349. Honorary Presidents ז"ל ,THANKSGIVING YOM IYUN Alexander Bernstein ז"ל ,GENEALOGY CLUB OF CENTRAL JERSEY Isadore Sapiro “It is good to give THANKS to Hashem!” ז"ל ,The next meeting of the Genealogy Club of Albert Sapiro ז"ל ,Ahavas Yisrael invites the Highland Park/ Nathan Segal Central Jersey (GCCJ) will be on Thursday, Edison community to a Yom Iyun on December 14, at 7:00 p.m. at Ahavas Achim. Thanksgiving Day. Join them for breakfast President The speaker will be Steve Stein on "Mindy, and shiurim: Jeremy Renna Matei, and a Series of Fortunate Events." Mr. 8:15 a.m. Shacharit followed by breakfast Stein will discuss how a chance encounter with a Executive Vice Presidents 9:20-10:00 a.m. Rabbi Sariel Malitzky co-worker more than 35 years ago opened the Josh Ostrin Sherry Simantov 10:00-10:40 a.m. Rabbi Hillel Feldman door to a series of discoveries about his maternal grandfather’s family, that today spans the globe 10:45 a.m. Benching Senior Vice Presidents and consists of hundreds of individuals. Jonathan Caplan SPONSOR TEAM AY Josh Goldstein YASHAR LACHAYAL Please support President Bruce Jacobi and Vice Presidents all of Team AY for this year's 5K walk/run at Please join Yashar LaChayal and the Helping Avi Eserner the Navesink Challenge in Middletown, NJ. Israel Fund in a new, important project. Yashar Avi Freidenreich Jews need to continue to be a light onto the LaCahayal is a renowned organization bringing Avi Grin nations during these very difficult times. needed items directly to IDF soldiers. The Helping Israel Fund works with bereaved families, Immediate Past President Increasing awareness of Jewish physical Seth Berman fitness will help all as we approach the underprivileged soldiers, and many others in need yearend holiday season. of assistance. Both work hard to provide Gabbaim personalized care, and have helped thousands in Here are step by step instructions to make Yossi Benedek need. Today they ask you to help them remember Seth Berman your tax deductible donation to Team AY: every single one of the 23,550 IDF soldiers who Jonathan Caplan  Visit http://www.ayedison.org/ have fallen defending the land of Israel. Michael Kornfeld Barry Leskowitz  In the top right corner, hit "Donate" link Your donation will not only commemorate a Barry Levinson  Hit down arrow & scroll down popup soldier, but will also go towards helping hundreds David Simen of bereaved families who have lost a loved one, David Stern menu to "Team AY Pledge" Steven White through the Helping Israel Fund’s Bereaved  Enter Amount and any payments notes Family Program. Please visit https:// Honorary Gabbai  Hit "Continue to Payment" button & israelsfallen.com/donate/ to make your $18 Bernard Israel complete transaction donation. With your donation, you will receive a certificate with the name of a soldier, to help Board of Directors #GIVINGTUESDAY commemorate this important mitzvah. To learn Dovid Becker more, visit https://www.yasharlachayal.org or Marisa Dolled-Filhart This #GivingTuesday, give the gift of help— email [email protected] or Laura Weiss Meir Flancbaum improve and change lives in our community. David Friedman at [email protected]. On November 28, JFS Middlesex is proud to Cynthia Greenberg Susan Hornstein participate in #GivingTuesday. This global Dana Korbman day of giving invites you to give back and PARK MIKVAH Michele Kornblum support your community by making a Park Mikvah hours are: Sunday–Thursday 8:00– Cheryl Kornfeld Elana Kurtz meaningful donation. Please support our 10:30 p.m.; Motzei Shabbat November- community and contribute by calling 833- Barry Levinson January: 7:30-10:00 p.m.; Friday nights: by Simi Lichtman JFS-HELP or by visiting: https:// appointment only via their website: Marc Scheiner jfsmiddlesex.org/donate-form/. www.parkmikvah.org or by leaving a message at Ari Sofair-Fisch 732-249-2411. Laura Weiss Eugene Wishnic TRIP TO ISRAEL FOR YOUNG Save the date Motzei Shabbat, February 10 for ADULTS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS Park Mikvah Melave Malka for women only. Sisterhood President Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey Speaker: the Honorable Judge Ruchie Freier. Elena Orgel and Yachad invite young adults, ages 25-37, More details to follow. For more information and 216 South First Avenue with special needs to join them for their new to help sponsor the event, please email P.O. Box 4242 Israel 4 All Adventure Tour from February [email protected] or call 516-526-0941. Highland Park, NJ 08904 19-26, 2018. Explore Israel with other Jewish phone: (732) 247-0532 young adults, strengthen personal Jewish fax: (732) 247-6739 www.ahavasachim.org identity and connection to Jewish people, and 6