Congregation Ohr Torah Weekly Announcements http://www.ohrtorah.net 48 Edgemount Road Edison, NJ 08817 Rabbi Yaakov Luban – Rabbi Jeff Klein- President Parshas Kedoshim 6 Iyar 5776 May 14, 2016 Plag Mincha: 6:00 PM memory of the Yahrzeit of Leslie’s and Eva’s -Friends of the Bogner’s in memory of Billy Candlelighting: 7:48PM mother, Margit Ney, Perel bas Yitzchok, A”H. Bogner’s mother Florence Bogner Z”L Mincha: 7, 7:30 & 7:55PM MAZEL TOV -Barry & Hinda Herman in memory of Barry’s Shacharis: 7:45, 9 & 9:15 AM …to Rochelle and Ralph Dessau on the Bar father Jack Herman Z”L Rabbi Hoffman’s Halacha B’iyun Shiur after BNEI AKIVA Hashkama Mitzvah of their grandson, Noam Aharon, son Sof Z’man Krias Shma (GR”A): 9:18AM of Ammiel & Ilana (nee Dessau) Bachrach, Bnei Akiva this week at OT will be from 6:25 Kollel Mincha: 6:00 PM last Shabbos at the Young Israel of Clifton- - 7:40 PM Shabbat afternoon. We have fun Rabbi Luban’s Taanis Shiur – 6:35PM Passaic, New Jersey. programing for 3rd to 9th graders. Hope to Mincha: 1:45 & 7:30 PM Mazel Tov to Noam’s aunts, uncles, and see you there. NOTE EARLIER MINCHA TIME TO cousins in the Dessau, Allen, and Gersten ACCOMMODATE SHALOSH SEUDOS SPEAKER families. ENHANCING OUR TEFILLA EXPERIENCE Shalosh Seudos Speaker: Rabbi Steinberger In Shmoneh Esrei, say with great Maariv: 8:50 PM ACADEMY AWARD WINNING FILM Weekday Shacharis: The latest production of Moriah Films and kavanah: u’sihi l’ratzon tamid avodas Yisrael Sun. 7:15, 8 & 9 AM the Simon Wiesenthal Center is titled It Is No amecha , “May the service of Your people Mon.& Thur 6:20, 7:05, & 8 AM Dream: The Life of Theodor Herzl. Narrated Israel always find favor with You”. May each Tues., Weds. Fri. 6:30, 7:10, & 8 AM by Academy Award winner Sir Ben Kingsley of us strive to serve Hashem in the best Weekday Mincha/ Maariv: 7:55 PM and Christopher Waltz as the voice of possible ways and may our actions hasten Note added 6:45 mincha on Sunday for those Theodor Herzl, the film examines how Herzl the coming of Mashiach Tzidkeinu in our watching the 7:00 PM film organized and led a worldwide movement days! Late Maariv: 10:10 PM Rabbi Akiva Sauer Daf Yomi Iyun Shiur – that led to the establishment of the State of after 7:15 Shacharis on Sunday Israel. In celebration of Yom haAtzma’ut, the COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS R.Luban’s Sheilos Uteshuvos Shiur- Mon. 9:10 PM 90 minute film will be shown at Congregation NORPAC WASHINGTON MISSION Tuesday Night Tehillim – 9:50- 10:10 PM Ohr Torah on Sunday evening, May 15, 2016 -Info. for Washington Mission May 18: Kollel Learning: Wednesday 8-10:10 PM at 7:00 PM. No admission charge. There will NORPAC mission Training/Orientation May 15-Sunday night 9:00 PM. Cong. Ohr Torah, Daf Yomi be a Mincha minyan before the film at 6:45 48 Edgemount Rd. Edison NJ Summer Daf yomi schedule: PM. Mon-thurs 7:30pm & after Maariv -Mission Day: Friday nite –after First minyan THE RETIREE LUNCH AND LEARN MAY 18- Edison / Highland Park Buses leave for Shabbos-One hour before Mincha Presents: The Lost Jews of Kaifeng, China. Washington at 6:30 am from OT, AA and YIEB. Sunday-after 8 am Shacharis Hear the fascinating history of Jewish life in There will be briefings on each bus. Shacharit Kaifeng, China. Beginning during the davening will be at 5:45 AM in Ohr Torah, Ahavas Achim , Ohav Emet and YIEB. There will be a SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE Northern Sung Dynasty (960-1127) when the Jews of Persia and India traveled the Silk minyan for Mincha and Maariv . Breakfast, lunch, This Shabbos and dinner will be provided. Watch your email for Road to Kaifeng, the community thrived for Rabbi Yeshaya Steinberger bus departure site, group assignments, Maggid Shiur,Yeshivat Hakotel; District many years but eventually died out in 1860. congressional appointments and talking points. Rabbi,Jerusalem Shi Lei, the lecturer, is a descendent from Because of limited parking in the OT/RPRY lot ~ Program ~ one of the original Jewish families in Kaifeng, those leaving from OT please try to walk or Shabbat morning Derasha China. He is a graduate of Henan University carpool 5:30 PM Perek on the Lawn in China. ACTT "The Secret to More Powerful Prayer" with Rabbi Asaf & Penina Shmuel, 17 Fairhill Road Henry Lerner will introduce the film and present follow up comments. The Retiree Heshy Kleinman can be downloaded from the Rambam's Source for Transmission of Oral Audio page of the ACTT web site at: D’var Torah will be presented by Mike Samel. Law: A Paradigm of Faith www.actt613.org/6.html . The current ACTT Mincha: 7:30 PM In keeping with this month’s theme module is “Kavanah during Davening”. Source Lecture upstairs following Shalosh Seudos Jerusalem Pizza will cater a Chinese type book: Praying with Meaning by Rabbi Kleinman. Theodor Herzl: Vision and Fulfillment luncheon. The program is open to all retirees For more info on ACTT, email [email protected] , ~ ~ ~ in the community and will offer a wonderful see www.actt613.org , or call Phil Rosen (732) 572- Sunday morning at 9:30 AM opportunity to socialize with each other in a 8762 . HP FIRST AID DISCOUNT CARDS The Legacy of Rav Ovadiah Yoseph meaningful way. There will be a charge of $10 pp to help defray the cost of the meal. THE NEW CARDS ARE IN! KIDDUSH Please note that these are meant as a business Date: Tues May 17 th Time: 12 noon Kiddush this week is sponsored by Shelly and deal (buy now, and make multiple times your Aryeh Zinkin in memory of Shelley's mother, Location: Cong Ohr Torah, 48 Edgemount money back in savings over the year). This should Sylvia Dershowitz, A”H. It is also sponsored Rd, Edison, NJ RSVP Please reply at least 2 not be confused with fund drive. Please do not by all those who contributed to our Yom days prior to program. Bella send in fund drive checks requesting cards. Thank Ha'atzmaut Kiddush. [email protected] 732 317-1786, you! To purchase the new cards, contact any Mildred 732 572-1712, or Marcia squad member. Cards are also sold at Jerusalem Kiddush sponsorship is available for June Pizza, Giddys Pizza, and by Leah Paretzky. There 11th, 13th (the 2nd day of Shavuos) & 18 th . [email protected] 732 572-5998. SEFORIM DONATIONS will be members selling cards at the squad SHALOSH SEUDOS building (128 S.11th Ave – Across from Irving Thanks to the following for their generous Shalosh Seudos this week is sponsored School) at the following times: This coming week by Lori & Leslie Ney and Eva Weisz in Seforim donations: (May 16 - 20) Mon, Tues, Thurs 7–9 p.m. REMINDER: Emergency Defibrillators are located on the upstairs wall hallway & the entry hallway downstairs . Please note the location of the new First Aid Kits mounted on the wall below/above each Defibrillator. CHEVRA HATZOLAH OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY732-640-5545 Wednesday 6:00–9:00 p.m. President of the JEC Board of Trustees, RTMA Sunday evening, June 5 th at the Doubletree by ORTHODOX FORUM Alumnus Class of 1973 and proud parent and Hilton, Newark Airport. For info or to place an ad Orthodox Forum of Highland Park and Edison grandparent Lev Tov Award - Edward & Cecile or call office at 732-985-6533. presents: Dr. Avraham Neguise Former Ethiopian Mosberg Distinguished Service Award - Morah PEACE OF MIND Shepherd, Israel Knesset Member and Chairman Lisa Bond & the Early Childhood Faculty Metiv, the organization behind the Peace of Mind of the Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Join us & be a part of history for what promises to program has teamed up with causematch.com. Affairs Committee. A Discussion of Successful be an evening of recollection, celebration & They have an opportunity to have donations Immigration and Integration in Israel Today inspiration. Special rates for all alumni! doubled in the next 30 days. If you donate $25.00 Sunday, May 15th at 9:30 am Cong Ahavas Seats are filling up fast! Make sure you secure it becomes $50.00, If you donate $36.00 it Achim. 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On Tuesdays, May 17, and 24 at 8pm, Dr. Holtz Kollel Yom Rishon taking place at Yeshiva We have a unit of combat vets scheduled to come will present a three-part shiur on "Hoshea: The University next Sunday May 22 will be devoted to to Edison/Highland Park this November. There are Marriage of a Prophet." This will be a fascinating discussing the new Mesoras HaRav Chumash 60 such units waiting for Jewish communities to journey into one of the lesser studied Neviim and published by OU Press. Rav Hershel Schachter, go to. Help Metiv help these underserved men and an opportunity to learn from a phenomenal Rabbi Menachem Genack and Dr. Arnie Lustiger women who help keep Israel safe. teacher on a more sustained basis. will be speaking. Arnie will be showing a 10 1ST ANNUAL HP JEWISH 5/10- "The prophet marries WHO?" minute subtitled video of the Rav. WOMEN”S CONFERENCE 5/17- "Marriage Unraveled" ELEM/YOUTH IN DISTRESS Join the first annual Highland Park Jewish 5/24- "Marriage (and Politics and Religion) MISSION TO ISRAEL Women’s Conference, presented by Cong Ohav Restored" ELEM/Youth in Distress in Israel is sponsoring a Emeth. It will be a day of inspiration, during Participants are asked to bring along a Tanach to Mission to Israel March 19-27, 2017! Join us on a which we will discuss "Idealism vs. Realism: each shiur. journey of a lifetime. Led by Rabbi Dr. Eric M. Striving for greatness while accepting our TORAHKIDS LEAGUES RETURNS Lankin, from Highland Park, ELEM Exec Dir, this imperfections." Featuring Keynote Speaker, Mrs. TorahKid Leagues is back again for its 7th exciting trip will engage both adults and teenagers, delight Yael Kaisman. Sunday, May 15th from 11AM to 2 season! Sunday morning sports fun for area foodies, culture and art lovers. You'll gain PM at Cong Ohav Emeth, 415 Raritan Ave children at the Highland Park High School baseball fascinating insights into Israeli society through $25 Women, $15 Students. RSVP field. There are separate programs for boys (ages interactions with Israelis from all walks of life and [email protected]. Partial sponsorship 4-12, with different age divisions; 11:00-12:30) by extraordinary access to significant political and by Covered Girl Clothing. and girls (ages 5-11, all-female staff; 9:30-10:45). community leaders. Price: Land Only $2390 ENRV Competitive play in different sports. Spring ball (double occupancy) Early Bird Discount: $100 per Employment Network of Raritan Valley starts May 22, and Summer ball starts June 26. person by Sept 15 th . More info Looking for work? We can help. 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To make reservations or to place an Rabbi Yisroel Weiss' shiur for men and women on screening of the new film “Mekonen: Journey of an ad please call the Yeshiva office at 732.952.8384 the Parsha, with a focus on Emunah and African Jew”FREE admission & FREE movie or go to ytncnj.org . Bitachon, has resumed. It is given on Wednesday refreshments! LAG B’OMER EVENT evenings at 8:30PM at the Shenkman’s home, 26 With introductory & closing remarks / Q&A by Dr. Celebrate Lag Ba'Omer at the community wide Leslie, corner Leslie and Lexington, across from 92 Avraham Neguise, Israeli Knesset Member A new happening, coordinated by the Mekor Leslie. mini-documentary from Jerusalem U. follows the Chaim/Steinsaltz Ambassadors program, BIKUR CHOLIM personal journey of Mekonen Abebe, a young on Thursday, May 26, 6:00-8:30PM at Grove 1 in -HOMEBOUND VISITATION: Seeking adults and African/Israeli Jewish soldier, as he returns to Donaldson Park. Free admission! Music and 11th graders and older who would be interested in Africa to explore his roots, makes peace with his entertainment provided by Jeff Wilks! Activities for volunteering to visit homebound people in our past, & embraces his future in Israel. kids, learning sessions for adults and food and community. For more info, please call Bikur This presentation is made possible through the drinks for sale! Contact Rabbi Shmulie Greene for Cholim at 732-572-7181. generosity of The Jewish Federation in the Heart more info and sponsorship opportunities - NURSING HOME VISITATION: Seeking of NJ. Contact Judy Goldrich or Cheryl Shmulewitz at [email protected] or 973-214-8577 volunteers to visit at the Regency nursing home on at [email protected] for further info. RPRY ANNUAL DINNER DeMott Lane in Somerset. For more info, please JEC CENTER’S 75 TH ANNIVERSARY Please join us at the RPRY Annual Dinner event, call Rahel Baruh at 732-672-4673 or email The Jewish Educational Center's 75th Anniversary Sunday, May 22nd, at 6pm, where we will be [email protected] Dinner is almost here! If you are a graduate of the celebrating our Guests of Honor - Susan and Hillel - TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Drivers and JEC, Yeshiva of Elizabeth, Rav Teitz Mesivta Raymon, our Community Leadership Awardees - coordinators needed. Coordinate rides to and Academy or Bruriah High School, or know Melissa and Leeor Jerushalmy, and Distinguished from medical appointments - match requesters someone who is - this is an event you won't want Alumna Awardee - Ariella Noveck, as well as the with an available driver. Each coordinator to miss. Join hundreds of alumni, faculty - past RPRY Class of 1986. Thank you for making your serves for two weeks at a time. To volunteer to and present, parents, students, benefactors and reservation and placing an ad at coordinate or to drive, please call Bikur Cholim friends who will be joining us from around the www.rpry.adjournal.com. For questions, hotline at 732-572-7181 or fill out the volunteer world as we come together at MetLife Stadium in email [email protected]. form on the website bikurcholimrv.com east Rutherford, NJ to pay tribute to the legacy of RJJ YESHIVA ANNUAL DINNER - NEW WEBSITE: bikurcholimrv.com. The Rav Pinchas Mordechai Teitz, z"l, founder of the Honoring Dr. and Mrs. Ira Krumholtz, Rabbi and new website provides information regarding Bikur JEC. Guest of Honor - Dr. Steven Singfer, Mrs. Tzvi Leifer - Alumnus/Harbotzas Torah Award Cholim services, including how to access our local PLEASE HELP KEEP THE SHUL NEAT…PLEASE RETURN SIDDURIM & CHUMASHIM TO THE REAR OF THE SANCTUARY AFTER DAVENING. hospitals on Shabbat, how to borrow medical Speaker: Mrs. Dina Schoonmaker. More info, SHALOSH SEUDOS SPONSORSHIP: To equipment, and how to get prescription medication please contact Aviva [email protected]. sponsor a Shalosh Seudos, please contact Moshe on Shabbat. The HP / Edison group of Tiferes is zecher Wiesel. FOR WOMEN l'nishmas Malka bas Shalom. BUILDING DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES Sundays: -Edison/Highland Park gown Gemach, L'iluy Contact Moshe Schneider at 732-618-4702. -10AM- Rabbi Bassous' Women's class at Etz Nishmas R' Yitzchok Ben Binyomin, The Gemach TREE OF LIFE / YAHRZEIT PLAQUES : To Ahaim. Class based upon the book “100 Brachos, houses a wide selection of gowns for children, pre- dedicate a Yahrzeit Plaque or a Leaf for the Lobby Counting your Blessings 100 Times a Day” by teen, teens and adults. The Gemach is still looking Eitz Chayim Tree, please contact Moish Nat by Rabbi Moshe Goldberger. for donation of gowns in very good condition. Tax sending a detailed fax with all dedicatory wording -11AM (Note new time) Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s deduction is given and pick up of the gowns can to 732-759-8558. For more info, call Moish at class for women at the Agudah. For ?’s re: be arranged. For more info and/or to schedule an 732-759-8070 during work days or 732- 572-4132 Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s classes contact Aviva appt call Sara Scott at 516-526-0941. in the evening. at 732-572-4408 or [email protected] -Women's beginning Israeli Dancing will resume SEFORIM DEDICATIONS: Book/Seforim SemPlus evening shiur for post seminary girls after Lag B’Omer on Sunday, May 29. For more Dedications of all types are available contact Barry meets on Sunday evenings. info, please contact Rachel at 732-819- Siegel [email protected]. -Mondays: 9298 or [email protected] HOUSEKEEPING: For housekeeping issues and -1PM: Woman’s Parsha discussion: Steinsaltz -Bikur Cholim OWLS (Overnight Women Labor inquiries contact Lou Smith at [email protected] Ambassador, Betzalel Strauss, will conduct Support): A complimentary service for maternity or 732-572-5633. discussions based on the essays of Rabbi Adin situations whereby volunteers will come to stay OHR TORAH YOUTH PROGRAM EVENTS : Steinsaltz, in the Ahavas Achim Beit Midrash. All with your kids during the night. For more info on Children can register for events on Ohr Torah’s interested women are invited. Contact Cynthia receiving this service or becoming a volunteer, website “ohrtorah.net” or by calling Mayer Berg at at [email protected] with any ?’s. please contact Rikki at 732-249-5116. Thank you 732-572-3429. -7:30PM: Mrs. Leah Drillman’s Shimiras Haloshon PARK MIKVAH HOURS REFUAH SHLEIMAH LEARNING: Please see the class at the home of Ellen Smith, 407 North Eighth -The Highland Park Mikvah now has Tzedakah Ohr Torah website, www.ohrtorah.net, for the Ave., Edison. For more info, please call boxes! Please contact Aviva at various schedules of learning as a Z’chus for a Ellen at 201-410-1893 or 732-777-6787. [email protected] to obtain one. RefuahShleimah for members of our shul and -8PM: Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s Parsha Class for -If you are purchasing from Amazon, please community. Women at Ohr Torah. For ?’s re: Rebbitzen consider signing up with www.amazonsmiles.com FUNERAL/ SHIVA ANNOUNCEMENTS: Eichenstein’s classes contact Aviva at 732-572- – a donation will be made to Park Mikvah. For funeral and Shiva email and phone mail 4408 or [email protected] The Highland Park Mikvah hours for Daylight announcements contact Reena Greenspan 732- -Thursdays: Savings Time: Sunday–Thursday evenings 9:00 PM 828-5642 (home) 732-678-8848 (cell), -10AM Mrs. Miri Cohen’s Parsha class meets at Riki – 11PM; Friday nights by appointment [email protected] or Gene Wasserman Samel’s house only. All Motzai Shabbos in May: 10:00 – 11:30 732-397-0130 or [email protected] -Collecting Sheitels: Keren Kol Kallah - established PM. Please arrive with enough time to be out YAHRZEIT DATABASE : To register a family to provide orphan and destitute kallahs in Israel before closing time. In case of inclement member in the Yahrzeit data base, please go to with essential needs. Donated custom sheitels, weather, please call the mikvah at 732-249- ohrtorah.net and click “Register for OT Yahrzeit some brand-new, some gently worn, are sold to 2411 or see www.parkmikvah.org for an Notification” or speak with Ralph Dessau or Gene women in Israel who would not otherwise have updated status. For more info, call 732-249- Wasserman. the funds to buy a quality wig. All the money 2411 or email [email protected] . LOCAL ERUV : Please call 732-247-ERUV for raised at the sale goes towards a hachnasas kallah OHR TORAH NEWSLETTER : To subscribe status of the Eruv fund which helps needy brides in Eretz Yisrael. to these Announcements, please see the Ohr Parshas Emor Sheitels can be dropped off by Aviva, 16 Torah website: www.ohrtorah.net Candlelighting: 7:54 PM Edgemount Rd, Edison. For more info, please see E-MAIL LIST: To get on the Ohr Torah e-mail Mincha: 8:00 PM contact Aviva Siegel (732) 572- list, please contact Gene Wasserman at Ohr Torah can be found on the internet at 4408 [email protected] [email protected] . http://www.ohrtorah.net. You can join the -Tiferes DVD for women: THIS Motzai KIDDUSH SPONSORSHIP: To sponsor a email list for Weekly Announcements. Shabbos, May 14 at 10PM, prompt at the Siegel Kiddush or reserve the Kiddush room, please Announcements should be sent to house. Title: From Middos to Majesty, a 7-week contact Mel Barenholtz by email: [email protected]. Please journey; Speakers: Rabbi Pinchus Jung and [email protected]. Rebbitzen Rena Tarshish. Current teleconference: submit all announcements by 7 PM Wed. A 6 week program of growth in Torah-true living Please make sure that you leave a contact/callback for women –Ahavas Yisroel Building Blocks; name and phone number.

PLEASE HELP KEEP THE SHUL NEAT…PLEASE RETURN SIDDURIM & CHUMASHIM TO THE REAR OF THE SANCTUARY AFTER DAVENING.