AHAVASAHAVAS ACHIMACHIM NEWSLETNEWSLETTERTER י"ד טבת תש"פ ויחי JANUARY 10, 2020 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SYNAGOGUE NEWS THE FRIDAY NIGHT TISCH AAU presents our next Friday Night Tisch, a monthly evening of Divrei מזל טוב שבת Friday Candlelighting...... 4:32 p.m. Mazel Tov to Sharon Zavodnick and Zalmi and singing and delicious food, Friday Mincha/Kabbalat /Maariv Berger on the birth of a grandson. Mazel this Friday, January 10 at 8:00 p.m. at ...... 4:40 p.m. Tov to the parents, Rebecca and Hezzy the home of Jeremy and Simi Friday Night Tisch ...... 8:00 p.m. Jesin. Lichtman, 258 South Adelaide Ave. Illuminate the beginning of your Shabbat Shacharit ...... 7:00 and 8:45 a.m. Mazel Tov to Harriet and Stephen Adelson through this uplifting gathering to which Pre-Group Babysitting ...... 9:00 a.m. on the birth of a granddaughter. Mazel Tov to all are invited. Rabbi Miodownik will Teen Minyan...... 9:30 a.m. the parents, David and Ahuva Adelson. speak, and your participation is Latest Shema...... 9:42 a.m. Mazel Tov to Milton and Debbie Erdfarb encouraged! Youth Groups ...... 10:00 a.m. on the birth of a granddaughter, Abigail Baby Group...... 10:30 a.m. Please save the following dates for Rose. Mazel Tov to the parents, Leora and future Friday Night Tisches: Ari Ringelheim and to the great- is sponsored by Alex and  February 14 - Ari and Rachel grandmother, Gustine Matt. Masha Sherman in honor of the birth Podhorcer of their daughter, Yael Rivka. Mazel Tov to Diane and Barry Mael on the  March 6 - Dan and Samara Moritz birth of a grandson. Mazel Tov to the Daf Yomi (Brachot 8)...... 3:35 p.m. parents, Emma and Yossi Katz in Chicago. Mincha...... 4:30 p.m. AAU LECTURE SERIES: RABBI Learning ..... 4:50 p.m. Mazel Tov to Warren and Lisa Fink on the SAMSON RAPHAEL HIRSCH Maariv...... 5:38 p.m. birth of a granddaughter. Mazel Tov to the Motzei Shabbat ...... 5:42 p.m. parents, Bracha and Arie Salamon. Ahavas Achim University proudly Rabbi Yisroel Reisman ...... 7:30 p.m. presents a special three-part lecture series by Rabbi Shmuel Lesher, AA Rabbinic

(Continued on page 2) שמות Sunday Shacharit.. 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. Monday and Thursday Shacharit...... 6:25 and 7:45 a.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday Shacharit ...... 6:35 and 7:45 a.m. Sunday-Thursday Mincha/Maariv...... 4:40p.m. Monday-Thursday late Maariv...... 9:30 p.m. Friday Candlelighting...... 4:39 p.m. Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv ...... 4:45 p.m.

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AHAVAS ACHIM 131ST Bridge Turkish and ANNIVERSARY DINNER Mediterranean Grill YOU DESERVE TO BE TREATED AS Sunday, April 26, 2020 ONE OF A KIND! Sunday-Thursday 11:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Guests of Honor Friday 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Steven and Ann-Sheryl White Motzei Shabbat 6:00 p.m. to midnight Special Offer Cater Your Kiddush While Young Leadership Award Supporting Your Shul. Ari and Teri Sofair-Fisch WE WILL DONATE 15% TO YOUR SHUL FOR A KIDDUSH OF $850 OR MORE! Keter Torah Award 315 Raritan Ave., Highland Park, NJ Edward Epstein 732-418-9000 Please patronize our sponsors! 3-part series, Rabbi Lesher will discuss he HATZOLAH FUNDRAISER historical context and deeply insightful רפואה שלמה Chevra Hatzolah of Middlesex content of Rabbi Hirsch's life's work. in County deeply thanks all who have חולים Please include the following participated and contributed generously .תפילות your GETTING TO KNOW YOU MEALS: to this year’s Shabbat Hatzolah ליבה שיינדל בת חוה FINAL DEADLINE THIS MONDAY Campaign. Indeed, to cover the annual קלמן בן רחל Ahavas Achim presents: Getting to Know operating budget, Hatzolah needs a You Meals 2020, ongoing from January minimum of $100 per family. If you יצחק בן עליזה 31-March 28, and culminating in a have not yet received a donation form בת - שבע בת מלכה (in person or by mail) please contact Community-Wide Shabbat Echad Event צבי דב הלוי בן שרנה Eric Wallenstein, Jonathan Caplan, on May 9. Help us reach 100% אלקסנדר בן ריבה participation. To sign up as a host, guest, or Fishel Brooks, Ari Lewitter or Yossi both, fill out the Google form: https:// Benedek. You can also donate online מנחם בן עדית חוה forms.gle/WT7SGn2WNJMS8suv6. The at: www.HatzolahMC.org where you חוה גיטל בת מלכה פייגה can also learn more about Hatzolah and final deadline to RSVP has been extended מלכה פייגה בת רחל to this Monday, January 13 at 3:00 p.m. volunteer to become part of the Chevra שרון בת לאה Meet new families in our community over Hatzolah dispatch and response team. Shabbat lunch or dinner! Attend meals as a When seconds count, we answer the ונסה אסתר בת אברהם .guest, host, or both—the more you do, the call יואל חיים בן דבורה !more people you will meet הרב דוד בן פנינה - Rabbi Dovid Adlin Rabbi Mendy Eisenberg - AAU SHIURIM 5780 .REFRESH OUR SHUL THROUGH Monday-Thursday after 9:30 p.m הרב מנחם מנדל שלמה בן חיה רחל THE POWER OF MISHNAH! Maariv Chug Mishnayot חנה בת נחה - Candi Feinberg Rebetzin Devorah Hilsenrath - Join members of Ahavas Achim in learning Monday 8:00 p.m. Practical Halacha: all 88 Chapters of Mishnah Seder Moed The Laws of Prayer with Rabbi Steven דבורה בת חיה ביילה by Erev Purim 5778, March 9, 2020. To Miodownik שלמה מאיר בן חסיה - Stuart Kilstein :join the siyum of Seder Moed, please check Monday 8:30 p.m. Advanced Talmud ביילה בת חסי - Barbara Kritz the relevant chapters, and submit your Kiddushin with Rabbi Steven name and email address at the following Miodownik אפרים בן שרה - Arthur Ringer ג ' קלין בת רחל - Jaklin Rozen link: http://hadranalach.com/1049. In Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Torah Gems with addition to the merit participants will Rabbi Moshe Goldberger (Breakfast אופירה חיה בת רבקה צביה - Anny Safier (receive for learning Torah, when all 88 served! For men only יוסף חיים בן בעשה - Yussie Weiss chapters of Seder Moed have been אברהם יוסף בן פריידע - Alan White completed, our President, Josh Ostrin, will Tuesday 8:30 p.m. Custom in Jewish If you would to submit a name to the spackle and paint the hallways of the entire Law with Dr. Elisha Russ-Fishbane cholim list, please contact the Shul downstairs. Wednesday 1:15 p.m. The Weekly office: [email protected] or with Rabbi Steven call 732-247-0532. Miodownik (For women only) LEARNING SEUDAH SHLISHIT Thursday 9:30 a.m. Gemara Brachot (Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, continued from AAU proudly presents Learning Seudah with Rabbi Eli Reisman (For men only) Shlishit! We encourage strong attendance page 1) Thursday 10:30 a.m. The Weekly at this phenomenal learning opportunity at Intern on "A Torah For The Ages: The Haftarah with Rabbi Steven the end of Shabbat day. Please select from Unique Approach of Rabbi Samson Miodownik (For men only) Raphael Hirsch to Tanach." The series our Seudah Shlishit buffet station, and Thursday 9:00 p.m. Parshat Hashavua will take place on the following dates in select one of the following three learning with Rabbi Yissocher Frand on the the Beit Midrash: groups for an uplifting experience: TCN (No charge; donations welcome!) NACH: Sefer Tehillim: A Literary Sunday, January 12, 9:00 a.m. (Breakfast Shabbat 9:30 a.m. (after 7:00 a.m. Approach with Prof. AJ Berkovitz (Will served!) Context and Conflict Shacharit) Im La'et KaZot—Biblical not be meeting this Shabbat) Wednesday, January 15, 8:30 p.m. The Reflections in the Book of Esther by Words Themselves, The Torah Itself PARSHA: Neilat HaShabbat: One Final Rabbi David Silber Look at This Morning's Parsha with Gil Sunday, January 19, 9:00 a.m. (Breakfast Shabbat 50 minutes before Mincha Dersovitz served!) From on High Daf Yomi with Judah Abraham HALACHA: Parenting Without Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch was one of Marriage: Contemporary Poskim on Motzei Shabbat Navi with Rabbi the most heroic and influential rabbinic Using Technology to Become a Single Yisroel Reisman on the TCN (through figures of the 19th century. In his magnum Parent with Rabbi Steven Miodownik January 25 7:30 p.m.; No charge; opus, his translation and commentary on donations welcome!) the Torah, Rabbi Hirsch demonstrates the (alternating with) harmonious unity of the Written and Oral The Coffee Drinker's Guide to Shabbat Torah and peels back the layers of Lashon Observance with Rabbi Shmuel Lesher 2 Hakodesh to convey vital teachings. In this EDISON/HP COMMUNITY COMMUNITY NEWS YAHRZEITS DIRECTORIES 1/11 Michael Dobkin Father We still have plenty of Edison/Highland ISRAAID: FIRST IN AND LAST OUT Joel Paul Father Park community directories available in THIS MOTZEI SHABBAT Pierre Taubenblat Mother the Ahavas Achim office. They cost $2 1/12 Milton Erdfarb Father The Orthodox Forum of Edison/Highland Jill Medinets Father each. To purchase, contact Rachel at Park presents: Seth H. Davis, Executive 1/14 Artur Shnayder Father [email protected] or 732- Director, IsraAID USA who will speak 1/15 Yussie Weiss Sister 247-0532. about: “First In and Last Out: IsraAID’S 1/16 Magda Winter Husband Emergency Response and Recovery 1/17 Frances Busch Mother Dr. Marc Scheiner Father Work Worldwide” this Motzei Shabbat, Lynn Zevin Father SISTERHOOD NEWS January 11 at 8:00 p.m. at Ohav Emeth. Founded in 2001, IsraAID is Israel's largest BOOK CLUB humanitarian aid organization. Since its Torah. Sivan is a popular Israeli news inception, IsraAID has worked in anchor and journalist, who gives a weekly The next AA Sisterhood Book Club emergency and long-term development Torah shiur to 1000 people in Israel. to meeting will take place on Wednesday, settings in 50+ countries. Their mission is learn more about Sivan, visit: https:// January 29 at 8:30 p.m. at the home of to support people affected by natural www.sivanrahavmeir.com/home-en. Tobi Schilowitz, 15 North 6th Avenue, disasters and humanitarian crisis. Highland Park. The book we will be Advance registration is requested. Couvert discussing is The Radium Girls by Kate The program is free of charge. The is $36. Sponsorship is available at the Moore. We hope you can join us! Orthodox Forum gladly accepts season following levels: $50—Bronze Sponsor, sponsorships, as well as program $100—Silver Sponsor, $180—Gold sponsorships. For more information, visit: Sponsor, $250—Platinum Sponsor, $360— KIDDUSH REMINDER www.orthodoxjewishforum.org. Friends of the Mikvah, $500—Mikvah The Kiddush committee for this Shabbat Donor. Please join in supporting the one is: Rappaport, Posy and Resnick. The RARITAN VALLEY HADASSAH organization in the community that Kiddush committee for Shabbat, January GAME NIGHT MEET N’ GREET benefits all women of the community! To 18 is: Rosen, Michael and Terri register or to become a sponsor, please Rosenberg and Laura and Eli Weiss. Raritan Valley Hadassah invites you to email [email protected] or visit: The Kiddush committee for Shabbat, Game Night Meet N’ Greet on Thursday, https://parkmikvah.org. January 25 is: Rosenzweig, Howie January 23 at 7:00 p.m. at the Highland Sherman and Rosenschein. The Kiddush Park Community Center. Want to learn to play or join a game? We will have all the committee for Shabbat, February 1 is: Steve and Ann Salit, Russ-Fishbane and classics including Maj Jong, Rummikub, Rovner. Trivial Pursuit—just to name a few. For more information, please contact Marnie Kean at 732-816-4712 or email: [email protected]. YOUTH NEWS TOMCHEI SHABBOS OF TEEN MINYAN KIDDUSH MIDDLESEX COUNTY BENEFIT SPONSORSHIP CONCERT—SIMCHA LEINER Teen Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by Tomchei Shabbos of Middlesex County Yehuda and Faigie Hecht in celebration invites you to a Community-Wide of Moshe’s Bar Mitzvah anniversary. Concert featuring Simcha Leiner on If you'd like to sponsor Teen Kiddush in Motzei Shabbat, February 1, 2020 at the future, please email Kivi Neuman at: 8:00 p.m. at Highland Park High School. Tickets prices available are: $100, $50, [email protected]. $36. To purchase tickets, email: [email protected] or visit: SHABBAT GROUPS BIRTHDAY tomcheimc.org. PARTY SPONSORSHIP Celebrating your child's birthday? LEFKOVITS FAMILY PARK MIKVAH Sponsor a birthday party for your child's ANNUAL WOMEN’S MELAVE Shabbat morning group: includes birthday MALKA game, birthday hats, and special snacks. Sponsorships start at $25. For more Lefkovits Family Park Mikvah presents information, please contact Chani at an evening with famous Israeli news [email protected]! anchor and lecturer, Sivan Rahav Meir at the annual Women’s Melave Malka on February 29, 2020 at 8:30 p.m. at Ohr 3 Please patronize our sponsors! HIGHLAND PARK COMMUNITY PJ LIBRARY CELEBRATES THE TU B' CELEBRATION OF KOLLEL BREAKFAST WINTER THIS SUNDAY ROOTS & RENEWAL The annual Highland Park Community Children 6 months-5 years old are invited Women's Philanthropy of the Jewish Kollel Breakfast will take place at Ohr to celebrates winter with PJ Library this Federation in the Heart of NJ invites Torah on Sunday, February 2, 2020 at Sunday, January 12 at 10:00 a.m. at the you to a Tu B'shevat Celebration of 9:30 a.m. The Guest of Honor will be Hebrew Academy, 22 School Road East, Roots & Renewal with Boris Fishman, Moshe Wiesel. For further information or to Marlboro. Create your own igloo craft author of the critically acclaimed Savage make donation, please visit: http:// with Miss Michelle and Miss JoJo, sing Feast: A Family History Told Through www.HPKollel.com or contact Avi songs with Mr. Sam, read a PJ Library Recipes on Wednesday, February 5 at Milgraum at 908-812.6924. book, have a snack, meet new friends, and 6:30 p.m. at the Hebrew Academy, 22 HAVE FUN! The program is free but School Road East, Marlboro. Couvert $54 BIKUR CHOLIM BREAKFAST RSVP is required to Linda Glickstein at per person includes dinner and a book 732-431-5525 or [email protected]. signed by the author. For returning The annual Bikur Cholim Breakfast will be community members, a contribution of held on Sunday, March 1 at the Pines RABBI REISMAN $118 or more, payable by December 31, Manor. The guest speaker will be Rabbi 2020 to Jewish Federation in the Heart Shmuel Marcus, Rabbi of the Young Israel Rabbi Reisman will speak for men and of New Jersey's 2020 Annual of Queens Valley and Rebbe at Lander women on Tefillat Haderech—When, Campaign is required to attend this College for Men. This year's honorees will Where and How? on Friday, January event. First-timers: no contribution is be Dr. Josh and Michelle Segal and Dr. 24 at 8:30 p.m. at Khal Chassidim. required. Aviv and Adrienne Orani. Couvert is $54 Topics will include: the proper procedure per person, sponsorships are available. when traveling to Brooklyn or Lakewood; Journalist Jennifer Altmann will short trips and daily commutes; cruises, interview Boris Fishman about Savage trains, planes and spaceships. For more Feast, which explores the roots and SHOVAVIM SHIUR FOR MARRIED reinvention of an immigrant family WOMEN information, contact Marsha Eiserman at 347-203-7906. through its time-honored recipes. The Lefkovits Family Park Mikvah and Irgun book was lauded by The New York Times, Shiurei Torah present a 2-part shiur given Wall Street Journal, Vanity Fair, and MA'AYANOT DAY OF BIG IDEAS by Debby Selengut, premier Kallah teacher, others. Publishers Weekly said the on Mondays, January 13 and February 10 Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for “immigrant saga masterfully evokes a at 8:30 p.m. in the YFM room at Ohr Girls presents the 11th annual Day of Big family that survives, united by food." Torah. Ideas on Sunday, February 2 from 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Keynote address by BEREAVEMENT GROUP WITH AY SISTERHOOD MELAVE MALKA biology teacher Esther Slomnicki on the RABBI BRYAN KINZBRUNNER topic of: "Knowledge and Privacy in The 12th annual Ahavas Yisrael Sisterhood Conflict: DNA Testing" followed by Rabbi Bryan Kinzbrunner will Melave Malka presents Trivia Night! breakout sessions with Ma'ayanot faculty. facilitate a Bereavement Group from on Enjoy testing your random knowledge while Men and women are invited to attend. 8:00-9:00 p.m. on Tuesdays, January getting a chance to spend time with friends 14 and February 4. The group meets at and enjoy dinner together. Please join them Highland Park Conservative Temple— HARVEY PARETZKY MEMORIAL on Motzei Shabbat, February 8, 2020 at Congregation Anshe Emeth. Please use SCHOLARSHIP FUND 8:00 p.m. at Ahavas Yisrael. New this the parking lot doors to enter the building. year—pre-register at AYedison.org to pay The Paretzky family is proud to announce The focus of the group will be to discover $36; at the door price will be $40. the inauguration of the “Harvey personal models for navigating through Sponsorships are available at $50. The Paretzky Memorial Scholarship Fund,” the challenges of loss. Each session will deadline to pre-register online is Tuesday which will award scholarships for high facilitate discussion and sharing on night, February 4. All women in the school seniors who will study in Israel. different topics. These sessions will be community college age and up are invited. Please help make this initiative a great mostly group driven, with the facilitator For questions, please email success, l'ilui nishmat Rafael Yisrael helping to guide the group in a process of [email protected]. Chaim ben Harav Mordechai Aryeh sharing so as to help each other during z"l. Donate before the end of 2019 to one's difficult time. Open to all; there is no fee. There is no need to "go it alone". CHICKS WITH STICKS maximize your 2019 tax deduction. Checks should be made out and mailed to: Contact Linda at the Temple office, 732- The Chicks with Sticks Hadassah Knitting Associated Talmud of Chicago, 545-6482 if you have any questions. Group's next meeting will be held on 3531 Madison St. Skokie, IL 60076 with Wednesday, January 22 from 1:00-3:00 memo: “Harvey Paretzky Memorial REBBITZEN EICHENSTEIN p.m. at the home of Phyllis Pollak, 209 Scholarship Fund” or can be given to North 4 Avenue, Highland Park. They Robert and Dr. Riki Kreitman. Online for status of classes this Sunday, always welcome new members. If the contributions can be made at att.org/ January 12 and Monday, January 13, weather is inclement or if you have any donate and type: "Harvey Paretzky contact Aviva at [email protected] questions, please contact Phyllis at 732-853- Memorial Scholarship Fund" in the or 732-672-7104. 6058 or [email protected]. donations section. For more information, 4 email [email protected]. RETIREES LUNCH AND LEARN FRISCH SCHOOL ANNUAL DINNER LOVE LIVES HERE: STAND UP TO ANTI-SEMITISM UNITY VIGIL Retirees Lunch and Learn presents: The Frisch School, 120 West Century Road, Against All Odds: Israel Survives on Paramus, will hold their Annual Dinner on Join the Sisterhood of Salaam Shalom Tuesday, February 25 at 12:00 p.m. at Motzei Shabbat, February 8. They are and the local community for Love Lives Ohr Torah. Israel's rebirth and survival in honoring Ilana and Stuart Goldberg, Here: Stand up to Anti-Semitism Unity the 20th century has been called a miracle. Allison Adler, Ben Breda '99 and Barry Vigil this Wednesday, January 15 at This video will take you on a powerful and Barbara Kessler. For reservations and 7:30 p.m. in the Highland Park High and uplifting spiritual journey featuring more information, please call Cheryl Leiser, School Cafeteria. (Enter from the interviews with the people who Alumni Coordinator at 201-267-9100 ext. parking lot behind the High School.) experienced these miracles of biblical 221 or visit: www.frischdinner.com. Unite against anti-Semitism and all hate- proportions. Introduction: by Dr. Max fueled violence. Stand together showing Wisotsky. The program will include a WILF CAMPUS DAY OF SERVICE that hate has no home here. light lunch followed by the video. Cost: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice $12. RSVP by Friday, February 21 to Join the Wilf Campus for Senior Living for everywhere."—Dr. Martin Luther King. Bella at [email protected] or a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service 732-317-1786, Marcia at 732-572-5998 Community Food Drive and Food Sorting or [email protected] or Mildred at Event supporting the Franklin Food Bank. AY HOSTS THE REBBE OF TOSH- 732-572-1712. Drop off non-perishable food items that have MONSEY not exceeded their expiration date at any of their buildings: Stein Assisted Living, On Thursday, February 6, Ahavas TIFERES Wilentz Senior Residence or the Education Yisrael will host HaRav HaGaon Reb The next DVD for women will be shown and Resource Center. Then bring the entire Avraham Katz, the Rebbe of Tosh- on Motzei Shabbat, February 15 at 8:30 family, and join them as they sort and Monsey. The Rebbe will daven Maariv p.m. at the Siegel house. Weekly organize the donations on Martin Luther with them, and then give a shiur/tish. Please join them for an evening of teleconferences with topics such as King, Jr. Day, Monday, January 20. You shalom bayit and parenting are available can volunteer for either of their two shifts: inspiration, with heimishe food and to Tiferes members. The current 9:00-11:00 a.m. or 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the drink. For sponsorship information, teleconference is: “The Building Blocks Education Resource Center, 354 DeMott please speak with Rabbi Jaffe. of Shalom Bayit” with Zehava Lane, Somerset. They will have special In 1970, The Grand Rabbi of Tosh hand- Lefkovitz. For more information or to activities for young kids while older ones and picked him as a suitor for his daughter become a member, please contact Aviva adults are volunteering. If you can volunteer, and in 1999 entrusted him to lead the Siegel at [email protected]. The please RSVP to: [email protected] or Tosh-Monsey community. Known for his Highland Park/Edison group of Tiferes is 732-568-1155. wisdom, insights, encyclopedic Torah l'zecher nishmat Malka bat Shalom. knowledge, and mastery of Jewish books VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BIKUR of mysticism such as the Zohar, his WILENTZ SENIOR RESIDENCE ON CHOLIM counsel is sought by many followers and THE WILF CAMPUS FAMILY admirers. Bikur Cholim is in need of more drivers to VOLUNTEER CORP be able to serve everybody. If you are able to LEFKOVITS FAMILY PARK Are you a musician, singer or a poet? Do help out, please visit: bikurcholimrv.com/ MIKVAH HOURS you enjoy gardening or have another volunteers/become-a-volunteer. You do not hobby? Do you like to play Mah Jongg, have to be available all the time. Even if you  Sunday-Thursday: 8:00–10:30 p.m. bingo, scrabble or other games? Perhaps are free for part of one day each week or only  Motzei Shabbat January and you would like to lead a current events for the summer, your help is still appreciated. February: 7:30-10:00 p.m. discussion, art instruction or a trivia For more information, contact Susan game? The Wilenz Senior Residence can Kollmar at [email protected]. Friday nights by appointment only: always use an extra pair of hands! Don’t Appointments should be made by In addition, they are seeking adults and see your talent on this list but want to get emailing [email protected], online students 11th grade and up to visit involved? Give them a call! They also at: www.parkmikvah.org or by calling homebound people in our community. For need greeters for the front desk to help 732-221-8155. more information, please call Bikur Cholim continue making their building a at 732-572-7181. They are also seeking Please be reminded that out of hours welcoming environment. Good Chesed volunteers to visit at the Regency nursing appointments incur an additional $20 project—hours can be confirmed. Good home on DeMott Lane in Somerset. For more fee. During the winter months the out of resume experience for work or college. information, contact Rahel Baruh at 732- hours fee is waived for appointments You can volunteer a few times a year, 672-4673 or [email protected]. occurring between nightfall and opening once a month, every other week, or time. For all comments and questions, Bikur Cholim is also looking for Mother's weekly, whatever fits your schedule. They please email [email protected]. Helpers to help with a special needs five would love to have you. For more year old girl. Volunteers are needed for any information on how you can enrich the time, Monday through Friday. They are WOMEN'S LEARNING INITIATIVE lives of the residents, please call 732-873- looking for girls 10th grade and up. If you 3888 or email Michelle Abreu at For status of Parsha class this Tuesday, can help, even for a few hours, please call [email protected] or Marnie January 14, contact Leah at 917-763- Rivka Teresh directly at 347-598-9448. 5 Kean at [email protected]. 1848. RABBI WEISS'S SHIUR S.O.S. MISHMAR AHAVAS ACHIM Rabbi Weiss's shiur on Tehillim, for men and Save Our Saturday Nights Mishmar, a parent- Rabbi women, meets on Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. child learning program in a true Beit Midrash Steven Miodownik at 154 N. 10th Avenue, Highland Park. For setting, meets every Motzei Shabbat from 7:00- Rabbi Emeritus further information, please contact Marsha 8:00 p.m. in the RPRY Beit Midrash. It is open to Ronald L. Schwarzberg Eiserman at 347-203-7906. all grades! All you need to bring is your sefarim, your chevruta and yourself! Enjoy pizza, Honorary Presidents Alexander Bernstein, z"l MEALS SEEK WHEELS refreshments and raffle prizes! To sponsor an SOS Isadore Sapiro, z"l Mishmar, contact Rabbi Einzig at 732-572-5052 Albert Sapiro, z"l JFS of Middlesex County is seeking ext. 203. Nathan Segal, z"l dedicated, caring volunteer drivers to deliver kosher meals to homebound seniors. President BIKUR CHOLIM OWLS Josh Ostrin  Immediate need is for meal pickup 1 day/ Bikur Cholim OWLS (Overnight Women Labor week at 11:00 a.m. at JFS of Middlesex Vice Presidents Support) is a complimentary service for maternity Dovid Becker: Fundraising County, 32 Ford Avenue, Second Floor, situations whereby volunteers will come to stay Yossi Benedek: Ritual Milltown, for delivery in North with your kids during the night. For more Renee Dublon: Treasurer Brunswick. Meir Flancbaum: House information on receiving this service or becoming a Harry Glazer: Membership JFS kosher meals are available to Middlesex volunteer, please contact Rikki at 732-249-5116. Robert Haarburger: County homebound seniors age 60 and over Fundraising who are unable to shop or prepare meals for Debra Levenstein: Secretary EMPLOYMENT NETWORK OF RARITAN themselves due to physical or cognitive Eli Weiss: Finance VALLEY impairment. For more information, call 732- Immediate Past President 777-1940 or email [email protected]. Looking for work? We can help. Email Bob Jeremy Renna Lansey at [email protected] if you would like to receive our job postings and/or would like Gabbaim PLEASE HELP FILL THE JFS KOSHER Yossi Benedek FOOD PANTRY! help with your resume and search strategies. Seth Berman Please help: If you know of any professional, part- Jonathan Caplan It seems more people in the community are Michael Kornfeld coming to the Jewish Family Services Food time, or temporary job openings, email the Barry Leskowitz Pantry. Their shelves are nearly empty. They information to [email protected]. Barry Levinson need help from the people who support JFS to David Simen David Stern provide for children, families and women, to JFS SEEKS VOLUNTEERS Steven White put food on their tables and help with essential Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County is needs. Honorary Gabbai looking for volunteers to assist in various Bernard Israel The following items are most needed: canned community centered programs and office work. vegetables, tuna, pasta, pasta sauce, tomato Programs include: Board of Directors sauce, rice, beans, canned potatoes, juice, Maggie Brooks  Assisting the elderly community including: Andrew Cohen peanut butter, jelly, mayonnaise, cereal (hot support for programming, home visits for Sarah Grunstein and cold), soup, baby wipes, diapers, sanitary Susan Hornstein friendship and companionship, money watch/ supplies. Call today 732-777-1940 to schedule Herb Klaver bill pay assistance, Medicare navigation as a drop-off. Elana Kurtz well as education to prevent Medicare fraud, Jeremy Lichtman waste and abuse Eitan Pludwinski JFS NEEDS ITEMS FOR THEIR Avital Rosenberg  Tutoring English as a second language “PERSONAL CARE CLOSET” Marc Scheiner  Serving as instructors at the Women's Center Sherry Simantov Jewish Family Services of Middlesex Ari Sofair-Fisch County is dedicated to providing essential For more information, please contact: Hank Strub [email protected]. Ze'ev Strupinsky basic items for dignity through their Food Laura Weiss Pantry. Their Personal Care Closet provides Rhea Zucker the items needed to maintain that dignity for RPRY SHOE RECYCLING Sisterhood President those they help. These items are not covered Drop off used shoes in decent condition (except for Elena Orgel by funding or grants. They are calling on you snow boots, slippers, crocs and flip flops) to the to support the community with the following Youth Directors donation box at RPRY located right in the front items: baby ointment, tooth brushes, soap, Akiva and Chani Neuman entrance, in the lobby by the elevator. They send baby wipes, women's personal care products, the shoes in and receive money! 216 South First Avenue toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, body wash. Highland Park, NJ 08904 Can you spare, buy or somehow provide any phone: (732) 247-0532 of these products? Call 732-777-1940 and say fax: (732) 247-6739 you have a donation for the Pantry. www.ahavasachim.org

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