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Announcements for Parshas Pekudei Congregation Ahavas Yisrael 1587 Route 27, Edison, NJ 08817 www.AYEDISON.org // Rabbi Gedaliah Jaffe // President David Zelingher // [email protected] This Shabbos: Fri Shabbos Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Parshas Naso May 29 May 30 May 31 June 1 June 2 June 3 June 4 Shacharis 6:15AM 6:45 / 8:45AM 8:15AM 6:10AM 6:15AM 6:15AM 6:10AM Mincha/ Candlelighting 7:00 / 8:01 PM 7:50PM 8:05PM 8:05PM 8:05PM 8:05PM 8:05PM Ma’ariv / Havdalah 9:10PM 8:25PM 8:25PM 8:25PM 8:25PM 8:25PM Next Shabbos: Fri Shabbos Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs Parshas Beha'alosecha June 5 June 6 June 7 June 8 June 9 June 10 June 11 Shacharis 6:15AM 6:45 / 8:45 8:15AM 6:10AM 6:15AM 6:15AM 6:10AM Mincha/ Candlelighting 7:00 / 8:06 PM 7:55PM 8:10PM 8:10PM 8:10PM 8:10PM 8:10PM Ma’ariv / Havdalah 9:15PM 8:30PM 8:30PM 8:30PM 8:30PM 8:30PM Weekly Shiurim at AY: Fri Shabbos Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs May 29 May 30 May 31 June 1 June 2 June 3 June 4 Dirshu Daf Yomi B’Halacha 6:00AM 6:00AM 6:00AM 6:00AM 6:00AM Nesivos Shalom Shiur (NEW) 7:05 PM Hilchos Shabbos Chabura 8:25AM Personalities of the Talmud No shiur Bava Kama Chabura 8:45PM SHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS YIZKOR PLEDGES from the second day of Shavuos should be redeemed as soon as possible. Pledges can be paid online via the shul website or by giving a check to Rabbi Jaffe. All funds are for the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund, which assists members of the local community during difficult times and circumstances. Please consider donating to the RDF regularly. KIDDUSH this week is sponsored by Chaim & Ariella Schachter in commemoration of the 31st Yahrzeit of Chaim’s father, Yisrael Shlomo ben Moshe. NEW SHIUR: Rabbi Jaffe will be delivering a new Nesivos Shalom shiur on the parsha starting this Shabbos. The shiur will be held 45 minutes prior to Mincha on Shabbos afternoons. PERSONALITIES OF THE TALMUD will return next Sunday June 7, topic TBA. Join us for a shiur and breakfast with the Steinsaltz chevra after the 8:15AM shacharis. Breakfast sponsorships welcome and appreciated. SISTERHOOD BOOK CLUB: The AY Sisterhood is happy to invite all women to the first meeting of our new Book Club! Please join us at the shul on Sunday, May 31st, at 7:30pm to discuss "The Nanny Diaries" by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus. The discussion will be led by Rachel Gottfried. We will also vote on the next book. Please email [email protected] with any questions. SHIUR FOR WOMEN: Rabbi Jaffe will be giving a shiur for women on Tuesday night, June 2nd, at 8:30PM at the shul. The topic of the shiur is “Why Keep Kosher? Understanding the Sources.” All women are invited to attend. AY YOUTH SHABBOS will take place on Shabbos, Parshas Shlach, June 12th-13th. The AY Youth will be taking over the shul and will be conducting all services and speaking. If you or your child/teen is interested in participating in any way, please contact Rabbi Jaffe as soon as possible. Please note: there will be no Hashkamah minyan on this Shabbos. We look forward to a beautiful Shabbos run by the youth of our community! The next SIMCHA KIDDUSH will be on Shabbos, Parshas Shlach, June 13th, and will celebrate all recent and upcoming simchas and graduations this year. The cost to sponsor per simcha is $18.00 and will include the announcement of each individual simcha. Signup will be available on the website starting this Sunday, by speaking to Rabbi Davis, or by sending an email to [email protected]. STEINSALTZ SHALOSH SEUDOS: There will be a Shalosh Seudos in honor of the Steinsaltz chevra on Shabbos, Parshas Korach, June 20th. We will be honoring Eli Baumol and Uri Keller, the Steinsaltz chevra who were a big part of the AY family and larger community this past year and will be leaving to go back to Israel shortly. We are looking for sponsors of the Shalosh Seudos. Signup will be available on the website starting this Sunday or by speaking to Rabbi Davis. SUMMER KOLLEL 2015: Use your long summer evenings productively! Join us at the shul for Beis Medrash style learning two nights a week 7:30-10:00PM starting Tuesday, June 22nd for six weeks. There will be open Beis Medrash learning, Mincha/Ma’ariv, Chavrusa learning, and a shiur from Rabbi Jaffe. For more information, please speak to Rabbi Jaffe or Bentzion Gelfand. The following BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES & YAHRZEITS occurred over the last two weeks and/or will take place within the next week: Happy Birthday to Rivky Arnow! To have your event included, visit the AY website and update your family information. NEW TO TOWN OR JUST VISITING? BARUCH HABAH! AY would like to warmly welcome all newcomers, visitors, or guests who are joining us for Shabbos. If Rabbi Jaffe or President David Zelingher do not get a chance to greet you personally, please come up and introduce yourself during Kiddush. We’d like to meet you! OUTSTANDING BALANCES: We encourage all members to redeem their pledges and tend to outstanding balances in a timely fashion. Payment plans are available for anyone who needs or would like to make monthly installment payments. Please speak to Michael Zemble to make arrangements for a payment plan. HATZOLAH OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY is parking an ambulance in one designated spot in our parking lot. Please do not park in or in front of this spot, which is clearly marked. Hatzolah and AY thank you for your cooperation and assistance. RECORDS UPDATE: The Gabbaim request that members input all family lifecycle events on the website. A report is run weekly of these events, which helps the Gabbaim to distribute kibbudim and aliyahs. If you require assistance entering data, please speak with Chezkie Mark. You can email the Gabbaim at [email protected]. Congregation Ahavas Yisrael 1587 Route 27, Edison, NJ 08817 www.AYEDISON.org // Rabbi Gedaliah Jaffe // President David Zelingher // [email protected] DID YOU MISS A SHIUR? Would you like to review what you already learned? Rabbi Jaffe's Dirshu Daf Yomi B'Halacha shiurim are now available online at www.YUTorah.org. Enjoy! EMAIL LIST: To be added to the shul's email list please send an email to [email protected]. MASTER SCHEDULER: Alec Cohen is the AY Master Scheduler. Please contact him at [email protected] or (732) 773-6075 to schedule any event or sponsorship. MEMBERSHIP: If interested in becoming a member, please see David Zelingher or visit the shul website. SECURITY COMMITTEE: If you have any suggestions or concerns, email [email protected]. CHOLIM: The Gabbaim ask that all names of cholim be sent to [email protected]. ANNOUNCEMENTS DEADLINE: AY strives to include all announcements in the weekly printed edition; however, we need your help to get your announcements included and formatted in time. All announcements should be submitted by Thursday noon to [email protected] for inclusion in that week’s announcements. COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS: HATZOLAH of Middlesex County is operational. If you have a medical emergency, please call 732-640-5545. Additionally, we are always seeking additional responders and dispatchers. To apply, please visit www.hatzolahmc.org and select "Contact us/Membership.” Hatzolah stickers are available at Glatt27, Jerusalem Pizza, Mordy's, Sushianna, and Park Place Grill. BIKUR CHOLIM: VISITORS WANTED--Bikur Cholim is seeking volunteers to visit Ms. Mollie Reuben, Sara Genchik, and Ms. Esther Tucker at the Regency nursing home on DeMott Lane and Dr. Miriam Engelsohn at Care One, 599 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. If you are able to help out, please call Rahel Baruh at 732-672-4673 or email [email protected]. Tizku l'mitzvot! COMMUNITY SHIURIM: Rabbi Weiss: Shiur for men and women on the Parsha, focus on Emunah and Bitachon – Wed. nights at 9:15 PM at the Eiserman home, 154 N. 10th Ave, HP. // Women's Learning Initiative: Mrs. Miri Cohen’s Parsha class: Please call 206-376- 9027 on Tuesday evening for status of the shiur. // Women's Learning Initiative: SemPlus shiur for post seminary girls - For more info on Wed. night class, please call 732-841-1885. // Rabbi Bassous: Women’s class on Sunday morning at 10:00 AM at Cong. Etz Ahaim. Class will be based on his new book, "The Key to a Successful Life." // Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s classes for women: No classes on Sunday, May 31 and Monday, June 1. For more info, please contact Aviva Siegel at 732-572-4408 [email protected]. This year Congregation Ohav Emeth (OE) is honoring the “Survivors of the Shoah” including our very own Papa Jack Nasielski. These heroes truly deserved to be honor on the 70th anniversary of their liberation. The dinner will be held on Wed June 3, 2015 at the Rutgers – Chabad House in New Brunswick, NJ. Many of us, including Papa Jack and his beloved late wife Judy, started our Shul careers at OE and Ohav Emeth continues to have a warm spot in our hearts, despite that fact that we do not daven there on a regular basis anymore. OE PEREK ON THE LAWN: The Highland Park-Edison Community is invited to attend our first Perek on the Lawn on Shabbat May 30th at 6:30 PM. Rabbi Leon Glaser is our first featured speaker. Hosts are Joey and Barbara Frisch at 56 Campbell Avenue, Edison.
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