AHAVASAHAVAS ACHIMACHIM NEWSLETNEWSLETTERTER י"ב תמוז תש"פ חקת/בלק JULY 3, 2020 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES NEWS AHAVAS ACHIM 131ST Friday Evening ASAR B'TAMMUZ ANNIVERSARY DINNER Mincha/Kabbalat /Maariv (Outdoors)...... 7:00 & 7:30 p.m. The fast day of Shiva Asar B'Tammuz, Postponed to a future date! Latest Candlelighting...... 8:13 p.m. commemorating the breaching of the walls Stay tuned for details! Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv of Jerusalem before the destruction of the (Sanctuary) ...... 8:20 p.m. Beit Hamikdash (among other tragedies), Guests of Honor will be this Thursday, July 9. The fast Steven and Ann-Sheryl White Shabbat Day begins at 4:24 a.m. and ends at 9:11 p.m. Robert Rosner Memorial Shacharit (Sanctuary) ...... Shacharit with Selichot will be at 6:15 Young Leadership Award ...... 7:00, 8:30 & 10:00 a.m. (Outdoors), 7:45 (Sanctuary) and 9:00 Ari and Teri Sofair-Fisch Shacharit (Outdoors)...... 8:30 a.m. a.m. (Sanctuary), and Mincha will be at Mincha (Outdoors) ...... 7:00 p.m. 2:00 (Sanctuary) and 8:00 p.m. Keter Torah Award Daf Yomi (Sanctuary)...... 7:20 p.m. (Sanctuary & Outdoors) followed by Edward Epstein Mincha/Maariv (Sanctuary).. 8:10 p.m. Maariv at 8:30 p.m. Maariv (Outdoors) ...... 9:20 p.m. Mili Chizhik, Liana Maza, Kayla Motzei Shabbat & Havdalah (Outdoors)...... 9:22 p.m. YOMIM NORAIM 5781 SURVEY Miodownik, Eliana Scheiner, Nechama Stein and Noa Strupinsky. Each week, a To help us plan properly for Rosh different aspect of Tefillah will be The following minyanim do not require Hashanah and Yom Kippur 5781 at Ahavas registration: discussed, including text, halacha, Achim, we request your participation in a philosophy, and proper intent. Sunday Shacharit (Sanctuary)...... brief survey. The information you provide ...... 8:00 & 9:00 a.m. will assist us as we create a schedule and The program meets in the Ahavas Sunday Shacharit (Outdoors) ...... re-imagine building usage for the upcoming Achim Beit Midrash, with designated ...... 8:30 a.m. Yomim Noraim. This is NOT a seat seating for social distancing (masks Monday Shacharit (Outdoors) ...... 6:25 a.m. registration form. We thank you in advance (Continued on page 2) Monday Shacharit (Sanctuary)...... for your time in responding to this survey ...... 7:45 & 9:00 a.m. and we request 100% participation so our Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Shacharit decisions will be based on the most (Outdoors)...... 6:35 a.m. accurate data. Please visit: https:// Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Shacharit www.surveymonkey.com/r/WSZ258W to (Sanctuary) ...... 7:45 & 9:00 a.m. fill out this survey.

צום י"ז בתמוז BE STRONG THIS SUMMER! Thursday fast begins ...... 4:24 a.m. Thursday Shacharit (Outdoors)...... Summer Tefillah Reflections: Our ...... 6:15 a.m. Neshamot Grow Thursday Shacharit (Sanctuary) ...... 7:45 & 9:00 a.m. Teen girls entering grade 7 and up are Thursday Mincha (Sanctuary)...... invited to participate in a learning program ...... 2:00 p.m. dedicated to improving Tefillah led by a Thursday Mincha/Maariv (Sanctuary & rotation of post high school young women: Outdoors) ...... 8:00 p.m. Thursday fast ends ...... 9:11 p.m.

Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Mincha/Maariv (Sanctuary & Outdoors) ...... 8:20 p.m. Monday-Thursday Late Maariv ...... 9:30 p.m.

Please patronize our sponsors!  All spaces in the parking lot may now DAF YOMI .be used for vehicles רפואה שלמה The Daf Yomi shiur has resumed. Join in Please observe the following rules for the them this Shabbat at 7:20 p.m. in the חולים Please include the following .safety of all of our congregants: Main Sanctuary .תפילות your  Masks that cover the mouth and nose ליבה שיינדל בת חוה must be worn at all times with no DAILY INSPIRATION הרב דוד בן פנינה - Rabbi Dovid Adlin exceptions Rebetzin Devorah Hilsenrath - Each day, the rabbi offers a short dvar  Please bring and use your own torah video or image based on the parsha דבורה בת חיה ביילה and chumash and current events. Would you like to be ג ' קלין בת רחל - Jaklin Rozen included in a WhatsApp group and  Please use Purell from our dispensers יוסף חיים בן בעשה - Yussie Weiss immediately after entering the receive these daily lessons? Please email Sanctuary [email protected] אברהם יוסף בן פריידע - Alan White with your phone number, and we will add Please note: The Cholim list has been  Please sit only at the designated spaces you to our group! refreshed. If you would like to resub- and remain at your seat the entire time mit a name for the cholim list, please  Please do not congregate as you leave call the Shul office: 732-247-0532 or AAU SHIURIM VIA ZOOM the shul email: [email protected]. TELECONFERENCE Although the degree of risk to congregate in this manner has diminished to an The learning has not stopped! It has just (Strong, continued from page 1) acceptable level (with proper social moved online. Please join us for this required for all participants) on schedule of classes and maintain your Tuesdays from 7:00-8:00 p.m. distancing), it cannot be stated that the risk has been eliminated entirely. No one is regular learning from home! Program Dates: July 7, July 14, July 21, obligated to attend any of these minyanim, Connect with Ahavas Achim via Zoom: July 28 and August 4 and anyone who does not feel comfortable https://zoom.us/j/5757628337 doing so is encouraged to refrain from MONDAY 7:45-8:15 p.m. Practical INDOOR MINYANIM attending at this time. Anyone who is Halacha with Rabbi Miodownik considered medically vulnerable due to age These are the "rules of engagement" for or any other factor should only attend with 8:35-9:30 p.m. Kiddushin with indoor davening: the consent of their medical professional. Rabbi Miodownik  In light of the state government's No one who has a fever or ANY Covid-19 TUESDAY 9:00-10:00 a.m. Men's latest guidelines, individuals who symptoms or who has contracted the virus Retirees Parsha Gems with Rabbi have traveled to any of the following and is not 14 days past recovery may Moshe Goldberger. Please call in to (605) states should not attend shul within attend. For further questions, you can 313-5890 and enter 399719# to access 14 days of return to : email: [email protected]. this shiur. Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, WEDNESDAY 1:15-2:15 p.m. The California, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, RABBI FRAND’S TCN SHIUR Weekly Haftarah with Rabbi Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Miodownik: Weekly Exploration of the If you’ve always wanted to try out Rabbi North Carolina, Nevada, South Haftarah of the upcoming Shabbat Rabbi Frand’s Thursday night parasha shiur Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah on TCN, but somehow couldn’t up the New Time: 7:00-8:00 p.m. Custom in  All indoor minyanim will take place energy to go to shul for it, now’s your Jewish Law with Dr. Elisha Russ- in the Main Sanctuary chance to view it from the comfort of your Fishbane; topic for this week's class: The Customs of the Three Weeks;  Designated spaces have been home. If you’re interested in receiving a Please use the following Zoom assigned to ensure proper social link to each week’s recorded shiur, email: information: https://nyu.zoom.us/ distancing; only those seats may be [email protected]. j/9164101002; Meeting ID: 916 410 occupied 1002.  Shabbat morning davening will be a YAHRZEIT PLAQUE streamlined version beginning at THURSDAY 2:00-3:00 p.m. Men's The Congregation notes the following "Shochain Ad." Retirees Kollel Gemara Taanit with Yahrzeit plaque recently added to our Rabbi Shraga Gross.  All Sunday and weekday Shacharit memorial wall: Lloyd Brownell minyanim will begin with Brachot Kornblatt. (instead of Yishtabach). Plaques are moved to the center panel in SISTERHOOD NEWS  Shabbat minyanim may only be the month the Yahrzeit anniversary occurs. attended through our registration If you would like more information website: https:// regarding our Yahrzeit wall or to add the BOOK CLUB www.signupgenius.com/ name of someone, please email: The next AA Sisterhood Book Club go/904054dadad29a4f58- [email protected] or call the meeting will take place this Tuesday, aaminyanim5 shul office: 732-247-0532. July 7 at 8:00 p.m. at the home of Lisa  Sunday and all weekday minyanim (Continued on page 3) 2 do not require registration (Book Club, continued from page 2) marketing value? To discuss sponsorship YAHRZEITS Goldberg, 33 North 9th Avenue, opportunities, please email Dovid Becker 7/4 Dr. David Simen Mother Highland Park. The book we will be at [email protected]. To Register discussing is The Island of Sea Women for the RPRY Golf Outing 2020, visit: Rhea Zucker Husband by Lisa See. We hope you can join us! We 7/5 Dr. Andrew Father https://www.rpry.org/support-rpry/ Freedman hope to meet in person, but if not, we will campaigns. 7/7 Mark Busch Mother again do Zoom. Thank you to Susan 7/8 Martin Price Father Hornstein for organizing and moderating RARITAN VALLEY HADASSAH IS 7/9 Helen Rovner Mother the last three months of Zoom meetings. HOLDING AN UN-MITZVAH OF 7/10 David Grunspan Father LOVE EVENT Dr. Moussa Mother Menasha Please, please, please do NOT come to Martin Price Mother COMMUNITY NEWS Raritan Valley Hadassah’s Marvelous Dr. Barbara Father Mitzvah of Love which will not be held on Strassman NAMES, NOT NUMBERS© Funday, September 31. And please, do be part of our UN-event. helping victims of catastrophic injury and Names, Not Numbers© debuted to high renowned, sought-after speaker on many acclaim! If you have not yet had a chance How? Jewish topics. 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They are accepting survivors: Irene Balsam, George Blank, contribution check ($18, $36, $54, $72 or diapers, wipes and formula (open packages Mina Brenman, Sylvia Kagan and any other amount) made out to Hadassah welcomed). Please drop off on Cindy Pierre Taubenblat and created a and mail to: Sara Goodman Hand, 311 Baruch's driveway, 104 Lexington Ave., documentary of their stories. Montgomery St, Highland Park, NJ Edison, or on Emily Menasha's porch, Names, Not Numbers© is an important 08904. 325 Cedar Ave., Highland Park. program that gives RPRY students the unforgettable experience of interviewing OHAV EMETH PRESENTS ASHLEY and filming Holocaust survivors and gives BLAKER viewers a rare opportunity to hear directly This pandemic has gotten us all down, and from the survivors. Your support will Ohav Emeth is providing the pick-me-up! allow RPRY to continue this vital A virtual show by Ashley Blaker featuring program into the future. To sponsor the a new show not previously seen in our Names, Not Numbers© program, please community is being presented free of consider making a donation by visiting: charge this Monday, July 6 at 8:30 p.m. https://www.rpry.org/support-rpry/ Check the website: http://ohavemeth.org names-not-numbers. for the zoom link information. Because we all need some humor in our lives these RPRY GOLF OUTING 2020 days! RPRY is proud to announce their 2020 Golf Outing, scheduled for Friday, ACTT EVENT August 14 at the Royce Brook Golf Club This Sunday, July 5, ACTT will be in Hillsborough. Breakfast: 8:30 a.m., starting a new module: Bitachon—Trust golf: 9:30 a.m. followed by lunch at 1:30 in Hashem 4. The source book is p.m. RPRY family special rate: $360 per Artscroll’s A Life of Bitachon: Stories and golfer (includes breakfast and lunch). The Insights—Connecting with Hashem Golf Outing is a great opportunity to through Faith and Trust, by Rabbi spend a day of fun out on the course with Yitzchak Dwek. You can buy the book at friends, eat incredible food, enter fun the Judaic Gallery for 20% off. contests, and support RPRY. This year they are increasingly focused on having A Zoom booster event will be held on the community help make this event a Sunday, August 16 at 8:30 p.m. “Do You huge success! Own a business, or know Believe In Miracles?” will be presented by someone who does, and looking to Harry Rothenberg, Esq., Partner at The support a great cause AND get strong Rothenberg Law Firm—representing and 3 Please patronize our sponsors! SH’NAINU GROUP JEWISH FEDERATION “SHOP & EMPLOYMENT NETWORK OF DROP” PROGRAM RARITAN VALLEY The Sh’nainu Shidduch Group of Edison/Highland Park is a volunteer The Jewish Federation in the Heart of Looking for work? 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The name of the organization [email protected]. group and hashkafa. The group welcomes comes from the belief that a book, like a volunteers to help in this important bridge, can take a child to new places. endeavor. LEFKOVITS FAMILY PARK To donate books, please contact Ophir at MIKVAH Please submit your profile or questions to [email protected], in order The Mikvah is currently by appointment [email protected] and a to arrange appropriate contactless social volunteer shadchan will contact you in a only. All preparations should be done at distancing drop-off or pickup depending on home and all appointments must be made timely manner. For more information your location. To learn more about the please text or WhatsApp Ida Scheiner at: via the appointment page on the website: Bridge of Books Foundation, please visit: www.parkmikvah.org. Please read 917-439-6163 or Deena Klavan at 732- www.bridgeofbooksfoundation.org. 485-6824. Sh’nainu board members Lori through all instructions prior to making Caplan, Miriam Ravitz and Aviva Siegel your appointment. A face mask should are also available to help you. CHICKS WITH STICKS also be worn at the mikvah. For questions, please email [email protected]. The next meeting of Chicks with Sticks, WOMEN'S LEARNING INITIATIVE sponsored by Raritan Valley Hadassah, will be held on Wednesday, July 29 from JFS COUNSELING FROM THE Parsha class by Miri Cohen will take 1:00-3:00 p.m. at the home of Phyllis COMFORT OF HOME place on ZOOM on Thursday mornings. Pollak, 209 North 4th Avenue, Highland JFS mental health clinical counselors are To receive a link and time, please email Park. In the interim, if you need yarn or if [email protected]. conducting remote sessions with clients you would like to drop off your finished online. Associate Executive Director Bill projects, please feel free to contact Phyllis Stover notes that the remote counseling KEILIM MIKVAH at 732-853-6058, 732-246-7366 or actually has some advantages over in- [email protected]. Ohr Torah is pleased to announce that person sessions, as many clients feel more they have re-opened the Keilim Mikvah comfortable at home. Clinicians have starting with the limited hours. The RABBI WEISS'S TEHILLIM reported that the more personal home settings bring them closer to clients in a Mikvah is accessible every Sunday and Rabbi Yisroel Weiss' Tehillim shiur for unique way. Counseling appointments are Wednesday from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Please men and women will meet on ZOOM on available. Email [email protected] make sure to wear masks, practice social Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m. Meeting ID: 858 or call 732-777-1940. Most insurance distancing, and wait outside of the building 5198 8386; Password: RWTehillim. To accepted. if someone is using the Mikvah until they join by phone, dial 408-638-0968, enter are finished. The suggested donation is $5 meeting ID, use password 705203. For and you can use the following link to questions, contact Marsha Eiserman at donate: https://ohrtorah.net/services/ 347-203-7906. 4 ccpay.phtml. NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN HATZOLAH OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY AHAVAS ACHIM PREPARATION FOR POST COVID-19 If you have a medical emergency, call 732- Rabbi JOB SEARCH 456-6666. Seeking additional responders and Steven Miodownik The Career Center at JFS is available to help dispatchers. Free EMT training will be Rabbi Emeritus you direct your job search. Please email: provided. To volunteer, please call 732-993- Ronald L. Schwarzberg [email protected] or call JFS at: 8645, email: [email protected] or visit: 732-777-1940 for assistance in determining your www.hatzolahmc.org. 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At Jewish Ari Sofair-Fisch Family Services, the kosher food pantries are a Hank Strub Ze'ev Strupinsky lifeline for families who have lost jobs and Laura Weiss income. With your help, they ensure that people Rhea Zucker working hard toward their own independence are properly nourished. Sisterhood President Elena Orgel Can Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness truly be unalienable rights if so many of your Youth Directors Akiva and Chani Neuman neighbors are going hungry? Your donation is vital in keeping food on everyone's table this 216 South First Avenue Independence Day. Please visit: https:// Highland Park, NJ 08904 jfsmiddlesex.org/donate-form to help. Thank phone: (732) 247-0532 fax: (732) 247-6739 you! www.ahavasachim.org

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