AHAVASAHAVAS ACHIMACHIM NEWSLETNEWSLETTERTER כ"א תמוז תשע"ז פינחס JULY 14, 2017 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SYNAGOGUE NEWS Tisha B'Av, Tuesday, August 1, at 2:30 p.m. (Mincha will be at 2:00 p.m.). Researched, filmed, edited, and produced המקום ינחם שבת by the eighth grade students of RPRY Friday Candlelighting...... 8:08 p.m. The Congregation extends its condolences to (Class of 2016) in conjunction with a Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv...... Marc Kolb on the loss of his father, Edward ...... 7:00 & 8:15 p.m. nationally recognized program, this Marc is sitting Shiva with his moving and inspirational film . ז "ל Kolb Shacharit ...... 7:00 & 9:00 a.m. family through Thursday night at 1369 interweaves conversations with Latest Shema...... 9:22 a.m. Hudson Road, Teaneck, and will complete Holocaust survivors from our community Youth Groups ...... 10:00 a.m. Shiva at 205 Barnard St., Highland Park, with the reflections of the students who Baby Group...... 10:30 a.m. from Friday morning to Tuesday morning. recorded their accounts for posterity. Shacharit: Friday, Monday and Tuesday at Tisha B'Av is a most appropriate day to Kiddush is sponsored by Sandy and 7:45 a.m. and Sunday 8:00 a.m.; Mincha: (Continued on page 2) Mark Abraham in honor of the birth Sunday and Monday at 8:10 p.m. May he of their granddaughter Rena. and his family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Women's Torah Institute ..... 5:00 p.m. צאתך לשלום .Early Mincha ...... 5:40 p.m Family Seudah Shlishit ...... 6:00 p.m. to Irving Secemski who צאתך לשלום Daf Yomi (Bava Batra 174) .. 7:20 p.m. We wish Late Mincha ...... 8:05 p.m. is moving to Florida. We wish him much Maariv...... 9:13 p.m. success in his new home. Motzei Shabbat ...... 9:17 p.m. WOMEN’S TORAH INSTITUTE מטות/מסעי Sunday Shacharit...... 8:00 & 9:00 a.m. “Free Love and Our Return to Monday & Thursday Shacharit ...... Yerushalayim” with Merri Ukraincik is this ...... 6:25 & 7:45 a.m. year’s fourth installment of Ahavas Achim Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Women’s Torah institute at 5:00 p.m. this Shacharit ...... 6:35 & 7:45 a.m. Shabbat, July 15 at the home of Debbie Sunday-Thursday Mincha/Maariv...... Botvinik, 26 Perry Road, Edison. Spend a ...... 8:10 p.m. meaningful and enjoyable shabbat afternoon Monday- Thursday late Maariv...... with old friends and new...... 9:30 p.m. Friday Candlelighting...... 8:04 p.m. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv...... FAMILY SEUDAH SHLISHIT ...... 7:00 & 8:10 p.m. Family Seudah Shlishit is BACK! Come spend time with friends and family; eating North Side Minyan July food, playing games, and supporting our Shul (7:00 p.m. through Summer) and year-round Seudah Shlishit. Sponsorship Elliot and Susan Frank opportunities are available throughout the 20 Harrison St, Edison summer, and we still need a sponsor for next week. For more information, please contact Eli Weiss at [email protected]. During July and August, our Shabbat afternoon schedule is as follows: .First Mincha: 5:40 p.m ברוך הבא Ahavas Achim would like to Family Summer Seudah Shlishit: 6:00 p.m. warmly welcome all newcomers, visitors and guests who are Daf Yomi: 40 minutes before second Mincha joining us for Shabbat. If Second Mincha: Z'man (varies each week) President Jeremy Renna or Rabbi Steven Miodownik don’t get a chance to greet you NAMES NOT NUMBERS personally, please come up and introduce yourself. We’d like to The entire community is invited for a special meet you! screening of Names Not Numbers in the Axelrad Social Hall at Ahavas Achim on Please note: These are all paid advertising. can donate any amount and apply it menu to subscribe to our funeral towards dues or any other shul fundraising notification system and weekly .item(s). If you have questions or to bulletin רפואה שלמה in participate, please email Avi Freidenreich חולים Please include the following at [email protected]. AAU SHIURIM .תפילות your רינה שרה בת נתניה Disclaimer: This should not be considered Monday-Thursday after 9:30 p.m. tax advice. Please consult with a tax Maariv Chug Mishnayot תמר קרן בת נסה גולדה .advisor before participating ישראל באר בן ציפורה Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Torah Gems with (Rabbi Moshe Goldberger (for men only חוה תמר שרה בת חוה מינדל פייגה ETZ CHAIM צפורה בת נאוה Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Mishnah Keritut with (continue to Rabbi Akiva Weitzner (for men only עץ חיים If you'd like to help our שרה רוזה בת פשה - Susan Borger blossom with new leaves, please call Hava חוה רחל בת דבורה - Eva Grin Thursday 9:30 a.m. Masechet Brachot Freidenreich at 732-777-2015 with your (with Rabbi Eli Reisman (for men only ד ו ב ֶ בע ר מא יר ה לו י ב ן ג ל יק ה - Bernie Israel event or email the wording שמחה life-cycle אופירה חיה בת רבקה צביה - Anny Safier for the leaf to [email protected]. Shabbat 9:30 a.m. (after 7:00 a.m. חנה מגדה בת פרל רבקה - Magda Winter Each leaf is $250, and $1000 will pay for a Shacharit) Kitvei HaRamban משה בן שרה - Maurice Willer stone. All leaves and stones include Shabbat before Mincha Daf Yomi with To add names to this list, please email: personalized commemorative certificates Judah Abraham [email protected] or call sent to the honorees. the Shul office: 732-247-0532. LOOKING TO DECLUTTER? SISTERHOOD NEWS (Tisha B'Av, continued from page 1) Donate your gently used, resalable items remember the tragedy of the Shoah, and for our annual Yard Sale! Drop off at the KIDDUSH REMINDER we encourage all adults and children ages shul. Please contact Miriam Tennenbaum The kiddush for this Shabbat is: The 11 and up to join us for this important at [email protected] before you drop off. Kiddush committee for Shabbat, July 22 presentation. is: Michael and Terri Rosenberg, Resnick and Rosen. The Kiddush AHAVAS ACHIM RECYCLING ISRAEL PICTURES WANTED! committee for Shabbat, July 29 is: FUND-RAISER Are you and/or your family member(s) Rabin, Yaakov and Avital Rosenberg, There is a collection box in the coat room living in Israel? Ahavas Achim wishes to Ross, Rovner and Ruskin. The Kiddush for the following items: smart phones, cell expand our collection of pictures of our committee for Shabbat, August 5 is: phones, inkjet cartridges, iPads, smart extended family in Eretz Yisrael! Please Alan and Jodie Salit, Steve and Ann watches, gold & silver jewelry. These email your family photo to Salit and Sandler. items do not have to be working to be [email protected]. We will dropped off. take care of the framing and your pictures BOOK CLUB will be displayed at our annual Yom All items of these types dropped off will Haatzmaut events. The next AA Sisterhood Book Club result in revenue for AA. So, you now meeting will take place on Wednesday, have a place to deposit your broken August 2 at 8:30 p.m. at the home of STAY CONNECTED! jewelry and technology products rather Shoshy Akman, 45 North 8th Avenue, than sending them to the landfill, and in the Would you like to keep abreast of all the Highland Park. The book we will be process help provide additional revenue for wonderful events taking place at Ahavas discussing is Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin the shul. For more information, please Achim as well as receive timely Kwan. We hope you can join us! contact Ira Rosen at 732-393-1018 or notifications of funeral announcements? Please note that on Tuesday, September [email protected]. Does only one person in your house receive 26 at SUSHIANA the AA Sisterhood Ahavas Achim emails and then forget to book club will meet and discuss the book WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAVE ON share them with you? Please take one The Fortune Cookie Chronicles by YOUR TAXES TWICE? minute to directly join our email Jennifer Lee. notification lists and receive our weekly Donate appreciated stock or mutual fund bulletin via email link each Thursday or shares to Ahavas Achim. You may receive Friday: a tax deduction for the full market value of YOUTH NEWS the donated shares and avoid paying  Please send an email to Rachel at capital gains taxes on the appreciated value [email protected] to KINOT FOR KIDS should you have sold the shares yourself. receive shul-wide event emails such as Additionally, donations made directly from scholars-in-residence, youth programs, All children in Grades 3-6 are invited to a an IRA requiring minimum distributions and schedules of services. special program on the observance of may be eligible to be excluded from  Please visit www.ahavasachim.org Tisha B'Av at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, taxable income, while counting as part of and select "Sign up for AA emails" August 1, in the Youth Wing, featuring your minimum distribution amount. You under the "Synagogue Information" 2 (Continued on page 3) (Tisha B'Av, continued from page 2) get involved. Find out how you can help YAHRZEITS age-appropriate lessons, stories and songs these Jews find their place in Orthodoxy. 7/17 Jane Frankel Father about this day of national mourning. This This is a chance to increase Jewish unity Lloyd Greenberg Father program is dedicated by Leila Guzman in and inclusion during the Three Weeks. 7/19 Bernice Shapiro Father ז "ל memory of her husband, Erez Guzman In 2003, Footsteps was founded to assist 7/21 Fran Ackerman Mother people to transition out of the ultra- AHAVAS ACHIM YOUTH Orthodox community. They have over 9:00 a.m. Shotgun Start DEPARTMENT SICK POLICY 1100 members to date. In 2007, Jew in the 1:30 p.m. Lunch City (a 501(c)3) was founded to rebrand Children who are ill cannot attend Come out for a great day of golf, Orthodox Jews and Judaism and publicize Shabbat morning groups and other youth competition, contests and networking. all the open-minded, educated, out-of-the- department events. Support excellent education, innovation box frum Jews traditional media rarely and inspiration! Please ask your Children who show signs of illness reports on. In 2014, Jew in the City was colleagues, partners, vendors and business including: approached by people who considered friends to participate. You can register at: going to Footsteps, but instead asked Jew  fever (100 degrees or higher) rprygolfouting.yapsody.com. For more in the City to help them find the kind of  discharge from eyes information, speak to Jeremy Renna or Orthodoxy described on its platforms. Shoham Filhart, event co-chairs.  vomiting Thus, Project Makom, was born.  diarrhea (two or more times in a short Refreshments will be served. period of time) Jew in the City is endorsed by Rav Chaim  extreme pain or discomfort Malinowitz, editor of the Artscoll Gemara.  sore throat or severe coughing Project Makom has received a bracha by the Bostoner Rebbe of Yerushalayim, Rav  rash Mayer Alter Horowitz. Its rabbinic advisers must be excluded from the program include Rav Yitzchak Shurin, Rosh until they are symptom free for at least Midrasha of Midreshet Rachel v’Chaya. 24 hours. For the safety and well-being of all, we ask for your cooperation in strictly TIFERES DVD FOR WOMEN adhering to this Sick Policy. The next Tiferes DVD for women, "The SHABBAT GROUPS BIRTHDAY Hand of the Tongue: Live Life Better PARTY SPONSORSHIP with Shimiras Haloshon" featuring Rabbi Mansour and Tovi Baron, will be shown OPPORTUNITY next Motzei Shabbat, July 22 at 10:00 Celebrating your child's birthday? p.m. prompt at the Siegel house. Weekly Sponsor a birthday party for your child's teleconferences with topics such as shalom Shabbat morning group: includes birthday bayit and parenting are available to Tiferes game, birthday hats, and special snacks. members. Current teleconference: “Raise- Sponsorships start at $25. Please contact the-Bar Parenting” with Simi Yellen. For Miriam at [email protected] for more information, contact Aviva Siegel at more information! [email protected].

GROUP TIMES ZICHRON MENACHEM Baby/Toddler Room: 10:00 a.m. open For my Bar Mitzvah chesed project, I am play, 10:30 a.m. organized parent and me selling kippot for $15 that I designed with groups Zichron Menachem's logo. Zichron All other groups: 10:00 a.m. Menachem (www.zichron.org) is an Israeli organization that helps kids in Israel with cancer. To buy a kippah, email: COMMUNITY NEWS [email protected] or drop COMMUNITY NEWS off/mail the money to my house, 12 Celler Road, Edison, NJ 08817. Thank you or PROJECT MAKOM your support! Please come this Wednesday, July 19 at Sapir Filhart 8:00 p.m. to a multi-media presentation by Jew in the City and Project Makom RPRY CORPORATE GOLF OUTING founder and director, Allison Josephs. The program will be held at 4 Fairhill Please join the RPRY Corporate Golf Road, Edison. Learn more about Project Outing on Tuesday, August 8: Makom, how the OTD (Off the Derech) 8:00 a.m. Breakfast Movement got started, and how you can 3 Please note: These are paid advertising. JEC ANNUAL GOLF OUTING at: www.JewishYouthHockey.com. Visit https://rhhoney.com, scroll all Looking forward to this exciting new Fall way down past the big jar of honey, and Have you signed up for the Jewish program! click “Add to cart,” then click “View Educational Center's Annual Golf Outing cart.” Enter the number of honey gift at the exclusive Shackamaxon Country packages you want to order. Each gift Club this Monday, July 17 yet? Foursomes KEREN KOL KALLAH package can be shipped to a different for this year's event are filling up fast! Please Aviva Siegel is collecting used or new address. Enter the Coupon Code register online at: www.JECGolfOuting.org custom sheitels for Keren Kol Kallah. “Raritan Valley” and click “Apply for an opportunity to reunite and network The sheitels are sold at very discounted coupon” to obtain the special price of with fellow JEC-RTMA-Bruriah alumni, prices at a gala sheitel sale to women who $9.50 per jar. Scroll down to see your business and professional colleagues and would otherwise not have the funds to actual cost. Click “Proceed to peers. Enjoy a terrific game of golf on a buy a quality wig. All the money raised at Checkout” where you’ll submit your beautiful course. Partake in a delectable the sale goes towards a hachnasat kallah shipping addresses and billing BBQ on the green and gala dinner buffet fund which helps needy brides in Eretz information. Online orders must be with sushi and carving stations to round out Yisrael. Last year's sale profited over submitted by Wednesday, September the day and win exciting prizes. Most of all, $60,000! If you have a sheitel that you've 16. help support the students of the Jewish recently (or not so recently) retired, or if Educational Center. It's going to be you are a sheitel macher and have some To order honey the old fashioned way, incredible! You won't want to miss it! unsold stock, please donate the sheitels to write… Keren Kol Kallah. Sheitels can be Your name, address, phone, and email OHR TORAH SISTERHOOD SUMMER dropped off by Aviva, 16 Edgemount address and the name and address of SPEAKER Road, Edison. For more information, each recipient and the number of honey please contact Aviva at 732-572-4408 or jars going each recipient’s way. Please Ohr Torah Sisterhood invites all women to [email protected] or visit: enclose a check a check made out to attend an evening of inspiration and www.kerenkolkallah.webs.com. Hadassah for $9.50 for each jar of connection featuring the well known speaker honey and mail to Sara L. Goodman, and educator, Chani Juravel. The topic for 311 Montgomery Street, Highland WILF CAMPUS FAMILY the evening is: "Finding Redemption Park, NJ 08904. Mail orders must be VOLUNTEER CORP Within: Connecting to the Three Weeks received by Monday, August 28. and Tisha B'Av," and will take place at a Be a part of the fun and share your private home next Wednesday, July 26 at talents with Stein residents. 8:00 p.m. There is no cost to attend but RARITAN VALLEY HADASSAH Are you a musician, singer or a poet? Do sponsorships are welcome. Light TO SEE THE DALE CHIHULY you enjoy gardening or have another refreshments will be served. Please email EXHIBIT AT THE NEW YORK hobby? Do you like to play Mah Jongg, [email protected] or call Marni BOTANICAL GARDEN canasta, scrabble or other games? Perhaps Broder at 201-674-8000 for more you would like to lead a current events Join Raritan Valley Hadassah on information or to RSVP. discussion or a trivia game? The Wilf Wednesday, September 6 at the New Campus can always use an extra pair of York Botanical Gardens. Enjoy a JEWISH YOUTH HOCKEY PROGRAM hands on a trip, or someone to assist the guided tour of the Chihuly exhibit FOR BOYS IN GRADES 3-8 Rabbi on Shabbat or a Holiday. Don’t see showcasing his signature organic shapes STARTING AT RPRY IN THE FALL! your talent on this list but want to get in brilliant colors including a involved? Give them a call! monumental reimagination of his storied RPRY is thrilled to open a brand new 1975 Artpark installation, with three program designed to provide boys in grades You can volunteer a few times a year, new works enlivening the water features 3-8 with an opportunity to play floor hockey once a month, every other week, or of the Native Plant Garden and the Enid on Sundays. There will be two divisions: a weekly, whatever fits your schedule. They A. Haupt Conservatory Courtyard's JV division for grades 3-5 and a Varsity would love to have you. For more Tropical Pool, reflecting the interplay division for grades 6-8. Participants will information on how you can enrich the and movement of color and light. play an 8-game regular season and will have lives of residents, please call 732-568- a playoff at the end of the season. The 1155 or email Toby Ehrlich at Men, women, Hadassah Members and program will run on Sundays starting in [email protected] or Jackie Non-Members are most welcome. Bus September at RPRY and is open to children Kott at [email protected]. leaves Highland Park at 9:15 a.m. of all area schools (RPRY, YST, Netivot, sharp; returns approximately 5:00 p.m. etc). This is great for boys who want to learn Cost: $95—includes transportation, RARITAN VALLEY AND L’DOR how to play or anyone who knows how to admission and guided tour. Please bring V’DOR HADASSAH ROSH play and wants more floor time. your own lunch. Space is limited; please HASHANAH HONEY SALE register now! For questions and Registration is open, with a cost of $175. Raritan Valley and L’Dor V’Dor registration, please contact Elaine Rand Space is VERY limited and will be on a first Hadassah are here to help you plan a Fromkin at [email protected] come, first served basis, so please register most sweet New Year! Purchase a jar of or 732-257-1525. ASAP! Please contact David Zelingher at Rosh Hashanah Honey and share a [email protected] or Aharon Goldwasser sweet New Year with friends and family. at [email protected] for more 4 information. Registration can be completed To order honey online… RPRY TUITION AFFORDABILITY In addition, they are seeking adults and חוג עברית PROGRAM 11th graders and older to visit Chug Ivrit for intermediate to advanced homebound people in our community. Hebrew speakers, sponsored by Raritan RPRY is pleased to provide a an For more information, please call Bikur Valley Hadassah, will hold their next opportunity to apply for the new pilot Cholim at 732-572-7181. They are also meeting on Sunday, July 30 at 11:00 a.m. Tuition Affordability Program (TAP) for seeking volunteers to visit at the Regency at the home of Eli Leiter and Rosey Bell, this coming 2017-18 school year. Apply at: nursing home on DeMott Lane in 130 Valentine Street, Highland Park. To https://fs27.formsite.com/RPRY/form3/ Somerset. For more information, contact join them, please RSVP to Rosey at index.html. Applications must be received Rahel Baruh at 732-672-4673 or [email protected] or 732-819-0593. by July 31. [email protected]. Bikur Cholim is also looking for KEILIM MIKVAH HOURS ACTT Mother's Helpers to help with a special Ohr Torah Keilim Mikvah hours are The Emunah 2 module is dedicated in need's five year old girl. Volunteers are officially Sundays from 7:00–10:00 a.m. memory of: Chaya Friedman, z"l. The needed for any time, Monday through If you need special access during non- current source book is: Artscroll’s “Living Friday. They are looking for girls 10th open hours, please contact Barry Siegel at Emunah volume 2—Achieving A Life of grade and up. If you can help, even for a [email protected] or 732-572- Serenity Through Faith” by Rabbi David few hours, please call Rivka Teresh 4408. Ashear. The audio of Rabbi Bregman’s directly at 347-598-9448. insightful and inspiring “How To Achieve Success Through Emunah” presentation Bikur Cholim OWLS (Overnight ATTENTION: HOLOCAUST is now available for listening or Women Labor Support) is a SURVIVORS & WW II VETERANS downloading from the website: complimentary service for maternity Share your experiences with the younger www.actt613.org/6.html. For more situations whereby volunteers will come generation: information, email [email protected] or to stay with your kids during the night. call Phil Rosen at 732-572-8762. For more information on receiving this Looking for 8 seniors who are either service or becoming a volunteer, please Holocaust survivors or WW II Veterans contact Rikki at 732-249-5116. Thank who served in the European Theater and PARK MIKVAH you. are willing to share “their stories” with twelfth grade girls from a local day school Park Mikvah is proud to announce that they once a month for 8 months starting in are now open. Sunday-Thursday hours are LIFE-SAVING LOCAL TZEDAKAH October. 9:00-11:00 p.m. Friday night by NEEDED appointment only by leaving a message at This is part of the Better Together 732-249-2411 or via their website: This campaign was started by longtime Program grant funded and aimed at www.parkmikvah.org. Motzei Shabbat members of our community, who are forming inter-generational connections. It hours: July 15, 22, 29, August 5, 12: 10:00 presently struggling with the serious will empower twelfth graders of a local 11:30 p.m. August 19, 26: 9:30–11:30 issue of having a family member trying Yeshiva who will be studying about the p.m. Tisha B'Av July 31: closed; August to recover in rehab. They need to raise Shoah to connect with an older generation 1, after fast: hours: 10:15–11:30 p.m. about $6,000 a month and rehab can take in Middlesex County and learn valuable They are asking women to bring their own about a year. lessons and narratives. Students will be towel/robe. They appreciate your patience Please open up your hearts, visit: https:// well prepared for their visits with tailored and financial support. Please continue to thechesedfund.com/cause/ and enter the curricula of history and memoir writing. check www.parkmikvah.org and voice name of the campaign which is please- Contact Sue Horwitz at 732-593-5958 at message at 732-249-2411 for updates. help-us-afford-rehab-to-save-our-son the Jewish Community Center of Have you participated in this incredible and help this local family keep their son Middlesex County for more information mitzvah campaign yet? Visit: in rehab. If you wish to make out a check and to become a part of “Better Together.” www.parkmikvah.org/donate to help instead of contributing online, please raise the remaining funds! make it out to Congregation Ohav Emeth. In the memo write Rabbi's HADASSAH FAMILY DAY AT Charity Fund. On a separate note (NOT JOHNSON PARK VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR BIKUR in memo), write that it is for the Rehab Join Raritan Valley and L’Dor V’Dor CHOLIM campaign. Hadassah on Sunday, August 13 at Bikur Cholim of Raritan Valley is in 11:30 a.m. for a fun and relaxing Family need of more drivers to be able to serve QUILTING CLUB AT ETZ AHAIM Day at Johnson Park. Meet at the open everybody. If you are able to help out, picnic grove near the zoo. Bring your please visit: bikurcholimrv.com/ Etz Ahaim will be hosting a Quilting husbands, children and grandchildren volunteers/become-a-volunteer. You do Club for quilters at all levels from on along with your own picnic lunches, not have to be available all the time. Even Tuesdays from 7:00-9:00 p.m. from sunscreen, and any balls, games or if you are free for part of one day each August 8 through Labor Day. activities you’d like to do in the park. Visit week or only for the summer, your help is Continuance will depend on level of the petting zoo and enjoy the sunshine. still appreciated. please contact Susan interest. For more information and Light refreshments will be served. Please Kollmar at [email protected] for more RSVP, please contact Chana Bishburg RSVP by Thursday, August 10 to information. at [email protected]. Marnie Kean at [email protected]. 5 HP FIRST AID SQUAD DISCOUNT Men and boys will be able to swim on AHAVAS ACHIM CARDS ARE NOW AVAILABLE! Wednesdays from 8:30-9:30 p.m. Boys or girls Steven Miodownik, Rabbi under the age of 10 MUST have a parent in the To purchase the new HP First Aid Squad Ronald L. Schwarzberg, water and teens ages 11-16 must have a parent (or Rabbi Emeritus Discount Cards, please contact any squad an adult) in the building. member including: Josh Loewenstein, Joe Honorary Presidents ז"ל ,Benedek, the Lewitter family and the White Use of the pool is FREE to Full Family and Alexander Bernstein ז"ל ,family. Cards are also sold at Jerusalem Adult members of the JCC. Non-members must Isadore Sapiro ז"ל ,Pizza, Giddy's Pizzeria, Cyber Knight, purchase a Water Fitness Card for $50 for 10 Albert Sapiro ז"ל ,Covered Girl Clothing, Judaica Gallery, by individual swims. Water Fitness cards may be Nathan Segal purchased at the JCC Front Desk. For more Leah Paretzky and from Rachel in the President Ahavas Achim office. Same price as last year: information, please contact Diane Mael at Jeremy Renna 1 for $25, 2 for $40 or 3 for $50. [email protected] or 732-494-3232 ext 614. Executive Vice Presidents CHESED OPPORTUNITY HP/EDISON DIAPER GEMACH Josh Ostrin Sherry Simantov Jewish Family Services of Middlesex Donations of diapers, pull-ups, and wipes are County is looking for volunteers to assist in currently being accepted for the new HP/Edison Senior Vice Presidents various community centered programs and Diaper Gemach. For more information, please Jonathan Caplan office work. Programs include: email [email protected] or call Leah Josh Goldstein Epshteyn at 917-763-1848.  Assisting the elderly community Vice Presidents including: support for programming, Avi Eserner home visits for friendship and EMPLOYMENT NETWORK OF RARITAN Avi Freidenreich companionship, money watch/bill pay VALLEY Avi Grin assistance, Medicare navigation as well as Looking for work? ENRV can help. Go to Immediate Past President education to prevent Medicare fraud, www.ENRV.org or contact Bob Lansey at Seth Berman waste and abuse [email protected]. They post over 100 jobs  Tutoring English as a second language each month, and help people with their resume Gabbaim  Delivering Kosher Meals on Wheels and search strategies. Please help: If you know of Yossi Benedek any professional, part-time, or temporary job Seth Berman  Serving as instructors at the Women's openings, contact Bob Lansey at Jonathan Caplan Center Michael Kornfeld [email protected]. Barry Leskowitz Volunteers are an integral part of the JFS Barry Levinson team. Dedicated individuals contribute their David Simen AHAVAS YISRAEL SUMMER KOLLEL David Stern unique talents, skills, and knowledge to impact Steven White the community. For more information, please Ahavas Yisrael Summer Kollel is back in full contact JFS Volunteer Coordinator, Phyllis force! It will run through July 20 on Mondays Honorary Gabbai Freed at [email protected] or 732- and Wednesdays from 8:00-10:00 p.m. Joining Bernard Israel 777-1940. Ahavas Yisrael for the Summer Kollel will be members of Rabbi Brudny's Kollel. Together they Board of Directors will be learning topics in the 6th perek of Dovid Becker GOWN GEMACH Mesechet Brachot. For more information, contact Marisa Dolled-Filhart The Edison/Highland Park Gown Gemach is Avi Milgraum at 732-339-8749. Meir Flancbaum David Friedman open for business! The Gemach houses a wide Susan Hornstein selection of gowns for children, pre-teen, teens LOCAL SHAATNEZ TESTING OPTIONS Dana Korbman and adults. Please note the Gemach is still Michele Kornblum looking for donation of gowns in very good Shatnez testing is available at the following Cheryl Kornfeld Elana Kurtz condition. Tax deduction is given and pick up locations: The testing is done on the premises once a week. Jeanne Lankin of the gowns can also be arranged. For more Barry Levinson information and/or to schedule an appointment Rainbow Cleaners, 705 Raritan Ave, Highland Simi Lichtman please call Sara Scott at 516-526-0941. Park 732-572-3896 Marc Scheiner Ari Sofair-Fisch Lily's Cleaners, 1664 Rt 27, Edison 732-985-1444 Laura Weiss JCC OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY OFFERS Fashion Care Cleaners, Plainfield Ave, Edison Eugene Wishnic SEPARATE SWIM TIMES FOR MEN 732-572-1181 AND WOMEN Sisterhood President The Clothing Center, 645 Highway 18 East Elena Orgel For those who enjoy swimming, the JCC of Brunswick, 732-254-0870 Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, For more information, contact Yosef Sayagh at 216 South First Avenue Edison, has set aside certain hours for separate Highland Park, NJ 08904 732-330-4103. phone: (732) 247-0532 swim for men and women. Women and girls Shaatnez testing is also available at the Agudah. fax: (732) 247-6739 will have sole use of the pool Mondays from www.ahavasachim.org 8:30-9:30 p.m. Garments should be dropped off on Sunday 6 morning.