AHAVASAHAVAS ACHIMACHIM NEWSLETNEWSLETTERTER ט'' אב תשע"ח דברים/חזון JULY 20, 2018 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SYNAGOGUE NEWS PIRKEI AVOT This Shabbat afternoon, all are invited to ,join Avi Maza for Pirkei Avot learning מזל טוב שבת חזון Friday Candlelighting...... 8:05 p.m. Mazel Tov to Steven and Tova Josefovitz after Mincha in the Main Sanctuary. Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv on the birth of a grandson. Mazel Tov to the Please note there is only one mincha (at ...... 7:00 & 8:10 p.m. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Baruch Josefovitz. 5:00 p.m.) and no Seudah Shlishit in Shul The Shalom Zachar will take place at the this Shabbat. Shacharit ...... 7:00 & 9:00 a.m. Josefovitz home, 6 Eardley Rd. at 9:30 Pre-Group Babysitting ...... 9:00 a.m. p.m. Latest Shema...... 9:24 a.m. Teen Minyan...... 9:30 a.m. Youth Groups...... 10:00 a.m. TISHA B'AV ON SATURDAY NIGHT Baby Group ...... 10:30 a.m. This year, Tisha B'Av falls out on Shabbat and the fast is postponed to Saturday night- Kiddush is sponsored by Eli and Debra Sunday. Non-leather shoes should either be Levenstein in commemoration of the yahrzeit of Debra's father, Donald Lee brought to shul on Friday afternoon, or on Horrow z"l. Saturday night after Shabbat is over. In our schedule, we have built in time between the Mincha...... 5:00 p.m. end of Shabbat and Maariv for members to Daf Yomi (Zevachim 99) ...... either drive or walk to shul. Please make sure ברוך המבדיל בין קודש לחול p.m. (Beit Midrash) to recite the bracha 5:20 ...... Pirkei Avot...... 5:20 p.m. (Sanctuary) before doing any Melacha once Shabbat is Tisha B'Av fast begins...... 8:23 p.m. over at 9:13 p.m. Havdalah is inserted into Motzei Shabbat ...... 9:13 p.m. the silent Shmoneh Esrei of Maariv on Maariv/Eichah/Shiur ...... Saturday night, but not recited publicly in ...... 9:25 p.m. (Sanctuary) shul until the conclusion of Maariv on Teen Leil Tisha B'Av ...... Sunday night...... 9:25 p.m. (Beit Midrash)
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Please patronize our sponsors! July 22, in the Youth Wing, featuring age- community stand out from others. It would appropriate lessons, stories and songs about be wonderful for Ahavas Achim to take רפואה שלמה this day of national mourning. part in this welcoming initiative. If you are in interested in being notified when a new חולים Please include the following All of the Tisha B'Av Youth programming is family moves into town and would .תפילות your dedicated by Leila Guzman in memory of consider calling to welcome them or to ליבה שיינדל בת חוה ז "ל her husband, Erez Guzman invite them for a Shabbat meal, please יהודה בן מלכה reach out to Abby Eserner at Please note: This list of names has ROSH HASHANAH AND YOM [email protected] to let her know been reset, and all names have been KIPPUR SEATING 5779 you'd like to be involved. erased from this list. If you would like to resubmit a name for the cholim list, Ahavas Achim's new online seat call the Shul office: 732-247-0532 or reservation system for the upcoming DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES Yomim Noraim is now accepting email: [email protected]. The shul has a number of chumashim reservations! Please look for the email from available for dedication. The cost of the shul containing all the details and a link dedicating a chumash is $50. To dedicate a TISHA B'AV SHIUR to our online portal. Please note that the chumash, contact the shul office: Early Bird Deadline with its discount of All are invited to remain in the Main [email protected] or 732-247- $25/seat expires next Tuesday, July 31. Sanctuary at the conclusion of Eichah this 0532. Motzei Shabbat, July 21, for a special The final seat reservation deadline is shiur by the rabbi entitled "The Friday, August 24. We look forward to an Catastrophe of Yom Yerushalayim." uplifting month of Tishrei with the entire Ahavas Achim family. INTRODUCING SOME OF OUR SHUL MEMBERS: NAMES NOT NUMBERS AHAVAS ACHIM BASEBALL EVENT This Week—Laura & Eli Weiss The entire community is invited for a Eli is a homegrown Highland Parker Please join us next Sunday, July 29 for a special screening of Names Not Numbers and Laura didn't grow up too far away, Somerset Patriots baseball game. The in the Axelrad Social Hall at Ahavas just down Rt. 18 in East Brunswick. It day’s program includes the following: Achim on the observance of Tisha B'Av, doesn't hurt that Laura works only 10 this Sunday, July 22, at 2:30 p.m. Rally Towels: First 1,500 fans miles away, and Eli can easily catch the (Mincha will be at 2:00 p.m.). 3:00-5:00 p.m.: Car show in the parking lot train to NYC. They truly love the community here. They moved to Researched, filmed, edited, and produced 4:00-4:25 p.m.: Player Autograph Session by the eighth grade students of RPRY Highland Park as a newly married 5:00 p.m.: Somerset Patriots vs. Road (Class of 2017) in conjunction with a couple in May 2013, and live on the Warriors nationally recognized program, this South Side. They are the proud parents moving and inspirational film interweaves Run bases on the field after the game, of a two year old daughter, Sydney, and conversations with Holocaust survivors roughly 8:00 p.m. they look forward to watching her grow from our community with the reflections of There will be kosher food for sale at the in the AA community. the students who recorded their accounts game from Bistro70 including: hot dogs, Eli is a accountant, but he doesn't know for posterity. Tisha B'Av is a most falafel, shawarma, schnitzel, knishes and anything about taxes. (Please don't call appropriate day to remember the tragedy of fruit bowl. Tickets are $20 each for great him.) In fact he specializes in real estate the Shoah, and we encourage all adults and field level seats behind home plate. auditing, so you may want to keep your children ages 11 and up to join us for this Transportation is on your own. For distance. Laura is a community important presentation. questions and to participate, please contact outreach worker, working to better the Avi Grin at [email protected]. lives of low income families. (Feel free TEEN TISHA B'AV NIGHT to ask her what that means.) Laura is also the group leader in the baby room. All teens are invited to a special Teen Leil PLEASE JOIN OUR WELCOMING COMMITTEE! You can find her upstairs on shabbat Tisha B'Av program in the Beit Midrash, mornings. this Motzei Shabbat, July 21 at 9:25 p.m. As we all know, moving to a new beginning with Maariv and continuing with community can be daunting. The Highland Asked "Why did you join Ahavas Eichah and Kinot led by Kivi Neuman. Park/Edison Connects Initiative was Achim?" they replied: "Because it is the started years ago to help families who are best shul. We love the sense of TISHA B'AV FOR KIDS new to Highland Park or Edison acclimate community we've encountered here." to our community. This initiative assists in Asked to share a vacation spot they All children in Kindergarten-2nd Grade connecting families across all shuls and are invited to join Chani Neuman for visited & recommend, they suggested schools in the area. The HP/Edison the Philadelphia Zoo. ("It's a great special Tisha B'Av-themed art projects and Connects Committee brings welcome stories at 2:30 p.m. this Sunday, July 22, zoo!"), and Vermont ("It was amazing! baskets to new families in town, sets up We highly recommend it.") In Vermont, in the Youth Wing. Shabbat meals for families when they move they visited the Ben and Jerry's Factory, All children in Grades 3-6 are invited to a in, and hosts events to bring together a maple syrup farm, and a chocolate special program on the observance of women in the community in an effort to factory. Two thumbs up! 2 Tisha B'Av at 2:30 p.m. this Sunday, foster the Achdut, unity, that makes this WOMEN'S TORAH INSTITUTE World" by Rav Yehuda Amital YAHRZEITS Come learn with Miriam Oles and Janet Shabbat after Mincha Daf Yomi with 7/21 Hadassah Geretz Father Podell at this year's final installment of Judah Abraham Debra Levenstein Father Ahavas Achim's Women's Torah Institute Ida Rose Son Shabbat after Mincha Pirkei Avot with 7/22 Ida Rose Sister on Shabbat, August 4 at 5:00 p.m. at the Avi Maza 7/23 Elisha Klein Father home of Jackie and Alan Kelen, 5 Barry Mael Father Hamlin Road, Edison. Spend a LOOKING TO DECLUTTER? Rabbi Edward Prince Father meaningful and enjoyable Shabbat Henry Strub Father afternoon with old friends and new. For Donate your gently used, resalable items 7/25 Michael Wasserman Mother more information, please contact Caren for our annual Yard Sale! Drop off at the 7/26 Jane Stein Sister Friedman at [email protected] shul. Please contact Kivi & Chani Kenny Wintman Father or 610-246-3131 or Rosa Katz at 908- Neuman at [email protected] 7/27 Phyllis Kula Mother 881- 1660 or [email protected]. before you drop off.
YAHRZEIT PLAQUES MEALS FOR AA FAMILIES The Ahavas Achim Meal Coordination The Congregation notes the following Yahrzeit plaques recently added to our Committee arranges meals for congregants memorial wall: Alex Fink, Beatrice with medical needs, new babies and shivas. Fink, Rachel Kurtz, Corinne Stein, Until now, the opportunity to contribute to Herman Stein. these meals has been limited to people who have already volunteered to help. In the Plaques are moved to the center panel in spirit of inclusion, and to strengthen our the month the Yahrzeit anniversary community, we are now engaging the entire occurs. If you would like more congregation in this important chesed information regarding our Yahrzeit wall opportunity. When a need arises, we will or to add the name of someone, please create a “MealTrain” and we will email: [email protected] or announce it to the congregation and post call the shul office: 732-247-0532. Thank the link on the AA website. Or, if you or you. your friends are creating your own MealTrain for an AA family, please let us ETZ CHAIM share that with the AA community as well. The Congregation notes the following new If you have a need for meals, please don’t hesitate to ask. We will be happy to :עץ חיים leaf which recently grew on our "In honor of the 50th wedding anniversary provide! Please send all meal information, of Marsha and Michael Wasserman requests and inquiries to dedicated by friends." [email protected] and a member of the meal coordination continue עץ חיים If you'd like to help our committee will take it from there! to blossom with new leaves, please call Hava Freidenreich at 732-777-2015 with For current opportunities to provide meals, :event or email the please check out the AA website שמחה your life-cycle wording for the leaf to ahavasachim.org. [email protected]. Each leaf is $250, and $1000 will pay for a stone. All leaves and stones include personalized commemorative certificates sent to the SISTERHOOD NEWS honorees. AHAVAS ACHIM KOL HA’NEARIM AAU SHIURIM TALLIT: BE A PART OF IT! Monday-Thursday after 9:30 p.m. The Kol Ha’nearim Aliya is one of the Maariv Chug Mishnayot highlights of Simchat Torah! There’s nothing quite like seeing the multitude of Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Torah Gems with beautiful youth in our shul gathered Rabbi Moshe Goldberger (for men only) together for this distinctive honor. As part Tuesday 9:30 a.m. Mishnah Keritut with of our annual, exciting AA Sisterhood Rabbi Yehoshua Weitzner (for men only) initiative, the Kol Ha’Nearim tallit will be Thursday 9:30 a.m. Masechet Brachot further adorned with the names of our with Rabbi Eli Reisman (for men only) youth—children, grandchildren, special relatives or friends of all Ahavas Achim Shabbat 9:30 a.m. (after 7:00 a.m. members. Shacharit) "Jewish Values in a Changing (Continued on page 4) 3 Please patronize our sponsors! (Kol Ha'Nearim, continued from page 3) stories at 2:30 p.m. this Sunday, July 22, TEEN MINYAN KIDDUSH Be a part of it! For just $36 a name, you in the Youth Wing. SPONSORSHIP have the opportunity to include your child All children in Grades 3-6 are invited to If you'd like to sponsor Teen Kiddush, (ren) as a permanent part of the Ahavas a special program on the observance of email Kivi at [email protected]. Achim Kol Ha’Nearim tallit. Please fill out Tisha B'Av at 2:30 p.m. this Sunday, the form, which can be found in the lobby, July 22, in the Youth Wing, featuring and return with payment no later than this age-appropriate lessons, stories and songs Wednesday, July 25, 2018. You can pay about this day of national mourning. COMMUNITY NEWS online via the shul website by selecting All of the Tisha B'Av Youth programming “other” and noting “Kol Ha’Nearim”. CHOFETZ CHAIM TISHA B'AV is dedicated by Leila Guzman in memory Alternatively, you can send a check to the DVD AT OHR TORAH ז "ל office, made out to Ahavas Achim of her husband, Erez Guzman Sisterhood and noting “Kol Ha’Nearim” in An excellent and meaningful DVD is the memo section. Names will only be AHAVAS ACHIM YOUTH scheduled for 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, included if payment is included with form DEPARTMENT SICK POLICY Tisha B'av in the Ohr Torah Social and received by this Wednesday, July 25, Hall. The presentation features Rabbi 2018. Children who are ill cannot attend Yechiel Spero, Dr David Lieberman Shabbat morning groups and other youth and Charlie Harari. The topic this year All proceeds of this fundraiser will go to the department events. Children who show is "Feeling the Pain of Another." Ahavas Achim Youth Program. If you have signs of illness including: any questions, please call Elena Orgel at fever (100 degrees or higher) 732-259 9078 or Bethany Goldstein at 908- TEHILLIM GROUP 812-1338. discharge from eyes The Women’s Tehillim Group meets vomiting every Shabbat at 5:00 p.m. at Etz KIDDUSH REMINDER diarrhea (two or more times in a short Ahaim. For more information, please period of time) call Etz Ahaim at 732-247-3839. The Kiddush committee for this Shabbat is: Schwartz, Schwartzbard and Ukraincik. extreme pain or discomfort The Kiddush committee for Shabbat, July sore throat or severe coughing ACTT SAYS THANK YOU! 28 is: Alan and Jodie Salit, Alan and rash Thank you to all the sponsors and Bernice Shapiro and Perry and Michal must be excluded from the program until attendees for making the ACTT July 15 Shapiro. The Kiddush committee for they are symptom free for at least 24 event with Rabbi Eliyahu Kaufman so Shabbat, August 4 is: Alex and Masha hours. For the safety and well-being of successful and meaningful! The current Sherman, Shnayder and Shoulson. The all, we ask for your cooperation in strictly source book is: The Garden of Miracles Kiddush committee for Shabbat, August 11 adhering to this Sick Policy. - Say Thank You and See Miracles by is: Silver, Simen and Simantov. Rabbi Shalom Arush. SHABBAT GROUPS BIRTHDAY The audio of Rabbi Kaufman’s BOOK CLUB PARTY SPONSORSHIPS insightful and inspiring “HaKarat The next AA Sisterhood Book Club HaTov; Unlocking One’s Inner Celebrating your child's birthday? meeting will take place on Wednesday, Greatness” presentation, which also paid Sponsor a birthday party for your child's September 5 at 8:30 p.m. at the home of tremendous tribute to the memory of Shabbat morning group: includes birthday Lisa Goldberg, 33 North 9th Avenue, Chasha Chana bat Reuven, Alice game, birthday hats, and special snacks. Highland Park. The book we will be Gordon, z"l, is now available for Sponsorships start at $25. For more discussing is Vaclav and Lena by Haley listening or downloading from the audio information, contact Kivi and Chani at Tanner. We hope you can join us! page of the ACTT website: [email protected]! www.actt613.org/6.html. For more information, email: [email protected] or PRE-GROUP BABYSITTING! call Phil Rosen at 732-572-8762. YOUTH NEWS We now have babysitting before groups, from 9:00-10:00 a.m. (ages 3 and up OU LIVE TISHA B'AV WEBCAST TEEN TISHA B'AV NIGHT only.) It takes place in the 3-5-year-old Register at OU.ORG for the annual live All teens are invited to a special Teen Leil room. No charge! Please email Chani if Tisha B'Av Webcast—the recitation Tisha B'Av program in the Beit Midrash, interested at [email protected]. and analysis of Kinot with Rabbi Dr. this Motzei Shabbat, July 21 at 9:25 p.m. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb and Rabbi Steven beginning with Maariv and continuing with GROUP TIMES Weil. Rabbi Weinreb will focus on Eichah and Kinot led by Kivi Neuman. Baby/Toddler Room: 10:00 a.m. open "Generations of Tears, An Eternity of play, 10:30 a.m. organized parent and me Hope," and Rabbi Weil will center on "Rivers of Tears." You'll be able to TISHA B'AV FOR KIDS groups watch on your desktop, laptop, iPhone, All children in Kindergarten-2nd Grade All other groups: 10:00 a.m. iPad or Android device. are invited to join Chani Neuman for special Tisha B'Av-themed art projects and 4 TISHA B'AV MOVIES AT ETZ IRVING BERLIN, AN AMERICAN RARITAN VALLEY HADASSAH AHAIM INSTITUTION NEW MEMBER TEA: WHAT EARLY AMERICAN JEWISH COOKBOOKS This Sunday, July 22 at 6.00 p.m. at Etz The Jewish Community Center of SAY ABOUT US Ahaim, there will be a special showing of Middlesex County and the Highland Park three fascinating historical movies Senior Center invite you to an illustrated Sunday, August 5, 1:00-3:00 p.m., 130 showing the events leading up to the 2nd lecture by historian Marty Schneit, Valentine Street, Highland Park: World War, the redemption of the camps “Irving Berlin, An American Institution” Find a new member for Raritan Valley and the creation of the State of Israel. on Tuesday, August 21 at 1:00 p.m. at the Hadassah, and you and they are invited Everyone is welcome! Highland Park Senior Center. This event for dessert, tea, and a talk and exhibition is free and open to the public as space on early American Jewish cookbooks, at HELP NEEDED allows. Pre-registration recommended. To the home of Rosey Bell. Rosey has been register or for more information, please studying the history of American Jewish A very sweet young girl living in our contact: the Highland Park Senior Center cookbooks and what they say about the community needs assistance gathering at 732-819-0052 or the Jewish American and Jewish identities of our funds toward costly medical procedures Community Center at 732-494-3232. mothers and grandmothers. She has a and rehabilitation therapies. She has been collection of over 100 cookbooks and rehabilitating post injury for 4 years and is PARK MIKVAH HOURS will share their recipes and her theories still in great need of help in order to about them with you. improve her quality of life. Her parents Park Mikvah hours are: Sunday-Thursday thank our local Rebbeim and the entire 9:00-11:00 p.m.; Motzei Tisha B’Av, This is a membership event, so the ticket community for your support. All checks July 22 and Motzei Shabbat, July 28: for admission is to bring in a new can be made to Ahavas Achim Rabbi’s 10:15-11:30 p.m.; Motzei Shabbat, member to Raritan Valley Hadassah. Charity Fund. For more information, August 4, 11, 18: 10:00-11:30 p.m.; RSVP: 732-819-0593. please contact Rachelle Stern at August 25: 9:30-11:30 p.m. Closed Tisha [email protected] or Art B’Av, July 21. Friday nights by JFS GRANT WRITER VOLUNTEER Miller at [email protected]. appointment only by leaving a message at 732-249-2411 or via: the website: Jewish Family Services of Middlesex www.parkmikvah.org. County is seeking a volunteer to write BEN ISH CHAI PRESENTATION AT corporate, government, and family ETZ AHAIM foundation grants that might be available GIRLS TALENT SHOW On Wednesday, August 1 at 8:00 p.m. to the agency. A person with a Dr. Shalom Abboudi will present a class Girls ages 8-12 are invited to join Edison/ background in writing grants for a non- on "Novel Ideas of the Ben Ish Chai" at Highland Parks’s first community-wide All profit organization would be ideal, but Etz Ahaim. Dr. Abboudi is a long-time Girls Talent Show, for girls by girls, on we would consider any individual former member of Etz Ahaim who made Sunday, August 26 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. motivated to learn the strategies and aliyah several years ago. He is now an Local venue to be determined. Cost: $25 techniques of grant writing. We see this author of several books on the torah of the for one participant, $35 family cap; as a part-time, perhaps 10-15 hours per Ben Ish Chai. sponsorships available. Individual and week position. If you are interested in group performances welcome. First, second volunteering or would like additional information, please contact Murray MEOR RUTGERS JEWISH and third place prizes to be awarded by a Katz at [email protected]. EXPERIENCE BBQ panel of independent judges. All net proceeds to be given to Yad Ten Join Meor Rutgers Jewish Experience Hachnosas Kallah. To participate and TIFERES this Wednesday, July 25 at 7:00 p.m. for obtain more information, please email a BBQ at the home of Penina and Asaf [email protected] or call The next DVD for women, "Learning to Shmuel, 17 Fairhill Rd., Edison. Your Ahuva Morris at 908-227- 3155. Yearn—Living Lives that will Bring us participation will help hundreds of Rutgers Home" featuring Rabbi Fishel students connect to their Jewish roots. For Schachter and Rivka Malka Perlman, REBBITZEN EICHENSTEIN’S more information, contact Rabbi Meir will be shown on Motzei Shabbat, July CLASSES FOR WOMEN Goldberg at [email protected] or 28 at 10:00 p.m. at the Siegel house. 908-596-1179. Classes will resume in the fall. For more Weekly teleconferences with topics such information, please contact Aviva at 732- as shalom bayit and parenting are available to Tiferes members. For more JEWISH SEWING CIRCLE 672-7104 or [email protected]. information or to become a member, Etz Ahaim Jewish Sewing Circle for email Aviva at [email protected]. WOMEN'S PIRKEI AVOT ON quilters, sewers, knitters and other hand The Highland Park/Edison group of HIATUS crafters meets every Tuesday from 7:00- Tiferes is zecher l'nishmat Malka bat 9:00 p.m. in the lower social hall of Etz Rabbi Bassous' Pirkei Avot class is on Shalom. Ahaim. Please bring your own project and hiatus until the end of August. For more associated supplies. All levels are information, please call Etz Ahaim at 732- welcome. Please note: this is not a class. 247-3839. For more information, contact Chana Bishburg at [email protected]. 5 FREE CONCERT OF KLEZMER MUSIC Funds are desperately needed. Hatzolah is AHAVAS ACHIM BY T-KLEZ appealing community-wide for emergency Rabbi financial help to continue their noble work in Steven Miodownik Experience some joyful and soulful Jewish saving lives. To have a full tzedakah box picked music from 3 continents by 3 experienced up, email [email protected] or call 732-993- Rabbi Emeritus musicians who love the music as much as they 8645. Or write checks out to: “Chevra Hatzolah Ronald L. Schwarzberg love entertaining you! The concert will be of Middlesex County” and mail to: P.O. Box held at the Franklin Township Public Honorary Presidents 778, Edison, NJ 08818. Alexander Bernstein, z"l Library, 485 Demott Lane, Somerset, on Isadore Sapiro, z"l Wednesday, August 1 from 7:00-8:00 p.m. Albert Sapiro, z"l Registration is a must at: http:// FAMILY PICNIC AT THE BUTTERFLY Nathan Segal, z"l www.libraryinsight.net/eventdetails.asp? PARK IN EAST BRUNSWICK President jx=ftp&lmx=690949&v=3 or call 732-873- Join PJ Library and Young Israel of East Josh Ostrin 8700. Brunswick for a fun filled family picnic with free Vice Presidents The musicians are: popsicles, a fun program about butterflies, crafts and a PJ Library book reading on Sunday, Yossi Benedek: Ritual David Licht, percussion, founding Avi Eserner: House August 12 from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Great Avi Freidenreich: Treasurer member of the world-renowned Oak Park, 260 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. Harry Glazer: Membership Klezmatics Bring your own blankets and food. The program is Avi Grin: Fundraising Psachya Septimus, accordion, who lives free and for the whole family; all ages are Debra Levenstein: Secretary Eli Weiss: Finance locally but is in demand all over the welcome. Space is very limited, due to park country permit limitations. RSVP Required: http:// Immediate Past President Jeremy Renna Dena Ressler, who started playing jewishheartnj.org/butterfly. In case of a rainy clarinet in Franklin Township and still day, the program will be rescheduled. Gabbaim has her original FTPL library card. Yossi Benedek ERUV Seth Berman Jonathan Caplan WOMEN’S CENTER AT JFS The Eruv committee checks the Eruv every week. Michael Kornfeld CELEBRATES WOMEN’S EQUALITY However, if the Eruv is down, and you didn’t Barry Leskowitz DAY Barry Levinson check the status before Shabbat, the averah of David Simen On Thursday, August 23, from 12:30-2:30 carrying on Shabbat is on you. It’s extremely David Stern p.m., the Women’s Center at Jewish Family important to know the status of the Eruv before Steven White rd Shabbat starts! Fortunately, we now have six Services will sponsor their 3 annual Honorary Gabbai official ways of alerting you to the Eruv’s status. Women’s Equality Day event. The Women’s Bernard Israel Center includes women and their children in Twitter: The Eruv’s official alerts are sent out via Board of Directors this event by dispensing backpacks filled with Twitter. Follow @hp_eruv on Twitter and get Dovid Becker school supplies. There will be activities and updates about the Eruv’s status as soon as it’s Andrew Cohen snacks for all. The event is free and open to all been determined. Marisa Dolled-Filhart members of the JFS Women's Center. For Text Messages: Don’t have a Smartphone or Sarah Grunstein more information, call 732-777-1940. To Susan Hornstein don’t want to use Twitter? You can receive alerts Herb Klaver participate, you must RSVP with your child's via text messages. This involves setting up a Dana Korbman name, age and gender, by email to: Twitter account, but once set up, you can Michele Kornblum [email protected]. completely ignore your Twitter account. Cheryl Kornfeld Elana Kurtz Women’s Equality Day commemorates the Facebook: We have a Facebook group @hperuv Simi Lichtman passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. that gets updated when we update our Twitter Marc Scheiner Constitution, granting women the right to account. Follow this Facebook group, and you’ll Sherry Simantov Ari Sofair-Fisch vote. Although originally only get alerts about the Eruv’s status. Ze'ev Strupinsky commemorating the right of women to vote, Email: Visit http://hperuv.org and sign up for Laura Weiss today it has grown to mean so much more. the email list. The email list checks the Eruv’s This holiday also celebrates all of the Sisterhood President status after 3:00 p.m. once per hour and sends out Elena Orgel women’s organizations all over the country an email with updates. that work hard to provide women with equal The Eruv Webpage: The Eruv webpage: http:// Youth Directors opportunities in education and employment. Akiva & Chani Neuman hperuv.org has the latest Twitter feed displayed on the bottom of the front page. 216 South First Avenue HATZOLAH OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY Hotline: Yes, there is still the Eruv hotline: 732- P.O. Box 4242 Highland Park, NJ 08904 If you have a medical emergency, call 732- 247-ERUV. phone: (732) 247-0532 456-6666. Seeking additional responders and Need more help? You can contact David fax: (732) 247-6739 dispatchers. Free EMT training will be Weintraub at [email protected]. www.ahavasachim.org provided. To volunteer, please call 732-993- 8645, email: [email protected] or you can visit: www.hatzolahmc.org. 6