Congregation Ohr Torah Weekly Announcements http://www.ohrtorah.net 48 Edgemount Road Edison, NJ 08817 Rabbi Yaakov Luban – Rabbi Robert Kreitman - President Parshas Vayechi 11 Tevet 5771 December 18, 2010 Shabbos Candlelighting: 4:14PM MAZEL TOV – Rabbi Benjamin & Helen Kramer Mincha: 4:00PM ...to Aviva & Barry Siegel on the Bar Mitzvah Guests of Honor: Fast Ends 5:22 PM of their son Yaakov Eliezer Siegel. Mazel Tov – Irwin & Mildred Goldblatt Shacharis: 7:45, 9:00 & 9:15 AM to all his siblings and to his grandparents, SEFORIM DONATIONS Rabbi Hoffman’s Minchas Chinuch Shiur Thanks to the following for their generous after Hashkama Charles and Evelyn Rindner and Lil Mazer. Z’man Krias Shma (G’RA): 9:35AM ... Debbie and Moshe Schneider on the birth Seforim donations: Rabbi Luban’s Maseches Rosh Hashana of a son Menachem, to their children Tova -Shoshana & Ted Diskind In honor of Ricki & Shiur - 3:20 PM and Azaryah Schechter of Baltimore Moshe Nat Mincha: 1:30 & 4:10 PM Maryland. -Anonymous in memory of Moshe Weisz Z”L Shalosh Seudos Speaker: Rabbi Eli Eleff …to Marcia and Andrew Freedman upon the Maariv: 5:20 PM COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS Weekday Shacharis: birth of a son, Natan Yechiel, to their RPRY ANNUA L Sun 7:15, 8 & 9AM children Shani and Yitzy Horowitz. Mazel SCHOLARSHIP CAMPAIGN Mon & Thur 6:17, 7:05 & 8AM Tov to big sister, Dede, aunts and uncles, The Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva has kicked off Tues, Weds. & Fri. 6:30, 7:00, & 8AM Stacey and Avi Horowitz, Michal and Yosef their Annual Scholarship Campaign. As of Nov. 1st, Weekday Mincha/ Maariv: 4:20PM Haber, to grandparents Honny and Mendy R.P.R.Y. has awarded over $1 million in Weekday Maariv 7:30 & 10:10 PM Aron, and to the great grandparents, scholarship support for the current academic year. .Rabbi Luban’s She’eilos Uteshuvos Shiur: This all important campaign culminates in a Monday 9:10 PM Channah and Chaim Hartman. community-wide breakfast which will take place on Tuesday Tehillim – 9:50 PM …to Mildred and Irwin Goldblatt and Helen Sunday Morning Dec. 26th, at R.P.R.Y. The DAF YOMI SCHEDULE and Benjamin Kramer on being honored at Breakfast affords the Yeshiva an opportunity to On Shabbos, Daf Yomi will be given at 8:15 and our annual Shul dinner this Sunday. not only express their HaKarat Hatov to all the after Hashkama Minyan. HASHKAMAH KIDDUSH generous donors, but to present their Weekdays after 7:30 Maariv Hashkama Kiddush is sponsored by Aviva distinguished "Educator Excellence Award" to a BARUCH HABAH deserving teacher. This year's recipient is Mrs. Miri and Barry Siegel in honor of their son Ohr Torah would like to welcome newcomers, visitors and Gordon. If you have any questions, please contact guests who are joining us. If our President, Robert Yaakov’s Bar Mitzvah. Josh Caplan or David Moss, or call Rabbi Zvi Kreitman or Rabbi Yaakov Luban does not get a chance to SHALOSH SEUDOS Pinter, executive director of R.P.R.Y. at (732) 572- welcome you personally, please come up and introduce Shalosh Seudos is co-sponsored by Janice 5052 ext. 207. Thank you for your support. yourself. and Arnold Lustiger, Aviva and Barry Siegel, RPRY KIDDUSH SPONSORSHIP and Debbie and Moshe Schneider in honor of -Taste of Honey- RPRY open house 9-10am th Kiddush sponsorship is available for January 1st, 8th 15 , the Bar Mitzvah of Yaakov Siegel and in December 24. Come and taste the sweetness 22 nd and 29th. To sponsor a Kiddush or reserve the of our school. Kiddush room, please contact Mel Barenholtz in person, by memory of the Siegel’s uncle Eliezer Moshe ben Yechezkel Z”L. -Sunday Fun Day January 9 -10-12 pm for current phone or email: [email protected] . To sponsor a and prospective early childhood Shalosh Seudos, please contact Moshe Wiesel. SHUL BOARD MEETING OHR TORAH NEWSLETTER families. Come for a fun morning of Tu Bshvat The next shul Board Meeting is scheduled for programs! free admission. To subscribe to these Announcements, please email th [email protected] and request to be added to the Wednesday, Dec 29 at 8:30 PM. For more information on both activities, call 732- distribution. 572-5052 x 215. CONDOLENCE ORTHODOX FORUM ON INTERFAITH BUILDING DEDICATION OPPORTUNITIES The entire shul mourns the passing of Contact Moshe Schneider at 732-618-4702 or at RELATIONS [email protected] Douglas Stahl, and extends sincere On Motzei Shabbat December 18, 8:00 PM at TREE OF LIFE and/or YAHRZEIT PLAQUES condolences to his parents, Dr. Eva and Dr. Congregation Ahavas Achim, The Orthodox Forum To dedicate a Yahrzeit Plaque or a Leaf for the Lobby Eitz Theodore Stahl. of Edison/Highland Park, in conjunction with Chayim Tree, please contact Moish Nat by sending May you be comforted among the mourners Ahavas Achim University presents Rabbi Dr. J. J. a detailed fax with all dedicatory wording to 732-442-8022. of Tzion and Yerushalyaim. Schacter on the topic: “Judaism, Christianity and For more info. Call Moish at 732-442-5751 during work Islam in Twenty-First Century America”. Rabbi Dr. days or 732- 572-4132 in the evening. MISHNAYOS IN MEMORY OF DOUG Schacter is University Professor of Jewish History SEFORIM DEDICATIONS STAHL and Jewish Thought and Senior Scholar at the Book/Seforim Dedications of all types are available by There is a signup sheet to learn Misnayos in Center for the Jewish Future at Yeshiva University. contacting Barry Siegel at [email protected] or memory of Doug Stahl Z"L. (Yosef Baruch He holds a Ph.D. in Near Eastern Languages from 732-572-4408 Harvard University and received rabbinic HOUSEKEEPING ben Yitzchak) located in the Beis Medrash. There about 10 Mishnayos slots left so ordination from Mesivta Torah Vodaath. Rabbi Dr. For housekeeping issues and inquiries contact Lou Smith Schacter has written an umber of books, and at [email protected] or 732-572-5633. please sign up. For more info, please see OHR TORAH YOUTH PROGRAM EVENTS numerous articles. He is also the Founding Editor Yossi Strauch or Israel Rivkin. of The Torah u-Madda Journal, a prestigious Children can register for events on Ohr Torah's website OHR TORAH ANNUAL DINNER academic publication which has gained "ohrtorah.net" or by calling Mayer Berg at 732-572-3429. Please join us this Sunday, December 19, REFUAH SHLEIMAH LEARNING international acclaim. The program will be chaired Please see the Ohr Torah website, www.ohrtorah.net , for the 2010, 6PM, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in by Mr. Daniel Wildman. A Q&A session will follow various schedules of learning as a Z’chus for a Refuah Shleimah Somerset, NJ, when we will give thanks and the presentation. For more information, please for members of our shul and community . email [email protected] . Hakaras Hatov to two outstanding couples who have done and continue to do so much MISHMAR for our Shul: Mishmar learning program is held at RPRY every Motzei Shabbat @ 7:00. Please bring your own Service Awardees: REMINDER: The emergency Defibrillator is mounted on the wall in the hallway. PLEASE SEE REVERSE SIDE FOR MORE OHR TORAH INFORMATION seforim. Cost is $3.00 which includes, pizza, For further information, please contact the JR NCSY donuts, prizes and raffles. Breakfast Chairman, Mr. Mordechai Brill at (732) Please call Tzvi 732. 991.2252 or Gavi 732. 406. ACTT 266-2971 or [email protected] . 3744 with any questions. The ACTT (Achieving Change through Torah) YOUNG ISRAEL OF EAST BRUNSWICK PARK MIKVAH organization’s web-site, www.actt613.org , contains Yehuda Green Concert this Motzei Shabbos! Dec The Edison/Highland Park Mikvah will be open all the module program materials and the audio 18th, 8pm, at Young Israel of East Brunswick Saturday-Thursday, 8:30-10:30pm. Friday nights presentations of events. For more info, e-mail $18 a person for Sushi, Song, and Spirit are by appointment only, and must be made by [email protected] or call Phil Rosen (732) 572- RSVP by Dec 13th to Ilana Adams at 732 651 2320 Thursday night at 8:30pm. Fee $15. OUT OF 8762 or Aviva Siegel (732) 572-4408. CONGREGATION AHAVAS YISROEL HOURS: additional $20. You must arrive and leave YAAKOV SHWEKEY PERFORMS Cong. Ahavas Yisrael is pleased to announce to during regular mikvah hours. Standard time hours As you may know, Yaakov Shwekey will be the community that it will be hosting its 2nd end Saturday night March 12th. Call 732-249-2411 performing at the Beacon Theater on Dec. 19th. Annual Journal Breakfast on the morning of Super KEYLIM MIKVAH HOURS OF OPERATION Areyvut is selling tickets to the event (which is Bowl Sunday, Feb. 6, 2011 at Cong. Ahavas Achim The OT Keylim Mikvah will be open Sunday sure to sell out quickly). If you have any starting at 9:30am. The Honorees are Avi and Mornings from 9AM to 12 Noon. Please make sure questions or concerns, please contact us at (201) Cyndi Berger and Bruce Jacobi. Special guest star to leave the area clean and neat. 244-6702 or [email protected] . Lenny Solomon of Shlock Rock will be providing WOMEN’S GROUPS AHAVAS ACHIM CHANUKAT HABAYIT the musical entertainment. Please join us for a -Rebbitzen Eichenstein will not be having class on Ahavas Achim Chanukat Habayit featuring fun filled morning. Please contact Cindy Borell at Sunday, December 19. Class will be held on Leil Iyun with the Vaad Harabanim of Raritan (732) 580-5055 or [email protected] for Monday evening, December 20 at 8:00 PM at Valley.