AHAVAS ACHIM NEWSLETTER AHAVAS ACHIM NEWSLETTER כ"ז שבט תשע"ט משפטים/מברכים FEBRUARY 1, 2019 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SYNAGOGUE NEWS Behind the Scenes Shabbat, February 9 Mincha: 4:45 שבת :p.m. followed by lecture:U.S. and Israel מזל טוב .Friday Candlelighting...........4:57 p.m Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv Mazel Tov to firefighter Micah White on Assessing the Political-Economic Nexus ......................................5:05 p.m. receiving the Kevin Apuzzio Award from from Current Affairs to Future Directions Shacharit ..................7:00 & 8:45 a.m. the East Franklin Fire Department, Station Pre-Group Babysitting ..........9:00 a.m. 27, for demonstrating significant leadership. This weekend is sponsored by Arlyne Lookstein in honor of her birthday Teen Minyan.........................9:30 a.m. Mazel Tov to Leslie and Jeff Silber on the Latest Shema........................9:40 a.m. birth of a granddaughter, Neta Tslil. Mazel Dr. Efraim Chalamish, Adjunct Professor Youth Groups.....................10:00 a.m. Tov to the parents. Ariel and Yedidya of Law at New York University School Baby Group ........................10:30 a.m. Rothner of Jerusalem. of Law, is an international economic law Kiddush is sponsored by Michael and scholar and practitioner. He has been Roslyn Beberman and family as a THE STATE OF ISRAEL AND THE involved in international legal practice in Hakarat Hatov to the community. WORLD New York, Paris and Israel, along with research and analysis of cutting edge Daf Yomi (Chullin 67) ..........4:05 p.m. You are invited to join us for a scholar-in- areas in public and private international Mincha..................................4:55 p.m. residence weekend with Dr. Efraim economic law. He has also served as a Learning Seudah Shlishit .....5:15 p.m. Chalamish next Shabbat, February 8-9, as Global Fellow at New York University, Sponsored by Marc Mermelstein in we explore the nature of the ties between commemoration of the yahrzeit of his exploring global governance of father, Martin Mermelstein z"l. Israel and the world in our new, global corporations and multilateral institutions, economy. the intersection of business and national Maariv ..................................6:04 p.m. Schedule: security, sovereign wealth funds’ Motzei Shabbat ....................6:08 p.m. economics and policy, energy markets, Friday, February 8, 8:30 p.m. Israel and Rabbi Reisman .....................8:00 p.m. international investment arbitration, and the Jewish Voice at the U.N. and global governance and financial תרומה International Institutions: On Stage and (Continued on page 2) Sunday Shacharit......8:00 & 9:00 a.m. Monday & Thursday Shacharit ............ ..........................6:25 & 7:45 a.m. ראש חודש אדר א' Tuesday & Wednesday Shacharit ........ ..........................6:15 & 7:45 a.m. Friday Shacharit .......6:35 & 7:45 a.m. Sunday-Thursday Mincha/Maariv........ ......................................5:05 p.m. Monday-Thursday late Maariv............. ......................................9:30 p.m. Friday Candlelighting...........5:06 p.m. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv ...... ......................................5:15 p.m. North Side Minyan February Andrew and Marcia Freedman 7 Marshall Drive, Edison AHAVAS ACHIM 130TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER Sunday, March 31, 2019 1855 Woodbridge Avenue, Edison NJ 08817 Guests of Honor office: 732-246-4811 ♦ repair: 732-543-2818 fax: 732-777-1982 ♦ www.SalitAuto.com Dr. Miro and Merri Ukraincik Young Leadership Award Tell your friends and family about us… Drs. Meir Flancbaum and Atara Hiller We LOVE referrals! Please patronize our sponsors! Pricing and RSVP details will be .available in the coming weeks רפואה שלמה in חולים Please include the following AA/OT COMEDY NIGHT .תפילות your In an exciting collaboration, Ahavas אליהו דניאל בן אסתר אתל Achim and Ohr Torah are pleased to ליבה שיינדל בת חוה invite you to join us for an evening with קלמן בן רחל Ashley Blaker, internationally acclaimed Orthodox Jewish comedian on Motzei בתשבע בת מלכה Shabbat, February 16 in the Ohr Torah רפאל ישראל חיים בן שפרה חנה Social Hall at 8:30 p.m. Ashley has גילה בת גולדה ,performed all over the UK, US, Canada יחזקאל יוסף בן חוה שרה Israel and South Africa and now, makes Massachusetts. (Yes, they know, that's חיה טייבל בת שולמית דינה his debut in Edison! The opening act is before half of the congregation was even חנה בת נחה - Candace Feinberg none other than our very own comedian born). It was natural for them to buy a impressionist, SJ Tannenbaum. house and settle in Highland Park once מרדכי בן פסל - Morty Godlas they were married. They are still in the ביילה בת חסי - Barbara Kritz The ticket cost is just $40 per person .same house 35 wonderful years later אופירה חיה בת רבקה צביה - Anny Safier which includes dinner. All proceeds to support the Ahavas Achim and Ohr After a professional career at AT&T and פתחיה בן הניה פייגה - Pesachya Septimus If you would like to submit a name for Torah Youth Departments. Please join Merrill Lynch, Margaret is now a the cholim list, please call the Shul us for what promises to be a night to professor at Rutgers University in the office: 732-247-0532 or you can remember! Please register at: Psychology Department. David is a email: [email protected]. www.ahavasachim.org. Table and VIP software engineer, working for IBM on the Sponsorships are available. Any AT&T account. questions? Please contact any of the (Dr. Chalamish, continued from page 1) Their eldest, Margaret's son Jon, would committee members, Ami Avraham, regulation. His articles have been have been 47 on February 3rd. Their Dovid Becker, Hannah Farkas, Rob published in leading journals and surviving children are Yossi, age 35, who Haarburger, Joanne Hanian, Melissa magazines in the United States and Europe, lives with his wife Chavivah and children Jerushalmy or Kivi Neuman. such as the European Journal of Eliezer (Elie) and Genevieve (Evie) in International Law. He is the founder and Baltimore; and Dov, age 29, who lives president of the Global Center for FROM BENNY HILL TO with his wife Tamar in Silver Spring. Economic Development and Security. STAMFORD HILL Yossi works in medical records, and Dov is a software engineer. Chavivah is a stay- Dr. Chalamish received his Doctorate in Please join us on Shabbat, February 16 at-home mom and Tamar is a doctoral international economic law from the for an interesting lecture by student at Georgetown University. University of Michigan, where he was internationally acclaimed Orthodox awarded the Olin Law and Economics Jewish comedian Ashley Blaker after David and Margaret joined Ahavas Achim fellowship. Dr. Chalamish has been Musaf in the Main Sanctuary. His topic when they heard about a young, dynamic serving as an adjunct or visiting professor is: "From Benny Hill to Stamford Hill: rabbi named Ronald Schwarzberg. At that at several academic institutions, such as Ashley's Spiritual Journey." time, they decided that it was a good time University of Fribourg, Switzerland. He to move from the Highland Park was named by the French Government as a THE TALLISMAN IS COMING! Conservative Temple, where they were in Future Global Leader for 2011. the minority of observant families. Rabbi The Tallisman will be in Highland Park. Hilsenrath z"l was completely supportive Dr. Chalamish is an exclusive contributor Bring your Tallis and Tzitzis to Ahavas and proud of their moving to an Orthodox to Economonitor, and regularly writes for Achim for a check-up after the 8:00 a.m. congregation. papers and magazines, such as the or 9:00 a.m. Shacharit next Sunday, Huffington Post, Project Syndicate, The February 10. Both Margaret and David have served on Gulf Times and JPost. the shul board. David was the second Gabbai of Hashkama Minyan back when INTRODUCING SOME OF OUR YOUNG ADULTS MINYAN AND he had lots of hair. He resumed that post SHUL MEMBERS LUNCH after Irving Mandelbaum, having guided This Week: the minyan for many years, finally wanted Congregation Ahavas Achim invites all Margaret Ingate & David Simen to step down. young singles, couples, and families in Highland Park and Edison to a Young Margaret was living in Highland Park They have traveled to a few destination Adults Minyan and Lunch on Shabbat, when she and David met. She had weddings but don't necessarily recommend February 23. The minyan will take place come to Rutgers as a grad student, and those places. Their last vacation was spent in the Upstairs Social Hall at 9:15 a.m. and returned there after a post-doc in in Israel—also for two weddings—which will be followed by lunch at around 12:00 Philadelphia, attracted by the active included a getaway in Tel Aviv, where p.m. This is a great opportunity to mingle Jewish community. They were married they enjoyed a hotel close to the beach and with young Jews in our community. on Lag B'Omer in 1983 in Brookline, spent a very relaxing and enjoyable week. 2 SHABBAT ECHAD EDISON/HP COMMUNITY YAHRZEITS DIRECTORIES פרשת ויקהל / מברכים / שקלים Please join us for a special Shabbat of The new Edison/Highland Park 2/2 Stanley Presser Mother community directories are published. 2/3 Annette Klaver Mother shul-wide unity on March 2 in which we Barbara Stechel Father They cost $2 each and are available at gather together as a larger shul family in a 2/5 Irwin Dunietz Father spirit of Ahavas Achim—One Shul, One Ahavas Achim. If you purchase them Lisa Goldberg Mother Family. through Ahavas Achim, we will receive a Dr. Marc Father portion of the proceeds. To purchase, Mermelstein Schedule: contact Rachel in the shul office at Stanley Presser Wife 8:45 a.m. Unity Davening in Main [email protected] or 732-247- Abe Schwartzbard Mother Sanctuary, led by members of all 0532.