AHAVASAHAVAS ACHIMACHIM NEWSLETNEWSLETTERTER ז'' טבת תש"פ ויגש JANUARY 3, 2020 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SYNAGOGUE NEWS RIVER RIDGE LECTURE Ahavas Achim University's annual River שבת Ridge Lecture will take place this מזל טוב .Friday Candlelighting.......... 4:25 p.m Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv Mazel Tov to Naomi and Josh Caplan on Friday, January 3 at 8:00 p.m. in the ..................................... 4:30 p.m. the birth of a granddaughter, Shalhevet community room at 30 S. Adelaide Ave. River Ridge Lecture ............. 8:00 p.m. Hodaya. Mazel Tov to the parents, Ariella All are invited to hear Rabbi Shacharit .............. 7:00 and 8:45 a.m. and Ariel Caplan of Ariel, Israel, great- Miodownik's presentation on "We Will Pre-Group Babysitting ..........9:00 a.m. grandmother, Iola Caplan, and great-aunt Return To You: The Deeper Meaning Teen Minyan.........................9:30 a.m. and uncle, Lori and Jonathan Caplan. of 'Hadran' at a Siyum," in honor of the 13th Siyum HaShas. Latest Shema........................9:41 a.m. Mazel Tov to the following members who Youth Groups .................... 10:00 a.m. are celebrating the completion of Shas Baby Group........................ 10:30 a.m. Gemara this week in association with the SIYUM HASHAS SEUDAH SHLISHIT Kiddush is sponsored by the Sisterhood. 13th Siyum HaShas: Judah Abraham, Jonathan Abrahams, Jeff Ackerman, All are invited to celebrate the Daf Yomi (Niddah 73) ......... 3:55 p.m. Yossi Benedek, Jonathan Caplan, Michael completion of the 13th cycle of Daf Mincha................................. 4:25 p.m. Dobkin, Edward Epstein, David Goldberg, Yomi at a special Siyum HaShas Siyum Hashas Seudah Shlishit ............ Craig Hanoch, Barry Levinson, Alan Seudah Shlishit this Shabbat, January ..................................... 4:45 p.m. Novick, Daniel Pittinsky, Ira Rosen and 4. We will honor all Ahavas Achim Maariv.................................. 5:31 p.m. Alan Schilowitz. We are so proud of your members and their guests who are Motzei Shabbat ................... 5:35 p.m. learning accomplishments. May you continue completing Shas today, and some Rabbi Yisroel Reisman ........ 7:30 p.m. to model dedication to learning and spiritual members will share their reflections on growth for many years to come. .studying Daf Yomi ויחי Sunday Shacharit.. 8:00 and 9:00 a.m. Mazel Tov to Linda Moed Cohen upon Thank you to the following members Monday and Thursday Shacharit......... receiving the Faculty Service Award at the for sponsoring this Siyum HaShas ...................... 6:25 and 7:45 a.m. Torah Academy of Bergen County's Annual (Continued on page 2) Dinner. עשרה בטבת Tuesday fast begins .............6:09 a.m. Tuesday Shacharit 6:15 and 7:45 a.m. Tuesday Mincha .................. 4:20 p.m. Tuesday Maariv ................... 4:50 p.m. Tuesday fast ends ............... 5:28 p.m. Wednesday and Friday Shacharit ........ ...................... 6:35 and 7:45 a.m. Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday Mincha/Maariv .... 4:35 p.m. Monday-Thursday late Maariv............. ..................................... 9:30 p.m. Friday Candlelighting.......... 4:32 p.m. Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv ..................................... 4:40 p.m. North Side Minyan January Marty and Elisha Klein Bridge Turkish and 56 Hamlin Rd, Edison Mediterranean Grill YOU DESERVE TO BE TREATED AS !ONE OF A KIND ברוך הבא Sunday-Thursday 11:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. Ahavas Achim would like to warmly Friday 11:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. welcome all newcomers, visitors Motzei Shabbat 6:00 p.m. to midnight and guests who are joining us for Special Offer Cater Your Kiddush While Shabbat. If President Josh Ostrin Supporting Your Shul. or Rabbi Steven Miodownik don’t WE WILL DONATE 15% TO YOUR SHUL FOR get a chance to greet you A KIDDUSH OF $850 OR MORE! personally, please come up and 315 Raritan Ave., Highland Park, NJ introduce yourself. We’d like to meet you! 732-418-9000 Please patronize our sponsors! medical care and hilchos Shabbos as it Tami Adelson, Sharon Zavodnick and relates to medical emergencies. Zalmi Berger, Susan Frank, Lisa רפואה שלמה Goldberg, Debbie Leskowitz, Jeremy in Your family contribution ensures that חולים Please include the following Renna, Natanel Renna, Eli Weiss -Hatzolah continues to have the most up-to .תפילות your date training, equipment and technology Concert Committee: Dovid Becker, ליבה שיינדל בת חוה available. Your partnership can save a life. Rob Haarberger, Howard Levi, Avi For more information, please contact Yossi Maza, Uri Ostrin, Avital Rosenberg קלמן בן רחל Benedek, Fishel Brooks, Jonathan Laura and Eli Weiss יצחק בן עליזה Caplan, Ari Lewitter or Eric Hosts: Fran and Jeff Ackerman, Harriet בת - שבע בת מלכה Wallenstein. and Steve Adelson, Keren and Peter Avery, Lauren and Avi Maza, Tzippy צבי דב הלוי בן שרנה and Elisha Russ-Fishbane אלקסנדר בן ריבה ASARAH B'TEIVEIT Thanks also to Rachel Weintraub for מנחם בן עדית חוה This Tuesday, January 7 is the fast day of outstanding support and to Josh Ostrin חוה גיטל בת מלכה פייגה the Tenth of Teiveit, marking the and Rabbi Miodownik for their מלכה פייגה בת רחל beginning of the siege that led to the support and leadership. destruction of the Beit Hamikdash. Asarah שרון בת לאה B'Teiveit is the first in the series of four Elliot Frank, Maccabeats Chair ונסה אסתר בת אברהם fasts related to the Churban. The fast הרב דוד בן פנינה - Rabbi Dovid Adlin begins at 6:09 a.m. and ends at 5:28 p.m. REFRESH OUR SHUL THROUGH Rabbi Mendy Eisenberg - Please note the following minyan times: THE POWER OF MISHNAH! Shacharit at 6:15 and 7:45 a.m.; Mincha at הרב מנחם מנדל שלמה בן חיה רחל p.m.; Maariv at 4:50 and 9:30 p.m. Join members of Ahavas Achim in 4:20 חנה בת נחה - Candi Feinberg learning all 88 Chapters of Mishnah Rebetzin Devorah Hilsenrath - Seder Moed by Erev Purim 5778, דבורה בת חיה ביילה GETTING TO KNOW YOU MEALS March 9, 2020. To join the siyum of Seder Moed, please check the relevant 2020 שלמה מאיר בן חסיה - Stuart Kilstein Ahavas Achim presents: Getting to Know chapters, and submit your name and ביילה בת חסי - Barbara Kritz :You Meals 2020, ongoing from January email address at the following link אפרים בן שרה - Arthur Ringer 31-March 28, and culminating in a http://hadranalach.com/1049. In ג ' קלין בת רחל - Jaklin Rozen addition to the merit participants will Community-Wide Shabbat Echad Event אופירה חיה בת רבקה צביה - Anny Safier on May 9. Help us reach 100% receive for learning Torah, when all 88 participation. To sign up as a host, guest, or chapters of Seder Moed have been יוסף חיים בן בעשה - Yussie Weiss ,both, fill out the Google form: https:// completed, our President, Josh Ostrin אברהם יוסף בן פריידע - Alan White If you would to submit a name to the forms.gle/WT7SGn2WNJMS8suv6. The will spackle and paint the hallways of cholim list, please contact the Shul deadline to RSVP is this Thursday, the entire downstairs. office: [email protected] or January 9. Meet new families in our call 732-247-0532. community over Shabbat lunch or dinner! ETZ CHAIM Attend meals as a guest, host, or both—the more you do, the more people you will The Congregation notes the following (Siyum HaShas, continued from page 1) meet! new stone which was recently placed In memory of my" :עץ חיים Seudah Shlishit: Judah Abraham, Sandy under our and Mark Abraham, Merryll Jonathan and beloved parents, Rose and Morris Abrahams, Fran and Jeff Ackerman, Kara THANK YOU FOR A SUCCESSFUL Liener, and my dear sisters and brother, and Yossi Benedek, Shoshana Gross and MACCABEATS SHABBATON Hilda Waitzman, Sander Liener, Sandy Bodzin, Bette and Edward Epstein, By all accounts our 4th Annual Musical Evelyn Nadler, Doris Kukin, Byrde Marcia and Barry Levinson, Karen and Shabbat Chanukah was a success. Events Joan Liener, and Carol Deutch. Your Alan Novick. (Learning Seudah Shlishit like this happen not because of one or two loving daughter and sister, Betty Jane will resume next Shabbat.) people but because a great team rolls up Liener Stein." their sleeves and gets things done. There If you'd like to order new leaves or please call Hava ,עץ חיים HATZOLAH FUNDRAISER were flyers to be designed, printed and stones for our hung. There was shopping for paper goods This Shabbat, January 4, Congregation Freidenreich at 732-777-2015 with and dessert. There were tables to be set, Ahavas Achim will be participating in your life-cycle event or email the accommodations to be arranged, and Hatzolah’s first major community shul wording for the leaf/stone to Maccabeats to be housed and fed. In the oriented fundraising effort—A Shabbat [email protected]. Each leaf is eleventh hour we added a concert and our Hatzolah. Hatzolah of Middlesex County $250, and $1000 will pay for a stone. young leaders, led by Rob Haarburger, provides emergency medical services to All leaves and stones include carried the day taking to social media to those who live, work and pass through our personalized commemorative spread the word, sell the tickets and insure community. Hatzolah members’ certificates sent to the honorees. the room was set up correctly. My commitment to providing the best possible profound gratitude to a great group! service is the result of dedication to pikuach nefesh, ongoing training in Shabbat Committee: Harriet Adelson, 2 YAHRZEIT PLAQUE Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Torah Gems with YAHRZEITS Rabbi Moshe Goldberger (Breakfast The Congregation notes the following served! For men only) Yahrzeit plaque recently added to our Tuesday 8:30 p.m. Custom in Jewish Law 1/4 Sharon Bershader Husband memorial wall: Helen Strub.