AHAVASAHAVAS ACHIMACHIM NEWSLETNEWSLETTERTER כ"ב שבט תשע"ז יתרו FEBRUARY 17, 2017 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SYNAGOGUE NEWS different cholents. Tasters will vote for their favorite cholent by "shabbat-friendly" ballot. Winner will determined by popular המקום ינחם שבת Candlelighting..................... 5:17 p.m. vote and a prize will be awarded! Thank Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv....... The Congregation extends its condolences to you to Giyora and Sherry Simantov for ..................................... 5:25 p.m. Malka Grinkorn and Miriam Franklin on generously donating the crock pots for this the loss of husband/afther, Howard Cook-off. The funeral will take place . ז"ל Shacharit ..................7:00 & 8:45 a.m. Franklin Our 2017 cholent contestants are: Seth Latest Shema........................9:32 a.m. this Sunday, February 19 at 11:00 a.m. at Berman, Maggie Brooks, Lawrence Youth Minyan .......................9:30 a.m. Goldstein Chapels in Edison followed by Margolin, Simi Lichtman, Ostrin Family, Youth Groups .................... 10:00 a.m. burial in Shalom Cemetery in New Baby Group........................ 10:30 a.m. Brunswick. Shiva will be observed Sunday (Continued on page 2) afternoon through Friday afternoon at 236 Please join us in the Upstairs Social S. 3rd Ave. Hall for Kiddush and our annual Youth Department Cholent Cook-off. Condolences also to the family of Mrs. Shiva is being observed . ז"ל Nessie Kluger Daf Yomi (Bava Batra 27) .... 4:25 p.m. in Israel through Monday morning at the Mincha................................. 5:15 p.m. Inbal Hotel, Room 886, 3 Jabotinsky Street, Learning Seudah Shlishit..... 5:35 p.m. Jerusalem, 92145. You may use the Sponsored by Jeremy and Tova following American telephone numbers to Renna in honor of the Board of call the family: 732-272-8114 or 732-272- Directors of Ahavas Achim. 8115. (Please keep in mind the 7 hour time difference.) Donations can be made to Shaare Maariv.................................. 6:24 p.m. Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem Israel. Motzei Shabbat ................... 6:28 p.m. Rabbi Reisman .................... 8:00 p.m. May they and their families be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. משפטים/שקלים Sunday Shacharit......8:00 & 9:00 a.m. AHAVAS ACHIM YOUTH Monday & Thursday Shacharit ............ DEPARTMENT PRESENTS THE 2017 ..........................6:25 & 7:45 a.m. CHOLENT COOK-OFF Tuesday Wednesday & Friday Shacharit ..................6:35 & 7:45 a.m. Join our Cholent Cook-off! Contestants will Sunday-Thursday Mincha/Maariv........ be serving up all different types of delicious ..................................... 5:25 p.m. cholent for the community to taste and then Monday-Thursday late Maariv............. vote on for the 2017 Cholent of the Year! ..................................... 9:30 p.m. Cholents will be served at a special Kiddush Friday Candlelighting ......... 5:25 p.m. Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/ after the Main Minyan THIS Shabbat, Maariv.................................. 5:30 p.m. February 18. Tasters will pay $5 per person, $25 per North Side Minyan February family maximum, to enjoy and taste all the Elliot and Susan Frank 20 Harrison St, Edison AHAVAS ACHIM 128TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER Sunday, May 7, 2017 Guests of Honor Avi and Tobina Grin Young Leadership Award Avi and Hava Freidenreich Please note: This is paid advertising. Please note: These are all paid advertising. (Cholent, continued from page 1) AAU SHABBATON WITH RABBI needs to come together for a Shabbat of Netanel Renna and Rachel Weintraub. MICHAEL TAUBES inclusion and fun with fellow Yachad members, mainstream peers, community In conjunction with Yeshiva University's To taste/vote in the cholent cook-off, members, and Yachad staff. contact Miriam Tennenbaum at Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological [email protected]. MAY THE Seminary, which will celebrate its Chag In addition to a lunch at Ahavas Achim BEST CHEF WIN! Hasemicha in March, Ahavas Achim that is open to the community, families University presents a Shabbat Experience from Highland Park and Edison are invited with RIETS Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Michael to host Yachad members in their homes רפואה שלמה Taubes next Shabbat, February 24-25. for Shabbat, as well as Friday night .to: dinner רפואה שלמה The Congregation extends a Friday Night, February 24, 8:30 p.m.: שולמית בת זהבה Shiur by Rabbi Taubes followed by Oneg If you are interested in hosting Yachad Shabbat: "Educating Our Children: How members over Shabbat, or for Friday night לאה בת רעיה Should We Measure Success?" dinner, please contact Jeremy Lichtman מרים בת צירל at [email protected]. :Shabbat, February 25 סלמה בת שרה תמר קרן בת נסה גולדה Shiur by Rabbi Taubes after Mussaf, Main Sanctuary: "Machatzit HaShekel and the OU COMMUNITY WEEKEND שמואל יעקב בן חיה דישל Price of Membership in Klal Yisrael" Ahavas Achim University and The צביה שושנה חיה בת מרים Pre-Mincha Shiur, 4:30 p.m. RIETS Department of Synagogue & Community שלומית דינה בת שינה רייזל :Musmach, Class of 2017, Rabbi Eliron Services of the Orthodox Union present קלמן בן רחל Levinson: "Megillat Esther Through the OU Community Weekend with Stephen יטקה שיינה בת מלכה Savitsky, former President & Chairman of "Vilna Gaon's Prism נעמה שירה בת רוחמה מדינה the Board of the Orthodox Union on ,Seudah Shlishit Shiur by Rabbi Taubes שמואל בן חנה - Stephen Adelson 6:00 p.m.: "Behind The Mask: The Inner Shabbat, March 17-18. שרה רוזה בת פשה - Susan Borger Meaning of Purim" Friday Night, March 17: Flora Cirillo Rabbi Michael Taubes teaches Yoreh Deah 6:55 p.m. Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/ גרשום בן שרה - Gary Danforth at RIETS. He has served as the Rosh Maariv ה ר ב ש מ ו א ל ב ן ר ב ק ה ֵבּ י י ל ה - Rabbi Richard Fagan Yeshiva and Head of School at MTA and 8:00 p.m. Seudah with a panel discussion the Head of School at the Mesivta of North moderated by Stephen Savitsky: "The חנה בת נחה - Candi Feinberg Jersey, in addition to teaching in YU’s Cost of Grandparenting in the 21st מיכאל בן אסתר - Michael Fradkine James Striar School of General Jewish Century Torah World." Panelists: Rabbi חוה רחל בת דבורה - Eva Grin ,Studies and the Isaac Breuer College of Ronald Schwarzberg, Abe Schwartzbard דבורה בת פסל - Dorothy Litt Hebraic Studies. Russell Adler, Jeff Korbman and Betzalel מרים בת סאסי ריזל - Myra Rosenbaum Posy. (Open to all grandparents by An alumnus of Yeshivat Har Etzion in אופירה חיה בת רבקה צביה - Anny Safier reservations only: $25 per person. Contact Israel, Rabbi Taubes attended Yeshiva משה בן שרה - Maurice Willer College, earned his semicha from RIETS, Rachel at the shul office: 732-247-0532 or where he studied in the shiur of Rav Joseph [email protected] ). AAU TUESDAY NIGHT LECTURE B. Soloveitchik, z”l, and holds a master’s Shabbat, March 18: SERIES degree in Jewish education from YU’s Lecture after Mussaf in Main Sanctuary: Ahavas Achim University presents a Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. "Stopping Assimilation One Phone Call special pre-Purim three-part learning Rabbi Taubes, along with his wife and their at a Time: The Amazing Story of opportunity featuring RIETS Rosh Yeshiva children, reside in Teaneck, where he Partners in Torah and the Orthodox Rabbi David Hirsch. On Tuesdays, serves as the Rabbi of Congregation Union" Zichron Mordechai, delivering regular February 21, 28 and March 7 at 8:30 5:45 pm: Pre-Mincha Lecture: "The shiurim and lectures both at the shul and at p.m., Rabbi Hirsch will explore three Future of the Torah Community in the Beis Medrash of Bergen County. different sugyot from Masechet Megillah America: Challenges and on the laws of Purim. This is an Rabbi Taubes is the author of The Practical Opportunities" opportunity to study for a sustained period Torah, a collection of articles on topics in 7:20 pm: Seudah Shlishit Discussion: with one of Yeshiva University's Roshei halacha based on the weekly parsha, as Yeshiva and deepen your understanding of "Shul Life in America: An Open Forum well as numerous essays on an array of with Stephen Savitsky" Purim. All are invited to join the learning! Torah subjects appearing in Jewish The topics of each shiur will be: publications. RUACH KABBALAT SHABBAT ON February 21: Mikra Megillah SHABBAT MEVARCHIM YACHAD'S IS BACK IN TOWN AND February 28: Mishloach Manot Please join us for the return of a Ruach- WE NEED YOU! March 7: Taanit Esther filled Kabbalat Shabbat with uplifting Rabbi David Hirsch, who lives with his On Shabbat, March 3-4, Ahavas Achim niggunim in the Beit Midrash on shabbat family in Passaic, is a popular and dynamic will be hosting our second annual Yachad Mevarchim, next Friday, February 24. teacher who holds the Eva, Morris, and Shabbaton. Yachad Shabbatonim are an All are welcome. Looking forward to opportunity for individuals with special seeing all of you promptly at 5:30 p.m. 2 Jack K. Rubin Memorial Chair in Rabbinics at RIETS. GLOBAL SEFER TORAH or hosting them for meals? To make YAHRZEITS arrangements, contact John Winer at Dear Members and Friends: 2/18 Irene Balsam Husband [email protected]. 2/19 Rahel Baruh Father I would like to invite you to join Ahavas 2/20 Eugenia Rothstein Mother Achim as we participate in a remarkable LEARNING SEUDAH SHLISHIT 2/22 Lori Resnick Mother project celebrating the 50th Anniversary 2/23 Stanley Presser Mother of a Reunited Jerusalem. This joint Ahavas Achim University is proud to 2/24 Anette Klaver Mother initiative of The Afikim Foundation and present Learning Seudah Shlishit. Each Myra Rosenbaum Sister Israel's Ministry for Diaspora Affairs, to Shabbat afternoon between Mincha and Barbara Stechel Father write a Global Unity Sefer Torah, Maariv we invite you to take some Tuesday Night Lecture Series with requires chesed—not money—to become refreshments and settle in at one of the Rabbinic Intern Rabbi Daniel Reich a reality.