AHAVASAHAVAS ACHIMACHIM NEWSLETNEWSLETTERTER י"ח חשון תש"פ וירא NOVEMBER 15, 2019 SCHEDULE OF SERVICES SYNAGOGUE NEWS Lecture after Mussaf, Main Sanctuary: Coca Cola & Apple: Case Studies in Religious Communal מזל טוב שבת Development Friday Candlelighting...........4:21 p.m. Mazel Tov to Annette and Herb Klaver on Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv the Bar Mitzvah of their grandson, Naftali. Lecture at Seudah Shlishit: The ......................................4:30 p.m. Mazel Tov to Naftali's parents, Tehila and Wholeness of the Broken Luchot: An Rabbi Bashevkin Lecture/Oneg .......... Dovid Klaver of Lakewood. Introduction to the Thought of Rav ......................................8:00 p.m. Tzadok of Lublin Mazel Tov to Linda and Daniel Pittinsky Rabbi David Bashevkin is the director of Shacharit ..................7:00 & 8:45 a.m. on the birth of a great-granddaughter. Mazel education for NCSY, the youth Pre-Group Babysitting ..........9:00 a.m. Tov to the parents, Nummie and Shmuel movement of the Orthodox Union, and Latest Shema........................9:14 a.m. Gerstman. Teen Minyan.........................9:30 a.m. an instructor at Yeshiva University, where he teaches courses on public המקום ינחם .Youth Groups.....................10:00 a.m Baby Group ........................10:30 a.m. policy, religious crisis, and rabbinic The Congregation extends its condolences to thought. He completed rabbinic Kiddush is sponsored by the Sisterhood. to Cynthia Greenberg on the loss of her ordination at Yeshiva University’s Rabbi husband, Lloyd Greenberg z"l. Shiva will Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, as Daf Yomi (Niddah 24) ..........3:25 p.m. take place through Tuesday morning at 516 well as a Master's degree at the Bernard Mincha..................................4:15 p.m. Braun Avenue, Highland Park. Revel Graduate School of Jewish Studies focusing on the thought of Rabbi Zadok Seudah Shlishit.....................4:35 p.m. Shiva Hours: Motzei Shabbat: 6:00-10:00 of Lublin under the guidance of Dr. Maariv ..................................5:25 p.m. p.m.; Sunday and Monday: 9:30 a.m.-9:30 Yaakov Elman. He is currently pursuing Motzei Shabbat ....................5:29 p.m. p.m., no visitors from 12:00-1:00 p.m. and a doctorate in Public Policy and Rabbi Yisroel Reisman .........7:30 p.m. 6:00-7:00 p.m. Management at The New School’s ,May she and her family be comforted among Milano School of International Affairs חיי שרה Sunday Shacharit......8:00 & 9:00 a.m. the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. (Continued on page 2) Monday & Thursday Shacharit ............ ..........................6:25 & 7:45 a.m. AAU WELCOMES RABBI DAVID Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday Shacharit ..........................6:35 & 7:45 a.m. BASHEVKIN Sunday -Thursday Mincha/Maariv ...... Ahavas Achim University welcomes Rabbi ......................................4:25 p.m. David Bashevkin, Director of Education for Monday -Thursday late Maariv............ NCSY, this Shabbat, November 15-16. ......................................9:30 p.m. This scholar-in-residence is sponsored by the Friday Candlelighting...........4:16 p.m. Korbman Family in memory of Jack Friday Mincha/Kabbalat Shabbat/Maariv Korbman z"l. The schedule will be: ......................................4:25 p.m. Friday Night: North Side Minyan November 8:00 p.m. Lecture followed by Oneg Andrew and Marcia Freedman Shabbat: BT, FFB, OTD: Entrance and Exit 7 Marshall Drive, Edison Ramps of Religious Life Shabbat Day: Bridge Turkish and Mediterranean Grill YOU DESERVE TO BE TREATED AS ONE OF A KIND! Open Saturday nights half hour after Shabbat Sunday-Thursday 11:30 AM-10:00 PM Friday 11:30 AM-4:00 PM 315 Raritan Ave. Highland Park, NJ 732-418-9000 Please patronize our sponsors! Ahavas Achim Unlike casino nights of the past, we've For dinner information, contact Susan decided to put our own updated take on רפואה שלמה the classic. Monte Carlo Night will be a in Frank at [email protected]. For חולים Please include the following formal affair, so dust off those tuxedos ,information about sponsorship packages .תפילות your please contact Elliot Frank at and iron those ball gowns. You [email protected]. definitely want to dress to impress ליבה שיינדל בת חוה While dressed to the nines, you can קלמן בן רחל Please mail your reservations including: expect authentic "Las Vegas Quality" יצחק בן עליזה names of all adult and child attendees, any gaming which will lead to a Chinese special requests such as vegetarian meals Auction with amazing prizes! If בת - שבע בת מלכה etc. and your full payment to: that's not enough for you, then be sure צבי דב הלוי בן שרנה Congregation Ahavas Achim, 216 South to check out the incredible food and אלקסנדר בן ריבה First Ave, Highland Park, NJ 08904. drink offerings which you will not want הרב דוד בן פנינה - Rabbi Dovid Adlin to miss! General admission for the Rabbi Mendy Eisenberg - BLOOD DRIVE THIS SUNDAY evening is $65 per person which includes entrance, dinner, and $1,000 הרב מנחם מנדל שלמה בן חיה רחל Just as your calendar begins to free up, here of funny money! Additionally, we have חנה בת נחה - Candi Feinberg come Thanksgiving, Chanukah, and yes, many different sponsorship שלמה מאיר בן חסיה - Stuart Kilstein another blood drive. This Sunday, opportunities available. For more ביילה בת חסי - Barbara Kritz November 17, we will be holding our next information and to sign up, visit: אהרון יעקב בן פייגה - Jack Moskowitz Community Blood Drive from 9:00 a.m. aafundraising.org. to 3:00 p.m. at Ahavas Achim. Donors אפרים בן שרה - Arthur Ringer can be as young as 16 (with parental ג ' קלין בת רחל - Jaklin Rozen permission and meeting weight SOLICITING PRIZES FOR אופירה חיה בת רבקה צביה - Anny Safier requirements). For further information, AHAVAS ACHIM CASINO NIGHT please contact Ira Rosen at 732-318-0798 Ahavas Achim is still in need of prizes יוסף חיים בן בעשה - Yussie Weiss or [email protected]. for the Monte Carlo Casino Night on אברהם יוסף בן פריידע - Alan White If you would to submit a name to the Motzei Shabbat, December 7! If you cholim list, please contact the Shul LEARNING SEUDAH SHLISHIT know the right people—or are the right office: [email protected] or people—who can donate exciting AAU proudly presents our new "semester" call 732-247-0532. prizes (local establishment gift cards; of Learning Seudah Shlishit beginning event tickets; gift baskets; etc), please this Shabbat! We encourage strong email Dovid Becker at (Rabbi Bashevkin, continued from page 1) attendance at this phenomenal learning [email protected]. focusing on crisis management. David has opportunity at the end of Shabbat day. been rejected from several prestigious Please select from our Seudah Shlishit fellowships and awards. buffet station, and select one of the ISRAEL MISSION 2020 following three learning groups for an Ahavas Achim invites you to join the MUSICAL SHABBAT CHANUKAH uplifting experience: Fineberg, Goldberg, R. Kelin, Kohl, FEATURING THE MACCABEATS NACH: Sefer Tehillim: A Literary Meiner, Simantov and Stein families on our 18th annual Israel Mission from Back by popular demand, Congregation Approach with Prof. AJ Berkovitz January 15-27, 2020. This will be our Ahavas Achim presents the fourth annual PARSHA: Neilat HaShabbat: One Final last January Mission! The mission will Musical Shabbat Chanukah featuring the Look at This Morning's Parsha with Gil include roundtrip nonstop flights on El Maccabeats on December 27-28. Dersovitz Al Israel Airlines from Newark, 8 Friday evening: HALACHA: Parenting Without nights at the Leonardo Plaza Hotel, 2 Menorah Lighting and Kabbalat Shabbat Marriage: Contemporary Poskim on nights at the Carlton Hotel in Tel Aviv, Using Technology to Become a Single Musical Dinner (by reservation only) 3 day touring excursion with Parent with Rabbi Steven Miodownik experienced guides, full Israeli Dessert and Musical Oneg Shabbat at 7:30 (alternating with) breakfast daily, two dinners in Tel p.m. Aviv, Friday night and Shabbat lunch Shabbat Day: The Coffee Drinker's Guide to Shabbat Observance with Rabbi Shmuel Lesher on both Shabbatot, tips, transfers, and Shacharit & Musaf beginning at 8:45 a.m. handling. Celebratory Kiddush following Services AHAVAS ACHIM MONTE CARLO The cost per person (based on double Musical Seudat Shelishit CASINO NIGHT occupancy) is $3491. Registration is now open. Sign up at arieltours.com/ Musical Havdalah Do you remember how much fun Bingo Dinner Cost: (Priority Reservations for AA aamission. Questions can be directed Night was last year? Well we decided to to: [email protected]. Full and Associate Members until next take it up a notch! Congregation Ahavas Friday, November 22) Achim is proud to present the return of $30 per person Monte Carlo Casino Night on Motzei $150 maximum cost for immediate Shabbat, December 7! 2 families of Full and Associate Members of THANK YOU December 27: Mrs. Janis Cohen, Dr. Elliot YAHRZEITS and Mrs. Susan Frank, Mr. and Mrs. David We wish to express our heartfelt Goldberg, Abraham and Bessie Hann appreciation to the Ahavas Achim family 11/16 Dr. Dorothy Mother Charitable Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. for their support during the past month. Breitbart Jeffrey Korbman, Mrs. Rachel Lefkovits, Leila Guzman Father Firstly, during the Shiva for our beloved Dr. Barry and Mrs. Marcia Levinson, Mr. Edith Wulach Sister wife/mother, Joan Israel, of blessed Kenneth and Dr. Barbara Strassman 11/18 Edward Epstein Mother memory. The meals, morning and President ($1000): Includes reservations Harold Glazer Mother afternoon minyanim and the many visitors for 6 at the Friday night Musical Seudah 11/19 Seth Berman Mother Elise Gonzales Mother to both her home in Highland Park and to with The Maccabeats on Shabbat the Regency Jewish Home in Somerset Rachel Lefkovits Brother Chanukah, December 27: Mr. and Mrs. 11/20 Frieda Feller Husband reminded us of the special community to Joshua Ostrin, Mr.