Important Messages

Mabrouk and Mazal Tov to Jacob and Alissa Oslick on the birth of a baby boy.
New Learning Initiative Amud HaYomi weekday mornings. See our webpage for more details.
New families are moving to Highland Park and planning to make CEA their spiritual home. We have welcomed the Afriat and Aharon families so far. Please extend a warm welcome to them and to all newcomers. Also, if you hear of any new families moving to Highland Park, please inform the Hospitality Committee.
Welcome to our new Youth Director, Rabbanit Sara Tal.
Contact our Hesed Committee at hesed@etzahaim.groups.io if you know of a member or family of a member who is in a local hospital or nursing home.
Congregation Ahavas Achim is doing a community collection for IDF soldiers at 221 Riverview Ave, HP. Contact Leslie (848-248-2884) or Josh (732-397-4219) for details.Rabbi

Friday

Shaḥarit: 6:30am
Minḥa and Kabbalat Shabbat: 6:00pm
Candle Lighting: 6:02pm

Saturday -- Parashat Bereshit/Shabbat Mevarchim

Youth Groups for ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30am to 11:00am

Recite Shema: before 9:21am

Shaḥarit: 8:45am
- Kiddush After Services (Sponsored by Aaron Epstein and Leora Wenger Epstein in memory of her parents, Yechiel and Ilana Wenger z")
Sefer Shoftim Class: 5:15pm
Minḥa: 5:50pm — Followed by:
- Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by the Reichman family for the safety of our brothers and sisters in Eretz Yisrael)
Arvit and End of Shabbat: 6:47pm

Sunday — Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan

Shaḥarit: 8:00am
Women's Class: 10:00am
Minḥa and Arvit: 5:50pm

Monday — Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan

Shaḥarit: 6:30am
New Talmud Class - Amud HaYomi - Tractate Berachot: 7:30am
Shulḥan Aruḥ Class 5:30pm
Minḥa and Arvit: 5:50pm

Tuesday

Shaḥarit: 6:30am
Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
Shulḥan Aruḥ Class: 5:30pm
Minḥa/Arvit: 5:50pm

Wednesday

Shaḥarit: 6:30am
Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
Shulḥan Aruḥ Class: 5:30pm
Minḥa/Arvit: 5:50pm

Thursday

Shaḥarit: 6:30am
Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
Insights on the Parasha: 5:30pm
Minḥa/Arvit: 5:50pm

Next Friday

Shaḥarit: 6:30am
Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
Minḥa: 5:50pm
Candle Lighting: 5:52pm

Bikur Ḥolim of Congregation Etz Ahaim

The Regency Nursing Home is currently closed to visitors. Drivers and coordinators needed. Call (732) 572-7181 for more information. The congregation extends refua shelema wishes to:

Asher ben Mazel
Yacov Gideon ben Miriam
Liba Shaindel bat Chava Sachs
Gershon ben Sara
Dvorah Shahala bat Sarah Parvin
Chava bat Esther
Jacob Krief (Yacov Gideon ben Miriam)
Lita Greenberg (Tzvia Sarah bat Golda)
Linda Balavram (Emmunah bat Sara)
Sara Shifra bat Yehudit
Sharona Bella bat Malka
Yosef Daniel ben Feige
Leah Chava bat Shayna
Chaya Yael bat Shayna Adina v Yehuda (Alex Leah Reiss)

If you like to add someone to this list, or merely want the Rabbi to say a Mi Shaberaḥ on someone after Torah reading on Shabbat, please go to our webpage and fill out the form.

News and Events

Community News

Rabbi Eli Reisman will be speaking on Baal Tashchis this Shabbos at 5:00pm at Khal Chassidim, 46 N. 8th Avenue. Topics will include cutting down trees, wasting food, the disposable revolution - good or bad.

For more information contact Marsha Eiserman at 347-203-7906.

Rutgers Jewish Film Festival will be running from October 26 to November 12. This will include in theater screenings and virtual screenings. For more information, go to https://bildnercenter.rutgers.edu/events/film.

Shomer Shabbat Scouting is available for boys and girls of all ages. If you are interested, contact Steve Springer.

Rebbetzin Eichenstein will resume her Sunday morning and Monday night classes after the chaggim. For more info, please call/text Aviva at 732-672-7104 or siegelmom@gmail.com

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Correction: October 13 — Parashat Bereshit/Shabbat Mevarchim