Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President
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Important Messages
- We Are in the Midst of an Eruv Fundraising Drive at Congregation Etz Ahaim. We all depend upon this eruv, and the eruv allows for our community to grow. To support the eruv, go to <https: data-preserve-html-node="true"//www.etzahaim.org/checkout/donate?donatePageId=664a358ea4dd70099d7444e6>, or select Eruv from the top of our Webpage.
- Special Lag B'Omer Kiddush this Shabbat Special thanks to our co-sponsors, Steven Lipstein, Ruben Bernshtein, Paula Levy, Heather Gappelberg, Rose Reiss, Rachel Weintraub, Michal Moore, Leo Horowitz, and Rabbi Eliyahu and Sara Tal.
- Next Birthday Kiddush will be on Saturday June 8th. If you have a June birthday or want to honor someone with a June birthday, go to https://www.etzahaim.org/kiddush
- All Kiddushes must be booked through our web page. This is the only way to assure that all the necessary people receive the information.
- Next Mevarchim Chodesh/Rosh Chodesh Kiddush will be the Rosh Chodesh Tamuz Kiddush on July 6, 2024. To cosponsor this kiddush, go to <https: data-preserve-html-node="true"//donate.stripe.com/4gw17q6COcvE02AcMO>.
- Next Ḥumash and Ḥamin in memory of Eli Bishburg is Thursday on June 6 at 6:30pm. Contact Leora Wenger at etz@leoraw.com for more information.
- **Help Sponsor our Se'udah Sh'lshit. Go to https://www.etzahaim.org/donation and select Support Se'udah Sh'lshit.
- A List of Wounded Israeli Solders is available at our website at https://www.etzahaim.org/news/wounded-israeli-solders
- New families are moving to Highland Park If you hear of any new families moving to Highland Park, please inform the Hospitality Committee.
- 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.
Friday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Minḥa and Kabbalat Shabbat: 7:00pm
- Candle Lighting: 7:58pm
Saturday -- Parashat Behar
- Youth Groups for ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30am to End of Shacharit
- Recite Shema: by 8:37am
- Shaḥarit: 8:45am
- Special Lag B'Omer Qiddush upstairs after services. This special kiddush was co-sponsored by Steven Lipstein, Ruben Bernshtein, Paula Levy, Heather Gappelberg, Rose Reiss, Rachel Weintraub, and Rabbi Eliyahu and Sara Tal.
- Class: 7:10pm
- Minḥa: 7:50pm Followed by:
- Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by the same people who sponsored the Lag B'Omer Kiddush.
- Arvit and End of Shabbat: 8:49pm
Sunday
- Shaḥarit: 8:00am
- Followed by Breakfast and Torah
- Minḥa and Arvit: 7:00pm
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: After Minḥa/Arvit
Monday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Followed by Amud Shulchan Aruch
- Pre-Mincha Class 6:20pm
- Minḥa and Arvit: 7:00pm
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: After Minḥa/Arvit
Tuesday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Followed by Amud Shulchan Aruch
- Pre-Mincha Class 6:20pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 7:00pm
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: After Minḥa/Arvit
Wednesday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Followed by Amud Shulchan Aruch
- Pre-Mincha Class 6:20pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 7:00pm
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: After Minḥa/Arvit
Thursday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Followed by Amud Shulchan Aruch
- Insights on the Parasha: 6:20pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 7:00pm
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: After Minḥa/Arvit
Next Friday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Followed by Amud Shulchan Aruch
- Minḥa: 7:00pm
- Candle Lighting: 8:03pm
News and Events
- May 25: Speical Lag B'Omer Kiddush
- June 2: March with the Sephardic Community at the Celebrate Israel Parade
- An Update to the Status of Jerusalem Pizza and China Lee
- Support the Highland Park/Edison/New Brunswick Eruv
- Cosponsor a Birthday Kiddush
- Count the Omer Cheat Sheets
- List of Wounded Israeli Solders Who Need Our Prayers
Community News
Please Join Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion at the Annual Dinner on Monday, June 17th at Bell Works. Visit https://pay.banquest.com/ystdinner to participate.
Hadassah Book Club is reading A Bride for One Night by Ruth Calderon. This book club has no homework as we read the book aloud together. The next meeting will be on Sunday, June 23 at 1:00pm. For the address and to order a book, contact Rosey at roselynbe@aol.com.
The Chug Ivrit for intermediate to advanced Hebrew speakers is reading מגולה לגאולה: מבבל לירושלים by Flora Taasan. It is Flora’s autobiography about her life growing up in Baghdad, and then making Aliyah in 1950. We’d love to have you join us. The next meeting will be on Sunday, June 30 at 11:00 a.m. in the home of Rachel Weintraub. For the address Please contact Rachel at rachel@weintraubworld.net.
The Ladino Lounge takes place every Thursday at 3:30pm. Sponsored by the American Ladino League.
For more information, go to <https: data-preserve-html-node="true"//tinyurl.com/ladinolounge>.
It Takes a Village of Edison/Highland Park is looking for volunteers to join our dedicated network of over 70 local members! We provide support and assistance to single moms and dads with everyday tasks such as babysitting, financial guidance, errands and more. Join us and offer your skills in support of a single parent in our community! We are particularly interested in adding handymen, plumbers, and other home maintenance professionals to our volunteer roster. Please contact Rikki Samel 732 742 4559 - no commitment needed, volunteer when and how works best for you!