Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President
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Important Messages
- Mazal tov and Mabrouk to Noah and Sara Hazzan and family on the birth of a baby daughter
- Rabbi Kirsch and his wife are visiting this Shabbat. Please extend a warm welcome to them and to all newcomers.
- Daughters of Etz Ahaim Membership Meeting is postponed to November 28
- Shuk to the Core Israel Vendor Fair Saturday evening, November 11th from 7:30pm to 10:30pm at Congregation Ohr
- New families are moving to Highland Park If you hear of any new families moving to Highland Park, please inform the Hospitality Committee.
- The wooden main/front door should be used only when security is present. When the guard is not there or once he has left, that door must remain locked and the downstairs side door used instead.
- 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: 4:25pm
- Candle Lighting: 4:26pm
Saturday -- Parashat Ḥaye Sarah/Shabbat Mevarchim
- Youth Groups for ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30am to 11:00am
- Recite Shema: by 8:40am
- Shaḥarit: 8:45am
- Fancy Upstairs Qiddush After Services (Sponsored by Friends of Etz Ahaim)
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 3:10pm
- Women's Tehillim Group: 3:30pm at Rabbanit Sara Tal's House
- Class: 3:40pm
- Minḥa: 4:10pm — Followed by:
- Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by Shelomo and Malkie Beck)
- Arvit and End of Shabbat: 5:13pm
Sunday
- Shaḥarit: 8:00am
- Women's Class: 10:00am
- Minḥa and Arvit: 4:25pm
Monday - Sigd (Etheopean Jewish Holiday)
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:45am
- Shulḥan Aruḥ Class
- Minḥa and Arvit: 4:25pm
Tuesday — Rosh Chodesh
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
- Shulḥan Aruḥ Class: 4:15pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 4:25pm
Wednesday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
- Shulḥan Aruḥ Class: 4:15pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 4:25pm
Thursday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:45am
- Insights on the Parasha: 4:15pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 4:25pm
- Ḥumash and Ḥamin: 7:00pm
Next Friday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
- Minḥa: 4:20pm
- Candle Lighting: 4:20pm
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
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
- Ahavas Achim Blood Drive: November 12
- March for Isreal: November 14
- Daughters of Etz Ahaim Membership Dinner: November 28
- Ḥumash and Ḥamin: November 30
- Chayei Sarah
- Special Shabbat Mevarchim Kiddush
- Urgent: Help Support the Israel Defense Forces
- New Women's Tehillim Class on Shabbat
- Shomer Shabbat Scouting for Boys and Girls of All Ages
Community News
Dr. Presby shiurim:
- Woman: Pele Yoetz (a combination of halacha and mussar shiur) on Tuesdays at 8 pm at the Presby home, 467 Lincoln Ave, HP
- Men / Women: Eicha on Wednesdays at noon via conference call, Dial in #605-475-6333 code 9017189
- Men: Megillah on Thursdays at 8:45 pm at the Presby home, 467 Lincoln Ave, HP or via conference call, Dial in number 605-475-6333 code 9017189
- Men / Women: Nach shiur on Shabbos at 3 pm at the Presby home, 467 Lincoln Ave, HP
For more info, please contact Dr. Presby at 732-925-4828
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.
Program about Adoption presented by Hadassah of Raritan Valley. Sunday, November 12 at 1:00pm at the Highland Park Community Center, 220 South 6th Avenue.
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 Torah. Suggested entrance fee: $5 per person
Friday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Minḥa and Kabbalat Shabbat: 4:25pm
- Candle Lighting: 4:26pm
Saturday -- Parashat Ḥaye Sarah/Shabbat Mevarchim
- Youth Groups for ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30am to 11:00am
- Recite Shema: by 8:40am
- Shaḥarit: 8:45am
- Special Qiddush After Services (Sponsored by Friends of Etz Ahaim)
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 3:10pm
- Women's Tehillim Group: 3:30pm at Rabbanit Sara Tal's House
- Class: 3:40pm
- Minḥa: 4:10pm — Followed by:
- Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by Shelomo and Malkie Beck)
- Arvit and End of Shabbat: 5:13pm
Sunday
- Shaḥarit: 8:00am
- Women's Class: 10:00am
- Minḥa and Arvit: 4:25pm
Monday - Sigd (Etheopean Jewish Holiday)
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:45am
- Shulḥan Aruḥ Class 4:15pm
- Minḥa and Arvit: 4:25pm
Tuesday — Rosh Ḥodesh Kislev
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
- Shulḥan Aruḥ Class: 4:15pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 4:25pm
Wednesday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
- Shulḥan Aruḥ Class: 4:15pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 4:25pm
Thursday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:45am
- Insights on the Parasha: 4:15pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 4:25pm
- Ḥumash and Ḥamin: 7:00pm
Next Friday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
- Minḥa: 4:20pm
- Candle Lighting: 4:20pm
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
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
- Ahavas Achim Blood Drive: November 12
- March for Israel: November 14
- Daughters of Etz Ahaim Paid Up Dinner: November 28
- Ḥumash and Ḥamin: November 30
- Special Shabbat Mevarchim Kiddush
- Urgent: Help Support the Israel Defense Forces
- New Women's Tehillim Class on Shabbat
- Shomer Shabbat Scouting for Boys and Girls of All Ages
Community News
Rabbi Eli Reisman will be speaking on Income on Shabbos. Friday night, Parshas Chayei Sorah, November 10th, at 8:30pm at Khal Chassidim, 46 N. 8th Avenue.
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.
Program about Adoption presented by Hadassah of Raritan Valley. Sunday, November 12 at 1:00pm at the Highland Park Community Center, 220 South 6th Avenue.
Dr. Presby Shiurim:
- Woman: Pele Yoetz (a combination of halacha and mussar shiur) on Tuesdays at 8 pm at the Presby home, 467 Lincoln Ave, HP
- Men/Women: Eicha on Wednesdays at noon via conference call, Dial in #605-475-6333 code 9017189
- Men: Megillah on Thursdays at 8:45 pm at the Presby home, 467 Lincoln Ave, HP or via conference call, Dial in number 605-475-6333 code 9017189
- Men/Women: Nach shiur on Shabbos at 3 pm at the Presby home, 467 Lincoln Ave, HP
For more info, please contact Dr. Presby at 732-925-4828
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