Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President
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Important Messages
- 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. Please extend a warm welcome to them and to all newcomers. If you hear of any new families moving to Highland Park, please inform the Hospitality Committee at hospitality@etzahaim.groups.io.
- 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: 5:35pm
- Candle Lighting: 5:34pm
Saturday -- Parashat Vayera
- Youth Groups for ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30am to 11:00am
- Recite Shema: by 9:34am
- Shaḥarit: 8:45am
- Qiddush After Services (Sponsored by Jack Eluz and family)
- Women's Tehillim Group: 4:30 at Rabbanit Sara Tal's House
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 4:15pm
- Class: 4:45pm
- Minḥa: 5:15pm — Followed by:
- Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by Daniel Rushefsky and family)
- Arvit and End of Shabbat: 6:20pm
- Remember: Day light saving time ends. Set your clock back an hour before going to sleep.
Sunday
- Tlmud -- Amud HaYomi Class: 7:30am
- Shaḥarit: 8:00am
- Women's Class: 10:00am
- Minḥa and Arvit: 4:35pm
Monday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:45am
- Shulḥan Aruḥ Class 4:15pm
- Minḥa and Arvit: 4:35pm
Tuesday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
- Shulḥan Aruḥ Class: 4:15pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 4:35pm
Wednesday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
- Shulḥan Aruḥ Class: 4:15pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 4:35pm
Thursday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:45am
- Insights on the Parasha: 4:15pm
- Minḥa/Arvit: 4:35pm
- Ḥumash and Ḥamin: 5:30pm at the Synagogue
Next Friday
- Shaḥarit: 6:30am
- Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
- Minḥa: 4:25pm
- Candle Lighting: 4:26pm
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
- 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
The Empty Shabbat Table, November 3 to November 5.
Central New Jersey Stands with Israel invites you to visit the Empty Shabbat Table at 148 Raritan Avenue, Highland Park NJ (Old Sunoco Property). The table is set for the 239 hostages.
For more information, check out the Facebook Page.
Please donate to help cover the expenses. Become a sponsor for $50. Contact Michael Gordon for more information.
==== the 21st Annual Rachel Imeinu Yahrzeit Video: Topic: Open Up Your Hearts With an introduction by Harav Shmuel Kaminetzky and divrei chizuk by Rabbi Paysach Krohn, Rabbi Joe Haber, Rabbi Y.Y. Jacobson and Rebbetzin Tehilla Jaeger. We will also receive an Update from Rabbi Refael Kruskal (from Ukraine).
Motzei Shabbat, November 4 at 8:30pm at Congregation Ohr Torah.
To make a donation for the Aniyim: https://www.rayze.it/mamarachelfund/
Chug Ivrit for Intermeidate to Advanced Hebrew Speakers November 5 at 11:00am at Rachel Weintraub's House. Please contact Rachel Weintraub to make a reservation.
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