October 27 — Parashat Lech-Lecha

Rabbi Eliyahu Tal - Rabbi
Ray Morris - President

Visit our website for the latest news and copies of the bulletin.

Important Messages

  • A large number of families are visiting us from Brooklyn this Shabbat. Let us welcome them warmly.
  • There will be a luncheon for the visiting families from Brooklyn. If you like to join them, please contact Rabbinit Tal.
  • 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: 5:40pm
  • Candle Lighting: 5:42pm

Saturday -- Parashat Lech Lecha

  • Youth Groups for ages 3 to 8 in the Upper Classrooms: 9:30am to 11:00am
  • Recite Shema: by 9:30am
  • Shaḥarit: 8:45am
    • Qiddush After Services (Sponsored by by the Congregation and by Rabbi and Rabbanit Tal)
  • Women's Tehillim Group: 4:30pm at Rebbanit Tal's House
  • Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 4:25pm
  • Class: 4:55pm
  • Minḥa: 5:25pm — Followed by:
    • Se'udah Sh'lshit (Sponsored by Eliran Gluzman and family)
  • Arvit and End of Shabbat: 6:28pm

Sunday

  • Talmud Amud HaYomi Class: 7:30am
  • Shaḥarit: 8:00am
  • Women's Class: 10:00am
  • Minḥa and Arvit: 5:40pm

Monday

  • Shaḥarit: 6:30am
  • Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:45am
  • Class 5:20pm
  • Minḥa and Arvit: 5:40pm

Tuesday

  • Shaḥarit: 6:30am
  • Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
  • Class: 5:20pm
  • Minḥa/Arvit: 5:40pm

Wednesday

  • Shaḥarit: 6:30am
  • Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
  • Class: 5:20pm
  • Minḥa/Arvit: 5:40pm

Thursday

  • Shaḥarit: 6:30am
  • Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:45am
  • Class: 5:20pm
  • Minḥa/Arvit: 5:40pm

Next Friday

  • Shaḥarit: 6:30am
  • Talmud — Amud HaYomi: 7:30am
  • Minḥa: 5:35pm
  • Candle Lighting: 5:34pm

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

Community News

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/

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.

Breast Cancer Awareness Program by the Raritan Valley Hadassah, Sunday, October 29, at 7:00pm at the Highland Park Community Center, 220 S. 6th Ave. Highland Park

For more information, email: raritanvalleyhadassah@gmail.com.

Chicks With Sticks November 1 at 8:00pm at Aviva Eisengart's home. 43 Highland Avenue, Highland Park NJ

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.

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