Announcements Parashat Yitro

Congregation Ohav Emeth
Announcements
Parashat Yitro
February 7, 2015
Candle Lightning This Shabbat 5:03 PM
18 Shevat 5775
Schedule of Services
Let Us Know
Schedule of Shiurim
Friday
Mincha/Maariv
Hospitality
5:10 PM
Shabbat
Kriat Sh’ma
9:00 AM M”A
9:36 AM Gr”A
Hashkama Minyan 7:00 AM
Early Minyan
7:50 AM
Regular Minyan 9:00 AM
Teen Minyan
9:30 AM
Mincha
4:55 PM
Maariv
6:08 PM
Shabbat Ends
6:13 PM
Sunday
Shacharit
Mincha
Mincha/Maariv
Late Maariv
6:30, 7:00, 8:00 AM
1:00 PM Kollel
5:10 PM
9:45 PM
Monday ~ Thursday Shacharit
Monday
5:50, 6:30, 7:00, 7:20 AM
Tuesday
5:55, 6:40, 7:00, 7:20 AM
Wednesday
5:55, 6:40, 7:00, 7:20 AM
Thursday
5:50, 6:30, 7:00, 7:20 AM
Monday ~ Thursday Mincha / Maariv
Mincha
1:00 PM Kollel
Mincha/Maariv
5:10 PM
Late Maariv
7:50, 9:45 PM
Friday
Shacharit
Mincha
Candle Lighting
Mincha/Maariv
5:55, 6:40, 7:00, 7:20 AM
12:40 PM Kollel
5:12 PM
5:15 PM
OE BOWL-A-THON
Sponsor Rabbi Kaufman
and support OE!
Sunday, March 8, 2015
Rabbi Kaufman, rabbi
rabbi@ohavemeth.org
Jeremy Safran, president
president@ohavemeth.org
Misheberach List
Rabbi Kaufman, rabbi
rabbi@ohavemeth.org
Announcements
announcements@ohavemeth.org
Office
Felice Berk, administrator
office@ohavemeth.org
Mazal Tov
Mazal Tov to Devorah and Mordechai
Fogel on the birth of a son. Mazal Tov
also to the proud grandparents, Claire &
Mordechai Snow and Pat & Chaim Fogel.
There will be a Shalom Zachar at the
Snow's house at 11 Barlow Road after the
seudah. The bris will be in Queens on
Sunday morning.
Mazal Tov to Jonathan Gotlib on the
engagement of his beloved daughter,
Rebecca Gotlib, to Chaim Hersh of
New York City.
Mazal Tov to Rabbi Chanoch & Reva
Davidman on the Bat Mitzvah of their
daughter, Esti in Israel . Mazal Tov to the
grandparents, Suzanne & Moshe Zaret.
Mazal Tov to Donald and Sondra Botvinick
on the upcoming marriage of their granddaughter, Yocheved, daughter of Rabbi
Yisroel and Masha Riva Fabian, to Dovid
Bruckenstein, son of Rabbi Allon Yisroel
and Esther Brocha Bruckenstein.
RABBI MENACHEM
LEIBTAG
RABBI AHARON
KAHN
Founder of The Tanach Study
Center; World-renowned
Tanach Scholar and Teacher;
Teacher at many yeshivot and
seminaries in Israel
Rosh Yeshiva of RIETS
Lecturer for
Presented by
Congregation Ahavas Achim
& Congregation Ohav Emeth
How the Torah was „Written‟ vs. How
the Torah was „Given‟: The Reason for
“Ein Mukdam U‟Meuchar”
THIS Sunday, February 8th at 7:30 PM
Congregation Ahavas Achim
216 South 1st Avenue, Highland Park
Center for Return
KINGS AND PRESIDENTS ~
THE MAKINGS OF A MELECH
B‟YISROEL
President’s Day
Monday, February 16
Following 8:00 AM Shacharit
Breakfast Included
No Couvert
Event Host: Mr. Saul London
RSVP to office@ohavemeth.org
Shabbat
8:30 AM
Mishnayot in memory of
Danny Ravitz z”l
8:45 AM
Rabbi Zvi Weiss
Parashat Hashavua
3:00 PM
Dr. Presby’s Nach Shiur
Between
Shiur or D’var Tprah with
Mincha/Maariv Rabbi Kaufman
Sunday
9:00 AM
8:00 PM
Monday
8:00 PM
Tuesday
5:15 AM
1:30 PM
8:30 PM
9:00 PM
Wednesday
8:00 PM
Thursday
5:15 AM
8:00 PM
Rabbi Botnick
Rabbi Klughaupt
Rabbi Erlanger’s Gemara
Shiur on Brachot in Hebrew
Rabbi Reisman’s Chaburah on
Gemara Brachos
Rabbi Kaufman’s Parshat
Hashavua Shiur (for women)
Dr. Presby (for Women)
Rabbi Kaufman’s Gemara
Shiur: Baba Basrah, Perek Yesh
Nochalim, dealing with the laws
of inheritance
Rabbi Ziegler’s Gemara Shiur
Rabbi Reisman’s Chaburah on
Tefillah
Dr. Presby’s Gemara Shiur
on Taanis
Daf Yomi
Shabbat
Sunday
Mon - Thurs
Friday
9:55 AM and between M/M
7:05 AM
5:05 AM and after Maariv
5:05 AM
UPCOMING YOUTH EVENTS
JACK HANNA’S INTO THE WILD
President’s Day, Mon. February 16th
Children in Kindergarten and Up
Drop Off / Pick Up at State Theatre
10:15-11:30 AM / $20 per ticket
RSVP by February 5th
***
ANNUAL PURIM CARNIVAL!!
Wednesday Night, March 4th
After Megillah Reading
Babysitting available during Reading
Music by JEFF WILKS!
Popcorn! Cotton Candy! Cake Pops!
Friends! Fun! Don’t Miss It!!
This Shabbat at OE
7:50 Minyan Kiddush this Shabbat,
Parashat Yitro, is sponsored by
Suzanne and Moshe Zaret in honor of
the Bat Mitzvah of their granddaughter,
Esti, and the yahrtzeit of Suzanne's
Father, Naftali Hertz Ben Binyomin Leib
Halevi, z”l; Rifky and Jack Atkin leiluy
nishmas Rifky's uncle, Arthur Roth,
Asher Yeshaya ben Shmuel Dov, z”l.
Main Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by
Mrs. Regina Mermelstein in loving
memory of her husband, Mr. Martin
Mermelstein, z”l, and in commemoration of his yahrtzeit.
Seudah Shlishit is sponsored
anonymously.
OE Bowl-A-Thon
OE BOWL-A-THON
Please show your support for OE by
pledging per pin in sponsorship of Rabbi
Kaufman’s Bowl-A-Thon which will take
place on Sunday March 8th, 2015.
Rabbi Aharon Kahn at OE
Please join us on President’s Day, Monday February 16th, following 8:00 AM
Shacharit, for a special program featuring Rabbi Aharon Kahn, Rosh Yeshiva of
RIETS at Yeshiva University and lecturer
for Center for Return. He will be speaking on the topic of Kings and Presidents‐
The Makings of a Melech b'Yisroel. Rabbi
Kahn studied with the late Rabbi Joseph
Soloveitchik for 20 years and was his
assistant for 10. Rabbi Kahn is the current Rabbi of Congregation Knesses
Bais Avigdor in Flatbush, Brooklyn
which is noted for being open around
the clock for prayer and Torah learning.
He is a prolific lecturer to diverse audiences nationally and internationally and
his lectures for Center for Return have
OE OFFICE CLOSING EARLY
inspired audiences of diverse backgrounds to grow closer to Judaism.
Event host is Mr. Saul London. There
is no charge for this program and
breakfast is included. Kindly RSVP
to 732-247-3038 or
office@ohavemeth.org to let us
know you will be attending.
Upcoming Youth Events
at OE
JACK HANNA’S
INTO THE WILD LIVE!
President’s Day, February 16th
Drop off/Pick Up at State Theatre
10:15-11:30 AM
For Kindergarten and Up
$20 per ticket
RSVP required by February 5th
oechildren@gmail.com
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OE PURIM CARNIVAL!!
Wednesday Night, March 4th
After Megillah Reading
Babysitting available during Reading
Music by JEFF WILKS!
Popcorn! Cotton Candy! Cake Pops!
Friends! Fun! Don’t Miss It!!
OE Costume Gemach
8th Annual OE Costume Gemach!!
Save the Dates - Sunday, February
22nd 1pm to 5pm and Sunday, March
1st 10am to 2pm. For more information contact Shari or Michael Gordon
at costumegemach@yahoo.com.
Community Happenings
RPRY Mishmar
RPRY Mishmar learning program is
held at RPRY every Motzei Shabbat
@ 7:00 PM. Please bring your own
seforim. Cost is still only $3.00 which
includes, pizza, donuts, prizes and
raffles.
Rabbi Menachem Leibtag
Congregation Ahavas Achim and
Congregation Ohav Emeth invite you to
a shiur by Rabbi Menachem Leibtag,
world renowned Tanakh scholar and
teacher, THIS Sunday evening, February
8, at 7:30 p.m. at Congregation Ahavas
Achim. Rabbi Leibtag, who teaches at
many yeshivot and seminaries in Israel,
will discuss: How the Torah was
'Written' vs. How the Torah was 'Given':
The Reason For "Ein Mukdam
U'Meuchar". See flyer within
Announcements.
Special @ Sushiana Benefits CNJKID
Sushiana will donate 18% of the profits it
makes on the first Tuesday of every
month between 5 and 6 PM to CNJKIDS.
Dine out and support Jewish K-8 day
school education!
Bikur Cholim Request:
COORDINATORS AND DRIVERS NEEDED
FOR BIKUR CHOLIM TRANSPORTATION
The Bikur Cholim Transportation Committee coordinates rides to and from
medical appointments. The coordinator
matches requesters with an available
driver. Each coordinator serves for two
weeks at a time. This is a great way for
somebody who doesn’t drive to help
the Transportation Committee. Of
course, more drivers are always wel-
PURIM IS COMING!
WE NEED YOU!
In order for us to continue
Mishloach Manot this year,
volunteers are DESPERATELY
needed ASAP to help.
THE OE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSING AT
NOON ON MONDAY, TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9-11.
If you can offer your time,
it would be much appreciated!
WE APOLOGIZE FOR ANY
INCONVENIENCE!
732-247-3038
office@ohavemeth.org
We warmly welcome all newcomers
to our shul and our community. If the
rabbi, Rabbi Kaufman, or the
president, Jeremy Safran, have not
come to greet you personally, please
come and introduce yourself.
We’d love to meet you!
at the home of Marsha Eiserman,
154 N. 10th Avenue, Highland Park.
come, as well. To volunteer ,contact
the Bikur Cholim hotline at (732) 5727181 or fill out the volunteer form on
the website bikurcholimrv.org.
Shiur By Rabbi Weiss
Rabbi Weiss will be giving a weekly
shiur for men and women on the Parsha with a focus on Emunah and Bitachon on Wednesday nights at 9:15 PM
The ACTT (Achieving Change
Through Torah) program helps individuals succeed in making meaningful and lasting changes in their
lives. The current source book is:
“Living Emunah – Achieving a Life of
Serenity through Faith”. For more
info, see the ACTT website,
www.actt613.org, e-mail
info@actt613.org or call Phil Rosen
(732) 572-8762.
Hatzolah of Edison
Hatzolah of Edison is operational.
If you have a medical emergency, please
call 732-640-5545. Additionally, we are
always seeking additional responders
and dispatchers. To apply, please visit
www.hatzolahmc.org and select
"Contact us/Membership".
Please also note that Hatzolah stickers
are available at Glatt27, Jerusalem
Pizza, Mordy's, Sushianna, and Park
Place Grill.
Upcoming Netivot Events
*Netivot Montessori is hosting a three
part speaker series at Netivot in East
Brunswick. Sun, Feb. 8 @ 8:00PM Rabbi Jonathan Rietti. Sun, Feb. 22 @
8:00PM Rabbi David Fohrman. Sun,
Mar. 15 @ 8:00PM - Rabbi Eli Mansour.
Go to www.mynetivot.com for more
info.
*Netivot school tour for prospective
families - Tues, Feb 10 @ 9:15AM. Please
call 732-985-4626 or mynetivot.com to
reserve a space. We look forward to
meeting you!
JRecovery Program
Are you addicted? Family member or
Friend? Join us at JRecovery: free,
anonymous, and safe. Jewish, selfhelp group to complement 12-step
programs. Monday nights 7:30-8:30
PM at Jewish Family and Vocational
Service, 32 Ford Ave., 2nd fl., Milltown,
NJ. More info: JFVS@ 732-777-1940 or
www.jfvs.org/JRecovery
Upcoming Events at AA
*A Mikdash Experience with Machon
Hamikdash. Shabbat Parashat Terumah, February 20-21. Ahavas Achim
University is excited to welcome Steve
Frankel, Educational Director of Machon
Hamikdash (the Temple Institute) in the
Old City of Yerushalayim, for a remarkable interactive weekend.
*A Musical Weekend with Yehudah Katz
of Reva L’Sheva. Parashat Tetzaveh/
Zachor, February 27-28, sponsored by
Rosa and Barry Katz in memory of his
father, Walter Katz z”l and her parents,
Benjamin and Jean Chodosh z”l.
*Tuesday Night Lecture Series: Moshe’s
Unanswered Question: Evil in Jewish
Thought with Rabbinic Intern, Mark
Glass. February 3, 10 and 17 at 8:00 PM.
NORPAC Mission
Mark your calendars!
Upcoming NORPAC Washington
mission May 13, 2015
Support Team SHALVA!
My daughter, Daniela Berk, a senior at
RKYHS, will be running the Jerusalem
Marathon in March in support of
Team SHALVA. SHALVA provides services and support through therapies
and programs for families in Israel
with special needs children. To help
Daniela achieve her goal, you may
sponsor her by visiting
http://www.run4shalva.org/en/
view_profile.php?id=1378.
It would be most appreciated!
 Felice Berk
Camp Maor Open House
Maor Performing Arts Summer Program for Girls will be holding an Open
House on Motzei Shabbat, February
7th at 8:30 PM at the Ross Home, 244
Benner Street in Highland Park. Maor
is a Shomer Shabbat 3 week intensive
performing arts program for girls ages
10-16. Dates are July 27th-August 16th
and it is located at Sarah Lawrence
College in Yonkers. Dance, Voice and
Acting taught by accomplished professionals and special guests. Daily
Shiurim and Davening, Delicious (nutfree) food, Dedicated College Dormitory. For more information, visit
campmaor.com.
Ma’ayanot Scholarship Fund Dinner
The Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School
for Girls Annual Scholarship Fund Dinner will take place on Saturday night,
March 7, 2015 at 8:30 p.m. at Congre-
gation Keter Torah in Teaneck. Please
join us in honoring Rena and Menachem
Schnaidman with our Keter Shem Tov
Award, Chani and David Moss as our
Amudei Ma’ayanot Honorees, Sharon
and Ari Wieder as Parents of the Year,
and Rabbi Donny Besser as Teacher of
the Year. For more information or to
make a reservation, please call Pam Ennis at 201-833-4307, ext. 265.
Support JNF
Jewish National Fund is an organization
that has planted more than 240 million
trees in Israel! They also build parks and
communities, conserve the water supply, and preserve the desert. Their goal
is to enhance the quality of life in Israel
and they have been doing so for over
100 years. I am specifically raising
money for the Blueprint Negev campaign which is working to revitalize the
Negev desert to make it a home for future generations. This area makes up
60% of Israel but is only home to 8% of
the population. JNF is building new
communities in the Negev and strengthening the existing communities for better living conditions. Please help support this awesome organization! Thank
you!! This is the link to my JNF page:
http://support.jnf.org/site/TR/Events/
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Feel free to email me with any questions
at beccameiner@gmail.com
Thank you, Becca Meiner
The 2nd Annual Poland Pilgrimage
After last year's great success.... Join us
this July 12-20, 2015 for an uplifting, inspiring and unforgettable journey
through hundreds of years of Jewish
history and heritage. We will visit the
cities of Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz and
Lublin as well as the Chassidic centers
of Gur and Lezajsk. We will also tell
the story of the Shoah visiting Auschwitz, Majdanek, Belzec, and other
moving and significant sites. Rabbi
Shraga Gross will be joining us for this
incredible journey. We wish to preserve the intimacy of this experience
and so space will be limited. There will
also be an opportunity to personalize
the itinerary if requests are received
early enough. For more info contact:
Nitza Adler at: (732) 670 4649 or
email morahnitza28@gmail.com
Torah. For more info, please contact
Aviva Siegel at 732-572-4408
siegelmom@optonline.net.
AIPAC Policy Conference
Don't miss out! Register today for the
AIPAC Policy Conference to be held at
the Washington Convention Center
from Sunday March 1 through Tuesday
March 3, 2015. Join thousands of other
Pro-Israel activists for three of the
most important days of impact for
Israel's future. To sign up, go to aipac.org or for further information,
contact Greg Sholom at
gsholom@teamresourcesinc.com.
Women's Learning Initiative: SemPlus
Shiur for post seminary girls: No class
Wednesday, Feb. 11. For more info,
please call 732-841-1885.
For Women and Girls
Rabbi Kaufman’s Tuesday afternoon
Parashat Hashavua Ladies Shiur will
take place Tuesday, February 11th
at 1:30 PM.
Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s classes for
women: Tefillah class on Sunday,
February 8 at 10:00 AM at Aguda
shule; Parsha class on Monday, February 9 at 8:00 PM at Congregation Ohr
Women's Learning Initiative: Mrs. Miri
Cohen’s Parsha class: Monday, February
9 at 9:15 AM at the home of Rikki Samel,
427 Dennison Street, Highland Park.
Please call the 206-376-9027 on Sunday
evening at to confirm that the shiur will
take place as scheduled.
Women's Learning Initiative: Mrs. Leah
Drillman’s Shimiras Haloshon class will
resume Monday, February 23. For more
info, please call Ellen at 201-410-1893 or
732-777-6787.
Rabbi Bassous: Women’s class on
Sunday mornings at 10:00 AM at Cong.
Etz Ahaim. Book that is being studied:
Battle Plan by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller
and Sara Yocheved Rigler.
Highland Park Mikvah Hours
The Highland Park Mikvah is extending
its winter hours! For February, the mikvah will be open: Sunday –Thursday evenings from 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM; Friday
nights by appointment only. Saturday
nights, February 7, 14, 21: 7:45 – 10:15
PM; February 28: 8:00 – 10:30 PM.
Please arrive with enough time to be
out before closing time. For more information, call 732-249-2411 or email
hpmikvah@gmail.com.
Tiferes, a Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation program for women, will meet
THIS Motzai Shabbos, February 7 at 8:30
PM at the home of Aviva Siegel, 16
Edgemount Road, Edison. An inspirational DVD will be shown: “Finding
Serenity – The stirring of the soul”.
Speakers: Mrs. Yael Kaisman and Mrs.
Dina Schoonmaker. Weekly teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis
and parenting are also available to
Tiferes members. Current series: Developing a Kesher with your Preteen / Teen
with Dr. Jerry Lob. For more info or to
become a member, contact Aviva
siegelmom@optonline.net. The
Highland Park / Edison group of
Tiferes is zecher l'nishmas Malka
bas Shalom.
Shovavim Project Lecture Series
Highland Park Mikvah and Irgun Shiurai
Torah presents a Shovavim Project Lecture Series for Women: Mrs. Aviva
Wasser, respected kallah teacher and
Rebbetzin, will give a review of the halachos of Taharas Hamishpacha on Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Congregation
Ohr Torah at 8:30 pm. All married
women are invited to attend. For
more info, please contact Lynn Hanfling at Docdad@aol.com , Adina
Pruzansky at adinapruz@gmail.com ,
or Rachelle Stern at
rachelle_stern@yahoo.com
Bikur Cholim OWLS (Overnight
Women Labor Support): If you are an
expectant mother and don’t have coverage with a family member or a
friend to stay with your kids when it is
time to go to the hospital, Bikur
Cholim offers a complimentary service. Volunteers will come to stay
with your kids during the night.
Please note that this service is only
provided for maternity situations.
Please call at least 3 weeks before the
due date, if not sooner, to be able to
make the necessary arrangements.
For more information on receiving this
service or to find out about becoming
a volunteer, please contact Rikki at
732-249-5116. Thank you.
The Women's AMEN Group meets
weekly on Sundays at 9:30 AM in a
downstairs classroom at Congrega-
tion Ohr Torah. The group meets in the
zechus of a refuah shelaimah for
Menachem Mordechai ben Ophira
and other Cholim in the community.
Raritan Valley Hadassah Book Club
*Chugei Ivrit: We run two Chugei Ivrit,
one for advanced-beginners and the
other for intermediate to advanced
Hebrew speakers. They both meet one
Sunday per month. The advanced beginner meets from 10:00-11:00 a.m. and is
followed by the intermediate level at
11:00 a.m. We chat in Hebrew and read a
short Hebrew story or article. We’d love
to have you join us! To find out where
and when we are meeting in February,
contact Rachel Weintraub at
rachel@weintraubworld.net or
732-819-9298.
*Walking Group: For a brisk 3 mile walk
around Highland Park, meet at the post
office between 7:30-7:45 a.m. on Mondays. RSVP to Rachel Weintraub at
rachel@weintraubworld.net or 732819-9298 so we know to expect you.
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FROM OE FOR MAZAL TOV, REFUAH
SHLEIMA AND CONDOLENCES
JUST $5.00 EACH
CONTACT SUSAN KOLLMAR
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SEE YOUR AD IN THE PAGES OF
OE’S ANNOUNCEMENTS!
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closed/unused non-perishable food
items.
CONTACT FELICE FOR INFO
PLEASE NOTE: THE FOOD BANK NOW
ACCEPTS TOILETRIES IN
UNUSED, UNOPENED CONDITION!
Please remind your children not
to place any trash in the food
collection bin.
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