Congregation Ohav Emeth Announcements Parashat Tzav Shabbat HaGadol March 28, 2015 Candle Lightning This Shabbat 6:58 PM 8 Nisan 5775 Schedule of Services Let Us Know Schedule of Shiurim Friday Mincha/Maariv Hospitality 7:05 PM Shabbat Kriat Sh’ma 9:19 AM M”A 9:55 AM Gr”A Hashkama Minyan 7:00 AM Early Minyan 7:50 AM Regular Minyan 9:00 AM Teen Minyan 9:30 AM Mincha 6:40 PM ‐ Drasha Follows Maariv 8:03 PM Shabbat Ends 8:08 PM Sunday Shacharit Mincha/Maariv Late Maariv 6:30, 7:00, 8:00 AM 7:05 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/Maariv 7:05 PM Late Maariv 9:45 PM Thursday Bedikat Chametz After 8:03 PM Friday Ta’anit Bechorim Shacharit Eat & Sell Chametz Burn Chametz Candle Lighting Mincha/Maariv and Hallel First Seder: Kiddush Eat Afikoman Erev Shabbat / Erev Pesach Fast Begins 5:27 AM 5:45, 6:20, 7:10 AM Until 10:29 AM (M”A); Until 10:53 AM (GRA) Before 11:45 AM (M”A); Before 11:57 AM (GRA) 7:06 PM 7:10 PM After 8:14 PM Before 1:01 AM COMPLETE PESACH SCHEDULE WILL APPEAR IN NEXT ANNOUNCEMENTS THE CRAYOLA EXPERIENCE! Rabbi Kaufman, rabbi [email protected] Jeremy Safran, president [email protected] Misheberach List Rabbi Kaufman, rabbi [email protected] Announcements [email protected] Office Felice Berk, administrator [email protected] Mazal Tov Mazal Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Shlomo and Miriam Ziegler on the engagement of their daughter, Miera, to Shaya Winiarz of Staten Island. RABBI KAUFMAN’S SHABBAT HAGADOL DRASHA WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SHABBAT Shabbat 8:30 AM Mishnayot in memory of Danny Ravitz z”l 8:45 AM Rabbi Zvi Weiss Parashat Hashavua 4:00 PM Dr. Presby’s Nach Shiur Between Shiur or D’Var Torah by Mincha/Maariv Rabbi Kaufman Sunday Rabbi Botnick Will Resume April 19th Rabbi KlughauptWill Resume April 19th Monday 8:00 PM Tuesday 5:15 AM 1:30 PM Rabbi Reisman’s Chaburah on Gemara Brachos Rabbi Kaufman’s Parshat Hashavua Shiur (for women) Dr. Presby’s Shiur (Women) Will Resume after Pesach Rabbi Kaufman’s Gemara Shiur Will Resume After Pesach Wednesday Rabbi Ziegler’s Shiur Will Resume 2nd Wk. After Pesach Thursday 5:15 AM FOLLOWING MINCHA AT 6:40 PM The Phenomena of the Hagada and Seder; Discovering Oneself and Beyond Rabbi Erlanger’s Gemara Shiur on Brachot in Hebrew Rabbi Reisman’s Chaburah on Tefillah Dr. Presby’s Gemara Shiur Will Resume After Pesach 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 Save the Date! OE 30th Annual Dinner Honoring Our Holocaust Survivors Special Tribute to the life of Mrs. Renee Silverstein, a”h THIS Sunday March 29, 2015 Children ages 4-12 9:30 AM SHARP ‐ 4:30 PM Drop Off and Pick Up at OE Wednesday evening June 3rd, 2015 7:00 PM Chabad House of Rutgers SEE FLYER INSIDE FOR DETAILS! Invites and Ad Blanks forthcoming! VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP WITH TYPING AND COLLATING OF OE DINNER ADS PRIOR TO THE DINNER PLEASE INFORM THE OE OFFICE IF YOU CAN OFFER YOUR ASSISTANCE THE OE OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED FOR PESACH FROM FRIDAY APRIL 3 THRU FRIDAY APRIL 10. OFFICE WILL REOPEN ON MON, APRIL 13. ALL ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE DUE BY WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1ST AT 10:00 AM. Shabbat HaGadol Drasha By Rabbi Eliyahu Kaufman Phenomena of the Hagada and Seder; Discovering Oneself and Beyond This Shabbat Parashat Tzav March 28, 2015 Following Mincha at 6:40 PM All are welcome! This Shabbat at OE 7:00 AM Hashkama Minyan Kiddush and 7:50 Minyan Kiddush are sponsored by Lisa and Warren Fink to commemorate the first Yahrtzeit of Warren’s father, Tzvi ben Yosef, z”l, on 11 Nisan/ March 31st. Main Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by OE. All are welcome to attend Rabbi Kaufman’s Shabbat Hagadol Drasha which will take place after Mincha at 6:40 PM. The Drasha is titled, The Phenomena of the Hagada and Seder; Discovering Oneself and Beyond. Please join us! Message From the Seudah Shlishit Committee The Seudat Shlishit Committee would like to thank all the sponsors, including those who wish to remain anonymous, of our weekly program throughout the standard time period. We will resume our daylight savings schedule of monthly Seudat Shlishits on Shabbos Mevorchim. The next one is scheduled for April 18. Please notify the office if you would like to sponsor. OE Annual Dinner The 30th Annual OE Dinner will take place on Wednesday Evening, June 3rd, at 7:00 PM at Chabad House of Rutgers. We will be honoring our Holocaust Survivors and there will be a special tribute to the life of Mrs. Renee Silverstein, a”h. Invites and ad blanks are forthcoming. We look forward to seeing you there! Help Wanted: OE Dinner The OE Dinner Committee and the journal editor are looking for a few dedicated people to help type up and collate the ads that will be submitted to the journal. Proofing/editing skills a plus, ability to process the ads quickly and efficiently required. Please contact the OE Office as soon as possible if you are willing to help during the weeks prior to the dinner which will take place on June 3rd. Thank you! OE Food Bank The OE Food Bank is closed until after Pesach. Please DO NOT leave any food items as they will only be disposed of. Thank you for your cooperation! Upcoming Youth Event The Crayola Experience! Discover the Magic of Color THIS Sunday March 29, 2015 Children ages 4-12 9:30 AM SHARP ‐ 4:30 PM Drop Off and Pick Up at OE $35 per child March 23-29 Please bring a bagged lunch Snacks will be provided RSVP to [email protected] or 732-247-3038 Mechirat Chametz Rabbi Kaufman will be available for the sale of chametz this Sunday, March 29th, after 6:30 AM Shacharit and before and after 8AM Shacharit until 9:30 AM. He will also be available during the week before the 7:20 AM Shacharit and before and after Mincha/Maariv or by appointment. To schedule an appointment, please contact Rabbi Kaufman by email at [email protected]. Siyum B’Chorim There will be a Siyum B’Chorim after each Shacharit minyan on Erev Pesach, Friday April 3rd. Rabbi Ari Schachter will lead the siyum after the 5:45 AM minyan; Rabbi Akiva Sauer will lead the siyum after the 6:20 AM minyan and Rabbi Moishe Birnbaum will lead the siyum after the 7:10 AM minyan. OE Coat Room Clean-Up We respectfully request that any personal belongings be removed this week prior to Pesach from the Coatroom, Racks and Shelves and from the Main Sanctuary in order for the shul to be properly cleaned before Pesach. We appreciate your cooperation! Next Rosh Chodesh Kiddush The next Rosh Chodesh Kiddush in honor of Chodesh Iyar will take place on Shabbat, Parashat Shmini, April 18th. Just $25 per family to sponsor. Please be sure to send all relevant names and information to [email protected] or 732-247-3038. Community Happenings Chometz Disposal - 4/03 For any residents that wish to drop off garbage and recycling materials: Chometz disposal will be offered on Friday, April 3 during the hours of 6:30 am - 12:00 pm at the Department of Public Works building located at: 444 Valentine St. Highland Park, NJ 08904 For additional information please call (732) 247-9379. Kollel Elyon Visiting Community The Highland Park-Edison community will be welcoming members of The Bella and Harry Wexner Kollel Elyon on Shabbat Shmini, April 17-18, 2015. The Kollel Elyon is a post-semicha kollel at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (an affiliate of Yeshiva University). Maot Chitim is currently being collected for Pesach. Please make checks payable to Congregation Ohav Emeth and indicate “Maot Chitim” in the memo section. Thank you for your generosity! 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! Coordinator, Chedva Gross, at 732572-5052 x223 or [email protected] These young Rabbis will be presenting the Drashot, Shiurim and Divrei Torah over the course of Shabbat at OT, OE, AA and AY. Join us and meet some of the future leaders of the Jewish Community. Details will follow. RPRY New Student Registration RPRY new student registration is now available online at www.rpry.org. For all incoming Early Childhood Learning Center students, our 3:25-6:00pm extended day program, PM Playmates, is available for a reduced fee of$250 until March 31, 2015 (regular fee $1,350). For more information, or to learn more about our other early bird registration fees, contact our Admissions RPRY 70th Anniversary Dinner Please join us at RPRY's 70th Anniversary Dinner, on Sunday April 26, 2015, at 6:00 P.M., at The Heldrich Hotel, New Brunswick, as we honor Iris and Elie Borger and present a Distinguished Alumna Award to Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt. We will also be presenting a special tribute - a Sefer Hakarat Hatov - to Rabbi Shraga Gross. Don't miss this amazing community event! To reserve your spot and submit a virtual journal ad AND a separate message for Rabbi Gross, visit rpry.adjournal.com. Join TEAM CNJKIDS For a Run in the Park Join TEAM CNJKIDS and run in the HIGHLAND PARK 5k on Sunday, 5/3/15. To sign up, go to http:// runinthepark.org/register/ and register for the race. If you register before 4/18/15 the entry fee will be $25. Then email [email protected] with your name, t-shirt size, that you wish to be a member of TEAM CNJKIDS, and that you will commit to raising $50 for CNJKIDS. 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 welcome, as well. To volunteer ,contact the Bikur Cholim hotline at (732) 572- 7181 or fill out the volunteer form on the website bikurcholimrv.org. The Howard L. Beyer Memorial Fund at ELEM Yvonne, Sam, Jeremy and Rachel Beyer, family of our dear congregant Howard Beyer, Z"L have created The Howard L. Beyer Memorial Fund at ELEM/Youth and Distress in Israel, connecting Howard's dedication to issues of troubled youth and his abiding commitment to Israel. ELEM/Youth in Distress in Israel is the country’s leading nonprofit organization serving 20,000 troubled young people and an additional 100,000 youth who use ELEM online annually. These teens face tremendous challenges including domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, neglect, bullying, homelessness and prostitution, in addition to the stressors of living in Israel. ELEM's programs, located in 40 cities, provide a safe space for Israeli youth and help them to recover, reinvigorate, and reimagine a positive future for themselves, their family and their country. Your donations to this fund at ELEM will help perpetuate Howard's memory. All gifts will be acknowledged both by ELEM and to the Beyer family. Participate at www.ELEM.org or to ELEM at 270 Madison Ave., NY, NY 10016. Pre-Pesach Hours at Mordy’s Mordy’s Bakery will be open with pre-Pesach hours: Monday March 30th through Thursday April 2nd from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM. They will be serving salads, paninis, omelettes, sandwiches, smoothies, hash browns, fresh hot bagels, fresh breads, freshly baked muffins and freshly baked cookies. Highland Park Budget Hearing and Vote Monday April 20th at 7:30 pm. The Highland Park Board of Education has proposed a 4.47% tax increase for Highland Park residents to cover their proposed 2015-2016 budget. Please share your thoughts at the Budget Hearing and Vote on Monday April 20th at 7:30 pm at Highland Park Middle School, 330 Wayne St. Shiur By Rabbi Weiss Rabbi Weiss’s Wednesday night shiur on the Parsha will resume after Pesach, I'YH, on April 15th. Next ACTT Event On Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:00 PM at Congregation Ohr Torah, come hear Mr. Charlie Harary, Esq., a world renowned motivational speaker talk about “Gratitude: The Secret to Jewish Success”. This is an ACTT (Achieving Change Through Torah) communitywide booster event for the Hakaras HaTov 3 module. The Artscroll sourcebook, “Let There Be Rain - Making Gratitude a Part of Our Lives” is available at a discount from the Judaica Gallery. Admission for all is free and donations are welcome. For more info, email [email protected], see www.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 Glatt 27, Jerusalem Pizza, Mordy's, Sushianna, and Park Place Grill. VISITORS WANTED ‐ Bikur Cholim Bikur Cholim is seeking volunteers to visit Ms. Helen Zuberman at the Regency nursing home on DeMott Lane. We are also seeking visitors for Ms. Mollie Reuben and Ms. Esther Tucker, both also at the Regency. If you are able to help out, please call Rahel Baruh at 732-672-4673 or email [email protected]. Tizku l'mitzvot! Bikur Cholim Annual Event Bikur Cholim annual event will be held on Sunday, April 19th at the Pines Manor at 9:30 AM. Guest speaker is Rabbi Y Y Rubinstein. Guests of Honor: Barbara and Dr. Fred Glatter. Gomlei Chessed Awardees: The Food Committee headed by Zehava Feuer, Mira Septimus, and Ariella Weintraub. Couvert $50 per person. Dairy breakfast will be served. There will be complimentary babysitting. To RSVP, call 732-572-7181. Netivot School Tour Netivot school tour for prospective families—Tues, April 21 @ 9:15AM. Please call 732-985-4626 or visit 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, self-help 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 Attention SINGLES! Registration is now open! A Weekend Bash(eirt): a modern orthodox singles shabbaton is ready to accept your registration for a wonderful Shabbos here in Edison/Highland Park. Find your basheirt in a relaxed, fun environment without having to travel far. Shabbos #1: May 8-9th for singles ages 25-35 Shabbos #2: June 12-13th for singles ages 35-50 Shabbos #3: Sept 11-12th for singles ages 50 & over Please visit our website to register and learn about the event: aweekendbasheirt.com. Questions? Please feel free to contact Lea Cohen at [email protected]. Upcoming Youth Event at AA Pre Pesach Youth Sports Event: Join the AA Youth Department for sports, obstacle courses, races, and lots of fun this Sunday, March 29 from 10am-1pm at New York Sports Club in East Brunswick. Ages 3-15* (kids will be split by age). Advance registration- $15, Walk ins are $18. Event includes a pizza lunch. RSVP to Miriam at [email protected]. *Must be potty trained TorahKid Leagues TorahKid Leagues is back again for its 6th exciting season! Sunday morning sports fun for area children at the local Highland Park High School field. There are separate programs for boys (ages 4- 13 with 3 divisions; 11:00-12:30) and girls (ages 5-13, all-female staff; 9:30-10:45). Skill-building instruction, with an emphasis on middos development in a Torah-friendly environment. Competitive play in different sports. New shirts/caps this year, so register early!! Spring and Summer Sessions -- Opening Day is May 31. For more information, please contact Rabbi Lasar at [email protected] or at (732) 985-1050. Yom Hashoa Program at YIEB Please join us at the Yom Hashoa Commemoration Program at the Young Israel of East Brunswick on Sunday, April 19, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. Guest speakers will be Sol Lurie, originally from Lithuania and survivor of six concentration camps, and Faye Baumfeld, originally from Poland and survivor of Auschwitz and two labor camps. The program is appropriate for adults and children over ten years old. Please email Sandy Lang at [email protected] with any questions. NORPAC Mission to Washington NORPAC’s Mission to Washington is an annual event where we bring close to a thousand citizen activists to Washington, DC, in order to advocate for a stronger U.S.-Israel relationship with Members of Congress. Join us on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. On a singleday trip you will meet with Members of Congress and their staff, and share your concerns with them about foreign aid to Israel, Iran sanctions, security cooperation, and more. Help us make a difference once again! Buses leave for Washington from our area at 6:30 AM and return between 9-10 PM .There will be briefings on the bus. All meals will be provided. Register now : www.norpac.net or call (201) 7885133. Adults - $175; Students - $125 (must be over 12.Those under 18 must be accompanied by Parent or legal guardian). For info contact Paul Bloom, Saul & Georgie London, Young Leadership -Josh Fine. The 2nd Annual Raritan Valley Community Poland Pilgrimage Join us this July 12-20, 2015 with Rabbi Shraga Gross 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. 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 information about this incredible journey contact: Nitza Adler at: (732) 670 4649 or email [email protected] or Miriam Dobin at 732-819-8715 or email [email protected] For Women and Girls Rabbi Kaufman’s Tuesday afternoon Parashat Hashavua Ladies Shiur will take place Tuesday, March 31st at 1:30 PM. This will be the final shiur until after Pesach. Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s classes for women will resume after Pesach. For more info, please contact Aviva Siegel at [email protected]. Women's Learning Initiative: Mrs. Miri Cohen’s Parsha class will resume after Pesach. Women's Learning Initiative: Mrs. Leah Drillman’s Shimiras Haloshon class will resume after Pesach. For more info, please call Ellen at 201-410-1893 or 732777-6787. Women's Learning Initiative: SemPlus shiur for post seminary girls: For more info on Wednesday night class, please call 732-841-1885. Rabbi Bassous: Women’s class on Sunday morning at 10:00 AM at Cong. Etz Ahaim. Book that is being studied: Battle Plan by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller and Sara Yocheved Rigler. Tiferes, a Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation program for women: Weekly teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are available to Tiferes members. Current series: “Seven Blessings Seven Secrets – Still Building a Home on Sheva Brachos” with Mrs. Miriam Jaffe. For more info or to become a member, please contact Aviva at [email protected]. The Highland Park / Edison group of Tiferes is zecher l'nishmas Malka bas Shalom. Park Mikvah Hours The Highland Park Mikvah hours for daylight savings time: Sunday –Thursday evenings from 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM; Friday nights by appointment only. Saturday night: March 28: 9:15 – 11:00 PM; April 3-4: by appointment only; April 5: 9:15 – 11:00; April 9-10: by appointment only; April 11: 9:30 – 11:00. Please arrive with enough time to be out before closing time. For more information, call 732-249-2411 or email [email protected]. The Women's AMEN Group meets weekly on Sundays at 9:30 AM in a downstairs classroom at Congregation Ohr Torah. The group meets in the zechus of a refuah shelaimah for Menachem Mordechai ben Ophira and other Cholim in the community. New Gown Gemach This Sunday 3/29, bring over those gowns and dresses that are collecting dust or taking up too much room in your closets to Ohav Emeth, 415 Raritan Avenue in Highland Park!! From 10am1pm. The gowns will go towards the new Edison/Highland Park Gown Gemach! Please share and spread the word! If anyone has any further questions, please contact Sara Scott at 516526-0941. This new Gown Gemach is L'iluy Nishmas R' Yitzchok Ben Binyomin. 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 thehospital, 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 serviceor to find out about becoming a volunteer, please contact Rikki at 732-249-5116. Raritan Valley Hadassah Events *Chug Ivrit: for intermediate to advanced Hebrew speakers will meet on Sunday April 26. 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 we are meeting, contact Rachel Weintraub at [email protected] or 732-819-9298. *Book Club: The Book Club will meet on Sunday, May 3 at 7:00 p.m. We are reading the book, Like Dreamers by Yossi Klein Halevi. A winner of the National Jewish Book Award, this book tells the fascinating story of seven paratroopers who liberated Jerusalem and divided the nation. All are welcome! Please contact Gustine Matt at 732-545-3147 or [email protected] to find out where it will meet. *Knitting Group: If anyone needs any yarn or wants me to pick up finished caps or blankets, please contact me at [email protected] or 732-2467366. Our next Raritan Valley Hadassah Knitting Group meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 7, 2015 from 1:00-3:00 p.m. at my home in New Brunswick. Everyone is welcome. -Phyllis Pollak TRIBUTE CARDS ARE AVAILABLE FROM OE FOR MAZAL TOV, REFUAH SHLEIMA AND CONDOLENCES JUST $5.00 EACH CONTACT SUSAN KOLLMAR TO PURCHASE THE OE FOOD BANK IS OPEN! 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