Congregation Ohav Emeth
Announcements
Parashat Vayeira
November 8, 2014
Candle Lightning This Shabbat 4:29 PM
15 Cheshvan 5775
Schedule of Services
Let Us Know
Schedule of Shiurim
Friday
Mincha/Maariv
Hospitality
4:35 PM
Shabbat
Kriat Sh’ma
8:32 AM M”A
9:08 AM Gr”A
Hashkama Minyan 7:00 AM
Early Minyan
7:50 AM
Regular Minyan 9:00 AM
Teen Minyan
9:30 AM
Mincha
4:20 PM
Maariv
5:32 PM
Shabbat Ends
5:37 PM
Sunday
Shacharit
Mincha
Mincha/Maariv
Late Maariv
6:30, 7:00, 8:00 AM
1:00 PM Kollel
4:30 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
4:30 PM
Late Maariv
7:50, 9:45 PM
Friday
Shacharit
Mincha
Candle Lighting
Mincha/Maariv
5:55, 6:40, 7:00, 7:20 AM
12:30 PM Kollel
4:23 PM
4:30 PM
THE OE OFFICE WILL
BE CLOSED THURSDAY
NOVEMBER 6
THRU FRIDAY
NOVEMBER 14TH.
SHABBAT TEFILAH ON FRIDAY,
NOVEMBER 7TH WILL BE IN
THE CARLEBACH STYLE IN
HONOR OF THE 20TH
YAHRTZEIT OF
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]
WE ARE SURE IT WILL BE A
MUSICAL, UPLIFTING AND
DELICIOUS EVENT
8:45 AM
Mazal Tov
Mazal Tov to Rebbetzin Naomi
Weitzner on the birth of a greatgrandson to her grandchildren, Dovid
& Yospi (Jaffe) Gross of Lakewood.
Mazal Tov to grandparents, Peretz &
Malky (Weitzner) Jaffe of Montreal.
Mazal Tov to Rabbi and Mrs.
Klughaupt on the engagement
of their son. The kallah is from
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
PLEASE JOIN US ON SHABBAT,
PARASHAT CHAYEI SARA,
NOVEMBER 15TH, 2014
FOR A SPECIAL SEUDAH
SHLISHIT TO HONOR
MICHAEL GARBER
Mishnayot in memory of
Danny Ravitz z”l
Rabbi Zvi Weiss
Parashat Hashavua
Dr. Presby’s Nach Shiur
3:00 PM
Between
Mincha/Maariv Shiur or D’Var Torah
Sunday
9:00 AM
8:00 PM
Monday
8:00 PM
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 Glaser’s Tefilah Shiur
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
FOR HIS DEDICATION AND
YEARS OF SERVICE AS PRESIDENT OF OUR SHUL
MINCHA WILL BE AT 4:15 pm
FOLLOWED BY SEUDAH
SHLISHIT SPONSORED BY
THE OE BOARD
RAV SHLOMO CARLEBACH, Z”L
THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE
ATTENDEES OF OUR
CARLEBACH SHABBAT DINNER
Shabbat
8:30 AM
SHABBAT MEVARCHIM
KIDDUSH IN HONOR OF
CHODESH KISLEV
SHABBAT PARASHAT TOLDOT
NOVEMBER 22, 2014
JUST $18 TO SPONSOR
[email protected]
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!
This Shabbat at OE
Thank you to the attendees of the
Carlebach Shabbat Dinner for helping
to make this a successful event in
honor of Rav Shlomo Carlebach, z”l.
We look forward to a very musical,
uplifting and delicious time.
7:50 Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by
the 7:50 Minyan Kiddush Fund.
Main Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by
Ken and Naomi Shlian in commemoration of the yahrtzeits of Ken’s father,
Daniel A. Shlian, z”l, on 14 Cheshvan and
Naomi’s father, Rabbi Joseph Levinson,
z”l, on 21 Cheshvan.
Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Bruce
and Fran Snyder in commemoration of
the yahrtzeit of Bruce’s father, Ralph
Snyder, ob"m, Raphael ben Baruch
haLevi and Chaim and Anat Appelbaum
in commemoration of the yahrtzeit of
Chaim’s father, Herman Appelbaum,
ob"m, Tzvi ben Eliezer.
OE Happenings
SEUDAH SHLISHIT IN HONOR OF
MICHAEL GARBER
Please join us on Shabbat Chayei Sara,
November 15th, for a special Seudah
Shlishit, sponsored by the OE Board, in
honor of Michael Garber for his years of
dedication and service as president of
our shul. Mincha is at 4:15 PM followed
by Seudah Shlishit.
OE OFFICE CLOSED
The OE Office will be closed through
Friday November 14th and will re-open
on Monday November 17th. As the
Announcements for the Shabbat of
November 14-15 will be handled by a
volunteer, it would be most appreciated if all submissions were received
by Wednesday November 12th at 11 AM.
We appreciate your cooperation!
SHABBAT MEVARCHIM KIDDUSH
The next Shabbat Mevarchim Kiddush in
honor of Chodesh Kislev, will take place
on Shabbat Parashat Toldot, November
22nd. Just $18 per family to sponsor.
Please send sponsorships along with
any relevant names to
[email protected].
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.
Annual MTJ Melava Malka
The Annual Mesivtha Tifereth Jerusalem Melave Malka will be hold on
Motzei Shabbat, November 22, 2014,
8:00 PM at Ohav Emeth. The Melave
Malka is dedicated to the blessed
memory of Rabbi Nachum Avigdor
Weitzner, z"l. Hagaon Harav Reuven
Feinstein, Shlita will address the Reception. Please call Shimon Jakubovic
for information and reservations at
(732) 246-1037.
CNJKIDS Accepts Stocks, Bonds and
Mutual Funds
The transfer of appreciated assets allows donors to support CNJKIDS while
reducing exposure to capital gains
taxes. Donors are also able to claim
immediate income tax deductions for
these gifts. For more information on
giving gifts of stocks, bonds and mutual funds to CNJKIDS, please contact
CNJKIDS’ Treasurer Jon Caplan at
(732) 249-8600.
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
[email protected] or call Phil Rosen
(732) 572-8762.
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
Peace of Mind Greater Middlesex
County invites the entire Jewish community to Shabbat dinner with an Air
Force unit of the Israel Defense Forces.
This inter-denominational/multigenerational Shabbat dinner promises
to be unique, memorable and inspirational! We are united by our love for Israel and the soldiers that defend her.
Friday, November 14, 6 pm at Rabbi
Pesach Raymon Yeshiva, 2 Harrison
Street in Edison. Friday night services at
RPRY begin at 4:30 pm. Cost is $36 per
person; maximum $100 per family. All
reservations must be accompanied by
payment. Checks should be made out to
Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva and
mailed to Sharon Hirt, 10 Olden Road,
Edison, NJ 08817. Sponsorships at all
levels are encouraged and appreciated.
To sponsor, please contact Sharon Hirt
at 732-777-0462.
Yad Leah Clothing Drive
When: Sunday November 16th from
9:30 A.M. until 12:30 P.M.
Where: Congregation Ohav Emeth
(O.E.), main entrance on Dennison Ave.
thru the parking lot. Please donate
clothing in good wearable condition
only. Linens, towels, tablecloths, handbags, cosmetics & hair accessories are
also accepted in good condition. Shoes
are no longer accepted. Bring all in tied
garbage bags. Men's and Boy's black
hats in good condition may also be donated. Yad Leah will distribute to over
15 communities throughout Israel. An
$18 donation is requested per donor
(checks made out to American Friends
of Yad Leah) to help defray the shipping
& processing costs. We are looking for
sponsors to help cover the shipping
costs to Israel. Receipts will be provided
by Yad Leah for the money & clothing
(&/or miscellaneous items) contributed.
We are looking for volunteers at the
collection site to help with the bags and
the paperwork. If anyone has any questions or would like to volunteer or sponsor shipping costs, please call Mordy
Brill at 732-819-8351 or e-mail at
[email protected].
OT Scholar-In-Residence
This Shabbat, Herb Keinon Diplomatic
Correspondent, Jerusalem Post, will
be a scholar-in-residence at OT. Shabbat afternoon following mincha, he
will speak about “Love me, love me
not: Who are Israel’s friends ? From
Brazil to Belgium, Ireland to India” and
Motzai Shabbat at 8:00 pm he will
speak about “Is it as bad as it appears:
A non-sensationalist look at Israel’s current state of affairs, Iran to Gaza,
Obama to Abbas.”
AAU Presents Dr. David Pelcovitz
Shabbat, November 14-15, Ahavas
Achim University is proud to host
world-renowned mental health
specialist, Dr. David Pelcovitz for a
weekend of Torah and psychological insights into the important issues of our time. Dr. David Pelcovitz holds multiple positions at Yeshiva University, namely with the
Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish
Education and the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary. He is
also special assistant to President
Richard M. Joel. Dr. Pelcovitz is
also director of Psychology at
North Shore University Hospital
and clinical professor of psychology at NYU School of Medicine.
Friday Night, November 14, 8:00 p.m.:
"Funds, Faith, Family, and Friends: Judaism and Psychology On What Makes Us
Happy" followed by Oneg Shabbat;
Shabbat Morning, November 15, lecture
after Mussaf in the Main Sanctuary:
"Coping with Stress and Loss: Life Skills
from a Jewish and Psychological Perspective"; Shabbat Lunch, 12:15 p.m.: at
which Dr. Pelcovitz will speak. The seudah will be by reservation only, $22/
adult, $12/child 3-11. Dr. Pelcovitz will
also speak during Seudah Shlishit.
There will be a Saturday Night
Schmooze with Dr. Pelcovitz for Young
Leadership at 7:30 p.m. on Motzei Shabbat. He will discuss "The Art of Communication" followed by an open forum on
all topics.
Ma’ayanot Shiur Series
The Ma'ayanot Continuing Education
committee is pleased to present a
shiur series by Ms. Elana Flaumenhaft,
Assistant Principal, on the topic: Ezra,
Nechemya, Chagai & Zecharya: The
Forgotten Neviim. The series will take
place on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. in
the Ma'ayanot library through November 20th. Ma'ayanot is located at 1650
Palisade Avenue, Teaneck, NJ. For
information on sponsorship opportunities, please contact Pam Ennis at 201
-833-4307, ext. 265. Men and women
are welcome to attend.
2540 Amsterdam Avenue, New
York, NY 10033. Parking will be
available. Interested students and
parents can pre-register at
yuhsb.org/openhouse. For more
information, please contact David
Leshaw, Admissions Director, at
[email protected] or 212-9605400 ext. 6676.
YU Community Beit Midrash
YU is proud to announce an exciting
semester of Community Beit Midrash.
This 6-week program will take place at
the Yeshiva University Museum (15
West 16th Street) on Wednesdays,
October 29 - December 3, from 10:30
a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Sessions will feature
Rabbi Dr. Meir Soloveichik, Director of
the Zahava and Moshael Straus Center for Torah and Western Thought,
Yeshiva University and Dr. Jacob
Wisse, Director of Yeshiva UniversityMuseum and Associate Professor of
Art History, Stern College for Women
who will co-present on the topic of:
“The Image and the Idea: An Interdisciplinary Seminar on Art History and
Jewish Thought.” For more information or to register for the courses, visit
http://www.yu.edu/beitmidrash.
Frisch School Open House
The Frisch School invites all 8th
graders and their parents to our
Open House on Sunday, November
9, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. Kindly register
at Frisch.org/openhouse. Come
and experience the innovative formal and informal educational opportunities provided to our students to foster their individualized
intellectual and religious growth.
We look forward to seeing you.
MTA Open House
The MTA Open House will take place
on Sunday, November 9th. Registration begins at 9am, and programming
starts at 9:30am. MTA is located at
Ilan Open House
The Ilan High School open house
will be taking place at Ilan, 1200
Roseld Ave. Ocean, on Sunday,
November 9th at 10 am.
RKYHS Open House
Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School
invites all 8th graders and their parents to our Open House on Sunday,
November 16, 2014. Join us for an
inspirational morning of excellence
as we highlight the vast opportunities for our students . Come see
our dynamic and innovative academic and Judaic programs, experience our educational initiatives and
co-curricular opportunities. Registration begins 8:30 am followed by
the program at 9:00 am. Please
register at www.jkha.org/
RKYHSOpenHouse. For more information contact Shawn Tarzik at
[email protected] or 862-437-8064.
RKYHS Parlor Meeting
There will be a community information session for the Rae Kushner
Yeshiva High School at the home of
Gila and Ephraim Gerszberg, 450
Harrison Avenue in Highland Park
on Monday November 10th at 8 PM.
Employment Network of Raritan
Valley
Looking for work? We can help. Go
To www.ENRV.org or contact Bob
Lansey at [email protected].
We post over 100 jobs each month,
and help people with their resume
and search strategies. Please help: If
you know of any professional, parttime, or temporary job openings,
please e-mail the information to
[email protected]
For W omen and Girls
Rabbi Kaufman’s Tuesday afternoon
Parashat Hashavua Shiur for women
will take place Tuesday afternoon,
November 4th at 1:30 PM.
Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s classes for
women: No Tefillah class on Sunday,
November 9; Parsha class on Monday,
November 10 at 8:00 PM at Congregation Ohr Torah. Tefillah class on Sunday, November 16 at 10:00 AM at Agudath shul; Parsha class on Monday,
November 17 at 8:00 PM at Congregation Ohr Torah. No Tefillah class on
Sunday, November 23; No Parsha class
on Monday, November 24. For more
info, please contact Lisa Taitel at 732214-0643 [email protected]
Rabbi Bassous: class for women on
Sunday at 10:00 AM at Cong. Etz
Ahaim. Book to be studied: Battle Plan
by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller and Sara
Yocheved Rigler.
SemPlus shiur for post seminary girls:
For more info on Wednesday night
class, please call 908-420-0253.
Tiferes, a Chofetz Chaim Heritage
Foundation program for women, will
meet Motzai Shabbos, November 8 at
8:30PM at the home of Avigayl Leff, 20
Brookfall Road, Edison. An inspirational DVD will be shown. Weekly teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are also available to Tiferes members. 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 Edison/Highland Park Mikvah is
open 9-11pm Sun-Thur, Oct 26-30.
Beginning Sunday, November 2, the
mikvah is open Sunday-Thursday 8:3010:30pm. Saturday night November 1,
hours are 8:30-10:30pm. Saturday night
hours for November 2 through January
31 are 7:30-10pm. Friday nights are by
APPOINTMENT ONLY, and should be
made by the day before. Fee: $20. You
must arrive and leave during regular
hours, or incur an additional $20 additional fee. To schedule an appointment, or leave a message, please call
732-249-2411.
MIKVAH TEA
The Highland Park Mikvah would
like to invite the community to its
annual “virtual tea”. Invitations
have already been sent out. If you
have not received an invitation or
would like to be added to the mikvah mailing list, please contact
Rena at [email protected].
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 Congregation Ohr Torah. The group meets
in the zechus of a refuah shelaima for Menachem Mordechai
ben Ophira and other Cholim in the
community.
Raritan Valley Hadassah Happenings
*Book Club: The next meeting of the
Book Club will be held on Sunday, November 16, at 7:00 p.m. (place to be
decided). We are reading the book, No
Joke: Making Jewish Humor by Ruth
Wisse. The book is a treat; the jokes are
abundant, well-chosen and funny. Ruth
Wisse brings Harvard scholarship to
our Yiddish treasury of humor. All are
welcome! Please contact Gustine Matt
at [email protected] or 732-5453147 if you would like to join us.
*Chug Ivrit: We run two Chugei Ivrit:
one for advanced-beginners and the
other for intermediate to advanced
Hebrew speakers. They will both meet
on Sunday November 16th. The advanced beginner meets from 10:0011:00 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 December,
contact Rachel Weintraub at
[email protected] 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 toRachel Weintraub
at 732-819-9298 or
[email protected] so we
know to expect you.
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!
SEE YOUR AD IN THE PAGES OF
OE’S ANNOUNCEMENTS!
The OE FOOD BANK gladly accepts any
closed/unused non-perishable food
items.
CONTACT FELICE FOR INFO
PLEASE NOTE: THE FOOD BANK NOW
ACCEPTS TOILETRIES IN
UNUSED, UNOPENED CONDITION!
732-247-3038
Please remind your children not
to place any trash in the food
collection bin.
[email protected]
Any questions, contact Alice Gordon at
[email protected].
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