Weekly Newsletter Vol. XVIII, No Adar 21-27, 5774 February 21-27, 2014 SHABBAT VAYAKHEL

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1 Weekly Newsletter Vol. XVIII, No Adar 21-27, 5774 February 21-27, 2014 Jay Weinstein, Rabbi (cell) x2 (office) Bertin Lefkovic, Editor Aron Adams, President Yaakov Wasser, Inaugural Rabbi ( ), Retired NEXT NEWSLETTER DEADLINE IS TUESDAY Feb.25th at MIDNIGHT All submissions must be ed to newsletter@yieb.org When our office manager is on vacation, the Newsletter will be ed but not printed. MAZAL TOV To the Dayan and Epstein families on welcoming a new baby girl to Amir & Raquel Dayan, sister to Nicole. To the Dayan and Glansberg families on welcoming a new baby boy to Joey & Natalie Dayan, brother to Eli and Simon. With gratitude to Hashem, Judy & Michael Goldrich are thrilled to announce the engagement of their daughter Gavriella to Jacob Kelin of West Orange. Mazal Tov to Gavriella, her parents Judy & Michael, brother David, sister Eliana & fiancé Noah Kirschner, and to Jacob, his parents, Sue & Rich Kelin, his siblings, Shira, Avi & his wife Lauren and to Jacob's grandparents, Bea & Nat Taubenfeld. May Gavriella & Jacob build a bayit ne'eman b'yisrael and have much happiness together. CONDOLENCES To Mitch Mond and Family on the loss of Mitch s father, Otto Mond a h. May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem KIDDUSH NOSH SPONSORS February 16 22, 2014 Birthday: Jan & Alan Hader: Alan Hader Brina & Zvi Herskovits: Yehoshua Lesser Claire & Art Kagel: Sara Kagel Jane & Marc Pomerantz: Joshua Saypol Cheryl & Aaron Shmulewitz: Sophie Hannah Shmulewitz Tema & Tony Winston: Nadav Winston Anniversary: Sara & Bruce Fischer: Sara & Bruce Fischer Jodi & Steven Reich: Jodi & Steven Reich Shelley & Milton Goldman: Shelley & Milton Goldman Yahrtzeit: Lori & Scott Noah: Jacob Weinberg SHABBAT VAYAKHEL Candle Lighting... 5:22PM Friday Mincha... 5:27PM Shkia... 5:40PM Shabbat Shacharit... 8:00, 9:00AM Latest Sh ma... 9:27AM Shabbat Mincha :15PM Shabbat Maariv... 6:23PM Shabbat Ends... 6:31PM Sun Shacharit... 7:30, 8:30, 9:15AM Mon/Thurs Shacharit... 6:20, 8:00AM Tues/Wed/Fri Shacharit... 6:30, 8:00AM Sun - Thurs Mincha/Maariv... 5:30PM Mon-Thurs Late Maariv... 9:30PM Candle Lighting next week... 5:30PM Mikvah Hours It is imperative that men not assemble or remain in the Mikvah area and/or the parking area nearby, 15 minutes prior to and until 15 minutes after the times designated below. Motzei Shb t -1½ hrs after Shb t ends - for 2 hrs Weekdays... 9:00-11:00PM Friday & Yom Tov... By Appointment Only Mikvah Eruv status X5 Other Events of Note: Elaine & Neal Machtiger: Elaine & Neal's first date SEUDAT SHLISHIT SPONSORS Bruce and Sara Fischer in honor of their 10th anniversary. Sara Fischer is the guest speaker. DOORS TO THE MAIN SANCTUARY WILL BE LOCKED Due to the noise during in the hallway, the Religious Committee has decided that the doors to the men's section of the sanctuary will be locked during Torah Reading (will be opened in between Aliyot) and during the Rabbi's Drasha and the President's announcements YACHAD NEWS February is North American Inclusion Month; please take note to be sensitive and inclusive to people of all abilities. Upcoming Event: YIEB/YachadRayimShabbaton, the weekend of Feb. 28th through March 1st. Please contact Debbie Tune or Debbie Schaulewicz for more information SHUL DECORUM REMINDER At YIEB we encourage talking to everyone: HASHEM during Davening. FRIENDS during Kiddush. Next YIEB Mommy and Me to be held on Wednesday, February 26th at 10:30am. Save the date for Wednesday, March 12th at 10:30am for a special Mommy and Me Movement class. For more information and details, please contact Joelle Yavin at joelle.yavin@gmail.com CHINUCH/ADULT EDUCATION Guidelines for Lifecycle events can be downloaded from our website under the dropdown menu; Member Area/Guidelines.(logged-in members only). The MaTaN Mother-Daughter Bat Mitzvah program for 6th grade girls and their mothers. Has started, Please contact Sharon at weinsteinshar@gmail.com to register. New Monday Night Learning Series with Rabbi Weinstein Pre-Purim Series begins on Monday, Feb 24th, 8:30-9:30 PM. YIEB & Highland Park Community Kollel. Gemara Class with Rabbi Nussbaum, Tuesdays at 8:30 PM, with the topic Prohibitions of Shabbat. In Depth Talmud Class Given by Yaakov Weinstein, Wednesday, 8:30PM. In this week s class we will discuss Telling of the Exodus. New Women's Wednesday Class with Rabbi Weinstein, 9:45-10:45 AM, "ShirHaShirim- the Quintessential Love Song" continues on February 26th. DAF YOMI: From Rabbi Weinstein Join DafYomi at YIEB with Rabbi Weinstein: Monday through Friday after 1st Minyan (approximately 7:10-7:45 AM) Sunday morning after 1st Minyan (approximately 8:10-8:45 AM) Shabbat morning following 1st Minyan (rotation of presenters). DAF YOMI B IYUN Join Rabbi Shlomo Landau on Tuesday nights at 8:45 PM, followed by Maariv at 9:30 PM, to explore in depth, a topic from the week s DafYomi. Can t make it in person? Do DafYomi online! Purim is around the corner, and this is your opportunity to send Mishloach Manot to all your YIEB friends and family. This is YIEB Sisterhood s most important annual fundraiser. Please complete the order form and send with a check made out to YIEB Sisterhood to: Lisa Huppert, 14 Darby Road, East Brunswick no later than February 24, MARK YOUR CALENDAR NORPAC MISSION to WASHINGTON Wednesday, Apr. 30, 2014

2 WANTED Pre-owned car in good condition. Please contact Max Klein or Charlie Rothenberg SUNDAY 9:15 AM MINYAN There has been interest expressed by some members in adding a later Minyan option for Sunday morning. As a result, we began a 9:15 AM Minyan in the main sanctuary. We need sufficient participation for this Minyanto continue. Please Avi Tuchman, at atuchman@comcast.net to let him know your interest so that we can ensure we have a large enough pool of interested participants for a sustainable Minyan WINTER MINYAN MEN! Now that Mincha/Maariv during the week is very early, we need everyone's help to ensure we have a Minyan. Thank you. LATE MAARIV Dear YIEB Members, As we are in the winter months and our regular Mincha/Maariv Minyan is early in the day, many people are not able to attend. So, we provide a "late Maariv" Minyan Monday through Thursday at 9:30 PM (Please note we are no longer having a late Maariv on Sunday night). A number of members of our community saying Kaddish rely on this Minyan. Unfortunately, over the past number of weeks, the late Maariv Minyan has not had adequate participation. In order for us to continue this Minyan, we are looking for your support by signing up and committing to one night during the week. The Minyan will run through Thursday Night, March 13th (less than 1 month to go!). Please sign up by clicking on this link : AkJHilLjaEDFdDltcVU2THRhLUk3VFhTU0t2U0dUdn c&usp=drive_web#gid= YAHRTZEITS 22 Adar 5774 Zoe Goodman Frost for her Sister, Bunya Leah Bat Eliahu (Bonnie Lee Goodman) on 2/22/ Adar 5774 Jerry Gerstman for his Father, Menachem Mendel Ben Yitzchak (Max Gerstman) on 2/22/ Adar I 5774 Robyn Perlman for her Grandfather, Yehuda Lev Ben Noach (Louis Ackerman) on 2/23/ Adar 5774 Natalie Kozh for her Father, Yoseph (Yoseph Ben Izchak) on 2/23/ Adar 5774 Susan Gerstman for her Father, Klonimus Moshe Ben Naftali Hertz (Morris Wein) on 2/25/ Adar 5774 Cheryl Shmulewitz for her Father,Shimon Yehuda Ben Yosef Halevi (Leon Garbuz) on 2/25/2014 DOR L-DOR The next and final Dor L-Dor program will take place Motzei Shabbat March 8th. To end the season there will be ice cream for all. In addition to the normal raffle and prizes, there will be a grand raffle. The cost is $2 per child with a max of $5 per family which can be paid at the door. To sponsor this final Dor L-Dor, please speak with Ari Kevelson. MIKVAH CONGREGATIONAL MEETING Fellow YIEB Member, On Thursday, February 27th at 8 PM there will be a YIEB Congregational Meeting. The purpose of the meeting will be for members to vote on the hiring of a contractor to completely renovate the YIEB Mikvah. The YIEB Board of Directors met on Thursday February 6th and passed the resolution below. It is now time for the congregation to vote on this motion. This vote is constitutionally required because the proposed expenditure is in excess of $10,000. YIEB Board of Directors passed the following motion: 1. That the Board approve the Mikvah renovation project pending completion of a contract acceptable to the officers of the shul and its legal counsel and 2. That the Board authorize the Mikvah Board to spend up to $180,000 from Mikvah funds (including funds raised from the Mikvah Campaign) on the Mikvah renovation project, to be overseen by an individual designated by the officers of the shul; and 3. That the Board recommends that the Mikvah renovation project be sent to the membership for congregational approval. Enclosed please find 3 attachments: 1. Construction contract for the renovation of the YIEB Mikvah 2. Plans for the renovation of the YIEB Mikvah 3. Evidence of liability insurance for the proposed contractor As you may recall, the YIEB Mikvah conducted a successful capital campaign in Between the money the Mikvah campaign raised in the capital campaign and the money it already had in its bank account, 100% of the funds for the Mikvah renovation presently sit in the Mikvah s bank account. While the YIEB Mikvah has historically operated as a separate entity, lay leadership has taken the position that YIEB Board and congregational approval are needed to implement the construction plans for the following reasons: 1. While the Mikvah has historically operated independently, it is not truly a separate legal entity from YIEB and operates under the auspices and tax ID# of YIEB itself. 2. The renovation of the Mikvah involves expenditures well in excess of YIEB's Board of Directors constitutional ability to approve (currently $10,000). The process here will be for the YIEB Board to approve (which it did on February 6th ) and then for the congregation to approve as well...just as we did with the roof expenditure. 3. The renovation of the Mikvah involves serious demolition and construction inside our building and while we are excited to accomplish this renovation, these are serious matters that should involve the approval of the board and congregation at large. While a presentation will take place at the congregational meeting and I am enclosing the attachments herein, please do not think that in a matter of a few minutes you or I can be brought up to full speed with as much detail as the individuals who have worked for the past ten months on this project day and night. I would suggest that if a member has serious and detailed questions regarding this project that they contact Sharon Weinstein ( ), Miltie Goldman ( ) or me. The contracts enclosed have been reviewed by Aaron Shmulewitz, the Shul s legal counsel, and he will continue to make any minor changes as he sees fit as we move forward. If you have any questions regarding the contract itself, please reach out to Aaron Shmulewitz at MilttieGoldman and his renovation committee and Sharon Weinstein and her Mikvah committee have approved the plans above for submission to the township. In conjunction with the architect and contractor, Miltie and Sharon will follow the plans through the process and work with the paid professionals to tweak the plans as needed. I hope that you are as excited as I am to begin the process of renovating the YIEB Mikvah. However, let me caution everyone that when doing construction, there will be starts and stops, delays, tweaks to the plans, etc. - it is just the nature of construction and dealing with townships and municipalities. The good news is that we have a great team, passionately dedicated to bringing this renovation project to fruition. I want to thank Miltie Goldman and Sharon Weinstein for putting their personal lives on hold and dedicating so much time to our Mikvah project. If you are unable to attend this meeting, but still wish to vote, please reach out to Batsheva Goldman ( ) prior to Tuesday February 25th for her to review with you the procedure necessary for a proxy to vote on your behalf. Proxies will be acceptable until Wednesday February 26th at 8 PM. Thank you, Aron J. Adams President, Young Israel of East Brunswick Dear YIEB members, As a growing, health conscious community we have made an arrangement with ACME to prepare two medium sized fruit platters weekly for our Kiddush Nosh for $ We need your help to volunteer to pick up the platters on Thursdays and deliver them to the Shul. Please sign up at and then arrange a time with Michele Falk to bring the platters to the Shul kitchen. Please save your receipts, as you will be reimbursed for your expenses via Shul Cloud. Contact Simi Fogel at with any questions. Sincerely, YIEB Healthee Committee SAFETY REMINDER When walking to and from Shul for Mincha and Maariv, please wear your reflective vests.

3 LADIES SHIDDUCH TEHILLIM GROUP Only 15 minutes each week at your leisure. Join the many women in the community saying Tehillim to help the ones we care about find their Bashert. To be part of this Mitzvah team or to submit a name to the Shidduch List, contact Amy Zelka amy.zelka@gmail.com TodahRabah! Thank you to all those who volunteered to make Teen Trivia Bowl a HUGE success! Michele and David Falk, Lara and Arel Weisberg, Robin and Phil Pasternak, Josh Segal, Stacy Weissman, Jodi Liebov, Miltie Goldman and a HUGE todah rabah to Mairov and Josh Shron! Movie Night Everyone, kindergarten and up, is invited to movie night at the shul! Motzei Shabbat, February 22nd. Families welcome. 7:30 p.m. RSVP appreciated. youthdirector@yieb.org. Join Rabbi Weinstein and Melissa Rosen for Sandy Relief YIEB high school students have a special opportunity to volunteer on Sunday, March 9th with Nechama. Nechama is a non-profit organization that serves as the Jewish Response to Disaster. We will travel to Long Island to help with the rebuilding effort. Volunteers must be 15 years old. There are very limited spaces available and will be awarded on a first come-first serve basis. Contact Melissa ASAP to reserve your spot. PurimFest Returns! Get ready for another amazing Purim carnival! Sunday, March 16th from 11 am-3 pm. Check out the attached flyer for more details. Interested in volunteering? Let Melissa know. Sponsorships sought. Chailight: Chesed Our Chailight: Chesed February collection continues to be travel/sample sized toiletries. Bring them back from your vacation and donate them here. We will distribute to Elijah s Promise, MCFOODS and Woman Aware. The collection will continue through next month. Friendship Discount Take advantage of our new friendship discount! Register with a friend new to camp and split the $100 discount. Two new campers also qualify. TLC Information Session Attention parents of children entering 5th through 8th grade! Join us for a special TLC information session on Sunday, February 23rd at 10:00 a.m. New Affiliations Central NJ now has a B neiakiva summer camp of their own! We are thrilled to announce that Camp Keshet is now affiliated with B neiakiva! Another amazing Keshet summer is coming, now with all the benefits of B neiakiva. Morning mifkad, joint programs with MoshavaBa ir and IO and so much more! Camp Keshet now has a Yachad shadow program. We are proud to be able to offer a safe and exciting camp experience for all who desire it. Keshet s main camp is open to 2 year olds through those entering 4th grade. TLC is now open to those entering 5th through 8th grades. Now Hiring Camp Keshet has some exciting announcements to make about new staff hires! Be on the lookout! Camp Keshet is now hiring! Applications being accepted from those entering 10th grade and up, including college student and adults. Join us for the best summer ever! ***************** Timely Community Announcements ****************** (YIEB does not endorse the Kashrut of any non- YIEB event or listing appearing in the Newsletter) KIDNEY NEEDED: My close friend, Jewish Male (52) father of 2, is in desperate need of a kidney (Type O blood). Please respond via the Renewal Organization at R652@renewal.organd please have Tzvi ben Frimmet in your Tefilos for a RefuahShleimah. Thank you, Dr. Alan Singer RPRY MISHMAR. Mishmar learning program is held at RPRY every Motzei Shabbat at 7 PM. Please bring your own Seforim. Cost is still only $3.00 which includes, pizza, donuts, prizes and raffles NORPAC MISSION to Washington event to support the U.S.-Israel relationship on Wednesday, April 30th. 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 for the early bird discount: or call Adults - $125 Students - $75 (must be over 12.Those under 18 must be accompanied by Parent or legal guardian). special discount --College students can register at $36 but only by phone. Contact Esther Kosoffsky. chefesther@yahoo.com for more info CNJKIDS MONTH - FEBRUARY 2014 Tuition will be set by our local Jewish K-8 day schools in the next few months. We need your help to keep tuition as low as possible to encourage continued enrollment in our schools - the lifeblood of our community. Please consider becoming a dependable monthly donor to CNJKIDS. Go to and make a donation to mitigate future tuition increases at local Jewish K-8 day schools that have agreed to partner with CNJKIDS. Please join TABC at its 31st Annual Dinner on Sunday, March 30th at Congregation Keter Torah as we honor a group of very special individuals. The theme of this year's dinner "Building our Future," acknowledges the tremendous contributions of our honorees; Wendy and Isaac Shulman, Alisa and Stephen Levy, Dr. Garry Katz and YaacovApfelbaum who have all contributed in significant ways to the growth of our Yeshiva. For reservations or to make a donation, please go to tabc.org/dinner. Save the date! Bikur Cholim of Raritan Valley annual event will take place onsunday, March 2nd at the Pines Manor. We will be having a brunch at 10:30am. The guest speaker is Rabbi Jonathan Rietti. More details to follow. EMPLOYMENT NETWORK OF RARITAN VALLEY ENRV is active posting over 200 jobs a month to over 550 members. Please continue to include the following in your announcements every week or two to let people know about the group and to post jobs. Looking for work? We can help. Go to or contact Bob Lansey at ENRVInfo@gmail.com. We post over 200 jobs each month, and help people with their resume and search strategies. Please help: If you know of any professional, part-time, or temporary job openings, please the information to ENRVInfo@gmail.com It has been sold out in Jewish Film Festivals around the country. JCC TRIP TO NEUE GALERIE POSTPONED BECAUSE OF WEATHER, RESCHEDULED FOR APRIL 27TH The February 9th trip to the NEUE Galerie in Manhattan from the JCC of Middlesex County has been rescheduled for Sunday, April 27th. Instead of seeing The Kandinsky exhibit which ended Feb 10 th we ll be seeing the new exhibit: DEGENERATE ART: THE ATTACK ON MODERN ART IN NAZI GERMANY, 1937 with a private docent. Bus leaves the JCC at 9:45 am and returns approximately 3:30 pm. Cost is $50 for JCCMC members; $55 for non-members and includes coach bus transportation to and from museum, admission and private docent tour. Lunch is on your own in either of the Galerie s 2 Cafes or a local restaurant. A very limited number of seats remain. Please register before April 10 th. To register please send the names of the participants, along with your check, payable to the JCC, to: Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, NJ 08820, and write NEUE GALERIE in the memo section. For more information on this and other upcoming JCC programs and trips please call Diane Mael, Director of Adult Services at extension Dr. Douglas Simon to Speak on Challenges to US Foreign Policy at JCC River Ridge Lecture The next JCC Lecture in Highland Park will take place on Wednesday, March 26th at 1 PM in the community room at River Ridge, 30 So. Adelaide Ave. All are welcome to hear Dr. Douglas Simon speak on the new challenges facing US Foreign Policy. Douglas W. Simon, is emeritus professor of political science at Drew University, where he specialized in international affairs, U.S. foreign policy, international organization, and national security. After arriving at Drew, Simon directed the university's Semester on the United Nations for fifteen years, served as convener of Drew's Masters in International Affairs Program, and later was department chair. Cost for the lecture is $8 for JCCMC Members; $10 for non-members. Refreshments are served. To register please send the names of the participants, along with your check, payable to the JCC, to: Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County, 1775 Oak Tree Road, Edison, NJ 08820, and write Douglas Simon in HP in the memo section. For more information on this and other upcoming JCC programs and trips please call Diane Mael, Director of Adult Services at extension 3614.

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5 YESHIVA AT THE JERSEY SHORE THE CENTER FOR EARLY LEARNING & YOUNG ISRAEL OF EAST BRUNSWICK INVITE THE ENTIRE YIEB COMMUNITY TO A Friday, March 7, :00 p.m.mischpachaminyandavening 6:00 p.m. Shabbat Dinner Deadline: February 28th Cost: Early Bird price by Feb 20 th : $15/adult & $9/child (below 10 yrs old). Family Max $45 After Feb 20 th : $18/adult & $12/child (below 10 yrs old). Family Max $55 RSVP and Payment via ShulCloud: * You will need to be logged into shul website to view RSVP screen. For questions, please contact Mark Weissman: markdweissman@comcast.net Candle Lighting: Please be advised that tea lights will be set up in Social Hall for women who wish to light candles at shul on Friday evening. For those who are lighting at home, earliest time to light is 4:43pm.

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12 YIEB Young Families sponsored event INDOOR PAINTBALL ARENA Please note that due to a scheduling conflict, All-Star Paintball needs to reschedule our program to Saturday night, March 1 st. Anybody interested in registering for event, must RSVP by Tuesday, February 11 th to reserve a spot and to guarantee full rental use of facility by our shul. WHO: Adults *(children over age of 10 + can attend as long as accompanied by a participating parent) WHEN: Saturday night, March 1 st at 7:30pm COST: $35 per person** LOCATION: All-Star Paintball Arena 12 American Way, Spotswood, NJ **Price includes: Admission, PaintGun, Hopper, Mask, 500 Paintballs, Pods, Pod Pack, Air Tank, Unlimited air fills (compressed air only) &2.5hours of field use. For more information or to RSVP, please contact: Mark Weissman:markdweissman@comcast.net or Gary Glantz:vernster18@aol.com

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14 YACHAD SHABBATON Young Israel of East Brunswick is hosting our annual YachadShabbaton from February 28 th through March 1, As your participation is an integral part of the success of our annual YachadShabbaton, we would appreciate your involvement in this extraordinary event by participating in the luncheon event and of course sponsorships. The feedback we received from YACHAD is that the members and advisors especially love sharing lunch with YIEB families and the environment is so warm and caring. For Shabbos Lunch, Yachad members and advisors will be eating in the shul together with the Young Israel of East Brunswick Community. We look forward to a lunch filled with RUACH! Kindly, send in your reservations and checks to Marsha Loeb at 6 Sussex Road, East Brunswick, NJ 08816, (732) Price per person is $22 Price for child under eight is $15 Sponsorships as follows: $118 includes 2 reservations $180 includes 3 reservations $360 includes 6 reservations For more information, please call Debbie Schaulewicz (732) or Debbie Tune (732) FAMILY NAME: RESERVATIONS: $22 X = $ $15 X = $ Total Sponsorship Enclosed for

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20 Ask Yourself These Questions: 1. Do you use electricity or natural gas for your home and/or business? 2. Would you like to discover a way to pay less for the supply portion of your electric or natural gas bill? 3. Would you like a company to help pay for the supply portion of your utility bill? 4. Would you like $50.00 for trying out a company s service?* If you answered YES to any of these questions, call David Falk & Joshua Fogel at A portion of the proceeds, directly generated from this ad, supports the Young Israel of East Brunswick *The $50 Welcome Bonus Promotion Is For New Customers Who Enroll From January 15, 2014 to February 28, 2014 Energy Supply Currently in the Following States: CT, GA, IL, ME, MD, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA and RI / Coming Soon:MA, TX