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1 Weekly Newsletter Vol. XX, No. 51 Sivan 18, 5776 Sivan 25, 5776 June 24, 2016 July 1, 2016 Jay Weinstein, Rabbi (cell) x2 (office) Gary Spiewak, Editor Jeff Chustckie, President Yaakov Wasser, Inaugural Rabbi ( ), Retired The next newsletter deadline is TUESDAY, JUNE 28 th at 11:59PM All submissions must be ed to OFFICE HOURS - MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM Evening hours are available on an appointment basis. Please officemanager@yieb.org or call x1 during regular office hours to schedule an appointment. REMINDERS from YIEB President and Vice President -The Sanctuary DOORS WILL BE CLOSED WHEN the RABBI or a guest speaker IS SPEAKING from the pulpit. THE NOISE FROM OPENING AND CLOSING THE DOOR IS DISTRACTING to those listening to the speaker. - FOOD IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE SANCTUARY SHUL DECORUM REMINDER At YIEB we encourage talking to everyone: HASHEM during Davening. FRIENDS during Kiddush. MAZEL TOV To Nancy and Mitchell Mond on the celebration of the Aufruf of their son Jeffrey and his upcoming marriage to Sara Cherny of Memphis. Mazel Tov to Sara's parents Eileen and Irving Cherny. KIDDUSH SPONSORS Nancy & Mitchell Mond are sponsoring the kiddush in honor of their son Jeffrey's Aufruf and upcoming marriage to Sara Cherny. SEUDAH SHLISHIT SPONSOR Seudah Shlishit will be sponsored by Leah and Bernie Weinberger in honor of the YIEB community that has been and will always be very special to us and on our making Aliyah on July 18 th. SEUDAH SHLISHIT SPEAKER Leah Weinberger Shabbat Afternoon Shiur with Rabbi Weinstein at 7:05 PM Title: Halachik Issues Relating to Owning Pets Congregational Meeting Wednesday, June 29th at 8:45 PM regarding the YIEB/YJS Nursery School SUMMER ERUV: The summer eruv is in need of extensive repair (we have had another difficult year, weather-wise). The scheduled date for repairs is Sunday, June 26. We will meet in the parking lot at 8:30 AM (following the early morning minyan) and complete repairs by 1:00 PM (IY"H). Once again, wear pants, hat, long sleeved shirt - bug spray and a good hammer are strongly suggested as we will be working in a forested and heavy undergrowth area. All those who can commit please Mark Koslowe at makslaw@comcast.net. PLEASE VOLUNTEER. WITHOUT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER, THE ERUV CANNOT BE REPAIRED. Thank you. Shabbat Beha alotcha Friday Mincha... 7:00PM Candle Lighting... 7:20PM But no later than... 8:14PM As long as candle lighting is after 7PM, Mincha on Friday is at 7PM (not z man), throughout the spring and summer. Shkia... 8:32PM WE BID A TZETCHEM L SHALOM TO RABBI & REBBETZIN WEINSTEIN THEIR LAST SHABBAT IN EAST BRUNSWICK PRIOR TO MAKING ALIYAH. Shabbat Shacharit... 8:00, 9:00AM Latest Sh ma... 9:15AM Rabbi s Shiur... 7:05PM Shabbat Mincha... 8:05PM Shabbat Maariv... 9:14PM Shabbat Ends... 9:22PM Sun Shacharit... 7:30, 8:30AM (9:15 AM Sunday minyan on hold until Fall) Mon/Thurs Shacharit... 6:20, 8:00AM Tues/Wed/Fri Shacharit... 6:30, 8:00AM Sun Thurs Mincha/Maariv... 8:15PM The weekday maariv only 9:30PM minyan is on hold for the late Spring & Summer... Candle Lighting next week (June 24)... 7:20PM But no later than... 8:14PM Mikvah Hours are: Saturday 10:30 to 12:00, Sunday Thursday 9:00 11:00 PM, Fri. nights by appt. only. Contact Sara Fischer by Wed. night to schedule. YIEB Mikvah YIEB Eruv status X6 Dear YIEB Families, As you know, this coming Shabbat will be my last Shabbat as Rabbi of YIEB. Working together with the lay leadership, I've put into place some resources for you until Rabbi Unterman arrives on August 1st. For any life cycle events, please contact Mark Koslowe at Lou Safren is also available at Additionally, Rabbi Nesanyl Braun of Congregation Brothers of Israel in Long Branch has graciously offered to be a resource and can be reached during the day at and evening at Also, YIEB has lined up some guest speakers and a Scholar in Residence. More information to follow in the newsletter. Sharon and I look forward to staying in touch. While we don't have our phone numbers yet for Israel, we will each continue to use our addresses (rabbiweinstein@gmail.com and weinsteinshar@gmail.com) Looking forward to seeing you this coming Shabbat. Rabbi Jay Weinstein MAXIMIZE YOUR SIMCHA! After the Simcha is over, there is usually a good amount of leftover food. We are happy to distribute that food to families who could benefit from it. What a beautiful way to end your Simcha by performing this Mitzvah. Please contact Barbara Goldman at bgoldman731@aol.com in order to make these arrangements. Thank you!!! THANK YOU Thank you first and foremost to all the sponsors of last week's Grads and Dads Kiddush. This Kiddush does not happen without your support! Mazel tov again to all the Graduates and their families! Hope all the Dads had a wonderful Father's Day! Thank you also to all those who helped make this year's Kiddush a great success (in no particular order)- Ethan Welwart of Epic Sushi, Danielle Weiner, Paul Goldman (and family) of Park Place, Barbara Goldman, Miltie Goldman, Howard Tune, Bruce Schaeffer, Charlie Rothenberg, Heather Gable, Andrea Weber, Gary Spiewak, Mike Gardner, Diane Sinansky, Theresa Ballotta, Miguel Cruz, Lou Safren and Jeff Chustckie. Karen Stern Grads and Dads Kiddush Coordinator יהי אור Thank you to Bernie Weinberger and his support team for climbing up and replacing the light bulbs in the Shul. End of Year Bash: Join us this Shabbat afternoon from 4:45-7:00 in the Shabbat park for activities, socialization and refreshments. Kids of all ages and parents are invited. Last Bnei Akiva of the Year: SNIF for grades 2-5 will be in the park at 5:30. VZACH in shul after mincha for grades 6-8. A HUGE THANKS TO OUR OWN RACHEL SIEGAL FOR DOING AN AMAZING JOB RUNNING SNIF THIS YEAR! Wheelchair available for short term use; please contact David Rabinowitz or Alvin Small CHINUCH/ADULT EDUCATION Guidelines for Lifecycle events can be downloaded from our website under the dropdown menu; Member Area/Guidelines (logged-in members only). Every Day. Daily Daf Yomi Series. Daf Yomi with Naftali Malka. Every morning after first minyan (Mon- Fri ~7:10-7:55; Sat 10:15-11:00; Sun 8:10-8:55). Massechet: Baba Kama - payment of damages Monday Nights, 7:45pm. Ladies Tehillim Group meets for reading Tehillim and reciting Refuahs. Please join us for this most important Mitzvah. The one hour is time well spent. Readings are in English or Hebrew. Our many thanks go to the women who steadfastly partake in this Mitzvah.

2 YIEB Weekly Newsletter Vol. XX, No. 51 Page 2 Tuesday Nights, 8:00pm. Talmud Topics Series. Join Rabbi Shlomo Landau on Tuesday nights for 30 minutes to explore the most interesting Daf Yomi topics studied during the week. Varied and colorful issues discussed with no prior knowledge needed. Can t make it in person? Do Daf Yomi online! Tuesday Nights, 8:45pm. YIEB & Highland Park Kollel. Class resumes on June 21 with the topic Laws of Brachot. Wednesday Nights, 8:30pm. In Depth Talmud Class. Given by Yaakov Weinstein. In this week s class we will discuss Defeating God. Support Adult Ed programming by becoming a Contributor ($180), Supporter ($100) or Friend (any amount). Program sponsorships also available. YAHRTZEITS 18 Sivan Anat Haviva Nakash Abeles for her brother, (Uri שלום בן אורי Nakash) on 6/24/ Sivan Jack Schemo for his Mother, Sarah Bat Yaakov (Sarah Schemo) on 6/25/ Sivan Milton Goldman for his Grandfather, Moshe Yaakov Ben Reb Menachem Chaim (Morris Rubin) on 6/26/ Sivan Marvin Goldman for his Grandfather, Moshe Yaakov Ben Reb Menachem Chaim (Morris Rubin) on 6/26/ Sivan Martha Klein Grossman for her Husband, Mordechai Yosef Ben Dov (Mark Grossman) on 6/26/ Sivan David Rabinowitz for his Grandfather, Binyamin Ben Harav Tzvi (Benjamin Saperstein) on 6/27/ Sivan Joe Beer for his Father, Harav Shmuel Yehuda Ben Reb Yosef (Samuel Beer) on 6/28/ Sivan Miriam Margolis for her Daughter, Leah Bat Yitzchak Isaac (Leslie Dennis) on 6/28/ Sivan Robert Rosenberg for his brother, Avraham ben Isser Zev Rosenberg on 6/29/ Sivan Robert Rosenberg for his brother, Shmuel ben Isser Zev Rosenberg on 6/29/ Sivan Robert Rosenberg for his brother, Boruch ben Isser Zev Rosenberg on 6/29/ Sivan Robert Rosenberg for his brother, Moshe ben Isser Zev Rosenberg on 6/29/ Sivan Miriam Rosenblum for her Grandfather, Zalman Leib Ben Eliezer (Samuel Sibel) on 6/30/ Sivan Sandra Levine for her Grandmother, Pesa Bat Rav Shmuel (Pauline Anstadt) on 7/1/ Sivan Eli Dayan for his Brother, Shlomo Ben Yosef (Solomon Dayan) on 7/1/2016 DEDICATIONS Members of the Shul and others are invited to honor a friend or relative, celebrate a milestone event or memorialize a loved one by dedicating Chumashim or Siddurim. Contact Lori Small plaques@yieb.org Chumashim - $50 - Siddurim - $30 PERMANENT MEMORIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR DEPARTED LOVED ONES On the walls of the Main Shul are mounted 11 tablets bearing memorial plaques, representing a permanent and dignified memorial to loved ones. AT YIEB, now in its 38th year, we keep the lights lit on either side of the plaque each year during the full month of the Yahrtzeit and also when we recite Yizkor on Yom Kippur, Shemini Atzeret, Pesach and Shavuot. The cost of a plaque is $360. To purchase, please contact Lori Small at plaques@yieb.org. BIKUR CHOLIM/SHIVA DIVISION Thank you to the many members of the community for their ongoing support and assistance to families during Shiva. Suggested donations of $10 to aid a particular family during the week of Shiva may be sent to Julie Katz, 20 Rebel Run Drive (payable to Bikur Cholim-YIEB.) Please indicate the family name in the memo section of your check). Recipient families will be informed of your donation. For further information on how you can help and support a particular family or for general Bikur Cholim information, please contact Julie Katz, Karen Stern, Miriam Rosenblum or Suri Moskowitz. Thank you for your continued support. SHUL PARKING LOT Please do not park nor stand in Fire Lanes. It is essential we allow for passage of emergency vehicles. MIKVAH MEMBERSHIPS Membership has its privileges. The mikvah now offers an exciting new opportunity to support this important community resource, annual membership! Friend-$ Sponsor - $ Member - $ Leader - $1, Donor - $ Membership levels of $ and above entitle you to one year's use of the mikvah. Beginning July 1st online payment will be accepted on yieb.org. An will go out when the system is ready to accept payments. For more information contact Debbie Wasserman at dwasserman1209@yahoo.com. Mikvah News Thank you to all who participated in the MENu event and helped make it a success. HELPING HAND COMMITTEE Have you ever been locked out of your car; Had to pick up your sick child at school while your newborn was sleeping or needed to check on your parents who were home alone? Were you fortunate enough to get help? Would like to pay the favor forward? Family and friends aren't always around, and there are time when members in our community need a helping hand. We are forming a committee of volunteers who would be willing to help out when someone has an unexpected emergency situation. If you are interested in helping, please contact either: Debbie Chustckie at chustckie@aol.com Bobbie Cumsky at cumsky@aol.com Brina Hershkovits at bhersko@ymail.com Thanking you, The Helping Hand Committee CANDY BAGS Candy bags for your special Simcha must be ordered from the YIEB Sisterhood. Please call Shelley Goldman for further information. STORK CLUB The Stork Club helps to arrange a week of meals to be delivered to families after the birth of a baby. Please contact Allison Platschek ( ) or Debbie Wasserman (dwasserman1209@yahoo.com) if you would like to provide a meal for a family. Thank You! IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR PINE HILL COURT PARKING 1. Follow residential street speed limit (25MPH). 2. Park on one side ONLY. Parking on both sides blocks entrance for emergency, utility, sanitation, and adult care vehicles, limits visibility, and can be dangerous for residents. 3. Watch out for children waiting for the school bus. 4. Do not park by the entrance to the street as it blocks the entrance into the development and school bus stop. 5. Do not block driveways and mailboxes. SALUTE!!!!!!!! Please remember that ALL liquor brought into the Shul must be in compliance with either the CRC or Star-K recommendations. If you have any questions please contact Michael Gardner. LOST & FOUND Lost: Yellow gold s shaped eternity bracelet lost on Shabbos 4/16/2016. Please contact officemanager@yieb.org. Box in YIEB office for lost and found. Please claim your lost keys, glasses, etc or call Andrea. A congregant s jacket has been accidentally switched. The wrong size was taken and the wrong size left over last weekend. Anyone who accidentally took the wrong jacket, please contact Andrea Weber, our Office Manager: ext. 1 officemanager@yieb.org Used ink cartridges are still being collected for our Early Childhood Program. Please drop off in office. Community Announcements ************ (YIEB does not endorse the Kashrut of any non-yieb event or listing appearing in the Newsletter) Cong Ahavas Yisrael (AY) presents an Edison/Highland Park/East Brunswick community Mets Game on Sunday July 10 th ; game time is 1:10PM. Come enjoy an enjoyable day at Citi Field vs. Wash Nationals with Bryce Harper with friends and family. This event is not a Fundraiser. Kosher food is available at the stadium and transportation is on your own. AY will help coordinate if folks want to carpool/tailgate. Tickets are $40 per person. Please confirm and pay for your tix on-line by June 8 th at

3 YIEB Weekly Newsletter Vol. XX, No. 51 Page 3 The next meeting of the Genealogy Club of Central Jersey (GCCJ), sponsored by the Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey, will take place on Thursday, July 14, at 7:00 p.m. at Congregation Ahavas Achim, 216 S 1st Ave, Highland Park, NJ. This meeting is intended as a follow-up to Lew Meixler's excellent discussion, at our June meeting, of materials that are available for genealogical research. The purpose of our forthcoming meeting will be to discuss Jump-Starting Your Genealogical Research Knowing where to start can, in many cases, save a huge amount of your time and effort. Doing genealogy was once a solitary task. There was no way to find out who else, if anyone, was doing research on the same families as you were. Today, with the numerous aids that are available, it's a simple matter to find colleagues with whom you can compare notes and share discoveries! At our meeting, you'll have an opportunity to try some of these methods for yourself, online. If you know of persons who would be interested in attending, please feel free to invite them! This should be an excellent opportunity for persons interested in getting started in genealogy. MEALS ON WHEELS WANTED: Jumpers and Drivers for Meals on Wheels two hours once a month. Call Sarah Naus or Sarita Sragow RPRY Mishmar learning program is held at RPRY every Motzei 7:00 Pm. Please bring your own seforim. Cost is still only $3.00 which includes pizza, donuts, prizes and raffles. Women's beginning Israeli Dancing on hiatus Due to the death of dance teacher Elyse Litt's husband, Women's beginning Israeli Dancing at Etz Ahaim will be on hiatus for a few weeks. For further information and schedule updates, contact Rachel at rachel@weintraubworld.net or Looking for lifeguards and counselors for RPRY day camp. Please call Cindy at (908) Looking for Bikur Cholim Volunteers The Jewish Federation in the Heart of NJ s Caring Initiative seeks to help Jews in our community reach out to other Jews in times of crisis and need and offer light, comfort and hope by visiting Jewish patients in near-by area hospitals. Volunteer commitment is as little or as much as you desire. Training includes completing the hospital volunteer training program and training conducted by either Jewish Federation or the congregation. Contact Lori Bernard, Caring Initiative Coordinator, The Jewish Federation in the Heart of New Jersey, JUST A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM JEWISH FAMILY SERVICES OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY: JFS is seeking volunteers for Kosher Meals on Wheels in the Edison/Highland Park area, and office workers to perform various office tasks in the Milltown Office. Please contact Phyllis Freed, Vol. Coord. at ext 154 if interested. JFS Kosher food pantries still in need of donations. Please bring non-perishable, unexpired food to either the Milltown or Monroe offices (Milltown - 32 Ford Ave., 2nd Fl, or Monroe Twp Perrineville Rd, suite 52). Food needed: tuna, pasta sauce, cereal (hot and cold), juice, dry milk packets, soup, rice, diapers - all sizes, diaper wipes, canned vegetables, canned fruit, beans, macaroni and cheese. CHEVRA HATZOLAH OF MIDDLESEX COUNTY SEEKS DISPATCHERS AND RESPONDERS Responders: "Tomorrow's Technology for Today': We are looking to get a few first-responders to become EMTs. These individuals would carry a two-way radio, AEDs, Epi- Pens, oxygen/trauma equipment, etc., and would be dispatched by Hatzolah in Edison. The responders need to be male, 18 yrs old, shomer torah umitzvos, and of a proper hashkafa. The EMT course is free, and runs Tuesday and Thursday nights near Deal from 6pm - 10:30pm, from July - December. If there are people who are doctors, nurses (male), etc., who are interested in responding, they are able to as well. They just need to take some in-house training in certain skills such as splinting, etc. Day and night members are both needed. Preference given to those are can be both. Since the class is starting next month, concrete answers need to be given on attendance, ASAP. Dispatchers: Additionally, we are seeking male or female people to do dispatching. Available shifts are 12am- 6am Sunday-Shabbos, Sunday 6am - 9pm, and Friday from 9am - Licht Benching. Shifts may be divided, but a minimum straight period of at least 3 hours is required. Requirements for dispatching is CPR/First aid at minimum, but dispatchers may be doctors, nurses, etc. Those that pay for their training, and remain in good standing for at least a year are eligible for reimbursement. Fishel Erps, Executive Director Chevra Hatzolah of Middlesex County LL: (732) C: (347) fishel.erps@hatzolahmc.org CHAI LIFELINE A fund has been established at Chai Lifeline in memory our dear friend, beloved wife, mother and daughter and sister, Martha Davidovich. Contributions to this fund will pay for direct services needed by victims of ovarian and breast cancer and their families. If you have any questions please call, Brina Herskovits Thank you for your support. To make a donation go to: The Highland Park First Aid has, once again, come out with a new DISCOUNT CARD. There are 3 different cards, with over 20 different businesses on the card, including: Giddy's Pizzeria, Park Place and Glatt 27. The discount cards are good through May 2016 (next year) and can be used over and over again. The cards can be purchased at Giddy's Pizzera and cost $40 for and 2 cards/$50 for any 3 cards (mix or match). The family of our dear friend and Highland Park resident Howard Beyer, Z"L has 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. All gifts in Howard's memory will be acknowledged both by ELEM and the Beyer family. Participate at or go to ELEM at 270 Madison Ave., NY, NY The Edison/Highland Park gown Gemach, L'iluy Nishmas R' Yitzchok Ben Binyomin, is open for business! The Gemach houses a wide selection of gowns for children, pre-teen, teens and adults. Please note the Gemach is still looking for donation of gowns in very good condition. Tax deduction is given and pick up of the gowns can also be arranged. For more information and/or to schedule an appointment please call Sara Scott at BIKUR CHOLIM HOMEBOUND VISITATION: Seeking adults and 11th graders and older who would be interested in volunteering to visit homebound people in our community. For more info, please call Bikur Cholim at NURSING HOME VISITATION: Seeking volunteers to visit at the Regency nursing home on DeMott Lane in Somerset. For more info, please call Rahel Baruh at or rbaruh@yahoo.com. TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE: Drivers and coordinators needed. Coordinate rides to and from medical appointments - match requesters with an available driver. Each coordinator serves for two weeks at a time. To volunteer to coordinate or to drive, please call Bikur Cholim hotline at or fill out the volunteer form on the website bikurcholimrv.com NEW WEBSITE: bikurcholimrv.com. The new website provides information regarding Bikur Cholim services, including how to access our local hospitals on Shabbat, how to borrow medical equipment, and how to get prescription medication on Shabbat. ACTT: Kiddush Hashem 1 module has started with ArtScroll source book, Living Kiddush Hashem by Rabbi Shraga Freedman. It is available at a discount from the Judaica Gallery. See the ACTT website for the Learning Schedule. Sunday, 9/18/2016 at 7:30 PM at AA, Rav Dovid Goldwasser, renowned community leader, international lecturer, author, educator, and daily radio commentator will speak about A Powerful Segulah for the Yom Hadin. For more info, info@actt613.org, see or call Phil Rosen (732) Collecting Sheitels: Keren Kol Kallah - established to provide orphan and destitute kallahs in Israel with essential needs. Donated custom sheitels, some brand-new, some gently worn, are sold to women in Israel who would not otherwise have the funds to buy a quality wig. All the money raised at the sale goes towards a hachnasas kallah fund which helps needy brides in Eretz Yisrael. Sheitels can be dropped off by Aviva, 16 Edgemount Road, Edison. For more info, please see contact Aviva Siegel (732) siegelmom@optonline.net Blood Donors Needed Those 76 and over can donate with a doctor s note.) You must weigh at least 110 lbs. and meet other requirements. Most medications will not keep you from donating. People with diabetes and blood pressure controlled by medication can donate. Please eat before you come and bring ID and proof of age. Help us keep the blood supply at a healthy level. Bad weather can cause cancellations of blood drives and keep donors away--but patients needs remain the same. For an appointment call or or go to Walk-ins welcome! Appointments will get priority.

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