Congregation Ohav Emeth

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1 Congregation Ohav Emeth Announcements Parashat Yitro February 18, 2017 Schedule of Services Friday Mincha/Maariv Shabbat Kriat Sh ma 8:53 AM M A 9:29 AM Gr A Hashkama Minyan 7:00 AM Early Minyan 7:50 AM Regular Minyan 9:00 AM Teen Minyan 9:30 AM Mincha 5:10 PM Maariv 6:22 PM Shabbat Ends 6:27 PM Sunday Shacharit 6:30, 7:00, 8:00 AM Mincha 1:00 PM Kollel Mincha/Maariv 5:25 PM Late Maariv 9:45 PM Monday ~ Thursday Shacharit Monday 5:50, 6:30, 7:00, 8:00 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 5:25 PM Late Maariv 7:50, 9:45 PM Friday Shacharit Mincha Candle Lighting Mincha/Maariv Let Us Know Hospitality 5:25 PM 5:55, 6:40, 7:00, 7:20 AM 12:35 PM Kollel 5:25 PM 5:30 PM MOTZEI SHABBOS MADNESS CONTINUES! Mar 4: Dance with Morah Marla Rottenstreich Rabbi Kaufman, rabbi rabbioe@aol.com Steve Deutsch, president ohavemethpresident@gmail.com Misheberach List Rabbi Kaufman, rabbi rabbioe@aol.com Announcements office@ohavemeth.org Office Felice Berk, administrator office@ohavemeth.org Final session in the series THE PURIM COSTUME GEMACH IS COMING! Opening day, Feb. 26 Schedule of Shiurim Shabbat 8:30 AM 8:45 AM 3:00 PM Between Mincha/Maariv Sunday 9:00 AM 8:00 PM Monday 10 AM-12 PM 8:00 PM 8:00 PM Mazal Tov Mazal Tov to Ari Lauer on his engagement to Tzippy Moskowitz of Pardes Chanah, Israel. Mazal Tov to Julie and Yanki Lauer, Beccy Levene-Lauer and to the entire Lauer, Levene and Moskowitz families. Tuesday 5:15 AM SEE INSIDE FOR INFORMATION ON MISHLOACH MANOT FOR PURIM :30 PM 9:00 PM Wednesday 10 AM-12 PM 8:00 PM Gold Sponsor $72 Sponsor $36 Participation deadline 2/28 Rabbi Kaufman s Bowling Shoe-Shine-A-Thon Annual Bowl-A-Thon To Benefit OE Shushan Purim 8:00 PM Mishnayot in memory of Danny Ravitz z l Rabbi Zvi Weiss Parashat Hashavua Dr. Presby s Nach Shiur Shiur or D var Torah Rabbi Botnick Rabbi Klughaupt Kollel Balabatim Program-Men Rabbi Erlanger s Gemara Shiur on Megilah in Hebrew Rabbi Meir Lipschitz s Shiur on Parashat Hashavua Rabbi Reisman s Chaburah on Tefillah Rabbi Kaufman s Parashat Hashavua Shiur for Women Dr. Presby (for Women) Rabbi Kaufman s Gemara Shiur on Meseches Baba Basrah 1:30 PM Thursday 5:15 AM For girls in grades 1-7 7:00 PM 22 Shvat 5777 Candle Lighting This Shabbat: 5:17 PM Kollel Balabatim Program-Men Rabbi Ziegler s Gemara Shiur Rabbi Reisman s Chaburah on Tefillah Dr. Presby s Gemara Shiur on Megillah Friday 10 AM-12 PM Kollel Balabatim Program-Men Daf Yomi Shabbat Sunday Mon - Fri After 7:50 AM Minyan 7:05 AM 5:05 AM OE/YJS PARENT-CHILD LEARNING Motzei Shabbos, Feb. 18 & March 25 For Boys & Girls in Grades 3-8 With parents, grandparents, etc. Source Sheets Provided! Special Opportunity for our youth! See inside for details Adar 5777 / March 13, 2017 Continues on March 1, 5 and 7 ESTHER S SEUDAH Show Your Support For OE Over 800 costumes! AND SPONSOR RABBI KAUFMAN (in conjunction with the Chodesh Adar Kiddush) See inside for details! MONDAY IS PRESIDENT S DAY SEE SHACHARIT CHANGES ABOVE THE OE OFFICE IS CLOSED MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20TH Shabbat, Parashat Terumah March 4, 2017 Just $25 to sponsor PERSIAN MENU! See inside for details!

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4 ויבא... אל המשתה אשר עשתה אסתר Hear ye! Hear ye! Esther s Seudah will take place on Shabbat Parashat Terumah, All are invited to attend Esther s Seudah in conjunction with the Chodesh Adar Kiddush Sponsorships available for just $25 **Persian Menu** Please send checks and sponsorship info to the OE Office by February 28th

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7 Condolences Condolences to Alan Kluger, Barry Kluger and Joanne Zimmerman on the passing of their beloved mother, Mrs. Nessie Kluger, a h. May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Kiddush & Seudah Shlishit This Shabbat 7:50 Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by Rabbi Shimoni in memory of his parents. Main Minyan Kiddush is sponsored by OE. Seudah Shlishit is sponsored by Steve and Gloria Deutsch in honor of the yahrtzeit of Gloria's father, Natan ben Asher, z l. Seudah Shlishit Seudah Shlishit sponsorships are available through the winter. The schedule is hanging on the bulletin board. Please contact Rich Kollmar to sponsor or for information at or rsdmkollmars@verizon.net. Upcoming Youth Events MOTZEI SHABBOS MADNESS CONTINUES! For Girls in Grades 1-7 NEXT EXCITING EVENT: Mar 4: Dance with Morah Marla Rottenstreich 7:00 PM / $10 per session RSVP to oechildren@gmail.com Final session in the series. We warmly welcome all newcomers to our shul and our community. If the rabbi, Rabbi Kaufman, or the president, Steve Deutsch, have not come to greet you personally, please come and introduce yourself. We d love to meet you! Rosh Chodesh Kiddush The next Rosh Chodesh Kiddush for the month of Adar will feature ESTHER s SEUDAH and a PERSIAN MENU! Festivities take place NEXT Shabbat Parashat Terumah, March 4, 2017 (DATE CHANGE!). Just $25 to sponsor. Please submit checks and sponsorship information, including any relevant names, to the OE Office by February 28th for inclusion in the announcements. OE Purim Announcements *One of the defining features of Purim is the importance of community. We come together to hear the Megillah, twice, and we send Shalach Manos all around town. Purim carnivals and seudot bring friends and families together, allowing us to celebrate the historic victory more deeply and to talk with each other about the Purim messages that enrich our lives. On this holiday of community, your shul community can use your help. We are planning to hold our annual Purim carnival, on Motzei Shabbat, March 11th. It is a highlight of our youth department calendar and a delight to all who attend. To make this event a strong success, we are asking our members to consider sponsoring this event. If you're willing to provide funds or gifts, please send the shul office at office@ohavemeth.org by March 1st. *We're also pleased to continue to offer the opportunity to send Shalach Manos to fellow shul members and community members through a centralized program run by the shul, at a low cost. We're grateful to the volunteers who've stepped forward to help manage this program. As we have in years past, we seek additional volunteers who'll agree to deliver between 6-12 Shalach Manos packages on behalf of the shul. Shul Shalach Manos delivery people give us an hour of their chag and serve as ambassadors of OE. If you're willing to serve as a Shalach Manos delivery person, please contact Felice at office@ohavemeth.org. Thank you for your commitment to our shul community. Bowling Shoe-Shine-A-Thon on Shushan Purim Show your support for OE by pledging per pin in sponsorship of Rabbi Kaufman s Bowl-A-Thon which will take place on Shushan Purim, Monday, March 13th, We appreciate your generosity! Purim Costume Gemach Congregation Ohav Emeth s 10th Annual Purim Costume Gemach will kick off on Rosh Chodesh Adar, February 26th from 5:00 to 8:00 PM with great excitement. Over 800 infants to adult costumes are available to borrow. Both kids and their parents enjoy coming to see what new costumes there are and trying on new costumes. All of the costumes have been donated over the last 9 years by great community members. The Gemach continues this year for 3 more days on Wednesday night, March 1st from 6:00 pm 8:00 pm, Sunday March 5th from 10 am-3 pm and on Tuesday March 7th from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. The cost is either a $5 donation or 1 donated costume per costume borrowed. The gemach is located at Congregation Ohav Emeth, 415 Raritan Ave., Highland Park, NJ. For more information costumegemach@yahoo.com or see our facebook page at Fire Drill This Shabbat There have been a number of threats made against Jewish institutions in the last months. Within the last few weeks, JCC's have been targeted with bomb threats. Our shul has established a safety, fire and security committee to create a safe environment within our building. In the event of an emergency where we might have to evacuate the building, it is prudent that we prepare not only a plan but we practice that plan. This Shabbos morning, February 18th, we are planning to have a simple fire drill. The entire shul will be evacuated for a short period of time. We appreciate your cooperation with this most important matter.

8 OE Parent Child Learning with YJS Join us for two exciting evenings of Parent-Child learning presented by Yeshiva at the Jersey Shore (YJS) and hosted by OE, on Motzei Shabbos February 18th at 7:15pm and March 25th at 9:00pm. We invite all boys and girls from grades 3-8 to come learn with their parents, grandparents, teachers and friends. There will be source sheets, leveled by grade, opening and closing thoughts by the Rabbis of YJS, and refreshments. We hope to see you there! An Open Appeal from One of Our OE Member Families We realize there are many requests for Tzedaka, all heart wrenching. However, the rules of Tzedaka are to first help your family, then help your community, then outside the community. Here is a campaign started by longtime members of our community, who are presently struggling with the serious issue of having a family member trying to recover in rehab. They need to raise about $6,000 a month and rehab can take about a year. please-help-us-afford-rehab-to-save-our -son. Please open up your hearts and help this local family keep their son in rehab. They have been generous in the past in supporting our community and never thought they would need to ask for themselves. (Please note: Rabbi Kaufman and Rabbi Kaminetzky have reviewed this issue and the great need of the family and encourage all to help in this extremely worthy and life saving effort.) If you wish to make out a check instead of contributing online, please make it out to Congregation Ohav Emeth and in the memo write Rabbi's Charity Fund. On a separate note (NOT IN MEMO) write that it is for the Rehab Campaign. Community Happenings RPRY Announcements: *Cooking Demo: RPRY PLUS and the RPRY Alumni Association invite the whole community to Coach Gila's cooking demo and workshop on TOP TIPS FOR HEALTHY EAT- ING. Sunday February 26 at 8pm at RPRY. Coach Gila (RPRY Class of '87!) is Director of Main Asset Health and at this event you will get to taste the food she prepares right in front of you and go home with a copy of her featured recipes! Cost is $15 in advance/$20 at the door. Sponsorships available and include admission: $54 (VIP seating)/ $72 (VIP seating and special gift)/ $180 (VIP seating and phone consult with Coach Gila!). For questions and reservations please RPRYPLUS@rpry.org *Sponsor a Day of Learning: Do you have an upcoming yahrzeit that you would like to commemorate in a special way? Have a friend or loved one for whom you'd like to encourage a refuah shleima? Would you like to honor someone special in your life? Or express hakarat hatov when celebrating an upcoming special event or milestone? The "Sponsor a Day of Learning" program

9 at RPRY gives you just this opportunity! Share in the merit of over 300 students' learning while also supporting a pillar of our community. Your sponsorship will be highlighted in the morning announcements to the student body, sent out in an to the RPRY community network and included in RPRY's weekly newsletter. Pick your day today at rpry-family/day-of-learning.html or call x214. Employment Network of Raritan Valley Looking for work? We can help. Go to or contact Bob Lansey at ENRVInfo@gmail.com. We post over 100 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. Bikur Cholim Announcements: *Bikur Cholim of Raritan Valley Annual Event to be held Sunday, March 5, 2017 at 9:30 AM at the Pines Manor in Edison. Guest speaker: Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser Invitations have been mailed. For more information please go to the Bikur Cholim website: bikurcholimrv.com *Seeking volunteers: 7-year-old boy in Robert Wood Johnson's Children Hospital needs visitors for times when his parents cannot be with him. Parents live in Brooklyn and are seeking people to stay with him for various time shifts. Please be in touch with his aunt: Chaya Wilkes, , chayawilkes@gmail.com. *New Hospitality Room: Bikur Cholim of Raritan Valley is thrilled to announce the new hospitality room to meet all of your needs at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital! The room is located opposite the surgical intensive care unit. For inquiries, please call the helpline at *Mother s Helpers: Bikur Cholim is looking for Mother's Helpers, grades 10 and up, to help with a special needs five year old girl. Volunteers are needed for any time, Monday through Friday. If you can help, please call Mrs. Rivka Teresh directly at *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 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

10 weeks at a time. To volunteer, please call Bikur Cholim hotline at or fill out the volunteer form on the website bikurcholimrv.com. Simply Tzfat Kumzitz Khal Chassidim In the week leading up to its Annual Malva Malka, Khal Chassidim is holding a special (free admission) kumzitz with our friends from Simply Tzfat on Sunday, February 26th at 7:30 at Rabbi Horowitz s Shteible, Khal Chassidim on 46 North 8th Avenue. This Kumitziz is among the many gatherings in song, study and community commemoration held in tribute to Hinda bas Yaakov Peretz, Rabbi Horowitz s precious wife a h. We invite your community to ours in sweet song to remember a precious part of Khal Chassidim, who in the tradition of Chassidus, sought to bring comfort and support to everyone she met in the greater Highland Park community and beyond. There will be seating areas for men and women in the Shteible Beit Midrash. Our thanks to you for sharing these words and to Simply Tzfat for making their way to Highland Park/ Edison for this special tribute to our Rebbetzin Hinda Horowitz a h. JNF Annual Breakfast The Jewish National Fund s Annual Garden State Breakfast will take place on Sunday, March 5th at 10 AM at Congregation B nai Tikvah in North Brunswick. Featured Guest Speaker is Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, best-selling author and rabbi of the Los Angelesbased Synagogue for the Performing Arts. Register at secure2.convio.net/jnf/site/ticketing? view=tickets&id=34213&_ga= Diaper Gemach Accepting Donations Donations of diapers, pull-ups, and wipes are currently being accepted for the new HP/Edison Diaper Gemach. For more information, please diapergemach@gmail.com ACTT The ACTT (Achieving Change Through Torah) program helps individuals succeed in making meaningful and lasting changes in their lives. Previous ACTT module: Kiddush Hashem 1 ; Sourcebook: Living Kiddush Hashem by Rabbi Shraga Freedman. "A Powerful Segulah for Yom Hadin", speaker Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser, can be downloaded or listened to from the Audio page of the ACTT web site at: For more info, see the ACTT web-site, info@actt613.org or call Phil Rosen (732) NCSY Event This Friday Night All teens are invited to an NCSY Shabbat Oneg at the Maza residence, 43 Cliff Court, Shabbat Parashat Yitro, February 17, 8:30-10:00pm. Refreshments, friends, words of Torah and fun! 8th Day Concert Presented By Netivot Yeshivat Netivot Montessori presents 8th Day live in concert THIS Sunday, February 19, at 2:30 pm, at the Jo Ann Magistro Performing Arts Center, 200 Rues Lane, East Brunswick. Tickets are going fast at $40, $30, and $20. VIP tickets are $75 and include a Meet and Greet with the band after the concert. Purchase tickets online at netivot.booktix.com. Groups of 10 or more receive a 10% discount with code "groups". Contact us at concert@mynetivot.com with questions. Shidduch Group Meeting The next Rosh Chodesh Shidduch Group will meet on Monday, February 27, We will meet at the Ravitz home at 8 PM. Please bring a resume and picture of anyone you re presenting. Please RSVP on Facebook, if possible. AY Annual Journal Breakfast Congregation Ahavas Yisrael is hosting its 8th Annual Journal Breakfast on Sunday, February 26th, 2017, at Cong. Ahavas Achim, 216 S. 1st Ave., Highland Park, NJ, at 9:30 am. Our honorees are Mr. Menachem and Mrs. Helene Kravitz (Guests of Honor), Mr. Zev Rosenberg and Mr. Aryeh Berger (Service Awardees). Reserve at ayedison.org. Tomchei Shabbos Pesach Campaign With Pesach less than 2 months away, there are families in our community for whom the thought of purchasing even the basic necessities is a crushing financial burden. Tomchei Shabbos helps ease this burden, and provide peace of mind, by ensuring that these families basic needs are met. But all of this comes at a cost. Pesach is by far our largest and costliest operation of the year. In the weeks leading up to Pesach, over 250 boxes of food are purchased, packed and distributed to needy families in the Highland Park, Edison and East Brunswick communities. Families are counting on this food but to make it happen requires your support. Help give the gift of Pesach to families in need. Donations can be made through our website at Checks can also be sent to Tomchei Shabbos of Middlesex County, c/o Cong. Ohr Torah, 48 Edgemount Road, Edison, NJ Thank you for your support. Circus Trip with Ohr Torah On Sunday March 19, 2017 at 11:00 AM Congregation Ohr Torah will be going by school bus from the Shul to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Out Of This World Circus event

11 located at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ. We will return to the Shul at 3:00 PM. This program is for children and parents. All children six and under must be accompanied by an adult. The show runs 1 hour and 45 minutes including a 15-minute intermission. Cost is $27 per person including transportation for all reservations made in advance. On the day of the event, the price goes up to $30 per person. Max $100 per immediate family. Nachum Segal at YIEB The Young Israel of East Brunswick proudly presents Nachum Segal, the radio host of JM in the AM, for a community weekend in East Brunswick on February 24-25, This program includes a Motzei Shabbat Q & A on Saturday, February 25. Please contact Ralph Rosenbaum at for more information. Purim Cards from the Kinder Fund The Kinder Fund in memory of Dina Eisner, a"h, is selling Purim Mishloach Manos cards for $2.00 each. The cards are perfect to send to all friends & relatives. All proceeds from the sale enable The Kinder Fund to help subsidize needed services for many local children. To obtain cards, contact Tova Josefovitz at , Shoshana Diskind at , Lani Eisner at or Janice Lustiger at or your request to thekinderfund@gmail.com. NORPAC Mission 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 17, On a single-day trip you will meet with Members of Congress and their staff, and share your concerns with them about aid to Israel, Iranian threats, 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. Early discounted rate up to March 13. Register now for the early bird discount: or call (201) Adults - $125, Students - $75 (must be over 12.Those under 18 must be accompanied by parent or legal guardian) Nefesh B Nefesh Annual Aliyah Fair The Nefesh B Nefesh Israel Mega Event Aliyah Fair will take place on Sunday, February 26th, at John Jay College at 524 W. 59th Street in NYC. Better than ever, this year s Mega Event offers something for everyone! More sessions, medical professionals seminar, Israeli shuk with food and music, children s program and vendor fair. Register at Ma ayanot Annual Dinner Ma ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls invites the community to our Annual Scholarship Dinner on Saturday night, March 4, 2017 at 8:30 p.m. at Congregation Keter Torah in Teaneck. We are grateful to have the opportunity to dedicate this year s dinner to the memory of Bruce Ritholtz, z l, and we are honored to present to his family our Be er Torah Memorial Award. In addition, please join us in honoring Lori and Eliot Linzer as our Amudei Ma ayanot Honorees, Rabbi Daniel and Diane Cohen as Parents of the Year, and Mrs. Suzanne Cohen as Teacher of the Year. For more information or to RSVP, visit or contact Pam Ennis, Director of Development, at ennisp@maayanot.org. Ari Krul Running for Team Shalva Jerusalem Marathon My name is Justin (Ari) Krul. I go to Yeshiva University High School for Boys (MTA). This year I will be participating in the Jerusalem Marathon running for Team Shalva. Shalva is an organization which is the Israel Association for the Care and Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities and is dedicated to providing transformative care for individuals with disabilities, empowering their families and promoting social inclusion. Nondenominational and free of charge, Shalva s programs provide an all-encompassing range of services for hundreds of individuals from infancy to adulthood. My goal for Team Shalva is to raise a grand total of $2,800 by March 1st. Checks can be made out to American friends of Shalva, with my name Justin Krul, in the memo, and given to me so I can send them in. You can mail them to me at 167 Washington Avenue, Edison N.J Or you can donate online at arikrul99. Shalva is also a 501c3 non-profit organization. Chevra Hatzolah of Middlesex County Our new emergency number is We are currently seeking responders during the daytime. EMT training will be provided free of charge. Additionally, we are also seeking dispatchers. If you live or work in the area and wish to join, please contact us at info@hatzolahmc.org or call our office at Hatzolah of Middlesex County Men s Basketball Tournament Hatzolah of Middlesex County is proud to present its 2nd annual Men's Basketball Tournament! Tournament will be held at 71 Ethel Rd W, Piscataway NJ on Sunday, March 5th from 5-9 PM. Open to all Men ages 16 & up. Entry Fee: $65 per person or $250 per team (4 players per team). 100% of all proceeds goes to Hatzolah of Middlesex County. Registration deadline Feb 23. For info or to register, please tournament@hatzolahmc.org. To pay online, visit Highland Park First Aid Squad For medical emergencies in Highland Park call The Squad has been serving Highland Park for nearly 70 years 24/7. We accept volunteers fromage 16 and provide free EMT training. For additional information, please call , visit or speak with Leale Cohen, Ari and Deborah Lewitter or Yossi Benedek.

12 For Women and Girls LADIES LUNCHEON IN CONJUNCITON WITH Rabbi Kaufman s Parashat Hashavua Shiur for Women on Tuesday, February 21st. The luncheon is sponsored in memory of Chava Minka Bickhardt, a h, and will take place at 1:00 PM prior to the shiur at 1:30 PM. All women are invited to attend. Rebbitzen Eichenstein s Classes for Women: Tefillah class on Sunday, Feb 19 at 11:00 AM at the Aguda shule; No class on Monday, Feb 20. For more info, please contact Aviva at or siegelmom@optonline.net Women's Learning Initiative: Mrs. Miri Cohen Parsha class will take place Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 9:30 AM at the home of Tzippy Rieder, 6 Cliff Street, Edison. (off of Brookhill Avenue, past Stone Street). For more info, please call Women's Learning Initiative: Mrs. Leah Drillman Shimiras Haloshon class will meet on Monday, Feb 20 at 7:30 PM at the home of Ellen Smith, 407 North 8th Ave., Edison. For more info, please call Ellen at or SemPlus evening shiur for post seminary girls: Please call the hotline to confirm at Park Mikvah Information The Highland Park mikvah is ready to be transformed into a most beautiful, inviting facility, one which the entire community can be proud of! It is now closed; anticipated reopening before Pesach The Young Israel of East Brunswick will be extending their hours throughout the duration of Park Mikvah renovations: Saturday Thursday: 8:00 11:00 PM. Please check their website for more info regarding fees, and for changes in schedule due to inclement weather. YIEB: 193 Dunhams Corner Road, East Brunswick, or The YIEB mikvah strongly encourages women to prepare at home, due to the expected high volume of patrons. Pending volunteer availability, Park Mikvah will endeavor to provide transportation to or from the YIEB mikvah, as a free service. Please Aviva at siegelmom@optonline.net to volunteer as a driver, or 2 days prior to your visit, to request a ride to the mikvah. Fundraising campaign to finance the renovations has begun! Dedication opportunities are now available! To make a donation, checks can be mailed to Park Mikvah, 36 Skyview T errace, Highland Park, NJ or payment by credit card or PayPal via PayPal.Me/parkmikvah. For more info, hpmikvah@gmail.com or Tiferes DVD for Women Motzai Shabbos, March 18 at 9:00 PM, at the Siegel house. Weekly teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are available to Tiferes members. Current teleconference: My Best Self with Mrs. Chaya Hinda Allen. For more info, please contact Aviva siegelmom@optonline.net. The Highland Park / Edison group of Tiferes is zecher l'nishmas Malka bas Shalom. Mega Challah Bake of Central NJ Please join the Mega Challah Bake of Central New Jersey on Wednesday, February 22nd at 7:00 PM at Chabad House Rutgers University (170 College Avenue in New Brunswick). Featuring musical entertainment by Esther Freeman and Inspirational Speaker, Mrs. Rivka Pevzner. $15 couvert. Light refreshments served. Each guest will receive a $25 value gift package. Please RSVP to The Nshei of the Edison/Highland Park Chabura invites all women to a video presentation by Mrs. Tammy Karmel. Join thousands of woman worldwide who have been inspired by the masterful teachings of emunah and bitachon by Mrs. Karmel from Yerushalayim who is living and thriving with the debilitating disease of ALS. When: Sunday February 19th, 8 PM. Where: Home of Mindy Bilowitz, 98 Leslie St., Edison. Hope to see you! Highland Park/Edison Connects Event Highland Park/Edison Connects invites the women of our community to our Winter 2017 Melava Malka featuring a very special guest speaker! A former IDF soldier, who grew up in this community and who served during the recent Operation Protective Edge will be sharing inspiring stories of Achdus and how that CONNECT's to our community! This very special no-charge event will be taking place on Motzai Shabbos, March 4th, 2017 at 8pm at the home of Rachelle and Zev Stern, 474 Lincoln Ave, HP. (Speaker to begin at 8:30 sharp to leave plenty of mingling time afterwards!) Whether you have recently moved in and are looking to meet people, or whether you have been here for years and want to reconnect with old friends and make new ones, we encourage you to come! For more info please Faygie Lobel at FayMLobel@gmail.com or Elleshlang@gmail.com. The Women's AMEN Group meets monthly on the Sundays following the Shabbos in which one bensches Rosh Chodesh, 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 the other Cholim in the community. Women's Israeli Dancing at Etz Ahaim? Interested in having Women's Israeli Dancing return to Etz Ahaim? Please dance teacher, Elyse Litt: dances.from.the.heart@gmail.com to let her know you are interested in starting to dance again in Highland Park! Bikur Cholim OWLS (Overnight Women Labor Support) A complimentary service for maternity situations whereby volunteers will come to stay with your kids during the night. For more info on receiving this service or becoming a volunteer, please contact Rikki at

13 Edison/Highland Park Gown Gemach 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 Raritan Valley Hadassah Events: *Trip to the Zimmerli Art Museum, Sunday, March 19, 1:00 p.m. Join us Sunday, March 19 at 1:00 p.m. for a docent-led tour of the Nonconformist Exhibit at the Zimmerli Art Museum, located on the Voorhees Mall of the campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick. The tour will be led by our very own Marcie Leff. Couvert is $10. Please RSVP by Wednesday, March 15 by making a check payable to Raritan Valley Hadassah (Zimmerli in the memo) and mailing it to Sara Goodman Hand, 311 Montgomery Street, Highland Park, NJ Feel free to call Marcia Shiffman at if you need a ride or have any questions. *Support saving children at risk in Israel: Youth Aliyah Luncheon Sunday, April 30, 2017, 11:00 a.m. Congregation Ahavas Achim, 216 S. 1st Ave., Highland Park. Speaker: Ruth Grossberg, Co-chair of Hadassah's United Nations Committee Speaking on Hadassah and its work at the UN. RSVP by April 16 by sending your $36 couvert to: Maureen Arnow, 31 Marshall Dr. Edison, NJ Please show your support for Youth Aliyah by sending an additional donation to Maureen. Questions: Call Maureen Arnow , or mailsacks@aol.com or Bonnie Freidenreich Catering by Jerusalem Pizza. *Chug Ivrit for intermediate to advanced Hebrew speakers will hold our next meeting on Sunday, February 26 at 11:00 a.m. at the home of Eli Leiter and Rosey Bell, 130 Valentine Street. They chat in Hebrew and read a short Hebrew story or article. They d love to have you join them! Please RSVP to Eli and Rosey at , elijahhanavi@gmail.com or roselynbe@aol.com. *Book Club: Hadassah Book Group's next book is "The People and the Books" by Adam Kirsch. The author is a literary critic, and the director of the Master's Program in Jewish Studies at Columbia University. We invite you to read this exciting book with us. Please call Gustine Matt at or gustinematt@gmail.com if you can join us. *Chicks with Sticks Knitting Group: Our next meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 26 at 1:00 p.m. at 209 North 4 Avenue, Highland Park. If you are a beginning knitter, you are most welcome to join us. Our experienced and talented knitters are always happy to assist other group members with their questions. If you want to make arrangements to pick up some yarn or if you have completed caps and/or blankets that you would like to drop off, feel free to call or Phyllis Pollak, Knitting Chair at or phypollak@yahoo.com 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

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16 שבת שלום To all of our members and friends OE IS PEANUT AND TREE NUT FREE! NO PEANUTS OR TREE NUTS ARE PERMITTED ON THE PREMISES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION! TRIBUTE CARDS ARE AVAILABLE FROM OE FOR MAZAL TOV, REFUAH SHLEIMA AND CONDOLENCES JUST $5.00 EACH CONTACT SUSAN KOLLMAR TO PURCHASE ADVERTISING RATES 2016 FULL PAGE 2 WEEKS $90 HALF PAGE 4 WEEKS $90 QUARTER PAGE 8 WEEKS $90 FULL PAGE 5 WEEKS (INCLUDES ONE WEEK FREE) HALF PAGE 9 WEEKS (INCLUDES ONE WEEK FREE) QUARTER PAGE 18 WEEKS (INCLUDES TWO WEEKS FREE) BUSINESS CARD 4 WEEKS CONTACT THE OE OFFICE FOR OTHER OPTIONS office@ohavemeth.org $180 $180 $180 $24 OE FOOD BANK IS OPEN! The OE FOOD BANK gladly accepts any closed/unused non-perishable food items and toiletries. PLEASE DO NOT DEPOSIT OPEN FOODS OR PERISAHBLES IN THE BIN! Please remind your children not to place any trash in the food collection bin. Any questions, contact Alice Gordon at chasachana@aol.com. 415 Raritan Avenue Highland Park, NJ (732) Eliyahu Kaufman Rabbi Eliezer Kaminetzky Rabbi Emeritus Steve Deutsch President G. Silverstein Editor Emeritus