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Congregation Ahavas Yisrael 1587 Route 27, Edison, NJ 08817
www.AYEDISON.org // Rabbi Gedaliah Jaffe // President David Zelingher // [email protected]
This Shabbos: Fri Shabbos Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs
Parshas Shmini April 18 April 19 April 20* April 21* April 22 April 23 April 24
Shacharis 6:15AM 6:45 / 8:45AM 8:15AM 6:00AM 6:15AM 6:15AM 6:10AM
Candle Lighting / Mincha 7:20 / 7:00PM 7:10PM 7:25PM 7:25PM 7:25PM 7:25PM 7:25PM
Ma’ariv / Havdalah 8:29PM 7:45PM 7:45PM 7:45PM 7:45PM 7:45PM * Rosh Chodesh Iyar
Next Shabbos: Fri Shabbos Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs
Parshas Tazria - Metzorah April 25 April 26 April 27 April 28 April 29 April 30 May 1
Shacharis 6:15AM 6:45 / 8:45AM 8:15AM 6:10AM 6:15AM 6:15AM 6:10AM
Candle Lighting / Mincha 7:27 / 7:00PM 7:15 PM 7:35PM 7:35PM 7:35PM 7:35PM 7:35PM
Ma’ariv / Havdalah 7:36 PM 7:55PM 7:55PM 7:55PM 7:55PM 7:55PM
Weekly Shiurim at AY: Fri Shabbos Sun Mon Tues Wed Thurs
April 18 April 19 April 20 April 21 April 22 April 23 April 24
Dirshu Daf Yomi B’Halacha 6:00AM No Shiur 6:00AM 6:00AM 6:00AM
Daf Yomi Shiur No Shiur
Hilchos Shabbos Chabura 8:25AM
Personalities of the Talmud 9:15AM
Bava Kama Chabura 8:45PM
SHUL ANNOUNCEMENTS
GALA KIDDUSH after the main minyan this Shabbos is sponsored by Sara Reich and family in honor of Yehuda Reich.
WELCOME: AY welcomes the Yeshiva University Kollel Elyon representatives to town. We are honored to have Rabbi Shaya First and Rabbi Ephraim Meth speaking Friday night and at Shalosh Seudos, respectively, this week. The bios for both members of the kollel are available below.
MAZEL TOV to Mr. & Dr. Lorne Schachter and Rabbi & Mrs. Chaim Aron Eidelman on the marriage of their children, Ari and Ahuva! Mazel Tov to all extended Schachter and Eidelman family members. Lorne & Debbie Schachter invite the community to a kiddush in honor of the Sheva Brochos after the 8:30AM minyan at the Agudah.
PEREK ON THE LAWN starts this Shabbos at 5:00PM at the Borell residence, 117 Washington Ave., Highland Park. The shiur will be delivered by Rabbi Jaffe. All are welcome to attend.
YOM HA'ATZMAUT SHIUR: AY invites men and women to a special shiur on Wednesday evening, April 22nd, given by Rabbi Jaffe in honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut. The shiur will be on the topic of “The Different Shades of Zionism: From Black & Blue to Blue & White.” Mincha/Ma’ariv at 7:20PM and the shiur will begin at 8:00PM.
COFFEE AND DONUTS this coming week is sponsored by the Moskowitz family in honor of Rachel's birthday!
QUARTERLY STATEMENTS will be emailed to all members this coming week on both Monday and Wednesday. If anyone needs a paper statement, please speak to Michael Zemble or David Zelingher. We request all members attend to outstanding balances as soon as possible.
The next SIMCHA KIDDUSH will be next Shabbos, Parshas Tazria-Metzorah, April 25th. We will be celebrating all February, March, and April simchas. For anyone interested in participating, please go to the shul website to register or send an email to [email protected]. The cost to participate is $18/simcha.
The AY WOMEN’S LEARNING PROGRAM continues this month with our featured speaker, Davida Kollmar. Davida is currently a student in the Stern College Graduate Program in Advanced Talmudic Study. Her topic will be "Why did I get Tzara’as? Miriam and More." Please join us on Shabbos, April 25th, at 4:00PM at the home of Sharon & Leon Glaser, 15 Barlow Road in Edison.
The following BIRTHDAYS, ANNIVERSARIES & YAHRZEITS occurred over the last two weeks and/or will take place within the next week:
Happy Birthday to Miriam Arnheim, Shlomo Yaakov Kesselman, Emunah Titen, Gidon Arnold, Andrew Kellman, Michael Zemble, Rachel Moskowitz, David Siegelman, Melissa Titen, and Felisa Mark!
Yahrzeit: Lawrence Margolin for his father, Arnold, on the 23rd of Nissan.
To have your event included, visit the AY website and update your family information.
NEW TO TOWN OR JUST VISITING? BARUCH HABAH! AY would like to warmly welcome all newcomers, visitors, or guests who are joining us for Shabbos. If Rabbi Jaffe or President David Zelingher do not get a chance to greet you personally, please come up and introduce yourself during Kiddush. We’d like to meet you!
OUTSTANDING BALANCES: We encourage all members to redeem their pledges and tend to outstanding balances in a timely fashion. Payment plans are available for anyone who needs or would like to make monthly installment payments. Please speak to Michael Zemble to make arrangements for a payment plan.
HATZOLAH OF EDISON is parking an ambulance in one designated spot in our parking lot. Please do not park in or in front of this spot, which is clearly marked. Hatzolah and AY thank you for your cooperation and assistance.
RECORDS UPDATE: The Gabbaim request that members input all family lifecycle events on the website. A report is run weekly of these events, which helps the Gabbaim to distribute kibbudim and aliyahs. If you require assistance entering data, please speak with Chezkie Mark. You can email the Gabbaim at [email protected].
DID YOU MISS A SHIUR? Would you like to review what you already learned? Rabbi Jaffe's Dirshu Daf Yomi B'Halacha shiurim are now available online at www.YUTorah.org. Enjoy!
EMAIL LIST: To be added to the shul's email list please send an email to [email protected].
MASTER SCHEDULER: Alec Cohen is the AY Master Scheduler. Please contact him at [email protected] or (732) 773-6075 to schedule any event or sponsorship.
MEMBERSHIP: If interested in becoming a member, please see David Zelingher or visit the shul website.
SECURITY COMMITTEE: If you have any suggestions or concerns, email [email protected].
Congregation Ahavas Yisrael 1587 Route 27, Edison, NJ 08817
www.AYEDISON.org // Rabbi Gedaliah Jaffe // President David Zelingher // [email protected]
CHOLIM: The Gabbaim ask that all names of cholim be sent to [email protected].
ANNOUNCEMENTS DEADLINE: AY strives to include all announcements in the weekly printed edition; however, we need your help to get your announcements included and formatted in time. All announcements should be submitted by Thursday noon to [email protected] for inclusion in that week’s announcements.
COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
HATZOLAH of Edison is operational. If you have a medical emergency, please call 732-640-5545. Additionally, we are always seeking additional responders and dispatchers. To apply, please visit www.hatzolahmc.org and select "Contact us/Membership.” Hatzolah stickers are available at Glatt27, Jerusalem Pizza, Mordy's, Sushianna, and Park Place Grill.
THE SOFER will be visiting our community on Sunday morning April 19, 2015. If you wish to have mezzuzot or teffilin checked, you may meet the Sofer at Judaica Gallery, 300 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ.
TEAM CNJKIDS will run in the HIGHLAND PARK 5k on Sunday, 5/3/15. To sign up, go to http://runinthepark.org/register/ and register for the race. If you register before 4/18/15 the entry fee will be $25. Then e-mail [email protected] with your name, t-shirt size, that you wish to be a member of TEAM CNJKIDS, and that you will commit to raising $50 for CNJKIDS
Highland Park Budget Hearing and Vote - Monday April 20th at 7:30 pm. The Highland Park Board of Education has proposed a 4.47% tax increase for Highland Park residents to cover their proposed 2015-2016 budget. Please share your thoughts at the Budget Hearing and Vote on Monday April 20th at 7:30 pm at Highland Park Middle School, 330 Wayne St.
New Gown Gemach in Edison! Looking for donations! L'iluy Nishmas R' Yitzchok Ben Binyomin. For more information, please call Sara Scott at 516-526-0941
Yom Ha’Atzmaut Peace of Mind program: In an effort to bring another unit of soldiers to our community, we are having our 1st fundraiser for Peace of Mind by celebrating Israel's 67th birthday. Please come to RPRY on April 23rd to enjoy a carnival and delicious food from the kosher bbq truck, the Wandering Que, under star-K supervision. The event is from 5-9 pm. Admission is $18/ person, $36/family, not including food purchases. All proceeds go to the Peace of Mind program helping IDF combat veterans transition back to civilian life. For questions call Rosanne Koenigson at 732-735-8196.
COMMUNITY SHIURIM: Rabbi Bassous: Women’s class on Sunday morning at 10:00 AM at Cong. Etz Ahaim. Book that is being studied: Battle Plan by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller and Sara Yocheved Rigler. // Rabbi Weiss will be giving a weekly shiur for men and women on the Parsha with a focus on Emunah and Bitachon on Wednesday nights at 9:15 PM at the home of Marsha Eiserman home, 154 N. 10th Avenue, Highland Park. // The Women's AMEN Group meets weekly on Sundays at 9:30 AM in a downstairs classroom at Congregation Ohr Torah. The group meets in the zechus of a refuah shelaimah for Menachem Mordechai ben Ophira and other Cholim in the community. // Women's Learning Initiative: Mrs. Miri Cohen’s Parsha class: Wednesday, April 22 at 9:15 AM at the home of Rikki Samel, 427 Dennison Street, Highland Park. Please call 206-376-9027 on Tuesday evening to confirm that the shiur will take place as scheduled. // Women's Learning Initiative: SemPlus shiur for post seminary girls - For more info on Wednesday night class, please call 732-841-1885. // Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s classes for women: No class on Sunday, April 19; Parsha class on Monday, April 20 at 8:00 PM at Congregation Ohr Torah. For more info, please contact Aviva Siegel at 732-572-4408 [email protected].
Tiferes, a Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation program for women: Weekly teleconferences with topics such as shalom bayis and parenting are available to Tiferes members. Current series: “Seven Blessings Seven Secrets – Still Building a Home on Sheva Brachos” with Mrs. Miriam Jaffe. For more info or to become a member, please contact Aviva [email protected]. The Highland Park / Edison group of Tiferes is zecher l'nishmas Malka bas Shalom.
RJJ Yeshiva Annual Dinner honoring Mr. and Mrs. Louis Glinn as ‘Parents of the Year." Sunday evening, May 17th at the Renaissance Woodbridge Hotel. For info or to place an ad or call office at 732-985-6533.
RPRY Annual Dinner: Please join us at RPRY's 70th Anniversary Dinner, on Sunday April 26, 2015, at 6:00 P.M., at The Heldrich Hotel, New Brunswick, as we honor Iris and Elie Borger and present a Distinguished Alumna Award to Avital Chizhik-Goldschmidt. We will also be presenting a special tribute - a Sefer Hakarat Hatov - to Rabbi Shraga Gross. Don't miss this amazing community event! To reserve your spot and submit a virtual journal ad AND a separate message for Rabbi Gross, visit rpry.adjournal.com.
The 2nd Annual Raritan Valley Community Poland Pilgrimage Join us this July 12-20, 2015 with Rabbi Shraga Gross for an uplifting, inspiring and unforgettable journey through hundreds of years of Jewish history and heritage. We will visit the cities of Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz and Lublin as well as the Chassidic centers of Gur and Lezajsk. We will also tell the story of the Shoah visiting Auschwitz, Majdanek, Belzec, and other moving and significant sites.We wish to preserve the intimacy of this experience and so space will be limited. For more information about this incredible journey contact Nitza Adler at: (732) 670 4649 or email [email protected] or Nachum and Monique Sorkin at [email protected]
ACCT EVENT On Sunday, April 19, 2015 at 8:00 PM, ACTT (Achieving Change Through Torah) will be honored to have Mr. Charlie Harary, Esq., an internationally renowned speaker, provide the motivation and inspiration at the “Hakaras HaTov – Gratitude” booster event. This module starts now and the Artscroll source book, “Let There Be Rain - making Gratitude a part of our lives” is available at a discount from the Judaica Gallery. Admission is free and sponsors are very welcome. For more info, e-mail [email protected], see www.actt613.org, or call Phil Rosen (732) 572-8762.
NORPAC’s Mission to Washington is an annual event where we bring close to a thousand citizen activists to Washington, DC, in order to advocate for a stronger U.S.-Israel relationship with Members of Congress. Join us on Wednesday, May 13, 2015. On a single-day 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. Visit www.norpac.net or call (201) 788-5133. Adults - $125 / Students - $75 (must be over 12. Those under 18 must be accompanied by Parent or legal guardian). Contact for more info: Leon or Sharon Glaser at tel. 732-985-3527.
The Highland Park Mikvah hours for daylight savings time: Sunday –Thursday evenings from 9:00 PM – 11:00 PM; Friday nights by appointment only. Saturday: April 18: 9:30–11:00; April 25: 9:45–11:15. Please arrive with enough time to be out before closing time. For more information, call 732-249-2411 or email [email protected].
YU Kollel Elyon Representatives’ Bios: R' Shaya First, who will be speaking to us Friday evening, serves as the Rabbinic Intern of the Young Israel of Monsey and Wesley Hills and teaches part time at Yeshiva University High School for Boys. Originally from Teaneck, NJ, Shaya completed his B.A. in Mathematics at Yeshiva College in May 2011. He served as Rabbinic Intern in the Young Israel of Jamaica Estates from 2013-2014, and has spent his past five summers running Camp Morasha's High School Kollel program. While completing his studies in the Beren Kollel Elyon, he is also pursuing Master's degrees in Jewish Education from the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Studies and in Medieval Jewish History from the Bernard Revel Graduate School. R’ Ephraim Meth, who will be speaking to us during Shalosh Seudos, is the Rabbi of Cong. Ahavas Achim in Fairfield, CT. He is a Rosh Chaburah and Sho’eil uMaishiv at Yeshiva University, as well as a Kupietsky Kodshim Fellow at Yeshiva University’s Kollel Elyon. Rabbi Meth has taught in many venues, including Cong. Poalei Zedek of Pittsburgh, Cong. Bnai Yeshurun of Teaneck, the Bucharian World Jewish Center, Kollel Agra dePirka (the retirees kollel), and Yeshiva University's High School for Boys. He is the author of the multi-volume Sha’ashuei Ephraim series, a commentary on the Talmud, of What We Can Do to Help Our Brothers and Sisters in Eretz Yisrael, and of the newly published Mirrors & Apple Trees: The Lomdus of Peru uRevu.
Congregation Ahavas Yisrael 1587 Route 27, Edison, NJ 08817
www.AYEDISON.org // Rabbi Gedaliah Jaffe // President David Zelingher // [email protected]
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Congregation Ahavas Yisrael 1587 Route 27, Edison, NJ 08817
www.AYEDISON.org // Rabbi Gedaliah Jaffe // President David Zelingher // [email protected]
Congregation Ahavas Yisrael 1587 Route 27, Edison, NJ 08817
www.AYEDISON.org // Rabbi Gedaliah Jaffe // President David Zelingher // [email protected]
Do you want to sponsor a Kiddush or Shalosh Seudos, advertise with AY, or rent the shul for a special event? Sponsorship, advertising, and shul rental rates below:
Sponsorship Full Member Price Associate Member Price Non-Member Price Details
Shabbos/Yo
m Tov/
Weekday
Sponsorshi
ps
Main Kiddush A $ 50.00 $ 65.00 $ 80.00 Entenmann's cakes, herring, & soda Main Kiddush B $ 100.00 $ 115.00 $ 130.00 Pareve cholent w/ cakes, herring, & soda Main Kiddush C $ 180.00 $ 195.00 $ 210.00 Meat cholent w/ kugel, cakes, herring, & soda Main Kiddush D Gala Please contact Kiddush committee or Master Scheduler
Hashkama Kiddush A $ 36.00 $ 36.00 $ 54.00 Entenmann's cakes, herring, & soda
Hashkama Kiddush B $ 75.00 $ 75.00 $ 100.00 Pareve cakes, herring, & soda + potato kugel
Hashkama Kiddush C $ 180.00 $ 180.00 $ 225.00 Meat cholent w/ kugel, cakes, herring, & soda (includes main
kiddush sponsorship)
Hashkama Kiddush Add-On
$ 100.00 $ 100.00 $ 125.00 If main kiddush is already sponsored (Main Kiddush C), add-on
price for extending to hashkama kiddush
Simcha Kiddush $ 18.00 $ 18.00 $ 25.00 Announcement of simcha Seudah Shlishis $ 50.00 $ 65.00 $ 80.00 Challah rolls, tuna, chips and dip, soda Sunday Morning
Breakfast $ 36.00 $ 45.00 $ 60.00 Bagels, cream cheese, orange juice
Weekly Donuts & Coffee
$ 36.00 $ 45.00 $ 60.00 Entenmann's donuts and coffee from our Keurig
Shabbos Kids' Snacks $ 18.00 $ 25.00 $ 36.00 Snacks for kids in the playroom at Shabbos morning groups
Advertising
Advertising Package A
$ 25.00 $ 50.00 $ 75.00 Business card or logo with a link to your business website and an advertisement in our weekly e-mail announcements for one (1)
month
Advertising Package B
$ 100.00 $ 125.00 $ 150.00 Business card or logo with a link to your business website and an
advertisement in our weekly e-mail announcements for six (6) months
Advertising Package C
$ 200.00 $ 225.00 $ 250.00 Business card or logo with a link to your business website and an advertisement in our weekly e-mail announcements for twelve
(12) months
Advertising Package D
$ 300.00 $ 325.00 $ 350.00 Business card or logo with a link to your business website and an advertisement in our weekly e-mail announcements for twelve
(12) months AND a full page ad in our annual journal
Advertising Package E
$ 400.00 $ 425.00 $ 450.00
Business card or logo with a link to your business website and an advertisement in our weekly e-mail announcements for twelve (12) months AND a full page ad in our annual journal AND two
tickets to the annual journal breakfast
Room Renta
l
Room Rental (Friday night only)
$ 150.00 $ 200.00 $ 250.00 Use of large room for event or dinner
Room Rental (Shabbos Day Only)
$ 150.00 $ 200.00 $ 250.00 Use of large room for event or lunch
Room Rental (Friday night and Shabbos
Day) $ 250.00 $ 325.00 $ 400.00
Use of large room for events/meals on both Friday night and Shabbos day (after regular shul's kiddush)
Weekday Rental $ 125.00 $ 150.00 $ 175.00 Use of large room for weekday event or meal
Contact our Master Scheduler, Alec Cohen, at [email protected] or (732) 773-6075 to reserve any type of sponsorship or to rent the shul for an event.
All sponsorships, advertising, and room rentals will require pre-payment from non-members before any services will be rendered or any access to the building allowed.
For advertising opportunities only, email [email protected] or call 201-741-7526 for more information. To submit business cards, logos, or journal ads, send them to [email protected].
Visit our website at www.AYEdison.org to pay for all sponsorships, advertising, and room rentals.