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Weekly Newsletter Vol. XX, No. 46 Iyyar 12, 5776 – Iyyar 19, 5776 May 20, 2016 – May 27, 2016
The next newsletter deadline is
TUESDAY, MAY 24th at 11:59PM
All submissions must be emailed to [email protected]
OFFICE HOURS - MONDAY-FRIDAY 10AM-4PM
Evening hours are available on an appointment basis. Please e-mail
[email protected] or call 732.254.1860x1 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
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Thank You
I would like to thank the YIEB community for its
support after the passing of my beloved mother, Edith
Moses A”H. The kindness and concern extended by
the community during this very difficult time was
heartwarming and very much appreciated.
Nancy & Harold Tepper and Family
Thank You
Marc and I would like to thank the many adults and
teens who helped us set up and clean up the two past
weeks for Seudah Shlishit. With the Yachaad guests
one week and our Israeli guest Dr. Negulse the
following week, we had wonderful turnouts.
Cheryl, Michele, Ava, Ron, Jacob, Bea, Amy, Jane,
Karen, and Judy were a great team. Thanks to
everyone. Sorry if we missed anyone.
Ellen Gable
MAZEL TOV
Mazal tov to Gary and Sue Spiewak and Zahava and
Marvin Snow of Woodmere, NY on the engagement of
their children Russell and Sara. Mazal tov also to
siblings Elanit Snow, Dov and Amy Snow, Natanel and
Adina Snow, Michoel Snow, Adina and Sean Sinnreich,
Martelle Spiewak, and Aaronn Spiewak, and to nieces
and nephews Akiva, Rayna, Eliyahu, Aaron, Gavriel,
Yaakov, Rena, Elisheva, Dovid Aryeh, and Shoshana.
SHUL DECORUM REMINDER
At YIEB we encourage talking to everyone:
HASHEM during Davening. FRIENDS during Kiddush.
CONGREGATIONAL MEEETINGS
1. Wednesday May 25th at 8:30 PM for
nominations of the 2016-2017 Board of
Directors.
2. Wednesday June 8th at 8:30 PM for
election of the Board of Directors and
budget presentation.
Board of Directors meeting
Monday June 6th at 8:30 PM
The full agenda will be sent out before the meeting
and will include a budget presentation by the finance
committee.
Shabbat Afternoon with Rabbi Weinstein,
one hour before Mincha at 6:50 PM PM
Title: Halachik Status and Debate On Ethiopian Jewry
Kiddush Nosh Sponsors
May 8, 2016 – May 21, 2016
Birthday:
Brina & Zvi Herskovits: Bubbe Bea
Ellen & George Horowitz: George Horowitz
Molly & Gary Kaplan: Anna Kaplan
Jamie & Mark Lazar: Jamie Lazar
Lori & Jeff Moskowitz: Ari Moskowitz
Lori & Jeff Moskowitz: Raya Moskowitz
Robyn & Chaim Schneider: Isabella Schneider
Amanda & Judah Shechter: Michal Shechter
Francine & Carey Tajfel: Francine Tajfel
Other Events of Note:
Miriam & Howard Rosenblum: Yom Ha'atzmaut
Yahrzeit:
Shelley & Milton Goldman: Etta Goldman
Elaine & Neal Machtiger: Joan Belle Machtiger
Rene Schloss: Bob Schloss
SEUDAH SHLISHIT SPEAKER
Participants from NORPAC will share their
experiences.
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
[email protected] in order to make these
arrangements. Thank you!!!
Don't forget to register for NCSY Spring Regional: newjersey.ncsy.org/spring-regional !!
GRADS AND DADS KIDDUSH
Time to kvell and celebrate with our Grads and Dads!
Special Kiddush on June 18th.
Please see the separate newsletter flyer or click the
Events tab on yieb.org.
--Karen Stern
Grads and Dads Kiddush Coordinator
CHINUCH/ADULT EDUCATION Guidelines for Lifecycle events can be downloaded
from our website www.yieb.org under the dropdown
menu; Member Area/Guidelines (logged-in members
only).
Every Day. Daily Daf Yomi Series. Join DAF YOMI
every morning with Rabbi Weinstein:
Monday through Friday After 1st minyan
(approximately 7:10-7:45am) and Sunday morning
after 1st minyan (approximately 8:10-8:45am).
Shabbat morning. Following 1st minyan led by a
rotation of presenters. Currently learning Masechet
Gittin. Even if you have never learned Talmud, joining
this class is a good way to gain an interest in the
Talmud.
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.
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!
http://ouradio.org/daf http://www.dafyomi.org/
Tuesday Nights, 8:30pm. YIEB & Highland Park
Kollel. Join Rabbi Nusbaum on Tuesday nights to
learn Gemara. The current topic is Laws of Brachot.
Wednesday Nights, 8:30pm. In Depth Talmud Class.
Given by Yaakov Weinstein. In this week’s class we
will discuss “God’s Seal is Truth”.
Support Adult Ed programming by becoming a
Contributor ($180), Supporter ($100) or Friend (any
amount). Program sponsorships also available.
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Jay Weinstein, Rabbi
732.354.5912 (cell)
732.254.1860 x2 (office)
Gary Spiewak, Editor
Jeff Chustckie, President
Yaakov Wasser, Inaugural Rabbi
(1979-2009), Retired
Shabbat Emor
Friday Mincha ....................................... 7:00PM Candle Lighting ..................................... 7:20PM But no Later than................................... 7:55PM Shkia ..................................................... 8:13PM As long as candle lighting is after 7PM, Mincha on Friday is at 7PM (not z’man), throughout the spring and summer. Shabbat Shacharit ........................ 8:00, 9:00AM Latest Sh’ma ......................................... 9:15AM Shiur ..................................................... 6:50PM Shabbat Mincha ................................... 7:50PM Shabbat Maariv ..................................... 8:55PM Shabbat Ends ....................................... 9:03PM Sun Sh’chr’t (Pesach Sheini)7:30, 8:30, 9:15AM Mon Shacharit .............................. 6:20, 8:00AM Tues/Wed/Fri Shacharit ................ 6:30, 8:00AM Thurs Shacharit (Lag B’Omer)..... 6:20, 8:00AM Sun – Thurs Mincha/Maariv ................... 8:00PM The weekday “maariv only” 9:30PM minyan is on hold for the late Spring & Summer ......................................................................... Candle Lighting next week .................... 7:20PM But no Later than................................... 8:01PM Mikvah Hours are: Saturday 10:00 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 732.257.4121. YIEB Eruv status 732.254.1860 X6
YAHRTZEITS 12 Iyyar Neal Machtiger for his
Sister, Baila Bat Moshe
Eliezer v CHaya Yenta
(Joan Belle Machtiger) on 5/20/2016
14 Iyyar Marsha Loeb for her Father, Aharon
Ben Yechiel (Aaron Lustig) on
5/22/2016
15 Iyyar Ira Birnbaum for his Father, Tzvi Hersh
Ben Yitzchak Isaac (Herman
Birnbaum) on 5/23/2016
15 Iyyar Michael Goldrich for his Father, Dovid
Leib Ben Fishel (David Leon Goldrich)
on 5/23/2016
16 Iyyar Sylvia Berger for her Mother, Yitta
Leah bas Eli (Ida Uncyk) on
5/24/2016
16 Iyyar Debbie Chustckie for her Father,
Yehuda Aryeh Ben Yaakov HaCohen
(Leon Sambul) on 5/24/2016
16 Iyyar Josh Segal for his Father, Ephraim
Yosef Ben Elchanan Halevi (Fred
Segal) on 5/24/2016
18 Iyyar Jodi Liebov for her Father, Zindel Ben
Moshe (Stanley Bloom) on
5/26/2016
18 Iyyar Felene Weinstein Schwartz for her
Brother, Dovid Hesh Ben Yeshaya
(David Harold Weinstein) on
5/26/2016
19 Iyyar Harris Bram for his Father, Avraham
Yitzchak Ben Yerachmiel Tzvi
(Abraham Bram) on 5/27/2016
19 Iyyar Norman Schwartz for his Father,
Yitzchak Isaac Ben Nechemiah (Ignatz
Schwartz) on 5/27/2016
19 Iyyar Barbara Goldman for her Mother,
Feigah Bat Dov Ber (Frances Luftig) on
5/27/2016
19 Iyyar Limor Albertson for her Father,
on (David Smorodinski) דוד בן חיים
5/27/2016
19 Iyyar Robyn Perlman for her Grandmother,
Rivka Bat Nissan (Ruth Ackerman) on
5/27/2016
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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-$180.00 Sponsor - $540.00
Member - $250.00 Leader - $1,000.00
Donor - $360.00
Membership levels of $250.00 and above entitle you
to one year's use of the mikvah. Beginning July 1st
online payment will be accepted on yieb.org. An email
will go out when the system is ready to accept
payments. For more information contact Debbie
Wasserman at [email protected].
Mikvah News
Thank you to all who participated in the MENu event
and helped make it a success.
AIPAC Tickets:
YIEB has limited tickets available at $399, a $200
deduction from the $599 cost, for next year's AIPAC
Conference, March 26th-28th, 2017.
If you're interested, please contact Jeff Chustckie at
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 [email protected]
Bobbie Cumsky at [email protected]
Brina Hershkovits at [email protected]
Thanking you, The Helping Hand Committee ______________________________________________________________
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. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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 (516-641-2437) or Debbie
Wasserman ([email protected]) if you
would like to provide a meal for a family.
Thank You!
SALUTE!!!!!!!!
Please remember that ALL liquor brought into the
Shul must be in compliance with either the CRC http://www.crcweb.org/LiquorList.pdf or Star-K
http://www.star-k.org/5_27LiquorList.pdf
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
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: 732-254-1860 ext. 1
CANDY BAGS Candy bags for your special Simcha must
be ordered from the YIEB Sisterhood.
Please call Shelley Goldman
908.421.1103 for further information. _____________________________________________________________________________________________
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)
The Torah Academy of Bergen County Annual
Scholarship Breakfast will take place this year on May
22nd at 9:30am. TABC is proud to be honoring Dr.
Naomi Knoller and Mrs. Irene Stein for their dedicated
service and valuable contributions to the school.
Please visit tabc.org/scholarshipbreakfast for more
information and to donate to the Bruce Ritholtz z"l
Scholarship Fund. Questions? Call Sharon
Rifkind 201-837-7696 x123.
MEALS ON WHEELS WANTED: Jumpers and Drivers for Meals on Wheels
two hours once a month. Call Sarah Naus
732.257.5378 or Sarita Sragow 732.257.2081. ____________________________________________________________________________________________
RPRY Mishmar learning program is held at RPRY
every Motzei Shabbat @ 7:00 Pm. Please bring your
own seforim. Cost is still only $3.00 which includes
pizza, donuts, prizes and raffles.
RPRY Annual Dinner
Please join us at the RPRY Annual Dinner event, on
Sunday, May 22nd, at 6:00pm, where we will be
celebrating our Guests of Honor - Susan and Hillel
Raymon, our Community Leadership Awardees -
Melissa and Leeor Jerushalmy, and Distinguished
Alumna Awardee - Ariella Noveck, as well as the RPRY
Class of 1986. Thank you for making your reservation
and placing an ad at www.rpry.adjournal.com. For
questions, email [email protected].
MAZEL TOV
Mazal Tov to Ariella Noveck for being awarded the
Distinguished Alumna Award by RPRY on May 22,
2016.
Looking for lifeguards and counselors for RPRY day
camp. Please call Cindy at (908) 309-8818. ______________________________________________________________
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, 732.588.1808
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 732-777-1940 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 - 1600 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) 993-8645 C: (347) 539-6380
E-Mail: [email protected]
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 732.390.4955. Thank you for your support.
To make a donation go to:
www.chailifeline.org/martha __________________________________________________________________________ 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 www.ELEM.org or go to ELEM at 270
Madison Ave., NY, NY 10016
______________________________________________
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 516-526-0941.
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 732-572-7181.
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
732-672-4673 or email [email protected].
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 732-572-
7181 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. _____________________________________________________________________________________________ New ACTT Module: “Kiddush Hashem”, starts Sunday,
May 29, 2016. The Artscroll source book, “Living
Kiddush Hashem – Sanctifying Hashem in Everything
We Do” by Rabbi Shraga Freedman, is available at a
discount from the Judaica Gallery. The Learning
Schedule is available at the ACTT website. A
community-wide booster event is being planned for
August or September with Rabbi Dovid Goldwasser,
noted educator, author, community leader, and
international lecturer as our speaker. More details
will follow. For more info, e-mail [email protected],
see www.actt613.org, or call Phil Rosen (732) 572-
8762.
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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) 572-4408
[email protected] _____________________________________________________ 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 800-933-2566 or
732-325-8207 or go to http://tinyurl.com/ebjc08816
Walk-ins welcome! Appointments will get priority. _____________________________________________________
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