June 5, 2020 13 Sivan 5780

Congregation Ohav Emeth Announcements

Nasso, Avot 1 Candle Lighting 8:07 P.M.

RPRY's Virtual Gala with Comedian Ashley Blaker

June 14, 2020 8:00 PM

Honoring Rachel & Mark Stein & Shifra & David Zelingher(see pg. 12)

The following is our schedule for minyan for this coming Shabbos, Parshas Naso. All minyanim will take place RAIN OR SHINE in our open-air tent. Sign up is required for all minyanim. Please see page 2 for all the details:

Parking lot Minyanim for this week is as follows:

Friday June 5 (Erev Shabbos) Mincha/Maariv - 6:42, 8:10 Shabbos June 6 (Parshas Naso)

• Shacharit - 6:30, 7:45, 9:00

• Mincha - 6:30, 8:00

Maariv - 9:30 (Say baruch hamavdil bein kodesh l'chol after 9:11 before driving to shul).

Candle lighting for next Shabbos is 8:10 PM.

Mazel Tov

Mazel tov to Dr. Howard & Rena Blau on the Bar Mitzvah of their son, Sam Blau. Mazel

Tov to the entire family.

Mazal Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Dovid Dolinger on the Bar Mitzvah in

Passaic this week of their grandson, Shloime

Chayim Dolinger, son of Rabbi & Mrs. Tzvi

Dolinger.

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Important Zmanim to keep in mind this shabbos:

Candle Lighting: not before 6:52, latest time 8:07 PM Fri. Mincha: before 6:42 or 8:10 PM followed by kabbalah Shabbos. Shabbos Mincha: 6:30 & 8:00 PM Maariv: after 9:11 PM Shabbos ends: 9:16 PM Daily Mincha/Maariv: 6:30 & 8:15 PM ———————————————- Zmanim for Shabbos Day: Latest Shema M”A: 8:18 AM Latest Shema GR”A: 9:12 AM Latest Tefila M”A: 9:51 AM Latest Tefila GR”A: 10:29 AM Chatzot hayom: 10:56 PM

Rabbi Kaufman’s virtual Drasha prepared for this shabbos:

Please take this opportunity to watch Rabbi Kaufman’s drasha for

this Shabbos. https://youtu.be/4XwzJCNh_A8

Weekly Shiurim (See page 2 for zoom info. or

conference call info.) Sunday: 9:00 am R’Botnick shiur

8:00 pm R’Klaughaupt shiur

Monday: 10a-12p Kollel Balabatim (Rabbi Tzvi Hoff) Tuesday: Kollel Balabatim

11a-12p (Rabbi Tzvi Hoff) 1:30 p R’Kaufman’s shiur Men & Women are welcome

Wednesday: 10a-12p Kollel Balabatim

(Rabbi Tzvi Hoff) 7:45 pm Rabbi Ziegler’s shiur

9:15 pm Rabbi Weiss

Thursday: 11a - 12p Kollel Balabatim (Rabbi Tzvi Hoff) 7:30 p Dr. Presby’s shiur

Daf Yomi with Rafi Miller

Monday - Friday at 5:05 AM. Friday afternoon (Daf for

Shabbos) - 5:00 PM Sunday - 7:15 AM

Important Message from the Vaad HoRabonim

Emergency Parnassah Initiative

EPI has started helping families in financial need in the

community due to COVID-19.

People are urged to give generously so that everyone who needs help will be able to get it. Please make checks payable to

Congregation Ohav Emeth and write EPI under memo or by online by

Paypal under EPI appeal. CHARITY FUND EPI APPEAL

COMING UP AT VIRTUAL OE

Perek on the Home Lawn This Sunday, June 7th

at 7pm

Featuring Rabbi Kaufman

(See page 7)

EPI-Hakarat Hatov The EPI would like to express its most

sincere appreciation to Glatt 27 for partnering with us. Thanks to their incredible generosity in matching

dollar-for-dollar any contributions made by its patrons (at the checkout counter up

to $25 per visit) we are able to support numerous local families suffering financial hardship due to COVID-19. We encourage

all of our members to support Glatt 27 and take advantage of this opportunity to

help our friends and neighbors.

Important letter from the Vaad Harabonim To Our Beloved Shuls: We are deeply moved by the devotion and dedication of our incredible community as we have together navigated this health crisis with faith and perseverance. The virus which has sickened so many and temporarily suspended our public communal functions has been met with countless acts of chesed and private service of Hashem. We are extremely grateful for your strict adherence to social distancing guidelines, which we believe has saved lives within our neighborhood. The medical professionals with whom we regularly consult have lauded our shuls for the seriousness with which we have acted to minimize our exposure to Covid-19. Throughout the pandemic these past two months, we, the rabbis of the Vaad, have had many Zoom conferences and have communicated almost daily by phone and email to discuss numerous aspects of our new reality, and received counsel from an experienced team of physicians affiliated with numerous area hospitals. Due to the substantial downward trend of infection and decreased levels of hospitalization in Middlesex County facilities, these same professionals have given us strong indication that we may likely have reached a local risk level low enough to begin limited minyan gatherings. The Governor's executive order earlier this month had already permitted proper-ly outfitted and spaced "gatherings of 10 persons or fewer," making it legal to form minyanim in the State. We had re-frained from acting on this in an abundance of caution, as advised by the doctors. Today, the Governor permitted public gatherings of up to 25 people. We are thrilled to announce that our shuls will very shortly begin to phase in minyanim. While we are leaving it to the individual shul's discretion to determine the exact start date and frequency of minyanim, we unanimously agree that these minyanim adhere to the following guidelines: * outdoors on shul property and under shul auspices * strictly limited to 25 or fewer people * no one under bar mitzvah * no one who has a fever or ANY Covid-19 symptoms or who has contracted the virus and is not 14 days past recovery * no one whose physician has determined he is vulnerable to Covid infection based on age or any other factor * participants standing at least eight feet apart at all times and wearing masks at all times * no building use permitted * participants bring their own siddur * canceled in event of rain * absolutely no food or drink served These minyanim are a reshus, and not a chiyuv. No one should feel compelled at this time to be "moser nefesh" in order to attend one of these minyanim, if he feels his circumstances warrant more caution and protection. He should continue to daven at home until he feels that attendance would be the proper course for him. We also strongly discourage any private minyanim from forming in backyards or street corners and implore the community to join their respective shul minyanim as we slowly and carefully reintroduce shul life back into our daily routines. This positive step, for which we have prayed, should not be interpreted as a signal to return to pre-Covid behaviors. Instead, we ask you to continue to practice social distancing in all your interactions with others. This consistent vigilance will allow us to take future positive steps toward restoration of shul life as we knew it. With Chag Hashavuos coming, we ask you to consult your doctor before inviting others into your home, as sharing indoor spaces assumes a far higher level of risk. Thank you for being so cooperative and patient as we all try to work together in the interests of safeguarding life as best as we can. We hope each measured step we will be taking over the coming weeks will successfully lead to a full reopening of our shuls, and to a time of complete health and well-being for all. We look forward to your participation in our Vaad Harabonim Tikkun Leil Erev Shavuos program on Wednesday night on Zoom. May we always learn from each other and join together as one.

Vaad Harabonim of Raritan Valley

While our door are closed we continue to offer shiurim on a daily basis. Please use

the information below to participate. We will inform you as more

shiurim become available. ————————————————— Rafie Miller's Daf Yomi shiur continues via

conference call as follows: Monday - Friday at 5:05 AM.

Friday afternoon (Daf for Shabbos) - 5:00 PM

Sunday - 7:15 AM If you would like to participate

please email treasurer@ohavemeth.org for call in

information.

————————————————— Rabbi Hoff’s shiur

Monday-Friday The Koleil Baal Habatim (retiree koleil) con-

tinues on Skype at : https://join.skype.com/RiuRfLJiJaxh

Zoom information for R’Botnick’s shiur on Sunday morning.

Topic: Sunday Morning Sukkah Shiur Join Zoom Meeting

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/78648613493?pwd=MGNpVTRrVVFpZmx3cC92ajVRRVd2UT09

Meeting ID: 786 4861 3493 Password: 3vW6X9

Rabbi Kaufman’s weekly Tuesday Shiur on the parsha zoom address

We are happy to inform you that Rabbi Kaufman will have his weekly ladies Shiur each Tuesday at 1:30 pm sharp till 2:10 pm . Please click on the link

below to attend: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/4688373427 to start

or join a scheduled Zoom meeting. Please enter the password:

595047

Rabbi Klaughaupt’s conference call info: Sunday evening

The phone # to call into the conference call is 602-610-2061 and access code is 122364. To mute 4*.

Dr. Presby’s Thursday zoom information: BOTH SHIURIM CAN BE ACCESSED BY DIALING: 1-605-475-6333 CODE 9017189 PLEASE MUTE YOUR PHONES TO REDUCE NOISE ON THE LINE. (*6)

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Perek on the Home Lawn This Sunday, June 7th

at 7pm

Featuring Rabbi Kaufman

(See page 7) https://us04web.zoom.us/j/4688373427

to start or join a scheduled Zoom meeting. Please enter the password:

595047

Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s Tefilla: Ladies only

For both classes: Meeting ID: 474 278 7632 or +19292056099,4742787632# (New York). Sunday morning, June 7 at 11:00 AM Tefilla class. Monday, June 8 Parsha class – please contact Aviva at siegelmom@gmail.com for the time.

——————————— Mrs. Miri Cohen Parsha

Ladies only Parsha class by Mrs. Miri Cohen will take place on ZOOM on Thursday mornings. Please email womenslearninginitiative@gmail.com to receive a link and time.

LIVE VIRTUAL SHIURIM AT OE

Rabbi Weiss’s conference call info: Wednesday evening’s

Link: ibm.webex.com/meet/zviw

The lockdown has created many unprecedented challenges for the world and the Orthodox Jewish community, for many now now, one of those is davening without a minyan, espe-cially on Shabbos. We cannot hear laining, listen to the drasha, answer amen to brachos and kaddish, sign kedusha together, or do any of the d'varim she'b'k'dusha which require a minyan. On the other hand, we can now each daven at our own pace, actually learn the par-sha--instead of half-listening to it as it is read aloud-- That said, it is still quite challenging to have a meaningful Tefillah while some are isolated in one's home. Therefore, we bring you this new feature in our weekly newsletter. Each week a different member family of the con-gregation will share what they do at home that is enhancing their davening experience. Hopefully this will help inspire others as they embrace some of the ideas shared here, and it will at least be interesting and deepen our connections even as we are apart. If you would like to submit a write-up of your family's "shul" for inclusion in the newsletter please email mdgarber@live.com, meir.lipschitz@gmail.com, or office@ohavemeth.org.

This week's featured family: Rabbi Shmuel and Morah Esther Greene

In the Greene household, on Shabbat morning, we have been trying to incorporate Torah learning in between Shacharit and Musaf, the same time that we would read the Torah in shul. I try to learn different parts with different children. With one daughter we study an Aliya or two with the English/Hebrew Steinsaltz Chumash and with another daughter the Haftorah with the Kehot Chumash. It's eye opening when one reads the words slowly and tries to understand how it all fits togeth-er. Amazing ideas sprout out of the simple meaning of the text that are relevant to our daily life. This type of studying truly brings Jewish learning to life and we won't want to give it up so easily once we return to a regular Shabbat shul routine.

ENHANCING OUR DAVENING EXPERIENCE

PEREK ON THE HOME LAWN

Please join us for our first Perek on the Home Lawn this season featuring:

RABBI KAUFMAN

Sunday, June 7th at 7PM.

Zoom information:

https://us04web.zoom.us/j/4688373427

Password: 595047

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Rebbitzen Eichenstein’s tefilla : For both classes: Meeting ID: 474 278 7632 or +19292056099,4742787632# (New York). Sunday morning, June 7 at 11:00 AM Tefilla class. Monday, June 8 Parsha class – please contact Aviva at siegelmom@gmail.com for the time. Women's Learning Initiative:

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RPRY's Virtual Gala with Comedian Ashley Blaker Bridges: Creating Connections June 14, 2020, 8:00 p.m. at rprydinner.org The Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva honors Rachel and Mark Stein, Guests of Honor; and Shifra and David Zelingher, Community Service Award recipients. Exclusive feature performance by Ashley Blaker, world-renowned stand-up comedian. We celebrate 75 years of building bridges and creating connec-tions. Registration and sponsorships at rprydinner.org. Questions? Contact Josh Caplan at (917) 848-6326 or jcaplan@rpry.org.

Navi Program Participate in an activity that will bring achdus to our shul, broaden your knowledge, and be celebrated with a grand kiddush (as soon as we can all get back into shul). We are starting a Navi program where together we will learn all of Navi. You can sign up individually or as a family to complete a sefer or if you are unable to complete a whole sefer, let us know how many and which perekim you are signing up for. We hope to get full participation. (You can of course set up remote chavrusas and make a note when you sign up) There is a sign-up sheet on the OE website, if you have any questions contact mdgarber@live.com, or call Michael Garber at 732-322-0503.

Congregation Ohav Emeth

415 Raritan Avenue,

Highland Park, NJ

08904

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