Congregation Ahavas Achim

Congregation Ahavas Achim
216 South 1st Avenue 
Highland Park, N.J. 08904
(732) 247-0532
info@ahavasachim.org

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Highland Park

Settled about 1667, the borough of Highland Park, occupies 1.8 square miles in central Middlesex county in New Jersey and is home to some 14,000 residents. It offers an excellent public school system, state-of-the-art library, and a vibrant downtown. It is a neighbor to New Brunswick, the county seat and location of Rutgers, the New Jersey State University.

Find out more at the Highland Park Web site

The Highland Park Jewish community, drawing from Highland Park itself and the neighboring township of Edison, hosts a number of Jewish organizations and Jewish-oriented businesses.

 

Reenas Beis Yaakov
1131 Raritan Ave
732-985-56456

Netivot - The Montessori Yeshiva
511 Ryders Lane
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
732-985-4626

Rabbi Jacob Joseph School (RJJ)
High School and Rabbinical College for young men
1 Plainfield Avenue
Edison, NJ 08817
(732) 985-6533
 
Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva (RPRY)
Grades Pre-Nursery to 8th
2 Harrison Street
Edison, NJ 08817
(732) 572-5052

Shalom Torah Academy
70 Amboy Road
Morganville, NJ 07751
Phone: 732.536.0911

Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion Pre-School
1131 Raritan Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(732) 819-7083

Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion -- Boys' Division
Grades 1st to 8th
120 A Ethel Road West
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 777-0029

Yeshiva Shaarei Tzion -- Girls' Division
Grades Pre 1A to 8th
51 Park Avenue
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 235-00422

Service Organizations

ACTT - Achieving Change Through Torah 
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ACTT is an organization that facilitates meaningful and lasting character improvement by using a methodology that includes learning Torah, performing actions, making commitments, and sharing motivational material. ACTT creates an environment that supports an individual's efforts by assisting with challenges and celebrating successes.

Bikur Cholim Organization of Raritan Valley
bikurcholimrv.com
7 Marshall Drive 
Edison, NJ 08817 
(732) 572-7181 
This is a community-based organization servicing the needs of homebound and hospitalized Jewish patients. The services they provide include hospital and homebound visitation, transportation, provision of food, a blood donation program, and organized daily prayer for the sick. Bikur Cholim members also make provision for other religious needs of patients. They welcome calls for information and new volunteers.

Regency Jewish Heritage Nursing And Rehabilitation Center 
380 DeMott Lane 
Somerset, NJ 08873 
(732) 873-2000 
Regency Heritage is centrally located in Somerset, New Jersey, on the beautiful 59-acre Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living. Regency Heritage is committed to bringing advanced levels of skilled nursing care, rehabilitation and quality of life to all those we serve, in an environment that embraces Jewish values and traditions.

Chabad House at Rutgers University 
Rabbi Baruch Goodman 
170 College Avenue 
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 
(732) 296-1800 
Chabad House offers many educational, cultural, and religious activities aimed at promoting the ethical, philosophical, and spiritual values of Judaism.

Chevra Kadisha 
(732) 572-1712

Friends for Preservation of Middlesex County Jewish Cemeteries, Inc. 
P. O. Box 306
Moorestown, NJ 08057
856-222-1418

Jewish Community Center of Middlesex County 
1775 Oak Tree Road 
Edison, NJ 08820 
(732) 494-3232 
The Jewish Community Center has an active Senior Club and offers a gamut of programs and activities, including adult social activities that serve single adults and senior citizens in a warm, caring Jewish environment. Room rentals are also available.

Jewish Family & Vocational Service of Middlesex County 
32 Ford Avenue 
Milltown, NJ 08850
(732) 777-1940 
A nonprofit organization serving everyone who lives in Middlesex County and the surrounding environs. JFVS is committed to helping individuals and families realize a fulfilling life experience at home, in the workplace, and in the community by providing effective social services, counseling, and advocacy through responsive, innovative programs.

The Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County 
230 Old Bridge Turnpike 
South River, NJ 08882 
(732) 432-7711       FAX: (732) 432-0292 
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The Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County, the region's largest Jewish nonprofit - identifies and funds social service, educational and humanitarian needs locally, in Israel and around the world. Through the network of agencies and programs it funds, the Federation helps alleviate Jewish poverty, provide emergency relief, ensure a Jewish future, and support the community of Greater Middlesex County.

Kosher Meals on Wheels 
(732) 738-5225

The Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living 
350 DeMott Lane 
Somerset, NJ 08873 
(888) 311-5231
The Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living in Somerset, New Jersey, offers a wide range of programs, services and residential options for seniors in a caring, homelike environment that embraces Jewish traditions. Independent living, assisted living, long-term skilled nursing care, short-term rehabilitation, sub-acute care, hospice care and respite care are all available within a 59-acre campus in Somerset County, New Jersey.

Rutgers University Hillel Foundation 
93 College Avenue 
New Brunswick, NJ 08901 
(732) 545-2407 
Rutgers Hillel provides opportunities for Jewish students to meet other Jews, and provides individual religious counseling and teaching, informal Judaic courses, Shabbat services, holiday programs, and Jewish awareness to area Jewish undergraduates, graduates, and faculty on Rutgers University campuses. Students participate in many community-wide social service projects.

SomerBrook 
380 DeMott Lane 
Somerset, NJ 08873 
(732) 568-1155 
The Martin and Edith Stein Assisted Living Residence represents a new dimension in living for those who choose not to live alone, yet do not need nursing home care. In our innovative, assisted-living environment, the fullness of life continues. Residents are appreciated for their talents and their life experiences while they are respected for their maturity and their heritage. SomerBrook is glatt kosher and celebrates the Jewish Traditions. It is on the same campus as the Central New Jersey Jewish Home allowing seamless entry if the need occurs.

State of Israel Bonds 
230 Old Bridge Turnpike
South River, NJ 08882
800/752-5652
732/390-2173
FAX: 732/390-2175

 

Orthodox Synagogues

Congregation Ahavas Achim
Rabbi Steven Miodownik
216 South 1st Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(732) 247-0532

Congregation Ateres Shlomo
151 Washington Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904

Congregation Agudath Israel
Rabbi Reuven Drucker
1131 Raritan Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(732) 819-8300

Congregation Ahavas Yisrael of Edison
Rabbi Gedaliah Jaffe
1587 Route 27
Edison, NJ 08817
(732) 287-1230

Congregation Etz Ahaim (Sephardic)
Rabbi Eliyahu Tal 
230 Denison Street
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(732) 247-3839

Khal Chasidim
Corner of North 8th Ave & Abbott Street
(732) 937-5904

Congregation Ohav Emeth
Rabbi Eliyahu Kaufman
415 Raritan Avenue
Highland Park, NJ 08904
(732) 247-3038

Congregation Ohr Torah
Rabbi Yaakov Luban
48 Edgemount Road
Edison, NJ 08817
(732) 777-6840

Congregation Poile Tzedek
Rabbi Abraham Mykoff

Young Israel of East Brunswick
195 Dunham's Corner Road
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 254-1860

Chabad House at Rutgers University (Lubavitch)
Rabbi Baruch Goodman
170 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 296-1800

Chabad House of Edison (Lubavitch)
Rabbi Yossi Hirsch
527 Grove Avenue (close to JFK Med Ctr)
Edison, NJ 08820
(732) 906-8194

Rutgers Hillel
Andrew Getraer - Executive Director
93 College Avenue
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
(732) 545-2407

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Ahavas Achim

Special Announcements

Shabbat Eretz Yisrael

Ahavas Achim University and World Mizrachi welcome Scholars-in Residence Rabbi Assaf and Leora Bednarsh this Shabbat, May 11. Join us for a special Shabbat Eretz Yisrael celebrating the 76th anniversary of Israel's independence.

Schedule:

9:20 a.m. Early Minyan D'var Torah (Beit Midrash): Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh

9:45 a.m. Shiur (Downstairs Social Hall) - Leora Bednarsh: Counting Your Blessings: Land, State and People of Israel in Birkat Hamazon

11:00 a.m. Drasha After Mussaf (Main Sanctuary) - Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh: Keeping Up Our Emunah in Difficult Times

12:15 p.m. Gala Shabbat Eretz Yisrael Luncheon featuring community, Zemirot, and Divrei Torah from Leora Bednarsh (by prior reservation only)

5:00 p.m. Women's Shiur by Leora Bednarsh at the Miodownik home, 248 Lawrence Ave.: The Purifying Power of Mikvah

6:30 p.m. Shiur by Leora Bednarsh: My Heart is in the East: Connecting to Israel Through Prayer

Shiur by Rabbi Assaf Bednarsh: Halachic Q&A from the Battlefield

7:50 p.m. Seudah Shlishit and panel discussion with Rabbi and Mrs. Bednarsh: Personal and Family Perspectives on Life in Israel Since Oct. 7

Shabbat Parshat Emor (May 18) Guest Speakers

On Shabbat Parshat Emor, May 18, Ahavas Achim will host two special guest presenters on Shabbat afternoon. All are encouraged to attend and learn from the life experiences of our distinguished guests:

6:45-7:40 p.m. Lecture and Q&A with Rabbi David Fine: The Changing Notion of the Concept of Community in the State of Israel

7:40-8:00 p.m. Mincha

8:00-9:00 p.m. Seudah Shlishit Lecture and Q&A with Rabbi Michael Levy

Prospective Family Shabbaton

Congregation Ahavas Achim is excited to announce its upcoming Prospective Family Shabbaton taking place next weekend, May 17-19. The Prospective Family Shabbaton is a great opportunity for families looking to settle in Highland Park to receive an inside view of what our community is like and what makes it so special!

Here is the schedule for Shabbat Day:

9:00 a.m. Davening with the rest of the community in the Main Sanctuary led by some of our all stars.

10:30 a.m. Tot Shabbat

Following Davening, Kiddush with the whole community sponsored by the Ahavas Achim Prospective Family Shabbaton Committee

Following Kiddush, join us for a Young Community Luncheon (by prior reservation only)

For more information on the Young Community Luncheon please email Rob Haarburger at rhaarburger@aafundraising.org.

The Simcha Kiddush is Back!

We will be celebrating as a community on Shabbat June 1. Acknowledge any important milestones, accomplishments, honors, graduations, anniversaries or births at this very special AA event. This special kiddush is also in Hakarat Hatov for our Youth Group Leaders who work hard all year to take care of our youth.

Donations:

Nachat: $75

Kvell: $50

Simcha: $25

Last year we were able to have a beautiful hot meat kiddush. With your enthusiastic participation, we can do so again this year! Share unlimited number of smachot that will be displayed at the kiddush. Deadline to submit is Monday, May 20. To sponsor the kiddush, use this link: https://tinyurl.com/bdcuc5nx. Type in your names, sponsorship level and Simcha(s). For more information, please contact Keren at keavery04@gmail.com or Emily at embshap@hotmail.com. All proceeds from this kiddush support our youth programming.

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