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Chol Hamoed Pesach
April 14, 2017 
               19 Nisan,  5777

Upcoming Etz Chaim Events
     
       

April 25
Yom Hashoah Speaker:
Karen Heilig
7:15 pm

May 9 
Sisterhood Book Club: 
The Septembers of Shiraz
 
May 18
Sisterhood Event:
Ladies Paint Night at Etz Chaim
 
June 14
Annual Dinner & BBQ
More info coming soon!
Kiddush Sponsor


Kiddush will resume 
after Pesach

Last Days of Pesach 5777 
Schedule

Friday, April 14 - 
Chol Hamoed
Shacharit - 8:00 am
Candle Lighting - 7:18 pm
Mincha - 7:20 pm



Shabbat, April 15 - 
Chol Hamoed
Shacharit - 9:00am
Shir Hashirim
Mincha - 7:15pm
Rabbi's Class
Shabbat Ends - 8:20pm
 
Sunday, April 16 - Chol Hamoed
Shacharit - 8:30am
Candle Lighting - 7:20pm
     Mincha - 7:25pm
 
Monday, April 17 - Shevii Shel Pesach
Shacharit - 9:00am
Mincha - 7:25pm
Candles lit from pre-existing flame after 8:22pm
 
 
Tuesday, April 18 - Yom Tov 
Acharon Shel Pesach
Shacharit - 9:00am
Yizkor
Mincha - 7:25pm
Rabbi's Class
Yom Tov Ends - 8:23pm
Next Book Club Read
Tuesday, May 9
 
The new book will be:  
The Septembers of Shiraz
by Dalia Sofer 
 
Tuesday, May 9 
7:15 pm 
at the home of Frema Sobel
20 Prospect Road, Livingston 
 
Moderated by Chani Krasnjanski
   
"In the aftermath of the Iranian revolution, rare-gem dealer Isaac Amin is  arrested, wrongly accused of being a spy. Terrified by his disappearance,  his family must reconcile a new world of cruelty and chaos with the collapse  of everything they have known."
 
Ladies Paint Night
May 18
cropped paint with me

Please join us for a fun evening of painting, wine, cheese and dessert.

THURSDAY, MAY 18
7:00 pm
   Congregation Etz Chaim

REGISTER HERE NOW

NO ART EXPERIENCE NECESSARY
Perfect for beginners,  as well as more advanced artists.

Everyone will go home with her own masterpiece

                 C ommunity 
             News & Events

Mikvah Chana - Women's Annual Gala
May 8
NORPAC -  May 17
  Norpac Flyer

Mission to Washington
Wednesday, May 17, 2017

Come be a part of Etz Chaim's delegation to speak with Members of Congress to advocate for a stronger 
U.S.-Israel relationship.
Talking points and training provided.


Register Here

Contact Eliane Levy at 973-422-1705
for more information.  


Mission attendees are bused (or can come on their own) to Washington in the morning, and arrive at the Washington Convention Center where they attend a brief plenary session with presentations by Congressional leadership. 
Afterwards, individuals converge to their assigned groups - usually of 4 to 6 people - and meet with Members of Congress and their staff to discuss this year's talking points regarding pressing legislation on U.S.-Israeli concerns. 
Transportation home provided.
 
Davening Schedule
Chol Hamoed Pesach

  SHABBAT 
 Davening Times

 Friday
April 14
 
Candle Lighting 
7:18 pm

Mincha  
 7:20 pm

 Shabbat Day
April 15 

Shacharit 
9:00 am

Mincha
7:15 pm

Shabbat Ends
8:20 pm

      
WEEKDAY  SERVICES
  Sunday, 
April 16th - Friday, April 21

**Sunday-Tues,  
please see 
Pesach Schedule 

Wed-Fri
Shacharit 
6:45 am

Wed-Thurs
Mincha/Ma'ariv 
7:30pm
The History and Meaning of Prayer 
Tuesdays, 10:30 am
When was the siddur  compiled?
Who chose what
to include?
Why were certain prayers chosen?
What do they mean?

Join us to answer these questions and more
Rabbi's Classes
Women's class
with Rabbi Klibanoff

***NEW CLASS***
The History and Meaning of Prayer

Tuesday mornings
10:30 - 11:30

Talmud Shiur in 
Masechet Sotah

Tuesday evening after Mincha/Maariv
Updating
Cholim List
Prayer for the Ill

To add or remove a name from the cholim list, please contact 
Shelley Paradis at [email protected]

 

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