Highland Park Mikvah
(732) 249-2411
Times vary throughout the year. Please consult the weekly bulletin for current times.
Friday nights are by appointment only. For appointments or more information, call 732-249-2411 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Please arrive with enough time to be out before closing time. Thank you.
The Kelim Mikvah at Congregation Ohr Torah
(732) 777-6840
Every Sunday morning 7:15 – 9:45 AM
East Brunswick Mikvah
(732) 257-4121
Sunday-Thursday 9:00pm - 11:00pm
Friday by appointment
Saturday 1-1/2 hours after Shabbat ends, for 2 hours
Kelim by appointment
Mikvah at Chabad House of Rutgers University in New Brunswick
(732) 296-0613 Or call Mrs. Sara Goodman at (732) 545-2365
Hours By appointment only
Highland Park is forty miles from New York City and is accessible via New Jersey Transit trains (New Brunswick and Edison stations) as well as Suburban Transit Co. buses.
ADDRESS
216 South First Ave.Highland Park, NJ 08904Tel: (732) 247-0532Fax: : (732) 247-6739email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
DIRECTIONS to Ahavas Achim
| From the Garden State Parkway (coming from the North) |
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Take the Garden State Parkway south to exit 130. (Route 1 south) Stay on Route 1 for about 6 miles till you see signs for Highland Park, and exit by the sign that says Highland Park and has an arrow on it. You are now on Woodbridge Avenue. Stay on Woodbridge Avenue and after a few traffic signals there will be a traffic signal where five streets come together. Continue in the direction closest to straight and you will be on Raritan Avenue. (Route 27 south) Stay on Raritan Avenue till you come to First Avenue and make a left onto it. Continue till you see Congregation Ahavas Achim on the right. There is a parking lot at the synagogue, but if it is full parking is allowed on the street. (Some streets only on one side.)
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| From the New Jersey Turnpike (coming from the North or South) |
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Take the New Jersey Turnpike to exit 9. (Route 18) Take Route 18 north past the Route 1 interchange till you see a sign for Highland Park and Route 27 north. Take Route 27 north over the Raritan River and stay in the right lane. Stay on Route 27 (Raritan Avenue) till the third traffic light (First Avenue) and turn right onto First Avenue. Continue till you see Congregation Ahavas Achim on the right. There is a parking lot at the synagogue, but if it is full parking is allowed on the street. (Some streets only on one side.)
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| From Route 287 (coming from the West) |
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Take Route 287 south to exit 9. (Indicated as Highland Park exit) From the ramp make a right onto River Road heading toward Highland Park. Stay on River Road till it ends at a traffic light. (about 5 miles). Make a left onto Raritan Avenue. Stay on Raritan Avenue till you come to First Avenue (second traffic light) and make a right onto it. Continue till you see Congregation Ahavas Achim on the right. There is a parking lot at the synagogue, but if it is full parking is allowed on the street. (Some streets only on one side.)
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| From Route 440 (coming from Brooklyn/Queens/Long Island) |
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After crossing the Verrazano Bridge stay on Route 278 till you see a sign for Route 440 south (West Shore Expressway). Take Route 440 south till the exit for the Outerbridge Crossing. (I think exit 2) Cross over the Outerbridge Crossing. (You are still on Route 440 south but it's name will change to Route 287 north shortly). Take Route 287 north to the exit for Route 27 south. (towards New Brunswick) Stay on Route 27 south for about 5 miles till you come into Highland Park. (There will be several traffic lights in a row, one on each block.) Stay on Raritan Avenue till you come to First Avenue and make a left onto it. Continue till you see Congregation Ahavas Achim on the right. There is a parking lot at the synagogue, but if it is full parking is allowed on the street. (Some streets only on one side.)
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| History of Congregation Ahavas Achim | |
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1889 |
Congregation Ahavas Achim incorporated in Middlesex County, New Jersey. Congregation meet in private homes or rented stores in New Brunswick. |
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1893 |
AA purchases two parcels of cemetery land in Van Liew Cemetery, North Brunswick. |
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1900 |
Congregation purchases building from Salvation Army. |
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1909-1919 |
Congregation served by Rabbi Israel Marcus. |
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1911 |
Building remodeled. |
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1919-1931 |
Congregation led by Rabbi Samuel Baskin. |
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1930 |
Building enlarged and modernized. |
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1931-1933 |
Congregation served by Rabbi Abraham Shapiro. |
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1938-1984 |
Rabbi Pesach Raymon zt"l becomes dean of Orthodox rabbinate. |
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1949 |
Social hall added adjacent to building. |
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1960 |
Massive renewal program launched. |
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1961 |
New sanctuary rededicated. |
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1980 |
Sanctuary destroyed by fire on Yom Kippur. |
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1986-2006 |
Congregation led by Rabbi Ronald L. Schwarzberg. |
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1987 |
Congregation moves to Highland Park. |
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1989 |
New building in Highland Park dedicated |
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2000 |
Rabbi Steven Miodownik named Assistant Rabbi and Program Director. |
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2006 |
Rabbi Steven Miodownik named spiritual leader of Ahavas Achim. |
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2010 |
Building expansion dedicated. |
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Rabbi
Rabbi Steven Miodownik, a musmach of the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary, became the Rabbi of Ahavas Achim in 2006, after serving as Assistant Rabbi for five years and Interim Rabbi for one year. He grew up on Long Island, NY, and received his BS from the Sy Syms School of Business and Masters in Secondary Education from Azrieli Graduate School. Rabbi Miodownik is also an instructor in Judaic studies at the Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva in Edison, NJ. He and his wife Gila, a physical therapist, have four children, Arielle, Kayla, Sam, and Rosa. Rabbi M. can be reached at the shul office, (732) 247-0532, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Rabbi Ronald L. Schwarzberg
Rabbi Emeritus
Rabbi Schwarzberg came to Highland Park in July,1986 from the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale where he served as Associate Rabbi. He brought with him a passionate commitment to the principles of 'Ahavat Yisrael', political activism, and bridge building. Shortly after his arrival, Rabbi Schwarzberg was instrumental in relocating Congregation Ahavas Achim from New Brunswick to Highland Park. Rabbi Schwarzberg has served as co-chair of the Community Relations Council of the Jewish Federation of Greater Middlesex County and he was elected in December 2002 as associate chair of the National Rabbinic Cabinet of the United Jewish Communities. Under his leadership the shul developed Ahavas Achim University, an innovative and far reaching educational endeavor that has enlisted top tier scholars and religious leaders to teach at the synagogue and has attracted attendees from across the state. Rabbi Schwarzberg is married to "Morah Judy," a preschool teacher at the Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva. Together they have four children, Ari, Elana, Aviva, and Shayna.
| Executive Officers | |
| Honorary Presidents | Alexander Bernstein, z"l Isadore Sapiro, z"l Albert Sapiro, z"l Nathan Segal, z"l |
| President | Yossi Benedek |
| Immediate Past President | Josh Ostrin |
| Finance Vice-President | Annie Fishman |
| Fundraising Vice-President | Michael Beberman, Avi Maza |
| House Vice-President | Ari Sofair-Fisch |
| Membership Vice-President | Robert Haarburger |
| Ritual Vice-President | Eli Weiss |
| Treasurer | Renee Dublon |
| Secretary | Dovid Becker |
| Sisterhood President | Elena Orgel |
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Board of Directors Shani Berkovitz David Blain Dan Huberman Chaye Kohl Elana Kurtz Kevin Leff Jeremy Lichtman Emily Menasha Samara Moritz Eitan Pludwinski Ari Podhorcer Tzippy Russ-Fishbane Alan Schilowitz Jonah Sieger Hank Strub Rhea Zucker |
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