Minyanim are held daily, including three Shacharit minyanim, Mincha and Ma'ariv b'zman, and a winter-season late Ma'ariv minyan. Every Shabbat and Chag has both a hashkama and "regular" minyan to accommodate every family's needs. Shabbat morning youth groups for our children, as well as a teen minyan, help train our next generation in the art of communal prayer.

While many community services are shared with other orthodox congregations, we offer a wide range of activities for all age groups. Social activities planned by our sisterhood and congregation run the gamut from theater outings, to art auctions to championship softball teams. Our innovative mishloach mannot program has raised many thousands of dollars, saved untold calories and has been widely copied. The Ohav Emeth welcoming and hospitality committees instill a sense of the warmth and inclusiveness that our synagogue strives to project.

The Community
Together with its neighboring (walking distance) community of Edison, Highland Park is one of the most vibrant, growing orthodox communities in the New York metropolitan area. Home to a full range of community services, Highland Park has yeshivas, a mikvah, an eruv, kosher food establishments, a Bikur Cholim, a Chevra Kadisha and a host of other services.

Highland Park is located close enough to New York City so that it is an easy commute by train, bus, or car. Many residents are affiliated with two large local medical centers: Robert Wood Johnson and St. Peter's Medical Center. (Please call the Bikur Cholim if you need help coping with a hospital stay.)

Several kosher food establishments, the Mikvah and the Eruv are under the supervision of the Vaad Harabbanim of Raritan Valley, made up of the rabbis of all the seven orthodox shuls in the area. A large and active NCSY program is supported by three of the local shuls: Ohav Emeth, Ahavas Achim and Ohr Torah.

If you're thinking of passing through or looking for a place to live, give our office or hospitality committee a call. Stop by for minyan, have a nice kosher meal, look around the neighborhood - you'll love the small town atmosphere.