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Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes – Rabbanit Esther Bensoussan, ob”m

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We regret to inform you of the passing of Rabbanit Esther Bensoussan, z”l, mother of Rabbi Avraham Bensoussan. Kevurah will be in Tzfat, Israel today. Rabbi Bensoussan will be sitting shiva beginning today, Sunday, at 1:00 pm through tomorrow night at 3777 Berkeley Road in  Cleveland  Heights.

Mincha will be at the home at 4:50pm today and tomorrow followed by Maariv.

Monday shacharis is 7:15am. Mincha/maariv is at 4:57pm.

Once in Israel, Rabbi Bensoussan will be reachable at 2165361243.

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Urgent – Please Say Tehillim for Rabbi Moshe Barkin

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Please daven for Moshe Reuven ben Golda

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א לַמְנַצֵּחַ מִזְמוֹר לְדָוִד: ב יַעַנְךָ יְהֹוָה בְּיוֹם צָרָה יְשַׂגֶּבְךָ שֵׁם | אֱלֹהֵי יַעֲקֹב: ג יִשְׁלַח-עֶזְרְךָ מִקֹּדֶשׁ וּמִצִּיּוֹן יִסְעָדֶךָּ: ד יִזְכֹּר כָּל-מִנְחֹתֶךָ וְעוֹלָתְךָ יְדַשְּׁנֶה סֶלָה: ה יִתֶּן-לְךָ כִלְבָבֶךָ וְכָל-עֲצָתְךָ יְמַלֵּא: ו נְרַנְּנָה | בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ וּבְשֵׁם-אֱלֹהֵינוּ נִדְגֹּל יְמַלֵּא יְהֹוָה כָּל-מִשְׁאֲלוֹתֶיךָ: ז עַתָּה יָדַעְתִּי כִּי הוֹשִׁיעַ | יְהֹוָה מְשִׁיחוֹ יַעֲנֵהוּ מִשְּׁמֵי קָדְשׁוֹ בִּגְבֻרוֹת יֵשַׁע יְמִינוֹ: חאֵלֶּה בָרֶכֶב וְאֵלֶּה בַסּוּסִים וַאֲנַחְנוּ | בְּשֵׁם-יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵינוּ נַזְכִּיר: ט הֵמָּה כָּרְעוּ וְנָפָלוּ וַאֲנַחְנוּ קַּמְנוּ וַנִּתְעוֹדָד: י יְהֹוָה הוֹשִׁיעָה הַמֶּלֶךְ יַעֲנֵנוּ בְיוֹם-קָרְאֵנוּ

Empire Issues Recall of Certain Chicken Breasts

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From the Empire Kosher website:

Empire Kosher® is committed to producing the highest quality products and our top priority is the safety of our consumers. Unfortunately, due to an equipment malfunction certain of our boneless chicken breast products have the potential to contain a piece of extraneous material contamination. Out of an abundance of caution we are issuing a voluntary recall for five products with identified sell by dates manufactured in one of our facilities (USDA-FSIS Establishment P-1015). There have been no reports of illness or injury associated with this issue.

The affected lots of Empire Kosher® Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast were distributed to select Costco, select Trader Joe’s, and select Wegmans stores only.  No other retailers received these products.

The affected products and ‘Sell By Dates’ dates that are being recalled are:

Customer Hain Item # Product Description Size Sell By date
Costco EKP46375 Empire Kosher® Chicken Boneless Breast Cutlet Chill Pack 4 – 5.25 lbs 11/14/2017
Trader Joe’s EKP92615 Empire Kosher® Chicken Cutlet Chill Pack 1 – 1.25 lbs 11/17/2017
Wegmans EKP7888 Empire Kosher® Chicken Cutlet Chill Pack 1 – 1.25 lbs 11/16/2017
EKP7598 Empire Kosher® Chicken Cutlet Chill Pack 2.5 lbs 11/16/2017
EKP7488 Empire Kosher® Thin Sliced Boneless Chicken Breasts 1 – 1.25 lbs 11/16/2017

 

Shiva for Shua Polonsky

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As of now there is no shiva scheduled for Cleveland.

Shiva information is as follows:

502 New York Avenue #4B
Brooklyn, NY 11225

Hours:
10am-2pm and 8pm-10pm

  • Shacharis – 10am
  • Mincha – 1pm
  • Maariv – 8pm

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Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes – Shua Polonsky, ob”m

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With great sadness, shock and pain we inform you of the sudden and untimely passing of Shua Polonsky, ob”m, יהושע רפאל בן הרשל לייב הלוי, a 31 year old beloved husband and father to two young girls, after a sudden brief illness, during which Klal Yisrael of all stripes came together to pray for his recovery.

Shua was the husband of Simi Polonsky, father of Emanuella and Sophia, son of Leonardo and Yocheved Polonsky, grandson of Mel and Marcia Waxman, nephew and cousin of the Larry Waxman family, and friend of all.

Over the past several weeks since he fell ill, Shua fought bravely while his doctors struggled to save his life. Unfortunately, their tireless efforts did not bear fruit, and Shua returned his soul to his maker this afternoon, Thursday, the 20th of Cheshvan.

Levaya information will be posted when available.

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Stories of Choice, Stories of Success. Tell Your Story – Enter by December 1st to Win $15,000

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Does your child receive an EdChoice or Jon Peterson scholarship? Every parent has a unique message that needs to be heard. It’s time the public hears more real-life stories from students and parents on how educational choice has made a difference in their lives.

Agudath Israel of America has joined with ExcelInEd as a national co-sponsor of the “Choices in Education” video contest which will give families the chance to share their success stories with policymakers and the media. Go to www.ChoicesInEd.org for more details and for full contest rules. Videos must be between 45 and 120 seconds and the deadline to submit entries is December 1st.

TOPICS

  1. How educational choice made a difference in my life or
  2. Why I need access to educational choice options

PRIZES:

  • 3 Grand Prize Finalists – $15,000 cash prize
  • 1 People’s Choice Finalist – $10,000 cash prize
  • 3 Finalists – $5,000 cash prize

A Very Public HaKaras HaTov Message

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On this last Motzei Shabbos, when most of us were tidying up the house and preparing for bed, Cleveland’s Orthodox Boy Scout Troop, led by Mr. Rob Hartstone, was packing up for an overnight campout. It looked as if might rain.  No matter!  Troop 95 was heading out to brave the elements.  The Scouts were all very excited to be on this adventure.

The Boy Scout motto is “Be Prepared.” And, this Boy Scout Troop was. The boys had been meticulously getting ready for this overnight for weeks. Under Hartstone’s tireless direction, they had thought through what they would need – right down to the Cholov Yisroel milk and Tefillin – and methodically packed everything.

This may not sound like such a big deal, but it is.  If you have teenage boys, imagine their level of enthusiasm for preparing to sleep outside in rainy, 45-degree weather.  Here, we have a group of boys that would not have missed this opportunity for anything.

The Boy Scouts teaches both self-reliance and teamwork.  It builds men out of boys, empowering them to feel confident to take on challenges that might normally intimidate them.  Boys learn to thrive beyond anyone’s expectations in the Scouting program.  When combined with a Torah way of life, the values of Scouting are all the more inspiring for boys to grow into mature, responsible Jewish men.

Rob Hartstone deserves enormous Hakaras HaTov from the entire Cleveland Orthodox community for serving in the role of Boy Scout leader.  He’s providing an extremely valuable service to boys and their families.  Yashar koach, Mr. Hartstone!

Updated Cleveland Tehillim List Now Available

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Tehillim

Click for printable PDF version. You can also visit the Cleveland Tehillim List page to see changes between publications of the list.

An updated Tehillim List of the Cleveland Tehillim Chevra is now available. This is the second list of 5778.

The list is being published as a partnership between Local Jewish News and Mrs. Chanie Malcmacher in the hope that it will cause even more community members to be mispalel on behalf of those in need. It will continue its practice of approximately six bi-monthly print editions.

In order to maintain seder, the following long-standing guidelines remain in place for the inclusion of a name:

  • The choleh must be a Clevelander or the direct relative of a Clevelander
  • The exactly correct Hebrew name and its correct spelling must be provided
  • Permission of the family must have been obtained
  • The choleh must be reconfirmed for each edition of the list

Currently, the community has the merit of completing the entire Tehillim nearly two times daily. To participate in a daily completion of the Tehillim, please email Mrs. Malcmacher at justdaven@gmail.com.

Update – Registered Offender Added to the Sheriff’s Registry

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Update: A day 10 eviction notice has been served.

The offender’s registered address is 4446 Groveland University Heights which is right in our community. While the laws regarding a minimum separation of 1000 feet between offenders and schools or childcare facilities are nuanced and therefore not always easily enforced, UHPD and the Sheriff’s Department were contacted to inform them that the address is within 1000 feet of the Gearity School property. Additionally, the property owner has begun taking steps toward eviction.

Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office maintains the registry which is also available as a public website.

Please note this is not necessarily the only such offender living in our community but rather the most recent addition.

Registered Offender Added to the Sheriff’s Registry

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The offender’s registered address is 4446 Groveland University Heights which is right in our community. While the laws regarding a minimum separation of 1000 feet between offenders and schools or childcare facilities are nuanced and therefore not always easily enforced, UHPD and the Sheriff’s Department were contacted to inform them that the address is within 1000 feet of the Gearity School property. Additionally, the property owner has begun taking steps toward eviction.

Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office maintains the registry which is also available as a public website.

Please note this is not necessarily the only such offender living in our community but rather the most recent addition.

Chaverim Reminds You to Change Your Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detectors’ Batteries

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As we change the clocks, it’s a good time to remember that smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors save lives! But only if they’re working!

  • Test all your detectors to make sure they’re functioning.
  • Batteries should be replaced yearly (FEMA’s US Fire Administration)
  • Detectors must be replaced every 10 years or when they reach their expiration dates

If you need new 9V batteries, for the next week, Chaverim is offering Duracell brand batteries for sale for $2 each. Please contact Shmuel Kessler at 216-373-3666 or shmuelkessler@gmail.com.

Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes – Estelle Gottlieb, ob”m

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We regret to inform you of the passing of Estelle Gottlieb, z”l, mother of Ilka (Julian) Gordon.

The funeral will be tomorrow, October 31st at 1:00 pm, graveside at Beth Israel Cemetery in Woodbridge, NJ.

Following the burial, Ilka will begin sitting shiva at the Berenholz home, 600 Maitland Avenue, Teaneck, NJ.

Ilka will be returning to Cleveland on Wednesday, November 1st and will be sitting shiva at the Gordon home, 2268 Orchard Way, after 8:00pm Wednesday, and then daily with no set hours until Monday morning. There will be no minyanim at the home.

Donations in Estelle’s memory can be directed to Bikur Cholim of Cleveland 3653 Shannon Rd., Cleveland Heights, OH 44118. www.bikurcholimcleveland.org

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