News, Info & Resources for the Cleveland Orthodox Jewish Community
Shiva hours:
Minyanim at the Shiva House:
The N’shei gown gemach will be open Monday night this week from 7:30 – 8:30. For an appointment, please call Peshe @ 216-288-4112 or Aliza @ 216-371-3685.
You might find a nice Afikoman present!
The Cleveland Heights Police Department will be having their bike auction on Sunday, April 2nd from 12 to 3 pm behind City Hall. This event is CASH only. No refunds or returns. Bikes are sold as is. Free bicycle helmets for children under 14 with purchase of a bike (while supplies last). Also in attendance will be the CHPD Bicycle Unit, Community Response Team, K9 Unit and the Cleveland Heights Transportation Advisory Committee.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Raisa Friedman, mother of Mrs. Miriam Simkhovich. The levaya was today, Sunday.
Shiva details to follow.
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch sha’ar avaylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Harriet Stark, mother of Bob (Marla), Jim and Bradley, grandmother of Ezra (Rachel), Jacob (Nira), David (Liora), and Talia, and her much beloved great grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother Howard (Lee) Stern. She was predeceased by her brothers Milton and Marcus.
The funeral service will be at Berkowitz Kumin on Monday, March 27 at 2 pm. Shiva will be at the Stark home 25036 Margot Court, Beachwood. Shiva details to follow. To participate in a meal, please contact Celine Weiss at celineweiss@gmail.com or Nancy Gluck at nancygluck54@gmail.com.
View original PDF of the Mikvah letter from the Vaad Harabbonim of Greater Cleveland
March 16, 2017
Dear Community member,
The greater Cleveland community has been blessed with several Mikvaos that have serviced the community for decades. Individuals and groups have dedicated time and money over the years to ensure that Jewish families can adhere to the halachos of family purity. Those involved have always prioritized the beauty, purity and sacredness of the mitzvah of Mikvah, while striving to provide a secure and pleasant experience for the women who use the facilities.
Boruch Hashem, our city is growing by leaps and bounds. Over one hundred and twenty new families have moved to Cleveland in the past year and a half alone. The size, location and condition of our current Mikvaos have been posing challenges to the comfort of our patrons, and further research indicated that we will outgrow the current Mikvaos’ capacity in the very near future.
The Vaad HaRabbanim, along with members of the community, realized that the current mikvaos can in fact no longer properly service the community, and that there is a need to build a new Mikvah; one that will be larger, attractive and state-of-the-art, and that will drastically improve the user’s experience and properly meet the growing demand. Additionally, a new and beautiful Mikvah can potentially inspire women who have not previously maintained taharas hamishpachah to now undertake this tremendous mitzvah.
Rav Moshe Feinstein of blessed memory writes that every community must build a Mikvah in a safe place where the privacy of those who use the Mikvah will be preserved. He strongly encouraged building a Mikvah with the highest aesthetic and hygienic standards to promote Mikvah attendance by even the most discerning individuals.
Plans are underway for a new Mikvah to be built at 2588 South Green Road, a location within our greater community, yet one that still allows for discreet access. It will contain twelve preparation rooms and two immersion pools, with an ergonomically designed floor plan to ensure privacy and efficiency, as well as space for expansion if and when needed. There will also be accommodations for the physically challenged.
Communal support, both financial and otherwise, will be critical for the success of this project. We therefore urge all community members to support this holy endeavor, and to participate in the many opportunities and functions that will be required to bring this monumental community project to completion.
Rabbi Binyamin Blau
Rabbi Yehuda Blum
Rabbi Naphtali Burnstein
Rabbi Yehuda Cahan
Rabbi Sholom Ber Chaikin
Rabbi Alexander Charlop
Rabbi Raphael Davidovich
Rabbi Moshe Garfunkel
Rabbi Dovid Aaron Gross
Harav Yisrael Grumer, Nosi
Rabbi Boruch Hirschfeld
Rabbi Aharon Yoel Kushner
Rabbi Aharon Dovid Lebovics
Rabbi Yitzchak Margareten
Rabbi Mordechai Mendelson
Rabbi Ephraim Nisenbaum
Rabbi Ari Spiegler
Rabbi Shmuel Spitz
(See photos below)
From Cleveland Kosher:
The Orthodox Union does not certify Fresh Thyme Broccoli, Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts. Some bags were printed with an unauthorized OU mark and are being sold at the new Fresh Thyme store in Golden Gate.
Mazal tov to Yudi and Chana Levine on the birth of a boy!
Mazal tov to Ari and Ariana Klarfeld on the birth of a baby girl! A Mealtrain has been organized at https://www.mealtrain.com/trains/0n4nl4.
From a notification from Cuyahoga Ready Notify received at 5:17pm:
“911 system may be down. In Shaker Heights, for Police emergency, call 216-491-1234. For Fire emergency, call 216-491-1212.”
It’s not clear from the notification whether the outage may be outside of Shaker Heights.
Alternate contact numbers for local police departments:
The burial will be in Israel tomorrow evening at 7:00pm at the Eretz Hachaim cemetery in Beit Shemesh.
The family will start shiva today, after the funeral, at their home 2491 Brentwood Drive and will sit until Monday morning. The visiting hours daily are 9:00 -12:00, 2:00 -5:00, and 7:00 – 9:00. Friday hours are from 9:00 -1:00.
When Naftali and Roni return from Israel there will be the following minyanim:
We regret to inform you of the passing of Yitzhak Zemelman, husband of Shelly Zemelman, father of Naftali, Miriam (Shuval), Roni and Batya. The funeral will be tomorrow morning, March 21st at 9:00am at Berkowitz Kumin. The Kevura will take place in Israel. Kevura and Shiva details to follow.
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch sha’ar avaylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
Mazal tov to Rabbi Tzvi and Sulcha Maimon on the birth of a boy!
Gary Witkes will be sitting shiva for his mother Mrs. Hinda bas Yosef Zev Witkes beginning Monday morning at 2601 Milton Rd., University Heights.
Minyanim:
Visiting hours:
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch sha’ar avaylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim
(SHIVA MINYANIM LOCATION UPDATE – Shacharis: 7am at Ahavas Yisroel / Bergers’ Shul (YTD Girls Building) Mon – Thu; Mincha/ Maariv 7:15pm at residence of Jacob and Rachel Koval, 3708 Severn Road, Cleveland Heights. Shiva ends Thu morning).
Esther Offer very recently celebrated her 94th birthday. A survivor of the Nazi death camps. From the ashes of that destruction she crafted a new life and knew the joy of her great-grandchildren. She was a determined and at times defiant woman who made her way through all the challenges and tribulations of life with grace, dignity and devotion. An inspired and blessed life.
She is survived by children: Shlomo (Suzanne) Offer, Zvi (Harvey) Ofer, Miriam (Gerry) Engelhart. Grandchildren: David (Ora), Rafi (Stacey), Adam (Odeya), Yael, Talya and Jordana. Great-grandchildren: Aviya, Natan, Noam, Naava and Gilad.
Burial was at Eitz Hachaim cemetery in Bet Shemesh
Shiva in Israel and in Cleveland
Esther Offer very recently celebrated her 94th birthday. A survivor of the Nazi death camps. From the ashes of that destruction she crafted a new life and knew the joy of her great-grandchildren. She was a determined and at times defiant woman who made her way through all the challenges and tribulations of life with grace, dignity and devotion. An inspired and blessed life.
She is survived by children: Shlomo (Suzanne) Offer, Zvi (Harvey) Ofer, Miriam (Gerry) Engelhart. Grandchildren: David (Ora), Rafi (Stacey), Adam (Odeya), Yael, Talya and Jordana. Great-grandchildren: Aviya, Natan, Noam, Naava and Gilad.
Burial was at Eitz Hachaim cemetery in Bet Shemesh
Shiva in Israel and in Cleveland
From Cleveland Kosher:
Coke products produced in Mexico are being sold in local stores i.e. Marc’s. These products are not the same as the American product and are not certified nor recommended (with the exception of the original Coke flavor). Please check your Mishloach Manos, as people may have received these items over Purim. They are glass bottles and state ‘Mexico’.
Click to view the one-minute video from last year on YouTube
We regret to inform you of the passing of Philip Joseph Engelberg, beloved son of the late Rabbi and Mrs. Louis Engelberg, and brother of Rabbi Dr. Abraham Abba Engelberg (Yerushalayim), Mrs. Etta Einstadter, Mrs. Abigail Rozen, and Mrs. Jacqueline Stern (Cleveland).
The graveside funeral was held on Friday afternoon at Mt. Olive cemetery. The family will be sitting shiva at the Stern residence, 3485 Blanche Avenue in Cleveland Heights, beginning Monday evening March 13th at 8:30 p.m., all day Tuesday (March 14) and all day Wednesday (March 15).
The family is extremely grateful to friends and community members who drove out to the cemetery on a cold Erev Shabbos on such short notice; and to all who have shown care and concern for Philip throughout the years.
Hamakom yinachem eschem b’soch sha’ar aveylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
Stay updated by visiting http://www.weather.gov/cle/ or looking out your window.
* Accumulations…6 to 10 inches of snow from Monday evening
through Tuesday afternoon, with additional lake effect snow
continuing at times through Wednesday.
* Timing…Snow will begin Monday afternoon and increase
in intensity Monday night into Tuesday morning. Occasional snow
showers will continue Tuesday night and Wednesday.
* Impacts…Difficult driving conditions with reduced
visibility and snow covered roads.
* Winds…Northeast winds 10 to 20 mph Monday night becoming north
15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph on Tuesday.
* Temperatures…In the 20s.
Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to sleep.
Practically, this means that zmanim will be (nearly) one hour later on Sunday.
We regret to inform you of the passing of Philip Engelberg, brother of Mrs. Einstadter, Mrs. Rozen, and Mrs. Stern, son of Rabbi and Mrs. Louis Engelberg, ob”m.
The funeral will be at 2pm, graveside at Mt. Olive cemetery, in the Taylor Road Synagogue section.
Shiva information will be posted once available.
Hamakom yenachem eschem b’soch sha’ar aveylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim.
Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to sleep.
Practically, this means that zmanim will be (nearly) one hour later on Sunday.
Added: Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Menorah Park, Bnai Avrohom, Taylor Rd. Synagogue, Zichron Asher Zelig, Aleksander Shul, and some house readings.
Click to view the entire Cleveland Purim megillah reading list (http://www.localjewishnews.com/events).
Please confirm yours/your shul’s listings are correct and complete by finding your location on the Cleveland shuls (http://www.localjewishnews.com/events/locations) page and looking at the “Upcoming Events” section.
If you find mistakes, please leave a comment on the page or email news@localjewishnews.com.
…and we know it’s not complete! Please send us readings we missed. Even if it’s at your house or office, it could very well help someone who couldn’t make hear it elsewhere.
Click to view the entire Cleveland Purim megillah reading list (http://www.localjewishnews.com/events).
Please confirm yours/your shul’s listings are correct and complete by finding your location on the Cleveland shuls (http://www.localjewishnews.com/events/locations) page and looking at the “Upcoming Events” section.
If you find mistakes, please leave a comment on the page or email news@localjewishnews.com.
Mazal tov to Jason and Rachel Zuchowski on the birth of a daughter! Mazal tov to Charles Zuchowski and Debbie Zuchowski and to Cary and Toni Senders!
