Alanna Cooper will speak about her new book, “Bukharan Jews and the Dynamics of Global Judaism” at 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at Oheb Zedek-Cedar Sinai Synagogue, 23749 Cedar Road in Lyndhurst.

Cooper recently returned from a trip to the Soviet Central Asian republics of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan and will share stories gleaned from her research. About 50,000 Jews lived in that area in 1989, and the community emigrated en masse in the years following the dissolution of the former Soviet Union.

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(Young Israel of Greater Cleveland Bulletin)

Piccadilly is  yogurt store on Coventry Road in Cleveland Heights that sells organic yogurt and may have unintentionally represented their store as being certified by the Kof-K but instead the store happens to purchase yogurt that is certified by the Kof-K (dairy, chalav stam) and there is no certification on the store itself.

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My father in law, Reb Zev Aryeh Solomon, A”H, exemplified all that a Torah true Jew should be.  He was conscientious about davening and extremely careful in his interpersonal relationships.  He was diligent in regards to learning and kevius itim.  From the inception of Kollel Torah Life until his last day, Reb Zev was involved on a daily basis, benefitting from his many chavrusas and shiurim.  Mostly, his positive character added to the atmosphere of our community.  The vacuum created by his untimely passing will not be easily filled.

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We are trying to organize a charter bus that will be going to New York for Rabbi Charlop’s wedding.  We need a minimum amount of passengers to commit before we can reserve a bus.  The bus will tentatively leave to New York around 8 am on Wednesday February 19th, and will leave to return to Cleveland at 11 pm the night of the wedding and will arrive around 8 am Thursday morning.  The cost will be between $60- $70 roundtrip.

If you would like to reserve a seat on the bus, or have any questions, please contact Rami or Chani Berner ASAP  either by phone: 216-382-2947 or email: holly.berner@gmail.com.

The Chaya Brocha Gemach located in Blums paper goods, is selling all their discontinued tablecloths. All cloths are either 120″ rectangular or 90″ round. No reasonable offer refused. Proceeds benefit the Gemach.