News, Info & Resources for the Cleveland Orthodox Jewish Community
We regret to inform you of the passing of Mr. Sam Taub, z”l. The levayah will take place today Tues, March 5th, 2013, 3:30pm at Berkowitz-Kumin. The kevurah will be at Zion Memorial Cemetery. Shivah will take place at the niftar’s home. Details to be announced.
Call In Number
[Read more…]
Click here to view a complete auction booklet >>
Early bird deadline is Friday, March 1st & the drawing will be on Sunday, March 10th!
A tiny button battery almost took our sweet son’s life. A battery found in many household items and easily accessible inside almost every home. We were completely ignorant to the danger lurking so close to our small sons. This shiny bite-sized button battery, is as poisonous as putting drain cleaner in you Toddlers favorite sippy cup. With proper education, we could have avoided this terrible accident that has changed our lives forever. Please educate yourself along with your friends and loved ones about what could happen if your Toddler puts one of these “button batteries” into their mouth. Medically speaking our boy Emmett, shouldn’t have lived through this deadly trauma. He is a walking Miracle. The ingestion of Button Batteries has become an epidemic among families across America. “Every year in the United States, more than 3,500 people of all ages swallow miniature disc or “button batteries”, stated by the National Capital Poison Center.
View the full web site for Emmett’s Fight>>
Also visit thebatterycontrolled.com >>
Order HAND-MADE SHEMURAH MATZAH (PUPA/TZAILEM of New York) baked by our very own Rav Yehudah Blum Shlita of Khal Yereim in Clev Hts. for the Cleveland community. This thin & delicious matzah is baked fresh shortly before Pesach & is available at a greatly discounted price for our community only. Place your order by calling Shloimy Modes @ 216.397.9495 (ext. 2). As Pesach nears quantities may become limited. Whole wheat, spelt & special chaburah matzah are also available.
Dan Kirkler, the janitor for Heights Jewish Center is offering to clean anyone’s vehicle, no matter how dirty, for Pesach. He promises to do a very thorough job, not leaving more than a speck of chometz or debris. Cars $25, vans $30.
Many members of HJC have used his services, including the Rav of the shul.
Available Sunday – Fri, 7 -11am. Please call first to schedule. Please call Dan, 216-324-7958. You will need to bring your car to the HJC parking lot for cleaning.
Tickets can be purchased at Frank’s, Jacob’s and fuchsmizrachi.org
Chag Kosher V’Sameach!
Since this week is the first of the “double parshiyos” we will be reading this year, I thought it appropriate to discuss:
Double Parshiyos
By Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff
When is it a good idea to have doubles?
Most doctors and other health professionals agree with the Rambam’s assessment that taking a double portion is not good for our health. Nevertheless, in most calendar years, our policy is to have several weeks when we read a double parsha so that we are able to complete the Torah every year and make a Siyum HaTorah on Simchas Torah.
SEGULA is excited to welcome, for the very first time in Cleveland, LIPA SCHMELTZER, who will be performing at our Lag Ba’omer Concert on Sunday afternoon, April 28 at Notre Dame College. Save the date!!
SOLUTIONS: A+ Learning and Development Centers will be accepting applications for the Jon Peterson Scholarship for the 2013/2014 school year. Any private school student who is eligible to receive an IEP for a learning disability, dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, autism spectrum disorder, speech language delay, or another learning difference may apply. This scholarship can be used to fund tutoring, remedial instruction, speech-language and occupational therapy, and other IEP services, up to $20,000 each school year. Parents can contact Hadassa Meyers at A+ Learning and Development Centers to start an application – 216-896-0111 or hadassa@ohiosolutions.org. All applications need to be complete by April 15th to be eligible.
(Submitted by Avrohom Henfield)
The period of time between Purim and Pesach is a time of year that frequently brings many meshulachim to Cleveland. This year has started out as no exception. This is a reminder that you may sign up for the Hachnosis Orchim of Cleveland email list by sending an email with your name and email address to: hochorchcle@gmail.com. I try to stay current by sending out a photo and brief bio of every meshulach staying at the Hachnosis Orchim. I will also occasionally do the same regarding individuals who unfortunately did not “check out.” There is no charge for the e-newsletter. Interested in helping the Hochnosis Orchim of Cleveland?
On the first Tuesday of each month (or 2nd if pushed off by a holiday), local Lego stores host a free LEGO build workshop for kids ages 6-14 and this includes our local store at Beachwood Place.
Each participant is given their own mini-model set which they build and can take home for free. The image show is an example of the free February model. Of course the gashmiyus temptations are abundant, but this may be the get-out-of-the-house experience that is needed.
The event starts at 5pm. Here is the Beachwood store info.
* Are you cleaning out your home and finding old appliances, broken bikes and other metal junk? Help us support Boris the Metal man, a Russian Immigrant, who will pick these things up and cart them away. He will sell your junk and support his family. Tell him that Channah sent you! 216-280-3930. Speak slowly and clearly. Or call Channah Appel for help! 789-6302“Phil Fink’s Shalom America” will present a special tribute to the Hebrew Academy of Cleveland, in honor of the school’s 70 th anniversary, this Sunday at 7 am on WELW 1330 AM.
The program, “M’do L’dor”, will feature a look-back at the school’s history and interviews with former and current students and staff.
(Cleveland Jewish News)
Judaism and surfing may not seem deeply connected, but Rabbi Yom Tov Glaser is heavily devoted to both. Glaser will speak about this connection at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 at the Mandel Jewish Community Center in Beachwood.
For over 80 years, the JBI Library has enabled visually impaired people all over the world to participate in the most treasured of Jewish rituals, the Passover Seder, by providing FREE Large Print Haggadot.
If you or someone you know needs a Large Print Haggadah this year, please call JBI toll-free 1-800-999-6476 or order online at www.jbilibrary.org/large-
JBI is the largest library of Jewish interest in the world for the visually impaired with over 13,000 Talking Book titles. All JBI services are free to the user and are delivered to the individual at his/her home.
