News, Info & Resources for the Cleveland Orthodox Jewish Community
We regret to inform you of the passing of Bernard Kessler, grandfather of Marc and Lauren Ehrenreich, and father of Fred Kessler .
Burial was in Tampa, Florida on Sunday and Fred will be sitting shiva at the Ehrenreich home, at 144338 Washington Boulevard in University Heights beginning on Tuesday.
(This article is provided by the Star-K.)
How does a supermarket get the food that it sells? A distributor brings the food from the manufacturer to a warehouse, from where it is sent to individual supermarkets. If the distributer is Jewish, and he owned the chometz during Pesach, that food would be forbidden after Pesach. Even if the supermarket is owned by non-Jews, the food would still be forbidden after Pesach, as it was owned by a Jew during Pesach.
(Cleveland.com)(Ed: BTW you are currently paying over $400 every year per $100k for CHUH School District levies and bond issues from ’11 and ’13 and this would make it $600.Please make sure you vote!)
Voters will decide May 5 whether to approve a 5.9-mill tax increase for the Cleveland Heights-University Heights schools.
The new tax — Issue 2 on the ballot — would cost property owners an additional $210 a year for every $100,000 of home value and would generate $6.3 million a year for district operating expenses.
New class now opening at Mika’s on April 14th at 8:15pm for girls and women and then every Tuesday. Everyone is welcome to attend our first class no charge.
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(Cleveland.com)
The long-awaited opening of the Orange branch of the Cuyahoga Public Library has been set for 2 p.m. April 12.
The $6 million facility is the sixth and penultimate new building in a massive master plan by the Cuyahoga County Library system, the fifth busiest in the country. Slated to open last fall, the library was delayed when materials for the building were unavailable, and there were problems building the foundation.
Limited amount of reduced rates and scholarships are available to qualifying applicants. Email jiris770@aol.com for more information or call 216-382-9992.
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(RabbiKaganoff.com)
Question #1: Why don’t the Israelis let us catch up?
I received the following question via e-mail:
“Why do the communities of Eretz Yisrael wait until Behar and Bechukosai to separate the parshiyos in order that Chutz La’aretz and Eretz Yisrael read the sameparshiyos, when they could actually separate parshi’os much earlier, either by reading Tazria and Metzora on separate weeks or by separating Acharei Mos fromKedoshim?”
Gerry Engelhart at Porath Print Source has produced an easy-to-use “no-goof” Sefira calendar which can be downloaded as a PDF and printed out. Click here to download >>
Chaverim in conjunction with local fire departments has put together a 3- page safety manual. Click here to download >>
We regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Lois (Chaya Mushka) Molina, beloved mother of Mr. David Kottler. The funeral will take place at 3PM at Berkowitz Kumin Funeral Home on Taylor Road on Wed April-8, 2015. Shivah will begin Sunday April-12, 2015. Shacharis Sunday at 8AM, Mon-Fri 7AM. Mincha/Maariv – Sunday-Thurs 10 minutes before sunset. Address: 23315 Ranch Road Beachwood OH 44122
Low-income families can now visit The Children’s Museum of Cleveland year-round for a minimal fee. Visitors baring an Ohio Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card (including the Ohio Direction Card, Ohio EPPI Card, Electronic Child Care System Cards (Red), WIC Nutrition Card and WIC coupons) and a valid form of photo ID will be granted admission to the Museum for up to four (4) guests for only $2 per person. More details here >>
This Chol HaMoed: R. Shick presents “Reaching Heights” – A true saga that will impact your life forever! Filmed in Europe. For Women and Girls. Location: Hebrew Academy of Cleveland Date and Time: Tuesday April 7, 8:00 p.m.Admission: $12
(LJN) Note: One of the days being offered (April 5th) occurs on Yom Tov (2nd day of Pesach) in addition to the April 7th date which is the 2nd day of Chol Hamoed. As before, observant families should continue to visit on this Chol HaMoed day, and this other date is only being offered due to a request from the non-Orthodox community who are not aware of the sanctity of Yom Tov.)
(Sun Press)
Cleveland Heights-University Heights School District wants another “current expense” levy. The 12 “expense” levies we already pay to the district – without end – have yet to do the job. I’ll cite data from the Ohio Department of Education.
There is the district’s dismal 578 out of 610 performance ranking. However, after Orange Schools, CHUH spends the highest on instructional costs. And, CHUH earns the 6th highest revenue in the state! Impressive!
Available for download a collection of D’vrei Torah from the Avreichei Kollel of the Alexsander Beis Midrash offering special insights on the Haggagdah, Click here to download >>
