Local Jewish News

The door soon will close on foreclosure-prevention assistance available through the “Save the Dream Ohio” program. April 30 is the deadline for homeowners to register and receive up to $35,000 in mortgage assistance.

Antoinette Smith, a foreclosure prevention specialist at Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People, or ESOP, a nonprofit HUD-certified housing counseling agency in Cleveland, called the program a lifeline for Ohioans who are struggling to stay in their homes.

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(Also seems Beachwood library has a Book Sale on May 2,3,4 too- double check!)

Volunteers have been sorting and boxing donated books for months, and the Friends of Heights Libraries storeroom is bursting at the seams—all in preparation for the group’s semiannual Mega Book Sale, May 1–4, at the Lee Road Library.

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A local shopping strip is about to get a new look. The strip on Warrensville Center Road that is home to, among others, the JM Mart and The Bagel Shoppe, will have its facade renovated this spring and summer.

Lewis Zipkin, head of Zipkin Properties, who has owned the strip for 20 years, said, “It will be a new look — contemporary with a traditional flavor. There will be complete renovations from one end to the other and we’re going to resurface the parking lot.

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Click here to learn more and to register >>

We look forward to welcoming you to one of our largest fundraisers of the year on Sunday May 11 from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm.

As in previous years, most books, including a wide selection of seforim, childrens, fiction and non-fiction secular books will be priced at $2.00 or less!

The location continues to be at Heights Jewish Center Synagogue, 14270 Cedar Road, at the corner of Cedar and Wrenford, in University Heights. There is ample free parking in the back.

For more information, please contact us at 216-501-0625 or e-mail booksale@hjcs.org. Web Site >>

Tehillim for Erev Rosh Chodesh Iyar and Chizuk over the Phone. Divrei Chizuk by Rabbi Yehuda Heimowitz, author of biography on Rav Elyashiv, Rav Nosson Tzvi and many other books. April 29th, 1:00pm (NY time). Call-in number: 1-212-990-8000, Access code: 6060 # (pound).  After the Divrei Chizuk, the following Perakim will be recited, led by Rena Kenarak:  #20, 46, 83, 121, 130, 142 and 100. 

In honor of Rabbi Miller’s Yahrzeit (yesterday), the Rabbi Avigdor Miller Legacy Library is opening its streaming audio archive to the public this week. The archive includes approximately 800 shiurim which are normally available only to paid members. The shiurim will be available free from Sunday April 27 through Friday, May 2. Titles include nearly 500 Thursday night lectures, plus the entire Mussar, Pirkei Avos, and Perek Chelek series.

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Every penny counts…
Do you have a full Matan B’sayser Pushka ready to be collected? If your Pushka is full and you would like to have it emptied, please call (216) 536-2481, and we will be happy to come and collect it. Your empty Pushka will be returned to you on the spot.
If you do not already have a Pushka, please call Mrs. Chaya Gitty Kohn (216) 932-4882 or
Mrs.Chantal Modes (216) 536-2481, and one will be sent to you.
Thank you for your continued support.

(Cleveland Kosher)

This is to certify that the kosher concession stand located at Progressive Field, Section C-149 is under our certification, when our symbol is posted at the stand. Please note that this stand will be open on other dates without certification.

This certification is valid for the 2014 season. Please see attached official letter.