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COME TO OUR NEW SALON FOR AN EREV PESACH SALE!

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This week Tzip Sonnenschein is having a huge sale on IRENE wigs from New York!
Gorgeous ready to wear precuts in all lengths only $550-$700

Also on sale are our top of the line SHEVY and KIKI wigs!

Get your look! From bobs to long beach waves, LACE FRONT for natural hairline, or streaky blondes… your sure to find something in your budget!

All sale pieces include a FREE cut!

Payment plans available

To give you personalized help and attention, please text or call for an appointment 347.860.4509

The last day to drop off your sheitel before Pesach is this Sun March 30th.

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The Highly Popular Mussar Minute Videos for Kids

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mm-logo-bigger-it-thinkMussarMinute is a series of popular videos that demonstrate a wide variety of Torah-related concepts in a kid-friendly way. Among the topics that the episodes have covered are Limud Hatorah, Emes, Middos Tovos, Chessed, Emuna and Bitachon. Boruch Hashem, the videos have been very well received and have been used effectively as a prize to motivate boys to learn on their free time. From the feedback, we hear that these videos have given boys an incentive to learn,  and have given the families concise and cute videos to enjoy, and the parents as well have gotten much nachas.

Continue reading to view a sample of our latest video:

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COME TO OUR NEW SALON FOR AN EREV PESACH SALE!

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LogoV2Tzip2451 Claver Road, University Heights

This week Tzip Sonnenschein is having a huge sale on IRENE wigs from New York!
Gorgeous ready to wear precuts in all lengths only $550-$700

Also on sale are our top of the line SHEVY and KIKI wigs!

Get your look! From bobs to long beach waves, LACE FRONT for natural hairline, or streaky blondes… your sure to find something in your budget!

All sale pieces include a FREE cut!

Payment plans available

To give you personalized help and attention, please text or call for an appointment 347.860.4509

The last day to drop off your sheitel before Pesach is this Sun March 30th.

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100 employers with jobs scheduled for Polaris/Westshore Career Fair March 26

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A career fair, where 100 employers with openings will recruit, will be 9 a.m. to noon on Wednesday at Polaris Career Center, 7285 Old Oak Blvd.

Employers in healthcare, manufacturing, construction and various service industries will recruit.

Kathy Augustine, a program officer with Cuyahoga Job and Family Services’ Office of Community Engagement, which is co-sponsoring the event, said only companies with openings were invited to participate.

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University Heights residents call for two play areas, raised gazebo for special events, concerts at new park (photo gallery)

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University Heights residents want a separate play area for toddlers, a raised gazebo to host concerts, and picnic pavilions of various sizes in their new public park.

More than 30 residents met with city officials and architects Monday night to hammer out details for the park the city plans to build on a 6.5-acre lot that was the former site of Fuchs Mizrachi School.

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Kirkland freeze dried fruit and Dole bagged salad recalled due to contamination risk: Food and Drug recalls

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kirklandslicedfruitjpg-c6466b25721954ae(Plain Dealer)  Kirkland brand freeze-dried fruit sold in Costco stores and Dole bagged salads are being recalled in several states due to a risk of contamination with potentially deadly bacteria.

Oregon Freeze Dry, Inc. of Albany, OR is recalling almost 60,000 cases of the Kirkland  Signature Real Sliced Fruit, sold only in Costco stores, according to a news release. The freeze-dried fruit, sold in a red and white case containing 20 pouches, may be contaminated with salmonella.

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Large Print Haggados for Pesach

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The Jewish Heritage for the Blind makes available free large-print Haggados (three editions to choose from, including Hebrew with English directions, full English translation and Braille). The Jewish Heritage also has other publications available, free of charge. One can download the Haggadah as well. For further information, please visit www.JHBinternational.org.

Baruch Dayan Ha’emes

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We regret to inform you of the passing of Shelley Birkner, a”h, sister of former Clevelander, Cheryl Birkner Mack, who died on Shabbat morning, Parshat Para, in Yerushalayim. Levaya and kevura will be at Har haMenuchot in Givat Shaul.  They will be webstreamed at www.midabrim.com/ starting at 8:30 am EDT on Monday.  Click “Live Now” to view.
Shiva at the home of Eric and Cheryl Birkner Mack, 11 Bruria, in the Katamon neighborhood of Jerusalem, thru Sunday shacharit.  You may reach Cheryl on her US line, 216/932-2579; please call before 5 pm EDT.  Or e-mail her at cbm55@juno.com.

May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Ha’Makom yenachem eschem b’soch she’ar avay’lay Tzion v’Yerushalayim

 

Help Wanted: Administrative Asst. & French Tutor

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* Administrative Assistant. Full-time. Looking for a person with good organizational and interpersonal skills and an independent worker. Should have experience with Excel, Word & Outlook . Contact Learning Concepts at  hr@learningconcepts.us

*Tree of Knowledge is looking for a tutor who is fluent in French to tutor a 9th grader in  French (beginners level)

(LocalJewishNews continues to try to do its part to assist community members to find employment by offering free help wanted ads to community businesses and organizations. So if you have a position to fill, let us know. Check out other job offerings in our New Classifieds Section)

Spilling the Beans – Kitniyos on Pesach

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By Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff (RabbiKaganoff.com)

 Questions:

Is Cottonseed Oil kitniyos?

I know that, in America, everyone uses cottonseed oil on Pesach. However, when I was in Israel for Pesach I was told that they don’t use cottonseed oil because it is kitniyos. Why is there a difference in practice?

 Lecithin in Pesach Products

When I was a child, it was common to find Pesach-dik chocolates containing an ingredient called lecithin. Now I am told that lecithin is not Pesach-dik. Do I need to do tshuva on all the lecithin that I consumed?

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STAR-K /Kollel Los Angeles Announce FIRST-EVER Passover Medicines & Cosmetics Guide Available for as APP & Kindle Book for purchase

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starkkindleMa Nishtana? Why will this year’s Pesach preparations be different from all the other years? For many years, the annual STAR-K Passover Directory has been published together with Rabbi Gershon Bess’s Passover Medicines & Cosmetics guide, and available for sale in hard copy.

While the STAR-K Comprehensive Information & Product Guide has always been available for free download at www.star-k.org , the difficulty in creating Rabbi Bess’s guide along withe the medications and cosmetic list made it unrealistic to give it out for free download.

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NCSY TVN – Cleaning for Pesach?

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Fortunately, we have been able to help so many families that our entire volunteer corps is booked! Please spread the word to inspire even more helpers, and we’ll be able to help more families. Until then, we apologize that we won’t be able to help more!

Feel free to call 216-282-GIVE for special requests or more information.Pesach-Cleaning