Pirchei Happenings M”S Shabbos Shira & Mishnayos Contest
Camp Gan Israel Bat-Mitzvah Experience – Awesome Outreach Opportunity
Camp Gan Israel Bat-Mitzvah Experience (B-ME) is a 3-week overnight summer program that gives Bat-Mitzvah age girls the opportunity to “Be Me.”
Last summer seven “unaffiliated” girls from Cleveland attended B-ME, were very inspired, and as a result have become much more active in Cleveland’s Jewish community. For more info about B-ME click www.cgibme.org.
Please tell everyone you know who might be able to benefit from this experience that B-ME’s director will be hosting an INFO SESSION this Sunday, January 27, from 1:30pm-2:30pm at the Friendship Circle, 27900 Gates Mills Blvd, Pepper Pike. B-ME’s director will also be available to make home visits on Sunday & Monday, email gsandler@cgibme.org to make an appointment.
SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS
CLICK HERE “like” and “share” to be a part of this awesome outreach activity (Facebook).
Tip Tap Toe – Blowout Clearance Sale on All Winter Shoes $34.99
periELI Sale Extended Until January 31st
Give Thanks To Your 2am Snow Plow Driver
Our local cities had a lot of snow to deal with this past week and many people worked very hard long hours to make it this way. While I cannot testify accurately to other cities, Cleveland Heights did a great job! If you feel the same way (or if you disagree), please send a thank you to the various city managers and city officials:
Cleveland Heights City Manager, Ms. Susanna Neirman – citymanager@clvhts.com
University Heights Facilities Manager Jeff Pokorny – jpokorny@universityheights.com
Beachwood Service Director Dale H. Pekarek – service@beachwoodohio.com
Looking for a Baal Koreh to Visit Area Prisons
I am looking for a Baal Koreh to read the megillah in a couple of prisons near Cleveland. Please contact me at the number below.
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Rabbi Moishe Mayir Vogel – Executive Director
The Aleph Institute – North East Region | Hyman & Martha Rogal Center
5804 Beacon Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 | 412-421-0111 x101 Fax: 412-521-5948
Purim Costume Gemach
Chabad House Women Invites All Girls & Women to a Melaveh Malkah
Looking For a Fun and Easy Tu B’Shevat Craft?
Creative Jewish Mom, a frum blogger living in Tzfat, has an easy tutorial for making dried fruit centerpieces, along with a lot of interesting creative stuff. They’re kid-friendly and would be a fun addition to your Shabbos table! Click here >>
Celebrate Tu B’Shevat with Fruit and Nut Trays from Chocolate Emporium
Baruch Dayan Ha’emes
The community offers their condolences to Dudi and Yossi Abraham and Hensha Jakobovitch on the passing of their sister, Mrs. Raizel Yampel of Brooklyn, NY. The mourners will be returning to Cleveland on Thursday and will be sitting shiva through Sunday morning. Shiva is at the Jakobovitch home at 2481 Blossom Lane, basement entrance. Davening schedule is as follows:
Aleksander Rebbe – Tu B’Shvat Tish
Fleece Blanket Making Party
Telshe Yeshiva Shabbos of Chizuk
Abby’s Soups & Salads – This Week’s Menu
Orders will be Delivered Friday January 25th between 9:30 and 11:30am.
Smaller orders can be picked up or they can be delivered for an additional $2.50.
FREE Delivery On all Orders Over $30
To order email abbyaloni@hotmail.com or call 216-276-9213.
Baby Spinach and Strawberry Salad with Roasted Almonds in Red Wine Vinagrette – $3.75 per. person. *A minimum order of 4 servings is appreciated on all tossed salads
Coleslaw with Fresh Oranges and Pistachios – Comes with a red wine Dijon vinaigrette on the side. Medium – $6.25 Large – $12.50.
Chinese Vegetable Stir-Fry – Snap peas, red peppers, shitake mushrooms, broccoli, onions and carrots sautéed in a saucy Chinese marinade. Wonderful served over rice! Medium – $6.00 Large – $12.00.
Brown Rice or Basmati Rice – Medium – $3.75 Large – $7.50.
Teach Yachad, 180 Runners Strong Helping Those With Disabilities in the January 27th ING Half-Marathon In Miami
Clevelanders that are registered runners are Adira & Talia Lautman of University Heights, and FMS Freshmen Sarah Lidsky & Chaviva Mandel (use links provided to support these runners in their campaign).
Four years ago, Team Yachad was formed with just 29 excited participants in the ING Miami Half-Marathon to provide funds and awareness for the vital work of Yachad: promoting Inclusion for those living with disabilities within the broad Jewish community. Eagerly anticipating the finish line of this year’s race — to be held on Sunday, January 27 — are the 180 members of Team Yachad 2013 (including 10 individuals with disabilities, five of whom are returning team members).
Yachad/the Natioinal Jewish Council for Disabilties (NJCD), an agency of the Orthodox Union, is dedicated to enhancing the opportunities of individuals with disabilities, promoting Inclusion and independence through various integrated activities and ensuring their participation in the full spectrum of Jewish life.
Aish HaTorah Sale to Benefit the Jewish Women Renaissance JWRP Israel Trip
Greater Cleveland’s urban scene gets a boost from young adults moving in
(Plain Dealer)
New to Northeast Ohio in 2010, Rachael Ng rented an apartment across from the mall in Beachwood. But as she came to know her way around town, she quickly joined the migration path of her tribe.
“I have a lot of friends who live downtown,” explained Ng (pronounced “Ing”), a 27-year-old pharmacist for the Cleveland Clinic. “A lot of us hang out on Coventry, too. I wanted something in the center of all that.”
So she moved to University Circle, on the border of Cleveland and Cleveland Heights, and added her energy to a new and potentially potent population pattern.
Cleveland AMIT Tu B’Shevat
Toddler Art Classes
Email:tzivia.zimmerman@gmail.com
Tu Bishvat Fundraiser for Torah Nursery
A Shabbat With Dr. Yael Ziegler
Batya’s Gourmet is Now Available at Unger’s, Boris’s Meats, and Other Fine Retailers
All of our products are under the supervision of Cleveland kosher and are produced fresh in Cleveland’s only pareve commercial kitchen.
Currently available are 13 different types of dips including:
Tomato, olive, spinach, charif, creamy tomato onion, baba ganuch, techina, garlic basil, dill, garlic, scallion, jalapeno , and chrainaise.
We also currently have available the following types of kugels:
Authentic yerushalmi, mock yerushalmi, apple, blueberry, spinach, spinach Mushroom.
Also available by special order:
Pareve cholent, tuna salad, egg salad, arbis/ chickpeas, sweet potato salad, peanut butter noodles, soy sesame noodles,
oregano garlic noodles, round roasted potatoes, rice with mushrooms and onions available in both brown and regular,cabbage and noodles, real mashed potatoes and onions, sweet and sour zucchini regular and diet, radish tomato and onion salad.
Get A Jump Start on Your Taxes and Buy Yourself A Tie for Getting an Early Start
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Kashrus Alert – Aldi Simply Nature Salads
(Star-K)
Please be advised that there is currently packaged, fresh organic spinach and spring mix being sold at Aldi stores with the brand name Simply Nature bearing Star-K. This product is NOT certified by Star-K and must be checked prior to use.
Corrective action is being taken.
Cleveland Welcomes the Spinka Rebbe
The Spinka Rebbe, Horav Naphtali Weiss, shlita will be visiting our community this week. Unlike previous visits, he will not be staying over for Shabbos. The Rebbe will be here just Tuesday Jan. 22 and Wednesday Jan. 23. He will be staying at the home of Mendy and Ita Klein, 23453 Timberlane Drive, in Beachwood. If you would like to make an appointment to meet with him, or just to receive a bracha, please contact his personal Gabbai, Rabbi Silver at 917-567-6294.
Beachwood House for Sale
Buckhurst Drive in Beachwood. Mid-century modern split-Level. 4- Bedroom, 3 Full-Baths, 2-1/2 Baths. Finished basement with office. Spacious full guest suite with kitchen. One acre corner lot. $330,000. Call 216-454-0110.
Which Kriah CD Should You Buy?
Are you trying to choose a good kriah (Hebrew reading) CD for your kids, but you’re confused about which to buy? It can be hard to find detailed information about what each CD offers. Since our family recently bought a new kriah CD, we thought we’d share our experiences with the two that we own. Hopefully this review will help other families choose which one is best for their family.
Kriyah Coach is a new CD that was created as a way to raise money for tzedakah. It assumes that kids already know the alef-beis; there’s a quick alef-beis review you can click on, with video footage of a rebbe and his class pointing to the osios and reviewing them, but that’s all that’s offered for alef-beis. The CD’s focus is on learning the nekudah sounds and learning to blend. For each nekudah, there’s a 3-step approach: first, a computer-animated scene with characters introducing the nekudah; second, video footage of Rabbi Henoch Potash teaching that nekudah to his class; and third, a brief exercise for the child to practice with.
The pronunciation used is mainstream yeshivish.
Overall, Kriyah Coach is cute–the little boys in Rabbi Potash’s class are adorable, and the animated characters interest kids–but it doesn’t offer a lot of practice.
Shovavim Shiur for Women at Kehillas Bnai Torah
Tuesday night at 8pm Kehillas Bnai Torah will be holding the first women’s Shovavim Shiur on Shalom Bayis and Halacha given by Mrs. Deena Davidovich. The Shiur will take place in the Shul Shiur room at 4471 Churchill. Please use the 2nd door on the left side of the house.