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Giving Gifts on Chanukah

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present(Ed: This is brought as an interesting idea and would be a good starting point for discussion and consultation with your LOR. Source: Hakhel reader)

Other Poskim discuss this and conclude that it is not a problem of chukas akum, as in all likelihood the akum’s minhag of giving gifts on their holidays was taken from us and not vice versa. (See Emes L’Yaakov from Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky, Z’tl, Siman 670 in the footnote who says this.) The Ponovezer Rav, Rav Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman, Z’tl, said that after the Greeks forbade the Jewish children from learning Torah, their parents had to ‘bribe’ them with gifts to get them to learn once again.

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Aish HaTorah Russian group meets to bake Chanuka Cookies for the Jewish Homeless Shelter

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AISHRUSSIANCookiesAt 11 AM Thursday Morning, with everyone’s turkeys prepared and baking in the oven, an enthusiastic group of women originally from the former Soviet Union gathered at the home of Channah Appel in Beachwood, to bake Chanukah cookies for the mothers and children at the Jewish Shelter Home. This home is currently full to capacity, and is a project of the Cleveland Jewish Federation.

AMEX Small Business Saturday – November 30th – List of Local Businesses Participating

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American Express is offering Card Members the opportunity to get a $10 statement credit (too bad it is not the $25 that it was last year) when they enroll their eligible American Express® Card and then use it to spend $10 or more in a single transaction at a qualifying small business location on Small Business Saturday – Nov. 30th, 2013. Sign up at ShopSmall.com. Below is a list of local merchants participating (Jewish business are only open Motzei Shabbos obviously):

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Hannukah Disaster Averted – Message to the Whole Community About Safety

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This evening an unattended menorah (no one was home) caught on fire (the base) in a home in our community. However, B”H due to an amazing circumstance in which  a passerby in a car noticed the flaming menorah through the window, stopped his car,  and ran in to the home to put out the flame before it spread to the rest of the home, a more serious danger was averted. There were a number of key lessons to be learned here:

1) Don’t leave a menorah unattended. 2) Be particularly careful about menorahs made of wood and glue and paint (a popular young kid project) because these are highly flammable and the nuts used to hold the candles clog easily and do not work so well to form a stable base. 3) Hashem is always watching over us – something else to say thank you for.

Look for a detailed list of Chanukah Safety tips tomorrow.

Kehillas Beis Doniel Shabbos Morning in HAC

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This Shabbos morning Parshas Mikeitz, Kehillas Beis Doniel (Silver Bar Mitzvah) will daven in the Hebrew Academy Beis Hamedrash (downstairs) at 8:30 a.m.  (There will not be a minyan in the shul as well.) This location change is only for Shabbos morning and only for this week. Friday night and Shabbos Mincha/Maariv will take place in the Beis Doniel shul as usual.
Also Rabbi Gross at Beis Doniel will give a special shiur on Halacha: Mehadrin min HaMehadrin this Shabbos at 5:25pm followed by Maariv at 5:47pm.

Batya’s Gourmet Hot Overnight Cholent and Now Available in Beachwood As Well as Clevland Heights

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batyasBatya’s Gourmet this will be selling  hot overnight cholent and kugel at Khal  Yeraim between 9:30pm and 11pm. No other locations this week. Buy cholent for Shabbos and save your wife the hassle on these short Fridays.

Batya’s dips are available at Ungers or Boris or by calling 2163151900 for standing orders or for local pickup at Khal Yeraim or at the Jewish learning connection Thursday nights.

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Amazon Deal on Waring XL Stainless Warming Tray

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plataAmazon has a great deal on the Waring WT90B 400-Watt Stainless-Steel Warming Tray.  It usually goes for $60 or more but is now priced at $46! It gets excellent reviews and might be really good for Shabbos as it is 16.5″ long as opposed to the more typical 12″ size. It is adjustable so you may have to ask your Rav about covering the knob but being adjustable it might be more useful than the more heimish made in Israel platas that always seem too hot and scorch the food. Amazon deals change fast so price is not guaranteed.

 

P’sakim of HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky, Shlita on Hilchos Chanukah

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We provide the following p’sakim of HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky, Shlita, as excerpted from the Sefer Koveitz Halachos by Rabbi Doniel Kleinman, Shlita. As with all Halacha, one should ask his own Rav or Posek for a definitive ruling in his particular case or situation:

 1.  Although one may not use a combination of oil and candles for his Neiros, one may use different oils on any given night, because they are considered similar enough to each other.

 2.  One need not use the candle that was used as the candle to light the Neiros Chanukah as his Shamash. 

 3.  Even if the glass cups which are inserted into a Menorah cannot stand on their own because of the narrow piece of glass that fits snugly into the Menorah, one can consider the cup to still be a Kli–for it is specifically manufactured to be used in this way. 

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Abby’s Soups & Salads – Thanksgiving Menu

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Available for pick up on Thursday the 28th at 2:00 from 4438 Baintree in University Heights.  Delivery can be arranged upon request.

To order email abbyaloni@hotmail.com or call 216-276-9213.

Mixed Greens with Granny Smith Apples, Crasins, and Roasted Almonds in Strawberry Vinaigrette.  $3.75 per. person  *A minimum order of 4 servings is appreciated on all tossed salads.

Homemade Stuffing with Sautéed Celery, Onions, Green Peppers, Mushrooms, and Garlic. Medium-$6.75 or Large – $13.50.

Roasted Redskin and Fingerling Potatoes– Accented by fresh herbs and lemon. Medium-$6.00 or Large – $12.00.

Cranberry Sauce with Orange Zest and Cinnamon– Made with fresh cranberries. Medium-$6.75 or Large – $13.50.

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Oheb Zedek Taylor Road Synagogue Sunday Torah Minayn 8am

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Oheb Zedek Taylor Road Synagogue is starting a new Torah Minyan Sunday  morning at 8:00a.m.
Rabbi Abraham Bensoussan announced that Sunday morning Minyan will  accommodate the young professionals who have to be at work on Sundays, and young parents who have to drive car pools to school on Sunday. This Minyan is for the community at large as well.
A breakfast of bagels and cream cheese, coffee and pastry will be offered.  A “dvar Torah” will be delivered by rotating speakers immediately following the Sunday Torah Minyan breakfast.
Oheb Zedek Taylor Road Synagogue is the Schul/Synagogue center for Davening and Torah studying for all members of the Cleveland Jewish community, as well as guests in transit.  Oheb Zedek Taylor Road Synagogue has proudly served the Cleveland Jewish community since the late 1800’s.  For  more information please call the office between 9:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday, at (216) 321-4875,
or email us at ohebzedek1@gmail.com .