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Rabbi Ari Wolf to Deliver Invocation at RNC

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rabbiwolf(Matzav.com, selections below)

Rabbi Ari Wolf, a police chaplain in Cleveland, Ohio, has been selected to deliver an invocation at the opening of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland Monday, Juy 18th at 1:05pm.

Rabbi Wolf is a talmid of Telshe Yeshiva and a respected ben Torah and askan. He is a beloved member of the Cleveland kehillah, a humble public servant who has expended time and effort for the betterment of the community and in particular his focus on the daily needs of the Telshe Yeshiva and Cleveland Heights community.

It will take place today at 1:05pm. An archive of the invocation can be watched with this link. 

(Editor: an archive of the invocation can be viewed here

{Gavriel Sitrit-Matzav.com Newscenter}

Cleveland man arrested in 2-year-old synagogue theft

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king(Cleveland Jewish News)

According to Beachwood Police Chief Keith Winebrenner, North Olmsted police arrested David Allen King, 46, on a warrant issued by Shaker Heights Municipal Court following King’s failure to appear there on the Waxman (Ed: theft at Waxman Chabad) charge, a first-degree misdemeanor carrying maximums of 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine upon conviction.

King also is the subject of a flier the Jewish Federation of Cleveland issued late last month following King’s June 29 visit to Suburban Temple-Kol Ami on Chagrin Boulevard in Beachwood.

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Tzaar Baalei Chayim By Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff

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(RabbiKaganoff.com)

Question #1: Scientific experimenting

“Are there halachic laws governing when and how one may conduct scientific or medical experiments on animals?”

 Question #2: Licensed to kill!

“Are there any halachic concerns that I should know about becoming an exterminator?”

 Question #3: Oversized rider [Read more…]

Bais Avraham Weekly Minyanim Times

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2448 Beachwood Blvd – Bais Avraham Weekly Minyanim Times:

Daf Yomi: Monday – Friday 6:00 AM; Sunday: 8:30 AM; Shabbos 5:15 PM

Shacharis: Monday – Friday 6:45 AM; Sunday 9:15 AM (Breakfast); Shabbos 9:15 (Kiddush)

Mincha & Maariv: Sunday – Thursday: 10 minutes before shkia; Friday 7:15; Motze Shabbos 50 minutes after shkia

Help Wanted: Life Skills Mentor

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Looking for a female life skills mentor for a teenage girl. A background in special education is preferable but not necessary. Candidate will be able to drive, enjoy teaching through example and have plenty of patience. Approximately 2-3 hours; afternoons Monday through Thursday for the duration of the school year. Please send your resume and/or inquiries to:
skills2live@gmail.com

Republican convention will be short on Jews, long on mystery

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(JTA)

They’re elusive, but show up in the right place at the right time — and you might find one!

No, we’re not talking about the latest iteration of Pokémon Go. This is about tracking prominent Jewish GOPers and Jewish organizational representatives attending the Republican National Convention next week in Cleveland.

They’ll be barely visible, and the reason has everything to do with the presumptive nominee, Donald Trump.

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School Seforim Gemach is getting ready for the next school year!

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If you borrowed seforim last year, please return them!
If you have any school seforim in usable condition that you don’t need, please donate them!
Drop off location – for previously borrowed books and for new donations – plastic bin by the front door at 3802 Bendemeer.
(If you are returning seforim, please place them in the bin a plastic bag with your name on it.)
If you have any questions, please call/text Natasha Cohen at 216-233-0764 or email SchoolSeforimGemach@gmail.com