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At this time, reservations are required. When making your reservation, please include: your name, date, 1st & 2nd time preference, email and # of people. We seat on the 1/2hr. from 5:30 – 7:30.
We are committed to providing the highest level of service to all our customers, and ask for your understanding. If we’re booked, we can’t “just squeeze in 2 more” since it will impact every other reservation and that just isn’t fair to everyone else.
Restaurant Nights will be:
Seating is on the 1/2 hour from 5:30 – 7:30. A complete menu can be downloaded at ChefDavesCatering.com.
This is a reminder that if you do not receive a confirmation email, we do not have your reservation. This applies whether you call, email, text or otherwise communicate your reservation to us.
Also, if you have any dietary restrictions or questions about the menu, please ask beforehand so we can do our best to accommodate you.
Looking forward to seeing you soon,
Larry
Thank you to our Dear Friends and neighbors in our wonderful Cleveland community for all the food, help and moral support that you showered upon us during the days and weeks following the tragic passing of our husband and father R’ Moshe Reuvein ben R’ Kalman.
The comfort of being surrounded by such warm and loving friends will forever be appreciated by our family. May the Ribono Shel Olam repay you many times over with much simcha and nachas in your families.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Surtie Barkin and children
Please note this event has been postponed due to the passing of Harav Elya Galupkin, zt”l.
Sunday, December 24th, at 6:30pm in the Telshe Yeshiva Bais Medrash. Maariv 7:05pm.
Call in phone number – 218-548-1882 passcode 28400#
Thank you to everyone who ordered last week and throughout the Chanukah holiday. This week I’m featuring Cinnamon Palmiers, Lemon Poppy Seed muffins, & Chocolate Chip Banana Loaf. Of course, there’s my weekly compliment of challot and rolls, too. Visit http://www.loveplusflour.shop for more details, to sign up for weekly emails, and more. Love (plus flour), Isabelle Adato.
(Click https://photos.app.goo.gl/KLVbFCdc9fyE264O2 to view more photos from the event.)
On December 13, the second night of Chanukah, Motorcars and Cleveland Auto Leasing hosted a party at Motorcars Toyota to benefit Bikur Cholim of Cleveland. Guests came in droves despite the wintry weather, shaking the snow from their boots. Bikur Cholim staff and volunteers stood at the door greeting guests accompanied by Matt Gile, general manager at Motorcars Toyota, and William Evans, owner of Cleveland Auto Leasing Midwest.
You could tell from the start this was no ordinary event. As each guest walked in, they received a coupon package for big bucks from the businesses sponsoring the event! The food was fun, light, and totally Cleveland; latkes, fresh salads, egg rolls from Sababah, and what was literally a wall of Ungers donuts! Matt Gile gave a tour of the facilities, (yes, we actually touched the cars!) and we raffled off awesome prizes including $400 certificates, free car washes, oil changes and games for kids.
The main event was a show by award-winning hypnotist, Jon Wayes. The audience alternately roared in laughter and gasped in amazement as we watched him hypnotize some of the guests before our very eyes! After the show we raffled off more valuable prizes, and then CLE Zemer arrived to capture the jubilant spirit with live musical entertainment. It was E-P-I-C.
Kudos to all involved, especially to two great companies, the Motorcars Group, and Cleveland Auto Leasing Midwest. Calling this event a success would be an understatement. Everyone who attended is still talking about it!
With your help we can continue to support our Kollel members who dedicate themselves to learning day and night. Thank you for being a partner!
To purchase tickets visit pay.banquest.com/KNYraffle.
My name is David Zilberman and I am happy to serve the Cleveland Orthodox Jewish community. Please call me at 216-512-2211 or 216-312-6371 with any questions or to arrange service.
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A reader wrote in that the bags of assorted-color peppers at Aldi state that some of them are from Israel.
As a reminder, produce from Eretz Yisroel should not be assumed to have terumos and maasros taken (except under certain circumstances). The consumer must therefore perform a separation of terumos and maasros after purchase. For instructions see the OU’s page at https://oukosher.org/blog/consumer-kosher/separating-terumah-and-maaser/ or the Star-K’s page at https://www.star-k.org/articles/kosher-lists/1160/terumos-and-maasros/.
As the OU article points out, taking terumos and maasros is not a complicated procedure once you’re familiar with it. Therefore, everything else being equal, you the consumer should not avoid purchasing produce from Eretz Yisroel and withholding your support of its economy.
It would be unfortunate if Jewish consumers, believing this separation to be a complicated procedure, declined to purchase Israeli produce. There is no need to withhold this revenue from the Israeli economy. In truth, the actual procedure is a simple one and can be mastered in but a few moments of time.
Additionally, the OU article–which seems to have been written in 2006 and updated in 2013–points out that a common source of packaged grapefruit segments sold in America is Israel and the consumer should be careful to check the labels on packaged grapefruit segments.
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Please note this event has been postponed due to the passing of Harav Elya Galupkin, zt”l.
Sunday, December 24th, at 6:30pm in the Telshe Yeshiva Bais Medrash. Maariv 7:05pm.
Call in phone number – 218-548-1882 passcode 28400#
There are new stop signs on every corner on Maple Road from Bainbridge Road until Wood Road.
At this time, reservations are required. When making your reservation, please include: your name, date, 1st & 2nd time preference, email and # of people. We seat on the 1/2hr. from 5:30 – 7:30.
We are committed to providing the highest level of service to all our customers, and ask for your understanding. If we’re booked, we can’t “just squeeze in 2 more” since it will impact every other reservation and that just isn’t fair to everyone else.
Restaurant Nights will be:
Seating is on the 1/2 hour from 5:30 – 7:30. A complete menu can be downloaded at ChefDavesCatering.com.
This is a reminder that if you do not receive a confirmation email, we do not have your reservation. This applies whether you call, email, text or otherwise communicate your reservation to us.
Also, if you have any dietary restrictions or questions about the menu, please ask beforehand so we can do our best to accommodate you.
Looking forward to seeing you soon,
Larry
Still enveloped in the halo of her vort just two weeks before, Hadassah hummed to herself as she walked to her room, visions of lacy gowns and cascading flowers swirling in her mind.
Suddenly, she heard her father’s voice. “I just don’t know how we are going to pull this off,” he was saying to her mother. “We’re maxxed out as it is. I can barely scrape together a down payment for the caterer – never mind sheitels and appliances.”
Hadassah’s hand froze on her doorknob.
“Maybe we can take out a loan…” her mother suggested tremulously. Hadassah silently entered her room, a painful lump in her throat. Guilt and anxiety roiled in her heart. Gone was the blissful kallah of moments before.
Unfortunately, this sad reality is not uncommon. Until three years ago, many of our own Cleveland families struggled to maintain a façade of happiness while feeling crushed by myriad wedding expenses. Every purchase only added to the huge mountain of debt. And so, Simchas Alta Vita was launched by Rabbi Yitzchok Margareten and Rabbi Binyomin Lichtenstein. Dedicated in memory of Mrs. Alta Vita Fried, its goal was, and remains, to restore the joy to kallahs and their families while upholding their dignity. Eligible families – as carefully determined by a Vaad HaRabbanim – receive a kallah package that includes a comprehensive housewares package, a gift certificate to Simcha’s Spectacular, a custom sheitel, and set of beds and dinette set.
Since the organization’s inception, the feedback has been tremendous – far exceeding all expectations.
“We wanted to make sure every kallah feels like a queen,” says Rabbi Binyomin Lichtenstein. “Baruch Hashem, we have seen unbelievable siyatta d’Shmaya through every stage.”
Imagine walking into a massive department store stocked with top-of- the-line dishes, flatware, bedding, and kitchen gadgets…and filling an entire wagon to your heart’s content with the help of a personal “shopper.”
With Simchas Alta Vita, this dream becomes reality. Each kallah visits the showroom and is able to choose from the many styles and designs attractively displayed.
“My daughter felt on top of the world,” one grateful recipient’s mother enthuses. “Not only was she receiving all these wonderful things, but she got to choose the styles she wanted!”
From linens and tablecloths to pots and pans and vacuum cleaners, the variety is vast. But even more impressive than this magnificent largesse is the absolute dignity accorded to every single kallah.
“One-stop shopping in such a kavodik way!” was how another beneficiary described it. And Rabbi Lichtenstein is always there to guide each family every step of the way, ensuring that everything flows without a hitch.
Every kallah deserves to look her best, her parents’ income notwithstanding. Numerous vendors have partnered with Simchas Alta Vita, offering their merchandise at cost price while Simchas Alta Vita picks up the tab. Thanks to the incredible generosity of local sheitel machers Mrs. Fariba Diamond, Mika’s, Mrs. Tzip Sonnenschein, and Mrs. Dassa Munk, each kallah can receive a beautiful sheitel valued at $1,500 (which can be upgraded by following certain guidelines). Moving right along to a sheva brachos wardrobe, the kallah receives a $900 gift certificate to Simcha’s Spectacular to be used by the kallah, her mother, and unmarried siblings for any purchase related to the wedding. As far as furnishing the young couple’s home, Chasdei Chashie of Brooklyn offers two quality
beds and an elegant dinette set. What’s left to say but… Mi k’amcha Yisrael! “It was because of the generosity of the donors in Cleveland that our daughter was able to feel as a kallah should,” a kallah’s parents wrote movingly.
While Simchas Alta Vita strives to fulfill the mitzvah of hachnasas kallah in the most splendid way possible, its long-term vision extends far beyond the night of the wedding. It’s not merely the contribution of a sheitel or an iron, but the priceless gift of serenity and peace of mind. It is Simchas Alta Vita’s fervent hope that by alleviating much financial stress, every kallah will embark upon her journey toward a bayis ne’eman b’Yisrael with undiluted joy – and create Torah-true generations worthy of Hashem’s pride.
Housewares Package:
For more information, please call Rabbi Binyomin Lichtenstein (216) 225-8655
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My name is David Zilberman and I am happy to serve the Cleveland Orthodox Jewish community. Please call me at 216-512-2211 or 216-312-6371 with any questions or to arrange service.
Serving Cleveland and surrounding areas. Shomer Shabbat. Visit my website – www.greenandcleanhomeservices.com, see my reviews on www.homeadvisor.com, or https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Green+And+Clean+Home+Services%22#lrd=0x883102dd540c4297:0x7a494b84df85dd4b,1 (jobs referral sites).
With a profound sense of appreciation, Agudath Israel of America gratefully welcomes the news of President Trump’s commutation of the sentence of Sholom Rubashkin.
The injustice of Mr. Rubashkin’s grossly excessive 27-year sentence was readily apparent to any fair-minded individual who reviewed the facts of the case. That is why so many Congressmembers from both sides of the political aisle, led by Senator Orrin Hatch and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and well over 100 former high ranking Justice Department officials and other legal luminaries, have been publicly calling for executive clemency.
Through today’s action, President Trump has shown that he too understood that something went terribly wrong in the prosecution and sentencing of Sholom Rubashkin – and, further, that he would not allow this blot on our criminal justice system to stand uncorrected. The president deserves to be congratulated and thanked – not only by Mr. Rubashkin’s family and friends, but by all who care about fairness and justice.
Agudath Israel has long advocated that Sholom Rubashkin be freed from prison and reunited with his loving family. That day has finally arrived.
Baruch HaShem.
Presented by Lisa Huckins, Ohio Department of Education Representative, Monday, January 8th at 7pm at Tree of Knowledge Learning Centers.
Audio of Rubashkin’s son conveying the good news
Text of press release from whitehouse.gov
Today, President Donald J. Trump commuted the prison sentence of Sholom Rubashkin, an action encouraged by bipartisan leaders from across the political spectrum, from Nancy Pelosi to Orrin Hatch.
Mr. Rubashkin is a 57-year-old father of 10 children. He previously ran the Iowa headquarters of a family business that was the country’s largest kosher meat-processing company. In 2009, he was convicted of bank fraud and sentenced thereafter to 27 years in prison. Mr. Rubashkin has now served more than 8 years of that sentence, which many have called excessive in light of its disparity with sentences imposed for similar crimes.
This action is not a Presidential pardon. It does not vacate Mr. Rubashkin’s conviction, and it leaves in place a term of supervised release and a substantial restitution obligation, which were also part of Mr. Rubashkin’s sentence.
The President’s review of Mr. Rubashkin’s case and commutation decision were based on expressions of support from Members of Congress and a broad cross-section of the legal community. A bipartisan group of more than 100 former high-ranking and distinguished Department of Justice (DOJ) officials, prosecutors, judges, and legal scholars have expressed concerns about the evidentiary proceedings in Mr. Rubashkin’s case and the severity of his sentence. Additionally, more than 30 current Members of Congress have written letters expressing support for review of Mr. Rubashkin’s case.
Former High-Ranking DOJ Officials Who Have Expressed Support for Review of Mr. Rubashkin’s Case
Attorney General Bill Barr
Attorney General Edwin Meese III
Attorney General Michael Mukasey
Solicitor General Seth Waxman
FBI Director Louis Freeh
Current Members of Congress Who Have Expressed Support For Review of Mr. Rubashkin’s Case
Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Senator John Cornyn (R-TX)
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT)
Senator Mike Lee (R-UT)
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY)
Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS)
Representative Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
Representative Mike Coffman (R-CO)
Representative Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY)
Representative Louie Gohmert (R-TX)
Representative Steve King (R-IA)
Representative Jerry Nadler (D-NY)
Representative Richard Neal (D-MA)
Representative Tom McClintock (R-CA)
Representative Tom Marino (R-PA)
Representative Carolyn Maloney (D-NY)
Representative Bill Pascrell (D-NJ)
Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA)
Representative Ted Poe (R-TX)
Representative Jared Polis (D-CO)
Representative Mike Quigley (D-IL)
Representative Tom Reed (R-NY)
Representative Tom Rooney (R-FL)
Representative John Sarbanes (D-MD)
Representative Jan Schakowsky (D-IL)
Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
Representative Brad Sherman (D-CA)
Representative Albio Sires (D-NJ)
Representative Chris Smith (R-NJ)
Representative Nydia Velazquez (D-NY)
Click here to read letters expressing support for review of Mr. Rubashkin’s case.
From Rabbi Abba Cohen, Agudath Israel’s V.P. for Federal Affairs and Washington Director
Agudath Israel of America, a national Orthodox Jewish organization, recognizes that an omnibus tax bill such as H.R.1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, cuts along various lines in an economically-diverse population. Its effects on the Orthodox Jewish community will, therefore, be felt differently by its different segments. However, as many Orthodox Jews fall within the moderate to low income brackets and find themselves financially strapped by the high costs of Orthodox Jewish life – including the expense of providing their children with a Jewish education – we are hopeful that the legislation will fulfill President Trump’s and Congress’ stated goal of easing the burden on the nation’s middle class.
As a threshold matter, we are deeply disappointed about the bill’s elimination of the deductibility of personal exemptions and the limitations placed on the deductibility of state and local taxes. As a high percentage of Orthodox Jews have large families, and reside in areas that are highly taxed, these changes will likely have a dramatically negative effect on large numbers of our community.
At the same time, we are pleased that some of Agudath Israel’s top priorities were included in the bill:
In regard to education related matters, the expansion of “section 529 savings plans” – championed in the Senate by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) – to include tax benefits for various elementary and secondary education costs, including private school tuition, will encourage parents to put away their own money so they can provide a Jewish education for their children. This initiative represents an important victory for educational choice.
The retention of “qualified tuition reduction” benefit will help Jewish schools continue to hire high quality teachers and staff at competitive salaries and help parents by keeping tuition costs down.
Our constituency has a great stake in the child/family tax credit. The final version of the bill enhances this credit – thanks in substantial part to the diligent work of Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) – as it will raise the credit amount and the income phase outs, and add other qualifying dependents, in a way that could bring additional relief to our families.
We are gratified that the tax bill retains the deductibility of charitable contributions. But we share the concern of the nonprofit sector as to how the doubling of the “standard deduction” might affect such giving. We are disappointed that Senator James Lankford’s (R-OK) proposal, providing an above-the-line charitable deduction, did not succeed. We must continue to find ways to ensure that charitable giving grows so nonprofits can continue to step up and help address society’s many needs.
Finally, we commend Congress for retaining the Johnson Amendment, which for decades has insulated religious entities and members of the clergy from the inevitable pressure and division they would face by being injected into political campaigns. Keeping partisanship away from the house of worship has been positive for the political process and has been especially beneficial for the autonomy of religious communities and institutions. We believe it should remain that way.
Action alerts sent by Agudath Israel and some of its national partners generated tens of thousands of calls and emails to Congress on these issues. We thank each and every one of our grassroots supporters for taking the time to weigh in on the tax bill.
As H.R.1 has now been passed and will be signed by the President into law, we must all continue to monitor how its provisions affect the individuals and institutions it is intended to help. Federal, state and local governments must think creatively, and adopt legislation, regulation and policies that best allow the new tax bill to live up to its stated promise.