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Time to REGISTER TO VOTE

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by Susan Efroymson

All politics are local is as true now as ever. Important elections coming up this November and you must be registered to vote.  Remember if you don’t vote, you can’t be counted, and if you don’t count, we all count for less. Stand up for your community and do your civic duty also considered a Mitzva to do so. To vote in the next election, you must be registered 30 days before.  There are local and state issues that effect us coming up on this November’s ballot.

Do You Need to Register?

Have you recently moved?

Has someone in your home recently turned 18 or will be 18 by November?

If you’ve never registered at your new address or will  be newly eligible to vote or have never voted before, it’s easy to register by filling out the form at Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website (or Lake County’s) or at any DMV or Library. Please do so today because if you don’t vote, you don’t count.

N’shei Simcha Gemach Updates

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The N’shei Simcha Gemach will be going through some changes over the next few weeks iy”h. We are very fortunate that we will be remaining in our “home”. Over the past fifteen years we have been blessed with gracious hosts – Mr. And Mrs. Gershon Adler, a”h, and the Choueka family. As the Chouekas embark on a new chapter in their lives, the gemach will now be housed and hosted by the Levovitz family. We wish both families much hatzlocha in their new surroundings and thank them for this huge chesed. May Hashem bless them with much simcha in their lives.

The gemach will be closed the week of August 13th and possibly the following week as well. Please contact Aliza at 216-371-3685 to set up an appointment after those times. Thank you for your continued support. May we always share in each other’s simcha.

Beis Eliyahu Shul Updates

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Beis Eliyahu has moved to Cleveland Heights. 3763 Bendemeer Road. (Corner of Bendemeer and Staunton)

Kollel Boker Daily Monday- Friday at 6:30am, Shachris to follow at 7:15am. Sunday Shachris 7:15am.

Shabbos- Friday night, Shachris, Mincha and Maariv times to be announced next week.

N’shei Simcha Gemach Updates

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The N’shei Simcha Gemach will be going through some changes over the next few weeks iy”h. We are very fortunate that we will be remaining in our “home”. Over the past fifteen years we have been blessed with gracious hosts – Mr. And Mrs. Gershon Adler, a”h, and the Choueka family. As the Chouekas embark on a new chapter in their lives, the gemach will now be housed and hosted by the Levovitz family. We wish both families much hatzlocha in their new surroundings and thank them for this huge chesed. May Hashem bless them with much simcha in their lives.

The gemach will be closed the week of August 13th and possibly the following week as well. Please contact Aliza at 216-371-3685 to set up an appointment after those times. Thank you for your continued support. May we always share in each other’s simcha.

Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes – Bertram M. Vogel, ob”m

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We regret to inform you of the passing of Bertram M. (Dov Ber) Vogel, the father of Mrs. Sharon Fladen.

Mrs. Fladen is sitting shiva until Sunday morning at her house. The address is 808 47th Street N.E. Canton, Ohio 44174. She can be reached at (330) 354-6807 or at (330) 499-1123.

Mincha/Maariv is 8:15pm at Congregation Agudas Achim, 2508 Market Ave., N. Canton, Ohio 44714. Visitors are requested not to come after that.

המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבילי ציון וירושלים

Always Check Dole Lettuce Packaging for a Hechsher

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Yesterday, a Whatsapp message purportedly from Star-K was circulating regarding Dole lettuce and its hashgacha. The message was:

Message from Star K, issued today, August 8, 2017.
Due to infestation they will not be giving a hechsher to ANY dole iceberg salad, fresh selection (kroger), little salad bar (aldi), and marketside (walmart) for this week and possibly next week. Be sure to double check for a hechsher before buying any lettuce.

Since the Star-K kashrus alerts website hasn’t posted such an alert since April, Local Jewish News reached out to Rabbi Tendler at the Star-K. He said the message was sent out by him to various mashgichim and is correct. There is currently a higher than normal incidence of bug infestation in Dole lettuce and therefore a lower rate of certified Dole lettuce will be available on the market over the next few weeks. He also said to remember that with lettuce, it’s always important to check for a hechsher because bug infestation will occasionally require a hechsher’s temporary removal.

Always Check Dole Lettuce Packaging for a Hechsher

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Yesterday, a Whatsapp message purportedly from Star-K was circulating regarding Dole lettuce and its hashgacha. The message was:

Message from Star K, issued today, August 8, 2017.
Due to infestation they will not be giving a hechsher to ANY dole iceberg salad, fresh selection (kroger), little salad bar (aldi), and marketside (walmart) for this week and possibly next week. Be sure to double check for a hechsher before buying any lettuce.

Since the Star-K kashrus alerts website hasn’t posted such an alert since April, Local Jewish News reached out to Rabbi Tendler at the Star-K. He said the message was sent out by him to various mashgichim and is correct. There is currently a higher than normal incidence of bug infestation in Dole lettuce and therefore a lower rate of certified Dole lettuce will be available on the market over the next few weeks. He also said to remember that with lettuce, it’s always important to check for a hechsher because bug infestation will occasionally require a hechsher’s temporary removal.

New Vaad Hatzedakos Cleveland

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Printable Version of the Letter Below

Dear community members of Cleveland,

Cleveland has a well-deserved reputation as a community dedicated to chesed and tzedaka. Many of our fellow Jews and institutions come to our community for help with various financial needs. We should be proud to be able to assist in this manner.

Under the guidance of the Vaad HaRabbanim, the Agudath Israel of Cleveland, recently established a Vaad Hatzedakos to assist the community and the fundraisers. The goal of the Vaad Hatzedakos is to give community members a high degree of confidence and comfort regarding the fundraisers who come to their doors and in turn provide greater support to those in need.

The Vaad Hatzedakos will follow the model used in multiple cities across North America. This model leverages an existing database developed in Lakewood, New Jersey. The fundraisers are researched via database administrator’s network of 300+ contacts across Israel. The information collected is then uploaded to the database.

Every fundraiser will be encouraged to apply to the Vaad Hatzedakos for a certificate. The director of the Vaad Hatzedakos, Rabbi Zev Meisels, will conduct the necessary background research, and provide a laminated, signed and sealed certificate with a photo ID if approved.

For this to succeed, we hope that the community will encourage fundraisers to present their certificate and then open your heart by giving generously.

The first certificates have already been distributed. Please be patient with fundraisers as not all fundraisers are aware of the new process in Cleveland.

Rabbi Meisels can be reached by email, phone, or fax.
• Email: letters@agudathisrael-oh.org
• Phone: 216-905-3835
• Fax: 216-455-1090

Thank you for your continued support.

Agudath Israel of Cleveland

Uniform Exchange Gemach Update

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The Uniform Exchange is moving and will be closed until October. We will let you know through Local Jewish News when it reopens.

If you have donations in the meantime you can drop them off at 2640 Whiton Road in University Heights and leave them on the front porch. Please only drop off uniforms in excellent condition.

Thank you!

Mincha and More at Sunday Afternoon’s Indians-Yankees Game at Progressive Field

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For anyone going to the Indians-Yankees game on Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field:

  1. There should be a minyan for mincha at the end of the 7th inning behind the main escalator in section 164;
  2. The washing station in the hot dog stand, section 164, should be up and running;
  3. For a mitzvah opportunity please send an email to kosherdog17@gmail.com and leave a phone number.

Uniform Exchange Gemach Update

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The Uniform Exchange is moving and will be closed until October. We will let you know through Local Jewish News when it reopens.

If you have donations in the meantime you can drop them off at 2640 Whiton Road in University Heights and leave them on the front porch. Please only drop off uniforms in excellent condition.

Thank you!

Cleveland Tehillim List Now Available on Local Jewish News

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Cleveland Tehillim List

The Tehillim List of the Cleveland Tehillim Chevra is now easily accessible to the public on Local Jewish News. The list is being published as a partnership between Local Jewish News and Mrs. Chanie Malcmacher in the hope that it will cause even more community members to be mispalel on behalf of those in need.

The list will continue its practice of approximately six bi-monthly print editions. Also, in order to maintain seder the following long-standing guidelines remain in place for the inclusion of a name:

  • The choleh must be a Clevelander or the direct relative of a Clevelander
  • The exactly correct Hebrew name and its correct spelling must be provided
  • Permission of the family must have been obtained
  • The choleh must be reconfirmed for each edition of the list

Currently, the community has the merit of completing the entire Tehillim nearly two times daily. To participate in a daily completion of the Tehillim, please email Mrs. Malcmacher at justdaven@gmail.com.

Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes – Irving Modes, ob”m

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We regret to inform you of the passing of Irving Modes, father of Derech HaTorah Rebbe Yossi Modes.

Rabbi Modes is sitting shiva in Columbus, OH for his father through Sunday, Aug. 6 (he is getting up Monday morning).

He can be reached at 732-725-7619.

If you would like to be menachem avel, please contact the family first since he will be switching locations within Columbus but the family doesn’t know when the switch will occur.

המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבילי ציון וירושלים

Mincha, Maariv, and More at Thursday Night’s Indians-Yankees Game at Progressive Field

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For anyone going to the Indians-Yankees game on Thursday night at Progressive Field:

  1. There should be a minyan for maariv at the end of the 7th inning behind the main escalator in section 164;
  2. The washing station should be up and running;
  3. For a mitzvah opportunity please send an email to kosherdog17@gmail.com and leave a phone number (or call me directly).

Baruch Dayan Ha’Emes – Scott Leavitt, ob”m

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We regret to inform you of the passing of Scott Leavitt, brother of Basha Sadoff. The funeral will be Thursday, August 3 at 12:00 pm at Berkowitz-Kumin. Burial will be at Mt. Olive Cemetery. Shiva will be at the Leavitt home, 2448 Suffolk Lane, Pepper Pike, until Wednesday morning.

Shiva hours are as follows:

  • Thursday: 7 – 9 pm
  • Friday: 10 am – 2 pm
  • Sunday: 1 – 5 pm
  • Monday & Tuesday: 1 – 4 pm and 7 – 9 pm

The family requests no visitation after 9 pm.

המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבילי ציון וירושלים