Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Jason Stein the winners of Marchs raffle!
Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Baruch Chaim Manies the winners of Aprils raffle!
This month’s raffle will be for a $750 gift certificate to The Buzz!
News, Info & Resources for the Cleveland Orthodox Jewish Community
Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Jason Stein the winners of Marchs raffle!
Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Baruch Chaim Manies the winners of Aprils raffle!
This month’s raffle will be for a $750 gift certificate to The Buzz!
By Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff (RabbiKaganoff.com)
A reader recently sent me the following series of questions.
Question #1:
“My teachers taught in Day School that one may not sit on a bench while a sefer rests on it. An elderly man with whom I share a bench in shul often puts his siddur down on the bench on which we are sitting. Do I need to pop out of my seat every time he does this?”
Question #2:
“I also learned that one does not place anything on top of sefarim. Yet, even in the frummest of shuls, I see people placing their tefillin bags, watches, and eyeglasses on top of sefarim. Am I mistaken?”
If you’ve ever experienced a flat tire as you’re rushing to the airport to make a flight or your car not starting as your kids get ready for morning carpool — then you can certainly appreciate the importance of the work Chaverim does.
Chaverim is comprised of a group of 25 dedicated volunteers, including 4 dispatchers, who are trained and ready to be of service for just about any and all non-medical emergency situations that may arise. From giving “dead” cars a boost, to delivering hospital equipment to those needing it at home, to helping set up a shivah home, Chaverim is on call 24/6 to assist the community out in whatever way they can.
Order hand – made round Shemurah Matzah (Pupa / Tzailem of New York) baked for the Cleveland community by our very own HaRav Yehudah Blum Shlita of Khal Yereim Shul in Cleveland Hts.
This thin and delicious Shemurah Matzah is baked fresh shortly before Pesach and is available at a greatly discounted price for our community only.
Place your order by calling Shloimy Modes @ 216.397.9495
We are taking orders until Erev Pesach, while supplies last. As Pesach nears quantities may become limited, so please place your order as soon as possible.
A number of varieties are available in addition to the regular white flour Matzah. Here is a partial list: partial whole wheat, 100% whole wheat, spelt, a few types of special Chaburah (Shitas HaRosh) including Satmar & Arizona flour, Shemurah Matzah Meal (Oat Matzah for those who can’t tolerate anything else is presently available for a limited time).
While all the items are already under Hashgachah, most of them are under HaRav Blum Shlita’s additional extra strict Hashgachah. Please ask for details.
Check out our latest creation, authentic Italian chocolate covered cannolis filled with Shannon Road Ice Cream and dipped in sprinkles.

Recommended books that can be borrowed from the Aaron Garber Library, 26500 Shaker Boulevard. Library Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9-4. Phone 216-212-4116. Ilka Gordon, On Site Director.
The Nazi and the Psychiatrist : Hermann Goring, Dr. Douglas M. Kelley, and a Fatal Meeting of Minds at the End of WWII by Jack El-Hai
“In the chilling tale of Dr. Douglas Kelley, a young U.S. Army psychiatrist and his secret evaluations of Nazi leader Hermann Goring, Jack El-Hai weaves a harrowing narrative that brilliantly probes the depths of evil.” (Gilbert King, from the back cover)
We regret to inform you of the passing of Mr. Chaim (Haimie) Taub (Miami, formerly Cleveland), son of Mrs. Magda Taub, husband of Edina Taub, father of Baruch & Shimshi & Ahuva Taub, and Dina Leah Rappoport, and brother of Ilana (Barry) Moskowitz (Monsey), and brother of Freddie Taub. Hespedim, eulogies Wednesday, February 19th, 2014, 7pm at Berkowitz-Kumin. Burial in Eretz Yisroel.
SERIOUS SELLER – Beautiful 4 bedroom, 2 1/2 baths, first floor laundry room, recent kitchen remodeling – double oven, double dishwasher pergo floor- 2 year old furnace/air conditioner. new siding, Nature stone patio and garage. Move in condition – must see 2462 Claver Road, University Heights. Call 216 464 0462 or email thel2462@sbcglobal.net
The City of Cleveland Heights Natural Gas Aggregation Program has a great rate right now – just $4.70 per MCF! In November of 2001 a majority of Cleveland Heights’ residents approved a ballot issue authorizing the City to form an aggregation whereby retail natural gas consumers would be automatically included in a large buying group unless, subject to prior notice, they followed a stated procedure to opt-out. Any eligible retail natural gas consumer in Cleveland Heights has the ability to decline service, opt-out of the aggregate, and choose the incumbent supplier or any other alternative competitive retail natural gas supplier.

(The Yeshiva World)
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of a most remarkable figure in modern Jewish history, Rabbi Meir Schuster zt”l, who was a legend in his time, a man who was a constant, iconic presence at the Kosel for almost forty years, a man who personally and dramatically impacted thousands and thousands of Jewish lives, a man who single-handedly introduced more Jews to Judaism, quite possibly, than anyone else in Jewish history.
Meir Tzvi Schuster was born on January 22, 1943 to Morris and Mary, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Typical of the Jewish experience at the time, young Meir attended public school. At the age of eleven, his parents enrolled him in Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski’s afternoon Hebrew School. Rabbi Twerski took a personal interest in helping Meir catch up to the other students and the two formed a close bond.
(LocalJewishNews is pleased to announce the return of Mrs. Sara Brejt’s advice column to our web site. Look for more issues to come.)
I hate the term “shvartze.” Unfortunately many of my children’s friends and teachers use this term and do not see anything wrong with it. When I tell them it’s not a nice word to use, they answer, “But my Morah says it!” How can I answer them without lowering their respect for their Morah?
Dear Concerned Parent,
Wow, what a challenge!
This is it, the last set of restaurant Nights before Pesach. Tuesday – Thursday, February 25, 26, 27; Sunday – Monday March 2 & 3. See our menu here >> Looking for someone interested in driving a Cleveland Heights to Mizrachi carpool 1x/ week for pay. Choose one day among several days available (Mon, Wed, Thurs – 5:15 or Tues. 4:30). Call 216-464-5682.
(LocalJewishNews continues to try to do its part to assist community members to find employment by offering free help wanted ads to community businesses and organizations. So if you have a position to fill, let us know. Check out other job offerings in our New Classifieds Section)