Local Jewish News

The Jewish Learning Connection invites the community to the celebration of a new Sefer Torah at its 26th anniversary dessert reception Motzoei Shabbos at the Green Road Synagogue 8:15 om. Rabbi Mordechai Becher will be presenting an audio visual presentation on the Treasures of the Cairo Genizah. For reservations please call the JLC at 216-691-3837.

(Plain Dealer)(Ed: Includes Hebrew)

Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL) is the first public library to offer the bestselling language learning resource Living Language to its cardholders free of charge.

(Last week we shared information on this new shop run by a diverse group of Jewish businesswomen. Please note that not all products are kosher.)

(Sourced from Green Road Synagogue but Event is community-wide and open to everyone)

Our hearts are grieved by the tragic and horrific terrorist attack that occurred this morning at the Kehillat Yaakov shul in Yerushalyim. Pure souls lost their lives while engaged in tefilla in a beit kenesset.

To show spiritual solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Israel, and to pray on behalf of the injured, we are joining synagogues across North America and will be reciting Tehillim this evening at 9:15pm (Immediately after the 9:00pm minyan for maariv). Everyone is invited to join in this important event.

If you are unable to join us, please daven for the injured; Shmuel Yerucham ben Bail, Eitan ben Sora and Chaim Yechiel ben Malka, we will be reciting perakim 44, 83, 88, 125 and 142

(via Teleconference)

HAKHEL IN CONJUNCTION WITH AGUDAS YISROEL BAIS BINYOMIN URGENTLY ANNOUNCE A FLATBUSH COMMUNITY WIDE KINUS TEHILLIM GATHERING FOR THE RECENT GREAT TRAGEDIES IN ERETZ YISRAEL AND FOR THE CURRENT DIRE MATZAV, SO THAT WE ALL TURN TO AVINU SHEBASHOMAYIM TOGETHER.

TIME: TONIGHT, NOVEMBER 18^TH, AT 9:30PM SHARP

DIVREI HISORERUS AND TEHILLIM LED BY HARAV MOSHE TUVIA LIEFF, SHLITA

 MEN AND WOMEN ARE URGED TO ATTEND

 OUR ACHDUS IS POWERFUL AND ESSENTIAL–ACHEINU KOL BAIS YISRAEL!

 *PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD IN YOUR SHUL, ON YOUR BLOCK, AND TO YOUR FRIENDS*

 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL: (347) 409-5061

Available by Teleconference! 

In order for those not in the immediate area to participate in the  Kinus tonight, The Commission on Torah Projects of Agudath Israel of America will be making the Kinus available by teleconference 212-444-1323, menu option 9, commencing at 9:30PM.

Please call early, as once the lines are all in use, any future callers will hear silence, and will not have access to the teleconference.

THURSDAY–FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS!  Tehillim for Yom Kippur Koton preceding Chodesh Kislev and Chizuk over the Phone. Divrei Chizuk by Rabbi Nachman Seltzer, famous author. Thursday, November 20 Time: 1:15PM (NY time). Call-in number: 212-990-8000 Access code: 3067# (pound).  The following Perakim, will be recited:  #20, 46, 83, 121, 130, 142 and 100.  Also available on Kol Haloshon, 718-906-6400, Then dial 1-5-10, 2, 141

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There are certainly plenty of free online tutorials on sites like YouTube but sometimes the most efficient frustration free way is to take a course through a professional online “university.” With the Craftsy tutorial, the free offer is for a limited time but you simply have to check out and select the free course and it is permanently stored in your account to watch later.

(RabbiKaganoff.com)

Question #1: A Shidduch Crisis

“My husband’s name is Chayim Shelomoh, and an excellent shidduch possibility was just suggested for my daughter. However, the bachur’s name was originally Shelomoh, but as a child, he was ill and they added the name Chayim before Shelomoh. May we proceed with this shidduch?”

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The Mystical Aspects of Melava Malka – When the Two Worlds Meet  – When the End is the Beginning – What Exactly Happens at Techiyas Hameisim. Rebbetzin Dena Leah Rapoport Wednesday, November 19 11:05 am at the home of Shoshana Vitebskiy 3694 Bendemeer Rd Cleveland Heights 216-320-0066