News, Info & Resources for the Cleveland Orthodox Jewish Community
We regret to inform you of the passing of Mrs. Gitel (Gizela) Katz. The family is sitting Shiva in Miami, Florida.
May the family be comforted amongst the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem. Ha’Makom yenachem eschem b’soch she’ar avay’lay Tzion v’Yerushalayim
TLC (To Learn Control) is a Torah based 13 step recovery program for women dealing with compulsive eating. Join us to learn the secrets from Rebbetzin Moskowitz (Rabbi Ezriel Tauber’s daughter) for permanent weight loss and how to feel like the beautiful Bas Melech that Hashem made you. Gain chizuk through readings from Rabbi Zelig Pliskin “My Father My King” and “Conversations with Yourself” as well as “Praying with Fire” by Rabbi Heshy Kleinman.
Meetings are held every Tuesday night 7:30pm – 8:15pm. Kaiser Permanente Hospital, 10 Severance Circle, First Floor ENT section, Conference C. For more information please call Yehudis at (216) 315-0666.
To find out more information and to hear inspiring lectures from Rebbetzin Moskowitz call the TLC HOTLINE (646) 205-1111 Pin Number: 1101#
(Jerusalem Post)(A reader pointed out that this archive includes an interview that R’ Aisak Ausband Zt’l (via pseudonym) gave about his experience in the war in 1946.)
Website created by Hebrew University has interviews dating back from 1959.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks with Max Mannheimer, a Holocaust survivor, at Dachau. Imagine stumbling upon a three-decade-old interview of your grandmother’s Holocaust experiences on YouTube, and then listening to her retell her account of Jewish resistance against Nazis in Poland. Gal Nordlicht, who had never heard his grandmother’s story, before could only describe the experience as “incredible.”
As LJN gets more and more readers, things have been getting a little slow with the loading of posts and images. But now, be”H that is in the past thanks to a new upgrade to a new VPS server upgrade that will now reduce speed bottlenecks and make for a much more pleasant reading experience.
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The Jewish Federation of Cleveland is working with the national Federation system to mobilize communal resources in response to the super Typhoon Haiyan, which has wrought widespread destruction in the Philippines.
The Federation’s international partner, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), is consulting with local officials, the Filipino Jewish community and global partners to assess the evolving situation on the ground in the Philippines, where one of the strongest storms on record has wrought widespread destruction. More than 10,000 people are feared dead, with reports of ocean surges as high as trees. The central city of Tacloban on the island of Leyte is among the worst hit on the Pacific nation.
Here is an easy way to help Matan B’sayser. Simply give the cashier in your local Jewish stores a MB tzedokah card, adding $1, $3 or $5 (or more) to your grocery bill. As you make your purchases and fill your bags on weekdays or for Shabbos, please think of those less fortunate and allow them too to have some extra food at their table or to be able to fill their empty pantries. You will find the cards right next to the registers and very easy to use. Thank you for considering us.
It is renewal time again for Tiferes, the women’s division of the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation. Tiferes offers an opportunity to get together with women on your block every Rosh Chodesh for a beautiful DVD presentation. The focus is on Shalom bayis, chinuch and personal growth. We hear from excellent, well known speakers. To find out more, please call Zahava at 216-321-0282 or e-mail at zahava1234@gmail.com.
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(Plain Dealer)
Nearly 50 cars were rummaged through last week in four eastern suburban neighborhoods and police say the vehicles were all left unlocked.
Electronics, cash and other items were reported stolen from at least 45 cars in Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights and South Euclid.
By Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff (RabbiKaganoff.com)
Would Yitzchak (and ultimately klal Yisroel) have been better off had he written up, in advance, a will, clearly determining how he wanted his spiritual and temporal properties to be divided?
Should one write a will? [Read more…]
Melave Malka: A Night of Inspiration, Motzei Shabbat, November 16th, 8:30 PM
Stark Beit Midrash Young Israel of Greater Cleveland, 2463 S. Green Rd
Join us for a FREE night of ruach, singing, and inspiration featuring: Yehuda Katz and ACOUSTIC TRIO
Oren Tsor- violin and mandolin
Yoni Sharon- percussion and vocals
Yehudah Katz – guitar and vocals
(Cleveland Jewish News)
David Markovich is the guy every student knows on campus. Walking the halls of John Carroll University in University Heights, it’s difficult for him not to run into another student who stops to say “hi” or strike up a quick conversation.
After serving as president of Hillel for three years, working as Student Union senator for the class of 2014 and winning the Outstanding Student Leader Award two years in a row, it’s no surprise that Markovich is so well known.
(Sun Press)(Ed: Article includes reader poll)
The election may be over for Cleveland Heights City Council, but there is still one major decision to be made.
Who will be the city’s next mayor?
Though it’s no longer up to the voters, council must now select one of its own to replace Mayor Ed Kelley, who is retiring at the end of the year.
Chairs: Fraydie Katz, Revi Schwadron. Co-Chairs: Menucha Fant, Penina Lipton.
Hostesses: Daniella Botnick, Faigie Compton, Aliza Feldman, Batsheva Frankel, Giela
Gellis Bassy Gutman, Francoise Jacobs, Chany Klein, Aliza Koval, Dina Lundner,
My father in law, Reb Zev Aryeh Solomon, A”H, exemplified all that a Torah true Jew should be. He was conscientious about davening and extremely careful in his interpersonal relationships. He was diligent in regards to learning and kevius itim. From the inception of Kollel Torah Life until his last day, Reb Zev was involved on a daily basis, benefitting from his many chavrusas and shiurim. Mostly, his positive character added to the atmosphere of our community. The vacuum created by his untimely passing will not be easily filled.
In his z’chus, I would like to undertake raising the funds necessary to have a sefer Torah written in his name. Any donation, whether big or small, will help our family achieve this goal.
This month’s raffle – Stylish Settings: China and Flatware
October’s Raffle- Stay fit with a top of the line treadmill! Mazel Tov to Octobers winner winner!!! Rabbi And Mrs. M Klugmann for winning the “stay fit” package.
Every month in 2013, Torah LIFE Kollel, under the leadership of Rabbi Boruch Hirschfeld, raffles off fantastic prizes! Every prize is worth $500- $1000 dollars! For ONLY $10 a month, or $25 for the rest of the year, you can be entered into the monthly raffle, and you will have the zechus of supporting Torah.
Next month’s raffle- Household appliance
Visit www.clevelandkollel.com to purchase your tickets!
(Hakhel)
A. Why does the Torah not identify the kind of tree the Eitz HaDa’as was? Chazal (see Bereishis Rabbah 15:8) teach that it was because Hashem did not want to disgrace this tree forever–as the tree over which the world was punished for thousands of years. If Hashem was concerned about the honor of the Eitz HaDa’as in this way–all the more so should we be concerned with human beings, making sure not to shame anyone in any way. In fact, shaming a person is brought by Chazal as a form of killing him. Moreover, The Sha’arei Teshuvah (3:139) teaches that the pain caused by disgracing another is worse than death.
