News, Info & Resources for the Cleveland Orthodox Jewish Community
Sundays from 2:00 -4:00pm. Ages 3-12 years old. At The YMCA, 5000 Mayfield Rd.
April 7-28th, May 5th & 19th. No Lessons May 12th. $42 for the 6 week session.
Lessons given by Female Swimming Instructors – Only 5 or 6 girls per group
Each ½ hour lesson will have 3 swimming levels – Beginner, Intermediate & Advanced.
To register:
In better times I gave a fair amount of charity. $1,000.00 to Chinuch Atzmai, $1.000.00 to Square Town, $1,000.00 to Oorah, $1,000 a year to each Yeshiva that I went to. Then there was $100.00 to the average meshulach.
Times were good and I had plenty of money. I spent the money on glamorous charities who gave me alot of Kovod in exchange for donations and had exciting promotions. I only once gave Matan B’Seyser a check, that was for four hundred dollars.
(Hakhel)
It could be said that one is not intruding into the life of another if, out of care and concern, he would like to aid another perform a Mitzvah properly. As one example, we provided cases where the bracha over an item is not well known and one should feel comfortable mentioning this fact and double-checking that his fellow is about to make the correct bracha. A reader commented that the bracha on several of the foods that we noted, is in fact, the subject of dispute among authorities. Accordingly, we provide our most recent brief notes on the brachos at hand:
A. Fiber One. The OU, which gives the Hashgacha on Fiber One cereal, has determined that the proper brachos on this cereal are Mezonos and Al HaMichya. We note that the original determination as to Fiber One was that its bracha was a Shehakol, but that position changed over a year ago [we do not know whether this was due to a change in the constitution of the product].
The Luach Davar B’Ito reminds all that Purim costumes (especially hats from Eastern Europe) may contain Shatnez, and accordingly should be checked in advance of Purim to make sure that the costume is usable. Renting a costume may prove difficult if one is not able to partially open it up to inspect for shatnez. The Luach also advises against costumes that can scare others and also reminds parents to double-check the wearability of a child’s costume to avoid last minute disappointment that the costume does not fit or falls apart.
TLC (To Live with Choice) Meeting. TLC is a Torah based 13 step recovery group for women for compulsive eating. Meetings are being held every Tuesday night. Kaiser Permanente Hospital, 10 Severance Circle, First Floor ENT section, Conference C, 7:15pm – 8:15pm (sharp). Please contact Yehudis at (216) 315-0666 for more information.
Check out our site – www.mishloachmanos.com or call Elisheva (Heimowitz) Roisman – 216-453-0851
By: Susan Efroymson (Images below)
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS: Motzai Shabbos, January 19th, the Cleveland community turned out to show it’s support for one of it’s most appreciated, dedicated, and necessary institutions: Bikur Cholim of Cleveland. The event, hosted by Rabbi Shimon Weiner, honored both Rabbi and Mrs. Nathan Berman and Rabbi and Mrs. Eliyahu Rennert for their inspiring dedication to the organization through all of their tireless volunteer work.
Baal Koreh available for Megillah reading call 216.789.1103 or email sholomy@gmail.com.
Orders will be Delivered Friday February 15th between 9:30 and 11:30am.
Smaller orders can be picked up or they can be delivered for an additional $2.50.
FREE Delivery On all Orders Over $30
To order email abbyaloni@hotmail.com or call 216-276-9213.
Mushroom Barley Soup – Made with sautéed onions, carrots, celery and a unique blend of herbs. Quart – $8.50 , 3 or more for $7.50 ea.
Potato Leek Soup – Made with sautéed onions, chives and a hint or white wine. Quart – $8.50 , 3 or more for $7.50 ea.
Mini Mock Crab Cakes – Made with multi colored peppers, dill, and a special blend of seasonings. Comes with a wonderful creamy dipping sauce, each cake is about the size of a golf ball. $1.95 Each *A minimum order of 5 servings is appreciated.
Thousand Island Coleslaw – Grated onion and green peppers enhance the crunch of this slaw. Medium – $5.00 or Large – $10.00.
Just released is the latest edition of the HAC Kollel Dvar Halacha discussing the halachos of Returning a Pot to the Flame on Shabbos.
A selection of titles at great prices – overstocks, discontinued titles,
and just great values. Lots of cheap kids books – as low as $4. Mishna Berurah – $3.20. Free shipping if more than $25. While supplies last! Click here >>
(Oops. We posted an old contest yesterday. Here is the correct one for Adar 5773)
Click the image above for a full-size version that is ready to print >>
Order HAND-MADE SHEMURAH MATZAH (PUPA/TZAILEM of New York) baked by our very own Rav Yehudah Blum Shlita of Khal Yereim in Clev Hts. for the Cleveland community. This thin & delicious matzah is baked fresh shortly before Pesach & is available at a greatly discounted price for our community only. Place your order by calling Shloimy Modes @ 216.397.9495 (ext. 2). As Pesach nears quantities may become limited. Whole wheat, spelt & special chaburah matzah are also available.
The Brownberry Select Wheat Hamburger Buns now have an O-U certification and can be found just about everywhere.
In a new graphic novel aimed at kids battling the disease, Beachwood art therapist Shira Frimer turns her husband into a superhero.
(Times of Israel – *non-frum publication)
Comics and kabbalah collide with cancer in a new graphic novel that pits Jewish mysticism against the disease.
Whirling from a children’s cancer ward to a world that is “nistar” — Hebrew for hidden — the 100-page fantasy follows Dr. Jacob Barak as he challenges dark forces and searches for a lost, mystical stone with miraculous healing powers.
Shira Frimer, an art therapist from Beachwood, Ohio, drew on Jewish legend and mysticism to write the page-turner — and on her own, very personal encounter with the disease.
Orders will be Delivered Friday February 15th between 9:30 and 11:30am.
Smaller orders can be picked up or they can be delivered for an additional $2.50.
FREE Delivery On all Orders Over $30
To order email abbyaloni@hotmail.com or call 216-276-9213.
Mushroom Barley Soup – Made with sautéed onions, carrots, celery and a unique blend of herbs. Quart – $8.50 , 3 or more for $7.50 ea.
Potato Leek Soup – Made with sautéed onions, chives and a hint or white wine. Quart – $8.50 , 3 or more for $7.50 ea.
Mini Mock Crab Cakes – Made with multi colored peppers, dill, and a special blend of seasonings. Comes with a wonderful creamy dipping sauce, each cake is about the size of a golf ball. $1.95 Each *A minimum order of 5 servings is appreciated.
Thousand Island Coleslaw – Grated onion and green peppers enhance the crunch of this slaw. Medium – $5.00 or Large – $10.00.
Sale extended even further to February 19th! Not just the 14th!
Ed: The following article from the Heights Observer offers some new information on the proposed UH-SH fire merger. Again community members are encouraged to learn more and get involved in this important process.
(Heights Observer)
On Thursday, Feb. 07, University Heights (UH) resident Anita Kazarian interviewed John Novosielski, president of Local 974 of the International Association of Fire Fighters. Kazarian’s questions and questions and Novosielski’s responses follow.
Q: One hundred percent of University Heights firefighters are trained as paramedics or emergency medical services. Is this true of Shaker Heights firefighters?
This is a reminder that the deadline for the early-bird discount for Purim Seudah is this Sunday, 2/10. You can make a reservation by calling (216) 370-7367 x2 or going online to chefdavescatering.com/reservation/purim-seudah or by emailing larry@chefdavescatering.biz.
You make a reservation as early as 4:00. This is a change from the flyer which is 4:30.
Rabbi Akiva Houghtling, director of the largest outreach and achdus building organization in Eretz Yisrael that you’ve probably never heard about is coming to Cleveland to raise awareness and support.
Few people have heard of a law in Israel that requires over 25,000 non-religious Jewish couples to learn Torah with frum people EVERY year. Although in the past these forced meetings have been more a recipe for disaster rather than an opportunity for success, Lahav is turning this around! But let’s start at the beginning…
