Alex Schnittlinger - Additional Information

We regret to inform you of the passing of Alex Schnittlinger, husband of Betty Schnittlinger, father of Esther Abramowitz, Rochel Stoll and Dovid Schnittlinger.

The Levaya will be 12pm tomorrow, Friday, at Berkowitz-Kumin. Burial will be at Mount Olive Cemetery in Solon.

Shiva will be at the Stoll home, 2542 Claver Road.

Minyanim:

Mincha tomorrow, Friday: 5pm

Shacharis Sunday through Thursday: 8am

Mincha Sunday through Wednesday: 8:45pm

Maariv Sunday through Wednesday: 10pm

No visitations after 10:30pm.

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Philip Setnik

President

Heights Jewish Center Synagogue

14270 Cedar Road
University Heights, Ohio 44121

phil@hjcs.org

216-215-5060

Alex Schnitlinger, a"h

We are saddened to announce the passing of Alex Schnitlinger a"h, long-time member of Heights Jewish Center. The leviyah will be tomorrow, Friday June 28, at noon, at Berkowitz Kumin Funeral Home.

Shiva information will be forthcoming.

May his family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Yerushalayim.

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Philip Setnik

President

Heights Jewish Center Synagogue

14270 Cedar Road
University Heights, Ohio 44121

phil@hjcs.org

216-215-5060

Mincha, Mincha, Mincha! (Oh, and Shacharis, too!)

Looking forward to another nice crowd today for Mincha, IY"H!  It was great to see so many of you yesterday.

Mincha all this week is  at 8:50 pm.

(We did fall short at Shacharis today - so I hope to see you tomorrow morning, too - 6:45 am.)

Thanks for being at Heights!

Phil

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Philip Setnik

President

Heights Jewish Center Synagogue

14270 Cedar Road
University Heights, Ohio 44121

phil@hjcs.org

216-215-5060

Minyan Support! We need you!

Hey, everybody - a bunch of our regular Minyan attendees are going to be away over the next couple of days - something about a wedding in Baltimore? 

So WE NEED YOU to help us make the Minyan - 8:50 pm for Mincha, and 6:45 am for Shacharis!

Please join us!

Phil

ps - Mazel Tov once again to the Davidovich Family on Shalva's Marriage!

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Philip Setnik

President

Heights Jewish Center Synagogue

14270 Cedar Road
University Heights, Ohio 44121

phil@hjcs.org

216-215-5060

Announcement Updates!

Hi, all - 

While Rabbi Davidovich is out of town for Shalva's wedding (Mazel tov!), we will be honored to have Rabbi Zalman Goldberg deliver the drasha Shabbos morning, and Rabbi Yossi Kirsch will speak at Shalosh Suedos.

Our Simcha Kiddush this Shabbos is sponsored by:

Rob and Jan Altshuler in honor of Shaul Borochivitz's birthday, Yisroel Moshe Borochovitz's 18th birthday, Chava Raisel Borochovitz's 8th grade graduation, and
Shalva Davidovich's wedding.

Happy 70th Birthday Edna! Boruch Hashem!

Toby Geduld in honor of her granddaughters Tehilla Keller and Michal Pollack on their High School Graduations.

Bob and Debby Jacob in commemoration of the Yahrzeit of Debby's father, Jack Mandel, and in honor of the birthdays of their granddaughters, Elisheva and Rylee.

Danny and Ruth Jacob in honor of Elisheva's birthday.

Martin Lipman In honor of Leah Mendelson, graduating from Yavneh High School, and Kaylee Lipman's birthday. Mazel tov to Rabbi and Deena on Shalva's marriage, and refuah sheleima for Alex Schnittlinger

Barabara and Larry Mervine with Mazel to the bride and groom's (Shalva and Yehuda) forthcoming wedding!

Lazar and Hannah Porter In honor of Rob Altshuler for all he does for the shul, the Rabbi for his birthday,and the Davidovich family on Shalva's upcoming wedding.

The Setnik Family, in honor of the marriage of Shalva Davidovich - Mazel tov!

Max and Chaya Winters in honor of the birth of their son.

Linda and Clifford Wolf Mazel Tov to Shalva Davidovich and Yehuda Shoemann on their upcoming marriage and in appreciation to Heights Jewish Center for everything they do.

Chuck and Sandra Zeitler Just because it's Shabbos!

Good Shabbos, everyone!

Phil

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Philip Setnik

President

Heights Jewish Center Synagogue

14270 Cedar Road
University Heights, Ohio 44121

phil@hjcs.org

216-215-5060

Simcha Kiddush

We are planning our next Simcha Kiddush this Shabbos, June 22, 2024. Please join in the celebration!

You can co-sponsor the Simcha kiddush by contacting the office and submitting the name of someone you wish to honor - for a yahrzeit, for a simcha, or just because - for a minimum donation of $18 per name!  Call or email the office - 216-382-1958, or office@hjcs.org.

NO EARLY MINYAN TOMORROW

Hi, all - 

Thank you to those who got back to me about davening Vasikin tomorrow morning.

Unfortunately, we only had a few (less than five) commitments to daven at Heights at 5:15 am, following learning.

And Hillel is needed at another shul; I have advised him to pursue that opportunity.  He will be leyning at the 9 am regular minyan.

So there will be NO VASIKIN MINYAN at Heights tomorrow morning.

Chag Sameach!

Phil

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Philip Setnik

President

Heights Jewish Center Synagogue

14270 Cedar Road
University Heights, Ohio 44121

phil@hjcs.org

216-215-5060

Shavuos Vasikin Minyan - Will you be there?

Hi, everyone!

We're trying to ensure that we will have a minyan for the Vasikin Minyan on Shavuos, following an exciting and interesting program of all-night learning.

(In case you missed it, the program is in the attached announcements from Shabbos).

We really need to know today if we will have a minyan!  Please reply to me privately (at phil@hjcs.org) and let me know if you're able to join us!

Thank you so much,

Phil

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Philip Setnik

President

Heights Jewish Center Synagogue

14270 Cedar Road
University Heights, Ohio 44121

phil@hjcs.org

216-215-5060

Simcha Kiddush!

Hi, Everyone!

Forgot to mention in the announcements:  We are planning our next Simcha Kiddush on Shabbos, June 22, 2024.  Please join in the celebration!

You can co-sponsor the Simcha kiddush by contacting the office and submitting the name of someone you wish to honor - for a yahrzeit, for a simcha, or just because - for a minimum donation of $18 per name!

Call or email the office - 216-382-1958, or office@hjcs.org.

Hope to see you all there!

Phil

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Philip Setnik

President

Heights Jewish Center Synagogue

14270 Cedar Road
University Heights, Ohio 44121

phil@hjcs.org

216-215-5060

HJC News - Parshas Bamidbar and Shavuos

Shabbos Parshas...	Bamidbar
English dates: Friday/Saturday	June 7-8
Friday Mincha	7:10 PM
Earliest Candle-Lighting	7:25 PM
Latest Candle-Lighting	8:40 PM
Dr. Bela Glaser memorial Parsha Shiur	8:30 AM
Shacharis	9:00 AM
Sof Zman Krias Shema	9:39 AM
Poland Summer Series Shiur	8:00 PM
Shabbos Mincha	8:30 PM
Maariv (50 minutes after shkia)	9:49 PM
Mincha-Maariv the following Sunday and Monday	8:50 PM
Weekday Davening Times
Shacharis
Sunday	8:00 AM
Monday, Tuesday, and Friday	6:45 AM

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Poland Summer Shiur Series
I recently spent a whirlwind five days in Poland, visiting historic sites, and several Mekomos Hakedoshim, the resting places of several of our great tzaddikim.
I plan to devote my Shabbos afternoon pre-Mincha Shiur for the next few months to discussing the trip, and the halachic and historical and Hassidic details of the amazing experience.
30 minutes before Shabbos Mincha in shul. I look forward to sharing my experiences and impressions with you.
The series continues this Shabbos afternoon at 8pm.
Men and women are invited

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This Shabbos we learn chapter 6 of Pirkei Avos. This week at Shalosh Seudos, I will speak about the Baal Shem Tov, whose Yohrtzeit is on the first day of Shavuos.

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As far as Shavuos night goes, I would like to try something a little different this year. 

Based on the excitement of my recent Poland trip, that I was fortunate to share a smidgen of with you this past Shabbos morning and Shabbos afternoon, I plan on structuring the Shavuos night learning around the highlights of the trip.

Assuming a starting time of 12:30am, the rough approximation of the night's learning will be:

12:30am-1:30am: Lublin and Galicia: Rav Tzadok HaCohen of Lublin, the Bnei Yissaschar and Rav Leibele Eiger: Torah and Chassidus in Poland

1:30am-3am: Cracow: The Rama, the Tosfos YomTov and the BaCH.. Classic Polish Torah 

3am-4:30am: Reb Elimelech of Lizensk, the Chozeh of Lublin and Reb Simcha Bunim of Pshis'cha.

The Schedule has names in the titles. In my own way, the shiurim will include history, biography, in-depth Torah insights of theirs and about them. 

Shavuos Schedule
Tuesday, June 11
Erev Shavuos
Candle-Lighting	8:42 PM
Mincha	8:42 PM
followed by Shiur by Rabbi Chaikin and Maariv
Kiddush, after	9:51 PM
Tikkun Leil Shavuos, after	12:30 AM
Wednesday, June 12
First Day of Shavuos
Early Shacharis, to be announced if happening	(5:15 AM)
Sunrise	5:52 AM
Shacharis	9:00 AM
Sof Zman Krias Shema	9:39 AM
Mincha	8:40 PM
Maariv	9:46 PM
Candle-Lighting, after	9:51 PM
Thursday, June 13
Second Day of Shavuos
Shacharis	9:00 AM
Sof Zman Krias Shema	9:39 AM
Yizkor, not before	10:30 AM
Mincha	8:30 PM
followed by Neilas HaChag
Maariv	9:52 PM
Other Shiurim
Medrash Shiur Monday-Friday 6:15 AM
Beis Medrash Program: Ramchal Chabura Wednesday after Maariv
Rabbi Kirsch Gemara, Sunday evenings
Rebbetzin Davidovich Class for women: Monday 9:30am

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This week's Yohrtzeits at HJC:

Morton Friedman 
Hyman Rosenfeld
Hanna Feldman 
Carol Ann Klein 
Abram Lerer 
Tillie Krulak 
Fanny Kune
Morris Selzman
Molly Mintz 
Florence Lichten
Charles Lobe
Jean Union
Fishell Chalfin
Ann Birns
George Kassoff
Anna Silverman
David Schkolnick
Sarah Crystal

Helen Markowitz
Solomon Markowitz
Sadie Bassichis
Ilona Kohn
Schwartz Family
Sadie Lobe
Anna Lewin
Margarett Rothman
Myrtle Olchin
Chaim Heizler
Mendl Chajmovic
Fishel Chajmovic
Jidis Chajmovic
Majer Chajmovic
Dr. Samuel Lobe 
Samuel A Galun
Anna Bronstein
Morris Gaffin -
Samuel Katz
Dave Bern
Esther Goldring
Sylvia Karlin

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Rabbi Raphael Davidovich

Heights Jewish Center

14270 Cedar Road

University Heights, OH 44121

rabbi@hjcs.org

Newsletter for Sivan

Hello, all!

Please see the attached Newsletter for Sivan!  Thank you to Jan Altshuler and Shira Katz for their hard work in putting this together!

I look forward to seeing you in Shul for Shavuos.

Phil

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Philip Setnik

President

Heights Jewish Center Synagogue

14270 Cedar Road
University Heights, Ohio 44121

phil@hjcs.org

216-215-5060

HJC Shavuos Plans

Hello everyone,

Here is the Shul's Shavuos schedule. I am putting this ahead of this Shabbos's Schedule because for some reason, people are panicking! "Rabbi, is the shul doing Shavuos this year?" 

As a wise man once wrote, "Don't panic." 

Please note that the early minyan on the first morning of Shavuos needs to be confirmed.  

One of the things we lost during COVID that we haven't yet found is our Shavuos Vasikin (Sunrise) minyan. I never attended this minyan, as I prefer to daven at 9am. But it is considered a matter of basic shul functioning to have this minyan exist. It also encourages people to join us for the learning and shiurim throughout the night. 

If you can join HJC for next Wednesday morning's Vasikin minyan, please let me know by replying to this email. 

As far as Shavuos night goes, I would like to try something a little different this year. 

Based on the excitement of my recent Poland trip, that I was fortunate to share a smidgen of with you this past Shabbos morning and Shabbos afternoon, I plan on structuring the Shavuos night learning around the highlights of the trip.

Assuming a starting time of 12:30am, the rough approximation of the night's learning will be:

12:30am-1:30am: Lublin and Galicia: Rav Tzadok HaCohen of Lublin, the Bnei Yissaschar and Rav Leibele Eiger: Torah and Chassidus in Poland

1:30am-3am: Cracow: The Rama, the Tosfos YomTov and the BaCH.. Classic Polish Torah 

3am-4:30am: Reb Elimelech of Lizensk, the Chozeh of Lublin and Reb Simcha Bunim of Pshis'cha.

The Schedule has names in the titles. In my own way, the shiurim will include history, biography, in-depth Torah insights of theirs and about them. 

Shavuos Schedule
Tuesday, June 11
Erev Shavuos
Candle-Lighting	8:42 PM
Mincha	8:42 PM
followed by Shiur and Maariv
Kiddush, after	9:51 PM
Tikkun Leil Shavuos, after	12:30 AM
Wednesday, June 12
First Day of Shavuos
Early Shacharis, to be announced if happening	(5:15 AM)
Sunrise	5:52 AM
Shacharis	9:00 AM
Sof Zman Krias Shema	9:39 AM
Mincha	8:40 PM
Maariv	9:46 PM
Candle-Lighting, after	9:51 PM
Thursday, June 13
Second Day of Shavuos
Shacharis	9:00 AM
Sof Zman Krias Shema	9:39 AM
Yizkor, not before	10:30 AM
Mincha	8:30 PM
followed by Neilas HaChag
Maariv	9:52 PM
Mincha-Maariv the week of May 28-June 1	8:40 PM

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Rabbi Raphael Davidovich

Heights Jewish Center

14270 Cedar Road

University Heights, OH 44121

rabbi@hjcs.org