Heights Jewish Center 150th Gala Celebration

Dear Friend of Heights,

 

Our 150^th Gala Celebration is less than two weeks away.  If you have already placed an ad in our journal or reserved for the dinner, we thank you for your continued support of Heights Jewish Center.  If you have not gotten around to it yet, please note that the deadline is fast approaching.  Please RSVP to office@hjcs.org or respond to this email to ensure your place at dinner or participate in the ad journal.  If you are unable to attend the dinner we encourage you to come to the dessert reception and program, featuring keynote speaker Rabbi Tzvi Schur.

 

For your convenience an ad blank is enclosed.

 

Thank you once again for your support.

 

Martin Lipman

President

Heights Jewish Center Synagogue

 

HJC News - Emor

Mazel Tov to Corey and Jessica Adler on the birth of a boy.  There will be a Sholom Zochor tonight at their home, 2150 Milton Apt. 403.  The bris will IY"H take place at the shul on Tuesday after Shacharis.

This week at Shalosh Seudos, we continue our insights on Chapter 5 of Pirkei Avos.  In response to popular interest, we will also continue our Yortzeit discussions of great Rabbis. This week we will discuss Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, the Beis Halevi, whose yortzeit is the 4th of Iyar, 5652 (1892).

The full schedule of classes, Gemara, Chumash and Mishnayos, continues this week.    In addition, we have begun a shiur in practical and timely Halachos during the break between weekday Mincha and Maariv.  Our Beis Medrash's schedule of classes, including the shiurim on Shabbos, is designed to provide a well-rounded, perfectly balanced diet of Torah; Chumash with Rashi-Navi-Mishna-Gemara-Halacha.  We encourage more people to join our minyanim and participate in the shiurim.  

This week will be the last week of having the Mishna shiur after Maariv.  The following week we will move its time to half an hour before Mincha unless special classes are planned.

The shul is planning its second annual Book Sale, on Sunday May 15, from 9am to 2pm. If you have any books to donate, please drop them off at the office during office hours.  

We are also looking for volunteers on Thursday May 12 in the evening to help set up and Sunday May 15 to help run the book sale.  

If interested, please call the office or e-mail booksale@hjcs.org. 

There will be a special three-part series to prepare for Shavuos and Matan Torah this month.  Stay tuned for the details.

Heights Jewish Center's 150th Anniversary Gala Banquet is just a few weeks away, Tuesday May 24 at 6pm. We will be honoring Rabbi Schur's memory, recognizing Alex Adelman and Lena Katz for their many years of service to the shul, and expressing our gratitude to Rabbis Burnstein, Granatstein and Katz who were of great assistance to the shul after Rabbi Schur's passing.  In addition, I will be formally installed.  The keynote speaker will be Rabbi Tsvi Schur. We look forward to everyone's participation.  To RSVP and to be included in the journal, please contact the office at office@hjcs.org or 216-382-1958.

Good Shabbos

Rabbi Davidovich

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Friday evening, May 6      

  Mincha   6:50 PM
  Candle lighting early   7:01 PM
  Candle lighting late   8:11 PM

Saturday, May 7 (Emor)      

  Parsha class   8:30 AM
  Shacharis   9:00 AM
  Latest Shema   9:49 AM
  Navi class   7:30 PM
  Mincha-Shalosh Seudos  8:00 PM
  Shabbos ends   9:20 PM

Sunday, May 8      

  Shacharis   8:00 AM
  Mincha-Ma'ariv-Mishnayos   8:20 PM

Monday-Thursday, May 9-12     

  Gemara class   6:15 AM
  Shacharis   6:45 AM
  Mincha-Ma'ariv-Mishnayos   8:20 PM

Friday, May 13      

  Gemara class   6:15 AM
  Shacharis   6:45 AM

HJC News - Kedoshim

Our condolences to Walter Frank on the passing of his wife Beate.  Shiva is at their son Len's home, 2441 Beachwood Blvd until Wednesday morning.  Visiting hours are as follows:   7:45am (Sunday 8:45am) until noon, 1:00pm until 6:00pm, and 7:00pm until 9:30pm.  Motzoei Shabbos, until 10:30pm.

This week at Shalosh Seudos, we will begin our fifth year of Pirkei Avos insights, studying Chapter 5.  In response to popular interest, we will also continue our Yortzeit discussion of great Rabbis. This week we will discuss Rabbi Avigdor Miller, whose yortzeit is the 27th of Nissan.

We will not have a Hot Topics Breakfast in May and will resume on the first Sunday in June.

The full schedule of classes, Gemara, Chumash and Mishnayos, resumes this week.

Please note that Rosh Chodesh next week is two days: Wednesday and Thursday.

The shul is planning its second annual Book Sale, on Sunday May 15, from 9am to 2pm. If you have any books to donate, please drop them off at the office during office hours.  If you would like to help out, email booksale@hjcs.org. 

Heights Jewish Center's 150th Anniversary Banquet is just a few weeks away, Tuesday May 24 at 6pm. We will be honoring Rabbi Schur's memory, recognizing Alex Adelman and Lena Katz for their many years of service to the shul, and expressing our gratitude to Rabbis Burnstein, Granatstein and Katz who were of great assistance to the shul after Rabbi Schur's passing.  In addition, I will be formally installed.  The keynote speaker will be Rabbi Tzvi Schur. We look forward to everyone's participation.  To RSVP or to be included in the journal, please contact the office at office@hjcs.org or 216-382-1958.

Good Shabbos

Rabbi Davidovich

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Friday evening, April 29      

  Mincha   6:40 PM
  Candle lighting early   6:53 PM
  Candle lighting late   8:03 PM

Saturday, April 30 (Kedoshim)      

  Parsha class   8:30 AM
  Shacharis   9:00 AM
  Latest Shema   9:53 AM
  Navi class   7:25 PM
  Mincha-Shalosh Seudos-Ma'ariv   7:55 PM
  Shabbos ends   9:13 PM

Sunday, May 1      

  Shacharis   8:00 AM
  Mincha-Ma'ariv   8:10 PM

Monday-Tuesday, May 2-3      

  Gemara class   6:15 AM
  Shacharis   6:45 AM
  Mincha-Ma'ariv   8:10 PM

Wednesday-Thursday, May 4-5 (Rosh Chodesh)      

  Gemara class   Cancelled
  Shacharis   6:30 AM
  Mincha-Ma'ariv   8:10 PM

Friday, May 6      

  Gemara class   6:15 AM
  Shacharis   6:45 AM

  Mincha   6:50 PM

  Candle lighting early   7:01 PM
  Candle lighting late   8:11 PM

Baruch Dayan Ha'Emes

Our condolences to Walter Frank on the passing of his wife Beate Frank.

The funeral will be today, graveside at Mt. Olive at 4:00pm.  Shiva will
take place at 2441 Beachwood Blvd; Shacharis at 7:00am starting tomorrow
morning and Mincha Maariv, starting today at 8:10pm.

Shacharis on Sunday will be at 8:00am.

Shiva hours are as follows: 

Morning hours from Shacharis until noon each day, and again from 1:00pm until 6:00pm. 

Evening hours will be from 7:00pm until 9:30pm/
Motzoei Shabbos, until 10:30pm.


May the family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

HJC News - Acharei (Shabbos Hagadol) and all of Pesach

The Shabbos Hagadol Drasha will be at 6:30PM.

Shalosh Seudos this week is sponsored by Stuart and Jennifer Mintz to mark the end of the Shloshim for Stuart's father Bill Mintz, Ze'ev ben Aharon.

At Shalosh Seudos we will continue to discuss Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, Rav of Boston and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva University.

Good Shabbos and Chag Kasher V'Sameyach

Rabbi Davidovich

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Friday, April 15

     Mincha      6:30 PM  (Followed by Seuda with prior reservation at ~7:30 PM)

     Candle-Lighting:  Earliest:  6:44 PM  /  Latest -  7:48 PM  

Saturday April 16 (Acahrei Mos / Shabbos Hagadol)

     Parsha Shiur   8:30 AM

     Shacharis   9:00 AM  (Followed by Seuda with prior reservation at ~11:30 AM)

     Shabbos Hagodol Drasha   6:30 PM

     Mincha-Shalosh Seudos-Ma'ariv   7:40 PM

     Shabbos ends   8:57 PM

Sunday, April 17      

       Shacharis    8:00 AM 
       Mincha-Ma'ariv    7:55 PM

Monday April 18 - Erev Pesach - Fast of the Firstborn  

     Fast begins at   5:30 AM

     Shacharis at   6:30 AM, followed by Siyum

     One may eat Chometz until:    10:47 AM

     One may own Chometz until:   12:06 PM 

     

     Candle Lighting     7:51 PM

     Mincha        7:55 PM

     Kiddush      after 8:59 PM

     Chatzos     1:26 AM

Tuesday April 19 (First Day of Pesach)

     Shacharis     9:20 AM

     Latest Time to recite Shema:   10:03 AM

     Mincha    7:55 PM  (No more Mashiv Haruach)

     Maariv     8:55 PM

     Candle-Lighting after   9:00 PM

Wednesday April 20 (Second Day of Pesach) 

     Shacharis    9:20 AM

     Latest Time to recite Shema:   10:02 AM

     Mincha    7:55 PM

     Maariv     8:56 PM (V'sein Bracha)

     Havdala   after 9:01 PM (no spices or candle)

Thursday, April 21  (Chol Hamoed)   

  Gemara class   Cancelled
  Shacharis   6:30 AM
  Mincha-Ma'ariv   8:00 PM
  
Friday, April 22 (Chol Hamoed)

  

Gemara class   Cancelled

  Shacharis   6:30 AM

  Mincha      6:35 PM 

  Candle-Lighting:  Earliest:  6:49 PM  /  Latest -  7:56 PM

Saturday April 23  (Shabbos Chol Hamoed)

     Parsha Shiur   will not meet

     Shacharis   9:00 AM

     Navi Shiur   7:20 PM

     Mincha   7:50 PM (No Shalosh Seudos in shul)

     Shabbos ends   9:05 PM (Regular Havdala)

Sunday, April 24  (Chol Hamoed)

       Shacharis    8:00 AM 
       

Mincha- Maariv     6:40 PM  

       Candle-Lighting:  Earliest:  6:50 PM  /  Latest -  7:58 PM  

Monday April 25 (Seventh Day of Pesach)

     Shacharis     9:00 AM

     Latest Time to recite Shema:   9:58 AM

     Mincha    8:00 PM

     Maariv     9:02 PM

     Candle-Lighting after   9:07 PM

Tuesday April 26 (Acharon Shel Pesach) 

     Shacharis    9:00 AM

     Latest Time to recite Shema:   9:57 AM

     Mincha    7:55 PM, followed by Neilas Hachag (Bring only unopened containers to shul)

     Maariv     8:56 PM

     Havdala   after 9:08 PM (no spices or candle)

     Wait to eat the Chometz you sold till 10 PM

Wednesday April 27 (Isru Chag)  

      Gemara class   will not meet
      Shacharis   6:45 AM
      Mincha-Ma'ariv-Mishnayos   8:05 PM
  

Thursday, April 28 

     Gemara class    6:15 AM
     Shacharis   6:45 AM
     Mincha-Ma'ariv-Mishnayos   8:05 PM

Friday, April 29 

    

Gemara class    6:15 AM

    Shacharis   6:45 AM

Baruch Dayan Ha'emes

We regret to inform you of the passing, in Israel, of Shoshana Cohen, mother of Avner Cohen.  The levaya took place in Israel earlier today.  Avner is sitting Shiva at his home, 14381 Cedar Road, until Sunday morning.  There will be Mincha -Maariv at the Cohen home this week at 7:50 PM.

HJC News - Metzora

Mazel Tov to Shmuel and Esther Abramowitz on the birth of a baby girl.  Mazel Tov to the grandparents Alex and Betty Schnittlinger.

Mincha this Friday (4/8) is at 7:30pm.  Early Shabbos will begin next Friday, (4/15) for Shabbos Hagadol.

This week at Shalosh Seudos we will discuss Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik, Rav of Boston and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva University.

This Sunday April 10, between 10am and 1pm, there will be a Hagolas Keilim (Kashering of Utensils) at the Mosdos Boys Building, 1508 Warrensville Center Road (formerly Warrensville Synagogue). Only metal and wood utensils will be kashered.  "Each item must be thoroughly cleaned and scrubbed beforehand so that no food traces remain, and there should be no hot contact (dishwasher included) in the 24 hours prior to kashering.   Requested donation : $10 to help defray costs."  

I will be available all next week, by morning appointment as well as after Maariv for arrangements to sell your Chometz.

Good Shabbos
Rabbi Davidovich
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Friday evening, April 8      

  Mincha   7:30 PM
  Candle lighting   7:41 PM

Saturday, April 9 (Metzora)      

  Parsha class   8:30 AM
  Shacharis   9:00 AM
  Navi class   7:00 PM
  Mincha-Shalosh Seudos-Ma'ariv   7:30 PM
  Shabbos ends   8:50 PM

Sunday, April 10      

  Shacharis   8:00 AM 
  Mincha-Ma'ariv-Mishnayos   7:50 PM

Monday-Thursday, April 11-14      

  Gemara class   6:15 AM
  Shacharis   6:45 AM
  Mincha-Ma'ariv   7:50 PM
  
Friday, April 15

  Gemara class   6:15 AM
  Shacharis   6:45 AM
  Mincha      6:30 PM  (Seuda by prior reservation at ~7:30 PM)

  Candle-Lighting:  Earliest:  6:44 PM  /  Latest -  7:48 PM  
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Upcoming Times:  (A fuller schedule will be sent out next week)

Saturday April 16 

     Shabbos Hagodol Drasha   6:30 PM

     Mincha    7:40 PM

Monday April 18 - Erev Pesach - Fast of the Firstborn  

     Fast begins at   5:30 AM

     Shacharis at   6:30 AM, followed by Siyum

     One may eat Chometz until:    10:47 AM

     One may own Chometz until:   12:06 PM 

     

     Candle Lighting     7:51 PM

     Mincha     7:55 PM

     Kiddush     after 8:59 PM

     Chatzos     1:26 AM

Tuesday April 19 (First Day of Pesach)

     Shacharis     9:20 AM

     Latest Time to recite Shema:   10:03 AM

     Mincha    7:55 PM

     Maariv     8:55 PM

     Candle-Lighting after   9:00 PM

Wednesday April 20 (Second Day of Pesach) 

     Shacharis    9:20 AM

     Latest Time to recite Shema:   10:02 AM

     Mincha    7:55 PM

     Maariv     8:56 PM

     Havdala   after 9:01 PM