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amother

Wed, Jan 11 2006, 10:11 am

I am leaving to Cleveland for medical reasons for one of my children. I'm wondering where I can get kosher food, restaurants etc..
anyone live around there that can guide me?
thanks.

Chani

Wed, Jan 11 2006, 10:20 am

Hi I'll be glad to help you. I live in Cleveland. PM me.

frumie

Wed, Jan 11 2006, 10:24 am

I live in cleveland the kosher grocery store is called ungers on south taylor rd in cleveland heights. they also have a bakery. the other frum part is university heights and if you are going up ceder rd. fom all of the hospitals, you'll run into a few kosher restaurants. abbas is a fleishig place w/ lubavitch chicken if u ask. yaakovs and issis are pizza shops and there is also a pizza shop on taylor next to ungers. also, there is a chocolate/ice cream store(some is cholov yisroel) Very Happy

hope this helps.

amother

Wed, Jan 11 2006, 10:57 am

I am Iy"H moving to cleavland too!

any suggestions on which "heights" to look into? We are a youngish couple with 2 kinderlach, lubavitch, I teach etc. ...

are the community's warm? what is it like?

frumie

Wed, Jan 11 2006, 12:00 pm

to tell you the truth, we are planning on moving asap. pm me because I don't want to say certain things here.

amother

Wed, Jan 11 2006, 2:23 pm

Original amother here:
Thanks for the info. If I need more guidance I'll pm you.

Mandy

Wed, Jan 11 2006, 3:12 pm

Quote:

any suggestions on which "heights" to look into?

University Heights

RedVines

Wed, Jan 11 2006, 3:57 pm

why?

amother

Wed, Jan 11 2006, 7:54 pm

Here's a great Web site:
http://www.frumcleveland.org/

It has lists of all the kosher establishments, schools, shuls, etc.

We really love Cleveland. It's a very warm, heimish community. We moved from a very small frum community, so we feel like we are really innundated with choices. If you're from New York or LA, you would have a different experience, I'm sure.

In terms of the neighborhoods, there are a few choices.

Cleveland Heights is the older neighborhood. The people there are much more black hat/yeshivish. There is one Lubavitch shul in Cleveland Heights. The homes are most affordable here.

University Heights is a little newer. A lot of the businesses are here. (It's just a few miles from Cleveland Heights. There is certainly a yeshivish group here, but you'll see a lot more MO influences as well. The houses are slightly more expensive than Cleveland Heights.

There is also Beachwood, which I don't know too much about that neighborhood. The houses are much more expensive and you have less of a choice on shuls.

There is also Wickliffe, which is by Telshe Yeshiva. I know almost nothing about that community, so maybe someone else could help you.

Chani

Thu, Jan 12 2006, 12:20 am

Hi,

I live in University Heights now, but also lived in Cleveland Heights for 6 years. Cleveland Heights is IMHO, very warm, very friendly and very yeshivish. If you aren't 100% yeshivish, you probably would feel uncomfortable. University Heights is a mix - just on my block there's a MO family, 3 "middle of the road" families (2 w/o television, 1 w/television), and one chasidic family. To me, that's a plus. BTW, the MO husband has a regular chavrusa with the chasidic husband - that's the kind of neighborhood it is. :-) It is more expensive - houses in Cleveland Heights run b/n $125,000 for a fixer-upper or for a house on a "not quite so Jewish" street to in the low $200's for the most desirable street. I'd say average is probably about $170k. In University Heights it is more expensive - I'd say the average is more like $200-225k, although there are certainly houses available for less. I do think that you get a nicer house in University Heights - they're usually newer and in better repair. Beachwood is nice, but definitely more MO and much more expensive (many $300k+ houses).

BTW, I haven't sold my Cleveland Heights house yet, so if you think you might be interested in renting it for a while to see if you like the neighborhood, please PM me.

amother

Thu, Jan 12 2006, 12:22 am

so which neighborhood is the Cleveland Bikur Cholim House located???
any of you live near there?

Chani

Thu, Jan 12 2006, 10:14 am

I'm pretty sure it is in Cleveland Heights. I have the contact names and telephone numbers for Bikur Cholim for "out of town patients and their families coming to Cleveland for medical attention" . I don't want to post them on a website, but if you PM me, I'll email them to you.

amother

Thu, Jan 12 2006, 10:54 am

Thanks. I spoke to them, and will be staying at the bikur cholim house. I've been there before and am AMAZED at the chesed your community has to offer.

Chani

Thu, Jan 12 2006, 12:43 pm

If there's anything I can do, just email me here - I'd be glad to help in whatever way you need.

Chani

amother

Thu, Jan 12 2006, 1:41 pm

I just wanted to say that we are not yeshivish, live in Cleveland Heights, and have never felt anything but warmth and acceptance from this community. I do agree that if you are more toward the modern end, e.g., you don't cover your hair all the time or all the way, you might feel uncomfortable.

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