Chaverim of Baltimore Thanks the Community
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 24, 2022 – On Erev Shabbos, Chaverim put out an urgent request for generators. After dropping off all the ones we have, we still had an abundance of calls requesting them for emergency use and non-emergency simchas. We are blown away that 13 people responded to our request and offered up […]
Target Issues Major Product Recall After Multiple Children Die
Target is recalling around 204,000 Pillowfort Weighted Blankets after two kids died after reportedly “became entrapped” in the blanket's cover, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. A recall information page on the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's website states that a 4-year-old girl and a 6-year-old girl in Camp Lejeune, North Carolina reportedly “became entrapped in the […]
BDE: Dr. Herman Weinstok, z’l [Updated as of Dec. 24, 7:05PM]
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 22, 2022 – It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Dr. Herman Weinstok, z'l, father of Mr. Iaacov Weinstok. The Levaya is today (December 23rd) in San Jose, Costa Rica. Iaacov will remain in Costa Rica for Shiva which will end Thursday […]
Twitter Files Part 9: Vast Web Of Coordination Between Tech Giant And CIA, State Department, Other Agencies
Substack writer Matt Taibbi released the latest installment of the “Twitter Files” on Christmas Eve, detailing that coordination between the tech giant and government agencies went way beyond the FBI. In a massive series of tweets, Taibbi insisted that the FBI was simply the “doorman to a vast program of social media surveillance and censorship, encompassing […]
Judge Dismisses Kari Lake’s Election Lawsuit
An Arizona judge on Saturday ruled against Kari Lake in her challenge of Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs’s (D) victory, dismissing the highest-profile case challenging the midterm election results. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Peter Thompson following a two-day trial found that Lake had not proven that election officials committed intentional misconduct sufficient to change the race’s outcome. Lake, […]
Power Being Restored After Severe Winter Weather Knocked It Out For Thousands
As of Shabbos morning, about 85,000 BGE customers have had their power restored, according to Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE). BGE said less than 20,000 customers are still without power. Friday's storm cause outages for over 100,000 BGE customers, the company said, which has resulted in over 1,500 repair jobs. The company said they are […]
Doctors Offer Advice To Help Families Overcome Children's Medicine Shortage
Doctors are calling it a tripledemic, this winter we are fighting against covid, the flu, and RSV, which is heavily impacting children. Unfortunately, stores can't meet the demand. Dr. Susie Lipton is the head of infectious diseases at the Herman and Walter Samuelson children's hospital at Sinai and she says right now the flu, COVID, […]