Mother Says Man Living in Sewer Frightened Her Children
A Baltimore County mother says she fears for her children’s safety after a man living in a sewer near her home allegedly spoke to them and chased them down the street. Unique Wiggins said she initially did not believe her children when they described their encounters with the man. After hearing similar complaints at least […]
Engineer of Ship That Crashed Into Key Bridge Blocked From Returning to U.S.
Karthikeyan Deenadayalan, chief engineer of the Dali cargo ship involved in the deadly 2024 Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse, was prevented from boarding a flight from India to Baltimore earlier this week by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Deenadayalan had been visiting family in India, and his attorneys said the reason for the travel restriction […]
Nearly 600 Torah Institute Talmidim Unite for Powerful BYOM Maamad HaTorah
Baltimore, MD – October 23, 2026 – Torah Institute/Yeshivas Kochav Yitzchak kicked off its annual Chemdas Mishnayos program on Thursday with an inspiring BYOM (Bring Your Own Mishnayos) event. Nearly 600 talmidim in grades 3–8 gathered in the gym for a tremendous Maamad HaTorah, collectively learning well over 1,000 perakim of Mishnayos. The Chemdas Mishnayos […]
BDE: Mrs. Anita Polovoy, a”h
Baltimore, MD – October 23, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mrs. Anita Polovoy, a”h, who served as the Executive Secretary at TA for over 35 years. The levaya will take place on Sunday, October 25, at 10:00 a.m. at Sol Levinson’s. Kevurah will take place at Hebrew Young […]
Mazel Tov to Rafi & Chedva Cohn on the Birth of a Daughter
Baltimore, MD – October 23, 2026 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Rafi & Chedva Cohn on the birth of a daughter. Mazel Tov to grandparents Jeff Cohn (Karen, a’h) and Rabbi & Mrs. Zvi & Esti Zuravin. !יה”ר שיזכו לגדל את בתם לתורה, לחופה ולמעשים טובים. אמן
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Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Akiva Feldman on the birth of a baby boy!
Baltimore, MD – October 23, 2026 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Akiva Feldman on the birth of a baby boy. Mazel Tov to the grandparents, Jonathan and Judy Feldman.יה״ר שיזכו לגדלו לתורה, לחופה ולמעשים טובים. אמן.
Rabbi Dovid Fink: Lech Licha
I have always been amazed by how what I was learning on a particular week had direct relevance to what was going on in my life or the world at the same time. As one example, eight years ago when my first grandson was born. It just happened that three weeks later in the Parsha […]
Rabbi Zvi Teichman – The Far Side
The very first world war broke out in the days of Avraham. The alliance of the Four Kings quashes the rebellion of the group of Five Kings — among them king of Sodom and its illustrious citizen Lot — taking them all captive together with all their possessions. ויבא הפליט — Then there came a […]