Baltimore, MD - Dec. 29, 2024 - With just three days left in the year, Baltimore police are investigating three shootings from Friday, one of which was fatal. A 21-year-old man was killed in West Baltimore just after 2 p.m.
Despite the recent violence, Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott highlighted a significant decrease in homicides and non-fatal shootings. "Homicides are down 23 percent from last year, and non-fatal shootings are down 34 percent," Scott said.
According to the latest data from the Baltimore Police Department, there have been 197 homicides, down from 256 at this time last year. Non-fatal shootings have also decreased, with 409 incidents reported, 212 fewer than last year.
Mayor Scott attributed the decline to his comprehensive violence reduction strategy and partnerships wit...
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Baltimore, MD - Dec. 24, 2024 - Last Sunday, Mesivta Shaarei Chaim held their first Open House since the purchase of their new campus. It was a beautiful, informative and well-received event. With an inviting setup and welcoming atmosphere, the group of interested parents was able to partake of delicious refreshments, and hear from the lineup of impassioned speakers. The recurrent theme centered on how much the Mesivta has accomplished in the past few years, and how entering the ‘next chapter’ with their remarkable Rabbeim, and now a “new place to call home” – boded for an exceptional Makom Harbatzas HaTorah
HaRav Yona Yaakov Lapidus, Menahel, explained why the Mesivta years are so important in the life of a bachur, and how a positive Mesivta experience can l...
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Baltimore, MD - Dec. 25, 2024 - Get ready to show off your creativity in our Chanukah Donut Contest! Submit a photo of your uniquely decorated donut for a chance to win amazing prizes.
Categories and Prizes:
Ages 4-8:Win a Micro Magna-Tiles set or a Crayola Create 'N Carry Art Set!
Ages 9-12:Win The Kichels Collection 4 or an Initial Belt Bag!
Ages 13-16:Win a 30oz Stanley Tumbler or a Light-Up Basketball!
🎉 Three winners will be chosen per age group!
How to Enter:
Decorate your donut with your most creative designs.
Take a photo of your donut.
Submit your photo at thebjh.com/donut.
🕒 Deadline: Submissions must be sent in by Monday, January 6th.
📸 Feature: Winning submissions will be published in the next issue of The BJH.
Submissions ...
Israeli air defenses on Saturday intercepted two rockets fired from Gaza’s Beit Hanoun toward the Jerusalem area, an increasingly rare occurrence after nearly 15 months of war.
The Israel Defense Forces said both rockets were successfully intercepted, with no injuries or damage reported. Amid the attack, sirens sounded in Beit Shemesh and numerous surrounding towns, as well as in several communities near Gaza.
Long-range rocket fire from Gaza has become increasingly rare as the war has progressed, with Hamas’s launching capabilities severely hindered by the IDF’s ground offensive. Hamas last carried out a long-range rocket attack on Tel Aviv in August. The terror group has not fired at the Jerusalem area in over a year.
After the rockets were fired, the IDF issued evac...
A plane with 181 people aboard crashed at Muan International Airport in South Korea on Sunday (local time), South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.
The Jeju Air flight, which was carrying 175 passengers and six flight attendants, had been returning from Thailand when the accident occurred during its landing, the report said.
The official death toll is currently at 85, but it is estimated that only two people survived the crash and the rest were killed.
The crash is believed to have been caused by "contact with birds, resulting in malfunctioning landing gear" as the plane attempted to land at the airport in the country's southwest, Yonhap reported.
Videos from the crash showed that after the plane landed on the runway, it was unable to slow down, hit the...
New details about the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh have come out just days after Israel officially took responsibility for the elimination in the heart of Tehran.
Institute for National Security Studies (INSS) Iran expert Beni Sabti told Channel 12 that Haniyeh's elimination was "on a higher level than even the pager operation (in Lebanon). We penetrated the depths and the belly of Iran's most secure facility."
When Israel wanted to take out Haniyeh, who served as the head of Hamas's diplomatic bureau, it decided to rule out the option of eliminating him on Qatari soil so as not to harm the efforts to reach a hostage deal.
In addition, the Israelis learned that Haniyeh would regularly stay in a specific room in the Neshat compound in Tehran.
The c...
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 27, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Lesley & Aharon Wayne on the birth of a daughter
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 28, 2024 - An unidentified male was shot multiple times in a targeted shooting in Northwest Baltimore, according to the Baltimore Police Department (BPD).
Around 11 p.m., Northwest District Patrol officers responded to the 3700 block of Clarks Lane for a reported shooting. Upon arrival, they found the victim suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the upper body. He was transported to an area hospital and is listed in stable condition.
Northwest District Shooting detectives are investigating and encourage anyone with information to contact them at 410-396-2466. Anonymous tips can be submitted via the Metro Crime Stoppers tip line at 1-866-7LOCKUP or through their website.
Jerusalem, Israel - Dec. 28, 2024 - This week, the Ministry of Health is submitting a special report to the United Nations, outlining the mental and physical conditions of those kidnapped by the Hamas terrorist, Who have returned to Israel about a year ago, while a 100 hostages are still being held in captivity.
The report, prepared by the Ministry of Health and now being presented to the UN, is divided into two sections. The first section details the neglect, abuse, torture, and humiliation suffered by the hostages who were released or rescued from captivity in Gaza, as well as the impact of these experiences on their physical and Physical and mental condition. This section is based on interviews with medical teams who treated the hostages upon their return to Israel. The second section ...
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 26, 2024 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Jeanette Sopher, a’h, טובה בת יצחק, mother of Yehoshua Sopher (410-205-9668). On Sunday through Wednesday, the Shiva and prayers will be divided between Beit Shemesh and Jerusalem as follows:- Shacharit will take place at 8:00 AM.- The family will be sitting Shiva daily in Beit Shemesh at Hachavatzelet 6b until 10:00 AM. - They will then continue Shiva at the home of Abe and Jeanette Sopher in Jerusalem, located at Gdud Haivri 12/1, from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM. - Mincha will be at 4:30 PM, followed shortly afterwards by Maariv.Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
The US-supplied Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, which has been stationed in Israel since October, successfully intercepted a ballistic missile fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen early Friday morning.
This marked the system's first operational deployment in Israel.
Footage shared on social media shows the THAAD system launching an interceptor during the Houthi attack.
“18 years I’ve been waiting for this,” an American soldier can be heard saying in the video.
The missile fired by the Houthis triggered sirens at around 3:30 a.m. in many cities and towns across central Israel, the Shfela (Lowlands) and Judea.
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit stated that one missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted before crossing into Israeli...
Baltimore, MD - Dec. 27, 2024 - Baltimore City is in “urgent need” of a new courthouse, according to the City Clerk, after legionella bacteria was found this month.
“This is something that has been clear for decades,” Clerk Xavier Conway said, citing the water main breaks, the bacteria being found and other issues over recent years.
The Cummings and Mitchell courthouses reopened at 8 a.m. after both courthouses closed on Dec. 20 due to the bacteria.
Clerk Xavier Conaway said last week, “There’s no cause for concern to the public.”
In November, elevated levels of legionella bacteria were found at State Center office buildings.
Conway said a new courthouse is going to be a top priority.
“Mmy office is g...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensk joined Chabad emissaries and rabbis to light the menorah on Wednesday in the presidential bunker.
Organized by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine (FJCU), preparations were made while remaining vigilant with respect to security concerns.
The ceremony came as Russia launched hundreds of missiles and drones at energy infrastructure throughout the country. Participation was limited over fears of safety amid the attack.
Zelensky lit a menorah given to his by Argentine President Javier Milei during his inauguration, with the ceremony led by Rabbi Shmuel Kaminezki, Chabad emissary and Dnipro's chief rabbi.
Kaminezki voiced his support for Zelensky's leadership during the war. "We hope these Hanukkah lights will symbolize ...
The spectacular oil lamp will be presented to the public for the first time at the Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein National Campus for the Archaeology of Israel during the upcoming Hanukkah holiday as part of the Ministry of Heritage conference. The researchers: “Just as today many of us possess objects of Jewish significance, so did the lamp’s owner, some 200 years after the Temple’s destruction.”
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Israeli airline El Al announced on Thursday evening that it is suspending operations on the Tel Aviv-Moscow route for one week due to what has been described as "developments in the Russian airspace."
The airline made this decision following the crash of an Azerbaijan Airlines plane that was en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia.
Another reason for the suspension of flights is the UAV attacks by the Ukrainian military on various airports across Russia, including in the capital Moscow.
The Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashed on Wednesday morning near Aktau, Kazakhstan.
According to reports, 67 passengers and five crew members were aboard the plane at the time of the crash. Approximately 30 of them survived the crash and were hospitalized in Kazakhstan.
According to Western est...
This weeks Parsha gives us a deep insight into the human condition. As the famine intensified throughout the land, Yaakov sent his sons down to Mitzrayim to purchase grain. The brothers came to Mitzrayim and eventually found themselves in front of Yoseph, their brother whom they had sold into slavery years earlier. The Pasuk tell us that “Yoseph recognized his brothers but they did not recognize him” (42:8). Rashi is apparently troubled by the notion that the brothers would not have recognized Yoseph. Even with so many years having gone by, this was their brother who had been an integral part of their lives. They had grown up together and were intensely jealous of him on account of the K’tones Passim. He was the one whose dreams alienat...
Jerusalem, Israel - Dec. 27, 2024 - Staff Sergeant Roey Weiser, z'l, Hy"d, was a hero who led his soldiers and bravely fell in battle on October 7, 2023. It has been reported he was the first casualty that morning in the war that started with the invasion by Hamas terrorists from Gaza.
He was buried with honor in the Military Cemetery in Kfar Etzion in Gush Etzion, near where his family lives in Efrat.
Roey's grandfather, Andy Weiser graduated from TA. The Weiser family had and still has strong links to Maryland, though Andy's family made aliyah many years ago.
One of Roey's favorite foods was donuts. "He looked forward to enjoying them every year."
In honor of the month of Kislev, the family initiated a donut proj...
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 24, 2024 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Yitzchok “Izzy” Langer, (R' Yitzchok Tzvi ben Shmuel Asher Langer), z'l, father of Malka ( Dr. Mark) Young.
Malka Young will be sitting shiva in Baltimore today, Friday, dec. 27, 2024 through 1:00PM
Phone: 410-808-9700 or 410- 808-4440.
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 27, 2024 – 9:44AM - An accident at the intersection of Reisterstown and Fords Lane, near the Plaza, is causing delays. The right lane is blocked; expect delays. H/T Bmore Traffic
