Jeruslaem, Israel - Mar. 27, 2026 - Already exhausted by nearly four weeks of missile fire overnight from Iran and Lebanon, Israelis lost an hour of sleep overnight Thursday-Friday, with clocks jumping forward one hour, from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m., marking the start of daylight saving time.
Daylight saving time will end on October 25, 2026.
Israel made the move nearly three weeks after the US, where most locations changed the clocks on March 8.
In 2013, the Knesset passed legislation extending daylight saving time from the last Sunday in March to the last Sunday in October.
Before that, standard time would begin the Saturday night before Yom Kippur, so that the day’s fast, which is pegged to nightfall, would end — but also begin — an hour “earlier.”
Because the...
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Baltimore, MD – March 2026 – There are certain things in life we take for granted, and a shiva house having a minyan is one of them. But in reality, that is not always the case.
Too often, individuals assume someone else will attend — yet at times, a minyan does not materialize, creating added stress for families already navigating aveilus.
In response, Baltimorean Jeff Cohn developed T’Nuchamu, a new global initiative designed to address this issue in a simple and effective way. A designated family representative enters and updates levaya and shiva details, while registered volunteers are notified via email, SMS, or WhatsApp to help ensure a minyan.
Beyond that, T’Nuchamu empowers the broader community with real-time updates — including changes such ...
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Baltimore, MD – Mar. 2026 - Are you nervous about Kashering for Pesach; unsure you will get it done properly? Are you afraid the water will ruin your cabinets and create a mess in your kitchen? Are you moving into a new house and need the kitchen kashered; stress-free? Click here: https://t.ly/UknmP For the last seven years, The Kashering Konnection, has been servicing the Baltimore and DC communities. Coordinated through Star-K Kashrus Administrator Rabbi Sholom Tendler, experienced, professional Mashgichim are available to come to your home and ensure an easy, mess-free and 100% properly-done Kashering of your kitchen and appliances. From ovens to stoves, counters to sinks, The Kashering Konnection can help you prepare for Pesach in an easy and affordable w...
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“Shas Yidden have a lust for Shas.”In the course of his popular daily Daf Yomi shiur on Menachos 71 (Monday, 5 Nissan), Rav Eli Stefansky recalled an incredible anecdote related to this daf, from the time he farhered the gaonim of “Kollel Shas Yidden.”“I was called to give a farher to the yungeleit of Shas Yidden… yungeleit who know Shas cold…” he recalled. ““One of the questions I asked them was, ‘In which species of tree does the male tree produce the fruit?’ Immediately, there was yelling from all sides, but one thin voice towered above the rest: ‘Tosafos, Menachos daf ayin aleph!’ it cried out.“When I asked whether anyone knew the text of the Tosafos, Rav Dovid Menashe cited the Tosafos verbatim...
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Can we sit at the Seder knowing Milka is fighting for her life? ๐
Baby Milka is only 2 months old and needs urgent surgery abroad to survive.
Let's make our Pesach preparations complete with a real act of Chessed.
Please help save a life:
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A Kosher un Freilichen Pesach to all! ๐โจ
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 26, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mr. Reuvein Englard, z’l, father of Yudi Englard.BALTIMORE:Yudi Englard will be returning to observe Shiva through Wednesday morning beginning with Shacharis on Monday morning at 2909 Chokeberry Ct., Baltimore, MD 21209 Shachris 7:15amMincha/Maariv at 7:15 Break 5:45-6:30No visitors please after 1030 pm
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Washington, D.C. - Mar. 27, 2026 - President Trump signed an executive order to pay Transportation Security Administration workers, a White House official said, bypassing a gridlocked Congress after the latest proposal to fund the broader Department of Homeland Security ran aground Friday.
The move, which Trump had previewed a day earlier, came as House Republican leaders rejected a Senate-passed bill that would fund most of DHS, including TSA. A long-running standoff in Congress over immigration enforcement has led to missed paychecks for airport security workers and long lines for travelers.
Early Friday morning, the GOP-led Senate agreed in a voice vote to approve legislation to fund all of DHS through the end of the fiscal year—except for Immigration and Custo...
Life would be quite different with a Navi (prophet). Think about the numerous questions we deal with over the course of our lives. I'm not talking about questions like what type of cereal you should eat in the morning (although, if you are asking me, I'd definitely recommend Honey Bunches of Oats, without a question!), or which hand soap you should use.I'm talking about big questions that come up that require big decisions. Should I do this for a living or that? Is this person my bashert? What parenting method should I implement for this struggling child? What shul is best for me and my family? What is my particular role in the collective framework of Klal Yisroel? And so on.In the times of old, you could call up (ok fine, you probably would have to walk to their home and sp...
The Israeli Air Force, acting on IDF intelligence, on Friday struck the heavy water plant in Arak, central Iran, the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit confirmed.
The IDF noted that heavy water is a unique material used to operate nuclear reactors, such as the inactive Arak reactor, which was originally designed to have weapons-grade plutonium production capabilities. These materials can also be used as a neutron source for nuclear weapons.
Additionally, the IDF statement said, the plant was a significant economic asset for the terror regime and served as a source of income for the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization, generating tens of millions of dollars for the regime each year.
“Despite explicit international commitments, foremost among them the nuclear agreement, the Iranian terror...
Although we were introduced to the various offerings in the Mishkan as outlined in the portion of Vayikra, this week in Tzav many other details are added.
In one striking contrast, in last week's reading it describes all the various sacrifices but omits what should be done to the components of the offerings that were not consumed on the altar. It is only this week that we learn who should eat those leftovers.
Only regarding the Minchah — the meal-offering, does the Torah tells us already in Vayikra that after burning the Kometz — the threefingersful that was scooped from the larger volume of the Minchah, is the remnant of the meal-offering to be eaten by the Kohanim.
Another distinction between the Minchah and the other animal or bird offerings is the fact that only reg...
Jerusalem, Israel - Mar. 27, 2026 - After many months of intense study and planning, 128 new state of the art surveillance cameras will replace the current aging network installed nearly a dozen years ago. The replacement project will greatly enhance security on Har Hazeisim, according to the International Committee for Har Hazeisim (ICHH). The initiative was originally first announced by Rabbi Yitzchak Goldknopf, the former Minister of Housing and Construction and by his Chief of Staff Moti Bobchik.
Rabbi Goldknopf informed Avrohom and Menachem Lubinsky, the co-chairs of ICHH, that he had secured NIS 6 million for the cameras with the project due to be executed by Israel’s Police. The cameras will feed into a new updated central monitoring station with full views of every corner o...
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 27, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Tinok, z'l, ben, yl't Bentzion Avraham Press, son of Avi and Leelee Press, and grandson of Mr. & Mrs. Sam Press.The Levaya will be graveside at 2:00PM today at the Agudah Cemetery 6300 Hamilton Avenue Rosedale Maryland 21237Shiva will be observed at 6300 Fairlane Dr., Baltimore, MD 21209 until Wednesday afternoon, Apr. 1 ืืืข ืืืืช ืื ืฆื
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 27, 2026 – Travelers heading through BWI this morning are facing extremely long delays, with TSA lines reportedly stretching out the airport doors and wait times reaching 3–4 hours.
One local traveler shared that his son, who had a 10:25 AM flight to Cleveland, was forced to abandon his plans and drive instead after realizing he would not make it through security in time.
With today being Erev Shabbos, when many in the community are traveling under tight time constraints, these delays are especially concerning. Travelers are strongly advised to allow several extra hours at the airport—or consider alternative plans if possible.
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 27, 2026 – 9:05AM (BJL) Be aware of flashing traffic lights at the intersection of Reisterstown Rd & Slade Ave.
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 26, 2026 - This evening, the Chabad Israel Center in Baltimore, under the guidance of Rabbi Shmuel Gurary, held a community-wide Farbrengen in honor of the birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
The featured speaker, Rabbi YY Jacobson, spoke about the message of Yetzias Mitzrayim and the Seder, and how it is applicable to our lives today.
Baltimore, MD – March 26, 2026 - Hagalas Keilim 5786/2026 Sunday, March 29, 2026Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion: 8:30AM -11:00AMShearith Israel: 9:00am – 1:00pm Agudah Park Heights: Limited to 10 items or less - 9:30AM -10:30AM Any number of items:1030AM-12NoonSuburban Orthodox:8-10PM in the back hall of the shul, kitchen #2. Please enter from the kitchen area in the back of the building
Jerusalem, Israel - Mar. 26, 2026 - When my family made aliyah over two decades ago, we left behind in Bergenfield, NJ, a synagogue that played a central role in our religious and communal lives. We loved our shul, our rabbi, and the close-knit community that formed around it.
Our greatest concern wasn’t employment or language. It was whether we could recreate the communal infrastructure that had shaped our family.
With that in mind, we chose the Sheinfeld neighborhood in Beit Shemesh, drawn to Rabbi Avishai David and Beit Midrash Torani Leumi. Known widely as “Rabbi David’s Shul,” BMTL reflected a model familiar to many Anglos: a synagogue that serves not only as a place of tefillah and shiurim, but as the organizing center of communal life - chesed, friendships,...
