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Baltimore, MD – Dec. 9, 2024 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Rabbi Michoel Glazer, z’l, son of Rabbi & Mrs. Shmuel Glazer, father of Sara Esty (Naftoli) Silberberg, Bassie (Shlioime) Tendler, Yossi Glazer, Eli Glazer, Moshe Glazer, and Chayala Glazer, and brother of Mrs. Devory (Rabbi Moshe) Matz, Mrs. Leah (Rabbi Elchonon) Ciment, Rabbi Yaakov Moshe (Shoshana) Glazer, Rabbi Dovid (Shani) Glazer and Shoshana (Binyomin) Rubinfeld.
The levayah will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 10 at 2:30PM at Levinson's, 8900 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville, MD 21208.
Kevura will take place at the Agudah Cemetery in Rosedale.Shiva details to follow
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
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I am Esti, Lali’s mother.
Our Lali is a child we longed for and waited for five years. She is all the light and joy of our home, and all I want is for her to stay here with us.
Not long ago, she started feeling unwell. We took her to doctors, and what they discovered simply broke our hearts—she has cancer. Since then, nothing has been the same. We are trying to stay strong for her, but inside, we are falling apart.
Her treatments cost a lot, far beyond what we can manage alone. I am asking you, anyone who can contribute, to help us save Lali. Every donation, every bit of support—it’s for her and for us.
Please daven for Leah bas Esther for a full recovery.
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Baltimore, MD - Dec. 9, 2024 - In a brave move, Efraim's mother has traveled all the way from Israel to be here for the sentencings. This is an important opportunity to join her as she faces these murderers and pleads that the judges serve justice. Let's demand a better future for our community.These are the final hearings in Efraim’s case. Now is the time to take a stand and use your voice. This is the final opportunity to submit impact statements, which will be placed in the offenders' records. These statements will be reviewed during any future considerations for parole or changes to their sentencing and can have a direct impact.
We encourage you to write a brief paragraph sharing how Efraim’s tragic murder has affected you personally and your sense of ...
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 9, 2024 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Esther Pessin, a’h, sister of Mrs. Channah (Moshe) Sauer.
Shiva through Motzaei Shabbos Dec. 14th, will be observed at 5818 Narcissus Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21215
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Shiva Visiting Hours: Monday – Thursday:
9:30 AM – 12:00 Noon
1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Friday:
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Motzaei Shabbos:
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
In his press conference, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that ever since the October 7, 2023, Hamas attacks, Israel has been working in a “systematic, measured and organized fashion” to dismantle the Iranian axis.
In Gaza, says Netanyahu, Israel is now acting “to bring down the remains of Hamas’s military capabilities, and all of Hamas’s governing capabilities” and to bring back all the hostages.
Turning to Lebanon, Netanyahu stresses that Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was the “axis of the axis. Strike him, and you’ll strike the axis severely.”
Nasrallah linked Hezbollah, Syria and Iran, he says.
“The elimination of Nasrallah was a turning point in the collapse of the axis,” he argues, adding that “Nasra...
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 9, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Eliezer & Shanalu Prawer on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Reuven Bronfin
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
The person of interest identified in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson is an anti-capitalist former Ivy League student — who liked online quotes from “Unabomber’’ Ted Kaczynski raging against the country’s medical community.
Tech whiz Luigi Mangione, 26, of Towson, Md., was taken into custody Monday morning at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pa., after an intense manhunt following the coldblooded execution of Thompson outside a Manhattan hotel last week, sources said.
He has not been charged.
The former prep-school valedictorian was caught with a manifesto that appeared to list grievances with the healthcare industry including taking on their enormous profits and alleged shady motives, sources said.
He is believed to hav...
An Israeli source has confirmed that Israel is holding indirect talks with the Syrian rebel groups, via the Druze population in both Israel and Syria, the Kurdish population, foreign espionage organizations, and the US.
"There is someone to speak to on the other side, and messages were passed," the source said, adding that Israel plans to continue aerial strikes to destroy weapons belonging to the Assad regime.
According to the source, the US has been informed and providing full support for Israel's actions in Syria.
Earlier on Monday, Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the IDF to act to take control of additional sites in the buffer zone in Syria and to maximize its achievements.
The order came less than a day after the IDF took control of the Syrian Golan Hei...
A source with knowledge of the investigation into the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson told Fox News that a person fitting the suspect's description has been taken into custody at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pa.
The person has a similar gun to the one used in the shooting last Wednesday, the source added.
Altoona is a city located about 100 miles east of Pittsburgh.
Thompson died last Wednesday after being shot outside of a hotel in New York City. The suspect in the shooting was last seen at a bus station in upper Manhattan.
A Manhattan jury has cleared Daniel Penny of criminal wrongdoing in the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on a crowded subway — a caught-on-video killing that sparked fierce debate over the city’s mental health system and crime underground.
The panelists acquitted Penny of criminally negligent homicide — which could have put him behind bars for up to four years — in Neely’s chokehold death aboard a crowded uptown F train in May 2023.
Manslaughter, the top charge against Penny, was tossed on Friday after jurors twice said they couldn’t reach a unanimous verdict.
Jurors sided with Penny’s defense attorneys, who had argued that the Marine veteran was justified in rushing to protect his fellow subway s...
The Israel Defense Forces announced that three fighters from the Givati Infantry Brigade had been killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip.
They were named as First Sergeant Barak Daniel Halpern, First Sergeant Ido Zano, and Sergeant Omri Cohen.
The IDF launched dozens of strikes across Syria on Sunday, based on intelligence from the Military Intelligence Directorate, the Mossad, and Air Force Intelligence following the fall of the Assad regime.
The IDF said it was working to reduce the large stockpiles of ammunition belonging to the Syrian military.
It was one of the most significant days for the IAF since the start of the war.
According to foreign publications, the IAF carried out over a hundred attack sorties in Syria and attacked hundreds of targets in what were once the Syrian army's weapons depots. The operations were commanded from the air force's bunker by Air Force Commander Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar.
Hitting depots and stopping repos
According to publications in Syria, the Air Force initially...
Baltimore, MD - Dec. 9, 2024 - The members of Maryland’s congressional delegation, including three who will soon retire, are in a last-minute sprint to secure full funding for the Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement before lawmakers leave for the holidays.
They’re appealing to their fellow representatives and senators, making the case for Maryland and other states that have faced disasters this year, sticking together and trying to stave off a growing wave of pushback from the House Freedom Caucus.
While the overwhelming majority of Maryland’s senators and congressmen are optimistic about securing full funding for the bridge rebuild, there is also a hint of caution.
“The outlook is positive, but on Capitol Hill, an old Yogi Berra saying is important to remember ...
Jerusalem, Israel - Dec. 9, 2024 -The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens has opened a nighttime light festival called 'Winter Dreams' for December 2024.
One million LED lights, mostly in the shape of animals and archways line the less than a half-mile route, for a colorful stroll on a cool Yerushalayim night.
The international exhibition has a neutral holiday theme. Missing this year the large Chanukah menorah in the Botanical Gardens pond in the past year. Instead, a large light dolphin shape is seen jumping from the dark pond waters.
Multigenerational families were seen enjoying the time together. One grandmother smiled proudly and told BJL she was pleased to be there with her children and grandchildren.
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When choosing a topic to write about, I typically reflect on issues that resonate deeply within my heart. I sometimes spend hours contemplating my ideas with the hope that my writing is honest and heartfelt. I often spend more time choosing and pondering a topic than writing the actual article.
The past three weeks have been an emotional whirlwind as we have devoted ourselves to helping our son recover from the serious wounds he sustained while bravely defending our people and our land. My mind has been a torrent of emotions—gratitude and worry, pride and pain—making it challenging for me this week to settle on a topic to write about. Thoughts flitted through my mind, each vying for attention, yet none felt like the absolute and complete reflection of my emotional core.
Typic...
Baltimore, MD - Dec. 9, 2024 - Gas prices in Baltimore have dropped 10.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.90/g, according to GasBuddy's survey of 663 stations in Baltimore.
Prices in Baltimore are 10.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 23.5 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. The national average diesel price has declined 2.3 cents in the last week and stands at $3.491 per gallon.
"The national average has finally fallen below $3 per gallon, and it couldn't come at a better time for motorists with the holidays upon us. One would need to count over 1,300 days since we've seen the national average this low, with the affordability of gasoline at its lowest non-COVID level since 2015," said Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBu...
A source in Cairo told the Qatari Al-Araby Al-Jadeed newspaper on Monday that negotiations for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip have reached "an advanced stage" after Hamas issued a preliminary list of Palestinian prisoners to Egyptian mediators, as well as a list of sick and elderly Israelis it would release in exchange. Israeli sources, however, deny the report.
"The details in the report on the progress of the negotiations are not correct."
The Qatari report said that committees on behalf of Hamas, Egypt, and Israel began discussing the details of a deal to release hostages. The source cited by the paper claimed that all parties involved in the negotiation are "serious in an unprecedented manner," as he defined it. Qatar, Turkey, and the United States are participating in overs...
Honda is recalling nearly 206,000 Passport and Pilot vehicles that could potentially experience a fuel leak.
The automaker announced the move on Thursday, saying the affected 2023-2024 Passport and 2023-2025 Pilot sport utility vehicles "may have an incomplete connection between the fuel filler neck tube and fuel filler pipe that could cause the two components to separate in a crash, allowing fuel to leak and increasing the risk of fire or injury."
The Honda logo is seen at a dealership store. (Igor Golovniov/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images / Getty Images)
Per a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recall report, the potential issue stemmed from an "out of sequence process" in the installation of the fuel pipe that "prevented the fuel neck tu...
How to Make Sense of the News
None of us is going to miss Bashar Assad who escaped from Syria the other day, but what exactly is going on here?
Without a Jewish perspective on recent events, it’s easy to think that the world has gone mad—that everything has become chaotic, out-of-control and scary. But it’s important to understand the story as it really is. We are witnessing a process with a clear direction and purpose. History is unfolding before our eyes: The Jewish people are returning to their ancestral land after 2,000 years of exile, and it’s not a simple process. We must teach the world to distinguish between good and evil, pure and impure. Whoever participates in this mission will be blessed, but those who interfere will be relegated to the trash hea...
The FBI and a leading federal cybersecurity agency are warning Android and iPhone users to stop sending unencrypted texts to users of the other operating system after the Salt Typhoon hack of several major U.S. telecommunications providers.
Officials with the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) are cautioning that the Salt Typhoon cyber breach, conducted by actors in China, targeted telecom firms. The hackers gained access to call records, live phone calls of specific targets, and systems used by companies to handle court orders from law enforcement and intelligence agencies to track calls.
While the breach has yet to be resolved, officials are encouraging users to communicate using encrypted messaging systems.
Apple's iPhone and Google's Androi...
