An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh killed at least one person as rescuers raced to help dozens of people injured or trapped under the rubble on Monday.
The blast happened just before 11 a.m. at the Clairton Coke Works. There has been one death and at least two people are believed to be missing, Allegheny County Emergency Services said.
"Two people are currently believed to be unaccounted for with possible entrapment," Kasey Reigner, Allegheny County Emergency Services spokesperson, said in a statement.
Officials said multiple people have been treated for injuries, though their current status was not immediately known.
The explosion happened just before 11 a.m. at the Clairton Coke Works, in Clairton, Pennsylvania. (KDKA via NNS)
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Baltimore, MD – Aug. 5, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of Mr. Edward Frieman, z’l, father of Dovid Frieman.
The levaya will be held Wednesday, August 6, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at Sol Levinson.
Shiva will be observed at 2421 Diana Road, Baltimore, MD 21209 through Tuesday morning.
Minyanim:
Shacharis: 7:30 a.m.Erev Shabbos Mincha: 4:00PMMotzaei Shabbos Maariv: 8:55 p.m.
Mincha/Maariv: 7:50 p.m.
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Baltimore, MD – Aug. 6, 2025 - BJL deeply regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Mark Hettleman, z’l, son of Dorothy Hettleman, husband of Ilana Hettleman, father of Leora (Rabbi Moshe Yosef) Blond, Yosef (Sheindel) Hettleman, Ari (Bracha) Hettleman, and Yoel Hettleman, brother of Stuart Hettleman, Bruce Hettleman, Leslie (Jeffrey) Silverberg and Karen (Rabbi Dovid) Katz.
The levaya will be held at Levinson’s on Thursday, August 7, 2025, at 3:00PM.
The kevurah will take place at the Shomrei Emunah Cemetery, 3979 Washington Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21227.Shiva will be observed at 6605 Shelrick Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21209.Minyanim:
Shacharis 8:45AM
Mincha 2:30PM
Maariv: 9:15PM
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Baltimore, MD – Aug. 11, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Ben and Nechama Prero on the birth of a daughter
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 11, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Moshe Dovid & Sima (Goldman) Cohen on the birth of a daughter.Mazel Tov grandparents Yerachmiel & Numi Goldman
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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Jerusalem, Israel - Aug. 11, 2025 - President Herzog speaks to victim of Montreal antisemitic attackPresident Isaac Herzog spoke this evening, Monday, with the Jewish Canadian man who was brutally assaulted in an antisemitic attack on the streets of Montreal, in full view of his children.In the shocking footage that was published, the attacker is seen striking him repeatedly in the face and throwing his kippah into the water — all in front of his young children.Joining the call was Yair Szlak, head of the Montreal Jewish Federation.The victim of the attack thanked the President and told him of the attack and the aftermath.President Herzog offered him comfort and strength and said: “We saw the horrific attack, and I want to send you, and your family, your beautiful children stre...
Australia plans to recognize Palestinian statehood at the United Nations General Assembly next month, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Monday.
"Australia will recognize the right of the Palestinian people to a state of their own, predicated on the commitments Australia has received from the Palestinian Authority," Albanese said, referring to the governing entity of part of the West Bank.
Those commitments, he said, included the demilitarization of Gaza and the holding of elections – with no role for Hamas in a Palestinian government. Australia has designated Hamas a terrorist entity and Albanese repeated Monday his government's calls for the group to return Israeli hostages held since the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre.
Albanese sa...
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 11, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov Ohad and Shira (Bemaras) Ushdi on the birth of a son.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 11, 2025 - The STAR-K Yoshon Guidelines page on our site have been updated. Further updates will be issued as we receive more information.
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Baltimore, MD - Aug. 11, 2025 - Baltimore Gas and Electric is asking customers to conserve electricity through Monday evening due to an unplanned disconnection at a power plant, which may lead to temporary outages.
BGE said it has coordinated with the plant’s owner to make the necessary repairs as quickly and safely as possible. PJM Interconnection is also evaluating whether there is enough power in the region.
“We are asking all BGE customers to conserve electricity beginning immediately and through this evening, a BGE spokesperson said. “Energy conservation helps reduce the potential for an outage.”
If an outage becomes necessary, BGE said it will make efforts to alert customers in advance.
Preparing for outages:
– Store a supply of bottled water a...
Baltimore, MD - Aug. 11, 2025 - President Donald Trump again referenced Baltimore while speaking about crime.
This time, it was during an announcement on Monday that the president is deploying the National Guard across Washington, D.C., and taking over the Metropolitan Police Department in the hopes of reducing crime, even as the city's mayor has noted that crime is falling in the nation's capital.
"This issue directly impacts the functioning of the federal government and is a threat to America, a threat to our country," Trump said. "We have other cities also that are bad, very bad. You look at Chicago, how bad it is, you look at Los Angeles, how bad it is, other cities that are very bad, New York is a problem, and then you have of course, Baltimore and Oakland — you...
New evidence calls into question a story that went viral, alleging that IDF forces shot and killed a Gazan child at an aid distribution site, the Daily Wire reported today (Monday).
Former Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) contractor Tony Aguilar claimed that on May 28, he watched a boy called “Amir” be gunned down by IDF soldiers at a GHF site.
However, videos obtained by the Daily Wire show a woman who claims to be the boy's stepmother stating that "Amir" was still alive two months after the day Aguilar claimed he was killed.
The woman, Siham Al-Jarabe’a, identified the boy as Abdul Rahim Mohammed Hamdan Al-Jarabe’a, and stated that he only went missing on July 28. She stated that she believes her stepson to be still alive.
The GHF de...
105 Years Young
It’s not clear whether she’s the oldest Jewish woman in the world, but her grandchildren say she is certainly the most charming. They believe her historic birthday, celebrated recently in London, is not just a family event—it carries messages for all of us.
Yes, they have documentation— 105 years ago, on July 11, 1920, baby Rachel (Renee) was born in London to Jewish immigrants who had fled from Romania and Russia. During World War II, she worked as a typist in the British postal service, living through the Nazi blitz on London. After the war, she married Grandpa Joe (Yosef David), and they had two sons, Shlomo and Anthony. The family earned a living from a clothing manufacturing business. Joe passed away at age 74, and Renee continued to run the b...
Baltimore, MD - Aug. 11, 2025 - Maryland tax-free week, an annual tax holiday that removes the 6% sales tax from clothing and shoes under $100, started Sunday. And while it’s touted as a way to offer families the opportunity to shop at a reduced cost, it also yields a revenue loss for the state.
The comptroller’s office wrote to The Sun in an email that the Maryland Bureau of Revenue Estimates projects that the state will lose $9.3 million in revenue as a result of the tax-free week.
Against the backdrop of the state’s looming budget deficit, the loss in revenue may seem concerning to some, but Benjamin Orr, the CEO of the Maryland Center on Economic Policy CEO, said that in the context of the state budget, “this is a relatively small amount of m...
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 11, 2025 – All lanes of northbound I-95 near the Maryland House are closed following a vehicle crash. Volunteer firefighters from the Abingdon Fire Company, along with firefighters and an EMS unit from the Aberdeen Fire Department, are on scene, and a Maryland State Police Aviation Command medevac is inbound. A detour has been set up to route vehicles through the Maryland House while the closure remains in effect.
Washington, D.C. - Aug. 11, 2025 - President Donald Trump is considering deploying up to 1,000 National Guard troops to Washington D.C., a U.S. official confirmed to Fox News ahead of a Monday morning Trump news conference on crime in the nation's capital.
The troops would likely be pulled from the DC National Guard, although the decision about sending National Guard troops is not final, the official said.
Federal agents have deployed to DC streets in recent days.
The press conference is scheduled for 10 a.m. ET in the White House briefing room. Trump said on social media on Sunday that the news conference on crime and "beautification" will "not only involve ending the Crime, Murder, and Death in our Nation’s Capital, but will also be about Cleanline...
Jerusalem, Israel - Aug. 11, 2025 - Offensive graffiti was sprayed on the southern section of the Kotel, reading in Hebrew: "There is a Holocaust in Gaza."
The Rabbi of the Western Wall and Holy Sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovitch, voiced sorrow and strong protest: "A holy site is not a place to protest, no matter what it may be, sevenfold when it is done at the most sacred site for the entire Jewish people. The police must investigate the act, find the perpetrators of this desecration, and bring them to trial."
A similar incident occurred in the past on the northern section of the wall. Complex cleaning work, surrounded by halachic dilemmas due to the sanctity of the site, needed to be conducted.
This time too, Rabbi Rabinovitch will instruct the professional teams on how to remove the wri...
Baltimore, MD - Aug. 10, 2025 – The BMW Championship (PGA Tour) is coming to Caves Valley Golf Club from Monday, August 11th to Sunday, August 17th.
Important Traffic Alert:* Park Heights Avenue will be closed between Walnut Avenue and Caves Road throughout the tournament, beginning early Monday morning and continuing through Sunday evening.* Expect to see a significant increase in fire, EMS, and police personnel in the area.
If heading to Ateres Elka, Greenspring Ave is a good alternative.
The IDF on Sunday night eliminated in Gaza City the terrorist Anas Al-Sharif, who posed as a journalist for the Al Jazeera network.
According to a statement from the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, Anas Al-Sharif served as the head of a terrorist cell in the Hamas terrorist organization and was responsible for advancing rocket attacks against Israeli civilians and IDF troops.
The IDF had previously disclosed intelligence information and many documents found in the Gaza Strip, confirming his military affiliation to Hamas. The documents once again confirm his involvement in terrorist activities, from which the Al Jazeera network has attempted to disassociate itself.
The documents include personnel rosters, lists of terrorist training courses, phone directories, and sala...
