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...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Baltimore, MD - Dec. 26, 2024 -Read the Current Issue of Baltimore Jewish HomeClick on the graphic below:
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
Baltimore, MD - Dec. 27, 2024 - With the future of the Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project up in the air, the proposed 70-mile transmission line, which could span Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick Counties, has sparked debate about how to address the state's growing energy needs.
Currently, the State of Maryland is a net-importer of electricity, which means the state uses more power than it generates. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, "Maryland consumes about five times more energy than it produces."
On top of that, PJM, the regional transmission organization said in a statement, "electricity demand is expected to increase by nearly 40% by the year 2039. The new demand is from the electrification of vehicles and buildings, manufacturing increases a...
Herzliya, Israel - Dec. 27, 2024 - This morning (Friday) at 9:32 AM, a report was received at MDA’s 101 emergency call center in the Yarkon region about a stabbing incident on Kedoshei HaShoah Street in Herzliya.Large MDA forces, including ambulances, mobile intensive care units, and medicycle EMTs, were dispatched to the scene. MDA EMTs, paramedics and emergency first responders provided medical treatment and evacuated an 83-year-old woman in critical condition with stab wounds to Ichilov Hospital, performing CPR en route.MDA Emergency Medical Technician Elon Boaron, who was the first to arrive on the scene, stated:"I was near the incident location when the call came in. I arrived quickly and saw an elderly woman lying unconscious on the sidewalk with stab wounds. Together with addi...
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 27, 2024 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Avraham Simcha (Avi) Klein, z’l, brother of Rivka Yaffe.
The community has the opportunity to melaveh the niftar this morning at 10:30, at the rear of Sol Levinsons.
The kevurah will take place in Eretz Yisrael at Eretz HaChaim Cemetery.
Shiva beginning Monday, through Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, will be observed at Rechov Neiman Shmuel, Neve Yaakov, Yerushalayim.
Phone: 011.972-2-656-4759 or 011.972-58-325-9475. (Seven hours ahead of Baltimore.)
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
Baltimore, MD - Dec. 26, 2024 - Baruch Hashem Yeshivas Ner Yisroel's 91st Annual Dinner this past Sunday evening was a tremendous success, as the Yeshiva celebrated this year’s dinner theme – צא ולמד “Greatness Beyond Boundaries” – highlighting the impact that Ner Yisroel has made for thousands across the globe.
Thank you to the honorees; Mr. & Mrs. Tzvi Ray, Rabbi & Mrs. Akiva Eisenstadt, Mr. & Mrs. Shlomo Kanner, Mr. & Mrs. Eliezer Zweig and Mr. & Mrs. Doniel Kohengadol.
Thank you to the Dinner Chairmen and Ambassadors for the many hours of tireless work to make the dinner campaign so successful.
Dinner Program Videos and Honoree Videos – Click Here – Thank you Ch...
The Torah states in this week’s Parsha, Perek 42, Pesukim 6-7:
:וְיוֹסֵ֗ף ה֚וּא הַשַּׁלִּ֣יט עַל־הָאָ֔רֶץ ה֥וּא הַמַּשְׁבִּ֖יר לְכָל־עַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ אֲחֵ֣י יוֹסֵ֔ף וַיִּשְׁתַּֽחֲווּ־ל֥וֹ אַפַּ֖יִם אָֽרְצָה
וַיַּ֥רְא יוֹסֵ֛ף אֶת־אֶחָ֖יו וַיַּכִּרֵ֑ם וַיִּתְנַכֵּ֨ר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם וַיְדַבֵּ֧ר אִתָּ֣ם קָשׁ֗וֹת וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ מֵאַ֣יִן בָּאתֶ֔ם וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ מֵאֶ֥רֶץ כְּנַ֖עַן לִשְׁבָּר־אֹֽכֶל:
Yosef was the ruler over the land; he was the one who sol...
