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Baltimore, MD - Nov. 1, 2025 - To our Beloved Community:
Our community has suffered many great losses over the past weeks.
The Vaad HaRabbanim is convening a communal gathering for Divrei Chizuk and Hisorirus, and Tefila, for men & women, this Monday night, November 3rd, at Shomrei Emunah, at 7:45 p.m.
May Hashem bring Yeshuos vi Nechamos.
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 3, 2025 - It was Nisan 5769 (2009). We were still basking in the afterglow of my daughter Eliana’s Bas Mitzvah, which we had just celebrated with friends and family. Pesach was fast approaching and I quickly switched gears to prepare for the chag. We were eagerly anticipating the first Seder at my parents, a joyous start to this special Yom Tov. And then, without warning, tragedy.
Instead of the last-minute scramble to get everything ready for Yom Tov, we found ourselves sitting shiva for my father z”l. We were dazed, in shock, in grief. All the pre-holiday excitement had vanished. How were we to prepare? Where would we go? The last day of shiva was literally Erev Yom Tov. Rabbi Hauer stepped in and was nosei ol – a limud I later learned from him mor...
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Baltimore, MD - Oct. 29, 2025: Dear Friends,
Rabbi Avinoam Yaakov Schleifer tragically passed away this week. He left behind a grieving wife and children who must now face the daunting challenge of continuing their lives without him. In the wake of this tragedy, we, as a community, must come together and provide crucial support during their time of need. This campaign is crucial to supporting the Schleifer family as they grapple with this challenge. All funds raised via this platform will be carefully and responsibly overseen, both now and in perpetuity, by a small committee of professionals with strong backgrounds in legal and financial planning/budgeting, alongside oversight by community Rabbanim and Ahavas YisraelPlease give generously during these tragic moments to ensu...
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For over three decades, One Israel Fund has served as the premier organization in North America supporting Israel’s Biblical Heartland, funding hundreds of essential projects each year, from medical and recreation to education, community impact and preventative security. Every initiative represents a lifeline, strengthening communities and protecting families who live with courage and conviction on the frontlines of Jewish history.
The evening promises an extraordinary program that combines meaning, inspiration, and uplifting entertainment. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, a steadfast voice for Israel in the U.S. Congress, will headline the event with a powerful address. The program will also feature Nathaniel “@NateBuzz” Buzolic, bel...
Remembering Rabbi Moshe Hauer, ZT”L – with Rabbi Avi Goldstein, Meir Perlmutter, and Eli Langer This clip is an excerpt from Living L’Chaim / Kosher Money, Episode 5, released just a few days ago.
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 3, 2025 - Attention customers: We were just notified that we sold some peaches between 10/3/25 and 10/6/25 that have been recalled. We no longer have any of those peaches. If you still have any peaches that you bought from Seven Mile Market on those days, please discard them immediately. Click here to read the letter from the company with more details.
“Speak softly and carry a big stick; you will go far.” — Theodore Roosevelt
Many feel that soft speech and a calm demeanor are beautiful traits, as long as they are backed up by a willingness to be forceful when necessary. While this may be true in the world of international diplomacy, Rabbi Moshe Hauer, ztv’l, modeled for us a different approach. Rabbi Hauer taught us to “speak softly and live a life of selfless dedication to your people.” Rabbi Hauer modeled that a message espoused through soft and kind words need not be reinforced through tough action or abrasive rhetoric. The big stick, which is often used both in words and actions, is not the only way to get your message across. Rather, through meaningful action that mirrors the values you espouse ...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 3, 2025 - On Sunday, Nov.2, Kehillas Kol Torah celebrated the groundbreaking of its long-awaited building expansion. HaRav Yaakov Hopfer, HaRav Yosef Berger, and HaRav Boruch Neuberger each shared divrei bracha with the large crowd that gathered to mark this tremendous milestone in the shul’s continued growth.
The new wing will feature a spacious Beis Medrash and Otzer Seforim, a simcha hall, additional classrooms, offices, and versatile multipurpose space — all designed to serve the ever-growing needs of the kehilla.
Washington, D.C. - Nov. 3, 2025 - A federal judge on Saturday issued a written order saying there is “no question” that U.S. Department of Agriculture contingency funds must be used to provide food assistance for 42 million Americans during the government shutdown.
Rhode Island U.S. District Court Chief Judge John J. McConnell Jr. had said during a Friday hearing he was granting a temporary restraining order sought by cities and nonprofit groups. McConnell ordered that the government distribute payments of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits.
Because Congress is locked in a stalemate over a stopgap spending bill and did not appropriate money for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, Trump administration officials had said the ...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 2, 2025 - We regret to inform you of the petirah of Rebbetzin Reva Wasserman, a'h, (Rivka Leah bas Moshe Shimon), wife of Harav Yitzchak Wasserman, shlita, and and mother of R’ Yosef Shmuel Wasserman (Lakewood), Rebbetzin Sara Gittie Nussbaum (Denver), R’ Baruch Tzvi Wasserman (Baltimore), R’ Ahron Yisroel Wasserman (Denver). She was the daughter of R’ Moshe Shimon Bayarsky, z”l, of Baltimore. Levaya and kevurah will take place Monday, at 2 pm, at the Sons of Israel Chapel, 613 Ramsey Ave, Lakewood, NJ 08701 Click here for the ZOOM livestream.
The family will be sitting shiva in Lakewood on Monday, after the levaya, through Wednesday 2:00 pm.
Shiva will take place at 136 5th Street, Lakewoo...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 2, 2025 - I knocked on the door of his office. Like so many times before, I waited impatiently for his invitation to enter, but today was different. I didn’t have a question about shiur, nor was I seeking his unparalleled clarity of thought to unravel a personal crisis. We had just been blessed with our first child, and I was eager to share the news with my Rebbe.
“Come in,” came the familiar voice. I turned the doorknob and stepped into the office of Mori V’rabi Harav Ezra Neuberger, zt”l. Rav Ezra’s office was an oasis of calm and tranquility. The walls were lined with a few bookcases of seforim. A couple of chairs sat in the dim light facing the clean desk that held neither a computer nor a phone. I saw him sitting behind th...
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 2, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yehuda and Batsheva Lichtenstein on the birth of a daughter.
Mazel Tov to the grandparents Yitchok& Toba Lichtenstein and Gedalia & Ahuva Litke
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 2, 2025 – L'Kavod the 14th Yahrtzeit of the legendary Rosh Yeshiva of Mir Yerushalayim, HaRav Nosson Tzvi Finkel, zt"l (11 Cheshvan), the community is invited to join a special gathering at Kollel Nachlas Yosef, led by Rav Aaron Tendler, 2324 Smith Avenue, today, Sunday, Nov. 2 at 12:30 p.m., where we will have the zchus to hear Divrei Zikaron from Rav Yechiel Spero.
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 1, 2025 - So many tears have been shed for Rabbi Hauer, Ztv’l. So many draining emotions. So many stories, so much pain and so much love.
As the גמרא, מסכת שבת brings:
״אָמַר רַבִּי שִׁמְעוֹן בֶּן פַּזִּי, אָמַר רַבִּי יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בֶּן לֵוִי, מִשּׁוּם בַּר קַפָּרָא: כָּל הַמּוֹרִיד דְּמָעוֹתעַל אָדָם כָּשֵׁר, הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא סוֹפְרָן וּמַנִּיחָן בְּבֵית גְּנָזָיו״
“Anyone who sheds tears over a person, the Holy One, B...
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 1, 2025 – If you're planning a trip to New York tomorrow plan ahead, as the annual New York City Marathon will cause major road closures throughout the city. The Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge will be completely closed on Sunday from 7:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., with the upper level closing tonight at 11:00 p.m. Travelers heading into or through New York are advised to allow extra time, use alternate routes, and expect significant delays near Staten Island and Brooklyn throughout the morning and early afternoon.
Seagate, NJ - Nov. 1, 2025 - "This precious Yid so loved by his Baltimore community is the person who spearheaded the Sea Gate Sandy recovery effort. He got his whole Oilom of Mispallelim to come with Buses to Sea Gate and בכבודו ובעצמו ran the massive cleanup effort of many of our homes which were literally wiped out during that very difficult time. I remember attempting to help him in my basement and he gently took me by the arm and said, "No this is not for you. It's way too painful for you to be involved here. Please go somewhere else and let me and my people do this work..." when I saw him again later all muddied up someone from the Baltimore community told me, "Do you know that this Yid leads a Shul as a beloved Rabbi where hundreds of Yidden Daven ...
Tal Shuster, Co-Chairwoman of the Israeli-American Council (IAC), spoke to Arutz Sheva-Israel National News at the World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem, marking the first time the IAC has participated as an official party representing Israeli-Americans in the United States.
"It's, first of all, amazing to be here," Shuster said. "It's the first time that the IAC is here as a party. A party that represents the community of Israeli-Americans in the United States."
Shuster expressed admiration for the broad delegation of 150 representatives from across the Jewish denominational spectrum: Reform, Conservative, and Orthodox. "Everyone here together for the same mission, for the state of Israel. It's beautiful."
While the Congress has been a platform for political mane...
