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Baltimore, MD — Between tuition, groceries, busing, and everything that comes before Yom Tov, most Baltimore households aren't looking for one more thing to figure out. But there's one bill that can come down without anything changing at home.
Maryland's community solar program lets BGE customers draw their electricity from a local solar farm instead of putting panels on their own roof. BGE stays the utility — same wires, same service, same bill — and the savings appear as a credit on that bill. For Baltimore households, that's 20% off the electric bill.
Lower Your Bill handles the enrollment itself rather than passing names to a third party, and says both sides of the program are frum-run: the company managing the enrollment and the so...
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Chaim Rubin is only 7 years old.
A year ago, after more than a year of difficult treatments, his parents finally heard the words they had been praying for: Chaim had beaten cancer.
He went back to school, back to his friends, and back to simply being a child.
But at the beginning of Av, everything changed again.
The seizures returned, and then came the devastating news:
The medulloblastoma was back.
Chaim has already started treatment to help control the disease, but to give him the chance he desperately needs, his family must now get him to the United States for advanced treatment.
The hospital requires a significant deposit upfront, and after already using their savings and everything they had available, the family simply cannot do this alone.
They nee...
High Holidays Concert with Shlomo and Naftali Abramson.Join us at the Katz Jewish Music Center at MMAE for a special High Holidays concert featuring brothers Shlomo and Naftali Abramson, joining us from Israel.Gifted vocalists, musicians and chazzanim, the Abramson brothers bring an evening of Jewish soul through heartfelt songs, rich harmonies and music inspired by the spirit, longing, hope and renewal of the High Holidays. Their performances blend original compositions, traditional Jewish melodies and contemporary musical influences for an uplifting and meaningful musical experience.The concert is free and open to the entire community. Advance RSVP is requested on our website or at 410-653-7485.
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 15, 2026 – Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott and City Council President Zeke Cohen have introduced legislation that would create a new city department responsible for responding to certain nonviolent emergency calls without police involvement.
The proposed Department of Neighborhood Safety would operate alongside the Baltimore Police Department and Baltimore City Fire Department as an additional branch of the city’s public safety system. It would incorporate the existing Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement, known as MONSE, while establishing a broader alternative-response program.
Under the proposal, trained professionals such as social workers, behavioral health clinicians, and recovery counselors could be dispatched to calls th...
Vilnius, Lithuania – Sept. 15, 2026 – NATO fighter jets shot down an unidentified drone after it entered Lithuanian airspace overnight, marking the first time an unmanned aircraft has been intercepted over the NATO member country, according to Lithuanian officials.
The drone was brought down near Pratkūnai, approximately 60 miles west of the Lithuanian capital of Vilnius and close to the Kaunas Reservoir. Lithuanian soldiers secured the area after the wreckage was located.
Officials have not yet determined where the drone originated or what its intended target may have been. Antanas Matutis, commander of the Lithuanian Air Force, said preliminary evidence indicated that the aircraft was likely carrying explosives. A full investigation is underway.
Vilmantas Vitkauskas, head...
Baltimore, MD – September 15, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Aharon and Ashley Sanders on the birth of a baby boy.
Mazel Tov to the grandfather Mordy Sanders.
!יה"ר שיזכו לגדלו לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים. אמן
With approximately 40 destinations, daily service from New York to Israel six days a week, and new routes stretching from Morocco to the Far East, the Israeli carrier is giving travelers more options.
Arkia is becoming an increasingly significant presence in Israel’s international aviation market, giving travelers more choice as it expands its network, increases frequencies on major routes and pushes farther into long-haul travel.
The carrier now flies to approximately 40 international destinations across North America, Asia, Europe and the Mediterranean, with a network that includes longtime favorites alongside destinations such as New York, Bangkok, Phuket, Hanoi, Paris, London, Rome and Amsterdam. And the map continues to expand.
In August, Arkia is resuming direct service to M...
A group of children stood across from a target, each one holding a bow and arrow. The instructor stood in front of them, carefully demonstrating how to position the bow, where to place the arrow, how to pull back the string, and, most importantly, how to aim.
The children began taking turns. Some arrows landed close to the bullseye, while others missed the mark by a little more. Overall, though, they were doing quite well.
Then one boy raised his hand. “I don’t get it,” he said.
The instructor looked at him. “What don’t you get?”
“I think I’d feel much better if I could just move the arrow a quarter of an inch before I shoot it. Then I could hold it better and make sure it’s exactly where I want it.”
The instructor smiled. ...
DIASPORA AFFAIRS: From fleeing Nazi persecution as a baby to building a life in the US, Morton Pancer’s journey has brought him to Israel at age 86.
Morton Pancer, 86, and his wife, Carole, 82, spent 57 years of marriage building a life together in Maryland. This week, after decades in the United States, they decided it was finally time to move home to Israel.
On August 25, the couple arrived on an El Al flight and officially made aliyah with Nefesh B’Nefesh, moving to Israel to be closer to their family and begin a new chapter of their lives.
One of their daughters, Jessica Gertel, made aliyah with her family in the early 2000s, while another, Shoshana Lerner, made aliyah this year with her family, giving them even more incentive to join them in the Jewish state.
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Baltimore, MD – September 14, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Rabbi and Mrs. Shmuel Boruch and Adina Chesir on the birth of a baby girl.
Mazel Tov to the grandparents Chananya and Faige Kramer and Rabbi and Mrs. Yisroel Zev and Tehila Chesir and the great-grandparents Rabbi and Mrs. Paysach Krohn and Mr. and Mrs. Alex Kramer.
!יה"ר שיזכו לגדלה לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים. אמן
Baltimore, MD – September 11, 2026 - As Rosh Hashanah approaches, Chaverim of Baltimore is reflecting on another remarkable year of service to the greater Baltimore community, with its volunteers responding to 5,538 calls since last Rosh Hashanah, up from 4,831 the previous year.
Those calls included 2,014 tire-related calls, 2,065 jump starts, 268 home lockouts, and 142 gas calls. Each represents a community member who needed assistance and a Chaverim volunteer who stepped away from his own responsibilities to help.
In a message to Chaverim volunteers, President Daniel Levy credited the organization’s continued growth to the selfless dedication and devotion of the volunteers.
“I look forward to another year of growth ahead, and may the zechus of your work bring bracha...
Baltimore, MD – September 11, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Dovid Teichman on the birth of a son
Mazel Tov to grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Michael Teichman and Mr. & Mrs. Chaim Glazer. Mazel Tov to the great grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Mordechai Glazer, Dr. & Mrs. Allan Genut, Mr. & Mrs. David Schwartz.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Wednesday September 9, Agudath Israel of America filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the Supreme Court of the United States in Grand v. City of University Heights, a case involving the right to hold religious gatherings in the home.
The case centers on Daniel Grand, a man who sought to organize an at-home minyan (a Jewish prayer gathering requiring a quorum of ten men) on the Jewish Sabbath. Because observant Jews cannot drive or use electronics on the Sabbath, the city’s alleged concerns regarding traffic and noise were entirely negated. Nonetheless, University Heights treated the gathering as “a home operating as a house of worship” and required Mr. Grand to obtain a special use permit, while also encouraging neighbors to report ga...
Baltimore, MD – September 11, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Gershon Yudkowsky and Shani Shuman on their engagement. Mazel Tov to the parents Chani and Ovadia Yudkowsky and Alisa Shuman and Ian Shuman.
!יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן
Even those of us who enjoyed poetry class probably do not look forward to reciting every Selichos said in the days leading up to Rosh Hashanah and throughout the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah. The words are unique and challenging, the meaning is deep and complex, and the overall thematic approach to these tefillos can easily be lost on many of us.
For Yeshiva students, there may be an additional challenge to these weeks: Selichos can sometimes feel like an opportunity to sleep a little later and still make it to Yeshiva on time!
At the Yeshiva of Greater Washington, we have been working to change that experience. Rather than simply beginning the day with a collection of complex Hebrew poetry, each division has looked for age-appropriate ways to help students understand what they are saying and c...
