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Baltimore, MD – June 30, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of the Zidichover Rebbe of Chicago, Moreinu Harav Yehoshua Heschel Eichenstein, z’l, father of HaRav Yissocher Dov EichensteinThe levayah will take place tonight at Khal Chessed L’Avraham - Zidichov 3135 W Devon Ave at 7:00 pm.Kvura will be in YerushalayimDetails to follow
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
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Baltimore, MD - June 26, 2024 - Women of the Baltimore community are invited to join a special gathering this Monday, July 1, at 8:00PM at Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion to commemorate the Shloshim of Goli Balakhani, a”h, an inspiration to so many.
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Baltimore, MD – June 30, 2024 - It is with deep regret and sorrow that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the sudden and tragic petira of Adina (Aryeh) Zahavi, a’h, mother of nine, daughter of Barry & Susie Openden and sister of Yossi (Yona) Openden and Dahlia (Daniel) Steinherz.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/392314Adina and her husband Aryeh heroically saved all of their children from a fire that broke out in their home in the middle of the night.
One of the children is still in the hospital with burns. Please keep
מיכאל בן עדינה בתשבע in your teffilos.
The Levayah will take place at 10:15AM (Israel) (3:15AM Baltimore) on Monday, July 1, 2024 at Beit Kneset Ashkenazi -Kochav YaakovShiva will be o...
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Baltimore, MD – June 25, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Mrs. Toba Rabinowitz, a’h, sister of Batsheva (Shevy) (Tzvi/Howie) Friedman (917.783.5770).
Shiva will be observed through Monday morning, July 1, 2024 at 420 13th St., Lakewood, NJ 08701Shacharis: 8:00AMMincha: 1:45PMMaariv: 9:30PM
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
Baltimore, MD - June 30, 2024 - This is a reminder that tomorrow, Monday, July 1, 2024, BGE is shutting off the power to the Ranchleigh area (and possibly other areas). A notice like the one shown here has been sent to the residents in the affected areas. The outage is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:30AM and will last up to 8 hours.
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Baltimore, MD – June 26, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Dorothy Urszuy, a’h, mother of Ruth (David, z'l) Carlin, Bonnie (Herb) Ayala, Sandy (Dov, z'l) Klein, Aaron (Devorah) Urszuy, and Pinchas (Raizel) Urszuy and sister of Keve (Tina) Zians, and Sam (Sandy) ZiansShiva will be observed through Wednesday, July 3, at 6304 Wallis Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21215Shiva Visiting Hours
Friday from 8:00 a.m. until around 5:00 p.m, Motzei Shabbos 10:00 p.m. to midnight, Sunday through Tuesday 8:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m
Minyanim:Mincha Erev Shabbos - 3:00PMMaariv Motzaei Shabbos: 9:30PM
Shacharis: 7:00AM
Mincha/Maariv: 8:20PM
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
A synagogue in Toronto was vandalized early Sunday morning, The Canadian Jewish News reported.
According to the report, when the congregants of Pride of Israel Synagogue began showing up for services, they were shocked to discover several windows shattered, holes in their stained glass and stones scattered onto the bimah.
The custodian of the building, which is located near Steeles Avenue and Bathurst Street, first noticed the damage after arriving in the morning, the report said.
The attack allegedly occurred earlier that morning. A nearby resident told synagogue vice chairman Carl Zeliger that they were awoken by a loud crash at around 2:30 a.m. According to Zeliger, this neighbor looked out their window and saw a motorcyclist wearing a helmet and speeding away.
The neighbo...
Several suspicious aerial targets were identified crossing from Lebanon into Israel territory on Sunday afternoon and an explosive UAV fell in the northern Golan Heights.
The IDF updated that one soldier IDF soldier was severely injured and 17 soldiers were lightly injured. The soldiers were evacuated to a hospital to receive medical treatment. Their families have been notified.
Preliminary investigations found that the aerial defense system identified the UAV, but the Iron Dome did not succeed in intercepting it.
During the day, the IAF struck Hezbollah terror targets in southern Lebanon, including a Hezbollah observation post in the area of Markaba and a launcher in the area of Ayta ash Shab from which a projectile was fired today toward northern Israel.
Additionally, IDF Artillery f...
For months before the first debate, the nation's voters repeatedly expressed doubts over whether President Biden had the cognitive health enough to serve.
Today, those doubts have grown even more: now at nearly three-quarters of the electorate, and now including many within his own party.
And today, after the debate with former President Trump, an increased number of voters, including many Democrats, don't think Mr. Biden should be running for president at all. Nearly half his party doesn't think he should now be the nominee.
(Trump, for his part, does better, but still only gets half the electorate thinking he has the cognitive health to serve.)
The move came across the partisan board, but it includes a double-digit movement among Democrats, and movemen...
Several US military bases in Europe were put on high alert this past weekend over a possible terror attack in the region that could target American personnel, according to multiple reports.
The alert is the second highest state of alarm issued by the US Army, and an American official at one of the bases said they hadn’t witnessed that level in at least a decade.
The US Army garrison in Stuttgart, Germany, where the US European Command has its headquarters, was one of many bases that raised its status to the alert level, Force Protection Condition “Charlie,” on Sunday, officials told CNN.
Charlie “applies when an incident occurs or intelligence is received indicating some form of terrorist action or targeting against personnel or facilities is likely,” ...
Baltimore, MD – June 30, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Stuart Cohen, z'l, brother of Pam (David) Kanter.
Shiva will be observed through Friday at 6103 Biltmore Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21215.
Visting: M-Th: 9:00AM-5:00PM and from 7:00AM-9:00PM, Friday 9AM-Noon.
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
Many people associate being Jewish with being hated. Hashem has a different association. Though He created all human beings in His image, the Jewish people have a special place in Hashem’s world and are especially beloved to Him.
Hashem determined the nations of the world and their place on the map based on the future of the Jewish people. This concept is beautifully expressed by Shirat Ha’azinu, the Torah’s song of praise and prophecy, which begins its description of world history by making this point: “When the Most High (Hashem) gave nations their homes and set the divisions of humanity, He fixed the boundaries of peoples in relation to Israel’s numbers.”[1]
Where Our Relationship Began
Sefer Shemot recounts how Hashem established His special rel...
How do we remain optimistic when those around us despair?
In this week’s Torah portion, only two of the twelve spies — Yehoshua and Kalev — did not despair after their 40-day tour of the land of Canaan. Ten spies saw the land and panicked, feeling threatened by the giants who lived there. They abandoned their dream, believing it would be a grave mistake to settle in the land of Israel. Only Yehoshua and Kalev dared to oppose their thinking and declared: “The land is very, very good.” Today we recognize their foresight and courage.
What empowers an optimistic minority to stand firmly against a pessimistic majority? Rashi’s commentary provides insights, guiding us to look both to the past and to the future for strength.
Regarding the past, Rashi explain...
The Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, criticized the Supreme Court judges following their ruling on the draft law.
"These secular judges who do not know a single page of Talmud - what do they know? They do not come close to the ankles of our rabbis. There is no need to fear them."
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the state is obligated to draft yeshiva students into the army, in the absence of a "legal framework" that allows for distinguishing between yeshiva students and other candidates for military service.
"The state does not have the authority to order a blanket exemption from enlistment, and it must act in accordance with the provisions of the Defense Service Law. In the absence of a legal framework for exemption from enlistment, it is not p...
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Saturday that Iran's message of an "obliterating war" made it worthy of destruction.
"A regime that threatens destruction deserves to be destroyed," Katz said in a post on X. He also said Israel will act with full force against Iran-backed Hezbollah if it does not stop firing at Israel from Lebanon and move away from the border.
Iran's UN mission said on Friday that if Israel embarks on a "full-scale military aggression" in Lebanon, "an obliterating war will ensue."
The Iranian mission also said in the post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that in such an event "all options, incl. the full involvement of all resistance fronts, are on the table."
Hezbollah has been exchanging fire with Israel since October, in parallel with t...
Iran on Saturday threatened Israel with an "obliterating war" if it launched an extensive attack in Lebanon.
"Albeit Iran deems as psychological warfare the Zionist regime’s propaganda about intending to attack Lebanon, should it embark on full-scale military aggression, an obliterating war will ensue. All options, including the full involvement of all Resistance Fronts, are on the table," the Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the UN wrote on X.
Minister of Foreign Affairs Israel Katz commented on the threats "Iran threatens today to destroy Israel if Israel fully responds to Hezbollah attacks from Lebanon.
"My response to Iran is clear:
"1. If Hezbollah does not cease its fire and withdraw from southern Lebanon, we will act against it with full force until sec...
A coalition of faith and civil leaders is demanding that New York State reinstate its law banning wearing masks in public places after months of violent anti-Israel protesters wearing face coverings.
The campaign, called Unmask NY, has garnered the support of Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City.
“New York City will always defend your right to free speech and will continue to protect public health, but we are increasingly seeing masked protestors using anonymity to intimidate, threaten and break the law,” Adams said on Thursday. “This behavior is unacceptable, and we will not tolerate it.”
The mayor spoke outside of Columbia University’s campus, which was the site of a pro-Hamas encampment this spring where protesters, many of them mas...
