Baltimore, MD - July 8, 2024 - The summer heat is already brutal and everyone is looking for ways to cool off. Before heading to your local 7-Eleven store to grab a Slurpee, be sure to check out the STAR-K Kosher Slurpee List below.
Please note:
The Slurpees listed here are recommended only at 7-Eleven stores in the USA. For Canadian stores, click here. Flavors refer to both Regular and Diet versions and are certified by either STAR-K or by reliable kashrus agencies. STAR-K does not certify individual 7-Eleven locations, except for the Slurpee machine in the Hooks Lane 7-Eleven in Pikesville, MD (exit 20 off I-695). Consumers are urged to use discretion when patronizing any other store. The list is accurate only as of the date noted. STAR-K t...
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Baltimore, MD – July 7, 2024 - It is with deep regret and sorrow that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Mrs. Rena Baron, a’h, wife of Yoni Baron, mother of Eli Baron, Adina Baron, Shira Baron, Meira Baron, Elana Baron, Shalva Baron and Tova Baron; daughter of Rabbi Daniel and Susan Lapin, and sister of Rebecca (Max) Masinter, Rachelle (Zev) Stern, Ari (Menucha) Lapin, Ruthie (Asher) Abraham, Miriam (Anshel) Kaplan and Tamara (David) Sasson.
The levayah be held at tomorrow, Monday, July 8, 2024 at 2:00PM at Levinson’s.
Click here to watch the levayah livestream
The kevurah will take place at Liberty Park Cemetery of Shaarei Zion.
Shiva will be observed at 3000 West Strathmore Ave., Baltimore, MD, 21209
Minyanim:
Shacharis:...
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Baltimore, MD – July 8, 2024 - It is with deep regret and sorrow that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Shlomo Balakhani, z’l, husband of Yaffa Balakhani, and father of Yitzchok (Miriam) Yair, Benyamin (Vivi) Balakhani, and Shimon (Michal) Balakhani.
The Levayah will be held at Levinson’s today, July 8, 2024, at 4:30 PM.Kevurah will take place at the Agudah Cemetery 6347 Hamilton Ave., Rosedale, MD, 21237Shiva will be observed through Sunday, July 14, at 6708 Cross Country Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21215.The family respectfully requests no visiting between:12 Noon-3:00PM, 7:00PM-8:00PM, and after 10:00PM. Minyanim:• Shacharit: 7:30 AM• Mincha / Arvit : 8:15PM• ...
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Baltimore, MD – July 5, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Baruch Schoenes, z’l, father of Rabbi Menachem Mendel (Ariella) Schoenes. Shiva is being observed at 3628 Fords Lane Apt D through Thurday morning, July 11Shachris: 7:00 AM
Mincha: 8:20 PM
Maariv: B’zmanPlease kindly avoid visiting after 10 PM.Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
Jerusalem, Israel - July 8, 2024 - Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, held the opening of The Moshal Shoah Legacy Campus and The David and Fela Shapell Family Collections Center, located on the Mount of Remembrance in Jerusalem, Israel, on July 8, 2024.
The day before the scheduled gala opening with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and major donors, the Jerusalem Press Club organized a private media tour of the impressive new building.
At the heart of The Moshal Shoah Legacy Campus is The David and Fela Shapell Family Collections Center. The state-of-the-art facility is the world’s most advanced repository for the collection, preservation, restoration, and storage of Holocaust-related materials, including documents, photographs, testimoni...
Baltimore, MD - July 8, 2024 - Most medical students at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore will attend at no cost thanks to a $1 billion gift announced Monday by Bloomberg Philanthropies.
The donation also increases financial aid for students at its schools of nursing, public health, and other graduate schools.
Starting in the fall, the donation will cover full tuition for medical students from families earning less than $300,000. Living expenses and fees will be covered for students from families who earn up to $175,000.
“As the U.S. struggles to recover from a disturbing decline in life expectancy, our country faces a serious shortage of doctors, nurses, and public health professionals – and yet, the high cost of medical, nursing, and graduate school too...
The Hamas terrorist organization responded to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement outlining Israel's red lines in the negotiations with Hamas for the release of the hostages.
"At a time when we are showing flexibility and a positive approach to facilitate reaching an agreement to end the aggression, Netanyahu is placing additional obstacles before the negotiations, escalating his aggression and his crimes against our people and continuing his attempts forcibly displace them in order to thwart all efforts to reach an agreement," the Hamas statement said.
The terrorist organization continued, "We demand that the mediators intervene to put an end to Netanyahu's games and his crimes, and we demand that the international community and the UN fulfill their legal and...
Three Columbia University administrators have been “permanently removed” from their positions after images were published of texts they sent mocking a panel on Jewish life on campus, University President Minouche Shafik and University Provost Angela Olinto announced in an email to the university community on Monday.
Shafik stated that the comments made by the three administrators were “unacceptable and deeply upsetting, conveying a lack of seriousness about the concerns and the experiences of members of our Jewish community.”
She added that the messages were “antithetical to our university’s values and the standards.”
The administrators have been placed on indefinite leave. Though they remain in the university's employ, they will ...
Baltimore, MD - July 8, 2024 — With high temperatures expected to continue in the Baltimore region and the heat index forecasted to reach over 100 degrees Fahrenheit through Thursday, the Baltimore City Commissioner of Health, Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga, has extended the existing Code Red Extreme Heat Alert through Thursday, July 11th. The heat index is a measure of air temperature and relative humidity and indicates how hot it feels to the human body.
“With the continuation of the current heat wave, an extension to the Code Red Extreme Heat Alert is vital for the safety and well-being of our residents and community,” said Commissioner of Health Dr. Ihuoma Emenuga. “With temperatures and humidity levels expected to remain dangerously high, it’s crucial that we ...
Jewish Unity: From Milwaukee to Herzliya
"Each morning, first thing, before I eat or drink anything, I say a chapter of Tehillim for 'my hostage.'" This is what Hedva Federman said while driving me to Chicago from Milwaukee, where I had given a series of lectures at events organized by Chabad.
"There was an event held here, where everyone was encouraged to 'adopt' a hostage, and pray for them," Hedva explained. "I adopted Omer Shem Tov, whom I was told is 21, and so I have been reciting Psalm 22 every day for him." (There is a custom to recite the number of the Psalm that corresponds to the number of a person's upcoming birthday, for Divine protection.)
"Wait, he didn't turn 22 yet, right?" Hedva asked. "Because then, I'd have to be saying Psalm 23."
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On Monday, Baltimore Police Department released their mid-year crime report for 2024.
Officials say the police department has seen a 36% decrease in homicides and a 30% decrease in non-fatal shootings.
The police department says the clearance rates for homicides has improved to 70.1%, an increase of 24% from this time last year.In response to these positive statistics, Baltimore City Councilman Yitzy Schleifer commented: “I commend Commissioner Worley for responding to our calls for additional detectives, which has significantly improved case clearance rates and removed more criminals from the streets of Baltimore.”
This year, the Department has arrested 53 suspects for homicides and there are open warrants for seven additional suspects, according to the report.
The suspe...
President Biden on Monday bluntly rejected suggestions that he bow out of the presidential race in a letter to congressional Democrats, arguing it would undermine the preference of voters and ignore his record.
The president, in a letter shared by his campaign, spoke directly to drama that has engulfed the Democratic Party since his disastrous debate performance June 27 and called for lawmakers to unite behind his candidacy.
“The question of how to move forward has been well-aired for over a week now. And it’s time for it to end,” Biden wrote. “Any weakening of resolve or lack of clarity about the task ahead only helps Trump and hurts us. It is time to come together.”
A growing number of Democrats have in recent days come forward to suggest B...
Baltimore, MD – July 8, 2024 - Please be cautious when entering the 7MM parking lot from Seven Mile Lane. CrashChampions is currently resurfacing the area, causing partial closures. Notably, the section between Seven Mile Lane and Starbucks, located behind The Rite Aid, is currently impacted.
Please follow signs throughout this week as the entrances from Seven Mile Lane might be temporarily closed as needed.
In the wake of the far left’s strong showing in France’s parliamentary election yesterday, Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Liberman calls on French Jews to “to leave France and immigrate to the State of Israel,” adding that there is “no time” to lose.
No party won a majority in the second round of France’s parliamentary elections on Sunday, in which all 577 seats of the National Assembly were in play. According to Le Monde, the left-wing New Popular Front alliance won 182 seats while the centrist Ensemble, backed by President Emmanuel Macron, won 168.
Following the election, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the French far-left leader, promised “to recognize the State of Palestine.”
Mélenchon, says Liberman, “became famous wit...
Baltimore, MD - July 8, 2024 - Average gasoline prices in Baltimore have risen 0.8 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.57/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 663 stations in Baltimore.
Prices in Baltimore are 6.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 0.6 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has risen 3.6 cents in the last week and stands at $3.81 per gallon.
According to GasBuddy price reports, the cheapest station in Baltimore was priced at $3.32/g yesterday while the most expensive was $3.99/g, a difference of 67.0 cents per gallon. The lowest price in the state yesterday was $3.25/g while the highest was $4.24/g, a difference of 99.0 cents per gallon.
Neighboring areas and their current gas prices:
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Agreeing to a deal with Hamas would constitute “a defeat and humiliation for Israel and a victory for [Hama leader Yahya] Sinwar,” Religious Zionism chief Bezalel Smotrich warns ahead of the Israeli negotiating team’s departure for further hostage deal talks in Cairo and Doha later this week.
Addressing reporters ahead of his Religious Zionism party’s weekly faction meeting in the Knesset, the hard-right finance minister claims that a deal like the one being negotiated “will sentence to death 90 hostages who are not part of the deal and it will lead to thousands of murdered people who will die in the next massacre by Sinwar and Hamas.”
“This is the picture we will see in Gaza if we, God forbid, sign this irresponsible deal,” he said holding...
Created Only After Man
Human beings are different than the rest of the world’s species. We are the only ones who believe that our lives are supposed to matter and, thus, the only ones who become depressed when we feel like we are not impactful. These feelings emanate from Hashem's having created us in His image, which endowed us with the ability and responsibility to direct the rest of creation. This role sets us apart and empowers us in the grand scheme of the world's development.[1]
Hashem created man with a sense of responsibility for the world and the world as dependent upon man. We see this dependency from the delay of the emergence of the world’s vegetation until man was created to cultivate it.[2] Hashem could have developed the world without, or at least bef...
The left-wing alliance of the New Popular Front is leading in the second round of legislative elections in France, ahead of President Emmanuel Macron's Renaissance and the far right National Front, with none of the blocs obtaining an absolute majority in the National Assembly, according to the first estimates from polling institutes out of the ballot boxes on Sunday.
The New Popular Front will receive anywhere from 172 to 215 deputies, depending on projections from four different polling institutes. All rank Macron's Renaissance under Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in second place, with 150 to 180 seats, ahead of the National Rally with 115 to 155 elected officials. Until now, polls projected the far-right party to win elections.
Attal said he would submit his resi...
The State Control Committee on Monday will hold a discussion regarding the matter of haredi IDF battalions, initiated by MK Meir Cohen of Yesh Atid.
Ahead of the meeting, Cohen ordered a survey on steps which could potentially increase the number of Charedim enlisting in the IDF.
The survey, published by Maariv, showed that in response to the question, "If the IDF created a variety of units in which there were conditions which allow Charedi men to preserve their lifestyle, would this increase the chance that more haredi men would enlist in the IDF?" over 60% of respondents answered in the affirmative.
According to the report, the percentage of respondents who believe that such adjustments would lead to more haredim enlisting is higher among older respondents (age 40 and up) and Cha...
