Baltimore, MD - Aug. 22, 2024 - As we all know by now, B'chasdei Hashem, 8-year-old Baltimore's Tzion Maron has been found safe and well. Tonight at 7:15 PM at Ohr HaChaim, (Rabbi Zvi Weiss) there will be a Tehillim Asifa to give shevach to HKBH and to daven for the immediate return of the hostages in Eretz Yisrael.
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Baltimore, MD – Aug. 22, 2024 - There will be a Tehillim Asifa for the Baltimore 8-year-old Tzion Maron, missing in Arizona, at Beis Haknesses Ohr HaChaim – Rabbi Zvi Weiss (Corner Clarks & Fallstaff) this evening, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 at 7:15pm.Tehillim for ציון בן חיה רבקה: Follow this link to join my WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/ByKvukE8aEzH3wPZ36Qn50-
Flagstaff, AZ – Aug. 22, 2024 – B’Chasdei HaShem, Tzion Maron, the 8-year-old Baltimore boy who went missing during a family trip to the Lava River Cave area in Flagstaff, Arizona, has been found safe. Members of Rockland Chaveirim, who were flown in by Hatzolah Air early this morning, successfully located the child after an intense and frantic search effort.
Montgomery County, MD - Aug. 22, 2024 - Four public schools in Montgomery County, Maryland were hit with antisemitic vandalism this week, WJLA-TV reported. Two elementary schools and two high schools were targeted.
Vandals wrote on the wall of one school in red, "Israel bombs schools."
Police stated that all four reports of school vandalism were received on Monday morning. A fifth school was vandalized the previous week.
Guila Franklin Siegel, chief operating officer of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington, stated, “For the second consecutive week, MCPS school buildings have been vandalized by individuals with vitriolic, ill-informed comments directed towards the state of Israel, as well as other antisemitic images. We thank MCPS and MCPD official...
Jerusalem, Israel - Aug. 22, 2024 - This morning, the Bibas family released a video urging the organizers of the annual Redhead Festival in the Netherlands to advocate for the release of their family members who are being held captive by Hamas.
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 22, 2024 - 11:55AM - Fords Lane is closed between Park Heights and Fieldcrest, and Strathmore is closed between Hopeton and Reisterstown Road.
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 22, 2024 - A local 8-year-old boy, Tzion Maron, has been missing since yesterday in a state park in Arizona. A Mincha minyan and Tehillim are being arranged for this afternoon, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, at 1:30 PM, at the kever of Harav Michoel Eliezer Forshlager, ZT'L, in B’nai Israel Cemetery, 3701 Southern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21214.
People have witnessed great yeshuos there.
If you can attend, please message 845-598-5762.
Additionally, there will be a Tehillim gathering at 7:15 PM tonight at Ohr Hachaim (Rabbi Weiss’s shul).
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 22, 2024 - A team of volunteers from local Baltimore organizations has been assembled to head out and search for Tzion. This fundraiser has been arranged to help cover the cost of the search effort as our local volunteers are currently paying out of pocket for the travel and equipment needed for this search.Click here to help: https://t.ly/cYOGr
Flagstaff, AZ - Aug. 22, 2024 - A 9-year-old boy from our Baltimore community went missing in a forest in Flagstaff, Arizona, on Wednesday afternoon. He was last seen walking with his family towards a parking lot when he suddenly disappeared. Local authorities, with the help of Chaverim of Rockland and Rabbi Dovi Shapiro of the Chabad of Flagstaff, are actively searching for the boy. As of Wednesday evening, the search efforts are ongoing.
Please daven for ציון בן חיה רבקה
On Tuesday, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff, MG Amir Baram, joined the activities of the troops of the 98th Division in the Gaza Strip with the Commanding Officer of the 98th Division, BG Guy Levy, and the Commanding Officer of the Paratroopers Brigade, COL Ami Bitton.
During the visit, the Deputy Chief of the General Staff met with the commanders and soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade, the Yahalom Unit, the 7th Brigade and the ISA that participated in the operation to rescue the bodies of the hostages in the Khan Yunis area, in the southern Gaza Strip.
The Deputy Chief of the General Staff commented on the IDF's activity in all arenas, praised the soldiers and commanders for the activity of researching, operating and rescuing the bodies of the hostages and toured the buildi...
A senior Egyptian official who spoke with US officials told them about Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's new demand.
"Sinwar emphasizes that his life and safety must be ensured," the official stated, meaning that Israel would have to pledge not to assassinate the Hamas leader from the moment it signs the deal.
According to the official, Sinwar has been sending short and clear messages that pass through many hands, Palestinian, Egyptian, and American, assuming that they would eventually reach Israeli ears.
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 2024 - Every Shabbos table offers every Jewish family an incredible opportunity by which they can share their joy for Shabbos, for Yiddishkeit and for HaShem with their children. Unfortunately, our schedules are hectic and many people don’t have the time to prepare themselves to utilize the Shabbos table to its fullest. Therefore, we at ACHIM created TableTalk as a pre-packaged talking points pamphlet which is attractive, fun and has something for everyone. Limited copies are distributed to many shuls on a weekly basis but they are snatched up very quickly. Get yours ASAP or click on the graphic below and print your own.What’s in it and what’s all the excitement about?TableTalk features:• Weekly halachic dilemma creating l...
Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, the outgoing head of the Military Intelligence Directorate, accepted responsibility for the intelligence failures of October 7 in his farewell address Wednesday evening.
"We did not live up to our sacred oath," Haliva said in his tearful address. "I did everything to be a loyal soldier of the IDF and the State of Israel. I was given the greatest privilege to serve the State of Israel and its citizens. On that Shabbat, we did not fulfill the most important mission which we are tasked with, providing a warning of war.”
"The ultimate responsibility for the failure of the Intelligence Directorate rests on my shoulders," he said, noting that he decided to step down in light of the failures of October 7. “The responsibility and setting a personal example is...
Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant during a visit to the Philadelphi route: “It is critical to remember the goals of the war and to remain focused on achieving them. The [Hamas] Rafah brigade has been defeated, and over 150 tunnels have been destroyed in the region.”
This morning (Wednesday, 21.08.24) Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant entered the Gaza Strip together with troops from the IDF’s Division 162, which are deployed to the Rafah area and the Philadelphi route.
Minister Gallant held an operational situation assessment together with senior IDF officials. He was briefed on the operational activity that enabled the defeat of the [Hamas] Rafah division and the destruction of over 150 tunnels in the area. Minister Gallant instructed the forces to concentrate efforts...
Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. plans to address the nation about his path forward in the presidential race this Friday.
Kennedy’s press secretary, Stefanie Spear, posted the announcement about "the present historic moment and his path forward" on social media on Wednesday afternoon.
The announcement comes after Kennedy’s running mate, Nicole Shanahan, blasted Democrats on Tuesday, saying she "fully supports" a role for Kennedy in a future Trump administration. Shanahan also hinted that they could end their campaign and back former President Trump.
Shortly before the announcement, Amaryllis Kennedy, Kennedy’s daughter-in-law and campaign manager, emailed campaign staff.
"For the last 19 months (22 months for the original core), this ...
US President Joe Biden is expected to speak on Wednesday night with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
According to Barak Ravid's report for Axios, citing a source with knowledge of the call, Biden is expected to pressure the Prime Minister to show more flexibility on the issue of the Philadelphi Corridor.
According to the report, an Israeli official said that Netanyahu ordered the Israeli negotiation team to present a map that showed Israel reducing some of its forces as part of the first stage of a hostage deal, but still deploying them all along the corridor.
The Egyptians rejected that plan and the US told Israel the map was a non-starter.
The White House declined to comment on the report.Speaking to families of hostages and bereaved families, Netanyahu said on Tuesday tha...
The Israel Defense Forces on Wednesday confirmed that an airstrike in the southern Lebanese city of Sidon killed Khalil Hussein Khalil al-Maqdah, identified as a terrorist in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the military wing of Fatah.
Al-Mayadeen, a Hezbollah-linked news outlet, quoted a Palestinian source as saying that the raid that targeted the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon resulted in the death of Al-Maqdah, the brother of Fatah General Munir Al-Maqdah.
Later, the military wing of the Fatah movement mourned the death, saying he was killed "while performing his struggling duty within the battle of Al-Aqsa Flood," the name they call the war sparked by the October 7 massacre in Israel. He had a "central role in supporting the Palestinian people and their resistance." The sta...
