From Ohel Yakov:
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 16, 2024 - We regret to inform you that David Bruckner, z'l, a former neighbor of Ohel Yakov, was niftar. There will be a Graveside Levaya today, 2:30 pm, at the Ohel Yakov cemetery. He had no family to speak of so anyone who can participate will be doing a great mitzvah.
For further information, please contact Rabbi Akiva Feldman or Tzvi Badian (410-578-1568, hbadian@gmail.com).
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Oct. 15, 2024:Dear friends,We are truly overwhelmed by the outpouring of generosity shown by the beautiful Baltimore Jewish community. Baltimore is, and always was, a city of chesed (kindness), and R' Dovid and I are proud to have grown up there. May this year bring growth, happiness, prosperity, and peace to all of you, to Am Yisroel, and to the world.Thank you for being by our side.
Rochel Frid (née Reich) on behalf of R' Dovid and the family.
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Rochel Frid has been fighting a battle that no one should face alone. Her husband, a kind and loving father, is battling life with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a cruel disease that has robbed him of his ability to move, speak, and live independently. Despite the tremend...
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Delta Airlines says it is extending its cancellation of all flights to Israel through at least April 2025.
In a statement, the airline says that flights on its JFK-Tel Aviv route “will be paused through March 31, due to ongoing conflict in the region.”
The airline canceled its flights to Israel following the October 7 Hamas attack, finally resuming them in June 2024 before canceling them again on July 31 after the targeted assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
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Baltimore, MD - Sept. 22, 2024 - As always, Shabsi's Judaica looks forward to assisting you with all your Yom Tov needs.
Click on the graphic below for a larger, printable version of Shabsi's Judaica Yom Tov season schedule!
Erev Yom Tov Reminders and Safety Tips
Eruv Tavshilin: Remember to make an Eruv Tavshilin today. Halachos of Eruv Tavshilin written by Rabbi Shalom Aryeh Greenfield, reviewed by HaRav Moshe Heinemann, shlita.
Trash Collection: If you have trash pickup on Yom Tov, move your cans to the curb before Yom Tov. They cannot be moved once Yom Tov starts.
Carbon Monoxide Safety: Ensure proper ventilation when using gas stoves over Yom Tov. Leave a window open or use an exhaust fan to prevent carbon monoxide buildup from burning gas, prioritizing family safety.
Troops from the Alexandroni Brigade's Battalion 7012 on Wednesday blew up Hezbollah's central operations command center in southern Lebanon.
The command center was built across from the Ramim Ridge and the Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona in the Galilee panhandle. In the village of Muhajbib, where the command center was located, troops exposed numerous shafts that led to underground infrastructure consisting of advanced command centers, berthing and planning rooms, communications rooms, and more.
During the time that Battalion 7012 operated under the 8th Brigade, the troops seized hundreds of Claymore mines that were ready to be used, advanced shoulder-fired and anti-tank missiles, hundreds of hand grenades, hundreds of RPG grenades, hundreds of anti-tank mines, and ammunition.
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We are about to enter זמן שמחתנו — the time of our gladness. Yet we are still reeling from the horrific events that began nearly a year ago, and are still occurring daily, that make it so difficult to rejoice.
We will soon read over Sukkos from Koheles, where King Solomon speaks of aעת ספוד — time to wail, and a עת רקוד — time to dance. These two periods are contrasted as conflicting with each other, intimating they cannot coexist.
There is a fascinating assertion made by two very diverse schools of thought.
Both the Netziv, the famed Rosh HaYeshivah of Volozhin, and the great Chassidic master, the Holy Kohen of Lublin, Reb Tzadok, teach that on Sukkos there is an injunction to dance!
Although all the holidays are referred in the Torah as חגים...
Over recent decades, Israel's defense establishment has invested billions in preparing for a potential strike on Iran, developing specialized munitions along the way. Some of these capabilities were only revealed after being sold to foreign air forces. Here’s what can be disclosed amidst these preparations.
Last month, Israel conducted another strike in Yemen, deploying F-15 jets from a base 1,800 kilometers away, showcasing its renowned improvisation skills. These aircraft, initially designed for air combat, were modified in Israel for strike missions. The Israeli Air Force also equipped them to carry modern munitions from both American and Israeli manufacturers.
However, an attack on Iran presents a far more complex challenge, despite the similar dis...
The YomTov of Succos represents multiple ideas within the Torah and the Mepharshim. The Torah tells us that the Chag recalls how we lived in these makeshift houses as we left Mitzrayim. (Behar 23:43) The Gemara questions whether we are commemorating the actual “houses” in which we lived temporarily or whether we are really referring to the Ananei Hakovod which divinely protected us when we were in the Midbar. (Gemara Succah, 11b) Either way, The Gemara concludes we are recalling an event which took place in Nissan, around the same time as Pesach, immediately after Yitzias Mitzrayim, Indeed, Chazal say that Succos would be more appropriately celebrated in the spring but we shifted it to the fall so it would not appear that it was simply a comfortable time to co...
The STAR-K site offers helpful information related to the halachos of schach mats, certified schach manufacturers and local establishments that have a sukkah on their premises. Links to these are articles, podcasts and webinars are provided below for your convenience.
Local Establishments
The following are STAR-K certified restaurants and facilities in the Baltimore area that have sukkahs available for their customers:
Accents Grill
Caramels Pizza
Cocoacinos/Pie 18 Cafe
Croustille Cafe
David Chu China Bistro
Goldbergs Bagels
King David Nursing Home
Mama Leah’s Pizza
Mangal Food Truck
Serengeti Steakhouse
Taam Thai Asian Fusion
The Club Grill
Tudor Heights Assisted Living
Yesh Hummus Grill Yossi’s Falafel
Schach-Related Articles, Podcasts and Webinars
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Lufthansa, Germany’s biggest airline, has been fined a record $4 million for discriminating against Jewish passengers, the US Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.
The fine stems from a May 2022 incident in which the airline prohibited 128 Jewish passengers from boarding. The DOT noted in a consent order that the passengers were wearing “distinctive garb typically worn by Orthodox Jewish men.” They were denied boarding as a group and were unable to connect in Frankfurt to Budapest from a New York flight because of “alleged misbehavior of a few.”
However, the passengers did not know each other nor were they traveling together.
In a press release, the airline said the incident “resulted from an unfortunate series of inaccurate commun...
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 15, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Yosef Wealcatch on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to Grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Yaakov Wealcatch
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
IDF special intelligence Unit 504 revealed on Tuesday night that one of the Hezbollah fighters it had captured and interrogated said that "they all fled...after the assassination of [Hezbollah chief Hassan] Nasrallah, I did not see any of them."
Unit 504 is known as "the IDF's Mossad", and its activities are generally highly secretive, with even its top commander's name not being revealed.
The IDF said it found Wadah Kamal Yunis in a Hezbollah tunnel in southern Lebanon.
It said that IDF troops found and surrounded the tunnel and started to explore it.
Eventually, IDF soldiers found Yunis and brought him to Israel to be interrogated by special Unit 504.
The US told Israel that it would impose an arms embargo on the Jewish state if it does not resolve the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, N12 reported on Tuesday.
The White House reportedly expressed deep concern over the "deterioration of the humanitarian situation in Gaza in recent weeks" and called for urgent steps within the next month to reverse this trend.
Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant received a letter from the Biden Administration outlining American positions on Gaza, N12 noted.
The letter reportedly called for Israel to be held to its March 2024 commitment "to allow and not prevent the transfer of American humanitarian aid or aid supported by the administration in Gaza."
As part of this commitment, the State Departm...
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 15, 2024 - (WBALTV) Baltimore County fire investigators determined an electrical malfunction caused Monday morning's fire at the St. Paul Praise and Worship Center in the 500 block of Reisterstown Road
