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Baltimore, MD- Nov. 21, 2024 - Yeshivas Ohr Yechezkel, WITS, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a student population of over 100 Talmidim in its Mesivta and Yeshiva Gedola, is committed to providing the serious student with an excellent Yeshiva education combined with an uncompromising General Studies program, set in a warm, nurturing environment.WITS is committed to transmitting our time-honored Mesorah to the contemporary Talmid.· We instill within our Talmidim the ideal that Torah learning and Mussar are lifelong pursuits.· We promote the spiritual growth and personal development of each Talmid.· The education...
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I am begging you, please help save my daughter
My name is Yitzchak, and I am writing to you as a broken and worried father. Our dear Avigayil, less than a year old now, was born with a small, heartwarming smile, but now she’s fighting a severe illness—cutaneous lymphoma. The word “cancer” is still too heavy for us to assimilate, and the fear is unrelenting.
A few years ago, my wife Tehillah and I went through a terrible time when our eldest daughter was fighting for her life after a severe accident. Somehow, we managed to get through it, but now we’re facing another painful battle, and we lose entire nights to worry.
For our baby Avigayil to overcome this illness, she urgently needs costly biological treatment. We need your help. I am reaching out from the ...
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Baltimore, MD - Nov. 2024 - Chai Lifeline, the Jewish community’s leading children’s health and crisis support network, will recognize the extraordinary contributions of Dr. David J. Hackam, Pediatric Surgeon-in-Chief and Co-Director at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, with the Maimonides Medical Achievement Award at its National Gala on December 17, 2024, at Pier Sixty in New York City. The evening’s theme, “Shining Together,” celebrates the remarkable dedication of individuals like Dr. Hackam, whose work brings hope and healing to countless families facing serious medical challenges.
Dr. Hackam is globally recognized for his pioneering work in pediatric surgery, specifically for his groundbreaking research on necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)—a de...
As our population has aged over the last several decades, it has been accompanied by a marked increase in Parkinson’s disease(PD). The amount of increase is, however, so astounding that one must wonder what else may be going on. While an aging population certainly can account for this increase, are there other factors playing into what has really become an epidemic? According to a paper published in 2018 by E Ray Dorsey and his colleagues, “neurological disorders are now the leading source of disability globally, and the fastest growing neurological disorder in the world is Parkinson disease. From 1990 to 2015, the number of people with Parkinson disease doubled to over 6 million” They also state that this number is projected to double again to over 12 million...
Baltmore, MD - Nov. 21, 2024 - It was a promise President Biden made the same day that the Key Bridge and six Marylanders fell into the Patapsco River - the federal government would foot the bill for rebuilding the Key Bridge. Now, nearly 8 months later, federal agencies are running out of time, and money to keep that promise.
Between severe weather events like Hurricane Helene, or catastrophes like the Key Bridge collapse, communities across the country have asked the federal government for help. Now, money for key disaster relief programs is drying up.
“With each passing day, we are growing closer to a situation where this department will not be able to provide even partial funding for eligible projects,” U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 21, 2024 - Utility bills are a necessity, happen monthly and usually cost a lot.
It's why scammers are looking to take advantage of people looking to lower their energy bills.
"Someone giving you a call and saying your electric is going to be shut off you need to pay us right now," said Jane Ballentine. "Someone texts you a QR code and says take this to a cryptocurrency bank, you need to send us the money. Or sending you an email saying very similar things or asking you to pay through Cash App or Zelle or Venmo."
There are ways to figure out the person contacting you isn't from BGE, mainly in the types of requests they make.
"BGE is not going to call you, we do not call and ask for money, we are not going to ask you for your social security number o...
Florida Congressman and incoming National Security Advisor Mike Waltz slammed the ICC's issuing of arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday, saying the international court has "no credibility."
"These allegations have been refuted by the US government," Waltz wrote in a post on X. "Israel has lawfully defended its people & borders from genocidal terrorists. You can expect a strong response to the antisemitic bias of the ICC & UN come January."
Other condemnations
In a post on X, Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton decried the ICC as a "kangaroo court" and called Karim Khan a deranged fanatic."
"Woe to him and anyone who tries to enforce these outlaw warrants," Cotton wrote. "Let me ...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 21, 2024 - We now know what the proposed design will be for the new Key Bridge.
The design suggests a fixed-cable bridge on the same alignment and within the existing right-of-way.
The remnants of the existing bridge will be removed down to or below two feet below the existing mudline.
The new bridge will also meet current highway design standards.
These designs were submitted to the U.S. Coast Guard for approval of the location as a proposal from the Maryland Transportation Authority.
Comments on navigational information like the sizes and types of vessels presently operated on the waterway are due to the Coast Guard by December 7.
Australia's Labor government on Thursday refused former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked an entry visa.
The reason given for the refusal is Shaked's opposition to the creation of a Palestinian state. In a response to her request for a visa, Shaked was informed that her entry may hurt the feelings of a different group in the country.
Shaked had been scheduled to attend an AIJAC conference between Israel and Australia.
"The decision by Australia's government to prevent my entry into its territory for the purpose of participating in a strategic dialogue between the countries is clear testimony to its hypocrisy and its hostile attitude towards Israel. [It is] a government which claims to be democratic but acts to silence voices which oppose its extremist pro-Palestinian agenda,...
“This is a dark day for justice. A dark day for humanity.Taken in bad faith, the outrageous decision at the ICC has turned universal justice into a universal laughing stock. It makes a mockery of the sacrifice of all those who fight for justice - from the Allied victory over the Nazis till today.It ignores the plight of the 101 Israeli hostages held in brutal captivity by Hamas in Gaza. It ignores Hamas’ cynical use of its own people as human shields. It ignores the basic fact that Israel was barbarically attacked and has the duty and right to defend its people. It ignores the fact that Israel is a vibrant democracy, acting under international humanitarian law, and going to great lengths to provide for the humanitarian needs of the civilian population.Indeed, the decision has c...
A senior defense official said on Thursday that Israel is closer to reaching a deal with Hamas than it has been in the past year.
According to the official, the deal would be a "humanitarian" one and would include the release of hostages, a 42-day ceasefire, the release of terrorists, and other heavy prices that Israel would have to pay.
The official stressed: "There will be a price to the deal, but we are convinced that after 42 days we'll know how to go back to fighting."
Regarding Iran, he said that the time is ripe and the conditions are there to attack the nuclear facilities: "Iran was never exposed to an attack like it is now."
According to him, Hezbollah is also open to a deal and the unsolved issues are being discussed. The official concluded that if a deal were to be sign...
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 21, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Eliezer Zweig on the birth of a daughter
Mazel tov to the grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Yechezkel Zweig
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Israeli President Isaac Herzog commented on the International Criminal Court's decision to issue arrest warrants for Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Defense Minister, Yoav Gallant.
"This is a dark day for justice. A dark day for humanity. Taken in bad faith, the outrageous decision at the ICC has turned universal justice into a universal laughing stock. It makes a mockery of the sacrifice of all those who fight for justice - from the Allied victory over the Nazis till today," the President stated.
According to him, the decision, "Ignores the plight of the 101 Israeli hostages held in brutal captivity by Hamas in Gaza. It ignores Hamas’ cynical use of its own people as human shields. It ignores the basic fact that Israel was barbarically attacked and has the duty...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 21, 2024 - Click on the graphic below to read the current issue of Baltimore Jewish Home
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 21, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Shmuel & Miriam Frankel on the birth of a son.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
The International Criminal Court (ICC) issued arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Thursday, the court announced on X/Twitter.
"ICC Pre-Trial Chamber I rejects the State of Israel’s challenges to jurisdiction and issues warrants of arrest for Benjamin Netanyahu and Yoav Gallant," the post read.
This means that neither Netanyahu nor Gallant can travel to any of the 120 countries that are party to the Rome Statute.
The ICC said that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant committed the war crime of starvation as a method of warfare and the crimes against humanity of murder, persecution, and other humane acts.The court says it found reasonable grounds to believe that Netanyahu and Gallant knowin...
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 21, 2024 – 7:30AM – From Bmore Traffic: Traffic lights are out at the intersection of Old Court Road and Greenspring Avenue near I-695.Reminder: The rule for when traffic lights are out is to come to a stop at the light and to treat the intersection or roadway as a regular stop. If it is a four-way intersection, treat it like a four-way stop. If it is a two- or three-way intersection, treat it as a two- or three-way stop, respectively. The same right-of-way rules also apply, such as allowing vehicles in or at the stop first to proceed first and allowing the vehicle on the right to proceed if two vehicles arrive at the stop at the same time.
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 20, 2024 - In what has become an annual event, a large crowd gathered at the Kedushas Yisroel Shul this past Motzei Shabbos Parshas Vayeira to commemorate the 66th yahrzeit of the great gaon of Baltimore, HaRav Michoel HaKohein Forshlager, zt’l. Rabbi Yisachar Frand, shlita, spoke at length about the gaon’s immense contribution to building Torah in America, particularly in Baltimore, where he was instrumental in encouraging HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman, zt’l, to establish Yeshivas Ner Yisrael.
Afterward, Rabbi Amrom Jungreis, shlita, Rav of Kedushas Yisroel and Rosh Kollel of K’hal Chassidim, spoke about the greatness of Rav Forshlager and the tremendous yeshuos people experience at his kever. He shared firsthand stor...
