Baltimore, MD – Nov. 18, 2024 – The Bikur Cholim Kosher Hospitality Room at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, which has been operational since just before Rosh Hashanah, continues to provide essential accommodations for the Jewish community. This evening, the hospital hosted the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Kosher Hospitality Room. The event included a presentation highlighting the initiative's impact, attended by community leaders and hospital representatives. It offered the community an opportunity to express Hakaras Hatov to the MedStar Union Memorial administration for their efforts to meet the community’s unique needs
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 18, 2024 - Authorities are investigating multiple mailbox fires Monday afternoon near downtown Baltimore.
City fire officials told 11 News that firefighters extinguished several mailbox fires in the area of the 500 block of North Paca Street.
No injuries were reported.
Baltimore police and the U.S. Postal Service are investigating.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service sent a statement to 11 News, saying: "Postal Inspectors along with special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) responded to these incidents. I do not have any detailed information at this time other than the subsequent investigation will be conducted by Baltimore police/fire."
No further information was immediately released.
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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...
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Lebanon and Hezbollah have agreed to a US proposal for a ceasefire with Israel with some comments on the content, a top Lebanese official told Reuters on Monday, describing the effort as the most serious yet to end to the fighting.
Ali Hassan Khalil, an aide to Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, said Lebanon had delivered its written response to the US ambassador in Lebanon on Monday, and White House envoy Amos Hochstein was traveling to Beirut to continue talks.
There was no immediate comment from Israel.
Hezbollah, a heavily armed movement backed by Iran, endorsed its long-time ally Berri to negotiate over a ceasefire.
"Lebanon presented its comments on the paper in a positive atmosphere," Khalil said, declining to give further details. "All the comments that we presented affirm th...
The former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore City, Martin O'Malley, announced his plans to quit his day job and officially launched his campaign to be the next chairman of the Democratic National Committee, he revealed in an interview with The New York Times.
O'Malley announced his plan to step down from his Social Security Administrator commissioner position on Monday, Nov. 18. In a social media post, O'Malley thanked President Biden for his opportunity to serve as the leader of the SSA and his praise for the agency overall.
"It has been a great honor to serve alongside the people of the Social Security Administration, who have turned around this agency and put it on a better path forward. For the dignity of every individual, social security works," O'Malle...
Tens of thousands of British Airways passengers face delays and possible cancellations after another major IT failure.
Passengers at London Heathrow Terminal 5, as well as airports abroad, say they have been told communications systems have failed.
In one example, flight BA365 from Lyon to Heathrow remained on the ground in France for two hours 40 minutes, rather than the expected hour. It is now in the air but is likely to land over an hour late.
The airline’s website, ba.com, and its app also appear to be down – after repeated attempts by The Independent to access the site, a message was displayed reading: “We are experiencing high demand on ba.com at the moment.”
Problems began shortly after 5pm GMT. Some outbound flights British...
I have passed the house with lush green grass many times. I was always amazed at how every blade of grass seemed accounted for. They were evenly cut, with not a weed in sight. The color was a mid-to-dark green, showcasing its health.
In November of 2024, I walked by once again. This time, the grass stood out even more. There had been a drought on the East Coast, and we had almost no rain. In the last two months, it had rained under two inches compared to the usual nine or so inches. Yet, the grass was lusher than ever. All the surrounding grass on neighboring properties was either weak, light green with “bald spots” or weed-filled brown patches. Somehow, that grass was perfect, as if nothing was going on, and it stood out for everyone to see. There were perfectly trimmed lines...
Israel - Nov. 18, 2024 - A series of Red Alert sirens were sounded across multiple regions in Israel on Monday, including central and northern areas, following rocket strikes and reports of hostile drone activity. The IDF confirmed that a projectile from Lebanon crossed into Israeli territory, with an impact identified, likely caused by interception debris. Sirens also blared in Gush Dan, Sharon, Shfela, and Haifa.
Casualties in Central Israel
Five people were wounded in central Israel following a rocket strike:
A 54-year-old woman is in serious condition.
One individual sustained moderate injuries.
Three others were lightly injured.
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), known for her anti-Israel statements, appeared to suggest on Sunday that the pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC was responsible for the Democrats’ poor performance in the November 5 Presidential election.
“If people want to talk about members of Congress being overly influenced by a special interest group pushing a wildly unpopular agenda that pushes voters away from Democrats then they should be discussing AIPAC,” wrote Ocasio-Cortez, commonly referred to by her initials AOC, in a post on social media site X.
Ocasio-Cortez is a member of the so-called “Squad” of progressive lawmakers who are known for their anti-Israel stance.
Her post was a response to Jeremy Slavin, a senior adviser to Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), who...
Neither Market Maven nor Seven Mile sold these brandsBaltimore, MD - Nov. 18, 2024 - An E. coli outbreak linked to recalled organic carrots has led to dozens of illnesses in 18 states and one death, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
At least 39 cases of E. coli have been linked to the carrots since early September, including 15 hospitalizations, according to the CDC.
Multiple sizes and brands of bagged organic baby and whole carrots were recalled Saturday by Bakersfield, California-based Grimmway Farms, which describes itself as one of the world’s largest carrot producers. The carrots were sold under the store brands for Kroger, Publix, Target, Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Wegmans and Whole Foods, among others.
The recalled carrots are likely ...
President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday he would declare a “national emergency” to deport illegal migrants using “military assets” once he steps back into office early next year.
Trump made the statement on Truth Social, responding “TRUE!!!” to a post from Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton citing reports he would do so.
“GOOD NEWS: Reports are the incoming @RealDonaldTrump administration prepared to declare a national emergency and will use military assets to reverse the Biden invasion through a mass deportation program,” Fitton wrote on the social media platform.
Trump has vowed to enact the largest deportation in history, starting when he takes the oath of office Jan. 20.
Any attempt to...
The Biden administration imposed sanctions on Monday on three Israeli private companies involved in building in Israeli towns in Judea and Samaria.
This represents the first time that a private company has been sanctioned for its involvement in expanding Israeli construction.
The companies targeted include Amana, which is involved in the construction of new towns throughout Judea and Samaria, as well as the construction firms Binyanei Bar Amana and Eyal Harei Yehuda
Sanctions were also imposed on three individuals. Shabtai Kushlevsky was sanctioned for his activities in the organization Hashomer Yosh, which itself has been sanctioned in the past.
Itamar Yehuda Levi was sanctioned for his activities in the construction company Eyal Harei Yehuda, as well as Zohar Sabah from the town of M...
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For the first time in Israel’s military history, female combat soldiers entered Lebanon as part of an operational mission. Northern Command chief Maj.-Gen. Ori Gordin approved the deployment of a team from the combat intelligence battalion into southern Lebanon several weeks ago.
Since the onset of the war, the combat intelligence team, consisting of female soldiers, had been stationed near the Syrian border and in the Mount Dov region. Their tasks included gathering intelligence, identifying terrorist operatives, creating target lists, and directing fire from ground and aerial forces to neutralize threats and dismantle terrorist infrastructure.
Corporal Tehila, 21, a soldier from the "Eagle" Battalion, described her experience in several operations, including identi...
Senator John Thune said Sunday that the US must pass legislation threatening the International Criminal Court with sanctions if it seeks arrest warrants against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other Israeli officials.
“If the ICC and its prosecutor do not reverse their outrageous and unlawful actions to pursue arrest warrants against Israeli officials, the Senate should immediately pass sanctions legislation, as the House has already done on a bipartisan basis,” Thune wrote on social media platform X.
Thune will become the majority leader of the Senate in early January when Republicans officially take over Congress. He was referring to a bill calling for sanctions on ICC officials that the House passed earlier this year.
ICC prosecutor Karim Khan has...
MSNBC's "Morning Joe" co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, two of Donald Trump's fiercest critics in the media, revealed Monday they had a face-to-face meeting last week with the president-elect, saying it was an important opportunity for those who disagree to speak with each other.
"My father often spoke with world leaders with whom he and the United States profoundly disagreed," Brzezinski said, referring to diplomat Zbigniew Brzezinski. "That's a task shared by reporters and commentators alike."
It was the first time they had seen Trump in seven years, Brzezinski said, and Scarborough added that they didn't see "eye to eye on a lot of issues, and we told him so." Scarborough said they went over such topics as abortion, mass deportation, and threa...
Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue.
Spirit, the biggest U.S. budget airline, has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling more than $1 billion over the next year.
Spirit said it expects to operate as normal as it works its way through a prearranged Chapter 11 bankruptcy process and that customers can continue to book and fly without interruption.
Shares of Miramar, Florida-based Spirit dropped 25% on Friday, after The Wall Street Journal reported that the airline was discussing terms of a possible bankruptcy filing with its bondholders. It was just the la...
As the founding figure of our people, Avraham was entrusted with two divine missions. First, he was promised that he would father a vast and enduring nation, with descendants as numerous as the grains of sand and as influential as the celestial stars. The second divine pledge was that he would be awarded Eretz Yisrael, a land of Hashem. Leaving behind his homeland and his past, drawn by these sacred promises, he journeyed into the future of Jewish history.
Courage and Vision
Throughout his odyssey, Avraham faced a host of trials, each testing his faith in these dual promises. Crushing famines ravaged the promised land while an oppressive army of four tyrannical kings imposed their totalitarian rule upon the peoples of this land. When a major region of his land was slated for divine annih...
