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Baltimore, MD - March 2005 - The years a bochur spends building himself in yeshiva are the most precious of his life.
This is where he builds everything—his foundation in Torah, his middos, his hashkafos, and his entire identity as a ben Torah. These are the years that shape his future, and we have to make the most of them.
At Mesivta Shaarei Chaim, we give everything to provide a growth-oriented environment where bochurim turn themselves into true B’nei Torah. Now, we’re ready to write our next chapter and move into an amazing new building. But we need your help to get there.
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We’ve already taken the step of purchasing the new campus. But without proper renovations, we can’t move in, and our bochurim can’t continue b...
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Also, Ask about our kitchen CLEANING serviceBaltimore, MD – Are you nervous about Kashering for Pesach; unsure you will get it done properly? Are you afraid the water will ruin your cabinets and create a mess in your kitchen? Are you moving into a new house and need the kitchen kashered; stress-free? Click here.
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President Trump on Tuesday pardoned Devon Archer, arguing that the former business partner to Hunter Biden was treated unfairly.
Archer become a key figure in House Republicans’ investigation into Biden’s business dealings after he was convicted in 2018 by a federal jury on charges of defrauding a Native American tribe by fraudulently issuing and selling more than $60 million of tribal bonds.
The White House on Tuesday argued that after Archer was prosecuted in a fraud investigation, the “tone and tenor” changed when he cooperated and served as a witness against the Biden family.
“And many people have asked me to do this. I think he was treated very unfairly. And, I looked at the records, studied the records, and he was. He was a v...
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Baltimore, MD – Mar. 22, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the Rabbi Zvi Menachem Ben Avrohom Arye Tusk, z’l, husband of Sima Tusk and father of Mordechai (Malky) Tusk, Blima (Yanky) Braun, Chaim (Tzirel) Tusk, Meir (Katie) Tusk, Yitzy (Tova) Tusk, Rivky (Michael) Leichter, Leiby (Musha Leah) Tusk and brother of David (Riva) Tusk and Pinky (Dina) Tusk
Click here to watch Livestream of the levayah which will be held on Sunday, March 23, 2025 at Levinson’s at 12 Noon
The kevura will take place at Shomrei Mishmeres Schares Haplata Cemetery 6307 Hamilton Ave., Rosedale, MD, 21237
Shiva will be observed at 3702 Kingwood Square, Baltimore, Maryland 21215.Please, no visitors after 10PM.
Shacharis: 7:45amMincha/Maariv: 715pm.
Bila Hamaves ...
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Baltimore, MD – Mar. 22, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Rabbi David Frid, z’l, husband of Rachel Frid (née Reich), father of Nechama Markovich, Zevi Frid, Aharon Frid, Malki Heshin, Tzachi Frid, Moshe Frid, Miri Margol, and Avi Frid and brother of Cathy (Yankie) Dinovitz, Arlene Gittelson, and Janet Goldberg.The levayah will take place Sunday morning at Shamgar (Jerusalem) at 11:30AMShiva will be observed in:Yerushalayim:Maalot Kedushei Telz 7, Telstone, Jeruslaem011.972. 54-846-5323
Baltimore:
Cathy Dinovitz 443-255-7621 and Arlene Gittelson 443-435-9007 will observe shiva at 3213 Fallstaff Road, Baltimore, MD
Strict visiting hours: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Sunday-ThursdayFlorida: Janet Goldberg will observe ...
Baltimore, MD – March 25, 2025 – 4:00 PM - Park Heights Ave is down to one lane in both directions in front of Bancroft Village between Clarks Lane and Fords Lane. Expect delays------------------------------------------------------------------
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Natan Sharansky, former Chairman of the Jewish Agency and government minister, addressed the evolving experiences of Jews worldwide in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre at the Jewish People Policy Institute conference. The event, held in honor of Diaspora Week, was titled "Diaspora Jewry After October 7."
Sharansky criticized the silence of international women's rights organizations regarding severe violations of women's rights, which he described as unprecedented in modern history. He noted that not a single such organization publicly acknowledged these violations.
Recounting his visits to US college campuses following the October 7 attack, Sharansky said he inquired whether any progressive organizations had expressed outrage or sympathy for Israel but found none. He men...
Delegations from Russian and Ukraine on Tuesday agreed to a ceasefire in the Black Sea following talks with Trump administration officials this week in Saudi Arabia.
"The United States and Russia have agreed to ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial vessels for military purposes in the Black Sea," the White House said in a statement following talks in Jeddah.
Similarly, just moments later, Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who is leading the delegation confirmed that "All parties have agreed to ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial vessels for military purposes in the Black Sea."
Though he also emphasized that "all movement by Russia of its military vessels outside of [the] e...
Columbia University interim president Katrina Armstrong held closed-door meetings with faculty over the weekend to address mounting concerns about the school’s future amid federal investigations, the Wall Street Journal reported. Armstrong warned of potential funding cuts while also attempting to downplay fears that the university’s recent agreement with the government compromised its academic independence.
At the center of faculty frustration is Columbia’s response to federal scrutiny, particularly regarding its mask policy. While the university’s agreement with the Trump administration included a commitment to banning identity-concealing masks during unauthorized protests, Armstrong reassured faculty that there was no outright mask ban. This contradicti...
The lawsuit filed on Monday against anti-Israel groups that are alleged to have aided Hamas on campus returned focus back to campus activists and their ties to the Palestinian terror group.
This is because "Within Our Lifetime" is not the first group to be sued for ties to Palestinian terror organizations, particularly Hamas, in recent years.
Within Our Lifetime (WOL)
WOL leader, Nardeen Kiswani, is a Palestinian-American born in Jordan.
She was involved in the establishment of NYC SJP in 2015, forming a coalition of chapters across the City University of New York schools.
NYC SJP then evolved into WOL in 2018.
Head of WOL, Nerdeen Kiswani, posted on X/Twitter on October 8, 2024, that "October 7th has always been a day against Nazism, and now it's counterpart Zionism!"...
A mysterious pyramid-shaped structure dating from when the Ptolemies and Seleucids ruled Israel, documents written on papyrus, 2,200-year-old weapons and fabrics – surprising discoveries being revealed in a new Judean Desert excavation
The Israel Antiquities Authority and Ministry of Heritage invite the public to join an experience of discovery in one of the richest desert excavations ever conducted, illuminating and transforming our historical knowledge of a unique site
A huge 2200-year-old pyramidal structure with a way station beneath it – from the days of the Ptolemaic and Seleucid rulers— is now being unearthed in the Judean Desert, north of Nahal Zohar, by a joint Israel Antiquities Authority/Ministry of Heritage excavation, with volunteers from all over the count...
The Jerusalem District Court has issued a temporary garnishee order to seize 50 million shekels of Palestinian Authority funds for Rabbi Leo Dee, whose wife Lucy and daughters Maia and Rina were murdered in a shooting attack two years ago.
Rabbi Dee sued the PA and the Hamas terror organization in October for the murder of his family members.
"I call on all the other terror victims in Israel to do the same and to seize the PA's funds that go to pay the salaries of terrorists. Together, we could take the enemy's assets," Rabbi Dee stated.
Director General of the Israel Ministry of Defense (IMOD), Maj. Gen. (Res.) Amir Baram, opened the first international conference of the Rehabilitation Department today (Tuesday) at Tel Aviv University. Emphasizing the Ministry's commitment to comprehensive care for wounded security forces personnel, he stated: "When Israeli soldiers and commanders go into battle, they have great confidence in the defense establishment and the State of Israel, across the entire chain of casualty care – evacuation, treatment, and rehabilitation."
"When our young soldiers swear their oath of allegiance, they make a profound commitment, not merely reciting words. Their strength and resolve demand an equally strong rehabilitation system. The continuum of care for our wounded must maintain consisten...
Leading US-based anti-Israel activist groups including Columbia University Apartheid Divest and Within Our Lifetime and heads like Mahmoud Khalil had prior knowledge of the October 7 Massacre, alleged a Monday lawsuit by the families of the Hamas-led attack's victims.
The victims are seeking damages for activists aiding and abetting Gazan terrorist organizations, with some groups, whom Hamas members reportedly saw as operatives, reactivating just before the pogrom and others issuing protest and propaganda materials as the event unfolded in southern Israel.
The suit was filed to the New York Southern District Court against Within Our Lifetime and its leader Nerdeen Kiswani, Columbia Students for Justice in Palestine and representative Maryam Alwan, Columbia-Barnard Jewish V...
Baltimore, MD - March 24, 2025 - Average gasoline prices in Baltimore have increased by 1.7 cents per gallon over the past week, reaching an average of $2.99 per gallon, according to GasBuddy's survey of 663 stations in the area.
Despite the rise, prices are still 53.7 cents per gallon lower than they were a year ago.
The cheapest gas station in Baltimore was priced at $2.77 per gallon yesterday, while the most expensive was $3.29 per gallon, marking a 52-cent difference. Across the state, prices ranged from $2.75 to $3.65 per gallon.
Nationally, the average price of gasoline has risen by 6.3 cents per gallon in the last week, now averaging $3.08 per gallon. This is 42.5 cents per gallon lower than the same time last year.
Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at GasBuddy, e...
US Senator John Fetterman (D-Pa), who has emerged as one of the strongest supporters of Israel in the Democratic Party, expressed his support for Israel's continued military operation against Hamas today (Monday).
"Hamas’ leadership has the choice to free the hostages or face swift elimination," Sen. Fetterman wrote on X in response to a Wall Street Journal story on the elimination of Hamas leaders over the last week.
"The Palestinian tragedy was designed and maintained exclusively by Hamas. This war is Hamas’ choice and my full support follows Israel," he said.
Last week, Sen. Fetterman visited Israel and met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem.
During the meeting, Netanyahu and his wife Sara thanked t...
The Trump administration accidentally texted their military strikes against the Houthi terrorist organization to The Atlantic's editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg, the editor wrote on Monday on the magazine platform.
Goldberg wrote in his piece that he knew the attacks were coming two hours prior, noting that he received the military plans of Houthi targets, weapons packages, and the timing of the attack straight from US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
The editor added that he received the information on the strikes against the Houthis on Signal, an open-source encrypted messaging service, where he received a connection request from National Security Advisor Michael Waltz, whom he initially just believed to be someone else masquerading as him. He then said he recei...
The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) attacked more than 100 vans throughout Gaza that were being used by Hamas terrorists for terror activities, military said in a statement on Monday.
Hamas terrorists used these vans to raid, murder, and kidnap Israeli civilians on October 7 during the massacre.
On the morning of the attack, around 5.5K terrorists invaded Israel with vans, motorcycles, paragliders and by foot. Terrorists with vans and motorcycles kidnapped Israeli civilians and soldiers, dead and alive, and brought them into Gaza.
Hamas and its UN vans
It was revealed in October 2024 by an UNRWA worker that Hamas took UNRWA vehicles to move around the Gaza Strip.
In the published footage from the IDF, the worker confirmed his role as a UNRWA securit...
Egypt has threatened to expel recently released Hamas prisoners from its territory if the terrorist organization fails to show flexibility and agree to a revised hostage deal that would extend the current ceasefire in Gaza, a senior Israeli official said.
The prisoners in question were freed as part of the last hostage exchange and are temporarily residing in Egypt, as no other country has agreed to receive them.
Why does it matter?
The reported threat is part of mounting pressure exerted by top Egyptian intelligence officials on Hamas to accept an updated deal that could lead to the release of more hostages and a prolonged truce.
Behind the scenes
According to the Israeli official, the Egyptian pressure follows sharp messages conveyed by US White House envoy...
