Baltimore, MD – March 30, 2025: Hagalas Keilim 5785/2025 Around the Baltimore Community
Sunday, April 6, 2025 Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion: 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Shearith Israel: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Agudah Park Heights: Limited to 10 items or less: 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM Any number of items: 10:30 AM – 12:00 Noon
Aish Kodesh (6207 Ivymount Road, 21209): 9:30 AM – 12:00 Noon
Suburban Orthodox: 10:00 AM – 12:00 Noon (Back hall of the shul, Kitchen #2)
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Aish Kodesh (6207 Ivymount Road, 21209): 8:45 PM – 9:50 PM
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Mitzvah Motivators Reminders for those up to date on the Brachos Program, with forms in hand:
TODAY, Friday, March 28, 2025: Cholent Pickup:
Location: Mitzvah Mo Headquarters (Right Side of the Building)
Instructions: Park in a parking spot and walk up. NO drive-throughs.
Time: 1:00–3:00 pm-ish
Sunday, March 30: Burger or Hotdog Box Pickup:
Location: Mitzvah Mo Headquarters (Right Side of the Building)
Instructions: Park in a parking spot and walk up. NO drive-throughs.
Time: 4:00–5:30 pm-ish
Tuesday, April 1: Check BJL or call the Mitzvah Mo Hotline (410-764-3474) for details about the All The Brachos You Can Make Buffet.
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Baltimore, MD – Mar. 27, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mrs. Rochel Vim, a'h, mother of Raphael Moshe (Estie) Vim, Aliza Vim, Chedva Vim, Ayala (Ahron) Silbiger, Levi (Sori) Vim, Shana Chaya (Danny) Krasner, Yosef Vim, and Shevy (Zalmy) Jampolsky; daughter of Rabbi Avraham Yagod and sister of Eli (Ettil) Yagod, Leah (Dovid) Zeffrin, Yitzchok Yagod, and Sara CohenShiva will be observed at 3209 Taney Road, Baltimore, MD 21215 Shacharis: 8:00AMMincha: 7:00PMMaariv: 8:30PMMincha Erev Shabbos: 2:00PMMaariv Motzai Shabbos: 8:15PMBreaks 12-1, 5:30-6:30No visitors past 10PM, please Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
US President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Iran if it does not agree to a deal on Sunday, speaking to NBC.
"If they don’t make a deal, there will be a bombing," he said. "It will be bombing the likes of which they have never seen before."
Trump also threatened further sanctions, but noted that his administration and Tehran were talking. This comes after Trump vowed to restore "maximum pressure" on the Islamic Republic, all the while indicating his preference for a deal on the Iranian nuclear program.
Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pazeshkian issued a statement that rejected direct negotiations with the US on the nuclear program.
Trump also spoke about the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine to reach a ceasefire, expressing anger at Russian President Vladimir Putin...
The death toll from a powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar jumped to more than 1,000 on Saturday as more bodies were pulled from the rubble of the scores of buildings that collapsed when it struck near the country’s second-largest city.
The country’s military-led government said in a statement that 1,002 people have now been found dead and another 2,376 injured, with 30 others missing. The statement suggested the numbers could still rise, saying “detailed figures are still being collected.”
Myanmar, also known as Burma, is in the throes of a prolonged and bloody civil war, which is already responsible for a massive humanitarian crisis. It makes movement around the country both difficult and dangerous, complicating relief efforts and raising ...
Maryland will now be the only state in the country without a flying mission, according to a new report from the Washington Post.
A White House official on Friday said Maryland will not be getting a squadron of fighter jets from the District of Columbia Air National Guard, as previously promised. The Trump administration will keep them in D.C. to “continue to prioritize readiness and warfighting to achieve peace through strength for the United States.”
This comes as the Maryland Air National Guard A-10 unit is being dismantled. The first 21 A-10 fighter jets were retired from Martin State Airport in Middle River earlier this week, with the rest to be gone by September.
The A-10s have been based at Martin State Airport for more than 40 years, piloted b...
The US Justice Department seized $201,400 in cryptocurrency and a network of digital wallets intended for the support of Hamas, the department’s Office of Public Affairs announced.
An encrypted group chat claiming association with Hamas allegedly provided donors with a shifting set of at least 17 cryptocurrency addresses, with funds reportedly sent to a wallet and laundered through a series of virtual currency exchanges and transactions by financiers and brokers, according to the Thursday press release.
It was alleged that over $1.5 million in cryptocurrency had been laundered for Hamas through this system since October.
An account valued at $89,900 and three more totaling about $111,500 were seized in the FBI Albuquerque field office-led investigat...
Baltimore, MD - March 30, 2025 - A diverse group of Maryland business owners is urging state lawmakers and the governor to reconsider a historic $1.6 billion increase in taxes and fees ahead of an anticipated budget vote in the final days of the 2025 legislative session.
Todd Huff, the operations manager of his family’s automobile repair shops, told Spotlight on Maryland that he was thrilled to celebrate his company’s 82nd anniversary recently. However, he said that his joy on Friday turned to unease upon learning about a new $5 tire fee proposal that had been quietly added to the final Senate budget plan, which may soon become law.
“I think it’s insane,” Huff said. “They’re talking about trying to protect the middle class, but it’s the mid...
In our last piece, we saw that Avodat Hashem also mandates care for other people. This care includes many levels.
All People
The Torah prohibits the murder[1] of and theft[2] from any human being. In addition, we should act respectfully towards every human being because we are all created in Hashem’s image.[3]
How Jews Treat Other People
As Jews, we are called to a unique level of sensitivity towards others, guided by two distinct reasons and expectations from Hashem.
The servitude we experienced in Mitzrayim should sensitize us to human suffering.[4] We know what being a foreigner feels like and should thus care for those in similar situations.
We must also be more careful about how we treat others because we are Hashem’s people; our behavior either sanctifie...
Jerusalem, Israel - March 30, 2025 -Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Sunday, 30 March 2025), at the start of the Government meeting [translated from Hebrew]:"This morning, I am going to going to discuss the three H's: First of all Hamas, then Hezbollah and then the Houthis.Regarding Hamas in Gaza – the military pressure is working. It is working because it is simultaneous: On the one hand, it is pounding Hamas's military and governing capabilities, and on the other it is creating the conditions for releasing our hostages. This is exactly what we are doing.Last night, the Security Cabinet convened and decided to increase the pressure, which was already increased, in order to further pound Hamas and create the optimal conditions for releasing our hostages.While...
Baltimore, MD – March 30, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Dovid Kramer on the birth of a daughter. Mazel Tov to grandparents Chananya & Faige Kramer and great-grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Alex Kramer and Rabbi & Mrs. Paysach Krohn
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Canadian Jewish groups and politicians expressed outrage last week over the threats made by a Toronto man who was convicted for threatening to plant bombs in every local synagogue and kill as many Jews as he could.
Afghanistan-born Shawarma restaurant owner Waisuddin Akbari confided in car salesman Cameron Ahmad about the plot last March, according to the November Ontario Court of Justice ruling. Ahmad notified the police about the threats, under the belief that Akbari was serious about the intention to commit a violent attack.
The 41-year-old Akbari had come to 26-year-old Ahmad's dealership for an oil change and inquired about the possibility of upgrading to a new vehicle. Akbari allegedly expressed concerns about financing a new vehicle because he believed interest...
Brooklyn, NY - March 29, 2025 - (CBN) A frum mother and her two daughters were killed Saturday in Brooklyn when a driver with a suspended license slammed into an Uber and careened into the family on a leisurely walk home from synagogue.A third child — the woman’s 4- year-old son — was also struck and was left clinging to life in critical condition, authorities said.A total of nine people were injured in the tragedy.The horror unfolded just after 1 p.m. on Ocean Parkway close to Quentin Road in heavily Orthodox Jewish Gravesend when an Uber driver in a Toyota Camry and an Audi collided, authorities said.“The bang I heard, it was like an earthquake,” a witness told The Post. “It went on for a good 30 seconds. It felt like the world stopped for...
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said officials have revoked at least 300 foreign students' visas as part of President Donald Trump's effort to crack down on antisemitic pro-Palestinian protesters on university campuses.
"Maybe more than 300 at this point," he said in response to a reporter's question. "We do it every day, every time I find one of these lunatics."
"At some point I hope we run out because we've gotten rid of them," the top American diplomat said.
Since his return to the White House on January 20, Trump has moved energetically against pro-Hamas, antisemitic student activists, academics and administrators over the disruptive protests that swept colleges campuses after the October 7 massacre and the subsequent Gaza war.
Rubio further said that ...
Israel has conveyed its counter-offer to the Gaza deal mediators in full coordination with the US, the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement Saturday evening, following reports that Hamas agreed to the Egyptian proposal to release five live hostages.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a series of consultations on Friday following the proposal received from the Gaza deal negotiators.
The five hostages would be released in exchange for renewing the ceasefire in Gaza until after Passover and beginning negotiations on a long-term ceasefire, an Israeli official told Walla earlier in the evening.
Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya later said that the Palestinian terrorist group had agreed to a ceasefire proposal it received two days ago from Egypt and Qatar, key mediators in Gaza cea...
American Muslims for Palestine is being investigated by the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) for its connections to Hamas-linked organizations and its relations with the Students for Justice in Palestine and unrest on American campuses.
HELP Committee chair Senator Bill Cassidy announced the investigation at a Thursday hearing on campus antisemitism, amid longstanding accusations that AMP helped create SJP and at least nine AMP and associated Americans for Justice in Palestine Educational Foundation (AJP) officers allegedly had ties to Hamas.
“AMP’s close ties with campus SJP groups raise serious questions about AMP’s involvement in planning, organizing, and funding campus demonstrations that have posed significant...
Rosh Chodesh Nissan is nearly here and Pesach is definitely in the air. Walk into the supermarkets and note the blessed fully stocked aisles of Pesach items. Open up any of the local publications and you will find stores advertising their new merchandise for Yom Tov or pop-up shops with items for the whole family, as well as a plethora of car/van cleaning and kashering kitchen services. I’m still holding onto Adar.
You might think I’m crazy, but you won’t be the first one to think that. It’s not that Purim themes with matching costumes and shaloch manos galvanize me for the whole year. On the contrary, I used to get quite stressed when my kids were younger about managing all their wants and wishes and making that practical reality along with my ow...
Crown Heights, NY – March 28, 2025 - A Charedi was assaulted Wednesday evening while riding the subway after taking a photo that triggered a violent response from a fellow passenger.
The attacker, a woman, became enraged and physically assaulted the victim, leaving him with visible injuries. She also spat at the victim’s friend and shouted antisemitic slurs, including “You Jew,” while threatening to “break your face” and “take your yarmulkes.”
Bystanders intervened, preventing the situation from escalating further. When the train arrived at the next station, officers were already present on the platform. Following a brief investigation, the suspect was placed under arrest.
