Jerusalem, Israel - April 27, 2025 - As part of his US tour, Minister Ben Gvir completed a 2-day visit to the Five Towns area, visiting the police headquarters, and spending Shabbat and in local synagogues with community members and leaders. He was received with an overwhelming amount of enthusiasm and support from a broad range of synagogues throughout the Five Towns.
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Ohel Chabad Lubavitch Friday morning began with a spiritual pilgrimage to Ohel Chabad Lubavitch, the resting place of the late Rabbis who led the Chabad Jewish religious movement, joined by Rabbi Danny Cohen of Hebron's Chabad community. The visit emphasized the Minister’s commitment to the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s teachings about “shleimut haaretz” the unity and wholeness ...
Baltimore Community Alert: Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Does Not Represent Us
Baltimore, MD - April 27, 2025 - Dear Baltimore Jewish Community,
We want to make you aware of a serious concern: Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) is attempting to spread its extremist, anti-Israel agenda here in Baltimore—using Jewish identity as a cover.
Please click here to send an important email on behalf of our community: https://tinyurl.com/EJHPE-AlertRadicalConfBalMD
Let’s be very clear:
JVP does not represent the Jewish community.
JVP does not represent Jewish values.
JVP does not represent the cause of peace.
Who is JVP?
JVP is an openly anti-Zionist organization that supports the dangerous Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel...
Following the visit of Israel's Mossad Director David Barnea to Qatar, an Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday that, at present — with emphasis on at present — he sees no chance of bridging the gaps between Israel and Hamas to reach a hostage deal.
"If the positions of Israel and Hamas remain as they are now, then the gaps are unbridgeable for reaching an agreement," the official stated.
Hamas is currently insisting that any deal must include a complete cessation of the war — with guarantees. "From Hamas's perspective, there is no such thing as a temporary ceasefire," said a source familiar with the details of the negotiations.
Israel's position is that it will not agree to end the war unless Hamas is removed f...
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Baltimore, MD – April 22, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Rabbi Yonah Feinstein, z’l, father of Yaakov (Adina) Feinstein.
There will be a levaya in Eretz HaChaim in Beit Shemesh at approximately 1:30pm on Thursday. Following the levaya, R' Yaakov will sit at Nachal Sorek 30 Apt #9 (not in main building) until approximately 8:00pm.
Shiva will be observed from Friday morning through Tuesday morning at 240 Pond Crossing, Lawrence, NY 11559 Yaakov Feinstein may be reached on 410.905.6853
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
The Israeli Air Force struck a Hezbollah precision missile storage facility on Sunday in Beirut's Dahieh suburb, considered the terror organization's main stronghold after the war.
The IDF stated that the "storage of missiles in this infrastructure site constitutes a blatant violation of the understandings between Israel and Lebanon and poses a threat to the State of Israel and its civilians.
"The Hezbollah terrorist organization systematically embedded the missiles amidst the Lebanese civilian population, cynically exploiting them as human shields."
The IDF stressed that before the strike, steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming uninvolved civilians, including issuing advance warnings to the civilian population in the area and using precise munitions.
Following the ...
Stepping Up
ืืึผื (ืืื) ืึธืึธื ืืึนืึตืจ… ืึดืึฐืงืึนื ืฉืึถืึตืื ืึฒื ึธืฉืึดืื, ืึดืฉืึฐืชึผึทืึผึตื ืึดืึฐืืึนืช ืึดืืฉื (ืืืืช ื:ื):
We often find ourselves in situations where no one is prepared to step up and take responsibility. At these moments, “where there is no other,” Hillel encourages us to be the ish, the person who takes responsibility and does what is needed.
The meforshim apply Hillel’s words to various situations.
Responsibility for Ourselves
According to the Rambam,[1] the mishnah refers to Torah learning and personal growth. Though we should seek rebbeim to teach and guide us, we must also be ready to teach and guide ourselves. We should view ourselves as capable of[2] and responsible for de...
Baltimore, MD – April 27, 2025 - 9:33AM - A car is blocking the roadway on Greenspring Avenue between Shomrei Emunah and Willow Glen.Police are on the scene. Please use caution in the area --------------------- ---------------------------------------------Join an official BJL WhatsApp group: bit.ly/2Qpdea2Join BJL status: bit.ly/32HUBnJ
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Hamas’s leadership saw Operation Guardian of the Walls as a victory, newly uncovered internal correspondences have revealed by an N12 report on Saturday.
The correspondences revealed that Yahya Sinwar, then Hamas’s military chief, used the 2021 truce to lure Israel into complacency while planning the October 7 attacks.
The report describes the documents as revealing a “calculated strategy designed to exploit the internal weaknesses of Israeli society and bring about its collapse from within.”
Sinwar reportedly saw the temporary ceasefire as a strategic victory that was a win-win scenario for Hamas and a lose-lose scenario for Israel.
“It is likely that this move, which would be acceptable to most countries in the world, would not be acc...
Ireland's President Michael D. Higgins criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in comments made to the press following the funeral for Pope Francis on Saturday.
President Higgins said it was not wrong to "criticize a prime minister who is strengthening an army that is in breach of international humanitarian law, and many other aspects of international law, if there is no respect for civilian rights, in addition to women and children."
He went on to say that it is "outrageous" that those who critique the Israeli government's policies are labelled antisemitic. "Many people in Israel do oppose those policies," President Higgins added.
President Higgins called it a "great lie" to suggest that those who oppose Israel's military action in Gaza are supporting ...
A powerful explosion at the Port of Shahid Rajaee in Bandar Abbas, Iran, left hundreds injured.
The Saturday blast left at least 14 dead and around 700 injured, some seriously, state media said.
An Israeli source said that Israel was not involved in the explosion.
In recent months, shipments with chemicals used as fuel for mid-range rockets have been brought to the port. Some of the rockets were launched at Israel.
An Iranian government spokesperson said that a final determination of the cause will take time, but in the meantime, the containers which were stored at the port - and which may have contained chemicals - exploded.
Baltimore, MD – April 26, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Sam Levin, z’l, father of Shai Levin.
Shiva will be observed 6707 Western Run Dr., Baltimore, MD 21215
Minyanim: Shacharis Sunday 8:00am.
Monday - Thursday 7:00am.
Mincha 7:40pm.
No visitors please between 12 & 1:30 or after 9pm.
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
Baltimore, MD – April 25, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yosef Ciment and Huvi Hexter on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Elchonon Ciment and Rabbi & Mrs.Hillel Hexter
Mazel Tov to grandparents Perry and Sharon Ciment, Rabbi & Mrs. Shmuel Glazer and Rabbi & Mrs Naftali Hexter
ืื"ืจ ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืช ืืืช ื ืืื ืืืฉืจืื. ืืื!
Baltimore, MD – April 25, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Moshe and Rina Stern on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Ephraim & Sarah Stern and Yonah & Yael Wolf.
Mazel Tov to great-grandparents Mr. and Mrs. David Wolf and Mr. and Mrs. Spreiregen
ืื"ืจ ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืื ื ืืชืืจื, ืืืืคื, ืืืืขืฉืื ืืืืื. ืืื!
Baltimore, MD - April 25, 2025 - As Maryland grapples with financial challenges and unpredictable federal cuts, top political leaders are bracing for rating agencies to potentially lower the state’s top-tier bond rating.
A downgraded rating could mean higher borrowing costs and a hit to Maryland’s creditworthiness at a time when state lawmakers recently closed a multibillion-dollar budget deficit.
Democrats are quick to blame President Donald Trump’s federal overhaul for the state’s dismal financial outlook, while Republicans blame Democrats, who hold a supermajority in Maryland, for fiscal mismanagement.
Typically, ratings are downgraded when income versus expenditures tip out of balance and it appears deficits could persist in the future, according to Yuval Bar...
Baltimore, MD – April 25, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yaakov Rifkind & Esther Aviva Kosman on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Elchonon & Gitty Rifkind and Rabbi & Mrs. Chaim & Brachie Kosman
ืื"ืจ ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืช ืืืช ื ืืื ืืืฉืจืื. ืืื!
Baltimore, MD – April 25, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Yehuda Goldman on the birth of twin sons.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Eden & Nechama Goldman.
Mazel Tov to great grandparents Dr. & Mrs. Emanuel & Noa Goldman and Mr. & Mrs. Moshe & Channah Sauer
ืื"ืจ ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืื ื ืืชืืจื, ืืืืคื, ืืืืขืฉืื ืืืืื. ืืื!
