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Baltimore, Md - May 14, 2025 - Please join us for a special lecture for women in commemoration of the yahrtzeit of our dear friend, Goli Balakhani a”hLecture by Mrs. Shifra Rabenstein“Seeing Beyond Self – The Path to Har Sinai”Sunday, May 18 - 8:30 PMBnai Jacob Shaarei Zion6602 Park Heights Ave.
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There are neshamos whose journeys stretch beyond the ordinary boundaries of time, neshamos that shine even as the body weakens, neshamos that rise higher even as the world pulls down.
Goli was such a neshamah.
Her name hints to her mission. Goli, from the same root as גלה, to reveal. As we plead in davening, גלה כבוד מלכותך עלינו — Reveal the glory of Your Kingdom upon us. In her quiet, steady way, Goli revealed the hidden greatness and power of a Yiddishe neshamah. She showed that true strength lies in spirit, that the glory of Hashem’s Malchus can be seen in a radiant heart anchored in unwavering faith.
Goli’s story cannot be measured by hardship alone. She wouldn’t want it to be. Rather, it’s a story of aliyah, a life where the ...
President Donald Trump said he and the first lady were "saddened" after learning that former President Joe Biden was diagnosed with prostate cancer, wishing him a "fast and successful recovery."
"Melania and I are saddened to hear about Joe Biden’s recent medical diagnosis," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. "We extend our warmest and best wishes to Jill and the family, and we wish Joe a fast and successful recovery."
Trump’s son, Donald Trump Jr., also weighed in on the former president’s diagnosis.In a post on X, Trump Jr. shared another post that read, "BREAKING: Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Politics aside, we wish him a speedy recovery!"
"Agreed 100%," he wrote on top of the post.
Biden's office confirmed on Sunday that he...
Former President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer just months after he left office, his representatives said Sunday.
Biden received the diagnosis of prostate cancer with metastasis to the bone after he was experiencing increasing urinary symptoms. “While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management. The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians,” according to a statement from Biden’s personal office.
The diagnosis arrives as Biden, who was 82 when he left office in January, has come under scrutiny for age-related mental and physical declines he suffered while he was president.
The former president had campaigned for ...
White House envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff delivered an updated proposal to Israel and Hamas a few days ago for a deal to release the remaining hostages and to implement a ceasefire in Gaza, and is putting pressure on both sides to accept it, according to a senior Israeli official and a separate source familiar with the details.
Although Israel and Hamas have negotiating teams in Doha, the talks on Witkoff's proposal are currently taking place through other channels, according to the sources. This channel was critical to the release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander last week, according to the report. Senior Hamas officials were disappointed that the release of Alexander did not lead to a more positive US stance toward the terrorist organization, a sou...
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A mother’s letter. A child’s fight. Shira urgently needs life-saving care. You can help - but only if we act now.
My name is Bracha, and I’m writing not only as a mother, but as someone who deeply believes in the quiet power of kindness.
My daughter Shira is a bright, tender-hearted little girl. She’s been diagnosed with leukemia — a cancer of the blood. Her eyesight has already been affected, and the emotional toll on our family has been immense.
Shira is currently receiving care in a local hospital in Poland, but doctors have urged us to transfer her to a specialized children's hospital in Vienna. There, she can receive the advanced, life-saving treatment she urgently needs.
The cost of this treatment is over $150,000 — far beyond anything we ...
Baltimore, MD – May 18, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Mark Singerman, z’l, husband of Lore Singerman, and father of Murray (Shifra) Singerman.
The levayah will be held place on Monday, May 19 at 10:30am at Sol Levinson.
The kevurah will take palce at Kneseth Israel Cemetery 101 Defense Hwy. Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Shiva will be observed through Sunday morning May 25 at 2A Stonehenge Circle, Unit 1, Pikesville, MD. 21208
Minyanim
Monday 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Friday mornings 6:45 a.m.
Tuesday through Thursday evenings 7 p.m.
Sunday morning 8 a.m.
The family respectfully requests no visitors between 12-2 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. or after 9 p.m.
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
Baltimore, MD – May 18, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Dani Rosenfeld & Shaindy Lefkovitz on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Moshe & Leah Rosenfeld and Yanky & Shana Lefkovitz
Mazel Tov to Grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Yehuda Lefkovitz
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
In a covert and complex Mossad operation, in cooperation with an allied foreign intelligence service, the official Syrian archive on Eli Cohen – with thousands of findings that were held for decades by the Syrian security forces in a highly compartmentalized manner – have been brought to Israel.
The material was brought to Israel close to the emotional and symbolic 60th anniversary of his execution on 18 May 1965, in a main square in Damascus.
At a special meeting held today (Sunday, 18 May 2025), with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad Director David Barnea, several original documents and personal items that were located in Syria, were presented to Eli Cohen's widow, Nadia. Among the documents were the original will written by Eli Cohen himself, of blessed mem...
Baltimore, MD – May 18, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Shalom Dovid Grant, z’l, brother of Avi (Marsha) Grant.
The levayah will take place at Kochav Yaakov cemetery 6:00PM (IL), Baltimore (11:00AM)
Shiva will be observed at 134/36 Karl Netter, Maalot Dafna, Yerushalyim
Please, no calls after 3:00PM (Baltimore (IL 10:00PM) 410.697.6285
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
Reports from Gaza indicate that Dr. Zakaria Sinwar, brother of senior Hamas figures Yahya and Mohammed Sinwar, was killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting the Nuseirat refugee camp. Two of his children, who were with him at the time, were also reportedly killed.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out the precision strike late Friday night, aiming at what was described as a high-value target. The operation was conducted by the Israeli Air Force.
Earlier, the Saudi television network Al-Hadath reported that the body of Mohammed Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, was discovered in a tunnel in Khan Yunis that had been targeted by the IDF. The report stated that ten of Sinwar's aides were found alongside him, as well as the body of Mohammed Shabana, commander of the Rafah Brigade...
US Vice President J.D. Vance is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Tuesday, marking a significant diplomatic engagement between the two nations, Amit Segal reported. The visit comes shortly after President Donald Trump's tour of the Middle East last week, during which he finalized substantial arms deals with Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Israeli officials view Vance's visit as a reaffirmation of the robust and stable relationship between the United States and Israel after the President did not include Israel in his most recent trip to the region.
The White House is reportedly in advanced stages of coordinating meetings between Vice President Vance and senior Israeli government officials. His visit is expected to follow his attendance at the papal inauguration in Rome.
During his recent...
The body of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar has been found in a terrorist attack tunnel in Khan Yunis, Saudi media reported Sunday morning.
According to the Al-Hadath network, the bodies of ten of Sinwar's aides were also found, as was the body of Hamas Rafah Brigade commander Mohammed Shabana.
Sinwar was targeted in a strike on an underground command and control center in Khan Yunis last Tuesday. Israeli defense officials believed that the strike was successful, but no confirmation had been received until now.
The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry initially reported that 16 individuals were killed and 70 were wounded in the strike. The reports did not note their identities.
Sinwar became the leader of Hamas in Gaza and the head of the Hamas militant wing following the assassi...
Israel's Defense Minister Katz said on Saturday that the opening salvo of Operation Gideon's Chariots hours earlier triggered a rethink on behalf of Gazans jihadists, compelling them to return to hostage talks with lowered demands.
Palestinians reported "dozens" of fatalities after Israel Defense Force (IDF) launched a sweeping offensive that included ground troops closing in on key strategic enclaves under the cover of heavy artillery fire and airstrikes. In a statement, the military stated that it had “launched extensive attacks and mobilized forces to achieve all the goals of the war in Gaza, including the release of the hostages and the dismantling of Hamas."
A naval training ship donning a massive Mexican flag crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City on Saturday night, sending passengers into the murky water.
Videos posted to social media appear to show the mast of the ship crashing into the bridge just before 8:30 p.m., as passengers and nearby onlookers screamed, prompting an immediate rescue operation on the East River for the injured and overboard passengers.
The 150-foot-tall Mexican Navy training ship, Cuauhtémoc, struck the bottom side of the roadbed portion of the Brooklyn Bridge, officials with the New York Police Department (NYPD) told Fox News.
Flags and debris from the ship plummeted into the water below, as the vessel rocked back and forth, pushing its way under the landmark.
All 277 occupants on...
The IDF published an early warning on Sunday morning, at 1:57 a.m., stating it has identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory and that IAF aerial defense systems are operating to intercept the threat.
Several minutes later, sirens were sounded throughout central Israel, including Tel Aviv and nearby towns.
The IDF subsequently said that “a missile that was launched from Yemen was intercepted. Sirens were sounded in accordance with protocol.”
On Friday, IAF 15 fighter jets took part in airstrikes targeting Houthi targets in Yemen, dropping over 30 munitions on targets belonging to the Houthi terrorist regime.
The strikes marked the eighth time that the IDF has struck Houthi targets in Yemen since the start of the war.
Friday’s str...
The IDF announced on Friday evening that it is working to seize strategic areas in the Gaza Strip as part of the preparations to expand the military campaign against Hamas.
"Over the past 24 hours, the IDF has begun extensive strikes and deployed forces to seize strategic areas in the Gaza Strip, as part of the initial stages of Operation 'Gideon's Chariots' and the expansion of the campaign in Gaza, to achieve all objectives of the war, including the release of hostages and the defeat of Hamas," said the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit in a statement.
"IDF forces under the Southern Command will continue to operate to protect Israeli citizens and fulfill the war's objectives," it added.
A senior defense official recently provided more details about "Operation...
Baltimore, MD – May 16, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Shlomo Levenbrown & Chaya Pessi Zuckerman on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Yosef & Suzy Levenbrown and Ben & Sara Shayndle ZuckermanMazel Tov Grandparents Mr and Mrs. Irwin Levenbrown, Mr. & Mrs. Yosef Strimber, Ms. Sharyn Greenberg Rauer, Rabbi & Mrs. Zvi Yaakov Zuckerman, and Rabbi & Mrs. Ben Zion Malin
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – May 16, 2025 - The National Weather Service is warning of potentially severe thunderstorms across the Baltimore area this afternoon and evening, with showers and storms likely through 4 PM and continuing intermittently into the night.
This Afternoon: Expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 86°F, but don’t be fooled by the sunshine — storms are expected to develop and some may be severe. Showers are likely before 4 PM, followed by scattered thunderstorms. Winds from the west will be around 6 mph. There's a 60% chance of precipitation, with localized rainfall possibly exceeding a quarter of an inch in stronger cells.
Tonight: Storm chances return after 4 AM, with more severe weather possible overnight. Skies will remain mostly cloudy with lows ...
