Baltimore, MD – Aug. 25, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Nossi Meisler and Chava Riselsheimer on their engagement!
Mazel Tov Mr. & Mrs. Jan and Naomi Meisler and Mr. & Mrs. Gershon & Naomi Riselsheimer
Balimore, MD - Aug. 25, 2025 - President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance criticized Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and other Democratic governors on their approach to crime within their states and cities.
Vance questioned why Democratic governors, including Moore, wouldn't want help on addressing crime issues.
"We want people to welcome us, to ask us... look at Gov. Pritzker in Illinois or Gov. Newsom in Los Angeles or Gov. Moore in Maryland. They are angrier about the fact that the President of the United States is offering to help them get their crime under control than they are about the fact that murderers are running roughshod over their cities, and have been for decades," Vance said in the Oval Office on Monday.
Why are Democrat governors angrier about federal l...
President Donald Trump ousted Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook on Monday, alleging she lied on mortgage forms by declaring two primary residences.
In a letter to Cook, Trump said the Federal Reserve Act provides that she can be removed at his discretion.
"As set forth in the Criminal Referral dated August 15, 2025, from Mr. William J. Pulte, Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to Ms. Pamela Bondi, Attorney General of the United States…there is sufficient reason to believe you may have made false statements on one or more mortgage agreements," Trump wrote. "For example, as detailed in the Criminal Referral, you signed one document attesting that a property in Michigan would be your primary residence for the next year.
"Two weeks later, you signed ...
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 25, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Avi and Shira (Levitt) Thurman on the birth of a daughter.
Mazal Tov to Grandparents Sandie (Art, z’l) Thurman and Rabbi Aaron & Elisheva Levitt
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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Baltimore, MD – Aug. 25, 2025 – 3:19 PM – An accident has been reported outside the Colonial Village Shopping Center (near Dunkin’/Hats to Hose) on Reisterstown Road. Traffic is already building up in the area.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel deeply regretted what he described as the "tragic mishap" that occurred at Khan Yunis's Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on Monday.
The Israeli strike killed at least 20 people, including five journalists.
"Our war is with Hamas terrorists. Our just goals are defeating Hamas and bringing our hostages home," Netanyahu said.
World leaders, including those from the UN, UK, France, and Germany, condemned the Israeli strikes.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the killing of Palestinians in Israeli strikes, and called for a prompt, impartial investigation, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
"The Secretary-General recalls that civilians, including medical personnel and journalists, must be respected an...
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 25, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mickey and Tehila Feldbaum on the birth of a son.
Mazal tov to grandparents Shmuel & Becca Steir and Dovid & Chaya Fink.
Mazel Tov to great grandmother Dr. Louise Fink
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa confirmed on Sunday evening that "advanced talks" are underway between Damascus and Jerusalem aimed at reaching a security agreement. He made the remarks during a meeting with Arab media representatives.
According to Nadim Koteich, director of Sky News Arabia, al-Sharaa indicated that the expected agreement would be based on the 1974 disengagement line between the two countries.
The Syrian President stated that his objective is to renew the ceasefire with Israel and establish "security arrangements" that would preserve Syria’s sovereignty. He noted that these steps could open the door to initiatives potentially leading to further agreements in the future.
At the same time, al-Sharaa stressed that he does not currently see the possibility of a ...
Baltimore, MD - Aug. 25, 2025 - Repairs to a watermain break could delay commutes in Downtown Baltimore through Tuesday night.
The Baltimore City Department of Transportation announced Monday that Lombard Street will be reduced to one lane between Calvert and Charles Streets starting around 3 p.m. Monday and lasting through 8 p.m. Tuesday.
BCDOT reported that the Baltimore City Department of Public Works is repairing a 40-inch watermain break at Lombard & Charles streets.
The left curb lane (parking lane) on Charles Street between Pratt and Redwood streets will also be closed.
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Taking Care of Yourself
Many of us can recite the pre-flight safety instructions by heart, but on my recent trip to London, one sentence stood out: “In case of emergency, put your own oxygen mask on first, before assisting your children or anyone else sitting next to you.”
Such a simple, yet profound idea: first, secure your own well-being. This is not selfishness, but common sense. If you don’t take care of yourself, you cannot take care of others.
Parents who are calm and happy are better able to care for their children. When they also nurture their relationship as a couple, the whole family benefits. The same is true in every area of life: we need to “fill our own cup” in order to have something to pour for others. If our cup is empty, we have little to ...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has called on Islamic nations to pursue the suspension of Israel from the United Nations General Assembly, citing alleged violations of international law during the ongoing war in Gaza.
Speaking at an emergency meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Riyadh on Monday, Fidan accused Israel of committing "genocidal aggression" in Gaza and urged collective action to halt the fighting and support Palestinian statehood. He advocated for the Islamic bloc to initiate a campaign to revoke Israel's participation in UN General Assembly activities.
Fidan’s remarks were echoed in the summit's concluding statement, which called on OIC member states to assess whether Israel’s continued membership aligns with the UN Charter....
Baltimore, MD — Aug. 25, 2025 - Members of the Baltimore Jewish community were well-represented at a distinguished dining out held at Kemp Mill Synagogue in Silver Spring, hosted by the Jewish War Veterans of the USA (Maryland)—the nation’s oldest active veterans’ organization, founded in 1896. Among those in attendance were JWV Post 167 Commander Dan Berkovitz, Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, Director of Jewish Uniformed Services of Maryland, and Andrew Altman, a U.S. Army Reserve member, along with others from the region who came to show their support.
The evening’s Guest Speaker was Colonel (Ret.) Ed Rothstein, USA, Acting Secretary of the Maryland Department of Veterans and Military Families, who delivered a powerful and thought-provoking address. Centering his r...
Baltimore, MD - Aug. 25, 2025 -In 2009, when the founders of Agra D’Pirka founded the learning program for balabatim in the Flatbush community - l’ilui neshmas Pesi Rochel Klein, a”h (whose initials spell out “Pirka”) - little did they realize that it would blossom into a nationwide program. Today, Agra D’Pirka provides thousands of shiurim in cities across the USA to over 1,000 lomdim. Over 100 magidei shiur provide cutting edge learning opportunities. As we go to press, Agra D’Pirka is finalizing plans for its newest location in the Five Towns area.
Agra D’Pirka administrator Rabbi Chaim Fuhrer explains, “Agra D’Pirka is an organized morning learning program geared towards local professionals, business owners, college students,...
Baltimore, MD - Aug. 24, 2025 - The Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), in coordination with the Maryland Department of Information Technology (DoIT), is actively investigating a cybersecurity incident that involves unauthorized access to certain systems. Upon detecting the incident, our cybersecurity teams immediately took actions to investigate the nature and scope of the incident, to contain the threat, and to secure our systems.
The Maryland Department of Emergency Management (MDEM) has activated the Statewide Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), which includes the MTA, DoIT, and other appropriate state agencies.
MTA core services (Local Bus, Metro Subway, Light Rail), MARC, Mobility, Call-A-Ride, and Commuter Bus are operating normally. Mobility paratransit s...
IDF Col. (res.) Dr. Jacques Neriah, a former senior officer in Military Intelligence, warned on Sunday of an impending “second round” against Iran, saying Hezbollah operatives had been instructed to distance themselves from their phones in recent days.
“There is a sense that a war is coming, that Iranian revenge is in the works. The Iranians will not be able to live with this humiliation for long,” he told Udi Segal and Anat Davidov on 103FM.
“If the reports are true and there will be a meeting between the two leaders, this is huge news. We dreamed of this, we wanted this, and now it is coming true before our eyes.”
Recent talks between Israel and Syria on a political agreement
Neriah also addressed the recent talks between&...
An investigation by the Israel Air Force on Sunday found that the ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Houthis on Friday night contained cluster munitions, the first time during the war that they used this category of weapon.
On one hand, such a weapon tends to have a less harmful impact if it achieves direct hits as opposed to a classic ballistic missile.
But on the other hand, this kind of missile can have a higher chance of causing at least some minor harm because it splits into many parts, which can have many impacts.
According to the IDF, the fact that it failed to shoot down the missile was due to some other still unidentified human or technical failure and not due to the missile including cluster munitions.
However, it is possible that given a ballistic miss...
