Baltimore, MD – Sept. 26, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mrs. Sarah Heiman-Nadav, a’h, sister of Rebetzin Nechama (Rabbi Yissocher) Frand.
The levayah is currently taking place in Lakewood at Sons of Israel Chapel 613 Ramsey Ave.
Kevurah will be in Eretz Yisroel on Sunday.
Shiva will be observed at 21 Nowlan Place, Lakewood, NJ. 08701Rebetzin Frand will be returning to Baltimore next week. Details to follow
בלע המוות לנצח
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 26, 2025 - Marilyn Mosby and federal prosecutors agree on something, according to newly filed court documents: the entire U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit should hear the case of the former top prosecutor of Baltimore City.
While the opposing parties agree there should be a new hearing, that’s where the similarities stop.
In July, a 2-1 ruling vacated Mosby’s mortgage fraud conviction, but upheld her perjury convictions. She was previously found guilty of lying about suffering a financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic to qualify for a CARES Act exemption, allowing her to withdraw money from her city retirement account without paying a penalty.
Now, Mosby’s legal team are asking the entire Fourth Circuit to take up the case...
Live Broadcast of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Speech to the UN General Assembly in New York
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 26, 2025 – 8:35AM - Construction has begun on Greenspring Avenue between I-695 and Wood Valley Road (northbound toward Owings Mills). One lane is being closed in this area. Expect delays.
After learning in Yeshiva full time for five years after High School, I was fortunate to be able to learn half days, several days a week when I was first married and a student. This was a significant help in bridging the time when I was learning in Yeshiva and constantly in that Seviva to when I was “in the world”, particularly around the time of the Yomim Noraaim. In Yeshiva we were used to truly having the entire Chodesh Elul to prepare for Rosh Hashana – with more intensified learning and studying Musar to help us achieve the proper frame of mind and lay the groundwork for proper Tefila and Teshuva.
Two years after I was married and I accepted a full time job, I remember the shock of “running into Rosh Hashana”. As a new employee yo...
Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by a grand jury on two counts, alleged false statements within jurisdiction of the legislative branch and obstruction of congressional proceeding, Fox News Digital has learned.
Comey will reportedly turn himself in on Friday and his arraignment is set for 10 a.m. on Oct. 9, in Alexandria Courtroom 600 before District Juge Michael S. Nachmanoff.
Fox News Digital exclusively reported in July that Comey was under criminal investigation by the FBI. The probe into Comey centered on whether he lied to Congress during his Sept. 30, 2020, testimony about his handling of the original Trump–Russia probe at the FBI, known inside the bureau as "Crossfire Hurricane."
"No one is above the law," Attorney General Pam Bo...
Two Syracuse University students face hate crimes charges after authorities say one of them tossed a bag of pork into Jewish fraternity house during a Rosh Hashanah celebration.
The incident occurred around 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house, where members had gathered to mark the Jewish New Year, according to the New York school's chief student experience officer, Allen Groves.
One of the two men charged is accused of entering the home and tossing in a clear plastic bag of pork against an interior wall, splattering the contents there and on the floor, university police said.
The man then fled the home and got into a vehicle driven by another man. The two, both 18, were soon captured and have been charged with burglary as a hate crime and criminal nuisance.
Onond...
Annapolis, MD - Sept. 25, 2025 - Senator Dalya Attar joined Governor Wes Moore, Senate President Bill Ferguson, and House Speaker Adrienne Jones at a press conference announcing $200 million in energy rebate relief for Maryland residents.The relief will provide automatic bill credits to every Maryland household, helping families offset rising utility costs as colder months approach.“No one should have to choose between heating their home and putting food on the table,” said Senator Attar. As a member of the Senate Energy Committee, she played a key role in advancing the initiative and remains committed to ensuring Marylanders receive the support they need.
Yonah at Minchah
The Levush explains that we read Sefer Yonah during Minchah of Yom Kippur because it vividly demonstrates the incredible power of teshuvah.[1] We learn about the positive outcome achieved by two groups who reformed their ways: the sailors who escaped the storm and the citizens of Nineveh who reversed Hashem’s decree to destroy their city.
One question remains: Why do we read Yonah specifically during Minchah? As the sefer helps us appreciate teshuvah, why not read it after Shacharit — the time we read the megillot on other Yamim Tovim?
A better appreciation of Sefer Yonah’s message about teshuvah will help us answer this question.
Yonah’s Objection
Sefer Yonah opens with Hashem’s directive to Yonah to travel to Nineveh to tell them ...
Jerusalem, Israel - Sept. 25, 2025 - As the Sukkos holiday approaches, Chaim V’Chessed has issued a general travel advisory for the upcoming holiday travel season, available here. Now, we are pleased to provide important information regarding bringing Arba Minim into Israel and other countries.
Earlier this month, Chaim V’Chessed representatives were in contact with Shlomit Zioni, Director of Plant Protection at the Ministry of Agriculture, who clarified the rules for travelers to Israel: Travelers to Israel are permitted to bring one esrog into the country. The other species of the Arba Minim – lulav, hadassim, and aravos – are not allowed. Travelers arriving with these species will have them confiscated. However, the Ministry of Ag...
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 25, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Alex and Blima Maged on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Yehuda Zelinger.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 25, 2025 – 11:57AM - BGE work on Hillside between Greenspring and Stevenson has one lane closed.
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 25, 2025 – 11:41AM - Due to an accident on Northern Parkway the two left lanes are closed on the bridge heading from Falls Road or the exit from 83 North toward Sinai Hospital.
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 25, 2025 - The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 603:1) states that during the Aseres Yimei Teshuva, even those who are generally not stringent about only eating Pas Yisroel should do so, and avoid eating bread items baked by an aino Yehudi, known as Pas Palter.
Bread (or pas) is defined as baked goods that are made from the five primary grains: wheat, barley, oats, rye and spelt. All other grains are not considered pas. Cooked or fried items are also NOT considered “bread” items for Pas Yisroel purposes.
It is important to note that if a Yehudi is involved in any part of the baking process (e.g., he only turned on the fire or oven or placed the food into the oven), that is enough to render any items subsequently baked to be considered Pas Yisroel. Just pr...
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 25, 2025 – If you walk into Kehillas Derech Chaim at 4 p.m. on any day of the week, you will find an inspiring chevra learning together with chizuk and fiery enthusiasm. A new kollel for mechanchim from across the Baltimore community was launched this Elul. Kollel Marbitzei Torah, led by R' Pinny Shulman, learns daily from 4–6 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, filling the shul with a high-level learning experience.
The chaburah is open to anyone who wants to join or to learn independently in the beautiful environment the kollel creates in the shul. The limud is Maseches Chullin from the beginning, learned b’iyun. Experiencing the powerful kol Torah together with choshuve mechanchim in our city offers a remarkable opportun...
In the early 1950s, when David Ben-Gurion encouraged the Hadassah Women’s Organization to build their new hospital in Ein Kerem, many thought the idea was detached from reality. The site was a quiet hillside on the outskirts of Jerusalem – remote, difficult to reach, and far from the city’s population. Building a major medical facility there felt impractical, even risky.
But Ben-Gurion, then Israel’s first Prime Minister, urged them to think beyond the present. “One day, this hospital will be in the middle of town,” he predicted. At the time, that seemed farfetched. Today, it sounds remarkably prescient.
Jerusalem in those early years was a divided city, cut off at its eastern edge by the Jordanian border. Expansion felt like a distant dream. Yet Ben-G...
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 24, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Jorj & Miriam Felder on the birth of a daughter.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
