Baltimore, MD – Nov. 29, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Dr. Abba Spero, z’l, husband of Mrs. Sara Spero, and father of Mr. Chaim (Rebecca) Spero, Rabbi Yechiel (Chumi) Spero, Mr. Moshe (Gila) Spero, Mrs. Chavi (Reb Chezky) Schneider, and Mr. Yehuda (Tova) Spero
Levaya & Shiva details to follow
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Baltimore, MD – Nov. 22, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mrs. Baila Jacobson, a"h, wife of Murray Jacobson, and mother of Jonathan (Leah) Jacobson, Ilana (Chanoch) Hoenlein, and Tamar (Tzvi) Zelcer.The levayah will take place at Kfar Nachman Cemetery, Raanana - Monday Nov 24, 11:00. Shiva will take place at the Jacobson home in Raanana at Schwartz 18, Apt 7 Minyanim:Shacharit 8:00 am Mincha/Arvit 4:25 pm. The family requests no visitors from 6:00-7:00 and after 10:00pm.בלע המוות לנצח
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Baltimore, MD – Nov. 25, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Rebbetzin Bella Grunblatt, a"h, mother of Mrs. Mashie (Hillel) Tendler.Click here to watch a video of the Levayah. Mrs. Mashie Tendler will return to Baltimore on Sunday morningand will begin sitting shiva at 6709 Western Run Dr. at 3:00PMSunday 3 PM – 9:30 PMMonday 9 AM – 10 PMShiva ends Tuesday morning..בלע המוות לנצח
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Baltimore, MD – Nov. 26, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Dr. Sam Zygler, z’l, husband of Ruthie Zygler, and father of Lloyd (Rachel) Zygler, and Jeff (Leah) ZyglerShiva will be observed through Thursday morning at 2524 Farringdon Road, Baltimore, MD 21209 beginning at 1:00pm Sunday. Minyanim: Shacharis: Monday-Thursday 7:30 AMMincha/Maariv: Sunday-Wednesday 4:30 PM The family requests no visitors from 12:00 pm- 1:30 pm or after 9:00 pm. .בלע המוות לנצח
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 29, 2025 - A $20 bowl from outside Baltimore Police Commissioner Richard Worley’s home this month is just one of millions of packages swiped across the metro region this year — helping propel the area to the nation’s fifth-worst hotspot for porch theft, according to a new report.
The city rocketed from 67th place last year to No. 5 in 2025, a staggering rise driven by an estimated 3.857 million stolen packages worth nearly $160 million, security research group SafeWise reported. However, there is a disclaimer with that data. The numbers include the entire Baltimore metro area, encompassing places like Towson and Baltimore, Carroll and Howard counties.
The Baltimore metro area also recorded one of the highest per-capita porch theft rates in the...
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 29, 2025 – (BJL) The Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT) would like to advise motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians of the tentatively scheduled weekday lane and road closures for the following activities in the downtown area.Motorists are encouraged to download the Waze.com app for live detour navigation.
All activities are weather permitting and times are approximate. BCDOT is not responsible for providing status updates and this list may not be comprehensive of all roadwork in the downtown area.
Downtown lane closures scheduled for the week of December 1-5, 2025, include:• Guilford Avenue lane closure (full time) between Preston and Biddle Streets (BGE pipeline project).• Guilford Avenue ...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 28, 2025 - Explore the latest issue of Baltimore Jewish Home.
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Baltimore, MD – Nov. 28, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Ethan Kaplan (Baltimore) and Kayla Frolich (Boca Raton) on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Jon and Jen Kaplan
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West Virginia National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of West Virginia, has died after being shot Wednesday in a Washington, D.C. ambush just blocks from the White House.
President Donald Trump confirmed the news Thursday night, noting he was told just seconds before speaking to members of the military at Mar-a-Lago.
"I heard that Sarah Beckstrom, of West Virginia, ... highly respected, young, magnificent person, started service in June of 2023, outstanding in every way, she's just passed away," Trump said. "She's no longer with us. She's looking down at us right now. Her parents are with her. It's just happened. She was savagely attacked. She's dead now."
The president added the second service member wounded in the attack is still "fighting for his life...
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 27, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Shloimy Bauminger (Bala Cynwyd, PA) and Faigy Gross (Baltimore) on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs.Yirmiyohu and Liba Bauminger and Rabbi & Mrs. Avrami and Ayala Gross
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Jerusalem, Israel - Nov. 26, 2025 - In recent days, Finance Minister Beztalel Smotrich, together with Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer, unveiled plans for a forthcoming package of tax breaks for olim. The central component of the proposal is an income tax exemption for new olim and returning residents who make aliyah in the coming years. Chaim V’Chessed representatives were invited to participate in the press event announcing the initiative.
Following the announcement, on Monday, November 23, senior officials from the Tax Authority visited Chaim V’Chessed for a detailed follow-up meeting. Idit Lev-Zrachya, Tax Authority Spokesperson and Rachela Akoka, Senior Division Manager, both high-ranking officials in the authority, reviewed a...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 27, 2025 - Once again, with great Siyata Dishmaya, Agra Dpirka hosted an amazing legal holiday program which was very well attended.Over seventy-five attendees gathered on this meaningful morning for an uplifting program of reflection, learning, and communal growth. The event was dedicated both to Divrei Zikaron for Rabbi Moshe Hauer ZTV”L and to an in-depth exploration of the foundations and function of a Beis Din, including the origins and development of the Baltimore Beis Din.Rabbi Shraga Neuberger: A Moving Tribute to Rabbi Moshe Hauer ZTV”LRabbi Shraga Neuberger opened the morning with heartfelt and penetrating Divrei Zikaron on Rabbi Moshe Hauer ZTV”L. He portrayed a towering figure whose influence reached across the entire spectrum of Kla...
Have you ever wondered that one third of the tribes that comprise the body of the Jewish people were born to the two handmaidens of Rochel and Leah—Bilhah and Zilpah.
These two birthmothers merited to have descended from them some of the most remarkable personalities in our nation's history—Shimshon HaGibor from Dan; Devorah the Judge, from Naftali; Eliyahu the Prophet who will herald the redemption, from Gad. Yet nary an utterance is recorded in the Torah.
We are taught that Bilhah and Zilpah were Lavan's daughters who were born to his own handmaiden. When Lavan's daughters married Yaakov, they brought with them their handmaidens. At the instigation of Rochel who was yet barren, she gave Bilhah to Yaakov לאשה—as a 'wife', subsequently beari...
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 27, 2025 – 2:07 PM (BJL) – A vehicle is on fire along the northwest side of the Baltimore Beltway (I-695), near Reisterstown Road / Exit 20 in the Pikesville–Owings Mills corridor. The two right outer lanes are currently closed.Traffic is backing up; expect delays in the area
New York, NY - Nov. 27, 2025 - -Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race has sharply increased concern among American Jews, according to the Jewish People Policy Institute’s (JPPI) November Voice of the Jewish People Index. In the wake of the election, nearly two-thirds of respondents (64%) said they view Mamdani as both anti-Israel and antisemitic - the highest share recorded by JPPI since the metric was introduced in July 2025. One-fifth (19%) perceive him as anti-Israel but not antisemitic, while a tenth (9%) believe he is neither anti-Israel nor antisemitic.
The survey, conducted November 14-15 among 745 American Jews registered to JPPI’s Voice of the Jewish People panel, found that the predominant emotional response to Mamdani’s win is co...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 27, 2025 - Maryland is facing yet another projected budget deficit next year, partly due to increases in public education spending. Maryland’s financial problems should not be a surprise to anyone. In fact, many have predicted this would happen.
Justin Ready, for 10 years, has been serving as a Maryland state senator, representing Carroll and Frederick Counties. And for much of his time in Annapolis, he’s been warning his fellow lawmakers that financial pain is coming.
“When you have exponential growth in spending, and you don't have the requisite increase in revenue you end up with deficits,” Ready explained.
So, Marylanders should not have been shocked when news broke, earlier this month, that the state budget is facing a projected $1....
