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Baltimore, MD - Jan. 28, 2026: “Eshes Chayil – Mi Yimtza”
With broken and anguished hearts, we announce the passing, B’sayva Tova, of our beloved mother and grandmother, who established generations of upright and blessed descendants.
For more than sixty years, until an advanced age, she taught Jewish children and educated them in Torah and fear of Heaven at the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore, with devotion and great love—for her family and for her students.
She devoted herself to the Torah of her husband, our father of blessed memory, and to his students, particularly during the years he served as a Rebbe at Yeshivas Ner Yisrael in Baltimore, in the early period of Torah’s flourishing in America.
Her fine character traits were renowned and prai...
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Baltimore, MD – Jan. 30, 2026 – (BJL) regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Mrs. Marlene Resnick, a’h, mother of David (Esther) Resnick and Dara Levy.
Levaya: The levaya will be held at Levinson’s on Sunday morning at 9:45 AM.The kevurah will take place at United Hebrew Cemetery 3901 Washington Blvd, Halethorpe, MD 21227
Shiva will be observed at 7804 Seven Mile Lane Baltimore, MD 21208
(Parking available at Chabad Israel Center or Pikesville Middle School, both across the street.)
Shacharis: 7:00AM Mincha/Maariv: 5:10PM (Erev Shabbos: 2:45PM)
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Baltimore, MD - Jan. 30, 2026 - On February 12th, the women and girls of Baltimore are invited to a powerful evening of achdus and growth!
“Together, We Rise” is more than a Challah Bake - it’s about achdus. We are bringing together daughters, mothers, grandmothers, neighbors, and friends under one roof for a night of growth and connection.The Experience: The evening will be led by Mrs. Jackie Bitton, bringing her signature warmth and energy. We are also privileged to hear divrei chizuk from Rebbetzin Feldman, Rebbetzin Hopfer, Rebbetzin Gross, Rebbetzin Silber, and others. Rebbetzin Hopfer shared that a g...
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Baltimore, MD – Jan. 26, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mrs. Ellen Rubin, a"h, mother of Adam Rubin
The Levaya will be held at Levinson’s on Tuesday, Jan 27 at 9:30 am. Kevura will take palce at at Beth Jacob Anshe Veshear cemetery (next to the Agudah cemetery) 6300 Hamilton Avenu,e Rosedale, MD 21237Shiva will be observed at 6826 Navajo Drive, Baltimore, Maryland 21209 The family respectfully requests no visitors from 10:30am-1:00pm, 5:45-7:30 PM, and after 9:00 PMShacharis: 6:30AM (Sunday: 8:00AM)Mincha/Maariv: 5:10PM (Erev Shabbos: 2:30PM)
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Baltimore, MD - Jan. 18, 2026 - Tu B'Shvat (15 Shvat) 5786 will occur on Sun. Night Feb. 1-Mon. Feb. 2, 2026.
Refer to the STAR-K Guide for Checking Fruits below for guidance on how to check various produce grown and purchased in the United States. (Checking procedures in other countries may differ.)
Click on the image to download a PDF of this chart.
ERETZ YISRAEL PRODUCE ALERT: Please be aware that produce from Israel is now in the marketplace. Figs, dates, pomegranates and citrus fruits are often from Israel. Costco is currently selling pomegranates from Israel. Special laws of mitzvos hateluyos ba'aretz apply.
Click here to review the halachos of terumos and ma'asros at star-k.org
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 1, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Ariel Strick and Shalva Goldenhersh on their engagement.
Mazel tov to Sholom & Leora Strick and Shraga & Perri Goldenhersh
Mazel Tov to grandparents Mike & Batsheva Goldenhersh and Steve & Linda Storch.
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 1, 2026 - A nonprofit tied to Mayor Brandon Scott’s wife stopped operations after receiving roughly $100,000 in taxpayer money, leaving unanswered questions about whether those funds will be returned.
Hana Scott worked as the director of operations at Bmore Empowered from September 2021 to September 2025, according to her LinkedIn profile. Her employment there ended the same month the organization announced it was undergoing an “organizational pause.”
It is unclear if the nonprofit will resume operations. Bmore Empowered, which has a stated mission of “empowering Black women and girls through mindfulness and entrepreneurship,” is behind on its tax filings and was sued for unpaid rent. It is also listed as “delinquent” o...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 1, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Chaim Herbstman on the birth of a daughter.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 1, 2026 - Prolonged freezing temperatures across Baltimore City have resulted in widespread ice accumulation in residential alleys, with ice layers measuring up to two to three inches thick. In many areas, conditions exceed what residents can safely or effectively address and require the use of specialized heavy equipment to restore access.
To support the resumption of alley-based trash and recycling collection and to protect public safety, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) will began a dedicated citywide alley clearing operation on Sunday, February 1, at 7:00 a.m
DPW has engaged a private contractor to deploy bobcats and front-end loaders exclusively for alley clearing. Operations will be organized into four quadrants and will run daily from 7...
Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman on Friday warned that if US President Donald Trump does not follow through on his threats to strike Iran, the IRGC will come out stronger, Axios reported.
"At this point, if this doesn't happen, it will only embolden the regime," bin Salman said, according to the sources in the room.
Axios' report was based on four sources who were in the room when bin Salman spoke during a private briefing in Washington on Friday. Three sources who were in the room said that bin Salman insisted his country was not experiencing a rise in anti-Israel sentiment on social media and in the press, but added that "the more he said it, the less reassuring it sounded."
Earlier this month, Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman warned Tr...
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday the US could not share military plans with Gulf allies while negotiating with Iran, even as a major American naval presence moves into the region.
Speaking with Fox News Channel senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, Trump responded to reporting that Gulf allies remain in the dark about potential US intervention plans involving Iran.
"Well, we can't tell them the plan. If I told them the plan, it would be almost as bad as telling you the plan - it could be worse, actually," Trump said. "But look, the plan is that [Iran is] talking to us, and we'll see if we can do something, otherwise we'll see what happens… We have a big fleet heading out there, bigger than we had - and still have, actually - in Venezu...
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 31, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of R' Dov Mordechai Cohen, z'l, brother of R’ Chaim Cohen.
Shiva is being observed at 3313 Claran Road, Baltimore, MD 21215 until Thursday morning. Minyaim
Shachris (Su) - 8:00 am
Shachris (Mo-Th) - 7:15 am
Mincha/Maariv (Su-We) - 5:10 pm
Shiva Hours
10 am - 1 pm
2:30- 6:00 pm
7:00-9:00 pm
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Jerusalem, Israel - Jan. 31, 2026 - At the Knesset: global lawmakers confront antisemitism head-on On Monday morning, January 26, 2026, the Israeli Knesset buzzed with an unusual energy. The electronic entrance sign welcomed Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, as a red carpet was rolled out and a military band rehearsed for his ceremonial arrival in the afternoon. Prime Minister Rama was to give a keynote address at the 2026 International Conference on Combating Antisemitism the next day. The conference was launched in the Knesset Negev meeting hall with a special international parliamentary session hosted by Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli and Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana. The chamber was filled with lawmakers and delegates from more than 15 countries, Europe, Latin America...
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 30, 2026 - Abe Diamond, z"l, passed away 41 years ago, 13 Shvat, 5745 / Feb. 4, 1985. I still miss him - his humility - his guidance - his intelligence - his warmth - his sense of humor - the list can go on and on.
I was a few years younger than Abe - It may have been in my first year of college and I often met Abe on Strathmore Avenue on the way to Shomrei Emunah. Most married men would have very little patience for a college kid but Abe and I always had common areas of interest- photography, business, theater to name a few.
Our friendship grew over the years and we continued to discuss these common interests. His business was growing (eventually it became Food-A-Rama - the second or third largest chain of supermarkets in the State of Maryland), yet he always woul...
It is widely quoted in the name of Rabbi Elazar ben Moshe Azkiri — 16th century Kabbalist who resided in Tzefas and was a contemporary of the Arizal — from his Sefer Chareidim, that reciting Shiras HaYam [Az Yashir] with joy, as if one personally just left Egypt, serves as a powerful means through which all sins are forgiven as the Midrash interprets the verse “And Moshe caused them to journey from the Sea of Reeds”, to mean “he caused them to journey away from their sins.”
Is that all it takes for one to have his sins forgiven.
What happened to regret, confession, and undertaking to never sin again, the vital three components of Teshuva?
Can we possibly mimic the joy they experienced when leaving Egypt and having been so miraculously saved...
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 30, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mendel and Yaffa Orkin on the birth of a daughter.
Mazal tov to grandparents Rabbi Jeffrey & Debbie Orkin and Rabbi Dov and Racheli Muchnik
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 30, 2026 – 10:08 AM (BJL) One southbound lane on Reisterstown Road, just past the intersection of Old Court Road toward Slade Ave, is currently closed.
Baltimore, MD - Jan 29, 2026 - In the late ‘60s there was a popular phrase, “it’s 11 PM, do you know where your children are?” Today in 2026 the takeoff of that is, “It’s winter break, do you know what your plans are?” It used to be that winter break was exactly how it sounded; a break from school, a break from the hectic schedules our lives are filled with. I’m not sure when that changed. Today, winter break means what are you doing, i.e. WHERE are you going? Don’t get me wrong. I am all up for vacay, skiing/snowtubing, fun in the sun, or whatever floats your boat. I love adventures and personally, my happy place is the beach. There is however something to be said about staying put and staying ...
