In a significant political development on Wednesday, Hagaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, Shlita, said in a statement that he would ‘likely’ instruct the Degel Hatorah faction to leave the coalition ‘soon’ over the government’s failure to pass a law that would exempt a majority of eligible haredi men from IDF service.
According to the statement, MKs updated Rav Hirsch on Tuesday night that from a meeting with Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee chairman MK Yuli Edelstein (Likud), who is responsible for advancing the bill, “It is clear that there is no progress at all on the subject of the [IDF] draft.
As such, the Rosh Yeshiva will likely order to leave the coalition in the near future.” According to a spokesperso...
The FBI discovered a weapons cache and Nazi paraphernalia inside a home in Washington state during a raid, authorities confirmed on Tuesday.
Derek Sanders, the sheriff of Thurston County, explained on Facebook that the US Army Criminal Investigation Division (CID) contacted his office for help with executing a search warrant at an address in Lacey, Washington.
He explained that the warrant was related to an investigation into a violent robbery and the theft of military weaponry and armor.
The US Attorney’s Office statement said in a statement to the Associated Press that, “the search warrant related to an Army CID and FBI investigation into an assault Sunday at Joint Base Lewis-McCord, just north of Olympia.”
Suspects involved in 'Nazi W...
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation suspending the entry of foreign nationals seeking to study or participate in exchange programs at Harvard University, citing concerns for national security.
The measure specifically targets individuals seeking to enter the United States as nonimmigrants under F, M, or J visas for new Harvard students.
The proclamation directs the Secretary of State to consider revoking existing F, M, or J visas for current Harvard students who meet the criteria outlined in the directive. This action does not extend to foreign nationals attending other U.S. universities through the Student Exchange Visa Program (SEVP), and exemptions may be made for individuals whose entry is deemed to be in the national interest.
The White House statement acco...
Baltimore, MD - June 4, 2025 - Emergency Response Teams are assisting with an oil spill in Baltimore's harbor.
Officials say about 100 gallons of oil, from unknown origin, spilled in the harbor.
The red color in the water is coming from dye in the oil. The U.S. Coast Guard and a private contractor are also helping with cleanup.
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered his administration to investigate former President Joe Biden’s use of an autopen to sign pardons and other documents, increasing the pressure on his predecessor as House Republicans also requested interviews with members of Biden’s inner circle.
An autopen is a mechanical device that is used to replicate a person’s authentic signature, and presidents have used them for decades. However, Trump has frequently suggested that some of Biden’s actions are invalid because his aides were usurping presidential authority to cover up what Trump claims is Biden’s cognitive decline.
“This conspiracy marks one of the most dangerous and concerning scandals in American history,” Trump wrote in a memo. “...
A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the unsealing of several court documents in the lawsuit over Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s mistaken deportation to El Salvador, rejecting the Trump administration’s arguments that it would risk national security.
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis issued her order after media organizations, including The Associated Press, argued the public has a right to access court records under the First Amendment.
Filings unsealed so far offer little information that’s new or unknown publicly. Xinis described one document as “relatively boilerplate.” It was a request by the Trump administration to temporarily halt discovery, an early phase of a lawsuit where parties share evidence.
“It does not disclose any potentially privileged or...
The United Nations Security Council convened on Wednesday to vote on a resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza - without conditioning it on the return of the hostages.
The proposal received the support of 14 member states. The United States vetoed the resolution, preventing its adoption.
“The United States has been clear we would not support any measure that fails to condemn Hamas and does not call for Hamas to disarm and leave Gaza,” Acting US Ambassador to the UN Dorothy Shea told the Council before the vote.
She added, “This resolution would undermine diplomatic efforts to reach a ceasefire that reflects the realities on the ground, and embolden Hamas.”
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, harshly criticized the resolutio...
The Trump administration has launched a significant effort to strip Columbia University of its accreditation, citing the institution's alleged failure to adequately protect Jewish students from harassment, The New York Daily News reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, the US Education Department formally notified the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Columbia's accrediting body, that the university was in breach of federal anti-discrimination statutes and consequently did not meet the commission's standards. This finding was issued on May 22.
Education Secretary Linda McMahon emphasized the government's stance, stating, "Just as the Department of Education has an obligation to uphold federal anti-discrimination law, university accreditor...
President Donald Trump has signed a sweeping order blocking travel to the United States from nearly 20 countries identified as high-risk for terrorism, visa abuse, and failure to share security information.
The new travel restrictions — announced under Executive Order 14161 — apply to nationals from 12 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen, all deemed "very high risk" due to terrorist activity, weak or hostile governments, and high visa overstay rates.
Seven more countries, including Venezuela, Cuba, and Laos, face partial restrictions.
"President Trump is fulfilling his promise to protect Americans from dangerous foreign actors that want to come to our country and cause us harm," said White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson ...
In an emergency ruling, a Biden administration-appointed federal judge in Colorado halted the deportation of the wife and five children of Mohamed Soliman, the Egyptian national under federal investigation for the Boulder firebombing attack.
The temporary restraining order (TRO), issued by U.S. District Judge Gordon P. Gallagher, prevents federal immigration authorities from removing Soliman's wife, Hayem El Gamal, and the couple's five children from the country—at least for now.
"Defendants are temporarily restrained and enjoined from removing Hayem El Gamal and her five minor children from the State of Colorado or the United States," Gallagher wrote in the order.
The ruling will remain in effect until a scheduled hearing on June 13.
The order came after El G...
Baltimore, MD – June 4, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yaakov Yehuda and Eliana Trout on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov grandparents Akiva & Miriam Trout
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – June 4, 2025 – Rite Aid continues its wave of nationwide store closures, and now two familiar neighborhood locations in our community are set to shutter their doors this month.
The Rite Aid at the corner of Reisterstown Road and Seven Mile Lane is closing on June 17, but its pharmacy will shut down even earlier, on June 10. As seen in photos taken at the store this week, the shelves are already growing noticeably bare, a clear signal that this longtime fixture is winding down.
Meanwhile, the Rite Aid located in the Greenspring Shopping Center (The Atrium) will close entirely on June 23. Its pharmacy, however, will cease operations on June 16.
According to store personnel Rite Aid prescriptions are being transferred to Walgreens.
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Jerusalem, Israel - June 4, 2025 - In a powerful show of support for Israel’s olim (immigrant) population, Welfare and Social Services Minister Yaakov Margi declared on Wednesday that Olim must be treated as “first-class citizens,” calling for a proactive, compassionate, and well-coordinated government response to their needs.
The minister made the remarks during a visit to the Jerusalem headquarters of Chaim V’Chessed, the noted nonprofit organization that provides critical assistance to English-speaking Olim navigating Israel’s often complex bureaucratic systems. The visit underscored growing recognition within the government of the unique challenges facing immigrants – and the essential role of organizations helping to addr...
Baltimore, MD – June 4, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Rabbi Joseph Katz, z'’l, husband of Mrs. Mashe Katz and father of Rabbi Zev Katz, Shani Hecht, Chaim Katz, and Rabbi Mordy Katz.
The Levaya will be held at Levinson’s, today, Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 4:30PM
Kevurah will take place at Chevra Ahavas Chesed Cemetery 9780 Liberty Road, Randallstown, MD 21133
Shiva will be observed through Tuesday morning at Park Regent Apartments 6414 Park Heights Ave., Apt: 1D Baltimore, MD 21215(Please use the courtyard entrance)
Minyanim: Shacharis 7:00AM
Mincha/Maariv: 8:10PM
Mincha Erev Shabbos: 3:00PM
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach
Baltimore, MD - June 3, 2025 - Baltimore County is expanding access to gun locks in the name of firearm safety.
Throughout June, which is National Gun Violence Awareness Month, library patrons can pick up gun locks at every branch location.
"As a community connector, Baltimore County Public Library is a trusted institution where people from all walks of life are welcomed and included, making us an ideal location to distribute free gun safety locks," Baltimore County Public Library CEO Sonia Alcántara-Antoine said in a statement. "We are proud to offer this critical resource and want to thank Baltimore County Department of Health's Bureau of Behavioral Health (BBH) for its partnership in creating a safer Baltimore County."
"We don't often get to hear what...
The wife and all five children of Colorado terror suspect Mohamed Sabry Soliman have been arrested by federal immigration agents and will be swiftly deported, sources told The Post.
Soliman, 45 — an Egyptian national who is accused of injuring 12 people with a homemade flamethrower and Molotov cocktails during an antisemitic attack in Boulder — was living in the US illegally for two months after his legal status expired on March 28.n
Following his arrest on Sunday, ICE and Homeland Security Investigation agents have taken his family into federal custody, a Department of Homeland Security official told The Post.
“Mohamed’s despicable actions will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, but we’re also investigating to what ext...
IDF spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin on Tuesday addressed the public on the progress of Operation Gideon’s Chariots, stating that Hamas is suffering major setbacks while Israel expands humanitarian efforts in Gaza.
"Over the past week, the IDF has launched precise activities throughout the Gaza Strip," Defrin said, targeting Hamas infrastructure hidden within civilian areas. “Efforts are constantly being made to avoid harm to Gazan civilians, while dozens of terrorists are being successfully eliminated.”
He also reaffirmed that the military campaign is focused on two goals: “the return of our hostages and the decisive defeat of Hamas.”
A major component of Israel’s strategy involves humanitarian aid.
“Tens of thousands of food packages ...
FBI Director Kash Patel told Fox News Digital that the case involving two Chinese nationals who were charged Tuesday with allegedly smuggling a "dangerous biological pathogen" into the U.S. to study at the University of Michigan laboratory demonstrates a serious national security threat to America's food supply.
"This case is a sobering reminder that the Chinese Communist Party continues to deploy operatives and researchers to infiltrate our institutions and target our food supply, an act that could cripple our economy and endanger American lives," Patel told Fox in a statement. "Smuggling a known agroterrorism agent into the U.S. is not just a violation of law, it’s a direct threat to national security. I commend the FBI Detroit Division and our partners at CBP for stopp...
The Washington Post on Tuesday evening posted a correction and partial apology for misrepresenting a Sunday incident in Gaza, in which the media falsely claimed that Israel killed 30 Gazan civilians.
The statement, posted on X, noted that the Post "deleted the post below because it and early versions of the article didn’t meet Post fairness standards."
WP explained, "Early versions of the article on Sunday stated that Israeli troops had killed more than 30 people near a U.S. aid site in Gaza, with the headline attributing the action to 'health officials.'"
'The article failed to make clear if attributing the deaths to Israel was the position of the Gaza health ministry or a fact verified by The Post. The article and headline w...
Baltimore, MD - June 3, 2025 - Johns Hopkins University is feeling the effects of major federal funding cuts as it paused pay hikes, instituted a hiring freeze and is slowing construction.
The impact is far-reaching.
Hopkins has its hands in everything from community safety grants to job training. There's concern more cuts are coming.
"It's fair to say that a strong Hopkins equals a strong community, and vice versa," said Alicia Wilson, vice president for community engagement and opportunity. "A strong community equals a strong Hopkins. It's a bilateral beneficial relationship. We really do care about what's happening. We are all in this together."
Wilson said the university's commitment to the community is deep and widespread.
"From violence prevention to hea...
