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Baltimore, MD - April 1, 2025 - Attention Completers of the O’Fishel’s Mitzvah Motivators Brachos-Out-Loud Program:
The All-The-Brachos-You-Can-Make buffet will take place at:
Mitzvah Motivator Headquarters 7000 Rockland Hills Drive Sunday, April 6, 2025 4:30 – 6:00 pm
Admission:
Free for all completers
Free for Sponsor Families
Other Guests: $50 minimum donation per person
Divrei Bracha from Mara D'Asra of Mitzvah Motivators, Rabbi Dovid Heber, at approximately 5:15 pm.
Plus: Catch a Wealcatch for your Yiddish-Kite! Successful completers of the MAYA program should bring along their four lists of 100 Brachos for their picture of Andrew Jackson.
Baltimore, MD - April 1, 2025 - Dear Friends:
The conversation of federally funded private school tuition scholarships has become more pronounced over the last number of months, especially since the current administration and congressional leadership took over in January.
In Maryland, while we are fortunate that the BOOST Scholarship Program appears to be safe once again for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year, the program's impact is rather limited. Only families qualifying for Free and Reduced Meals (185% of federal poverty guidelines) are eligible to receive a scholarship, and due to the volume of applicants and state funding constraints, many eligible families are not awarded scholarships. Similarly, the Maryland 529 and its State Contribution Program/Match component has it...
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Mitzvah Motivators Reminders for those up to date on the Brachos Program, with forms in hand: Tuesday, April 1: Check BJL or call the Mitzvah Mo Hotline (410-764-3474) for details about the All The Brachos You Can Make Buffet.
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Baltimore, MD – Mar. 27, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mrs. Rochel Vim, a'h, mother of Raphael Moshe (Estie) Vim, Aliza Vim, Chedva Vim, Ayala (Ahron) Silbiger, Levi (Sori) Vim, Shana Chaya (Danny) Krasner, Yosef Vim, and Shevy (Zalmy) Jampolsky; daughter of Rabbi Avraham Yagod and sister of Eli (Ettil) Yagod, Leah (Dovid) Zeffrin, Yitzchok Yagod, and Sara CohenShiva will be observed at 3209 Taney Road, Baltimore, MD 21215 Shacharis: 8:00AMMincha: 7:00PMMaariv: 8:30PMMincha Erev Shabbos: 2:00PMMaariv Motzai Shabbos: 8:15PMBreaks 12-1, 5:30-6:30No visitors past 10PM, please Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
For a while, the people of Solterra in Orlando Florida struggled with simmering resentment against the “Passover guests,” as they called the religious Jews who rented homes in their community on Pesach. Many of the visitor’s behaviors mystified the local residents or left them frustrated and embittered.
Avromi Perkowski has made every effort to make himself available to the non-Jewish homeowners and answer their many questions: Why do these Jews bring so many things with them? Why do they insist on covering security cameras and disabling motion detectors before the holiday begins? Why do they walk in the streets instead of the sidewalks, and why do they cut through other people’s private property on their way to shul?
“Communication is the key,&r...
A Cornell University student who participated in pro-Palestinian protests and was asked to surrender by US immigration officials said on Monday he was leaving the United States, citing fear of detention and threats to his personal safety.
Momodou Taal, a doctoral candidate in Africana Studies and dual citizen of the UK and The Gambia, has participated in pro-Palestinian protests against Israel's war against Hamas following the October 7 Hamas attack. His attorneys said last month that he was asked to turn himself in and that his student visa was being revoked.
US President Donald Trump has pledged to deport foreign pro-Palestinian protesters and accused them of supporting Hamas, being antisemitic and posing foreign policy hurdles.
Protesters, including some Jewi...
Annapolis, MD - Arpil 1, 2025 - A Maryland bill proposing the establishment of a commission to study reparations, including financial restitution, is expected to clear its final hurdle in the House of Delegates with only days remaining in the 2025 legislative session.
Senate Minority Whip Justin Ready, R-Carroll and Frederick Counties, told Spotlight on Maryland he is confused as to why this bill is being advanced as the state faces a historic $3.3 billion deficit, which is forecasted to balloon to $6.7 billion by fiscal year 2028.
“We don’t have the money right now to be exploring these options, period,” Sen. Ready said. “[T]he issue of reparations, I’m sure elicits strong opinions, but the fact is it’s just something that’s not financ...
The Trump administration has fired staff at U.S. health agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Food and Drug Administration and National Institutes of Health, as it embarked on its plan to cut 10,000 health jobs, according to sources familiar with the situation and a health official.
The cuts are part of a broad plan by President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk to shrink staffing levels in federal departments and agencies.
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Brian King, head of the FDA's Center for Tobacco Products, was fired, according to an email sent by King to FDA staff seen by Reuters.
Peter Stein, the director o...
State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman published today (Tuesday) findings that he presented to the IDF and the political echelon before October 7, 2023 on the IDF positions on Israel's northern border.
Soldiers who were stationed in the border area complained to the Comptroller that the guidelines for when they are permitted to open fire were not appropriate for the threats they faced. In addition, the Comptroller warned that reserve soldiers did not receive appropriate weapons.
Commanders testified that they were repeatedly forced to cancel patrols due to malfunctions in the patrol vehicles.
Englman said that "the Simchat Torah massacre of October 7 resulted from numerous and serious failures in protecting the country's borders. In a surprise inspection, which we conducted at ei...
Jerusalem, Israel - April 1, 2025 - While walking with her family on a trip to Tel Azeka, near Beit Shemesh, 3.5-year-old Ziv Nitzan picked up a stone that turned out to be an ancient seal amulet from the Middle Bronze Age.
Early this past March, during a family trip to Tel Azeka, near Beit Shemesh, 3.5-year-old Ziv Nitzan from Moshav Ramot Meir found an ancient scarab amulet, about 3,800 years old. “We were walking along the path, and then Ziv bent down – and out of all the stones around her, she picked up this particular stone,” recounts Omer Nitzan, Ziv's sister. “When she rubbed it and removed the sand from it, we saw something was different about it. I called my parents to come see the beautiful stone, and we realized we had discovered an archaeological ...
DUNDALK, MD — April, 1, 2025 - Three Dundalk schools are on lockdown Tuesday morning amid a nearby armed barricade, police said.
Officers said Battle Grove Elementary School, Charlesmont Elementary School and General John Stricker Middle School were on lockdown as of 9:15 a.m.
"Baltimore County Police are responding to an armed barricaded subject in the area of Gray Manor Terrace in Dundalk. Residents in the area are being asked to shelter in place - away from windows and exterior doors," the Baltimore County Police Department said on X, formerly Twitter.
Baltimore, MD – April 1, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Reuven and Aviva ( Schwartz ) Tyler on the birth of a daughter.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Yisroel & Rivkah Tyler and Ari & Suri Schwartz
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – April 1, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Joseph Nathan Appel, z’l, father of Larry Jay Appel (Cathy Comeau) and Caren Beth Appel.
The levayah will be held at Levinson’s on Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 1:30PM.
The kevurah will take place at Arlington Chizuk Amuno Cemetery, 4300 N. Rogers Ave., Baltimore, Maryland 21215
Shiva will be observed at Aventura 7218 Park Heights Ave., Baltimore, MD, 21208 on Tuesday and Wednesday.
ASSISTANCE NEEDED FOR MINYANIM
Tuesday: Mincha/Maariv: 7:20PM
Wednesday: Shacharis 9:00AM / Mincha/Maariv: 7:20PM
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
Israel's National Security Council (NSC) issued on Tuesday a public assessment of terrorist threats against Israelis abroad, ahead of spring vacations.
The NSC said the assessment is intended to raise awareness among Israeli travelers regarding the threats they may face in various destinations worldwide.
The assessment focuses on key trends in global terrorist activity that may constitute a risk to citizens abroad.
Iranian threat
The NSC notes that Iran remains the primary cause of global terrorism, both directly and through its terror proxies.
"Iran continues to use terrorist operations as a central policy tool and as retaliation for strikes against senior Iranian, Hezbollah, and Hamas officials in the context of war in Gaza."
The assessment notes that myria...
Baltimore, MD – 2 Nissan 5785 - In a groundbreaking initiative for the Jewish community, STAR-K Kosher Certification and Kollel Los Angeles are proud to announce that – for the first time ever – both the Passover Medicine List and the Personal Care & Cosmetics List, prepared by Rav Gershon Bess shlit”a, Kollel Los Angeles, are now available at no cost in the STAR-K app. Since its inception decades ago, this project is an important fundraiser for the Los Angeles Kollel, where Rav Bess learned for 13 years.
By making these resources freely available, STAR-K and Kollel Los Angeles reaffirm their commitment to supporting Klal Yisroel with the highest standards in kashrus.
The Passover Medicine List, meticulously compiled by Rav Bess with the assistance of STAR-K&r...
Baltimore, MD - March 31, 2025 - Eighth grade test scores in Maryland have been declining for many years — and not just because schools shut down during the coronavirus pandemic.
Math and reading scores tested annually have steadily dropped for more than 10 years, with reading scores matching lows recorded in the mid-1990s in the state and math scores in a free fall.
Several education experts told The Baltimore Sun the reasons for the continual decline are unclear.
“The honest answer is, we don’t know,” said Michael Petrilli, president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute. Petrilli added that the trends in Maryland aren’t unlike the rest of the country.
Baltimore, MD - March 31, 2025 - A company jointly owned by the Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins Health Systems is set to cut over 1,000 jobs this summer, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retaining Notification.
Broadway Services LLC, a contract-services company based in Baltimore, has over 1,000 employees, serving the Maryland and Washington area, including Hopkins’ Baltimore campuses. Services include security, parking services, janitorial, transportation and facility management.
In 2024, Hopkins reviewed the joint venture and determined Broadway Services would be closing after over 40 years, according a Hopkins spokesperson in a statement sent to The Baltimore Sun. The decision was announced to all employees in October, providing them with eight months of not...
Worries about tariffs and the economy sent the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite to their worst quarters since 2022, a setback that is pushing some investors overseas..
The Trump administration’s whipsaw rollout of a tariff fight with America’s biggest trading partners has analysts trimming forecasts for economic growth and lifting estimates for inflation. The tech trade that carried indexes to new highs is fizzling. Investors big and small have been shifting bets to Europe—where new spending plans could jolt a lethargic economy—and beyond.
Monday’s action highlighted the volatility pummeling markets in recent weeks. U.S. stocks opened sharply lower following a global selloff overnight, before an afternoon rally carried the b...
UPDATED as of Monday morning, March 31, 2025 3:33AM:Visitors should arrive:
before 8:30 AM OR
from 6:30 PM - 9:00 PM OR
by calling first at 410-358-1510
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 24, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Shimon Kamenezky, z’l, brother of Moty (Dena) Kamenezky.Baltimore:Monday and Tuesday morning at 2700 Geartner Road, Baltimore, MD, 21209.410.358.1510Minyanim:Mon. & Tues.: Shacharis: 7:00AMMon. Mincha/Maariv: 7:10PM
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
