Baltimore, MD - Oct. 16, 2020 - As a Zechus for the Refuah Shlaimah of Dr. Aviva Weisbord, Aviva bas Shaina Chana, it is suggested that Shabbos candles be lit 10 minutes early (5:57PM).
The number of people living in poverty in the U.S. has increased by 8 million since May, researchers from Columbia University have found, despite the $2 trillion coronavirus relief package passed earlier this year, The New York Times reports.
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The researchers note that the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act “was successful in offsetting potential increases in poverty” due to the widespread lockdowns caused by the coronavirus pandemic, “but was not successful in preventing a rise in deep poverty.”
The stimulus checks and unemploy...
Millions of Americans are breaking voter-turnout records with three weeks to go before Election Day, with Democrats casting early ballots at a far higher rate than Republicans.
Concerns about the coronavirus pandemic have increased mail-in voting and led to unprecedented levels of early voting, especially among Democrats. More than 17 million voters have cast their ballot early, either in person or by mail, in states that report voting data, according to the University of Florida Elections Project.
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As President Donald Trump and the Republican Party bet on Election Day in-person turnout, stat...
Israel's total confirmed cases throughout pandemic climb over 300,000, positive test ratio slumps under 5%
Israel added 1,608 new COVID-19 coronavirus infections on Thursday, the Health Ministry said Friday.
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With over 37,000 tests conducted over the past 24 hours, the positive test ratio fell off to 4.5 percent, dropping below the 5 percent mark for the first time in weeks.
Israel's death toll in the pandemic rose to 2,139, with 18 new fatalities registered since the Thursday evening update.
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Both countries have claimed territory labelled as 'economic waters' in the search for natural resources
Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun told a visiting US official Friday that his country “heavily relies” on Washington’s mediation regarding a disputed maritime border with Israel, and hopes the United States can help the sides overcome difficulties they may face.
Lebanon and Israel, still technically at war, started unprecedented talks sponsored by the United Nations and the United States on Wednesday to settle a maritime border dispute.
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Attacker 'severely injured' by police
French anti-terror prosecutors said Friday they were investigating an assault in which a man was decapitated on the outskirts of Paris and the attacker shot by police.
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The attack happened at around 5 pm (1500 GMT) near a school in Conflans Saint-Honorine, a western suburb of the French capital.
The attacker was severely injured after being shot by police in a neighboring town, sources close to the investigations said. Read more at i24
Prince Faisal bin Farhan reiterates Riyadh's commitment to Arab Peace Initiative
Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud called Thursday for direct peace talks between Israel and Palestinians.
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In an interview with the Washington Institute, a US think tank focused on the Middle East, the Saudi FM reiterated the country's support for the Arab Peace Initiative of 2002.
Under the proposal, dozens of nations are to set up formal ties with Israel -- but before that, a Palestinian state must be established with a capital in East Jerusalem, and the question of...
New York coronavirus restrictions draw ire from Jewish congregations, groups, activists
Three New York Jewish congregations filed a lawsuit recently against the state of New York and its Governor Andrew Cuomo over the coronavirus restrictions in the area.
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The lawsuit, lodged with the Manhattan federal court on Wednesday by rabbis of Netzach Yisroel, Yesheos Yakov and Oholei Shem D'Nitra congregations, charged that Cuomo made false and discriminatory statements about the Orthodox Jews.
On October 6, the state authorities rolled out new restrictions aiming to curb the surging virus c...
The Torah provides us with the rules, laws and framework through which to live a fully actualized life. The mitzvos are an expression of Divine will designed to help us attain personal holiness. Yet, this all-important Book of Laws doesn’t begin with instructions or commandments; it begins with a story. Not just any story. The story of creation.
We are told in great detail what God created on each day, culminating with Divine rest on Shabbos. It is a story we all know, yet, cannot comprehend. What is a “day” in the eyes of God? What does it mean to “create something from nothing?” Why include a story which the human mind cannot totally grasp and understand?
It is quite simple, actually. God teaches us how He built His world so that we may use the s...
For a second time, Gov. Larry Hogan did not vote for President Donald Trump, instead writing in the late President Ronald Reagan, The Washington Post reports.
In 2016, Hogan wrote in his father, Lawrence Hogan Sr. The elder Hogan was a former Prince George's County executive and member of Congress. In the House, he was the sole Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee to support articles of impeachment against President Richard Nixon.
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In 2016, Hogan endorsed former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. When Christie dropped out and endorsed Trump, Hogan's endorsement did n...
The FDA said it will require common pain reliever medicines to change their labels to reflect warnings for women who are 20 weeks or later into pregnancy, bumping up the previously established warnings by a month.
The regulatory agency said taking these nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs at 20 weeks gestation or later in the pregnancy can cause rare but serious kidney problems in the unborn baby, leading to low levels of amniotic fluid and possible pregnancy-related complications.
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The medications that require these updated changes include ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac...
Parshas Bereishis / Shabbos Mevarchim Cheshvan / Baltimore Zmanim / Eruv is UP!
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 16, 2020
Parshas: Bereishis
Today: 28 Tishrei
Chatzos today: 12:52 PM
Hadlakas Nairos Shabbos: 6:07 PM
Shkiah: 6:25:40 PM
Tzais HaKochavim: 7:16 PM
Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan: Sunday, Oct 18 and Monday, Oct. 19
Kiddush Levanah: Monday, Oct. 19, 9:02PM – Shabbos, Oct. 31 3:24 PM
Kiddush Levanah may only be said at night
BAHAB: Oct 26, 29 & Nov. 2nd (Day after clocks change back one hour)
Occasionally, when learning Torah, we come face to face with historical facts which may be at odds with the scientific perception or agenda of the day. Parshas Bereishis contains perhaps a thousand of those possibilities, in the first Aliya alone. Today, where evolution and the Big Bang are no longer advanced as theories, but rather taught as scientific facts, we must be very deliberate in how we explain these apparent inconsistencies to our children.
Several very dedicated and talented Mechanchim that my children have had, have dealt with this issue with different approaches and styles. One approach has simply been to say “science is wrong”. Indeed, history is full of many examples of scientific impossibilities becoming reality. Whether it ...
Baltimore, MD - Oct 2020 - Today , so many parsha publications are available for the adult reader. Not as much has been created to cater the needs of our younger generation. Challenge Your Table was born to entertain and engage our children at the Shabbos table in a fun and educative way. Parents, beware: you may end up having as much fun as the children!!Click on the pages below for a printable copy for your Shabbos table. Enjoy!
Today, 28 Tishrei, is the 19th yahrtzeit of my dear friend, Daniel Scarowsky, z"l.
This week's shtikle is dedicated leiluy nishmaso, Daniel Moshe Eliyahu ben Yitzchak.
Just after the Torah recounts the sin of the eitz hada'as, we are told about the birth of Kayin and Hevel and almost immediately of the tragic murder of Hevel. There does not seem to be any significant time lapse in between. The only hint given in the Torah is the term "vayehi mikeitz yamim," and it was at the end of (some) days. But there is no elaboration on this ambiguous time span. It seems altogether possible that this episode happened quite soon after the sin of the eitz hada'as.
It is well known that before the sin of the eitz hada'as, the physical realiti...
GLEN BURNIE, Md. — An AMBER Alert was issued early Friday morning for a 7-year-old boy last seen in Glen Burnie, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
On Oct. 15th, 2020 at approximately 10:50 p.m., officers responded for a parental abduction/home invasion in the 400 block of Glen Mar Circle, Glen Burnie. The mother, maternal grandmother, and 2 unknown males forced open the door to the apartment and assaulted the father and paternal grandparents. The mother and her associates removed the 7-year-old child from his bed and fled from the residence.
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Baltimore, MD - Oct. 16, 2020:
Dear Community Members,
The Pikesville Precinct experienced two theft of bikes from the 2nd floor balconies in two different apartment complexes. The first theft of bike occurred in the St. Charles at Olde Court Apartments on 10/07/2020 between 8:00AM and 2:30PM. The second theft of bike occurred in the Cedar Towers Apartments between 10/09/20 at 8:15PM through 10/10/20 at 10:00AM. Please secure all bicycles with a lock and if possible keep all valuables out of sight.
Keep your residences secured at all times. Lock your windows, doors, and use your residential alarm system if available. The Pikesville Precinct Community Outreach Team offers free residential security surveys, where a uniformed officer will respond to your home and provide ideas ...
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 16, 2020 - Hatzalah Rapid Testing Today at Bnos Yisroel Parking Lot for those who are SYMPTOMATIC ONLY. Please visit https://hatzalahbaltimore.org/covid/ for details and follow instructions.
Since August, Israel has regarded England as a Green country. This has meant that travelers arriving from England have been exempt from quranatine upon arrival in Israel.
Now, due to rising infection rates in the United Kingdom, Israel’s Health Ministry will be changing England’s status to Red. The authorities are providing a grace period before this change takes effect. Hence, the change will take place at midnight of October 23, meaning the night between Thursday and Friday, next week
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 15, 2020:
Unfortunately, Dr. Aviva Weisbord, Aviva bas Shaina Chana, needs our Tefilos NOW.
Tehillim call for men at 11:00am this morning.
Call-In: 563 999 2090 Access code: 387377#
We will be reciting Kapitlach 116, 120, 121, 130, 142
ALL ARE ASKED TO MUTE THEIR PHONES. DO NOT ANNOUNCE YOURSELVES.
Rabbi Moshe Hauer will lead the Tehillim
