Baltimore, MD - Oct. 28, 2020 - 5:37 PM - An accident resulting with an overturned vehicle has occurred at Reisterstown Road and Fords Lane. Emergency personnel are on scene Steer clear of the area
Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens The Trump administration plans to reverse a longstanding US policy that passports of citizens born in Jerusalem may not say they were born in Israel.The change in policy is expected to take place in the coming days, less than a week before the US election, and soon after US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said “geographic restrictions [in the agreements] no longer comport with our foreign policy,” in reference to agreements between the US and Israel that were limited to the latter’s pre-1967 territory. The State Department&r...
Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens Coronavirus Czar will not oppose cabinet move to allow reopening of synagogues for up to 10 worshippers. Outgoing Coronavirus Czar Prof. Ronni Gamzu will not oppose the discussion on the reopening of synagogues in the Coronavirus Cabinet tomorrow, Channel 12 News reported. Under the current rules, 10 people can gather in a closed space with masks and while maintaining their distance from each other. However, prayer in the synagogue is still forbidden. Tomorrow in the Coronavirus Cabinet, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri (Shas) will demand that th...
Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens As winter encroaches, more than half of U.S. consumers are considering replenishing their assortment of goods and essential products that they had originally stockpiled during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year, according to new research from data-driven technology-enabled services company Inmar Intelligence. When the pandemic hit the U.S. in March, 64% percent of shoppers created a stockpile of products as a result, according to Inmar. Now, roughly 57% of shoppers are considering restocking due to growing fe...
Baltimore, MD, Oct. 28, 2020 — The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 1500 traditional rabbis in matters of public policy, today announced the launch of the Ultra Initiative, an outreach effort to urge both Jewish and secular media outlets and others to eliminate usage of the deprecatory term “Ultra-Orthodox” to identify the Haredi (traditional Orthodox) community. The rabbis pointed out that in today’s society, calling groups by demeaning names is universally regarded as hostile and bigoted. “No one calls AOC ‘Ultra Socialist,’ Louis Farrakhan ‘Ultra Racist,’ or Hamas ‘Ultra Terrorist,” said Rabbi Dov Fisher, Western Regional Vice President of the CJV. “In a time of linguistic sensitivity when we ca...
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 28, 2020 - It is with deep sadness that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petira of Sybil Frank, a’h, mother of Debi Szatmary. Shiva will be observed outdoors at 6228 Woodcrest Avenue, beginning tomorrow morning (Thursday, October 29) through Monday (November 2).  Visiting hours:  Thursday, Sunday, and Monday:10:00-12:00 pm and 7:00-9:00 pm Friday: 10:00-12:00 pm Debi can be reached at 443-327-0965 Bila HaMaves LaNetzach...
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 28, 2020 -  HaRav Sheftel Neuberger Shares His Voting Preferences for the Upcoming 2020 Election. For a larger, printable copy, please click on the letter below.
Recent organizational statements from representatives of the Zionist movement have implied that Chareidi Jews have accepted the Jerusalem Program of the World Zionist Organization. This Program, which is a statement of the Zionist ideology, declares Zionism to be “the national liberation movement of the Jewish people” and avers to “the centrality of the State of Israel . . . in the life of the nation.” The Jewish people is a nation based on the belief in One Hashem and the Torah He gave us, and nothing else. By omitting this truth, the Jerusalem Program – and the Zionist ideology it embodies – attempt to redefine the essence of the Jewish people as a political entity similar to all other nations of the world. This redefinition goes...
New York, NY - Oct. 28, 2020 - The OU and the Rabbinical Council of America have issued a detailed document for shuls and communities as we move into the fall and winter season regarding the policies, values and considerations that will inform the communities behavior in the coming months during the COVID 19 pandemic. The document outlines the primary guideposts that our poskim have established for determining communal decisions and policies.
Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens The Gadol HaDor declared healthy after being diagnosed with coronavirus earlier this month. Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, the leader of the non-hasidic haredi community, has recovered from the coronavirus, his doctor announced Wednesday afternoon. Dr. Ori Rogowski announced that the 92-year-old Rabbi Kanievsky had recovered from the disease and that he would be able to emerge from quarantine. Rabbi Kanievsky's household announced earlier this month that he had been diagnosed with the coronavirus but stated that he was in 'excellent' condition. ...
Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens Five contests deemed very close in states with significant Jewish populations. While the 2020 election has been understandably focused on the presidential race, control of the Senate will be crucial as the Republican Party is looking to hold onto its majority amid races that could determine which party holds the upper chamber. Were Democrats to net the needed three seats (with former U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden in the White House, as his running mate, Kamala Harris, would be president of the Senate and break ties) or ...
Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens IAEA Director-General Rafael Grossi says he doesn’t think Tehran has a “significant quantity” of uranium “to indicate amounts which could be theoretically used for the development of a nuclear weapon.” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi confirmed on Tuesday that Iran has begun construction on an underground centrifuge-assembly plant after a previous one exploded in what the regime claimed was an act of sabotage. The explosion in question took place in July at the Natanz nuclear site, previou...
Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens In light of infections plummeting, outgoing virus czar approves further lifting of restrictions Israel’s outgoing coronavirus czar Prof Ronni Gamzu announced Wednesday the quarantine duration will be shortened to 10 days while expressing his concern over “hidden morbidity” in the Arab community. “Our weekly average has fallen below 1,000 infections,” Gamzu said in a press briefing, according to outlet N12. “We have passed the goal to reach the second round of easing [regulations],” he added, stressing he gave t...
Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens But military will provide logistics support to ensure vaccine is available across US U.S. military personnel won’t administer any COVID-19 vaccines to the American people, but they will provide logistics support, according to a senior health official. Once the vaccines are approved for use, the military will provide logistics support to ensure that the vaccine is available across the nation, says Paul Mango, deputy chief of staff for policy at the Department of Health and Human Services. "The overwhelming majority of Americans wil...
Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens A Pennsylvania county Board of Elections filed a motion for Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett to recuse herself in an election-related dispute the court will be weighing just days ahead of the Nov. 3 election. The Luzerne County Board of Elections made the filing at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, arguing that the newly seated justice is compelled to recuse since her “impartiality might reasonably be questioned.” Liberal groups and progressive legal scholars have argued that Justice Barrett sho...
Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens Earlier this year, Germany moved to ban the group entirely from its territory The Czech Parliament on Wednesday moved to classify the Lebanese militia group Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, according to a statement from Israel's Foreign Ministry.  Foreign Minister Gadi Ashkenazi hailed the move made by its longtime ally and urged other countries in the EU bloc to adopt the unequivocal classification.  "I call [on] the European Union and additional countries to recognize Hezbollah in all its forms as a terrorist organization," Ashkenazi...
Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens A historic first meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations took place on October 14 Israel and Lebanon began its second round of deliberations concerning a dispute over maritime borders on Wednesday mediated by the United States and United Nations, the Energy Ministry said Tuesday. The two sides were scheduled to meet in the Lebanese border town of Naqoura where the talks will be overseen by US ambassador to Algeria John Desrocher, with a third meeting expected to place on Thursday at the same location.  A historic first meeting between Israeli...
Jerusalem, Israel - Oct. 28, 2020 - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at Ariel University in Samaria, signed an extension of the Israel-US scientific cooperation agreement which will now apply to Judea and Samaria, and the Golan Heights, as well.  Ambassador Friedman mentioned in his opening remarks that the political clause from the three 1970's agreements took over a year of processes in the US to be removed, before this historic signing event.  The following are excerpts from the Prime Minister's remarks in Hebrew. "Today, we are applying the Israel-US science agreement to Judea and Samaria, and the Golan Heights. This is a great change. This is a victory against all of the org...
Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens Ziv Medical Center in Tzfat plans to use delivery drones to transport critical items in half the time, without getting stuck in traffic jams.  Ziv Medical Center in Tzfat is the first Israeli hospital to begin transporting medical tests, medicines, blood and equipment by drone, the hospital said in a statement. Initially, delivery destinations will be in the 3-6 mile range, which includes the center’s satellite hospital in the center of the city. If the 100-day testing period is successful, the drone routes will be extended to a range of ...
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