Baltimore, MD - Nov. 19,  2020 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to to Eli & Tamar Miller on the birth of a daughter. Mazel Tov grandparents Avie & Elana Rock יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 19, 2020 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to David & Esti Klugman on the birth of a son. Mazel Tov grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Avrohom Klugman  and Avi & Nechami Brilliant and Great Grandparents  Mrs. Margot Brilliant and Reuven & Naomi Miller  יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן
May this Dvar Torah be a merit for my dear mother, Shaindel Maryam Bas Fulya, for a Refuah Sheleimah Bsoch Sha’ar Cholei Yisroel  We are all aware of the illustrious four imahos, matriarchs, the ‘mothers’ of our nation: Sarah, Rivkah, Rochel and Leah. Yet, surprisingly, rare is the mention in the Torah of this appellation of  ‘mother’ being used to describe them.   Sarah is referenced only once as such, when Yitzchok brings his new wife, Rivkah, into the ‘tent of Sarah his mother’. The Torah also records how Reuven brought dudaim, flowers, to ‘Leah his mother’.   Rivkah’s role as a ‘mother’, however, is emphasized nine times.  The first cluster of references is when she directs Yaakov to di...
Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday took part in a bipartisan video conference with President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and members of Biden's COVID-19 advisory board. The call included fellow members of the National Governors Association's Executive Committee, which includes four other Republicans and four Democrats. 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 “I want to thank the president-elect and vice president-elect for taking the time to meet with governors on the front lines of the fight against COVID-19,” Hogan said in a statement. “As I said on t...
Click here to read an excerpt from this amazing biography.He didn’t come from the little town of Mir. Or from Vilna, Baranovitch, or Radin. He didn’t even come from Brooklyn! Yet as he grew up in Depression-era St. Louis, a city far from any Torah center, Yaakov Moshe Kulefsky, the future Rosh Yeshivah of Ner Yisroel, had already discovered something about Torah learning: That Torah is “geshmak.” (So geshmak, that when told to go out and play because he was too pale, young Yaakov Moshe slid down into the cellar of his home through a coal chute, emerging, sooty but happy, to get back to his sefarim!) Available now at Shabsi's Judaica It was that geshmak in learning, that joy in poring over a page of Gemara, that characterized Rav Kulefsky all through his l...
More than 1 million Marylanders have subscribed to the state's COVID-19 exposure notification system, Gov. Larry Hogan announced Thursday. MD COVID Alert went live last week for iPhone and Android. It uses Bluetooth technology to notify someone if they may have been exposed to the virus without compromising anyone's identity or location. 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 “MD COVID Alert is another important tool in our fight against COVID-19 in Maryland,” Hogan said in a statement. “We are encouraging everyone to opt-in, which will hel...
President Rivlin speaks to the Institute on democracy, regional developments, and hopes for Israel’s future. President Rivlin: “Democracy is democracy. Israel is a Jewish democratic state. Not less Jewish, and not less of a democracy. Even 120 members of the Knesset, the whole Knesset, cannot change the nature of Israel as a Jewish state, and cannot change the nature of Israel as a democracy.” On the need to build trust in the region: “I said to every American president that we need to find the way in order to build confidence. Building confidence, you cannot get it by making a deal. You have to build confidence.” President of Israel Reuven (Ruvi) Rivlin, was today, Thursday, 19 November / 3 Kislev, officially awarded the Scholar-Statesman Medal by the Wa...
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — It took a while but this week even the secular public’s leaders in Israel realized that Chareidim are not “spreaders of disease” but rather principled people who care for their children’s spiritual future. Two prominent secular leaders who cannot be suspected of any sympathy for Chareidim came out with statements buttressing the Chareidi decision last month to open Talmudei Torah despite government opposition. The first, left-wing activist Eldad Yaniv, wrote on the Mako site an article entitled “the Chareidim were right from the beginning. It’s a crime that our children are not studying” and added that “the Chareidim were right from the first minute and it became apparent that we secular and national-religious par...
Lansing — Michigan's Republican legislative leaders threw water this week on the idea of trying to impeach Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The opposition Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, and House Speaker Lee Chatfield, R-Levering, came as Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain, on Wednesday introduced an impeachment resolution. 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 "With the current set of facts that we're living under right now, the current impeachment resolution will not have any proceeding on the House floor," Chatfield said Wednesday afternoon. Shirke...
A builder who died after falling from a 10ft ladder was actually killed by Covid-19, scientists have claimed. The man, who has not been named, suffered lacerations to his forehead and bruises to his face, elbow and left hand after he fell into the yard of an under construction family home. Medics were called and rushed to the building site, in Croatia, and desperately tried to revive him, but he was declared dead at the scene. 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 test for coronavirus was then carried out, as required by local medical guidelines, and came back positive. An autopsy r...
One of President Trump’s campaign lawyers in Pennsylvania was placed under official protection following threats against her, according to court papers filed Wednesday evening. Philadelphia lawyer Linda Kerns “has been the subject of threats of harm, to the point at which the involvement of police and US Marshals has been necessary to provide for her safety,” the filing says. The stunning revelation came two days after Kerns, a solo practitioner, sought sanctions against a lawyer from the firm representing Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar for leaving her an “abusive voicemail” on Saturday night. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp...
The Islamic State terrorist organization is claiming responsibility for sabotaging a gas pipeline between Egypt and Israel that reportedly exploded earlier Thursday.  The statement was released on a Telegram app channel, according to Reuters. 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 Three witnesses told Reuters that a blast hit the Al Arish-Al Qantara natural gas pipeline in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Thursday.  Plumes of smoke and fire could be seen from in and around the city of al-Arish, where the witnesses were located. The scale of the damage was not immediately clear...
The two sides also committed to holding another meeting 'soon' An Israeli and Palestinian official met in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday marking the first encounter between the two sides in more than six months.  "Today I held a meeting with the Israeli side, during which it was emphasized that the bilateral agreements that have been signed govern this relationship," tweeted Hussein al-Sheikh, Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs, referring to multiple agreements signed including those of Oslo in 1993. 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 According to Hussein ...
For those who travel, health agency recommends doing so 'as safely as possible' In a telebriefing held Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned against traveling to visit relatives and friends this Thanksgiving and holiday season and urged those with possible coronavirus symptoms or other illnesses to stay home. “With Thanksgiving approaching our hearts and minds turn to visiting family and friends,” said Dr. Henry Walke, the agency’s COVID-19 incident manager, during the briefing.  "Amid this critical phase, the CDC is recommending against travel during the Thanksgiving period."  Walke added that for those who do decide to travel, the health agency recommends doing so "as safely as possible," ...
U.S. equity markets were mixed Thursday as tougher COVID-19 restrictions spread across the country. The announcement that New York City would shut schools in favor of virtual learning came a day after Illinois tightened its restrictions and New Orleans canceled Mardi Gras parades. 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 Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 143 points, or 0.49% while the S&P 500 was lower by 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite, meanwhile, gained 0.31%. The mixed session comes after the major averages on Wednesday surrendered early gains before ending l...
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