In Bereishis 29:18 it says that Yaakov loved Rachel and proposed that he work for seven years to be able to marry her. The Rema in Choshen Mishpat Hilchos Sechiras Poalim 333:3 quotes the Mordechai based on the Gemara in Bava Metziya 10a that a worker has a right to quit in middle of the day because the Torah in Vayikra 25 tells us that we are servants to Hashem and to no one else. Based on the above ruling it is forbidden for a rebbe or a scribe to work and live in the house of a Baal Habayis for three years. The Even Ezra in Devarim 15:18 says that we find a posuk in Yeshaya 16 that says three years is the amount on...
GLEN BURNIE, MD (November 24, 2020) - The Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration (MDOT MVA) will close all branch offices and Vehicle Emission Inspection Program (VEIP) stations Thursday, November 26, in observance of Thanksgiving. MDOT MVA branch offices will reopen Friday, November 27, at 8:30 a.m. by appointment only. VEIP testing will also resume November 27 and does not require an appointment. 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 MDOT MVA self-service VEIP kiosks, online services, and 24-hour kiosks will be available through the holid...
U.S. equity markets opened sharply higher Tuesday after a report said President-elect Joe Biden has chosen former Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen as his would-be Treasury secretary and as home prices grew at their fastest pace in over two years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit the key 30,000 level in what is a broad market rally as of mid-morning. 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 S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were up 0.9% and 0.3%, respectively. The early gains come after the major averages soared in the final hour of trading on Monday after The Wall St...
This article is adapted from my sefer, “What Can I Say… Today?”. All halachos mentioned herein are complex and part of a larger framework. The purpose of the article is to raise awareness of these essential halachos. Hence, one should not draw any practical conclusions without first consulting a rav. Any Relevant Question When asking for information about a potential shidduch, one may ask anything which he feels may be relevant. One who is researching a potential shidduch does not want to merely find out isolated pieces of information. Rather, he wants to obtain a full picture of the person. In order to obtain this picture, many questions need to be asked. Moreover, there are many times that important information is not conveyed, for a variety of reasons. The more que...
Nobel Peace Prize laureate instrumental in peace deal between UK and Ireland recommends Israeli Prime Minister receive Nobel Prize. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was nominated Tuesday for the Nobel Peace Prize, for the recent string of peace deals between Israel and moderate Arab states. The nomination was submitted by Lord David Trimble, a former North Irish lawmaker who was instrumental in the negotiations which led to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, which effectively ended the conflict between Protestants and Catholics in North Ireland. Trimble is himself a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, receiving the prize in 1998. Because Netanyahu has been nominated by a prize laureate, the prize committee is required to convene to consider the nomination. In addition to Prime Mini...
Two people were killed in a plane crash in southern Israel Tuesday morning. The incident occurred just outside of Kibbutz Mishmar Hanegev shortly before noon Tuesday, when a light plane crashed. Emergency first responders were called to the scene to treat the victims. 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 Two men were pulled from the crash site, and were treated for their injuries. Both were said to be in critical condition, before being declared dead. "At 11:32 a.m. the MDA emergency 101 call center received a report of a plane which had crashed near Mishmar Hanegev," MDA said in a statement. ...
12 firefighting teams working to bring blaze under control, rescue trapped residents from their homes. 12 fire fighting teams from the Jerusalem region are working on Tuesday morning to contain and extinguish a large blaze that broke out on the lower floors of a building complex on Sorotzkin Street in the Romema neighborhood of the capital. 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 fire has also spread to a number of nearby vehicles, warehouses, and residential apartments, trapping dozens of families in their homes due to both the fierce blaze as well as the smoke. Firefighters are working to...
Baltimore, MD, Nov. 24, 2020 — The Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), representing over 1500 traditional rabbis in matters of public policy, today condemned Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) for its disinformation campaign designed to cover for modern Antisemitic hatred. Most recently, JVP Action announced an upcoming webinar with several co-sponsors, featuring well-known activists purportedly speaking on "Dismantling Antisemitism, Winning Justice." None of the panelists are scholars of Antisemitism; all are guilty of spreading it. Rep. Rashida Tlaib promotes groups that endorse terrorism, and was barred from entry into Israel for her support of boycotts intended to starve and destroy Israel. Peter Beinart, the sole Jewish panelist, endorses Israel boycotts nonetheless, and this summer p...
Gov. Larry Hogan on Monday announced Maryland State Police will lead a statewide effort to enforce executive orders related to the coronavirus. "I know that there is growing frustration that we are still fighting this virus and many people are struggling emotionally and financially," Hogan said. "But following the public health directives is the only way we will be able to stop this virus, to keep Maryland open for business, to keep hospitals from overflowing." Last week, Hogan issued a slew of new orders limiting occupancy at establishments, curtailing hospital and nursing home visits, and forcing food service establishments to close early. He said that, though most Marylanders and businesses are complying with the orders, 57% of the complaints being received by law enforcement have be...
The Trump administration is close to declaring that 89 Chinese aerospace and other companies have military ties, restricting them from buying a range of U.S. goods and technology, according to a draft copy of the list seen by 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 The list, if published, could further escalate trade tensions with Beijing and hurt U.S. companies that sell civil aviation parts and components to China, among other industries. A spokesman for the U.S. Department of Commerce, which produced the list, declined to comment. Read more at NEWSMAX.
With Israel's COVID-19 infection rate at 1.4 percent, Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levy says that the increase in morbidity could lead to new coronavirus restrictions Israeli Health Ministry Director General Hezi Levy said on Thursday that he doesn’t know if there will be a lockdown over Hanukkah, “but we are identifying an increase in morbidity, and it could lead to new restrictions.” 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 Levy made the remarks at a special press conference following the decision by the so-called “Coronavirus Cabinet” to allow for Eil...
“We cannot accept this loss of life as normal… Baltimore will begin to address violence in a more holistic and focused way.” Baltimore, MD Monday, November 23, 2020 — Baltimore City Council President and Mayor-Elect Brandon M. Scott released the following statement on Baltimore’s 300th homicide in 2020: “Unfortunately, Baltimore has reached the 300 homicide mark today for the 6th year in a row. We cannot accept this loss of life as normal. It is not normal. These are not just numbers; they are residents who will no longer be able to spend the holidays with their families or reach their full potential in life. In addition to the sheer magnitude of this loss of life, we cannot forget the families and communities left to deal with the trauma and pain. M...
'It's not good if you're gonna promise blockbuster stuff like that," Limbaugh told listeners Rush Limbaugh knocked President Trump's legal team for underdelivering at last week's widely-hyped press conference alleging widespread voter fraud that stole a "landslide" victory from their client.  The press conference last Thursday, led by Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, outlined several accusations of illegal votes cast in several states that were projected for President-elect Biden.  Attorney Sidney Powell spoke out about an alleged global plot with financial ties to Cuba, Venezuela, and China over the Dominion voting machines that were used in several states that Powell insisted shifted votes from Trump to Biden. However, whil...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 23, 2020 - 9:38 PM-  Breaking news out of Pikesville MD. Foot Pursuit Underway A sole armed perpetrator wearing a white sweat suit is on the loose in the Shelburne / Wallis Avenue / Seven Mile Lane vicinity. The African American young man is armed and dangerous. There is a possible connection to a home invasion in Dumbarton. Police are pursuing him by Foxtrot, foot and with K-9 Units. If you are in the area, please stay inside until further notice. No word yet as to his whereabouts. This story is developing and will be updated as more information is shared.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 b...
Israeli will receive several hundred coronavirus vaccines from Pfizer by next month, provided regulators clear it for use, Channel 12 news reports. 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 It says Jerusalem is expected to get between 200,000 and 500,000 doses (two doses are required for every person). The report says medical teams will be the first to be inoculated. The majority of the population, it stresses, will not be vaccinated this winter. A top Health Ministry official tells the network: “The early arrival of such a large batch of vaccines will have a positive effect on the fight again...
Some people’s default attitude in life is “I really deserve more than I have”; others are prone to feeling that “I really don’t deserve what I have.” Most people fall somewhere on the spectrum between those two extremes, and most people also may experience one of the attitudes at some points, the other at others. 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 Menachem Mendel of Kotzk, the Kotzker Rebbe, pointed out that, even though Jews are descended from 12 tribes, the sons of Yaakov, we are called Jews (Yehudim, in Hebrew), after only one of those progenitors, Yehuda...
The General Services Administration has informed President-elect Joe Biden and his team that the Trump administration is ready to begin the transition process. GSA Administrator Emily Murphy, a Trump appointtee, sent a letter to Biden on Monday saying that he would have access to federal resources and services to facilitate a presidential transition, according to a copy obtained by The Hill. 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 Trump in two tweets wrote that he had asked Murphy to begin the transition, though he did not concede his loss to Biden and said he would keep fi...
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