The Israel Defense Forces is drawing up plans for an attack on Iran’s nuclear program, the Israel Hayom daily reported Thursday in a front-page article. The newspaper said that IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi has asked for three alternate proposals to derail Tehran’s program, without elaborating on them. It only indicated one of the proposals is a military strike, noting that such a plan would require a significant budgetary boost for the Israeli military. 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 Iran resumed enriching uranium to 20 percent last week, well in excess of the threshold set o...
The FBI is tracking an “extensive amount of concerning online chatter,” including calls for armed protests leading up to next week’s presidential inauguration, Director Chris Wray said Thursday. Wray, in his first public appearance since the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, said in a security briefing for Vice President Mike Pence that the FBI remains concerned about the potential for violence at protests and rallies in Washington and in state capitols around the country. 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 Those events could bring armed individuals near government buildings a...
Harold Bornstein, the New York Jewish physician whose 2016 letter declaring Donald Trump “unequivocally the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency” turned out to have been written by Trump, is dead at 73. His death notice appeared Thursday in The New York Times. No cause of death was given. 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 letter released during the 2016 campaign was prompted by media demands for Trump’s health records after Trump accused his rival, Hillary Clinton, of obscuring health problems. Clinton had released a letter from a physician decl...
President-elect Joe Biden will no longer be taking an Amtrak train to Washington for his inauguration because of security concerns, a person briefed on the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The president-elect’s decision reflects growing worries over potential threats in the Capitol and across the U.S. in the lead-up to Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration. 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 Security in Washington has ramped up considerably in preparation for the inauguration after the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week by supporters of outgoing Pre...
Global death toll from COVID-19 tops two million just over a year after the virus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The global death toll from COVID-19 topped two million on Friday, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University and quoted by The Associated Press. The milestone was reached just over a year after the coronavirus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan. 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 While the count is based on figures supplied by government agencies around the world, the real toll is believed to be significantly higher, in part beca...
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 15,  2021 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to this week’s  Baltimore Bar Mitzvah Bochurim and their mishpachos: Binyamin BernsteinYakov Brockmeyer Eli Elefant Isaac Grunhaus   If you know of any bochurim not mentioned above for this week, pls send details here
The Internal Revenue Service announced Friday that the nation's 2020 tax filing season will begin in February, a few weeks later than last year's January open.  However, its Free File program is now open 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 federal agency, which wants to make sure there are no issues for taxpayers, will begin accepting and processing 2020 tax year returns on Feb. 12. The extra weeks will give the IRS more time "to do additional programming and testing of IRS systems after tax law changes that provided a second round of Economic Impact ...
Maryland will move to Phase 1B of the state's COVID-19 vaccination plan beginning Monday, Gov. Larry Hogan announced. Hogan said the state is entering the most challenging phase of the pandemic, and that getting vaccinated is critical to preventing more illnesses and more deaths. "Getting vaccinated is the single most important thing that you can do right now to save lives and to protect your friends and your family and your community," Hogan said. "By getting this effective and safe vaccine, all of us can play an important part in returning to normal, ending the damage to our economy, preventing more deaths, illnesses in our state and eliminating and eradicating this pandemic once and for all." "(I) urge all Marylanders who are currently eligible to receive the vaccine to do so,...
TEANECK, New Jersey — In a Jan. 14th letter to New Jersey’s commissioners of health and education, the OU’s Teach NJ called on the state to re-prioritize educators in its COVID-19 vaccination distribution. Teach NJ is a nonpartisan organization advocating on behalf of New Jersey nonpublic schools. Yesterday the state expanded access to the vaccine for vast groups of individuals. Anyone over the age of 65 and those with underlying health conditions – including an estimated 2 million smokers statewide – are able to get vaccinated now. Educators were not included in this expansion and are still waiting to gain access. The letter represents thousands of education professionals who qualify under the 1B classification. “In-person instruction is critical for...
Former ambassador to the UN and governor of South Carolina forms political action committee, ahead of possible 2024 presidential bid. Former South Carolina Governor and US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley has established a political action committee (PAC), fueling speculation she could be laying the foundation for a presidential bid in 2024. 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 Haley announced the formation of the PAC, named Stand for America, in an email to supporters Wednesday. The newly-formed PAC will be “laser-focused on the 2022 midterms and electing a conservative for...
Businessman, philanthropist, and Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson brought to Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem to be laid to rest. The funeral service for American Jewish businessman and philanthropist Sheldon Adelson was held in Jerusalem Friday afternoon, at a private service on the Mount of Olives. The service is closed to the media, with only family present. Adelson's remains arrived in Israel Thursday evening. His coffin was flown on his private plane from Los Angeles. 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 Friends and family came to the airport to greet Adelson's rem...
The Torah seems to arbitrarily inform us that Moshe and Aharon were eighty, and eighty-three years old, respectively, when they first spoke to Pharaoh. What is the significance of this piece of information? The great statesman and scholar Don Issac Abravenel suggests it comes to teach us that ‘it is not fitting to approach the portals of government with serious matters, the young ones whose blood boils with passion, but rather the dignified elderly who have acquired much wisdom and are more appropriate for this divine mission.’ A timely message indeed. The Baal HaTurim, though, uncovers something more intriguing about this detail. When Yosef informed his brothers of his impending death, he assured them that G-d, פקד יפקד — will surely remember you and bring you...
U.S. equity markets were mixed Friday morning after details of President-elect Joe Biden’s proposed $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package underwhelmed investors and the big banks kicked off earnings season. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was trading lower by 181 points, or 0.59%, while the S&P 500 was weaker by 0.25% and the Nasdaq Composite was up 0.17%. Biden’s proposed package includes a $1,400 check to individuals and provides a temporary boost in unemployment benefits while also providing funding for the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, among other things.                        Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to J...
President Trump on Thursday moved to freeze $27.4 billion worth of government programs in the last week of his presidency using a budget maneuver called rescission. Under the 1974 Budget and Impoundment Control Act, the president can request that Congress rescind, or wind back budget authority over certain programs. While Congress considers the request, the programs can be frozen for up to 45 days, at which point the request expires if Congress does not act. 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 a letter to congressional leadership, Trump specifically requested 73 cutbacks ...
FBI Director Chris Wray said Thursday that the bureau is seeing "an extensive amount of concerning online chatter" about events with the potential for violence surrounding next week's inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. "Right now, we’re tracking calls for potential armed protests and activity leading up to the inauguration," Wray said at a briefing with Vice President Pence at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) headquarters in Washington, D.C. 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 "And the reason I use the word potential is because one of the real challeng...
DOJ claims the rioter 'QAnon shaman' demonstrated intent to 'capture and assassinate' elected officials US prosecutors now believe supporters of President Donald Trump planned to "capture and assassinate elected officials" in their siege of the Capitol building last week, according to a new court filing. The filing, submitted by Justice Department lawyers late Thursday, sought the detention of Jacob Chansley of Arizona, the QAnon conspiracy theorist who stormed the Capitol dressed as a horned shaman. 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 "Strong evidence, including Chansley...
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