Rabbis Lau tests COVID positive after 2nd vaccine dose, shows no symptoms. Former Chief Rabbi of Israel, Chairman of the Yad Vashem Council, winner of the Israel Prize for Lifetime Achievement and Rabbi of Tel Aviv-Yafo, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau tested COVID positive after 2nd vaccine dose and shows no symptoms. 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 Yedidya Lau, Rabbi Lau's grandson, says his grandfather tested COVID-19 positive this weekend, after receiving the second vaccination. "Thank G-d, he feels excellent at home with no symptoms. He was infected from grandmother, the Rebbetzin, who wa...
West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin says removing Sens. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., and Ted Cruz, R-Texas, over their objections to the 2020 presidential election results should be "a consideration."  In an interview Friday on PBS's "Firing Line," Manchin said the senators' insistence on objecting to Pennsylvania’s Electoral College votes even after supporters of President Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol was "totally unconscionable" and triggering the 14th Amendment is now an option.  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 breakin...
A Virginia man was arrested Friday at an inauguration checkpoint in Washington, D.C., after police found him with an "unauthorized" inauguration credential and an unregistered hand gun with more than 500 rounds of ammunition in his car, according to authorities. In a police incident report shared the The Hill by Metropolitan Police, the man was identified as Wesley A. Beeler of Front Royal, Va. Beeler presented a legitimate credential, however it didn't grant him access to the restricted area he was seeking to enter. 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 He was denied passage ...
On the eve of Auschwitz Liberation Day (January 27, 1945), this newest episode of Inside ArtScroll (Episode 2:3) features an interview with Rabbi Yosef C. Golding, author of the best-selling Holocaust chronicle, Faith Amid the Flames: The story of Reb Yosef Friedenson and the Kiddush Hashem he witnessed and created.  In this episode, host Rabbi Yitzchok Hisiger speaks to Rabbi Golding about his late father-in-law and the world-wide reaction to this book, as well as the lessons he gained from his decades at Agudath Israel of America, as Executive Director of RCCS, and as COO of the Siyum Hashas. This is an important conversation for now, and for all generations to come. To purchase Faith Amid the Flames, CLICK HERE
A second child younger than 10 has died from the coronavirus, according to Maryland Department of Health data released Saturday. No other details were immediately released. The first coronavirus-related death of a child in Maryland was reported in December when 1-year-old boy died. 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 There were 3,292 new coronavirus cases and 47 more deaths reported Saturday, which marks the 74th straight day of new cases at or above 1,000. Maryland has 324,031 cases, 6,369 deaths, 2,705,207 negative tests and 9,451 patients have been released from isolati...
On a recent evening at 8:30 PM, a 47-year-old man from Givat Ko’ach, a small moshav bordering the Judean hills, went out for an evening jog. In the middle of his run, the man suddenly collapsed to the ground and lay there unresponsive. Fortunately, someone witnessed the man going down and called for help. United Hatzalah’s dispatch center immediately pinpointed the exact coordinates of the caller via their integrated Carbyne system and alerted the nearby first reponders to the emergency. Upon receiving the urgent alert, Lior Tabib, a resident of Shoham, who was bathing his children, told his wife that he had to go. He dried his hands and grabbed his ambucycle jacket and helmet as his wife, who is also an EMT, took over bathing the children. Lior raced to his ambucycle, jumped ...
Senate President Emeritus Mike Miller died Friday afternoon. In a statement, the Miller family said: "At 4:25 p.m. this afternoon, Maryland Senate President Emeritus Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by loved ones. He was 78 years old. "He's survived by his wife, Patti, son, Tommy, daughters, Amanda, Michelle, Melissa and Melanie, sisters, Susan, Cynthia, Melinda, Nancy and Kim, brothers, Jonathan, David and Mark, and his 15 grandchildren, and was predeceased by his sister Judith."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 Some called Miller "Iron Mike" for ...
Jerusalem, Israel - Jan. 16, 2021 - Motzaei Shabbos - On Thursday, Rosh Chodesh Shevat, Israel continued under COVID-19 restrictions and entered the second week of a two-week lockdown. Reported numbers of coronavirus in Israel: 9,172 new cases, with 7.6% of tests positive. Early afternoon, Balfour Street near the Prime Minister's Residence was quiet, a lone protester stood near the closed security gates. Clouds filled the sky, after a night of heavy rain, public parks were deserted in the chilly windy weather and because of the corona limitations. The walk from the Montefiore Windmill to the views from Derech Hevron, usually a popular tourist area, was quiet. After the rain, the air was clear enough to view the Jordanian mountain range from the lookout points of ...
This week's shtikle is dedicated for a refuah sheleimah for my father. Please include Reuven Pinchas ben Yehudis in your tefillos. This week's shtikle is dedicated le'iluy nishmas Dovid Pesach ben Tzvi Hirsh HaLevi whose first yahrtzeit is this coming Tuesday, 6 Shevat. In the plague of barad, hail, HaShem brought down hail accompanied by kolos, thunder. The hail also seemed to include rain. However, points out Minchas Yitzchak, when Paroah demands that Moshe pray that the plague end (9:28) he asks him to pray that the thunder and the hail should cease, but he does not mention the rain. This is because, as Rashi has mentioned many times, Egypt did not receive rain and relied solely on the Nile for irrigation. Therefore, Paroah would have...
Mayor calls on state to set up mass vaccination sites; vaccination spots filled this month Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is calling on Gov. Larry Hogan to set up mass COVID-19 vaccination sites to speed up vaccinating the city population. The city has a population of almost 600,000 people, and its only citywide COVID-19 vaccine site is at an Under Armour facility in Port Covington, where the number of vaccines administered is just 500 per day. "We know that we need to be doing more than 500 per day," Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa said. "We are clearly not where we would like to be with these numbers," Scott said. 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...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday issued a proclamation declaring a state of emergency related to the 2021 presidential inauguration. The executive action will allow the state to more efficiently coordinate support and provide assistance to local jurisdictions within Maryland and neighboring states. The governor has also asked the White House for a presidential disaster declaration to reimburse state and local governments in Maryland for costs incurred by their response to last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol, as well as support to federal partners and the District of Columbia for the days leading up to, and including, the inaugural ceremonies. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on ...
Baltimore, MD -  Jan. 15, 2021 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Ephraim & Tova Cook  on the birth of a son. Mazel Tov grandparents Rabbi Simcha & Mrs. Esky Cook and Rabbi Fishel & Mrs. Devorah Firestone. יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן
SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp said on Friday that it would delay a planned privacy update, as the Facebook-owned messaging service tries to stem an exodus of users worried about the changes. WhatsApp said it would push back the changes, to May 15 from Feb. 8, to give users more time to review what it planned to do. 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 This month, WhatsApp notified its users that it would give them new options to message businesses using the service and was updating its privacy terms. WhatsApp’s notification said users would have to accept the new terms by February or no l...
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 15, 2021 - If you have been receiving meals from the Bnos Yisroel Food Distribution Program until now, we ask that you continue to pick up your food boxes from that location.
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 14, 2021 - It is with regret that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petira of A. Harold Goetz, z’l, father of  Aryeh Goetz, (443.839.6080),  Moshe Chaim Goetz (bet. 1PM-4PM through Tuesday 410.484.0538) and Renee Goetz; and brother of Marlene Braer Levaya is Graveside and private today at 3PM Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
A Baltimore City judge on Thursday denied to block Baltimore's sit-down dining ban but concludes it is appropriate for the city to weigh the economic impacts in issuing such orders. “It’s simply not possible to quantify decision-making to that level of decision,” said Circuit Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill. “The mayor’s invested by statute with the authority to make these difficult decisions.” The judge denied restaurateurs a temporary restraining order, though the lawsuit remains active. 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 “Not only are we ...
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...
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