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January 19, 2021 at 9:45 am
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 13, 2021 - It is with regret that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petira of Mac Levine, z’l, father of Richard Levine, and the late Donna Segall, a’h.
Shiva will be observed beginning Tuesday, Jan. 19 at Noon @ 3215 Northbrook Road, Baltmore, MD, 21208Please, no visits between 5PM-7PM and not after 9PM.Indoor/Outdoor visits depend on weather.Minyanim at Suburban Orthodox
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January 19, 2021 at 9:43 am
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 18, 2021 - It is with regret that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petira of Joseph Green, z'l, father of Dan Green.
The levaya and kevura will take place tomorrow afternoon (Jan. 19) in Wilmington, Delaware.
Shiva and minyanim outdoors @ 2826 Cheswolde Rd, Baltimore, MD, 21209 Maariv Tues 8pm Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun, Mon Shachris 730 Mincha Maariv 455 Mincha Friday 3 Motzai Shabbos Maariv: 600 Please no visits between 12-2 or after 9
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January 19, 2021 at 8:00 am
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 17, 2021 - JEWELS school is about to launch our annual campaign and invites you to participate. The theme Be a Hero refers to the parents, staff, Board members, supporters like you, and of course, the amazing children who find solutions to every hurdle. Enjoy this song preformed by Baltimore’s very own Eli Atias as we celebrate our new building. Despite all challenges we face, we will find reason to smile!
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January 18, 2021 at 9:58 pm
Senate Democratic Whip, Dick Durbin (Ill.) said Sunday that he is not going to whip votes in his caucus in favor convicting President Trump in his upcoming impeachment trial.
In an interview with CNN’s “State of the Union,” Durbin explained that the gravity of an impeachment vote was too great for Senate leadership to pressure members one way or the other.
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“When it comes to an issue of this gravity and constitutional importance, members really have to follow their own conscience,” Durbin to...
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January 18, 2021 at 9:53 pm
Israeli startup Scentech Medical says its instant coronavirus breath test works, based on initial findings in recent trials, obtaining an accuracy level of 98 percent, similar to that of the standard PCR swab test.
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Seven hundred and eighty-four individuals participated in the trial at Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, breathing into the device for 10 seconds. The results are available within a few seconds.
According to the company, the device, using its so-called breath technology — a mix of software and hardware — manages to differentiate with high a...
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January 18, 2021 at 9:53 pm
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo asked Pfizer chief executive Albert Bourla on Monday if the state can purchase additional doses of the coronavirus vaccine directly from the company.
In a press conference Monday, Cuomo slammed the Trump administration for the slow rollout of the vaccine, which is providing doses to states.
“The problem was created by the federal negligence in the first place,” he said, according to Fox Business. “The federal government is in control of the supply. They must increase the supply. Approve Johnson & Johnson, expedite that. Buy more Pfizer. Buy more Moderna.”
He added, “As a state, we’re trying to do everything we can. Pfizer is technically not bound by any federal agreement because they did not get engaged in...
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January 18, 2021 at 9:40 pm
Vice President Mike Pence said in a tweet Sunday he’s “proud” that the Trump administration did not get the United States involved in a new war over the past four years.
“I’m proud to report with just a few days left in our Administration, our Administration is the first in decades that did not get America into a new war,” the outgoing vice president tweeted. That’s Peace through Strength.”
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His comment came at the beginning of a string of tweets, with Pence saying that as vice president, he has &l...
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January 18, 2021 at 9:20 pm
Former Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh is seeking clemency from President Donald Trump.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice website, Pugh's request to have her three-year prison sentence commuted is pending. Trump is expected to issue about 100 pardons and commutations before he leaves office Wednesday.
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Pugh entered a guilty plea Nov. 21, 2019, to four of the 11 federal charges filed against her -- fraud and tax evasion charges. She resigned from office in May 2019.
Pugh was sentenced in February 2020 to three years in federal pris...
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January 18, 2021 at 6:07 pm
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 18, 2021 - It is with regret that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petira of Michael L. Nussbaum, z’l, brother of Mrs. Rosemary Warschawski (443-414-3734).
The levaya took place in Colorado Springs.
Shiva is being observed in the back of 2408 Willow Glen Drive, Baltimore, MD, 21208, through Sunday morning.
Masks must be worn.
Shiva Hours: Monday - Thursday: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm, 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Motzei Shabbos: 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Sunday: 10:00 am – 11:00 am
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January 18, 2021 at 5:48 pm
The incoming Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) director said Sunday that she expects the U.S. will reach 500,000 COVID-19 deaths by mid-February.
Rochelle Walensky, President-elect Joe Biden’s named CDC director, told CBS News’ “Face The Nation” that she “unfortunately” agrees with outgoing CDC Director Robert Redfield that the pandemic is going to get worse.
She noted the U.S. has reached nearly 4,000 deaths a day and almost 400,000 coronavirus deaths total.
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“By the middle of February w...
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January 18, 2021 at 5:44 pm
The National Security Agency is placing former GOP operative Michael Ellis as the NSA’s top lawyer in the final days of the Trump administration.
Defense Secretary Christopher Miller ordered the move Saturday, The Washington Post reported.
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NSA Director Gen. Paul Nakasone had delayed Ellis’ assignment since his selection in November, sources told the Post.
“Mr. Ellis accepted his final job offer [Saturday] afternoon,” the NSA said in a statement Sunday. “NSA is moving forward with his employment.”
Ellis’ assignm...
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January 18, 2021 at 5:39 pm
The FBI is investigating whether a woman who took a laptop belonging to Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol tried to sell it to Russians.
Bureau investigators said in a court filing on Sunday that it received a tip from someone claiming to be a former romantic partner of Riley June Williams. The caller directed the agency to a 32-minute video from inside the Capitol posted to ITV News.
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The witness also said friends of Williams showed them a video of her taking a laptop or hard drive from Pel...
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January 18, 2021 at 5:34 pm
An alarming morbidity scenario will be presented to the ministers on Tuesday's meeting, report says
As Israel’s corona cabinet meeting is slated to convene Tuesday at 1 pm, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will push to extend the nationwide lockdown for another two weeks.
According to outlet Maariv, the premier held talks Monday with Health Ministry officials and head of the National Security Council Meir Ben Shabbat as all sides agreed that an extension beyond January 21 was required due to rising morbidity figures.
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January 18, 2021 at 5:33 pm
Gaza militants fire two projectiles fired toward city of Ashdod, no alert triggered
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) attacked Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in overnight strikes, the army said on Monday.
According to the press statement, the IDF pilots targeted the sites used by Hamas to develop its tunnel infrastructure.
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The attack came in response to an earlier rocket attack from the restive coastal enclave toward the Israeli city of Ashdod.
The projectiles did not set off a red alert and, according to reports in Israeli media, landed in the s...
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January 18, 2021 at 2:47 pm
Pro-gun rights group set to rally in Richmond, Virginia, as tensions in nation seething
The US Capitol was closed off temporarily on Monday due to fire breaking out nearby just two weeks following the deadly riots that took place in the area, news agency Reuters reported.
“There is no threat to the public,” the Secret Service said in a tweet.
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The shutdown of the Capitol was ordered due to extra caution, the US Capitol Police said in a statement.
As President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration looms, concerns over additional riots o...
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January 18, 2021 at 2:34 pm
MK Yitzhak Pindrus (United Torah Judaism) spoke with 103 FM Radio about the lockdown and school closures.
In an interview, Pindrus told 103 FM that, Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky said both last week and this week that schools should close. However, he added that parents still have an obligation to teach their children Torah. "If a few neighbors get together and learn Torah together, that's a good and healthy thin," he added. "But I think that schools should not open."
However, he emphasized that the lockdown is being kept.
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