All are asked to daven for Rav Yitzchok Scheiner, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Kamenitz in Yerushalayim and the zekan roshei hayeshivos, who has contracted the Covid-19 virus. The rosh yeshiva, who is 98 ka”h, is remaining at home, rather than going to the hospital, as he is said to be in stable condition. 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 year has been a challenging one medically for the rosh yeshiva, who suffered a stroke and later weakened drastically. We are told that he is dealing well with the Covid virus. All are asked to daven ...
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts will not preside over former President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial, which is scheduled to begin in earnest on Feb. 8. Instead, Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Leahy (Vt.), the most senior member of the Senate Democratic Conference, will preside over the trial. 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 Senate source said Leahy, a former chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is expected to preside at the trial. A spokesman for Leahy said the decision on presiding over the trial is up to Senate Majority Leader Cha...
The National Park Service is investigating why the Washington Monument would have gone dark Sunday night. “The exterior lights of the Washington Monument are currently out,” the Park Service tweeted Sunday night. “We are investigating and will have them restored as soon as possible.” The agency has not yet reported why the lights would have gone out. All of the monument’s external lights were out except for the red lights at its top that are there as a warning to aircraft, reports Fox News. The outage sparked speculation on social media from several Twitter users. 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 ...
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 23, 2021 - It is with regret that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petira of Mrs. Rose Weiss, a'h, mother of Chaim Weiss. Shiva will be observed in backyard of 3316 Smith Avenue (2 houses from Seven Mile Lane)  however, if extremely cold or raining, then indoors.  Masks and social distancing Minyamin at the shiva house have been suspended at this time. Visiting Hours (Monday-Wed.) - UPDATED   9:00 am - 10:00 am 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Feel free to call at 410-358-1847. Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) will not seek reelection to a third term in 2022, he announced Monday morning. Portman plans to make the announcement at a press conference in Cincinnati. In a statement, Portman cited political partisanship as a factor in his decision. “We live in an increasingly polarized country where members of both parties are being pushed further to the right and further to the left, and that means too few people who are actively looking to find common ground,” he said. “This is not a new phenomenon, of course, but a problem that has gotten worse over the past few decades.” 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...
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is filing a counter-complaint on Monday against seven Democratic senators who asked the Ethics Committee to investigate him.   Hawley sent a letter on Monday to Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) arguing that the seven senators who submitted an ethics complaint against Hawley and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) last week issued a "frivolous complaint to accomplish impermissible partisan purposes."  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 "These Senators have engaged in improper conduct that may re...
Dominion Voting Systems on Monday filed a lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani alleging that the former New York City mayor spread numerous defamatory statements about the voting machine company while he helped lead former President Trump’s failed post-election legal campaign. The company is seeking $1.3 billion in damages over what it called a “viral disinformation campaign,” alleging that Giuliani made malicious false accusations against Dominion, including that the company had engaged in voter fraud and election fixing. “For Dominion — whose business is producing and providing voting systems for elections — there are no accusations that could do more to damage Dominion’s business or to impugn Dominion’s integrity, ethic...
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a pair of emoluments lawsuits against former President Trump, ruling that the cases are moot now that he has left office. The two lawsuits, filed by the group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and the attorneys general for Washington, D.C. and Maryland, were part of a novel legal effort that alleged Trump violated the Constitution's emoluments clauses by continuing to own his business empire while in office. 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 Before Trump came into office, the courts had never considered the quest...
The Supreme Court on Monday declined to take up an appeal by former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D), who was sentenced last summer to more than 6 years in prison for corruption. 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 Silver, who is incarcerated in a New York federal prison, was rumored to have been considered for a last-minute pardon, but received no such clemency before former President Trump left office last week. The court’s denial of Silver’s appeal on Monday came at the urging of the Department of Justice. A complete voting breakdown among th...
PM's post calling for info on people over 60 who have not been vaccinated taken down for violating company privacy policy. Facebook has deleted a post by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu in which he called on the public to provide him with details of people who have not yet been vaccinated over the age of 60. Facebook stated that Netanyahu's post violated the company's privacy guidelines. 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 accordance with our privacy policy, we don’t allow content that shares or asks for people’s medical information,” Facebook Isr...
The fundamental struggle of humanity, stripped of all of history’s dross, is between two views: The recognition of a Creator (and the resultant meaningfulness of human life) and the belief that life is the product of mere chance and, hence, essentially meaningless. It is the worldview-struggle between Klal Yisrael and Amalek, introduced at the end of this week’s parsha in a military showdown. We read how the Amalekites attacked the Jews after our ancestors’ exodus from Egypt, and how Moshe Rabbeinu, from a distance, influenced the course of the battle.  “When Moshe lifted his arm, Yisrael was stronger; and when he lowered his arm, Amalek was stronger.” (Shemos 17:11) The name Amalek, whose final letter is“kuf,” can be parsed as “amal...
Gantz: I don't call for equal enforcement because I am against haredim, but because I am for them. The Knesset plenum approved in the first reading of the bill doubling fines for violating the current lockdown. 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 MKs voted 52-23 to forward the bill to the Knesset committee, the Knesset committee, which will decide which committee will prepare the law for its second and third readings. Alternate Prime Minister Benny Gantz stated: “I do not demand equal enforcement because I am against the haredim, but because I am for them. Unfortunately, Netanyahu...
Virus czar says strain now behind half cases, may cause serious illness 30% more often; 40% of cases in kids Health officials in Israel are becoming increasingly concerned that mutated COVID-19 strains that returning travelers are thought to have brought into the country are hampering efforts to contain the pandemic's outbreak, despite the country's vaccination drive. 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 country's coronavirus czar - Prof Nachman Ash - told Radio 103FM that over the past few days information from the UK, where the so-called British variant was first...
For extra caution, US bio firm intends to add second booster for the South African variant US biotechnology firm Moderna on Monday said lab studies showed its Covid-19 vaccine would remain protective against variants of the coronavirus first identified in the United Kingdom and South Africa. But out of caution, the company will test adding a second booster of its vaccine -- to make three shots in total -- and has begun preclinical studies on a booster specifically for the South African variant. 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 "We are encouraged by these new data, which reinforce our...
Former president's fiery speech at 'Stop the Steal' rally preceded some of his supporters storming the Capitol The US House of Representatives will move forward with its push to impeach former President Donald Trump when it will formally charge him with inciting insurrection in an incendiary speech to his followers earlier this month. Nine House Democrats who will serve as prosecutors will proceed through the building where hundreds of Trump supporters fought with police, leaving five dead, at about 7 p.m. on Monday (0000 GMT), carrying the article of impeachment to the Senate where Trump will face trial, according to Reuters. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL o...
White House says France is Washington's 'oldest ally,' stresses commitment to bolstering transatlantic ties US President Joe Biden and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron spoke over the phone, the Elysee Palace said on Sunday. 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 During their first conversation after Biden's inauguration, the two leaders discussed "their willingness to act together for peace in the Near and Middle East, in particular on the Iranian nuclear issue," the French presidency said. The statement added that the two were on the same page in regards to fight...
Israel, Morocco enjoyed bilateral benefits under Trump administration - in Rabat's case, W. Sahara sovereignty Israel's cabinet approved a deal to upgrade ties with Morocco on Sunday, the fourth Arab country to forge relations with the Jewish state in a parting foreign policy push by the former President Donald Trump administration, Israeli news outlet N12 reported. 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 Last month, Morocco followed the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Sudan in moving toward normalizing relations with Israel in deals, which the Trump administration...
With 70,836 active infections in the country, 1,140 Israelis in serious condition, 358 on ventilators Israel registered 4,868 new COVID-19 coronavirus infections on Sunday, the Health Ministry reported on Monday 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 According to the release, 9.3 percent of the 54,109 tests conducted in the past 24 hours were positive. Israel's death toll throughout the pandemic now stands at 4,419 -- an uptick of 58 fatalities against the tally posted Sunday morning. Read more at i24
Some doctors believe that if COVID-19 vaccine distribution stays at its current pace, case numbers could spike going into the spring. 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 At the Maryland State Fairgrounds, success against COVID-19 is just on the horizon. "I can tell you, at this point, now I can ramp up to 1,000 or more (vaccines) per hour, only at this site," Baltimore County Health Officer Dr. Gregory Branch said. "Baltimore County is not only ready to ramp up here, we can ramp up at multiple site. The only thing we are waiting for is vaccine. Once we get additional vaccine, we will be able ...
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