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September 25, 2021 at 8:42 pm
Former US President Donald Trump has once again hinted at a 2024 presidential election run, The New York Post reports.
The comments came on Friday in a radio interview when the host noted Trump has shied away from formally announcing his widely anticipated run.
“I’ll ask you a different way, can you think of a reason not to run?” asked David Brody of the Real America’s Voice network.
“Well, I guess a bad call from a doctor or something, right?” Trump responded. “I will say, that happens with people.”
“So things happen, through G-d, they happen. But you know, I feel so good, and I hate what’s happening to our country,” he added.
Trump has already hinted several times that he will run for the White House again i...
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September 25, 2021 at 8:38 pm
Top medics say FDA decision shows the third dose is safe, even if ethical issues of access to vaccines remain
Following the final authorization by the United States on Wednesday of the booster shots of Pfizer's Covid-19 vaccine for those in high-risk groups, Israeli health officials said that the decision represents a validation of Israel's own intensive inoculation campaign.
The Food and Drug Administration approved the booster shot for those aged 65 and upward as well as adults at high risk of severe disease and those in high-exposure jobs.
“The decision reinforced our results that the third dose is safe,” Dr. Nadav Davidovitch, head of the school of public health at Israel’s Ben-Gurion University told the Associated Press, acknowledging th...
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September 25, 2021 at 8:31 pm
The chag of Sukkot isn’t anchored to a particular historical period, or geographical location. It doesn’t commemorate a miraculous event which occurred on a specific day in history. Sheltered huts positioned under the open sky, symbolize Hashem's compassion for creation, His care for humanity and His love of the Jewish people. Exiting our homes and sitting under makeshift and “improvised” huts, highlights our reliance upon Divine hashgacha rather than upon human structures or conventions.
A Private Invitation
As this chag isn’t tethered to a particular historical event, its scope extends beyond that of other Jewish holidays. Sukkot celebrates Hashem’s care for all humanity – Jew and non-Jew alike. Highlighting this international scope, the M...
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September 25, 2021 at 8:25 pm
'Virtual currency derivative transactions are all illegal financial activities and are strictly prohibited'
China on Friday stepped up its crackdown on cryptocurrency with a blanket ban on all crypto transactions and mining, hitting bitcoin and other major coins and pressuring crypto and blockchain-related stocks.
"Virtual currency-related business activities are illegal financial activities," the People's Bank of China (PBOC) said in an online statement Friday, adding that offenders would be "investigated for criminal liability in accordance with the law."
The central bank said that in recent years trading of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies had become "widespread, disrupting economic and financial order, giving rise to money laundering, illegal fund-raising, fraud...
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September 25, 2021 at 8:25 pm
Certain Baghdad officials branded the participants 'traitors'
Iraq's federal government on Saturday condemned a conference calling for normalization with Israel, held the previous day in Arbil, the capital of northern Iraq's Kurdistan autonomous region.
A statement dismissed the gathering, organized by US think-tank Center for Peace Communications (CPC), as an "illegal meeting."
The conference "was not representative of the population's (opinion) and that of residents in Iraqi cities, in whose name these individuals purported to speak," the statement said.
The office of Iraq's President Barham Saleh, himself a Kurd, joined in the condemnation.
Powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr urged the government to "arrest all the participants", while Ahmed Ass...
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September 25, 2021 at 8:18 pm
Palestinian leader lashes out at Israel at the United Nations
Speaking before the United Nations General Assembly via video link on Friday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas posed an ultimatum before Israel, saying it had "one year to withdraw from all the Palestinian territories."
Failing that, he said, the Authority will turn to the International Court of Justice.
In a typically combative speech, Abbas accused Israel of all but destroying the two-state solution with actions he said could lead Palestinians to demand equal rights within one binational state comprising Israel, the West Bank and Gaza.
The 85-year-old urged the international community to act to save the two-state formula that for decades has been the bedrock of diplomacy for the Israeli-Palestinian con...
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September 25, 2021 at 8:13 pm
At least 500,000 Maryland adults just became eligible for a booster shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.
While most people were sleeping, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved boosters for a wide swath of the population that includes people 65 and older, adults at risk because of health conditions and adults at risk of exposure in the workplace or institutional setting.
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"We were all very surprised this morning because the information was different. Unfortunately, it is confusing for people, it's even confusing for people in the public health world," said Dr. Kelly Russo, medical director of the ...
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September 24, 2021 at 5:04 pm
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endorsed Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for older Americans and Gov. Larry Hogan has announced immediate authorization for the shots.
“While this action was long overdue, I am glad that the federal government has finally approved booster shots for seniors and high-risk individuals," Hogan said in a statement. "It is a significant step toward providing additional protection for our most vulnerable residents and supports the data-based decision we made earlier this month to move ahead on booster shots for seniors in congregate settings."
As of Friday, Maryland has administered 7,842,216 COVID-19 vaccines. 3,924,568 Marylanders have received the first dose of a COVID-19 shot, 3,566,331 have received the second shot and 299,6...
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September 24, 2021 at 4:46 pm
[Sent from the sukkah]
The Weekly Shtikle is dedicated le'iluy nishmas my father, Reuven Pinchas ben Chaim Yaakov, a"h.
The Weekly Shtikle is dedicated le'iluy nishmas my Oma, Chaya Sara bas Zecharia Chaim, a"h.
I couldn't ignore the irony when going through my Sukkos archives. The following Shtikle was first written in 2005 following tragic events of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami in Japan. I re-sent it once again 8 years later in 2013 after a year which began with Hurricane Sandy and ended with devastating floods in Colorado. Yet another 8 years on, after Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc on the East Coast, I felt it was once again most appropriate.
The mishnah (Rosh HaShanah 1:2) states that the world is judged on four matters at f...
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September 24, 2021 at 1:49 pm
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 24, 2021 - Dear Community Members,
During the overnight hours of 09/23/21 through 09/24/21, the Pikesville Precinct experienced multiple thefts from motor vehicles. Most of these thefts occurred in the Milford Mill Road corridor.
Please lock your vehicles and remove all valuables from your vehicle. This includes vehicle keys, house keys, and garage door openers. Keep your residences secured at all times. Lock your windows, doors, and use your residential alarm system if available.
The Pikesville Precinct Community Outreach Team offers free residential security surveys, where a uniformed officer will respond to your home and provide ideas to better secure your residence. Officers from the Pikesville Precinct are actively patrolli...
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September 24, 2021 at 1:39 pm
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 24, 2021 - Garden of Life - Vitamin Code Raw Antioxidants, distributed by Garden of Life of Palm Beach Gardens, FL, bearing an expiration date that is prior to September 1, 2022, is NOT KOSHER even when bearing a STAR-K symbol. The product contains a non-kosher ingredient. Corrective action is being taken.
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September 24, 2021 at 11:30 am
Today, 211 years ago, Rebbe Nachman of Breslav passed away. Here is one of his most powerful thoughts: "I am a wonder, my soul is a great wonder; there never was anyone unique like me".This idea is likely to seem arrogant and haughty. How can anyone speak like that about himself? But the first time I heard it, a Breslav chasid explained that Rebbe Nachman meant to teach every one of us to look upon himself or herself in this way. In each of us there is a unique potential that must be realized. Now read these words again as they are transformed into an encouraging and reinforcing message, a message that is the essence of Rebbe Nachman's thought: Does everyone of us feel that he is a wonder, that his soul is a great wonder? Does everyone remember that there was never anyone as unique as...
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September 24, 2021 at 11:29 am
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 24, 2021 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Eli Hochberg on the birth of a daughter.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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September 24, 2021 at 9:11 am
The head of the Baltimore County Police Union says the county is down officers with no sign of beefing up the force.
The county is down 14% according to the Fraternal Order of Police president David Rose, especially with an anti-police sentiment in many areas.
“A lot of people are finding the job not attractive," Rose said.
He said many officers are leaving to go to nearby jurisdictions for better pay and higher signing bonuses.
Police Chief Melissa Hyatt said they are now offering "A $10,000 hiring incentive for new police officers and for lateral police officers."
Rose said that officers are also leaving over working conditions, such as a lack of a dedicated training facility. He said with being down so many officers, officers...
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September 24, 2021 at 9:09 am
Gov. Larry Hogan announced that Maryland is taking additional steps to increase nursing personnel.
Hogan says the new efforts aim to give hospitals more flexibility to address staffing needs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This week, Maryland reported the nation’s lowest COVID-19 case rate, and we continue to withstand the Delta variant surge better than just about any other state,” said Hogan in a statement. “While our hospitalizations remain well below all of our pandemic surge capacity triggers, we are taking proactive steps to maximize the ability of our hospitals to increase their nursing workforce.”
Maryland Department of Health Secretary Dennis Schrader issued a notice stating that registered nurses or licensed practical nurses who hold a current active...
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September 24, 2021 at 9:05 am
A man struck early Friday morning on Interstate 83 died, Maryland State Police said.
State police said troopers were called shortly before 2:50 a.m. to I-83 just north of Northern Parkway in Baltimore City for a report of a crash. Police said a man walking across the highway from the median was struck and died at the scene. The driver remained at the scene.
About 20 minutes prior, a ride-share driver traveling north on I-83 called 911 to report an unruly and suspected intoxicated passenger who was physically assaulting him and trying to get him to run off the road, police said. The driver pulled over on I-83 at Ruxton Road and the passenger fled from the vehicle.
Police said the ride-share driver described the passenger to troopers and the description matched that of the deceased victim...
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September 23, 2021 at 10:31 pm
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 23, 2021 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Avi Charloff on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Ahron Katz and great-grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Larry Katz.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
