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October 18, 2021 at 2:42 pm
While the Biden Administration is attempting to bring the Iranians back to the negotiating table, Israel has approved the budget package for building an attack capability against Iran's nuclear program amounting to about NIS 5 billion, Channel 12 News reported.
The budget that will fund the Israeli project to build the attack capabilities will consist of NIS 3 billion in the current state budget and another NIS 2 billion in the next budget.
The budget also includes the financing of aircraft of various types, intelligence gathering capabilities such as satellites, and dedicated and unique armament to enable this attack.
Meanwhile, a few days ago, the US Air Force published photos from an experiment it conducted that is closely linked to the IDF.
It was also reported that ...
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October 18, 2021 at 2:27 pm
“I think we ceased to understand that complexity is a good thing, and that if we cannot listen to and appreciate even people who are different from us, we are one short step from the destruction of our shared house.”
“Technological progress, which is reaching new heights every day, has many advantages, which are transforming our lives from end to end. But unfortunately, it has also become an available and hugely influential tool for the dissemination of incitement and hatred with intolerable ease.”
“To the leaders of this country, to its public opinion leaders and its citizens, I implore you from this mountain: in this situation, especially in this situation, raise a voice of moderation, of reconciliation, of outreach, of mutual respect! Empower what we have...
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October 18, 2021 at 2:22 pm
A vaccine mandate for Baltimore city employees is taking effect today.
The policy includes probationary, contractual, seasonal, part-time and temporary employees, as well as police and firefighters. Police have been pushing back against the mandate. They want it included in their collective bargaining with the city. Employees who are not fully vaccinated by today will have to show a negative test every week to continue reporting to work at their city jobs.
Mayor Brandon Scott announced the vaccination mandate for city employees on Aug. 31.
"Protecting the health of our workforce, residents, and their loved ones is my top priority. As we continue to navigate this pandemic — all while working to restore critical in-person access and assistance for Baltimoreans — the steps...
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October 18, 2021 at 1:09 pm
Seeking to curb the social injustice phenomenon known as “driving while Black,” Philadelphia has passed legislation the mayor is expected to sign that will bar police from making minor traffic stops.
Once Democrat Mayor Jim Kenney signs the law it would take effect in 120 days, restricting police from stops for busted tail lights and expired inspections, the first major U.S. city to do so, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported.
Activists have considered those traffic infractions as disproportionately exposing Blacks to traffic stops, leading to the Philadelphia City Council to pass the Driving Equality Bill 14-2 to curb “unequal police practices” against minorities.
Blacks individuals, who represent 43% of the population, have accounted for 72% of sto...
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October 18, 2021 at 1:09 pm
President Joe Biden is entering a crucial two weeks for his ambitious agenda, racing to conclude contentious congressional negotiations ahead of both domestic deadlines and a chance to showcase his administration’s accomplishments on a global stage.
Biden and his fellow Democrats are struggling to bridge intraparty divides by month’s end to pass a bipartisan infrastructure bill and a larger social services package. The president hopes to nail down both before Air Force lifts off for Europe on Oct. 28 for a pair of world leader summits, including the most ambitious climate change meeting in years.
But that goal has been jeopardized by fractures among Democrats, imperiling the fate of promised sweeping new efforts to grapple with climate change. There’s also rising anxiet...
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October 18, 2021 at 11:51 am
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 18, 2021 - The National Shomrim Societies Annual Memorial Kaddish Service for Fallen Jewish Law Enforcement Officers took place last week during Police Week at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. It is the only Jewish event during Police Week.
Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, Law Enforcement Chaplain and director of Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland-Chabad, speaks at the Shomrim Society Kaddish service for fallen Jewish law enforcement officers at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington DC.
(R to L): Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association VP Mat Silverman, National Shomrim Chaplain Rabbi Tzvi Berkowitz, Law Enforcement Chaplain and director of ...
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October 18, 2021 at 11:48 am
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 18, 2021 - This past Friday Mesivta Shaarei Chaim had the z’chus of welcoming Harav Pinchas Green, שליט"א, Mashgiach of Kamenitz. The mashgiach delivered a 30-minute schmooze to the entire yeshiva. The mashgiach conveyed to the בחורים that success in learning does not depend on one’s intellectual prowess, to the contrary, there have been giants of Torah throughout כלל ישראל who did not possess the greatest of minds. Success in learning depends on one's drive a love for Torah, only then הקב"ה will open their mind and fill it with תורה. The mashgiach in tremendous humility spoke about himself who as an adolescent and teenager experienced difficulties in his learning but was content to work through his difficulties, and through ...
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October 18, 2021 at 11:45 am
As his Bar Mitzvah approaches, our son Natanel began putting on tefillin yesterday amidst great excitement.My father-in-law, Rabbi Eliav Meir, told us that he had helped his 95-year-old Jerusalem neighbor put on tefillin that very same morning since he can no longer do it by himself, without assistance. From there he came to us, to help his grandson who will soon be thirteen put on tefillin because he cannot yet do this on his own, without assistance. And actually, my father-in-law said, the tefillin of an old man and the tefillin of a boy carry the same message:"When a Jew of any age or condition begins his day with tefillin, he takes the two most important forces in life and points them in the right direction. The arm symbolizes our activity in the world while the head symbolizes our tho...
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October 18, 2021 at 11:32 am
Israel does not want war with Hezbollah, but is prepared to face about 2,000 rockets a day from the terror group if conflict breaks out, a senior Israeli military official told AFP.
During the 11-day May conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian terror groups fired around 4,400 projectiles towards the Jewish state. The Iron Dome air defense system intercepted around 90 percent of the rockets headed for populated areas, while just under 300 hit inhabited districts.
Cities like Tel Aviv and Ashdod experienced the “highest number of fire towards them in the history of Israel,” said Uri Gordin, chief of the army’s Home Front Command. “We saw a pace of more than 400 rockets fired towards Israel on a daily basis.”
Gordin said that in the ca...
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October 18, 2021 at 8:04 am
Colin Powell, the first Black US secretary of state whose leadership in several Republican administrations helped shape American foreign policy in the last years of the 20th century and the early years of the 21st, has died from complications from Covid-19, his family said on Facebook. He was 84.
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October 18, 2021 at 8:00 am
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 18, 2021 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Bracha Hutman and Moshe Milevsky on their engagement.
Mazel Tov to Daniel & Yehudis Hutman
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
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October 18, 2021 at 8:00 am
Today, President Isaac Herzog held a diplomatic working meeting with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden, Ann Linde.
President Isaac Herzog thanked Foreign Minister Ann Linde for Sweden’s hosting of the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combating Antisemitism last week and stressed the need for international unity in combating antisemitism in all its forms wherever it appears.
President Isaac Herzog welcomed the strengthening of ties between Israel and Sweden, as expressed in contacts between the two states’ foreign ministers.
President Isaac Herzog emphasized the importance of the indisputable fact of Israel’s unique status in the family of nations as the state of the Jewish People, which maintains equality between all its citizens and...
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October 18, 2021 at 8:00 am
The Baltimore City police union is telling its officers to not disclose their COVID-19 vaccination status.
Baltimore City's mandate requiring all city employees get vaccinated takes effect Monday.
In a letter sent Friday to officers, FOP3 President Mike Mancuso said it's trying to delay that policy until the city reaches a bargaining agreement with the FOP. Until then, the union says officers should not do anything to reveal whether they're vaccinated.
The mayor's communication director Cal Harris spoke about the concerns over the vaccination mandate as they wait a decision.
“Labor Commissioner Deborah Moore-Carter led a productive meeting Friday afternoon with the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police and their attorney, Commissioner Michael Harrison,...
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October 17, 2021 at 12:40 pm
Unless something changes dramatically in the near future, Iran will soon become a nuclear threat. Although it may not have a nuclear bomb immediately, it will have the capacity to produce one, the moment it decides to.
Meanwhile, in the past few months Iran has made significant progress towards achieving nuclear capacity, and now has over 120 kilograms of uranium enriched to 20%. It is estimated that if no one intervenes, within a few weeks, Iran will have enough enriched uranium to produce one nuclear bomb.
The raw materials are not enough, however, and Iran will need to continue developing its reactor, as well as conduct experiments and complete the long-range missile project so that it can launch its nuclear warheads. According to Israel Hayom, if the status quo continu...
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October 17, 2021 at 12:37 pm
Foreign Affairs Minister Yair Lapid returned to Israel this weekend from his visit to the United States. Apart from the Iranian issue, another issue that came up during the various meetings was the issue regarding opening a consulate for Palestinian Authority Arabs in Jerusalem. This was reported on Galei Tzahal.
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett opposes the reopening. Lapid clarified in his meeting with United States Secretary of State Blinken: "The move could dismantle the government."
A senior US State Department official said last week in a conversation with reporters that "the United States is making progress in the process of opening our consulate in Jerusalem."
"We do not have anything to add at the moment, but the process is ongoing."
"Th...
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October 17, 2021 at 12:19 pm
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 17, 2021 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to David & Rivky Flamm on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Ari Flamm and Mr. and Mrs. Bernie Lichter
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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October 17, 2021 at 12:18 pm
QR code scanning an effort to prevent the use of fake certificates in order to gain entry to facilities
Israel on Sunday began requiring the QR code of the Green Pass to be scanned before holders of the digital certificate will be allowed entry into facilities that must comply with the government program to contain the coronavirus.
The QR code enforcement comes after technical problems slowed down implementation of the updated Green Pass that includes verification of all three vaccine doses available to the Israeli public.
According to the new rules, the QR code must be scanned by a Health Ministry app that compares the Green Pass information to the ID on file in order to prevent the use of fake certificates.
Those who have not been vaccinated or who have not recovered from...
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October 17, 2021 at 12:17 pm
The government will today (Sunday) approve and speed the Aliyah process of 3,000 Jews working in the medical professions, in order to overcome the manpower shortage in the industry that stood out during the corona crisis, the newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reports.
This is a reform formulated by the Minister of Aliyah and Absorption, Pnina Tamano-Shata, in collaboration with the Ministries of Finance and Health.
Data from the Jewish Agency show that about 3,000 Jews, most of them from the countries of the former Soviet Union and also from the United States, Canada, France and Argentina, are interested in moving to Israel and integrating into the health care system.
According to the publication, the new outline will establish a joint committee for the Ministries of Health and Aliya...
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October 17, 2021 at 10:23 am
The man known as the last Jew of Kabul could soon be heading to Israel, after agreeing to grant his estranged wife a 'get' in a Zoom call — a precondition for smooth entry to the Holy Land.
Zebulon Simentov, who fled Afghanistan last month after the Taliban takeover, landed Sunday in Turkey on what his rescuers say is a final stop before traveling to Israel, perhaps as soon as this week.
It caps a weekslong odyssey that included an escape from his homeland as well as a videoconference divorce procedure meant to ensure he will not run into trouble with Israeli authorities.
Under Jewish religious law, a husband must agree to grant his wife a divorce, something he had refused to do for many years. Facing the prospect of legal action in Israel, where his ex-wife lives, Simen...
