Jerusalem, Israel - Nov. 25, 2021  - A Thanksgiving dinner for over 250 Lone Soldiers and Lone Bnot Sherut, was hosted at the new Nefesh B’Nefesh Aliyah campus in Jerusalem, Israel. Sponsored by the Nefesh B’Nefesh-FIDF Lone Soldiers Program and Ori Program for Lone Bnot Sherut, in cooperation with The Michael Levin Base, the event was supported by the Bet Shemesh Community led by volunteer Yehudis Schamroth, the Karnei Shomron community, and the Beer Bazaar. “It was extremely heartwarming to see so many Lone Soldiers and Bnot Sherut celebrating together after such a long break from in-person programming,” said Co-Founder and Executive Director of Nefesh B’Nefesh, Rabbi Yehoshua Fass. “It was wonderful to provide a taste of home for these young men...
Exposure to benzene can result in cancers, including leukemia and blood cancer of the bone marrow, and life threatening blood disorders Proctor & Gamble is voluntary recalling all lots of Old Spice and Secret aerosol spray antiperspirants and Old Spice Below Deck aerosol spray products with an expiry through September 2023 due to the presence of the chemical benzene.  The 18 recalled products, which were distributed nationwide in the United States through retail outlets and online, include: Old Spice High Endurance AP Spray Pure Sport 12/6oz (012044001912) Old Spice Hardest Working Collection Inv Spray Stronger Swagger 3.8oz (012044044759) Old Spice Hardest Working Collection Inv Spray Pure Sport Plus 12/3.8oz (037000729747) Old Spice Hardest Working Collection...
The number of Palestinians who support a two-state solution has decreased, following Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s decision in April to call off the Palestinian elections, according to a Palestinian public opinion poll. While support for a two-state solution has dropped, the number of Palestinians who support a binational state solution has increased, according to the poll conducted by the Jerusalem Media and Communication Center. The percentage of those who believe a two-state solution is the best way to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict dropped from 39% in April to 29%, while the percentage of those who support a binational one-state solution rose from 21% in April to 26% in October, the poll showed. In the West Bank, support for ...
Israel classified several African countries as red after a new variant considered dangerous emerged in the region. South Africa, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and Aswatini will be put under travel ban, Prime Minister Bennett announced Thursday night. Foreigners will be banned to travel to Israel and returning Israelis will need to quarantine even if they are fully vaccinated. The new variant first detected in South Africa is raising concern among experts. Called B.1.1.529,  it presents 32 mutations in its spike protein. Some of these mutations have been associated with a higher transmissibility and vaccine-resistance in other variants. A group of South African scientists said that early signs from diagnostic laboratories suggest the variant has rapid...
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett held a consultation Thursday night with the Health Minister, the Health Ministry Director General, the Director of the Public Health Services, the national coronavirus project manager and the Defense Ministry Director of Civil Defense on the new coronavirus variant – B.1.1529 – that has been discovered abroad. Given the spread of the new variant in the countries of southern Africa, Prime Minister Bennett accepted the recommendation of the Health Ministry to define them as red countries. He also instructed that an immediate evaluation be held on stopping flights from these countries to Israel and vice-versa, or the implementation of a different plan to prevent the variant from spreading to Israel. An additional discussion on the issue wil...
Yerushalayim - Nov. 25, 2021 - Baltimore's KAYTT delegation at the Mir Yerushalayim Yarchei Kallah
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 25, 2021 - I am incredibly excited to share with you the imminent launch of a new organization supporting Maryland and Washington D.C. families who have children diagnosed with a chronic illness or intellectual disability. imadi ๐ŸŽ‰ (adj.) | ee-mah-DEEHebrew for “With Me”ื’ื ื›ื™ ืืœืš ื‘ื’ื™ื ืฆืœืžื•ืช ืœื ืื™ืจื ืจืข ื›ื™ ืืชื” …ืขืžื“ื™Though I walk through the Valley of Death, I fear no evil, because you are with me.www.imadi.orgfacebook.com/officialimadiinstagram.com/official.imadiLike & Follow us as we prepare to launch!Merchandise Market:https://tinyurl.com/mcfddtjk
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 25, 2021 - The children of Cheder Chabad in Baltimore joined the community in celebrating a new sefer Torah, dedicated by community askan Ephraim Rosenbloom and his wife Ruthi, in memory of their son Gavi a”h, who passed away just over a year ago. The celebration was attended by the regional head shliach of Maryland, Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan, the rov of Park Heights community, Rabbi Elchonon Lisbon, along with the cheder children, parents and community members. For the women and girls, the day started with a special Yud Tes Kislev performance, organized by their principal Mrs. Chana Pewzner. While the final letters of the Sefer Torah were being written, the boys enjoyed a fleishi...
Several studies have shown that adopting routines can make you more productive. Routine is a hallmark of efficiency and can also help harness your creativity. Many successfully creative people swear by the routines they formed: author Stephen King famously sits down at the same time every morning, which he believes allows his writing to “kick on.”  Routine is a hallmark of many big thinkers: Geniuses like Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein liked to wear the same thing every day in order to not expend mental energy on wardrobe decisions. Perhaps that is why Yaakov wanted to finally settle into a routine.  Vayeishev Yaakov b’eretz m’gurei aviv, Yaakov settled in his father’s homeland.  Rashi qu...
Updated at 1:40PM:  We will be closing at 2:00PM today, Nov. 25###Baltimore, MD - Nov. 25, 2021 - 10:40 AM - In case you missed yesterday's food pickup, come on over now, while supplies last.
Adobe predicts total online sales for full holiday shopping season will hit record $207B, up 10% compared to last year Consumers shopping online have spent $76 billion in November so far, surpassing last year's $63 billion in revenue generated during the same period, according to the latest data from Adobe Analytics.  Shopping on mobile devices has accounted for $31 billion of revenue generated, a 21.7% year-over-year increase, while shopping on desktops accounted for the remaining $45 billion. The data covers over one trillion visits to U.S. retail sites, 100 million SKUs and 18 product categories.  Online shopping for the grocery category peaked on Monday, up 172% over September's average. Wine is outperforming beer by 124% versus 100%...
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) is mourning the death of his father, whom he called an "amazing husband, parent, grandparent, great-grandparent." “My father Abe, 98, passed away this evening,” Schumer said in a post on Twitter with a picture of his family. “In so many ways—he personified the greatest generation. He took...
Baltimore, Md - Nov. 25, 2021 -Are you curious what happened on Spirit Airlines flight #NK433? Are you confused why you should be curious about what happened on Spirit Airlines flight #NK433? Are you now utterly bewildered what this episode description has to do with anything? Tune in to this week's Torah Sparks podcast to find out what happened on flight #NK433 and learn a valuable life lesson to take with us as we journey through life. Click here to listen to the Torah Sparks Podcast powered by: TYA of Baltimore Check out the new Torah Sparks website at www.torahsparks.com. Stay up to date on these podcasts, have access to blog posts, or submit your own.Submit your inspirational spark by going to the Got Sparks tab in the website. If you like this podcast, please feel free to ...
The Michigan chapter of the Anti-Defamation League is accusing a Birmingham, Michigan politician of sending an email containing anti-Semitic tropes, the Detroit Jewish News reported. In a message emailed to Birmingham residents before the November 2 election, Commissioner Clinton Baller accused another city commissioner, Brad Host, of being a “marionette of the cabal.” According to David Bloom, who ran for the Birmingham Commission, it also singled out Jewish families, claiming they influenced the election with their political donations. “He said that two families pumped this money into my campaign and into Andrew Haig’s campaign,” Bloom told the Jewish News. “He said that they were buying the ponies and we were going to be doing their b...
The Midwest Agudas Yisroel Council of Synagogue Rabbonim is pleased to present an updated sefer that discusses the halachos of Chanukah and Asara B'Teves.  The sefer, Safah Berurah: The Halachos of  of Chanukah and Asara B'Teves. was compiled and written by Rabbi Yaakov Robinson, executive director of the Midwest Agudas Yisroel Council of Synagogue Rabbanim, and reviewed by Rabbi Shmuel Fuerst, Dayan, Agudas Yisroel of Illinois.  The sefer is available to download by clicking here or on the graphic below
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 25,  2021 - It is with regret that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petira of Rabbi Yisrael Ber Caplan, z’l, brother of Rabbi Shmuel Caplan. Shiva is being observed, through Wednesday morning, at 3707 Menlo Drive, Baltimore, MD, 21215. Minyanim:  Shacharis 7:00 AM Mincha/Maariv 4:25 PM Mincha Friday 2:00 PM Maariv Motzoei Shabbos 5:31 PM Please do not visit: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM After 10:00 PM  Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
A new study conducted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) suggests that drinking sugary beverages or being even mildly sleep-deprived could significantly increase a person’s risk of developing a serious case of the coronavirus and being hospitalized. The study, which was released by the CDC earlier this month, investigated close to 500 confirmed COVID cases among US military personnel from March 2020 to March 2021, isolating possible confounding variables to compare cases which required hospitalization with those that did not. A total of 93 hospitalizations for COVID-19 among Air Force personnel were matched up with 372 cases among Air Force service members which did not require hospitalization. Cases were matched based on geography, with researchers using l...
'Our president said they’re not going to have a nuclear weapon,' US Gen. Kenneth McKenzie says A top United States military general claimed on Wednesday that Iran will have the ability to build a nuclear weapon in the near future, adding that the US is ready with other options to prevent the country from doing so if diplomacy fails.  “Our president said they’re not going to have a nuclear weapon,” Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, commander of US Central Command told TIME Magazine. “The diplomats are in the lead on this, but Central Command always has a variety of plans that we could execute, if directed.” McKenzie’s comments are the clearest notion of a military option, while other US officials have recently spoken of “other o...
Following statements by Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef against Religious Affairs Minister Matan Kahana's proposed kashrut reforms, Ombudsman of the Israeli Judiciary and former Supreme Court Justice Uri Shoham called on Minister Kahana to summon Rabbi Yosef for a reprimand and to even consider removing him from his position as a halakhic judge. In his remarks, he attacked the participation of halakhic judges in a recent conference against the reform of the kashrut system and wrote that "things should be clarified and the judges should be instructed not to take part in any conference, meeting or assembly, which raise issues of political controversy." "This is especially so when there is a fear that at the end of that conference a notice will be published bearing the names and ti...
In this episode, Justin sits down with the only female and Haredi newscaster in the State of Israel, Sivan Rahav Meir, and her path is one of a kind. They met up for coffee outside on a sunny Jerusalem morning to speak about her journey, her work, and her reinvigorated perspective on life. On Thirty-Six, Justin Hayet, a self-proclaimed pessimistic millennial attempts to find the thirty-six righteous people on whose merit the world stands. Thirty-Six is a production of SoulShop and Bnai Zion. Click here to listen
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