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May 22, 2022 at 9:45 am
Dozens of people were injured Sunday morning in a Megabus crash on Interstate 95, Baltimore County fire officials said.
The fire department said its fire and rescue crews were called around 6:55 a.m. Sunday for a mass casualty incident near Kingsville after a Megabus rolled over onto its side.
Officials said the bus carrying 47 people rolled over on southbound I-95 near Bradshaw and Raphel roads. No other vehicles were involved.
Officials said 27 people suffered minor injuries, 15 of whom were taken to hospitals and 12 others declined to be taken to hospitals.
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May 21, 2022 at 10:10 pm
Baltimore, MD - May 21, 2022 – 10:06PM – Beware of a sinkhole at the intersection of Greenspring/Cross Country/Pimlico.One side of the street is blocked with traffic being directed around the cones set up in the area.
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May 21, 2022 at 10:04 pm
Trump paid the fine Thursday but must still submit additional paperwork in order to have the contempt order lifted, the office of Attorney General Letitia James said Friday.
A message seeking comment was left Friday with Trump’s lawyer.
A Manhattan judge declared Trump in contempt of court on April 25 and fined him $10,000 per day for not complying with a subpoena in James’ long-running investigation into his business practices.
Judge Arthur Engoron agreed May 11 to lift the contempt order if, by Friday, Trump paid the fines and submitted affidavits detailing efforts to search for the subpoenaed records and explaining his and his company’s document retention policies.
Engoron also required a company hired by Trump to aid in the search, HaystackID, finish going through...
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May 21, 2022 at 10:01 pm
The 13 Ikkarei Emunah, the Ani Maamins, appear in our siddurim, and many of us recite them every day after tefillah. And yet … do we understand what they mean in our own everyday lives and actions?
In a new thoughtful work, Ani Maamin – A Mission for Life, Rabbi Yechezkel Elias examines each of the 13 Ikkarei Emunah. Using contemporary examples that we can all understand and relate to, he makes the often difficult concepts contained in the 13 Ikkarim clear, comprehensible, and very, very relevant. Each Ikkar is followed by a section titled How does this affect my daily life?, which shows us how to put these foundational beliefs into practice in our own lives. In this Inside ArtScroll interview, R...
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May 21, 2022 at 9:54 pm
Check your shelves: some specific peanut butter products could possibly be contaminated with salmonella.
On May 20, 2022 the J. M. Smucker Co. announced a recall of select Jif peanut butter products sold in the U.S. due to potential Salmonella contamination.
Salmonella can cause diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps in most people, according to the CDC, and "serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems," according to J.M. Smucker Co.'s release.
The recalled peanut butter was distributed nationwide in retail stores and other outlets. Recalled products include the products below with lot codes 1274425 – 2140425. Lot codes are included alongside best-if-used-by date. Anyone with products matchin...
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May 21, 2022 at 9:50 pm
More than two years after the start of the pandemic, Covid-19 cases are on the rise nationally, including in Maryland, creating fears that we may be heading into a fifth wave of the deadly disease.
The Maryland Department of Health reports cases are rising, but hospitalizations remain relatively low.
Still, for the first time since February, the state is seeing more than 400 people hospitalized with 426 patients occupying hospital beds due to Covid. An uptick in hospitalizations often lags an increase in infections.
The positivity rate in Maryland stands at 8.39%, which is above the 5% threshold indicating widespread infections. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention still considers the risk to Marylanders to be low for the time being.
But Johns Hopkins University is recording ...
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May 20, 2022 at 8:06 am
A famous poem we sing on Lag B’Omer, composed one hundred and forty years ago by the Ben Ish Chai, begins with the phrase, ואמרתם כה לחי רבי שמעון בר יוחאי — And you shall say, ‘so shall you be living’, Rebbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
These first three words are a quote from King David who instructed his soldiers to greet Naval, a detractor of his, with these opening words, ostensibly initiating a friendly greeting, wishing Naval that his personal successes should sustain.
This sentiment seems totally unrelated to the celebration of the life of Rebbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
There are two verses in this week’s reading of Behar, that utilize the word חי in the context of ‘living’.
The verse discussing a ‘resident&rsq...
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May 19, 2022 at 11:35 pm
Baltimore, MD - May 19, 2022 - In just three short years, Kehillas Ohr Yisrael has developed into what its leadership had hoped for. It has become a beacon of Torah. It has become a close-knit family full of simcha. It has become the pulse of their neighborhood. Below is an interview with their Rav, Rabbi Duvi Rubin:Q: Rabbi Rubin, can you tell us a little about yourself? Are you a native of Baltimore?
RR: I actually grew up in Toronto and came here to learn in Ner Yisrael almost 13 years ago and haven’t left since! Baruch Hashem, my wife (who I schlepped down here from New York) and I are so privileged to be a part of this amazing community and raise our family here!
Q: I understand that you’re the Rav of a fast-growing kehilla in the Summit Park/Indian Village...
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May 19, 2022 at 10:45 pm
Food and Drug Administration commissioner Robert M. Califf told lawmakers Thursday that his agency has been working “tirelessly” to increase supplies of baby formula nationally and that he expects an Abbott Nutrition plant in Michigan that made much of the country’s formula to be operating again within two weeks.
But Califf, speaking before a House appropriations subcommittee, called the food supply fragile and urged Congress to authorize more funding to expand staffing and inspections to stave off additional supply chain crises. “We could be one natural disaster or cyberattack from being here again,” he said.
The FDA has been criticized for moving too slowly to investigate a whistleblower complaint last year at the Abbott facility, which was inspected and s...
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May 19, 2022 at 10:43 pm
The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) intelligence agency announced the uncovering of an Iranian plot to lure Israeli academics and businesspeople abroad for kidnapping and attack purposes.
Using a host of deceptive online tactics, Iranian intelligence elements also targeted former members of the Israeli defense establishment, turning to them as they pretended to be academics, journalists, businesspeople and philanthropists, according to the Shin Bet.
The Iranians used the authentic identities of foreign individuals who were not aware of what was being done using their identities.
Using “relevant cover stories,” the Iranian intelligence operatives sought to gather information on their targets and lure them abroad for kidnapping or attack purposes, said the agency.
The Shin ...
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May 19, 2022 at 10:22 pm
Rabbi Ari Weisenfeld, Agudath Israel’s associate national director of state relations, joined former Vice President Mike Pence and former Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos this week at an education roundtable with Michigan parents and school leaders to discuss the proposed Student Opportunity Scholarship Act. The $500 million program would allow eligible Michigan students to receive up to $8,000 per child to cover education expenses such as tuition, tutoring, textbooks, various therapies, and transportation costs.
Vice President Pence and Secretary DeVos spoke about the importance of putting parents in charge of their children's education. At the roundtable, several parents shared their stories about the lengths they had to go to find the best educational setting f...
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May 19, 2022 at 10:20 pm
Regarding Shemittah, the Torah states that perhaps we will be fearful and ask “what will I eat?”. Hashem then reassures us and says that we will have the same amount of food as before and even more (25: 20-22).
This is quite unusual; usually, the Torah does not address our fears that may arise from the performance of a mitzvah. Instead, the Torah usually only details the mitzvah, and it is our job to strengthen our emunah, bitachon, etc. and to follow it.
As but a small example of many, the Torah does not address any natural worries a person can have regarding the logistic difficulties of eating kosher, the difficulties of honoring elderly parents, etc. Instead, the Torah simply commands us to do so, and we do; as we promised, na’aseh v’nishmah. ...
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May 19, 2022 at 10:16 pm
“And you shall not wrong, one man his fellow Jew, and you shall fear God, for I am the Lord, your God (Vayikra 25:17).”
The Torah is replete with laws that govern our inter-personal conduct. We are taught how to treat each person and the property of the other. We are obligated to help another in need and to be sensitive to the challenges and difficulties of our fellow Jew. So, what is the Torah coming to teach us in the above quoted verse? We are commanded to help and aid when another is in need. Is it necessary to tell us that we “shall not wrong” another? What is being added here that has not been conveyed in the commandments that precede and follow these words?
The Talmud (Bava Metziah 58b) explains that this verse comes to warn us against a very specific trans...
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May 19, 2022 at 7:01 pm
Baltimore, MD - May 19, 2022 - Lag BaOmer around Baltimore was livelier than ever., b"H. BJL thanks all those who sent in pictures and videos to be included below.
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May 19, 2022 at 6:34 pm
Baltimore, MD – May 19, 2022 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Leiby Yudin & Racheli Gross on their engagement.
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
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May 19, 2022 at 5:51 pm
Baltimore, MD – May 19, 2022 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Meir Shimanovich and Rachel Burk on their engagement.
Mazel to Mrs. Eileen Burk
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
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May 19, 2022 at 5:31 pm
Baltimore, MD – May 19, 2022 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Reuven Chaim Markowitz and Leah Liebman on their engagement.
Mazel to Mr. and Mrs. Yitzchok Markowitz.
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
