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September 20, 2022 at 10:43 am
Defense Minister Benny Gantz visited the Yehuda and Shomron Division today together with Head of the Planning and Multi-Domain Force Buildup Directorate Maj. Gen. Yaakov Banjo, Commander of the Central Command Maj. Gen. Yehuda Fuchs, and Commander of the Judea and Samaria Division Brig. Gen Avi Bluth.
Minister Benny Gantz conducted a tour of the division and held a dialogue with commanders and soldiers serving in the area. He applauded the troops for their activities in face of security challenges, particularly in the recent period that has seen an increase in terror attacks in the area.
Gantz said: “I have completed a tour of the Yehuda and Shomron division, against a backdrop of increased counterterrorism operations. Over the past several months we have apprehended and thwarted o...
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September 20, 2022 at 10:35 am
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 20, 2022 - In order to ease congestion on Strathmore Avenue on Erev Rosh Hashanah and Erev Yom Kippur, Bnos Yisroel has graciously agreed to open and make its parking lot available for users of Machzikei Torah's Mikvah until 1:00PM.
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September 19, 2022 at 8:00 pm
In the year 4681 (920), the greatest halachic authority in Eretz Yisrael, Rav Aharon ben Meir, proclaimed that the months of Marcheshvan and Kislev of the coming year (4682) would both have only 29 days. As a result, the next Pesach (4682) would begin on a Sunday and end after Shabbos, in Eretz Yisrael, and after Sunday, in Chutz LaAretz.
Prior to Ben Meir's proclamation, all had assumed that Marcheshvan and Kislev that year would both be 30 days long, which would result in Pesach beginning two days later -- on Tuesday, and ending on Monday, in Eretz Yisrael, and on Tuesday, in Chutz LaAretz. Thus, Ben Meir was pushing Pesach forward two days earlier than anticipated. Those communities that followed Ben Meir would eat chametz when it was still Pesach according to the original calcula...
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September 19, 2022 at 3:54 pm
Goucher College released its latest political poll Monday morning, which shows that Democratic candidate Wes Moore has a fairly large lead over the Republican candidate, Dan Cox.
Of those surveyed, 53 percent said they would vote for Moore if the election were today, compared to 31 percent who said they would vote for Cox. 4 percent said they would vote for Libertarian candidate David Lasher and 2 percent said Green Party candidate Nancy Wallace.
In other state races, 53 percent of those surveyed said they would vote for Democratic candidate Anthony Brown, compared to 31 percent for Republican candidate Michael Peroutka. 15 percent are undecided.
In the race for comptroller, 48 percent said they would vote for Democratic candidate Brooke Lierman, 35 percent would vote for Republican Bar...
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September 19, 2022 at 3:15 pm
Britain and the world said a final goodbye to Queen Elizabeth II at a state funeral Monday that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers — and crowds who massed along the streets of London to honor a monarch whose 70-year reign defined an age.
In a country known for pomp and pageantry, the first state funeral since Winston Churchill’s was filled with spectacle: Ahead of the service, a bell tolled 96 times — once a minute for each year of Elizabeth's life. Then, 142 Royal Navy sailors used ropes to draw the gun carriage carrying her flag-draped coffin to Westminster Abbey before pallbearers bore it inside the church, where around 2,000 people ranging from world leaders to health care workers gathered to mourn her.
The trappings of state and m...
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September 19, 2022 at 12:24 pm
Passengers who rely on MARC train service between Baltimore and Washington D.C. will have to make some changes to their morning commute.
The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) temporarily suspended service on some trains from Camden Yards for the next two weeks.
MDOT officials said CSX Transportation owns and operates trains on the Camden line and it continues to experience severe freight train congestion on that line, particularly between the Dorsey and Camden Yards stations.
MDOT posted a message on its website warning MARC Camden line riders of the temporary schedule changes for this week and next.
MDOT officials said CSX management needs the extra time to work on addressing the congestion issues.
The temporary MARC train schedule adjustments are in effect from ...
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September 19, 2022 at 12:24 pm
(Monday, 19th September 2022) – For the first time ever, the tens of millions of descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jewish communities whose ancestors were forcibly converted from the 14th Century onwards, can now apply for and receive a Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry. Recent academic and genetic research has demonstrated that there are as many as 200 million people, largely in Latin and North America and Europe, who have “significant Jewish ancestry” dating back to the time of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal.
The historic initiative was launched by the American Sephardic Federation’s Institute of Jewish Experience, Reconectar, an organization dedicated to helping the descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jewish communities reconnect with the ...
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September 19, 2022 at 9:49 am
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 14, 2022 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of R’ Avrahom Kessler, Z’L, husband of Elka Malka Kessler, and father of Shmuel Yaakov Kessler, Hersch Leib “Herschel” Kessler, Esther Chana Grunblatt, Liba Zisel Tevel, Chaim Mordechai Kessler, Chaya Mushka Morris, Kayla Masha Bialo, Yitzchok Zev Volf “Yitzie” Kessler, Schneur Zalman “Zalmy” Kessler, Menachem Mendel Chanoch “Mendy” Kessler and Basya Rivka “Basie” Kessler. Baltimore Shiva is being observed at 7921 Stevenson Road, 21208.Shacharis (NO Selichos): 9:30 (including Tuesday)Mincha/Maariv: 7:00Visiting Sunday - Monday: 9:00-12:00 and 3:00-9:00 (No visitors betw...
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September 19, 2022 at 9:11 am
Uman, Ukraine - United Hatzalah volunteers have been increasing activity in Uman ahead of the Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year's) holiday. The town is a popular pilgrimage site during the holiday as many people go to visit the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov.
As many followers of the Rabbi from Breslov communities all over the world congregate in the town to fulfill Rabbi Nahman’s request to come to him during Rosh Hashana. In addition, with the ongoing conflict in the country, there has been a dramatic increase in the number of requests for emergency assistance received by the Ukrainian United Hatzalah medical hotline.
Head of the United Hatzalah chapter in Uman, Matityahu Shapira stated: “Our volunteers in and around the town of Uman are collaborating w...
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September 19, 2022 at 9:10 am
Avraham’s willingness to sacrifice his beloved son Yitzchak was the climax of his ten divine tests and the seminal expression of religious commitment. Surprisingly, we only have one mitzvah that commemorates the Akeidah: the blowing of the shofar on Rosh Hashanah. Chazal explain that blowing the shofar aims to remind God of Avraham’s commitment and our identification with it. The Gemara (Rosh Hashanah 16a) explains that for this reason, we customarily use the horn of a ram — the animal Avraham sacrificed after he was told to spare Yitzchak.
Although the Akeidah may not have taken place on Rosh Hashanah itself, it is the day we commemorate it because it is the day God and (therefore) we reflect on our religious identity and commitment. The essence and goal of Rosh Has...
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September 19, 2022 at 9:07 am
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 19, 2022 - 8:57AM - A 2-car motor vehicle accident at the entrance to Bais Yaakov Elementary on Park Heights Ave has traffic backed up in the area.
Prepare to be delayed.
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September 18, 2022 at 10:49 pm
The cave, exposed by a mechanical digger in the course of development works, was accessed for the first time since it was sealed, at the time of Rameses II. The artifacts lay on the cave floor as they were laid out in the ancient burial ceremony. Israel Antiquity Authority archaeologists: “A once-in-a-lifetime discovery”
An exceptional and amazing discovery from the time of Rameses II, the Pharaoh associated with the Biblical Exodus from Egypt, was revealed last Wednesday when a mechanical digger penetrated the roof of a cave in the Palmahim Beach National Park, in the course of the Israel Nature and Parks Authority development works. Dror Sitron, Israel Antiquities Authority inspector, was the first to discover the cave.
The Israel Antiquity Authority archaeologists mobilize...
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September 18, 2022 at 10:36 pm
The state of Maryland closed the 2022 fiscal year with a revenue surplus of nearly $2 billion dollars.
This marks the second year in a row Maryland has seen a multi-million dollar windfall-- to which Maryland State Comptroller Peter Franchot credits “a massive unanticipated influx of revenues.”
Anirban Basu, economist and CEO of Sage Policy Group, explained how the State will allocate its surplus.
As required by law, $500 million will to go to the Rainy Day Fund and $370 million to the Fiscal Responsibility Fund.
Comptroller Peter Franchot is urging lawmakers to place the $1.1 billion dollars of unassigned revenue into the Rainy Day Fund.
Economist Basu says bolstering the Rain Day Fund is wise move. He points to the current economic climate, rising inflation and recent hi...
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September 18, 2022 at 10:33 pm
It was a 16-mile pursuit on I- 83, then the dramatic end to a high-speed chase that had weaved its way in traffic from Baltimore City into the County.
Inside the car, investigators say they found three loaded guns, ammunition, and marijuana.
Police say they arrested three teens, two of who were 15 and one 17-year-old.
It's part of what some see as a dangerous trend in Baltimore that involves more young people being accused of violent crimes.
Friday’s high-speed chase came on the heels in recent weeks of a teen arrested for gunning down, killing a student in broad daylight outside of his high school and a 15-year-old who's now been charged as an adult for the killing that left a 17-year-old dead in the Inner Harbor over Memorial Day Weekend.
"A lot of stealing, violence...
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September 18, 2022 at 10:25 pm
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 18, 2022 - A belated Bar Mitzvah was celebrated under most unique circumstances - locked behind bars and wearing iron shackles.
The man, a Maryland resident, was assisted by Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi Sholom Reindorp, founder and director of Jewish Incarcerated Family Services of Maryland, who attended the trial to show support for the defendant and his family.
Before the trial commenced, the judge approved the Rabbi access to the holding cell to pray with the defendant.
Invoking the declaration of the sages that "the world stands on three pillars: Torah study, prayer, and good deeds", Rabbi Reindorp proceeded to share Torah insights, and help the man say Shema, and give Tzedakah.
The walls of the holding-cell echoed the sounds of the Shofar as it was blown (as is cus...
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September 18, 2022 at 8:00 pm
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 18, 2022 - The shofar is blaring and noisy. It seeks to be invasive! Like the shrill alarm clock, it wakes us up from our stupor and spiritual apathy. But then comes and even more powerful sound, powerful in its silence-- the''קול דממה דקה'', our quiet inner voice. Lasting teshuvah is cast by the spell of this composed quiet rhythm, the rhythm of ישוב הדעת, mindfulness and self-awareness.
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September 18, 2022 at 4:15 pm
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 18, 2022 - Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, Jewish Uniformed Service Association of Maryland director and Police Chaplain, officiated today at the Shomrim Society of Maryland 30 year memorial service for the late Baltimore Police officer Ira Weiner, z'l, who was killed in the line of duty in 1992. The presentation of colors was presented by the Baltimore Police Honor Guard.
May the memory of Yitzchok Noach ben Moshe Yosef be a blessing.
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