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September 20, 2022 at 4:14 pm
Prime Minister Yair Lapid, today (Tuesday, 20 September 2022), during his diplomatic visit to New York, met with the King of Jordan, His Majesty King Abdullah II.
This is the leaders’ second meeting since July 2022, when they met at His Majesty’s palace in Amman.
This meeting is an additional expression of the tightening of Israel-Jordan relations, and the continued strengthening of the personal connection between the Prime Minister and the King of Jordan.
The Prime Minister spoke with His Majesty about the need for calming the situation on the ground and halting terrorism ahead of the upcoming Jewish holidays. Prime Minister Lapid emphasized that Israel will not stand idly by and will fight terrorism directed against it in all its forms, and will not allow harm to the secur...
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September 20, 2022 at 4:09 pm
New York, NY – Dianne Lob, Chair, and William Daroff, CEO, of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, issued the following statement: “We are outraged, but unfortunately hardly surprised, by Iranian President Raisi’s dishonest and dangerous call for ‘research’ to determine the truth of the Holocaust. “We condemn President Raisi’s flagrant attempt to distort and minimize the impact of the Holocaust, particularly egregious as Jewish communities around the world begin to prepare for the High Holy Days of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur. “Raisi’s deceitful questioning and factual distortions of the historical record of the Holocaust, which resulted in the murder of six million Jews, demonstrates his deep-seated a...
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September 20, 2022 at 3:45 pm
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 20, 2022 - Aldi's Lunch Buddies fruit cups in grape juice (including Yellow Cling Diced Peaches, Diced Pears, and Mandarin Oranges) bear an unauthorized STAR-K.
These products are being recalled.
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September 20, 2022 at 3:41 pm
About a quarter of a million people saw Queen Elizabeth II’s coffin as she lay in state for four days at Westminster Hall in central London, according to preliminary figures released by the British government.
Members of the public wanting to pay their final respects after the queen’s death on Sept. 8 had to stand in a line – or queue – that grew so long over four days that wait times reached 24 hours at one point. The end of the line even had to be temporarily closed, but all that did was create a queue for the queue.
Initial estimates suggest that more than 250,000 people went through the parliamentary building to see the queen’s coffin, Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan told British broadcasters early Tuesday. While some who entered Westminster Hall were...
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September 20, 2022 at 3:08 pm
The Baltimore Police Department is one step away from changing its district boundaries for the first time in decades.
On Monday, the City Council voted to move forward on a third and final reading to implement the changesBaltimore City Councilman Yitzy Schleifer commented: "This first police redistricting in 50 years is a great step forward ensuring equitable distribution of police resources. This redistricting also unifies communities into the same police districts to more effectively address crime trends."
The department's goal is to balance the workload in each district, which in turn could improve call response times.
As part of the new map, 18 neighborhoods previously divided would be reunited.
Once approved, the new boundaries could go into effect as early as next year.
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September 20, 2022 at 2:51 pm
1. Rabbi Yisrael Meir HaKohen Kagan, who passed away 89 years ago today, was a highly esteemed rabbinical leader and teacher who came to the conclusion that insufficient attention had been paid to one especially critical area of daily living: the content of our speech. He wrote "Chofetz Chaim" (and was subsequently known by that name), a book whose title was taken from words in Psalm 34: "Are you someone who desires life, who loves days of seeing goodness? Guard your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceitfully." (Chofetz Chaim means 'one who desires life.')2. His students emphasized that he was extremely careful regarding the laws of gossip and lashon hara (insulting or negative speech) and yet, perhaps surprisingly, he was not a quiet person. He proved that it'...
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September 20, 2022 at 2:49 pm
New Initiatives Include Online Portal for Jewish Community to Report Attacks and IncidentsNew York, NY - Sept. 20, 2022 - Today, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (Orthodox Union) – the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization – announced a pair of new initiatives created in partnership with Secure Community Network (SCN) – the umbrella security organization for the American Jewish community. One new initiative is designed to increase the security of Orthodox Jewish synagogues, the second initiative is intended to increase the reporting of antisemitic incidents in the Orthodox Jewish community through an online portal: https://advocacy.ou.org/file-an-incident-report/ Even before the violent attacks on synagogues over th...
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September 20, 2022 at 2:17 pm
New York, NY - Sept. 20, 2022 - OU Executive Vice President Rabbi Moshe Hauer was appointed on Monday by U.S. Department of Homeland (DHS) Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to the agency’s Faith-Based Security Advisory Council (FBSAC). Members of the external advisory body advise the DHS secretary on the needs of the faith community relating to security and preparedness matters.
Click on the announcement below for a larger, printable copy.
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September 20, 2022 at 2:16 pm
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 19, 2022 - 22 Elul, 5782 - Kehilas Tiferes Yisroel, fondly known as Rabbi Goldberger's shul, was zocheh to celebrate the dedication of a new Sefer Torah, as we approach the Yomim Noraim. The Sefer Torah, sponsored by the shul and the community at large, was dedicated in honor of Rabbi Menachem and Rebbetzin Bracha Goldberger's 36 years of devoted service to our wonderful community. This momentous occasion of the Hachnosas Sefer Torah was the culmination of a number of events held over the summer, as part of the Tiferes Yisroel Celebration of Torah, featuring shiurim from Rabbi Yosef Berger, Rabbi Yehuda Leib Goldberger, Rabbi Dovid Heber, Rabbi Elie Levi, Rabbi Yehoshua Nissan and Rabbi Daniel Rose.
A vast swath of the Baltimore community jo...
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September 20, 2022 at 12:45 pm
The majority of Maryland's likely voters support legalizing recreational marijuana, a new poll found. Residents will settle this debate with a referendum in the Nov. 8 general election.
Goucher College on Monday released its latest poll on recreational marijuana and other social issues affecting this election season. The pollsters found a few causes with widespread support and others with mixed reactions across Maryland.
Recreational Marijuana
A total of 59 percent of Marylanders said they will vote to legalize recreational marijuana for residents 21 and older in this fall's referendum. Another 34 percent plan to vote against the ballot question. Seven percent are still undecided on the measure, which would legalize the use and possession of up to 1.5 ounces of usable ca...
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September 20, 2022 at 11:39 am
On Tuesday afternoon, state lawmakers will question the Secretary of the Maryland Department of Human Services about stolen federal assistance benefits and recertification issues.
WMAR-2 News Mallory Sofastaii has reported extensively on thieves swiping SNAP and cash assistance benefits before families can access their funds.
According to DHS, in August, more than $178,000 in SNAP and cash assistance were reported stolen, triple the amount for the month prior. Since January 1, 2022, there's been $522,000 in reported losses. For all of 2021, $92,500 was reported stolen.
“I woke up on [September] 3rd, I’m pregnant, went to call my card and found out that my benefits were swiped,” said Courtney Obee, whose Temporary Cash Assistance benefits were withdrawn in Mia...
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September 20, 2022 at 11:28 am
Adults under the age of 65 should be screened for anxiety disorders and all adults should be checked for depression, a government-backed panel said, as many Americans report symptoms of these mental-health conditions following the height of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The draft guidance released Tuesday marks the first time that the United States Preventive Services Task Force has made a recommendation on screening adults for anxiety disorders. The move comes months after the task force issued similar draft guidance for children and adolescents.
“This is a really important step forward,” said Arthur C. Evans, chief executive at the American Psychological Association. “Screening for mental-health conditions is critical to our ability to help people at the earliest poss...
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September 20, 2022 at 11:17 am
Perth, Australia and Baltimore, MD - Sep. 19, 2022 — Coalition for Jewish Values (CJV), today announced the launch of CJV Australia, to pursue “Down Under” the same mission of promoting traditional Jewish values. The organisation will be led by Rabbi Dovid Freilich, the former Chief Rabbi of the Perth Synagogue and a past president of the Organisation of Rabbis of Australasia (ORA).
“The CJV is just the antidote needed,” said Rabbi Freilich, “to enable us to promote G-d’s formulae to both preserve the world and elevate humanity, and to speak out against ideologies which have the potential to adversely affect generations to come. Much more important than my position with CJV Australia is what we can achieve through it.”
Over thirty Australia...
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September 20, 2022 at 11:16 am
Palestinian Arab terrorists opened fire on an Israeli military base in Samaria Tuesday morning.
The attack occurred at the Salem base in northern Samaria, when terrorists fire multiple shots at the base, hitting a dirt road inside the complex.
No injuries were reported in the shooting.
Israeli Border Police officers stationed at the base reported hearing the gun shots. Military investigators later found multiple bullet impacts in a dirt road.
IDF soldiers and Border Police officers were dispatched to conduct searches of the surrounding area in an effort to apprehend the terrorists responsible for the shooting.
Overnight, IDF forces working in conjunction with Border Police officers and Shin Bet agents carried out raids across Judea and Samaria, as part of Israel’s ongoing effort...
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September 20, 2022 at 11:10 am
A New York judge says Hezbollah’s actions were a violation of the Anti-Terrorism Act
A US court ordered the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah to pay $111 million in damages to a group of Americans who sued, saying they were wounded by the Islamist movement’s rockets during the 2006 war with Israel.
The case was brought under the US Anti-Terrorism Act and alleged that Hezbollah caused the plaintiffs physical and emotional injury and damaged their property, AP News reported.
Such civil lawsuits brought against militant groups are difficult to enforce, but Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, one of the lawyers representing the plaintiffs, said it was an important legal victory against the Iran-backed group.
“Only by exacting a heavy price from those who engag...
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September 20, 2022 at 11:07 am
Israel's prime minister also scheduled to meet with Turkish president on sidelines of UN General Assembly
Israel's Prime Minister Yair Lapid is scheduled to meet with Jordan's King Abdullah II in New York on Tuesday amid continuing unrest in the West Bank.
The two leaders will meet on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General.
It will be the second meeting between them since Lapid took office in July.
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September 20, 2022 at 11:03 am
Israel-Bahrain trade in 2021 totaled just $7.5 million, while Israel-UAE trade could reach $10 billion by 2027
Israel and Bahrain began negotiating a free trade agreement, Israel's Economy Ministry said Tuesday.
The Jewish state normalized diplomatic relations with the Gulf Arab state and its neighbor the United Arab Emirates two years ago under the US-brokered Abraham Accords, which hit its two-year anniversary last week.
While economic ties with the UAE took off, Israel's trade with Bahrain lagged far behind.
In May, Israel forged a free trade deal with the UAE – its first with an Arab country – that officials estimate will increase trade from $1.2 billion to $10 billion in five years.
Israel-Bahrain trade in 2021 totaled just $7.5 m...
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September 20, 2022 at 10:54 am
Some 177,000 babies were born in Israel and about 49,000 immigrants settled in the Jewish state in 2022
Israel's population is estimated at 9,593,000, according to Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) data released on Tuesday, just days before Rosh Hashanah
According to forecasts, the population of the Jewish state should reach approximately 10 million inhabitants by the end of 2024, 15 million by 2049, and 20 million at the end of 2065.
Israel’s CBS also indicated that 7,069,000 of the country's residents are Jewish – about 74 percent of the population – 2,026,000 are Arabs (21 percent), and the rest are Christians or members of other religions.
Among Jews aged 20 and over, 45.3 percent define themselves as "secular,” over 19...
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September 20, 2022 at 10:54 am
Israel has begun seizing millions of shekels that were transferred by the Palestinian Authority to the private bank accounts of terrorists who were involved in severe terror attacks.
According to a report by Israel Hayom, Defense Minister Benny Gantz signed a seizure order on approximately ten million NIS of funds that were transferred to the terrorists. The orders were signed as part of a larger effort by the Ministry of Defense to fight against terror organizations and the regular payments made by the Palestinian Authority to security prisoners who were involved in terrorist operations.
The funds that Gantz has authorized the seizure of are paid by the Palestinian Authority to terrorists in Israeli prisons, discharged terrorists, and families of terrorists who are serving in Israe...
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September 20, 2022 at 10:49 am
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) lashed out at Israel in a recent interview with Al Jazeera, accusing the Jewish state of a policy of apartheid towards Palestinian Arabs.
In the interview, which aired on September 16 and was translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Tlaib also said she does not see how a two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian Arab conflict can work and said the US must change its policies towards Israel.
"[J Street] wants a two-state solution, and I always say that it is up to the Israelis and the Palestinians to decide what their fate and determination is, and they are more moving towards a one-state [solution], than supporting that. But I knew the two-state solution and the strong stance that they had, it just didn't match. But they ver...
