Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million of its vehicles due to an automatic window safety issue that can cause a person's fingers to be pinched. The electric vehicle manufacturer informed the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) via a letter Wednesday that it would perform an over-the-air software update of the automatic window reversal system. NHTSA said a closing window without the proper automatic reversing system may exert excessive force by pinching a driver or passenger before retracting, increasing the risk of injury. The recall covers some 2017-2022 Model 3, 2020-2021 Model Y, and 2021-2022 Model S and Model X vehicles. The issue will be handled like a software bug, with an update alert coming to their apps and screens, not a visit ...
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 22, 2022 - Bikur Cholim will be having a Covid Vaccine clinic this evening beginning at 6:45 and is offering the bivalent booster as well as 1st and 2nd vaccines to all ages.  To register for this evening click here
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 22, 2022  - Ruti Feldman was livid when she shared, “I parked our car in front of the house, in my lovely quiet Indian Village, only to wake up the next day and find that it was gone!” Avi and Ruti Feldman's RING camera, and those of their neighbors, show the culprits driving by a couple of motzei Shabbosos ago at 12:20 a.m., making a U-turn and parking parallel to their Kia. Unfortunately, none of those cameras were able to read the license plate on the thugs’ car. The Feldmans called the Baltimore County police the next morning and filed a report. “At 1:00 a.m. on Monday - less than 25 hours after the theft - we got a call from the Baltimore City cops,” notes Ruti. “They told us that our car was found completely de...
We are now focusing on the approaching holidays.  This is a time for spiritual preparation. It is also a time when practical preparation for the upcoming 23 days, Rosh Hashanah through, Simchat Torah, can go a long way toward preserving our health. With a little bit of planning, this period in our calendar can be as meaningful as it is meant to be, and our physical pleasures can indeed be used to enhance our spirituality.  There are essentially three areas where we to get into trouble. One - the amounts of food we consume sitting at our tables during our festive meals. Two - the types of food we eat, and three - the general lack of activity and exercise during the holidays.  Of these, the most difficult to tackle tend to be the quantity of food we end up eating for more tha...
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 22, 2022 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov Avi Carroll & Leah Dinovitz on their engagement. Mazel Tov to  Rabbi Chanan Yonah Carroll and Mrs. Tiferes Carroll and Rabbi & Mrs. Yankie Dinovitz   יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Ben Gurion Airport - September 22, 2022 - Early Thursday morning, a delegation of medical and psychological experts from the emergency medical service (EMS) organization United Hatzalah, departed from Israel en route to Puerto Rico. The team, which is comprised of four members of the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU) as well as two emergency medical technicians (EMTs), will be tasked with providing psychological and emotional stabilization as well as medical care to residents adversely affected by Hurricane Fiona and the resulting floods in various communities in the southern part of the Island.    Vice President of Operations Dov Maisel speaking about the mission “After contacting several community leaders in Puerto Rico and assessing needs based on their re...
2022 Renters' Tax Credit Applications are now available.​ ​2022 Tax Credit Paper Applications are now available! ​Click Here to download the Renters' Tax Credit Application. ​Sign up​ to receive important email updates about these tax credits. Renters' Tax Credit applications can now be filed online! The Renters' Tax Credit Program provides property tax credits for renters who meet certain requirements. The plan was modeled after and designed to be similar in principle to the Homeowners' Tax Credit Program, which is known to many as the Circuit Breaker Program. The concept rests on the reasoning that renters indirectly pay property taxes as part of their rent and thus should have some protection, as do homeowners. The plan ...
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 21, 2022 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Shmuel Boruch & Adina Chesir on the birth of a son. Mazel Tov grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Chananya Kramer and Rabbi & Mrs. Yisroel Zev Chesir and great-grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Alex Kramer and Rabbi & Mrs. Paysach Krohn יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 19, 2022 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Irvin Goldberg, Z’L, brother of Rabbi Sander Goldberg. The graveside levayah will take place tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 20 at 3:00 PM in Chicago Shiva will be observed beginning Wednesday morning at 6410 Cross Country Blvd., Baltimore, MD, 21215 Minyanim: Shacharis: 8:00AM (No Shacharis on Sunday, Erev Rosh Hashanah) Mincha: 6:35PM Maariv: 7:05PM Bila HaMaves LaNetzach For more details as available click here
Interacting with legislators and candidates for office is critical to effective advocacy. Conversations with community members gives legislators an opportunity to get to know who they are representing and hear their concerns first hand, and conversely, gives the community an opportunity to learn about and appreciate legislators’ work and accomplishments on behalf of the community. Candidate forums are also very helpful in allowing the community to learn about the positions of the candidates so they can cast an educated vote. Agudath Israel of Illinois recently held a series of community events with current elected officials and candidates for office.   The first event was a legislative barbecue for the Peterson Park neighborhood with State Representative Mike Kelly (HD 15)...
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 21, 2022 - Today, Baltimore City Councilman Yitzy Schleifer, who initiated our community’s expansive Yomim Noraim security coverage in both city and county, visited with the New York Police Dept (NYPD) to attend its Yomim Noraim security meetings to learn ideas, methods, and strategies to bring back and possibly meld into current procedures. After meeting with New York City Mayor Eric Adams and NYPD Police Commissioner Keechant Sewell, the councilman met with, among others, Inspector and Commanding Officer of Community Affairs Richie Taylor, the NYPD’s highest-ranking officer who wears a yarmulke in uniform, NYPD Chief Chaplain Rabbi Alvin Klass, Kenneth Corey, chief of department, the highest-ranking uniformed position within the NYPD and NY City C...
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 21, 2022 - The Star-K Yoshon Quick Reference Guide for 5783/2022 has been updated as of today.Click on the graphic below for a larger, printable copy.
Rising interest rates are sending mortgage-loan rates skyrocketing. It's now nearly twice as expensive to borrow money to purchase a home as it was at the start of the year. Mortgage rates have surpassed the 6% mark for the first time since 2008 — double the 3% rates from this January and much of last year — which is enough to significantly cool off the red housing market the country has seen for the past few years. Lawrence Yun, chief economist for the National Realtors Association, says this means total monthly mortgage payments are now 50% more than what they were for the same home bought a year ago – pricing many would-be buyers out of the market. Less competition means the days of regularly seeing offers of $10,000, $20,000 or even $50,000...
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 21, 2022 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Mr. Freddie Karlip, Z’L, husband of Dina Karlip and father of Joshua (Shoshana) Karlip and Rachel (Josh) Dreeben. The levayah will take place at Levinson's Thursday, Sept. 22, 9:30 AM The kevurah will be at Workmen Circle Cemetery - 6845 German Hill Road, Baltimore, MD, 21222.Shiva details to follow  Bila HaMaves LaNetzach For more details as available click here
Two Alabama veterans captured while fighting with the Ukrainian Army after Russia's invasion earlier this year were freed Wednesday, Congressman Robert Aderholt announced Wednesday. Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh were captured in early June, according to the Drueke family. Aderholt said his office was given the news by Huynh's family. “The family of Andy Huynh has informed my office that the two veterans have been freed from their captivity in eastern Ukraine,” said Aderholt. “My office is working to get more information from the United States Department of State about the health of these men and how soon they will be brought home to their families in the U.S.”
The Food and Drug Administration acknowledged Tuesday that its response to the U.S. infant formula shortage was slowed by delays in processing a whistleblower complaint and test samples from the nation’s largest formula factory. A 10-page report from the agency offers its first formal account of the factors that led to the ongoing shortage, which has forced the U.S. to airlift millions of pounds of powdered formula from overseas. The review zeroed in on several key problems at the agency, including outdated data-sharing systems, inadequate staffing and training among its food inspectors, and poor visibility into formula supply chains and manufacturing procedures. “For things that are critical to the public health, if you don’t have some understanding of ...
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday boosted interest rates by three-fourths of a percentage point, the latest in a series of aggressive steps to tame stubborn inflation. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) — the panel of Fed officials responsible for monetary policy— hiked its baseline interest rate by 0.75 percentage points Wednesday to a span of 3 to 3.25 percent. It is the fifth Fed rate hike since March and the third consecutive FOMC meeting ending with a 75 basis point hike. The Fed had long been expected to issue another 75 basis point hike in September as inflation continued to rise through much of the summer and linger near four-decade highs. While monthly price growth has slowed slightly, the annual inflation rate of 8.2 percent in August, according to the consume...
The drive to get people to the polls for the Nov. 8 midterm elections in Maryland started in earnest Tuesday with National Voter Registration Day, and efforts continue for the next month. The last date to register to vote in Maryland’s general election is Oct. 18. Races on the ballot include Delegate Dalya Attar, governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general, one U.S. Senate seat and members of the U.S. House of Representatives. To vote by mail, residents must request a mail-in ballot from the State Board of Elections or your local board. Your request for a mail-in ballot for the gubernatorial general election must be received by Maryland's State Board of Elections by Nov. 1. Mail-in ballots must be postmarked or placed in a designated bal...
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