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September 25, 2022 at 10:35 am
Last week, Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel against extracting gas from the offshore gas field
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reportedly told Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati that Washington will not be able to stop Israel from using force if Hezbollah attacks it over the disputed Karish gas field.
Blinken told Mikati that even a small show of force by the Lebanon-based militant group could lead to Israel’s retaliation, which the United States would not prevent, according to Saudi media.
Last week, Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel against extracting gas from the offshore gas field, saying that “our missiles are locked on Karish.”
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September 25, 2022 at 10:33 am
1. Rosh HaShanah begins this evening at around 6 p.m. (Israel time) and ends two days later on Tuesday just after 7 p.m. In contrast to Yom Kippur when we are preoccupied with ourselves and our sins, on Rosh HaShanah it's not about us. On Rosh HaShanah, our task is to coronate HaShem as King. Even if, throughout the year, it may appear that politics or "what will people say" or something else rules over us, our aspiration at the moment, for stability's sake, is to acknowledge that our lives are in the hands of God. 2. The principle mitzvah of Rosh HaShanah is to hear the shofar. Blowing of the shofar will be heard in the synagogue on Monday and Tuesday, generally during the morning hours. Throughout Israel, "Operation Shofar" will be in full gear, and not only in Chabad houses. T...
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September 25, 2022 at 10:33 am
A majority doesn't feel safe in the country, with 67.9% reporting they feel less safe today than they did two years ago.
The survey included 1,079 respondents, with only 27.1% reporting they feel as safe today as they did two years ago. A slight plurality of likely Democratic voters, 47.8%, reported they felt safe versus only 9.8% of Republican voters reporting the same.
Majorities of men, women, all races, and all age groups reported feeling unsafe. In particular, 90.9% of respondents between the ages of 18 and 24 reported feeling as such.
Seventy percent of Asian Americans, 68.4% of white people, 64.7% of Hispanic Americans, and 58.1% of black people said they feel less safe than they did two years ago.
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September 25, 2022 at 10:29 am
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 24, 2022 - It is with a broken heart that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Aviva Tal Lazar, a’h , daughter of, y’lt, Atara and Avraham Lazar; sister of Zahava Lazar, Laya Lazar, Chaya Lazar, Yoni Lazar and Bassya Lazar. (Granddaughter of Rabbi and Mrs. Chaim Dovid Rubinstein.)
The levayah will take place at 11:00AM on Sunday, Sept. 25 at Levinson’s.
Kevurah will be at Liberty Park Cemetery of Shaarei Zion, 9770 Liberty Road, Randallstown, MD, 21133.
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach
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September 24, 2022 at 10:28 pm
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 23, 2022 - BJL wishes our entire readership and all Klal Yisrael a happy, healthy and sweet new year and thanks you for your continued support.
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September 24, 2022 at 10:02 pm
Facebook's parent company Meta is currently weighing whether it will lift its platform ban on former President Donald Trump, and says it's proceeding with "great caution" in its deliberations, an interview confirmed.
Nick Clegg, the current Meta president for global affairs, told Semafor on Thursday that he will ultimately be the one to decide, first talking to experts and weighing real-world effects before making a final decision.
"It's not a capricious decision. We will look at the signals related to real-world harm to make a decision whether at the two-year point — which is early January next year — whether Trump gets reinstated to the platform," Clegg stated.
"We'll talk to the experts; we'll talk to third parties; we wil...
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September 24, 2022 at 9:57 pm
Turkeys are selling for record high prices ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday as a resurgence of bird flu wipes out supplies across the U.S.
Avian influenza is devastating egg and turkey operations in the heartland of the country. If just one bird gets it, the entire flock is culled in order to stop the spread. Millions of hens and turkeys have been killed in recent weeks. As a result, prices for turkey hens are nearly 30% higher than a year ago and 80% above pre-pandemic costs. Just as concerning are inventories of whole turkeys, which are the lowest going into the U.S. winter holiday season since 2006. That means there will be little relief from inflation for Thanksgiving dinner.
“There’s nothing appearing on the horizon to suggest anything new is going to surface to help ea...
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September 24, 2022 at 9:44 pm
Reissuing a Rabbinic statement (Kol Korei) that was first published 15 years ago and that remains relevant today, Agudath Israel of America is calling upon the community to exercise care regarding the custom of kapporos before Yom Kippur. Given the size of the community, and the large volume of chickens that will be handled in the upcoming days, the practice of kapporos needs to be conducted in a manner that ensures that proper standards of kashrus, cleanliness, and humane treatment of animals, as defined by halacha, are met. This can be achieved by patronizing only those establishments that are under appropriate rabbinic supervision.
The Translation of the text is as follows:
To All Our Jewish Brethren, Hashem’s Blessings Upon You!
As the y’mei ho’rachamim ve&rsqu...
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September 24, 2022 at 9:26 pm
Hillary Clinton likened Donald Trump's rally in Ohio last weekend to Adolf Hitler courting Nazis, a comparison that drew a sharp rebuke from a spokesman for the former president.
"I remember as a young student, you know, trying to figure out, how people get basically brought in by Hitler. How did that happen? I'd watch newsreels and I'd see this guy standing up there ranting and raving, and people shouting and raising their arms. I thought, 'What's happened to these people?'" Clinton said at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin.
"You saw the rally in Ohio the other night, Trump is there ranting and raving for more than an hour, and you have these rows of young men with their arms raised. I thought, what is going on?"
Trump hosted a rally...
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September 24, 2022 at 9:09 pm
Jerusalem, Israel - Sept. 24, 2022 - Thousands attend Selichos on Erev Rosh Hashanah at the Kotel
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September 24, 2022 at 8:52 pm
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 23, 2022 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Ahron Leib and Reena Wealcatch on the birth of a son.
Mazel tov grandparents Chaim & Aviva Wealcatch and Tali and Michelle Strum and great-grandparents, William and Noemie Wealcatch, Arnold and Leila Abelow, Isaac and Zahava Koll, and George and Brenda Strum.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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September 24, 2022 at 8:47 pm
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 24, 2022 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov Yehuda Ashurov (Brooklyn) & Michal Klotzman (Baltimore) on their engagement.
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
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September 24, 2022 at 8:36 pm
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 23, 2022 - Dear Parents:
We live in times of great uncertainty. A world steeped in immoral values, where nations seek to destroy one another and financial markets are struggling with instability. Through all of this we seek some sanity, a ray of clarity for ourselves.
As one walks around the halls of our Cheder, hearing the precious voices of young innocent children, singing and davening to 'ה, repeating the heilege פסוקים of חומש after their רבי, or the older תלמידים engaged in the שקלא וטריא of the גמרא, there is no room for doubt. אשר בחר בנו מכל העמים.
The תורת אמת continues its journey of מסורה. At the end of the school day, when the תלמידים enter the doors of their homes to be gre...
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September 24, 2022 at 8:29 pm
A New Year Without Our Nasi Hagadol
Maran Sar Hatorah
As we look back on this past year, it is with heavy hearts that we acknowledge the passing of the revered and beloved Nasi of Shas Yiden – Maran Hagaon Hagadol, Sar Hatorah, Harav Chaim Kanievsky, zt”l.
He was the central source of encouragement for the incredible growth and success of Shas Yiden. He took great interest in the avreichim geonim and spurred them on to even greater heights in limud Hatorah, and the Gedolei Torah joined him in this support.
Rav Chaim’s joy was to farher the Shas Yiden in detail, ‘firing’ questions from all over Shas, and then to be able to exclaim “Zei kennen Shas” (They KNOW Shas.)
He is sorely missed.
(Below this short recap and greeting is a copy of th...
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September 24, 2022 at 8:13 pm
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 13, 2022 – Seven Mile Market announces its Rosh Hashanah schedule including opening on Motzaei Shabbos Sept 24 from 9:00 – 11:30PM.
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September 23, 2022 at 4:24 pm
A Montgomery County Circuit judge on Friday ruled that elections officials could start counting mail-in votes before polls close on Election Day.
The decision stems from a lawsuit brought by the State Board of Elections, challenging a Maryland law that requires mail-in votes to be counted two days after an election.
Many blamed the law for delayed Primary election results back in July.
Officials had told the judge they would not reveal any early results until polls closed on Election Day, but that it would allow them to be caught up and avoid a backlog of votes.
The judge agreed and said counting could begin as soon as October 1, pending an appeal.
This past General Assembly state lawmakers proposed a bill that would have changed the law, but it was vetoed by Governor Larry Hogan, who...
