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November 30, 2022 at 1:47 pm
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 30, 2022 - One of the critical survival mechanisms of Klal Yisrael in golus had been the ability to find comfort and security amidst perilous conditions. By clinging to the powerful bedrock of Yiddishkeit we discover a font of spiritual resilience and courage to face down our hostile adversities. This idea will emerge from a creative read of the pasuk in our Parsha, ''ויפגעבמקום'', literally translated as, ‘’He encountered place.’’
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November 30, 2022 at 1:42 pm
Chief Rabbi of Iran Yehuda Gerami expressed his amazement after visiting the Chabad mosdos in Baltimore, including Cheder Chabad and the new Mesivta. He also had a request.
On Monday, Rabbi Yehuda Gerami, Chief Rabbi of Iran traveled to Baltimore, Maryland, where he visited the local Chabad mosdos.
Rabbi Gerami is currently in the United States as part of a special visit raising awareness for the Jews of Iran, organized by Merkos 302 at Chabad Headquarters. He previously paid visits to New Haven and Lakewood and a number of Chabad mosdos in the Tri-State area.
On his Baltimore visit, he was shown around the campus of Cheder Chabad, accompanied by Rabbi Avrohom Wolowik, the Cheder’s chief operat...
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November 30, 2022 at 1:35 pm
There are a couple of powerful motifs in Torah, motifs which offer us many insights into the human condition, our heritage, and our unique relationship with God. One is the barren matriarch – the challenge of pregnancy and birth in the context of the promise of a great people. There is also the deeply human need to find a mate. Not only do we desire connection in our lives, but as we understand the world around us, we begin to appreciate the value and importance of how our personal relationship impact our families, our communities and our world.
Few human tasks are as fraught with emotional uncertainty as finding the right mate, one who will not only fulfill individual needs but also the challenges and responsibilities of our community and the promise of the ...
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November 30, 2022 at 1:35 pm
The House passed a bill on Wednesday to avert a railway strike, taking the first major step in avoiding a walkout of workers that would have drastic effects on the U.S. economy as it heads into the holiday season.
The chamber passed the resolution in a 290-137 vote, sending it to the Senate for consideration just over one week out from the Dec. 9 strike deadline. Seventy-nine Republicans supported the measure, and eight Democrats voted “no.”
In a subsequent vote, lawmakers passed a separate measure that would give rail workers seven days of paid sick leave per year, addressing a chief concern unions and progressives had with the agreement. That vote was 221-207, with three Republicans joining all Democrats present in supporting the measure.
President Biden on Monda...
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November 30, 2022 at 12:46 pm
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 2022 - Every Shabbos table offers every Jewish family an incredible opportunity by which they can share their joy for Shabbos, for Yiddishkeit and for HaShem with their children. Unfortunately, our schedules are hectic and many people don’t have the time to prepare themselves to utilize the Shabbos table to its fullest. Therefore, we at ACHIM created TableTalk as a pre-packaged talking points pamphlet which is attractive, fun and has something for everyone. Limited copies are distributed to many shuls on a weekly basis but they are snatched up very quickly. Get yours ASAP or click on the graphic below and print your own.What’s in it and what’s all the excitement about?TableTalk features:• Weekly halachic dilemma crea...
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November 30, 2022 at 10:58 am
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 30, 2022 - We invite parents of 8th graders to our Mesivta Open House TONIGHT at 8:30pm to learn about the Mesivta, meet our Rebbeim, and hear about our program, curriculum and goals for our talmidim. Registration is now open! Complete the form at talmudicalacademy.org/inquiry
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November 30, 2022 at 9:16 am
Baltimore City police announced that they've made their first arrests in connection to several robberies involving people posing as ride-share drivers.
Police said the suspects used Uber and other apps to carjack drivers, impersonate them and then rob passengers.
It's not clear how many arrests have been made.
The most recent ride-share robberies took place early Monday morning.
Police said they are working with several businesses to track down suspects.
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November 30, 2022 at 6:53 am
Baltimore, MD – 6:50AM - Nov. 30, 2022 - An accident on 695 near Towson has traffic all backed up in the area.There is an accident on Greenspring at Sugarcone. Hat Tip: AM
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November 29, 2022 at 11:39 pm
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry says the public is "going to be shocked" when it learns how little Dr. Anthony Fauci could recall during last week's deposition about "some of the most important actions and discussions" when he was chief medical adviser to Presidents Trump and Biden during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I think that the public is going to be shocked as to how much Dr. Fauci can’t recall some of the most important actions and discussions that he had at the time, when the pandemic was on our shores," the Republican AG said in an interview with Fox News Digital. "It is certainly disturbing. And calls into question, you know, his overall mental capability to remember certain key details."
Landry, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt and their legal teams intervie...
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November 29, 2022 at 11:37 pm
Former national security adviser John Bolton said he thinks Republicans are looking for a “fresh face” to lead the party, becoming the latest former Trump ally to suggest the GOP move away from the former president.
Bolton, who served in the Trump White House from 2018 to 2019, pointed to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) as a possible contender in a recent interview with The Guardian.
“[DeSantis has] had a very successful run as governor of Florida. He won re-election on Nov. 8 with a big majority. A lot of people look to him as the next generation candidate,” Bolton said, according to The Guardian. “That’s one of Trump’s biggest problems – his act is old and tired now.”
Former President Trump officially announced his thi...
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November 29, 2022 at 11:23 pm
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Tuesday appeared to take aim at former President Donald Trump over his decision to host rapper Kanye West and white supremacist Nick Fuentes for dinner last week at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, NBC News reported.
The GOP's Senate leader opened his weekly news conference by saying, "First, let me just say that there is no room in the Republican Party for antisemitism or white supremacy. And anyone meeting with people advocating that point of view, in my judgment, are highly unlikely to ever be elected president of the United States."
McConnell did not mention Trump in his remarks and when pressed by reporters about whether he would support the former president if he wins the GOP nomination in 2024, McConnell did ...
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November 29, 2022 at 11:21 pm
A federal jury in Washington on Tuesday found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and Kelly Meggs, another member of the organization, guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, NBC News reported.
Three other members of the group who were on trial alongside Rhodes and Meggs — Jessica Watkins, Kenneth Harrelson and Thomas Caldwell — were found not guilty on the seditious conspiracy charge, according to the report.
All five defendants were found guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting for their actions on Jan. 6.
Watkins was also found guilty on a count of civil disorder and aiding and abetting because, as she admitted on the stand, she helped push against officers inside the Cap...
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November 29, 2022 at 3:48 pm
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 29, 2022 - Moreinu Harav Kulefsky’s 22nd Yahrtzeit On Gimel Kislev, Sunday Nov. 27, Yeshivas Ner Yisrael had a Seudas Siyum marking the 22nd Yahrtzeit of the Rosh Hayeshiva, Moreinu Harav Yaakov Moshe Kulefsky zt”l.
Harav Dovid Rosenbaum gave a shiur in the Yeshiva Bais Medrash of the Rosh Hayeshiva zt”l’s Torah. At lunch, following the siyum by Rabbi Sholom Tendler, the bnei hayeshiva heard divrei zichronos from the Rosh Hayeshiva, Harav Aharon Feldman shlit”a and Rabbi Chaim Yehoshua Schorr, Rov of The Woods Community, Lakewood NJ and talmid of Rav Kulefsky zt”l .
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November 29, 2022 at 3:16 pm
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 29, 2022 - 3:15PM - Kashrus Notice: Due to a shipping error by one of our distributors we received a case of Non-Kosher Bush's Baked Beans, 28 ounce can. There is one can that we do not have accounted for. While we do not see it being sold in our computer system, we are sending this out as a precaution in case it was inadvertently purchased by a customer this morning (11/29 between 730AM and 230PM). Reminder: Please check all items for proper kashrus symbols.
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November 29, 2022 at 3:15 pm
Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi on Saturday called on soldiers to strive for “winning while maintaining humanity,” after two soldiers were suspended on Friday following a filmed confrontation with left-wing activists in Hebron.
The footage showed one soldier, from the Givati infantry brigade, praising National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, telling left-wing activists that the minister would “create order here,” while a second is seen grabbing the head of an activist, wrestling him to the ground, and punching him in the face.
Both soldiers have been suspended.
In a letter, Kochavi wrote, “At the end of last week, we also witnessed an IDF soldier who did not only act in opposition to the IDF’s values and speak profanely t...
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November 29, 2022 at 2:39 pm
Leaked Palestinian Authority documents about Mahmoud Abbas, his entourage and his extended family’s participation in activities related to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar have once more revealed his priorities and the priorities of the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority.
According to a report by Palestinian Media Watch on Monday, Abbas, the P.A., and the PLO have claimed that they have been in a severe financial crisis for almost a year. As a result, the P.A. has paid its employees (including terrorists) only 70-80% of their monthly salaries.
This document from the office of Abbas provides details on his grandchildren accompanying him to Qatar and the World Cup:
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November 29, 2022 at 1:47 pm
Baltimore City's Board of Ethics has a problem with a recently passed council bill that changes the number of years elected officials have to serve in office before earning a pension.
On Tuesday the Board wrote a letter to Mayor Brandon Scott requesting that he hold off on signing the bill into law, pending an advisory review.
"The Ethics Board is concerned that it is impossible for the current Council, while in term, to have voted in favor of the amendment without giving the appearance of a conflict of interest; the terms of the Bill...serve the private and/or personal interests of the current Council."
Council Bill 22-0292 as it's known, was sponsored by Council President Nick Mosby. It proposes that elected City officials who begin serving as of December 1 this year, would ...
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November 29, 2022 at 1:45 pm
Police Sergeant Majors David Yoel and Menashe Naftali, the officers who responded to the terrorist ramming attack in which a female soldier was moderately injured Tuesday morning and eliminated the attacker, described the pursuit of the terrorist.
The policemen said: "We noticed a vehicle driving wildly, and at the same time we were hearing reports about an attack. We realized that it was the terrorist's vehicle. We spread out and stopped the vehicle, and fired at him, and he continued to escape towards Givat Assaf. We drove after him - he was endangering the other drivers on the road - and in the area of the checkpoint we approached him."
The terrorist had a work permit and had been employed at a Rami Levy store in Binyamin about a month ago. He was also armed with a knif...
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November 29, 2022 at 1:42 pm
Dan's Deal reports that most of the passengers who were collectively denied boarding on their connecting flight 1334 to Budapest after flying on Lufthansa flight 401 from JFK to Frankfurt earlier this year have come to a settlement with the airline.
Sources tell me that the airline has agreed to settle for $20,000 plus $1,000 to cover expenses related to the incident.
The law firm that negotiated that settlement is taking 18% of the $20,000, leaving passengers with $16,400 plus $1,000 to cover expenses, for a total of $17,400 per passenger. Those checks are now being sent out.
Roughly 128 passengers were denied boarding and 2 were allowed to board. If the airline paid out $21,000 to each of them, that would be an expense of about $2.7 million. However some passengers weren’t ...
