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March 15, 2023 at 6:45 pm
As reported by Chaim V’Chessed, earlier this week the US Embassy in Israel rolled out troubling new rules regarding issuance of emergency passports for babies born to US citizens. These rules greatly affect the ability of American families residing in Israel to travel to the USA for Pesach.
Appointments for Consular Reports of Birth Abroad and first-time passports for newborns in Israel are scarce and hard to come by. The average wait time for appointments is now a disturbing four to five months. Until this week, families with documented immediate travel plans were offered the possibility of obtaining temporary, emergency passports for newborns. However, this option was abruptly canceled on March 13, leaving no avenue for these families to return to the USA for Pesach.
Ch...
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March 15, 2023 at 6:01 pm
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 15, 2023 - The Mesivta Lev L'Achim campaign, headed by Eli Adler, son of Nathan & Beth Adler, raised a whopping $21,000!! Thank you to all those who participated! Tizku l'mitzvos!
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March 15, 2023 at 2:02 pm
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 15, 2023 :If you: —Would rather stick a hot needle in your eye than join another WhatsApp group; and —Do not appreciate people pressuring you to join chesed projects that they are passionate about but are not for you; and —Hope that someone else with more time will take care of it; and —Have already stopped reading this; then…. Then this next part is going to be a very hard sell. Here it is anyway: When you need to go somewhere, you get in your car and go. If you had no car and still had to get the same amount of stuff done every day, it would be impossible. If you have a mom, you might call her for help, but if she is dead then that is not an option. If you had a spouse who drives, you might reach out to that spouse, bu...
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March 15, 2023 at 1:41 pm
Jerusalem, Israel - Mar. 15, 2023 - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this afternoon (Wednesday, 15 March 2023), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, met with the AIPAC Board of Directors. At the beginning of his remarks, Prime Minister Netanyahu thanked the AIPAC directors for their activism and support for the State of Israel, and for strengthening the bond between Israel and the US. The Prime Minister said: "Superpowers need alliances. So a small country like Israel definitely needs alliances." Regarding Iran, Prime Minister Netanyahu said that Israel and the US, together with other countries, had to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and added that he was working to expand the circle of peace with additional Arab countries. Participating in the mee...
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March 15, 2023 at 12:52 pm
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 10, 2023 - 250 women filled Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion to capacity on Motzie Shabbos, February 18th for an incredible evening for women in support of an integral community organization, Bikur Cholim of Baltimore. No detail was left out, from the stunning décor to the lavish buffet, by the very talented and dedicated chairwomen: Malki Goldberg and Adina Goldstein.
Rabbi Moshe Dear, Executive Director of Bikur Cholim welcomed and thanked everyone for joining and introduced Bonnie Pollak, Director of Operations, to highlight the work of Bikur Cholim and share opportunities and ways for everyone to get involved. Bonnie painted a scenario of a family facing a sudden medical crisis and how Bikur Cholim is there each step of the way helping to navigate during this ...
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March 15, 2023 at 12:44 pm
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 2023 - 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 creating l...
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March 15, 2023 at 12:17 pm
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 14, 2023 - Purim fun, food and family was in abundance at the annual Chai Lifeline Mid-Atlantic Family Masquerade Purim celebration last week. The organization dedicated to supporting children and families facing serious illness hosted over 300 guests at the event at the Liberty Jewish Center.
Guests enjoyed a delicious hot spread generously sponsored by Fishel and Simcha Gross of O’Fishel Catering, as well as taking part in crafts, face painting and balloon art. Mishloach Manos gift baskets were distributed to the families while the children received their own packages prepared and sponsored by the Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School. The crowd enjoyed the event highlight, a concert by Joey Newcombe, which had everyone dancing on the specially prepared dance flo...
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March 15, 2023 at 12:17 pm
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 14, 2023:
Dear Baltimore Community,This session in Annapolis, Delegate Dana Stein and I introduced a new concept to the Maryland General Assembly – state funded school bus transportation for children in private schools. This hot-button issue and much-needed policy for our community received significant opposition from members of the General Assembly and others in Annapolis. As a parent and community member, I know firsthand the struggles we experience with carpools. School busing is a necessity – for our safety, along with environmental and practical reasons. Delegate Stein and I therefore spent many hours, days and weeks working with leadership on ways to make this a reality in the future. I am extremely proud to announce that leadershi...
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March 15, 2023 at 12:16 pm
The Maryland Transportation Authority will be closing two major bridges to traffic in both directions as three large cranes will be moved out through the Chesapeake Bay.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge and Chesapeake Bay Bridge will be temporarily closed at different times on Thursday to accommodate the safe passage of the cranes past both bridges.
On Thursday, March 16, the Key Bridge will be closed at approximately 9:30 a.m. to traffic for about 15-30 minutes. Around 1:30 p.m., the Bay Bridge will close to traffic in both directions for 15-30 minutes as well.
These closures to traffic are for safety purposes to ensure that drivers are not distracted while crossing these bridges during the crane's transportation underneath them.
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March 15, 2023 at 11:32 am
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 15, 2023 – Please be aware that Hashahar Ha’Oleh Chocolate Spread contains kitniyos as stated on the label. Please remember to check all your items to ensure they are kosher for Pesach and have the proper hashgacha on them.
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March 15, 2023 at 10:30 am
With less than a month left in the 2023 General Assembly session, legislation aiming to increase maximum penalties for first-time misdemeanor gun offenses may end up changing forms.
The legislation, backed by Baltimore City State’s Attorney Ivan Bates, seeks to raise the maximum penalty for illegal gun possession for first-time offenders who are 21 and older from three years to five; current law sets the five-year maximum penalty for offenders between 18 years old and 20.
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Luke Clippinger held a hearing on the legislation in February, but the bill was not voted on at that time and another hearing hasn’t been scheduled. The legislation is sponsored by Del. Frank Conaway, D-Baltimore City, in the House and Baltimore City Democratic Sen. C...
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March 15, 2023 at 9:25 am
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 15, 2023 – 9:20 AM - A multi-car accident at the intersection of Cross Country and Bancroft has Hatzalah on the scene and is causing significant delays in both directions. Please steer clear of the area.
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March 15, 2023 at 9:25 am
U.S. stock futures are down on Wednesday morning, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average futures falling more than 500 points, and S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite futures down more than 70 points and 200 points respectively, according to FOX Business. The drop comes after Credit Suisse reported that certain material weaknesses had been detected in their internal controls over financial reporting, causing shares to drop more than 20% to a record low. Management described the controls as "not effective" for 2021 and 2022.
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March 15, 2023 at 12:08 am
Jerusalem, Israel - Mar. 15, 2023 - On March 14, 2023, 50,000 Jerusalem volunteers took part in Good Deeds Day, with hundreds of events and projects held all over the city.
Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion stated: "This year, I and all the employees of the Jerusalem Municipality will take part in the Good Deeds Day. This year, I decided to take part in the renovation of a home for lone soldiers. Jerusalem embraces the lone soldiers and provides all possible assistance throughout the year. A real home to dozens of soldiers warms the heart."
Jerusalem Deputy Mayor Fleur Hassan Nahoum joined Israeli First Lady Michal Herzog in the official opening of the new HaBoydem store located near Jaffa Road on Rivlin Street. The weather was cold and...
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March 14, 2023 at 11:27 pm
As Baltimore's population shrinks, there are renewed questions whether the size of Baltimore's city council should shrink too.
Baltimore's 15-member council is larger than any other city council in Maryland and in many other major cities.
The city of Los Angeles also has 15 members on it's council, however, the city is six times the size of the city of Baltimore.
In Charlotte, NC, eleven people sit on the city council and govern a population much larger than Baltimore.
The Charlotte city council also operates on a budget of just less than a million dollars.
Baltimore's city council operates on a $9 million dollar budget.
"The more people you have the more chaos you're going to have," said David Williams, President of Taxpayers Protection Alliance.
On Mo...
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March 14, 2023 at 11:12 pm
Beginning April 1, 2023, yard materials will be collected separately for recycling from Baltimore County residents with “Y” days on their schedule.
These separate yard material collections will occur from April 1 through as late as December 14. If a resident’s schedule has no “Y” days, their yard materials will continue to be collected with trash year-round.
County regulations require that yard materials set out for separate “Y” day collection must be placed in heavy-duty paper lawn and leaf bags or bundled with non-plastic string. For these set-outs, plastic bags will not be accepted.
Yard materials acceptable for recycling collection include grass, leaves, vines, twigs, shrubbery trimmings, branches and limbs. Branches and limbs will be collec...
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March 14, 2023 at 10:59 pm
Major changes are in the making for Maryland's "concealed carry" law.
The Maryland State Senate made the Gun Safety Act less restrictive before sending the measure to the House for its consideration.
According to the bill's sponsor, the changes make it more constitutional. Second amendment advocates agree but will likely be pushing for the house to make even more changes.
Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee Vice-Chair Jeff Waldstreicher, D-District 18, said the revisions were necessary.
"The bill, as introduced, may have been written too broadly, and it was a challenge to defend constitutionally. So, we came back, we redrafted the bill in a way, I think, is simultaneously both narrower and stronger," he said.
Proposed changes include dropping the prohibition on carrying a ...
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March 14, 2023 at 10:46 pm
Baltimore City residents are fed-up with their recycling piling up. After more than a year of rolled back services, some are ready to take their concerns to court.
Baltimore City residents who agree weekly recycling should be restored can sign the petition by clicking here.
"For us, it was the only avenue left. You know, once it became clear that there was no intention of restarting weekly recycling," said Baltimore City resident Desmond Stinnie.
Stinnie says he has twice the recycling post-pandemic.
"Everything is an amazon package," he said.
But with half the pick-ups, there's constantly an overflow of cardboard boxes in his backyard.
The city now has 30 days to respond to the lawsuit. FOX45 reached out to the city's law department and the Department of Public Works ...
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March 14, 2023 at 9:30 pm
Some of the Laws of Seudah Shelishis
Question #1: Min haTorah or not?
Is eating three meals on Shabbos a Torah requirement?
Question #2: Shaloshudis?
Why do most people slur the word and pronounce it as shaloshudis? Should it not be called seudah shelishis?
Question #3: Three and over
What is required to be eaten for the third meal on Shabbos?
Answer:
The mitzvah of celebrating Shabbos is mentioned by the prophet Yeshayahu (58:13), in his famous words, vekarasa laShabbos oneg, “And you shall call Shabbos a delight.” Although this observance is not mentioned in the written Torah, many authorities rule that it has a halachic status of being min haTorah. It may be included in the Torah’s words mikra’ei kodesh (Vayikra 23:2, see Ramban, as explained by Shaar H...
