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March 16, 2023 at 12:33 pm
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 16, 2023 - Please be advised that bottles of La Valentina Trebbiano d'Abbruzzo discovered in Canada bear an unauthorized STAR-K symbol and are not certified by STAR-K.
Anyone seeing this wine for sale and bearing a STAR-K symbol is asked to contact STAR-K at once.
Corrective action is being taken.
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March 16, 2023 at 10:10 am
Hundreds of anti-government protesters arrived in the haredi city of Bnei Brak on Thursday morning, heading to a number of locations.
A large number of protesters set up a mock recruiting office; others attempted to reach the street where MK Moshe Gafni, one of the heads of the United Torah Judaism party, lives, but police prevented them from doing so.
Protesters also headed to the municipality building where they blocked the entrance with barbed wire. Police later removed them.
"We have come to transfer the burden of conscription to the haredi population, because if there is a dictatorship here, we will have to come here to conscript soldiers," protesters announced. "We repeat that without democracy there is no people's army."
Haredim and haredi MKs are increasingly being targete...
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March 16, 2023 at 10:05 am
Russia and the United States ratcheted up their confrontational rhetoric Wednesday over a U.S. surveillance drone that encountered Russian warplanes and crashed near Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula, which the Kremlin has illegally annexed. At the same time, the two countries’ defense chiefs opened a dialogue about the incident.
The Kremlin said the flight proved again that Washington is directly involved in the fighting in Ukraine and added that Moscow would try to recover the drone’s wreckage from the Black Sea. U.S. officials said the incident showed Russia’s aggressive and risky behavior and pledged to continue their surveillance.
Russia has long voiced concern about U.S. surveillance flights near its borders, but Tuesday’s incident signaled Moscow&...
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March 16, 2023 at 9:58 am
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, this morning (Thursday, 16 March 2023), at Platform 17 in Berlin, held a memorial ceremony for victims of the Holocaust, together with Holocaust survivor Franz Michalski, German Jewish community representatives and members of the delegation.
Prime Minister Netanyahu:
"I am very moved, Chancellor Scholz, when we both stand here representing the new Germany and the reborn Jewish state.
Less than 80 years ago, six weeks before the end of the war, when Berlin was already in ruin, the Nazis sent the last shipment of Jews to be exterminated. Our world has changed. Germany has changed. The Jewish state was reborn.
But we know that the calls for the annihilation of our people have not stopped. The main lesson we have lea...
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March 16, 2023 at 9:48 am
The U.S. economy that has withstood aggressive interest rate hikes, an oil shock from the war in Ukraine, a labor shortage and stubborn inflation is still facing an uncertain future coming out of the coronavirus pandemic.
A strong labor market and signs of slowing inflation have kept the U.S. from falling into a recession despite the Federal Reserve increasing its interest rates at a historically fast pace over the last year to cool the economy.
The Fed is trying to navigate a tight line of cooling inflation without tipping to economy into recession and achieving a soft landing. So far, the economy has been able to weather the rapid rate hikes and inflation is down from record highs seen last summer, though is still triple the central bank’s goal of 2%.
Wage g...
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March 16, 2023 at 9:45 am
The food line at the Baltimore Dream Center at MIX Church in East Baltimore is where hunger is met by hope for more than 300 families each week.
“We had like a grandmother who had her grandkids. She lost her son and they had absolutely nothing,” said Danielle Darby, “She walked from West North Avenue. That’s at least a 45 minutes to hour walk just to get a box of food.”
Food that comes from the Maryland Food Bank.
With SNAP benefits returning to pre-pandemic levels, the average benefit has dropped by $82 each month.
That’s an estimated 50 meals per family.
Food Bank President and CEO Carmen Del Guercio says inflation is also taking its toll on both the hungry and those who are trying to feed them.
“Obviously, people are having a hard time mak...
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March 15, 2023 at 10:30 pm
Maryland State Police is warning citizens to be aware of a phone scam involving police impersonators that is currently active in Maryland.
Maryland State Police have received reports from citizens advising that callers contact them claiming to be state troopers or police officers. The reports are attempts to gain financial information or money from citizens.
The impersonator states they need to obtain information from the caller due to a police investigation or they are asking for a donation to support law enforcement and their families.
In some instances, the impersonator will use a real name of a law enforcement officer in an attempt to gain trust of the victim. The Maryland State Police does not call individuals and request money from citizens under any circumstances. Citizens are ur...
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March 15, 2023 at 8:53 pm
Honda is recalling a half-million vehicles in the U.S. and Canada because the front seat belts may not latch properly.
The recall covers some of the the automaker’s top-selling models including the 2017 through 2020 CR-V, the 2018 and 2019 Accord, the 2018 through 2020 Odyssey and the 2019 Insight. Also included is the Acura RDX from the 2019 and 2020 model years.Honda says in documents posted Wednesday by U.S. safety regulators that the surface coating on the channel for the buckle can deteriorate over time. The release button can shrink against the channel at lower temperatures, increasing friction and stopping the buckle from latching.
If the buckle doesn’t latch, a driver or passenger may not be restrained in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.Honda says it ...
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March 15, 2023 at 8:42 pm
Annapolis, MD – Mar. 15, 2023 - In an effort to combat antisemitism, Delegate Dalya Attar sponsored a bill to create a Maryland Holocaust Remembrance Day on January 27th, which coincides with the day the troops liberated Auschwitz. She has gained support from her colleagues and leadership for this bill and looks forward to its passage.
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March 15, 2023 at 7:00 pm
Annapolis, MD - Mar. 15, 2023 - Teach MD, a project of the Orthodox Union (“OU”), praised the Maryland General Assembly for taking critical first steps in the process of making student transportation more accessible to all students, including children attending Jewish and nonpublic students.
Delegates Dalya Attar and Dana Stein sponsored the innovative transportation proposal and stewarded it through this year’s legislative session, which is not yet over. A task force is expected to be created via legislation, to arrive at a transportation program supported by all stakeholders. This program will subsequently be proposed to the legislature. Our delegates have been strong in their representation of Jewish communities and this development is a reflection of that.
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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.
