Baltimore, MD - Feb. 9, 2024 - Michael J Elman, M.D. presented the results of the Clinical Utility of Home OCT Data in Management of Neovascular Age Related Macular Degeneration at the 47th annual meeting of the Macula Society in Palm Springs, California on February 9, 2024. Home OCT offers the hope of improving outcomes in the treatment of retinal diseases by allowing treating physicians to personalize treatment specific to that patient’s response.
Dr. Elman has been actively involved in developing Home OCT with Notal Vision based in Tel Aviv, Israel. Previously, Dr Elman was a Principal Investigator on the National Eye Institute supported HOME Trial that established the superior role of Notal’s Foresee Home Monitoring System in preserving vision in eyes at risk for ne...
The US and Qatar are working together to expel Hamas leaders from Doha, Al-Arabiya reported on Friday.
The head of Hamas's politburo, Ismail Haniyeh, has lived in luxury in Doha for years. Qatar has been central in meditating talks aimed at reaching a ceasefire and a release of the hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza. The Al-Arabiya report did not provide further details about the alleged Qatari and American efforts to expel Hamas from Doha.
In October, The Washington Post reported that Qatar and the US had agreed to discuss Hamas's presence in Doha once the crisis in the region was resolved, although it was unclear what exactly that would entail. In December, Israeli media reported that Qatar had agreed to exile Hamas leaders if a ceasefire was r...
Israel has decided to reject most of Hamas’ demands for a new hostage release deal, Channel 12 News reported on Friday.
According to the report, the War Cabinet agreed that Hamas' demands are ridiculous and unrealistic, and therefore there is no point in attending talks in Egypt until those demands are watered down.
The Israeli reply included several principles, the report noted. They are:
Returning to the framework of the understandings from the Paris plan, and excluding from the document all the demands of Hamas that are not related to the issue of the war, such as the Temple Mount and the imprisonment conditions of the terrorists in Israeli prisons.
An Israeli insistence on "humanitarian releases" of hostages in the first stages.
Delaying the release of so-call...
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 9, 2024 - We are at the halfway point in our season! With four games to go the older divisions are heating up as they play for the four playoff spots. We would like to welcome our new co-commissioner Eliezer Katz (from SBL and CCC legend). ...
Dozens of activists on Friday morning blocked the Nitzana Border Crossing between Israel and Egypt, preventing aid trucks from entering Gaza.
Activists from the Tzav 9 organization explained, "Hundreds of aid and supply trucks for the Hamas terror organization will not enter from here today. We are proud and excited that the determination of our nation is winning. No aid will pass until the last of the hostages returns."
The Kerem Shalom Crossing between Israel and Gaza was also blocked to aid trucks, as dozens of youth held festive morning prayers at the site, in honor of the first day of the Jewish month of Adar. The youth broke into a joyful dance in honor of the new month and the upcoming Purim holiday.
During recent nights, dozens of activists slept in tents set up at the Kerem Sha...
The Belzer synagogue in Kiryat Gat was broken into on Thursday night, and silver articles were stolen from it.
The synagogue's Torah scrolls were thrown on the floor.
Investigators from the Kiryat Gat police station and forensic investigators who arrived at the scene gathered evidence for the purpose of identifying and arresting the suspects.
Jerusalem Minister Meir Porush (United Torah Judaism), who arrived at the scene, said, "I was horrified to hear about the break-in to a Belz hasidic synagogue in Kiryat Gat, and the desecration of the Torah scrolls at the site. The police must work with all their force to bring the criminals to justice, and the justice system has the obligation to severely punish the criminals, in order to prevent repetitions of such acts in the future, G-d fo...
Jerusalem, Israel - Feb. 9, 2024 - Argentinian President Javier Milei included a visit to the Aish World Center in Jerusalem on Thursday night. The visit came amid his first trip to Israel since assuming office in November of 2023. President Milei is recognized for his support for Israel and his personal enthusiasm for the Jewish faith. Between meetings with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, visits to the Western Wall, Yad Vashem, and a trip south to Kibbutz Nir Oz, President Milei made sure to visit the Aish rooftop and new center for Jewish learning for our Spanish-speaking program dedicated to students from Latin America and led by the Director of the Aish Latin American program, Rabbi Zvi Klor. During the visit, Milei told Klor; “I wanted ...
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 8, 2024 - Click on the graphic below to read the current issue of Baltimore Jewish Home
And these are the ordinances that you shall set before them. Should you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall work [for] six years, and in the seventh [year], he shall go out to freedom without charge (Exodus 21:1-2)
The Torah teaches us the details of the Hebrew servant, the Eved Ivri. Rashi explains, there are two ways in which a Jew becomes a servant. If he steals and is unable to pay back, the Beis Din (Jewish court) can sell the thief and use the proceeds to repay the victim, or mipnei dochko, if he is destitute. If a person has no money, no means of financial support, he can choose to sell himself into servitude. Why is this the first mitzvah God gives us in the aftermath of Sinaitic revelation?
The Lubavitcher Rebbe provides an incredible insight. The...
Of all the various laws enumerated in our portion, there is one that stands out, not only because it is the sole one that has a very specific consequence, but for the extremeness of the punishment.
One who causes pain to a widow or orphan, prodding them to cry out to G-d, is assured they will be responded to quickly.
Addressing the perpetrator, G-d vows, "My wrath shall blaze, I shall kill you by the sword, and your wives will be widows and your children orphans." (שמות כב כג)
This retribution, although depicted in the context of these most vulnerable individuals, applies equally to all the downtrodden who are victimized by others. (רש"י שם)
Rashi points out redundancy in the verse. If the Torah reports that the offender will die, isn't it self-evident that his wife a...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 8, 2024 - Strong police-community partnerships are crucial for ensuring public safety. Shomrim members recently took part in a productive meeting alongside the new Baltimore Police Department Northwest District Commander, Major Keira Saunders, and Councilwoman Sharon Green Middleton, and Chaplain Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum. We appreciate their dedication to fostering positive relationships between the police and the community in Baltimore City.
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 7, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Mrs. Sally Ring, a'h, mother of Dr. Michael Ring
The Lavaya will be at Levinson's (Thursday) at 1:00PM
Shiva will be observed at 7 Slade Avenue Apartment 707, BAltimjore, MD, 21208
There will be a sign at the desk for the location of the Minyanim.
Thursday Mincha/Maariv 5:20
Friday (Rosh Chodesh) Shachris - 7:00 Friday: Mincha 2:00
Sunday
Shachris 8:30
Mincha/Maariv 5:20
Mon- Tues - Wed
Shachris - 7:30
Mincha/Maariv - 5:20 (Tues & Wed)
Bila Hamaves LaNetzach...
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 8, 2024 - Some topics need to be revisited as technology evolves. Food delivery service apps such as Door-dash and Uber-eats definitely fall in that category. So even though we already covered the basics last year, let’s find out what’s new in this field with BAltimore's own Rabbi Sholom Tendler a Kashrus Administrator at the STAR-K.
Ever since October 7th, the police station in Sderot has been identified solely with the horrible tragedy that occurred there. But now a powerful work of art waits for whoever visits. Elyasaf Miara, the one who created the painting pictured below, explained it to me as follows:“The entire police station was destroyed. Everything was full of bullet holes but one wall remained. I was given the opportunity to tell the story of what happened on this wall.I began with a painting of the destroyed structure and opposite it a tank. We see here the stark contrast of a battlefield tank entering a tranquil city.But the main subject is the open Torah scroll that represents the festival of Simchat Torah. 8 police officers fell in the police station as well as 2 fighters who came to he...
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was not involved in drafting the answer that Hamas gave to Israel's proposed hostage deal, Kan News reported on Thursday.
According to the report contact with Sinwar was cut off ten days ago and the Hamas leadership has been making decisions without him.
Sources in the security establishment said that contact with the Hamas leader has not only been cut off from his organization's members but also from the mediators in the hostage negotiations.
Over the past two months, the IDF has been making advances in Sinwar's hometown of Khan Yunis. The arch-terrorist was reported to be hiding in the city, but he has yet to be located.
