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February 28, 2024 at 9:22 am
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 27, 2024 - The first round of post-pandemic property assessments has Baltimore City residents bracing for higher tax bills.
Maryland tax officials are reporting a 23% overall increase in property values since the last assessment period in 2021. It’s the largest increase recorded in a decade, and it’s especially taxing on Baltimore City residents who already face the highest tax rates in the state.
At 2.248%, city residents pay twice the price of those in surrounding counties. The tax rate is 0.9779% in Howard County, 0.98% in Anne Arundel County, and 1.1% in Baltimore County.
For first-time home buyer, Syeda Jaffery, she was shocked when she received her new assessment in the mail.
“How am I going to afford it?” she questioned.
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February 27, 2024 at 4:56 pm
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 27, 2024 - Please be aware that: Bowl ‘N Basket Nonfat Vanilla Yogurt 32oz previously had an OU-D but now only has a K. If you bought this product from Seven Mile Market in the past 3 weeks please check the product to make sure it has a valid kosher certification.
We have since taken the product off our shelves.
Seven Mile Market Management
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February 27, 2024 at 4:33 pm
The father, Rahamim Baleta: "Our people are strong and our path to victory is to wipe out Hamas. We lost a boy – but not in vain."
Jerusalem, Israel - Feb. 27, 2024 - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, today (Tuesday, 27 February 2024), paid a condolence visit, in Shavei Shomron, with the Baleta family, whose son Neria fell in the southern Gaza Strip this past Saturday.
The Prime Minister and his wife heard about Neria's personality from his parents and siblings, and how he was determined to contribute to the country. Prime Minister Netanyahu told the family members that their loss was considerable and that the people of Israel embrace and stand by them. Sara Netanyahu said that from their short visit, it was possible to understand that Neria was an exc...
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February 27, 2024 at 4:21 pm
Jerusalem, Israel - Feb. 27, 2024 - The Jewish People Challenges Conference of the World Zionist Organization was held on Tuesday, February 27th at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem, Israel, in the presence of 500 Jewish leaders from 38 countries. Joining the conference in the evening before dinner was the President of the State of Israel, Isaac Herzog. The Chairman of the World Zionist Organization Yaakov Hagoel, his deputies, Dr. Yizhar Hess and Gael Gruenwald, and the organization's President Tova Dorfman led the list of Jewish dignitaries assembled for the day. The world leaders heard reviews and discussions from the spokesperson of the Israel Defense Force Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, former head of IDF Intelligence Major General (ret.) Tamir Hayman, and were moved...
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February 27, 2024 at 4:12 pm
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 27, 2024 - 4:10PM - A crash has resulted in the closure of a section of Interstate 95 northeast of Baltimore on Tuesday afternoon. Northbound I-95 was shut down around 2:30 p.m. between Raphel and Bradshaw roads in the Kingsville area, close to the Baltimore-Harford county line. As of 3:30 p.m., officials have reopened one lane to the right. According to Maryland State Police, the crash involved two box trucks, and both drivers have been taken to the hospital for treatment of their injuries.
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February 27, 2024 at 1:34 pm
Jerusalem, Israel - Feb. 27, 2024 - The Bi-centennial seniors of Bais Yaakov of Baltimore 1976 … met as 8 Olim families. We were 10, but were gravely broken by the petira of our dear friend and classmate, Diane Lieder Taragin, a'h, over a decade ago.Our special guest visitor, Numi Taub Oshry, popped in from Monsey, NY, to share in our memories.
With gratitude to Carol Abramowitz Rosenbaum, for hosting us in her gracious home in Har Nof.
L to R : Ellen Ungar Paul, Gitty Lebovits Formel, Numi Taub Oshry, Barbie Soclof Porcelain, Adriane Stein Kozlovsky, Debbie Levi Nabozny, Carol Abramowitz Rosenbaum, Renee Schuman Fromowitz, Dena Minkove Zalcman
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February 27, 2024 at 1:31 pm
The Federal Trade Commission on Monday sued to block the merger of two giant supermarket chains — Kroger and Albertsons Companies Inc. And Maryland's top law official joined the fight to stop the retailers from combining.
Attorney General Anthony Brown said his office is part of the lawsuit that also joins attorneys general from California, Arizona, Illinois, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Wyoming, and the District of Columbia.
Kroger and Albertsons are the two largest national supermarket chains. Together, the companies employ about 710,000 people nationwide and thousands of people across more than 80 stores in Maryland, Brown's office said.
“Americans spend more of their income on food than they have in decades. As Attorney General, I will not hesitate leg...
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February 27, 2024 at 12:57 pm
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 27, 2024 - The Maryland attorney general and Baltimore police announced indictments of six people who are believed to be part of an organized crime ring responsible for a string of crimes across the city.
Investigators said the suspects -- two of whom are minors -- are responsible for a woman's killing during an attempted carjacking in 2022.
Since then, police said investigators have linked the suspects to at least 35 carjackings, two attempted murders and several commercial robberies. In all, it's believed there are more than 80 victims.
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February 27, 2024 at 12:46 pm
“Ever since October 7th, it felt like I was gasping for air,” a student from NYU told me during my lecture to a contingent of students that arrived here from the United States.“The last several months on campus have been one huge anti-Semitic nightmare,” he continued. “But now I feel that I can breathe again. We came here to contribute and to help, and each one of us had collected a lot of money that we donated to grieving families and to evacuees in hotels — but we also gained a lot from our visit. We received an identity, a sense of belongingness and meaning. I will never forget Shabbat in Jerusalem. I will never forget our visit to the rehabilitation department in Tel HaShomer and to the farmers in the south. There is no spirit like this anywhere else...
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February 27, 2024 at 12:34 pm
Yeshivat HaGolan, a hesder yeshiva led by Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Yoel Manovich, published an official announcement this evening (Tuesday) about the wounding of seven of the yeshiva's students in battle in the Gaza Strip, two of whom are in serious condition.
"Unfortunately, in an incident in Gaza this morning, several of our soldiers were injured (from shiur 4). Two of them were seriously injured," the yeshiva stated.
The yeshiva asked the public to pray for the recovery of Yair Ben Naami Esther, Moshe Aharon ben Leah Bayla, Elroi Yanon ben Siegel, Yotam ben Zehava, Haim ben Miriam, Ariel ben Efrat, and Itai ben Rachel.
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February 27, 2024 at 11:54 am
Jerusalem, Israel - Feb. 27, 2024 - President of Israel Issac Herzog hosted the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce delegation at Bait Hanasi in Jerusalem.
During the meeting, President Herzog expressed his admiration for the work of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce in building bridges between communities and countries while empowering businesses calling it a huge Kiddush Hashem while acknowledging Lakewood NJ as his favorite community in the USA. He lauded the organization for its efforts in forging alliances throughout the community, Israel, the United States, and the globe.
The delegation comprised twenty Jewish business leaders whom are part of the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerces board and Executive leadership from New Jersey, New York, Israel, Europe, and other par...
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February 27, 2024 at 11:43 am
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 27, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Tyler Douglas and Talia Wilson on their engagement.
Mazel tov to Karl and Debbie Douglas and Eric and Sherri Wilson
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
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February 27, 2024 at 11:38 am
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 27, 2024 - Macy’s plans to close 150 underperforming stores amid slipping sales, the department store chain said Tuesday. It’s unclear if Maryland stores are among those that will be shuttered.
The announcement came after the company posted a fourth-quarter loss and declining sales. At the same time, the company signaled a pivot to its luxury brands, saying it will open 15 higher-end Bloomingdale’s stores and 30 of its luxury Blue Mercury cosmetics locations.
Macy’s operates 13 stores in Maryland, including locations in Annapolis, Baltimore, Bel Air, Bethesda, Bowie, Columbia, Frederick, Glen Burnie, Hyattsville, Nottingham, Towson, Waldorf, and Wheaton.
The Gaithersburg Macy's location at Lakeforest Mall closed in 20...
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February 27, 2024 at 10:53 am
US President Joe Biden claimed that the right-wing makeup of Israel's current government is costing the Jewish State international legitimacy.
In an interview on NBC's “Late Night with Seth Meyers” last night (Monday), Biden said, "Israel has had the overwhelming support of the vast majority of nations. If it keeps this up with this incredibly conservative government they have, and [National Security Minister Itamar] Ben-Gvir and others… they’re going to lose support from around the world, and that is not in Israel’s interest."
The US President further implied that Israel's future depends on its acquiescence to his administration's efforts to quickly create a Palestinian state in the aftermath of the Hamas massacre of October 7.
Accordi...
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February 27, 2024 at 10:52 am
In Shmos 34:1 Hashem tells Moshe to cut out two new tablets similar to the first ones and, “I will write on these tablets “asher shibarta” (that you broke.)” The gemara in Shabbos 87a says from the above posuk we see that Hashem was happy that Moshe broke the luchos. Moshe used a kal vachomer to explain. We know that the Torah forbade a ben nechar from eating the korban Pesach. If this is so for one mitzvah; kal vachomer it is for all of the Torah. All the Yidden became meshumadim with the eigel so of course they don’t deserve the luchos. Hashem agreed with him and sa...
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February 27, 2024 at 10:48 am
IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari participated today (Tuesday) in the World Zionist Organization's emergency conference on the challenges facing the Jewish people at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem.
Hagari was asked about the whereabouts of Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Hamas terrorist organization in Gaza and one of the masterminds of the massacre of October 7. Sinwar has been in hiding since Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza in response to the massacre.
"I don't think the question is where the target is, we will get to him dead or alive. However long it takes we will do it. We are gathering our intelligence, we are doing many things, taking risks and it will happen." Hagari responded.
500 Jewish leaders from 38 countries around the worl...
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February 27, 2024 at 8:34 am
BJL Traffic Alert: Feb. 27, 2024 - 8:32 AM - Accident on Old Court Road at TA has been Cleared
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February 27, 2024 at 7:53 am
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 26, 2024 - What an amazing group of kids. We have gotten over 30 awesome clips of trick shots competition sponsored by Holy Smokes BBQ. Full court shot, backwards off the wall, and anything you can think of. The winner will be announced next week. A little bit about our sponsor. Holy Smokes BBQ is a Texas style smokehouse where you can order smoked brisket, ribs, chicken, meat boards and more for shabbas. They offer catering, and can be reached by emailing basports32@gmail and we will send they contact info. Week six is fast approaching we wish you all good luck, have fun as our teams fight for the playoff spots in the older divisions. Stay tuned for our next update. We may even have an amazing new exciting announcement about the net season we are providing!
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February 27, 2024 at 7:49 am
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 27, 2024 - 7:48AM – Please be aware of an accident on Old Court Rd, near TA’s front gate, in the left turn lane into campus, with police blocking the lane. Carpools should approach TA via Scotts Level Road, making a right turn into campus.
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February 26, 2024 at 9:45 pm
US President Joe Biden told reporters in New York on Monday that he hopes a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that would allow for hostages to be released can take effect by early next week.
Asked when he hoped such a deal could be finalized, Biden replied, “Well I hope by the beginning of the weekend. The end of the weekend. My national security adviser tells me that they’re close. They’re close. They’re not done yet. My hope is by next Monday we’ll have a ceasefire.”
Earlier on Monday, media outlets in France reported that the parties will soon meet again to promote a quick deal for the release of the Israeli hostages being held in Gaza by the Hamas terrorist organization.
According to the report, the parties will meet once more in Qatar with the t...
