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February 28 at 12:24 pm
IDF fighter jets on Tuesday morning attacked a military site and Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure in the areas of Hanniyeh, Jibchit, Baisariyeh, and Mansouri in Lebanon.
The strikes followed approximately 35 launches which were identified crossing from Lebanon into the area of Mount Meron in northern Israel. Hezbollah took responsibility for the launches, claiming them to be retaliation for an IDF strike on Monday evening.
There were no injuries or damage to the IDF Aerial Control Unit in the area.
Also on Tuesday morning, IDF artillery also struck in the area of Yaroun in order to remove a threat.
On Monday evening, the IDF confirmed that the commander of the eastern region of the Hezbollah terrorist organization, Hassan Hossein Salami, had been killed in an IAF airstrike....
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February 28 at 12:20 pm
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 28, 2024 - Beginning March 1, the Maryland Zoo will end its winter schedule and return to regular hours of 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. seven days a week through the end of December 2024.
Each January and February, the Zoo operates on shortened winter hours Fridays through Monday.
This is because, just like a lot of people, many animals don’t like the cold!
There are typically less visitors during the colder months and animal activity drops in the heart of winter because many animals, particularly those from warm climates in Africa, prefer the warmth of their indoor space and are not as visible to visitors.
Other animals deal with winter by going into states of dormancy. The Zoo’s grizzly bears and ectotherms, like amphibians and reptiles, will be emerging f...
President Biden revealed Wednesday that he is making an unannounced trip to Walter Reed Military Medical Center for a physical exam.
Biden has undergone yearly physical examinations since the beginning of his term, in line with every other commander-in-chief since former President Richard Nixon.
Walter Reed Military Medical Center, the hospital used by all presidents for routine medical care and examinations, is located in Bethesda, Maryland.
Earlier this month, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre stated that Biden's physician, Dr. Kevin O'Connor, does not believe a cognitive test is necessary. She said O'Connor believes Biden proves his cognitive ability "every day [in] how he operates and how he thinks."
"Does the White House think ...
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 28, 2024 - Juvenile law reform measures in Maryland are trying to strike a balance between rehabilitation and consequences.
Senate Bill 744 on juvenile law reform is aimed at addressing gaps in the juvenile justice system, striking a balance between public safety and providing services. The Senate and House have been working very closely on what has become a legislative priority for both chambers. Senate President Bill Ferguson, D-District 46, predicted passage before the end of the session.
Both versions expand the jurisdiction of the juvenile court, broadening it to include youths between 10 and 12 years old. But while the House bill has a list of crimes that would put youths under the juvenile court’s jurisdiction, the Senate bill, as amended, str...
Jewish students at UC Berkeley were forced to evacuate a theater on-campus as a mob of anti-Israel protestors violently stormed a pro-Israel event Monday night.
The event, 'Israel at War: Combat the Lies,' featured Ran Bar-Yoshafat, an IDF reservist who served in Gaza during the current war.
Several hundred protestors chanted “Intifada! Intifada!” while banging on the doors of the Zellerbach Playhouse. At one point, a glass door was shattered by the protestors.
The Jewish News of Northern California reported that multiple students were injured during the incident, including a young woman who was hurt while attempting to hold a door shut while the protestors attempted to break in.
One student said that she saw a girl being grabbed by the neck and shoved by the...
As part of cooperation between Israel and the international community, Jordan, France, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt and the USA, an air-drop operation brought 160 packages of food and medical equipment into Gaza on Tuesday.
The packages of food and medical equipment were intended for the residents of the southern Gaza Strip and the Jordanian field hospital in Khan Yunis. Following the packages' successful delivery, the operation has ended.
The move was carried out in coordination with the International Cooperation Division of the Strategic Planning and Cooperation Directorate (J5), the Coordination and Liaison Administration to Gaza (CLA) of the COGAT Unit, the 98th Division, and the IAF.
Accordingly, in the last two days, approximately 160 food packages were air-dropped on abou...
The Maryland Transit Administration launched seven new zero-emission buses to the agency’s bus fleet.
“Today is truly a historic day for Maryland. In the public transportation agency, these seven buses represent a start of a program that puts your state on the road to cleaner transportation that will benefit Baltimore,” said Terry Garcia Crews, a FTA Regional Administrator.
The new buses are part of a pilot program to inform the agency’s transition to a zero-emission fleet which will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality for Maryland residents. Secretary Wiedefeld said that eventually there will be 800 zero-emission buses in the fleet.
Garcia Crews, speaking on behalf of U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and Acting FTA Admin...
President Biden faced his first challenging day in the Democratic primary process Tuesday as Michigan voters went to the polls.
The problem for the president was not the token opposition from Rep. Dean Phillips (D-Minn.) but, rather, the push for a protest vote over Biden’s vigorous support for Israel during its assault on Gaza.
The protest campaign, advocating for people to vote “uncommitted,” had a solid night. By 11:30 p.m. EST, it had racked up more than 50,000 votes, or about 14 percent of all ballots cast.
Those numbers are sure to grow, with most votes in Wayne County — home to Detroit and Dearborn — still to be counted.
On the Republican side, former President Trump won as expected. Trump had 67 percent of the vote at 11:30 p.m., com...
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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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
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...
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...
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.
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
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 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 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 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 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...
