Baltimore, MD - Mar. 27, 2024 - In Baltimore City, there will be no trash or recycling collections this Friday, March 29 (“Good Friday” is a city holiday but not a federal so there will be mail). Trash collection will take place on the makeup day, Shabbos, March 30. Trash should be placed by the curb before Shabbos begins.
Baltimore County will maintain its regular pickups.
US President Joe Biden responded on Tuesday to pro-Palestinian Arab protesters who interrupted his health care speech, saying that "they have a point", NBC News reported.
Two protesters were escorted out of the Raleigh, North Carolina, venue after they cut off the president mid-remarks, shouting, "What about the health care in Gaza?"
"Everybody deserves health care," Biden said as the protesters yelled that hospitals in Gaza were being bombed and alleged that Biden was "complicit in genocide." The President then asked the audience to "be patient with them."
"They have a point," Biden said after the protesters were escorted out, adding, "We need to get a lot more care into Gaza."
Biden has faced numerous anti-war protests during his events in the months since the Israel-Hamas ...
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 27, 2024 - MDTA officers were able to stop traffic. But why were eight workers still on the bridge when it collapsed?
Maryland Transportation Authority Police officers managed to stop traffic crossing Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge with less than a minute to spare before the 47-year-old structure came crashing down — felled by the cargo ship Dali in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
Gov. Wes Moore has declared the officers with the Maryland Transportation Authority Police “heroes” for their quick action in the minutes after the Dali’s apparent mechanical failure, crediting them with saving the lives of people who would have driven onto the bridge.
Still, a crew of at least eight Latin American construction w...
The Baltimore Orioles sale to a new ownership group led by Baltimore native David Rubenstein has been approved by Major League Baseball.
The MLB owners voted unanimously to approve the sale on Wednesday, finalizing the deal that started back in January worth a reported $1.725 billion. The team was sold by the Angelos family, who just lost former Orioles owner Peter Angelos last Saturday at the age of 94.
The new ownership group led by Rubenstein includes many names familiar with Baltimore such as Orioles Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr., former Baltimore Mayor Kurt Schmoke, and basketball Hall of Famer Grant Hill. Rubenstein, who grew up in Northwest Baltimore and graduated from Baltimore City College, is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, a philanthropist, ...
Khaled Mashal, the leader of Hamas abroad, says that the organization "will only release prisoners (hostages) when we achieve our goals and we aggressively lead the negotiation process in a proper diplomatic maneuver."
In an address at an event in Jordan, Mashal stated that "in the negotiations, we insist on the end of the aggression, a withdrawal from Gaza, the return of displaced civilians to the northern Gaza Strip, the distribution of humanitarian aid, shelter, the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, and the end of the siege."
He noted that the fighting forces are in good condition despite the difficult fighting and continue to fight the IDF while at the same time escalating attacks in Jerusalem and in Judea and Samaria.
"This is a historic campaign. Yes, the balance of power is not i...
It’s post-Purim. I’m tired. We all are. There’s a war. There are soldiers—so many young ones being so brave for our people. There are our precious hostages we are desperately waiting for. Life right now is incongruous, and yet we try to live our lives as best and as normally as we can, including teaching preschool. I am a preschool morah, which means I make yom tov twice, once in my classroom and then at home, and yes, in that order.
This morning, when I slowly pulled up to school, talking to my mom on our regular AM call, she informed me of the bridge collapse that happened earlier on. I had no idea as I was in a rush to get to work and did not check the news. With barely a minute to breathe after Purim and all that prep, we’re onto the next big project in p...
Workers recovered a truck from the site of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in the Patapsco River, but at least one vehicle remains hanging from metal debris, according to the Associated Press.
The outlet cited a law enforcement official who had knowledge of a Homeland Security memo detailing the recovery.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Wednesday praised divers who have spent hours in frigid water.
“They are down there in darkness where they can literally see about a foot in front of them,” he said. “They are trying to navigate mangled metal and they’re also in a place it is now presumed that people have lost their lives, so the work of these first responders, the work of these divers, I cannot stress enough how remarkable these individuals are.&rdqu...
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 27, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Menachem Shwekey, z’l, father of Mrs. Miriam (Yitzchak) Yair (410.764.1984).
Shiva is being observed through Friday afternoon at 1120 Somerset Ave., Lakewood, NJ, 08701
Bila Hamaves LaNetzach...
Renowned U.S. attorney and Harvard Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz told i24NEWS on Tuesday, speaking on the state of relations between Israel and the United States during the war against Hamas in Gaza.
“Situation with the United States is actually much worse than its been projected on Israeli TV and others,” Dershowitz began. “For the first time since 1948, Israel is no longer a bipartisan issue.”
“It’s become an issue of a partisan nature,” the close confidante of presidents and prime ministers said.
“Many leaders in the Democratic party, starting with the Vice President [Kamala Harris] and down to the Majority leader of the Senate [Chuck Schumer], and other senators and the Squad have turned the Democrats against Israe...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Wednesday, 27 March 2024), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, met with US Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) and thanked him for visiting Jerusalem and for his unwavering support for the State of Israel, especially at this time.
Prime Minister Netanyahu:
"I thought the US decision in the Security Council was a very, very bad move. The worst part about it was that it encouraged Hamas to take a hard line and to believe that international pressure will prevent Israel from freeing the hostages and destroying Hamas.
My decision not to send the delegation to Washington in the wake of that resolution was a message to Hamas: Don't bet on this pressure, it's not going to work.
I hope they got the message."
We have a tremendous capacity for resilience to endure difficulties when we believe they are providing purpose to our lives
The response to my most recent Mishpacha column (“Not in Hashem’s Name,” Issue 991) has been nothing short of a tidal wave. The central issue, conceiving of a loving Hashem, clearly strikes people right where they live.
I heard responses like, “If only I had been raised to really experience Hashem this way, my life would be entirely different. It would have saved me decades of therapy.” I also heard, “I am still struggling to unlearn the harsh notion of a wagging finger from On High.”
My email was flooded, people stopped me in the street, and I was invited out of town to lecture on this very subject. I am truly ...
Jerusalem, Israel - Mar. 27, 2024 - Avi Zimmerman worked for over a decade in promoting and assisting in the growth of the city of Ariel in the Shomron. Established in 1978, its population has grown to become the fourth-largest Israeli community in Judea/Samaria. Ariel is home to veteran and young Israelis, English-speaking Olim, Olim from the former Soviet Union, and an additional 10,000 students who study at Ariel University. On my first visit to Ariel years ago, on a media tour, I met him, and over the years, we have met again on various occasions.
Since the end of 2023, the founder & CEO at Sector4 Strategy LTD, Zimmerman has added author to his list of credentials. His book "Kosher Giving: 4 Steps to Creating Your Meaningful, Mindful...
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 27, 2024 - Hundreds of thousands of jobs are in jeopardy following the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
Just last year the Port of Baltimore created around 15,300 direct jobs, with nearly 140,000 jobs overall linked to Port activities.
Those jobs generated nearly $3.3 billion in personal wages and salaries, $2.6 billion in business revenue, and nearly $400 million in state and local tax revenue annually, according to the Maryland Port Administration.
Overall the Port is the second busiest along the Mid-Atlantic, and first among the nation for autos and light truck volume, roll on/roll off farm and construction machinery, and imported gypsum.
In 2023 the port set records with $74.3 billion worth of foreign cargo being delivered to state-owned and private pier...
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 27, 2024 – 9:42 AM – An accident at the intersection of Park Heights & Fallstaff has traffic slowing in the area.
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 26, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Lisa and Jeremy Kramer on the birth of a son.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
A safety probe into a Baltimore bridge collapse will include whether contaminated fuel played a role in a giant cargo ship losing power and crashing into the span, according to people familiar with the investigation.
Safety investigators hadn’t boarded the ship, called the Dali, late Tuesday afternoon while it remained stuck at a pillar of the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge. The vessel could remain in that location for weeks. Rescue crews spent much of Tuesday searching for potential survivors.
The lights on the Dali began to flicker about an hour after the ship began its voyage early Tuesday. A harbor pilot and assistant reported power issues and a loss of propulsion before the crash, according to a Coast Guard briefing report viewed by The Wall Street Journal.
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Baltimore, MD – Mar. 26, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Bernard Scherer, z’l, father of Rabbi Shai Scherer.
Shiva will be observed at: 6509 Wickfield Road, Baltimore, MD, 21209Minyanim
Thursday Mincha/Maariv - 7:10 pm
Friday Shacharis - 7:00 am
Erev Shabbos Mincha - 2:00 pm
Motza'ei Shabbos Maariv - 8:30 pm
Sunday Shacharis - 7:30 am
Visiting Hours
Thursday: 7:10 pm - 10:00 pm
Friday: 9:15 am - 2:00 pm
Motza'ei Shabbos: 8:30 pm - 11:00 pmBila Hamaves LaNetzach...
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 26, 2024 - A ship that hit the Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse overnight in Baltimore, lost power before the crash, authorities said. State officials said six people are missing, likely members of a work crew patching concrete on the highway portion.
A representative of the company the construction workers are employed by told The Associated Press that they are presumed dead given the water’s depth and the length of time since the crash. Jeffrey Pritzker, executive vice president of Brawner Builders, said the crew was working in the middle of the bridge when it came apart.
CNN reported that one body has been pulled from the water. Baltimore City Council Member Phylicia Porter told CNN’s Boris Sanchez, “We ...
Baltimore, MD – Mar 26, 2024 - (U.S. SUN) Experts predict significant disruption to trade following the horror bridge collapse in Maryland near the Port of Baltimore, which has distribution hubs for major chains like Amazon and FedEx. Shipping has been suspended after a cargo vessel crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge, with six people feared missing. Widespread disruption is anticipated as city officials work to clear debris and open shipping lanes. Tinglong Dai from Johns Hopkins University warns of potential seven months of disruption, particularly impacting the automobile and agricultural sectors. Despite the presence of major brands near the port, Baltimore's trade share on the East Coast is smaller compared to New York and New Jersey.Read more at U.S.SUN
Jerusalem, Israel – Mar. 26, 2024 - Twenty women from the Jewish community in Great Neck, NY, recently partnered to create a special and emotional Bat Mitzvah celebration in Yerushalayim.
The United Mashadi Jewish Community Association (UMJCA) Women’s Solidarity Mission cooperated with the organization OneFamily to host a Bat Mitzvah celebration in Yerushalayim for Israeli girls who had recently lost a close relative. Chantal Belzberg spearheaded the effort to organize a heartwarming Bat Mitzvah for girls, all victims of terror, within a short timeframe.
The story of this special Bat Mitzvah celebration began with Nova survivors Eden Shmuel and Shira Cohen bringing their harrowing ordeal to the attention of Jews in the United States. Ms. Shmuel and Cohen embarked on a s...
