More than 300 new food items will be on grocery shelves this Passover season, according to the annual pre-Passover report of Lubicom. One category that seems to be growing with each passing Passover is the snack aisle. Where once there were virtually no snacks available for Passover, the snack category continues to explode, according to Menachem Lubinsky, founder and producer of Kosherfest for 33 years.
“While there were many concerns about supply in time for Passover, miraculously there were no impediments,” said Lubinsky. He was referring to the many Passover foods produced in Israel, some of which are manufactured in the areas of conflict in the North and South of Israel. A particular focus was on the many wines that are imported from Israel. There was also concern about po...
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 31, 2024 - The Captain of the Port (COTP) is getting ready to set up a temporary alternate channel near the Francis Scott Key Bridge for important commercial ships. This move is a crucial step toward reopening the port of Baltimore, according to Capt. David O’Connell, the Federal On-Scene Coordinator for the Key Bridge Response 2024. The temporary channel will be marked with government lights and will have specific measurements for depth and clearance. While the safety zone around the bridge remains, mariners will receive updates via VHF marine channel 16. Entry into the safety zone requires permission, and compliance with directives from the COTP or designated representatives is mandatory.
“What can be wrong with…?” That’s a question that is fairly common when it comes to kashrus. But when it comes to Pesach, the answer to that question changes drastically. Let’s listen in to Rabbi Avraham Juravel who is a Rabbinic Coordinator at the OU, as well as being in charge of their ingredient division, who explains in great detail what can be wrong with seemingly innocuous products.
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 31, 2024 - The Unified Command continues cutting operations Sunday to remove wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
Demolition crews continue to cut portions of the north side of the collapsed bridge truss. Two crane barges, a 650-ton crane and a 330-ton crane, are actively working on scene. The removed wreckage is being lifted and transferred to a barge as daylight allows. A 230-ton land-based crane will offload and process the wreckage at Tradepoint Atlantic. Every lifting operation requires engineering analysis to inform salvage operation plans.
BGE has reduced pressure of the underwater natural gas pipeline to 35psi. The pipeline spans the width of the channel and runs under the incident site. The Unified Command is continuing to ...
Following are Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks at his press conference, this evening (Sunday, 31 March 2024), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem [translated from Hebrew]:
"Citizens of Israel, I would like to commend the action of the IDF and the ISA in Shifa. Last week, our forces operated there in exemplary fashion. Shifa has become a main terrorism command center for Hamas. The surprise action by our forces was precise and surgical. They eliminated over 100 terrorists, including senior commanders, and additional terrorists surrendered. No hospital anywhere in the world looks like this; this was a terrorist lair.
The important information that our forces obtained during the operation will assist them in locating our hostages and in preparing for the continu...
Central Command commander Major General Yehuda Fuchs has compiled a plan for protecting towns in Judea and Samaria with teams of Charedi yeshiva students who will not need to be formally enlisted into the IDF.
According to Yediot Ahronot, the process will allow more soldiers to focus on other tasks, and if successful, would be enacted in other commands as well.
The plan proposes to establish a network to defend towns under the authority of the Defense Ministry which will be responsible for defending towns and civilian centers. The network will be mainly staffed by haredim otherwise intended for IDF service, and be considered an alternative to IDF service.
As of today, towns in Judea and Samaria are protected on a regular basis by their civilian security squads and coordinators. Sin...
Baltimore, MD – Mar.31, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yanky Weinberger & Ellie Ward on their engagement.
Mazel Tov to Dovid Shloime & Bruchie Weinberger and Calman & Tzivia Ward and grandparents Mr. Mrs Les Ward and Rabbi & Mrs. Yehoshua Zucker
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 31, 2024 - This morning, BJL received a message from residents of the Wallis Ave. neighborhood, expressing gratitude for a "family" assisting with litter cleanup in the area and requesting conveyance of their thanks.
We clarified that the "family" in question was none other than a different type of family: the Baltimore Chesed League, whose dedicated teams perform various acts of kindness throughout the community.
In this scenario, it was Team Erez Seiferas tidying up the neighborhood around the Agudah Park Heights vicinity, finding some interesting trash along the way! The residents were pleased and wished to wholeheartedly express their hakaras hatov to the BCL.
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 31, 2024 - Rebuilding Baltimore’s collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge could take anywhere from 18 months to several years, experts say, while the cost could be at least $400 million — or more than twice that.
It all depends on factors that are still mostly unknown. They range from the design of the new bridge to how swiftly government officials can navigate the bureaucracy of approving permits and awarding contracts.
Realistically, the project could take five to seven years, according to Ben Schafer, an engineering professor at Johns Hopkins University.
“The lead time on air conditioning equipment right now for a home renovation is like 16 months, right?” Schafer said. He continued: “So it’s like you’re tellin...
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 31, 2024 - The Unified Command commenced cutting operations Saturday to remove wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
Highly trained demolition crews are cutting the top portion of the north side of the collapsed bridge truss. Two crane barges, a 650-ton crane and a 330-ton crane, are actively working on scene. The removed wreckage is scheduled to be lifted and transferred to a barge this evening as daylight allows. A 230-ton land-based crane will offload and process the wreckage at Tradepoint Atlantic and will then be taken to a disposal site.
A Coast Guard Station Crisfield 29-foot Response Boat-Small crew observes as highly trained demolition crews cut the top portion of the north side of the collapsed bridge into smaller sections f...
The catastrophic collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore on Tuesday is raising questions in Maryland and elsewhere about the overall safety of bridges.
A federal Transportation Department report last year broke down the condition of the 5,473 bridges in Maryland. Of the total number of bridges, 1,778 are in good condition, 3,443 are in fair condition and 252 are in poor condition.
Those bridges include 1,899 that are part of the National Highway System and are eligible for federal infrastructure money. Of the bridges in the federal highway system, 554 are in good condition, 1,315 are in fair condition and 30 are in poor condition.
Overall, more than 42,400 of the nation’s roughly 621,500 bridges are rated in poor condition. Of those, about 4...
Solar Eclipse of April 8, 2024/Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5784: STAR-K presents 10 Common Questions & Answers by Rabbi Dovid Heber
1. Q. What is a total solar eclipse?
A. A total solar eclipse is when the moon totally blocks the sun, turning the sun dark during the middle of the day, making the stars easily visible. The corona (the sun’s outer atmosphere that normally cannot be seen) is also visible and appears as a pearly glow around the dark side of the moon that covers the sun.
2. Q. When will it occur?
A. It will occur this Monday...
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 30, 2024 - Motzaei Shabbos - A group of teams from the Baltimore Chesed League is helping collect and prepare sheimos at the Park Heights Agudah to be taken for kevurah. The video below shows what was remaining after the teams completed their amazing chesed
Israel has agreed to release terrorists who had been released in the 2011 "Shalit deal" and rearrested following continued terror activity, in exchange for the bodies of IDF soldiers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul, Kan 11 News reported.
Hamas has been holding the bodies of IDF soldiers Hadar Goldin and Oron Shaul since the 2014 Operation Protective Edge. In addition, two Israeli civilians who went missing in Gaza - Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed - are believed to be held by Hamas as well.
According to three sources involved in the negotiations, the offer has been passed to Hamas, but the terror group has not yet responded. The proposal is expected to be placed on the negotiations table again after the talks renew in Cairo, Egypt, in the ...
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 30, 2024 – 10:37PM - A crash has just occurred on Taney Road between Berkeley and Woodcrest.
Please approach the area with caution.
Rav Yisroel Alter, the Beis Yisroel, became the Rebbe of Gur at a time of deep darkness. Just a few years earlier, tens of thousands of Gerrer chassidim had perished in the Holocaust, and the few who’d survived faced the daunting challenge of beginning new lives.
Rav Yisroel became the Rebbe – and he rebuilt a world, miraculously leading Gerrer chassidus to almost unimaginable levels of greatness.
At the same time he was a loving, empathetic, wise shepherd, gently and patiently giving people the time and space they needed to grow.
In this interview, Shlomo Werdiger, who merited a unique relationship with the Beis Yisroel and the other admorim of Gur, speaks about the immeasurable impact of the Rebbe and how the Rebbe was there to help and guide and find the greatness of e...
AT&T has launched an investigation into the source of a data leak that includes the personal information of 73 million current and former customers.
In a news release Saturday morning, the telecommunications giant said the data was “released on the dark web approximately two weeks ago,” and contains information such as account holders’ Social Security numbers.
“It is not yet known whether the data … originated from AT&T or one of its vendors,” the company added. “Currently, AT&T does not have evidence of unauthorized access to its systems resulting in exfiltration of the data set.”
The data seems to have been from 2019 or earlier. The leak does not appear to contain financial information or specifics about call history, accord...
Governor Wes Moore announced new updates on the recovery operation and economic response since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
In a news conference Saturday, the governor was joined by several state and federal leaders to announce that the bridge's recovery efforts will be ramped up to a "24/7 posture" in the upcoming days.
Gov. Moore also announced the first portions of the collapsed bridge are expected to be lifted out of the water on Saturday, marking the start of attempts to clear the channel to access the Port of Baltimore.
"This is a remarkably complex operation," said Moore. "Our focus needs to be on unity of command and unity of effort. Conditions in the water make it unsafe for rescuers. We're not just talking about weather and wind - talking about debris...
Thousands of protesters demonstrated against the government on Saturday night on Kaplan Street in Tel Aviv.
Several hundred protesters disturbed the peace, lit bonfires, attempted to overturn a police vehicle, blocked roads, and clashed with the police.
A number of protesters broke through the police cordon and blocked Route 20. Police forces removed the protesters from the road with crowd control equipment and arrested those who disturbed the peace.
During the disturbances, 16 protesters were arrested for trying to block the Ayalon Highway, and nine fines totaling 1000 ₪ for blocking traffic were issued. All roads were reopened to traffic at the end of the protest.
"Israel Police views the right to protest as a cornerstone in a democratic state and allows protests as long as they ar...
