Israeli diplomatic and defense officials have not commented on the air strikes near the Iranian consulate in Damascus on Monday, in which senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards official Mohammad Reza Zahedi was killed, but four Israeli officials acknowledged to The New York Times that Israel had carried out the attack.
According to the report, the strikes targeted a secret meeting in which Iranian intelligence officials and Palestinian Arab terrorists gathered to discuss the war in Gaza. Among them were leaders of the Islamic Jihad.
Syrian and Iranian state news agencies reported that at least seven people were killed in the strikes, including Zahedi.
Iran’s ambassador to Syria, Hossein Akbari, said in a statement that the consulate’s building came under att...
A federal judge in California ruled against Hunter Biden’s attempt to toss out his tax charges on Monday, letting the criminal case against the president’s son move forward.
The younger Biden faces three felony charges and six misdemeanor charges in connection to tax evasion, filing a false return and failing to pay taxes between 2016 and 2019. His attorneys argued last month that the case was politically motivated and tainted by two IRS agents who later became whistleblowers.
He filed eight separate motions to dismiss the charges, citing different legal rationale for each, all of which were denied.
Judge Mark Scarsi determined that the case was not political, shutting down Biden’s main argument by noting that Biden’s attorneys ...
Former President Trump posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case Monday evening, staving off the possible seizure of his assets while appealing a state judge’s ruling against him over deceitful business practices.
The bond, from the Knight Specialty Insurance Company, automatically bars New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) from collecting the $464 million, plus interest, judgment against Trump, his business and top executives while the appellate process moves forward.
Judge Arthur Engoron found Trump, the Trump Organization and top executives — including two of Trump’s adult sons — liable for fraud last year. In February, he ruled that they conspired to alter the former president’s net worth for tax an...
Sally Gerstein and her husband, Dr. Howie Gerstein, made Aliyah two years ago. Their son, Josh, a Ner Israel graduate, married to Devorah Kagan, a Baltimore Bais Yaakov graduate, also moved to Israel. Josh serves as a captain in the Israeli army and acts as a chaplain.
When the war broke out, Sally began writing a daily blog for herself and her friends. It gained immense popularity, with many in the States eagerly awaiting it every morning.
Some of you may recall Sally as the pioneer who introduced the kosher stand to Hershey Park and Dutch Wonderland. Wherever there's a cause or a need, Sally is there, front and center. Now, she requests all of you to sign the letter!
Please read on...
How can it be?
An initiative to garner 180,000 signatures on a letter to President B...
Baltimore, MD – Apr. 1, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Dovi and Shoshana Bernfeld on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov grandparents Dr. and Mrs. Ronnie Samet
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 1, 2024 - President Joe Biden is scheduled to visit Baltimore on Friday following last week's collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, announced White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Monday afternoon. The president plans to meet with state and local officials and gain an "on-the-ground look" at federal response efforts.
A senior diplomatic official expressed optimism that a deal to return the hostages held by Hamas is possible in the near future.
"If Hamas is interested in a deal - we can move forward. We have come a long way this time as well, there is potential for progress in the coming days," said the source.
Kan News reported that senior Israeli officials involved in the negotiations for the release of the hostages added that "the Israeli delegation in Cairo presented the mediators with a more up-to-date and flexible position regarding the return of the residents to the northern Gaza Strip."
Yesterday (Sunday), at the War Cabinet meeting, the ministers dealt with the question of Israel's flexibility in the negotiations and considered a compromise regarding the return of the residents of ...
Jerusalem, Israel - Apr. 1, 2024 - Google for Startups Campus in Tel Aviv hosted a Women Leaders Summit by the Jerusalem Post on Wednesday night, March 26th. The startup pitches were impressive by talented and innovative women who founded or co-founded companies making a difference in the world.
Israeli Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology Gila Gamilel spoke in her newly appointed Knesset position.
Of all the impressive stories from the evening with the long list of accomplished women speaking was one of the heroes from October 7th. Sivan Mashiach, a rehabilitation physical therapist and a United Hatzalah volunteer paramedic for 24 years, was interviewed about her experience on Shabbat Simhat Torah on October 7th by Maayan...
Last week, we saw that human suffering results from man’s actions, rather than part of Hashem’s intention for His ideal world. This week, we will explore how man’s actions generate suffering.
Natural Consequence
Suffering is often a natural result of our actions.[1] Eliphaz makes this point in Sefer Iyov, where he explains that “man reaps what he sows.”[2] Like one who plants weed seeds and, therefore, harvests weeds, those who live dangerously ultimately experience the natural consequences of their behavior.
The gemara[3] teaches that “all is in the hands of heaven, except for common colds.” We are responsible for living healthfully. If we do not, we suffer the consequences. Smoking, overeating, and other behaviors damage our health, and ...
Syrian media reports that warplanes attacked near the Iranian embassy in the heart of Damascus and killed at least six people.
According to one of the reports, a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guards official was killed in the attack.
The Iranian news site SNN NEWS claimed that the targets of the attack were the Iranian consulate and the ambassador's residence in Syria.
Last night the Syrian army announced that the Israeli Air Force attacked several positions in the Damascus area from the direction of the Golan Heights. According to the army, two civilians were injured and damage was caused.
Committed and In Love
There are books in the Torah that are more exciting than the book of Vayikra which we began reading recently. After the book of Bereshit, with its description of the creation of the world and the history of our patriarchs and matriarchs, followed by the book of Shemot, with its account of the dramatic events leading up to our departure from Egypt, we reach a book that primarily presents instructions regarding the sacrificial service in the Mishkan.
So why should we study Vayikra with the same passion we have for the other books? Because if you stay focused and engaged even when things are not so exciting or easy to comprehend, it demonstrates your sense of obligation to a higher value or purpose. In Vayikra, the Torah discusses matters that are not readily understan...
The Knesset this evening (Monday) passed Minister Shlomo Karhi's bill to shutter the Al Jazeera network's offices in Israel.
The law states that if the prime minister is convinced that a foreign news station is harming the country, the Minister of Communications, after receiving at least one security opinion and with the approval of the government or the cabinet, can take action against a foreign channel that acts against the country.
The bill was submitted and passed by the government in February in light of reports that one of the channel's "journalists" was a Hamas commander.
The journalist's Hamas affiliation was revealed after IDF forces in Gaza found his laptop computer in one of Hamas' bases.
The bill was passed in its second and third readings today.
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Avoid Southeast I-695
Outer Loop closed at MD173 (Exit 1)
Inner Loop closed at MD157/Peninsula Exp (exit 43)
ALT ROUTES I-95 or I-895 Tunnels
With local school systems back in session on Tuesday, motorists should plan for increased traffic on roadways throughout Baltimore as a result of the I-695 Key Bridge collapse. The southeast corridor of I-695 is closed on the Outer Loop at MD 173 (exit 1) and Inner Loop at MD 157/Peninsula Expressway (exit 43). Drivers are strongly encouraged to allow extra travel times using the alternate routes on I-95, I-895 and other sections of I-695, especially during morning and after rush hour periods. Commuters may also consider using Maryland Transit Administration (MTA).
Commercial Vehicle and RV Reminder: Harbor Crossing alternate routes are I-9...
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 1, 2024 - Click on the graphic below to read Kashrus Kurrents Spring 2024!
The IDF summed up the results of the operation at Shifa Hospital in Gaza, which ended this morning after two weeks.
"Over the last two weeks, the IDF and the ISA conducted precise operational activity against terrorist operatives and infrastructure at Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip. The forces apprehended approximately 500 terrorists identified as affiliated with terrorist organizations and eliminated hundreds of terrorists in the Strip. The apprehended suspects were transferred for further interrogation to the ISA and Unit 504 in the Intelligence Directorate," the IDF Spokesperson's Unit stated Monday afternoon.
The operation was carried out following precise intelligence from the ISA and the Intelligence Directorate regarding terrorist organizations' activities in the area,...
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 31, 2024 - As reported last night, Baltimore Chesed League (BCL) teams prepared sheimos at the Park Heights Agudah for kevurah. Today, Team Flamm Insurance Group worked tirelessly to ensure the process proceeded smoothly. While typically challenging work involving hauling heavy bags, today's efforts were further complicated by earlier rains, rendering the ground too soggy for trucks to approach the burial site directly. Consequently, the team members, Doni Friedman, Tani Shore, Ari Samet, Aryeh Weinberger, and Moshe Zweig, found themselves sweating and more sore than usual, but we can all be incredibly proud of each and every one of them.
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 31, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Mr. Louis Fox, z’l, father of Mrs. Rivkah (Nochum) Norman.
Shiva will be observed at 3302 Greenvale Road, Baltimore, MD, 21208 through Friday afternoon.
Bila Hamaves LaNetzach...
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...
