Baltimore, MD – Apr. 21, 2024 - The Star-K kashering team was hard at work kashering the Bikur Cholim rooms at King David, GBMC, John Hopkins and Sinai Hospital.
The Orthodox rabbi at Columbia University and Barnard College sent a message recommending Jewish students leave campus and go home, as anti-Israel agitators who have continued an "encampment" on campus with participants caught on camera espousing full-on support for terrorism and supporting violence towards Jewish students.
In a WhatsApp message sent to hundreds before the start of Passover, Rabbi Elie Buechler, director of OU-LJIC at Columbia/Barnard, told students to leave "as soon as possible" until the situation improves, noting that "what we are witnessing in and around campus is terrible and tragic."
"The events of the last few days, especially last night, have made it clear that Columbia University’s Public Safety and the NYPD cannot guarantee Jewish students’ safety i...
Baltimore, MD – Apr. 21, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Arnold Abelow, z’l, father of Aviva (Chaim) Wealcatch .
The levaya will take place graveside today, Sunday, April 21 at 2:00 pm at the Baker Street Cemetery in Brighton, MA.
Mrs. Wealcatch will be sitting shiva tonight and tomorrow morning (through Shacharis) at 32 James Street, Brookline, MA and can be reached at 443-829-0936
Bila Hamaves LaNetzach...
Four years ago, in March 2020, when Covid-19 was widespread, I asked the boys in my class to share Divrei Torah with their grandparents, many of whom would be lonely that year for the seder. One boy shared a moving Dvar Torah written as a letter to his grandparents:
Dearest Zaidy and Bubby,
I am saddened by the thought that we won’t be able to have the Seder together, but I want you to read this D’var Torah and feel that we are together in spirit.
At one point in the Haggadah, we say Baruch HaMakom. Why do we say HaMakom? This lashon is usually used during sad events. ‘HaMakom Yenachem Eschem’ for mourners, ‘HaMakom Yerachem Alahem’ for those trapped in a foreign land, and ‘HaMakom Y’malae Chesronuch’ for those who lose money. So, wh...
Rabbi Yaakov Robinson is a Talmid of Ner Yisroel and the Rav of Beis Medrash Mikor Hachaim in Chicago and the Menahel of the Midwest Agudas Yisroel Vaad Harabbanim.
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Baltimore, MD – Apr. 21, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Dovi Stern & Yaffa Caine on their engagement.
Mazel Tov Jonathan & Chana Esther Stern and Rocky & Bracha Caine and grandparents Stanley & Ranessa Labovits, Hal & Vicki Caine, and Trudy Farber.
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Jerusalem, Israel - Apr. 21, 2024 - When your child, grandchild, husband, sister, brother, or any loved one is in harm’s way your entire being is laced with anxiety. Noah and Ellen Lightman arrived in Israel last week to spend Pesach with their daughter Tammy and family. They knew not when they might see their grandson Netanel because he is serving in Tzanchanim Division of the IDF.
The day after they arrived there was a knock at the door. Netanel!!
Last minute, he was allowed off duty for a few days. After getting over the shock and awe of seeing him, a feeling of relief and freedom from anxiety overcame them, if but for a few days. May Hashem grant this freedom to all who have loved ones who are risking their lives daily for Am Yisrael and to the beleaguered families of t...
Baltimore, MD - Tues., Apr. 16, 2024: Hagalas Keilim 5784/2024 Shearith Israel: Sunday, April 21, 9:00AM-1:00PM.
Baltimore, MD – Apr. 21, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Avi Lencz on the birth of a daughter.
Mazel Tov grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Nachman Lencz
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 2, 2024 - Chesed Fund & Project Ezra Annual Community-Wide Baltimore Chometz Burning 5784/2024
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Baltimore, MD - Apr. 21, 2024 - Thank You to Baltimore City DPW,DOT,BPD,BFD, Councilman Yitzy Schleifer & Frank Storch and the Chesed Fund
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 20, 2024 - With MD's Primary Election Day only a few weeks away, efforts to bolster our community's voting footprint continue to expand. With so many bochurim home for Pesach, a great opportunity to register them to vote was met beginning last week at Mercaz Torah u'Tefillah (Rav Eichenstein).
The first ever "voter registration kiosk" was set up by Agudah Maryland together with Computer Cure, MD.
The kiosk will be available thru erev Pesach in the shul lobby, the day before voter registration ends across the state.
In addition to registering to vote, those who will not be in Maryland during the week of Early Voting (May 2-9) or on Primary Election Day (May 15), may fill out an application for a mail-in-ballot at the kiosk.
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 20, 2024 - We are reposting this article becasue we have been made aware funds have been lost over Shabbos. Nationally, there continues to be a rise in reports specifically related to EBT crime. Beware of Credit Card Machine Scammers: Protect Your EBT Card by Regularly Changing Your PIN
Baltimore, MD – May 12, 2023 - The rise of credit card machine scammers, who steal sensitive information and money from unsuspecting cardholders, has become a growing concern. One common method these criminals use is to replace the cover of the credit card machine with a fake one, equipped with a skimming device to capture card data.
As an EBT cardholder, it is crucial to be aware of these risks and to take necessary precautions to protect your personal information and fin...
The United States is set to impose sanctions on the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)'s Netzah Yehuda Battalion, marking the first time Washington has taken such action against an Israeli military unit.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to announce the sanctions in the coming days, targeting the battalion for alleged human rights violations against Palestinians in the West Bank.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the sanctions will include a ban on the transfer of U.S. military aid to the battalion and restrictions on its members' participation in training activities funded by the United States. These measures are based on a 1997 law authored by former Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, which prohibits US assistance to foreign security forces implicated i...
Angels in Orange contains incredible stories of emunah, hashgachah, miracles and courage as more than 1,700 United Hatzalah volunteers rescued and treated the wounded on Simchas Torah, October 7th, 2023. Bestselling author Rabbi Nachman Seltzer has written their amazing stories of courage and survival with great sensitivity for reader’s feelings. We are inspired and uplifted as we read about their mesiras nefesh, Hashem’s Hashgachah Pratis, the miracles that almost every volunteer saw and experienced, and their selfless caring for their fellow Jews during one of the most dangerous times in Israel’s history.
In this special Inside ArtScroll interview, Rabbi Seltzer – who visited ArtScroll’s studio from his home in I...
The missile used in the attack on Iran early Friday morning was a precise missile named Rampage, Kan 11 reported.
The Rampage was developed by Israel's security industry.
The missile was identified from photos and the scope of the damage in the attack. It can fly at supersonic speed, making it very difficult to identify and intercept with aerial defense systems.
According to the report, the missile carries a warhead of 150 kilograms of explosives, and can reach a distance of 145 kilometers. It can also adjust its path mid-flight, so as to precisely hit the target it was programmed to hit.
In other words, the missile is intended to hit stationary targets which meet conditions similar to those which were hit in the attack military targets in Isfahan, Iran.
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The House on Saturday approved a series of bills providing tens of billions of dollars in foreign aid to embattled U.S. allies overseas, breaking a months-long impasse that bitterly divided Congress and sending the package along to the Senate.
The legislation — marrying military aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan with humanitarian assistance for Gaza — marked a victory for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who had taken the politically risky step of bringing the proposals to the floor over the objection of hardline conservatives, several of whom want to boot him from power.
That decision has endeared the Speaker to Ukraine’s supporters in both parties, who argued the need for an aggressive strategy to help Kyiv’s beleaguered forces counter Russia&rs...
Baltimore, MD – Apr. 17, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Donald Orkin, z’l, father of Rabbi jeffrey Orkin.
The levayah wil be held on Thursday, Ap. 18, 2024 at Lindwood Cemetery, Randolph, MA.
Shiva will be observed in Baltimore through the afternoon of Mon, Apr. 22 (Erev Pesach) beginning Friday, Apr. 19, 2024 at 3908 West Strathmore, Baltimore, MD 21215
Minyanim:
Shacharis: Sun. / Mon. 7:30AMMincha/Maariv: Sunday 7:30PM
Mincha: Monday :2:00PM
Visiting Times:
Sunday: 8:30AM – Noon and 3:00PM-5:00PM
Monday: 8:30AM – 12:00PM
Bila Hamaves LaNetzach...
Three missiles were fired from Israeli fighter aircraft outside of Iran in Friday morning’s very limited strike, a senior US official told ABC News.
The Israelis were targeting an air defense radar site near Isfahan that’s part of the protection of the Natanz nuclear facility, the official said.
The first assessment is that the strike took out the site, but assessment hasn’t been completed, added the official.
The strike was intended to send a signal to Iran that Israel has these capabilities, but was not looking to escalate the situation, according to the official.
An Israeli official told The Washington Post earlier on Friday that the strike on Iran "was intended to signal to Iran that Israel had the ability to strike inside the country."
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