Baltimore, MD - Apr. 21, 2024 - Limited Amount of Lakewood Hand Shmurah Matzoh Now in Stock at Seven Mile Market
It is Bedikas Chometz night. I should be slicing the meat. And yet I sit here by the computer click-clacking away. My head is bursting with thoughts. My heart feels like the walnuts of Pesach’s past that needs to be cracked open. My eloquent writing is gone, with all the chometz I hope. And so instead, I am going to write an open letter to Mashiach. Feel free to add your thoughts as well.
All I know is I want Geula. I want the hostages home. I want the soldiers to come home. I want this war to end. I want our children to return to their Heritage. I want the word “diagnosis,” both in physical, mental, social and academic terms, to be stamped out and erased from the world. I want people to find their soulmate. I w...
Kristallnacht at Columbia University, 4/21/2024
Declare Columbia University A Terror Organization
The recent events unfolding at Columbia University have sparked great concern and alarm. The support for terror activities, particularly those targeting Jews and Americans, is not only shocking but also deeply troubling. The physical and verbal abuse against students, especially Jews, Burning U.S. and Israel flags, bring back painful memories of the atrocities of Kristallnacht.
It is imperative that we do not confuse these acts on Columbia University with freedom of speech. What is happeni...
Earlier today, the OU-JLIC campus rabbi at Columbia/Barnard, Rabbi Elie Buechler, advised students to return home due to antisemitism on campus, and remain there until it's safer. The guidance comes just ahead of Passover – the holiday that ironically celebrates freedom.
OU-JLIC provides a critical support network for Orthodox students by placing Orthodox rabbinic couples on over twenty-five college campuses, including at Columbia University/Barnard.
Below is a statement by Orthodox Union Executive Vice President Rabbi Moshe Hauer on behalf of the OU, in support of Rabbi Buechler and Jewish students.
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This morning, the following guidance was shared with the students in our JLIC and Yavneh programs by Rabbi Elie Buechler of OU-JLIC at Columbia Barnard:
Dear Ya...
Overnight, Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant held a discussion with IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi regarding the developing report on U.S. intentions to impose sanctions against the IDF’s “Netzach Yehuda” battalion. Minister Gallant and Lt. Gen. Halevi discussed various courses of action to prevent this measure from being implemented.Minister Gallant recently completed a call with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Earlier today, Minister Gallant also held a discussion with U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Jack Lew.The Minister instructed the defense establishment to cooperate on all levels with U.S. counterparts, in order to reflect the importance of supporting IDF operations, which are carried out in accordance with international law.Minister of Defe...
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 21, 2024 - The Captain of the Port established the Fort Carroll Temporary Alternate Channel, which is on the northeast side of the main channel in the vicinity of the Francis Scott Key Bridge and will provide limited access for commercially essential vessels.
The Fort Carroll Temporary Alternate Channel, depicted in green, has a controlling depth of 20 feet, a 300-foot horizontal clearance, and a vertical clearance of 135 feet, and will facilitate additional commercially essential vessel traffic through the port of Baltimore. Infographic courtesy of Key Bridge Response 2024 Unified Command.
This action is part of a phased approach to opening the main channel. The third temporary channel is marked with government-lighted aids to navigation and will...
Former Ambassador and former Knesset member Dr. Michael Oren, spoke to Israel National News - Arutz Sheva, about the latest development in US-Israel relations, mainly the apparent decision to impose sanctions on the Netzach Yehuda Battalion.
“It’s true. If there is an intention to sanction any unit of the Israeli Army, it's totally unacceptable. It's a violation of our sovereignty. It's a slap in the face of the IDF. It's also a very dangerous precedent because what begins with Netzach Yehuda, could end tomorrow with Golani or the Paratroopers, where young men and women who fought in our army, could go visit a foreign capital and find themselves being arrested at an airport. It's even dangerous for the US because what begins with the IDF could end...
The Chairman of the National Unity Party, Minister Benny Gantz, spoke on Sunday with United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Gantz expressed his concern to Blinken regarding the apparent decision to impose sanctions on the IDF's Netzach Yehuda Battalion.
Gantz warned the Secretary of State that the apparent decision to impose sanctions on the battalion would be a "double mistake: it will hurt Israel's legitimacy during the war, and it has no justification since Israel has a strong and independent judicial system, and all IDF units are subject to the IDF orders, which comply with international law. Gantz asked Blinken to reconsider the matter," a message from the minister's office stated.
Gantz's office further stated that the minister noted to Blinken that t...
Orthodox Union Lay Leadership Mission to Israel Highlights OU’s Critical Impact Nationwide
Since the horrific atrocities of October 7, OU Israel has served as a leading source of physical, emotional, and spiritual chizuk for thousands of traumatized Israelis of all ages. From citizens who have tragically lost loved ones, to evacuees forced to flee their homes, to families with members in Tzahal, to olim experiencing war for the first time, to youth from underprivileged towns in Israel’s periphery, OU Israel is unwavering in its commitment to provide front line care to all of these populations and more.
In solidarity with the State of Israel, its citizens, and OU Israel leadership and staff, 21 Orthodox Union board members recently participated in a four-day lay leadership mis...
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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