Baltimore, MD – Apr. 27, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Elizabeth Ward Goldman, a’h, mother of Jon Goldman.
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Columbia University expelled anti-Israeli student activist Khymani James on Saturday, after a video of his saying that Zionists don't deserve to live went viral, reports claimed.
James, 20, made the comments in January during a disciplinary hearing on Zoom with Columbia administrators, which he recorded and then posted to social media.
Comparing Zionists to white supremacists and Nazis, he said “These are all the same people. The existence of them a...
No one familiar with the state of modern academia can be much surprised by the wave of anti-Israel tent-city occupations sweeping US campuses — but that doesn’t make them 100% “organic.”
And The Post’s discovery that lefty philanthropists are funding student “protest leaders” may be just the tip of an iceberg.
Encampments at Harvard, Yale, UC-Berkeley, Ohio State and Emory in Georgia were organized by branches of Students for Justice in Palestine, which gets cash (some direct, some indirect) from the Soros family “charities” as well as the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and retired Wall Street banker Felice Gelman.
Gelman and the Soroses also give to Jewish Voice for Peace and Within Our Lifetime, two more groups intimately invo...
At least 23 people were arrested on Saturday for resisting law enforcement after officers responded to a pro-Palestinian Arab encampment at Indiana University.
Indiana State Police and the Indiana University Police Department responded to an encampment at Dunn Meadow on Saturday at approximately 12:20 p.m. local time, Fox 59 reported, citing a press release from the Indiana University Public Safety Department.
The release said that officers gave a series of six verbal warnings to remove the structures. At approximately 12:35 p.m., individuals who refused to remove structures from university property were detained and removed.
“After numerous written and verbal communications that free speech and protest are permissible but the presence of unapproved temporary or permanen...
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 27, 2024 - (WBAL) Amid growing legal concerns over artificial intelligence (AI), following an incident at Pikesville High School where AI was allegedly misused to implicate the principal, Maryland leaders are prioritizing the regulation of AI technology. State’s Attorney Scott Shellenberger is leading investigative efforts to address legal gaps related to AI, emphasizing the need to stay ahead of potential misuse. Senator Shelly Hettleman plans to introduce legislation to hold individuals accountable for AI misuse, aiming to prevent harmful consequences like those experienced by the principal. Lawmakers are exploring drafting legislation to address various AI-related scenarios, such as elder abuse, white-collar crime, and election fraud. Governor Wes Mo...
Today, Rabbi Feivel Mashinsky is the director of Kupath Ezrah of Rockland County. Decades ago, the longtime Monsey resident was a talmid of the Klausenberger Rebbe zt”l, and the interactions that he had with the rebbe forever changed his life. Rabbi Mashinsky merited a close connection to the rebbe, including writing his shiurim and shmuessen. In this Inside ArtScroll interview, Rabbi Mashinsky, with his special chein and eloquence, and with remarkable recall, takes us back to a different time and a different world, to those years when he merited basking in the greatness of the Klausenberger Rebbe, providing a glimpse into the remarkable life depicted in the new ArtScroll biography.
Diaspora Minister Amichai Chikli on Saturday night responded to the reports regarding a Egyptian-brokered prisoner swap deal with the Hamas terror organization.
In the proposal, Israel for the first time agreed to discuss ending the war in Gaza. The proposal has been sent to Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar for his response, which is expected in the coming days.
Chikli has announced that he intends to vote against the deal.
"We absolutely must not stop the war, give up on an operation in Rafah, or allow Hamas ground achievements such as the evacuation of the Netzarim corridor," Chikli wrote on X. "I will oppose such a deal. Hamas is under pressure - and this is exactly the time to act."
Sources in the defense echelon estimate that the recently-released videos of hostages a...
The new prisoner swap deal being discussed includes significant compromises on Israel's part, including, for the first time, a willingness to hold discussions regarding ending the war in Gaza, journalist Barak Ravid reported.
Among other things, Hamas is being offered a willingness to fully return Gazans to their homes, the IDF's exit from the corridor which separates northern Gaza from southern Gaza, and a willingness to agree to a permanent ceasefire later on.
This is the first time that Israel is expressing a willingness to discuss ending the war in Gaza during the next stages of the negotiations.
According to an Israeli official, the new proposal was put together in cooperation with Egyptian intelligence officials and Israeli negotiations teams, taking into consideration H...
Mayoral candidate Sheila Dixon picked up more endorsements Saturday including former Mayor Jack Young, several former council members, senators, and city delegates.
“They are folks that know what we need in a mayor for Baltimore City and how to move this city forward,” Costello said. “Folks who have served in the trenches and served side by side with former Mayor Sheila Dixon.”
Former Mayor Jack Young says Dixon is the clear choice for city residents looking for someone to finally tackle quality of life crimes.
“We’re losing citizens in Baltimore every day and I believe this mayor will stop the flight of people leaving Baltimore, because she will deal with quality of life issues this mayor isn’t dealing with. Who are you really protecting the ci...
A Columbia University student who has spoken on behalf of pro-Palestinian Arab protesters has apologized for saying on video that "Zionists don’t deserve to live", CNN reported on Friday.
Khymani James, a student activist associated with the Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) coalition, acknowledged the statement in a post on X, saying it was from an Instagram Live video in January. “I misspoke in the heat of the moment, for which I apologize."
The apology came early Friday morning, hours after an interview with CNN at Columbia where James repeatedly declined to apologize for the video, saying that the focus should be on “Palestinian liberation”.
The video of the comments, which was posted by a pro-Israel group, circulated on social m...
Baltimore, MD – Apr. 26, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Dr. and Mrs. Rafi Strum on the birth of a daughter. Mazel Tov to the grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Naftali Strum and Dr. & Mrs. Yossie Scheller and great-grandparents Rabbi George Strum and Chazzan Isaac & Zahava Koll
ืื"ืจ ืฉืืืื ืืืื ืืชื ืืชืืจื, ืืืืคื, ืืืืขืฉืื ืืืืื. ืืื!
Baltimore, MD – Apr. 26, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Pesach Aharon Horowitz on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Yaakov Horowitz (Labyrinth)
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Baltimore, MD – Apr. 26, 2024 – (PP) Maryland braces for an early taste of summer as temperatures soar into the 80s and possibly reach a high of 91 degrees on Monday. A surge of heat is expected to sweep through the Baltimore-Washington, D.C., region by Sunday, bringing dry and partly cloudy conditions. The summer-like temperatures are forecasted to persist into Monday and Tuesday before a weak cold front brings a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Record-breaking highs are anticipated, with Monday potentially surpassing the record of 91 degrees set in 2017. Additionally, unusually warm lows in the low to mid-60s are expected for Tuesday.
IAF aircraft on Friday evening struck and eliminated Mosab Khalaf, a senior terrorist in the Jamaa Islamiya terrorist organization who advanced a large number of terror attacks against Israel, in the area of Meidoun in Lebanon.
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit said that “the Jamaa Islamiya terrorist organization recently planned and promoted a large number of terror attacks from Lebanese territory against Israel in the area of Har Dov, as well as additional areas in northern Israel.”
“The terrorist Mosab Khalaf cooperated with the branch of the Hamas terrorist organization in Lebanon, coordinating and carrying out terror attacks against Israel,” the IDF said.
“Khalaf’s elimination was carried out to harm the terrorist organization’s capability ...
Pesach Zmanim 5784/2024 - Click on the graphic below for a larger, printable version with a light background.
As a citizen of the United States of America, I have probably seen the iconic American flag thousands of times over my life. I know exactly what it looks like. The top left section contains 50 white stars on a blue background (which represents the 50 states), and the remainder of the flag is comprised of 13 red and white stripes (which represents the 13 original colonies).Perhaps it is because I have seen it so many times and I know what it should look like, that when I met someone a few weeks ago with a backwards American flag sewed on his jacket sleeve, it really caught my attention. It was totally backwards. Instead of the blue background with stars oriented on the top left section of the flag, the blue background with stars was on the top right section of the flag, with the red and whi...
Dear European Jews in the 30s,I owe you an apology. For the last 40 years, I’ve accused you of being blind, and quite frankly, stupid! I’ve said it thousands of times.“Why didn’t they get out? How did they not see the writing on the wall? Were they that comfortable and assimilated that they really believed it’d be ok? And even if they believed that, when Germany started legislating against Jews, how was THAT not enough of a sign to get out??”For years, I thought you were weak. I thought you were led to the gas chambers like sheep to the slaughter.For years, I thought that your mistakes could never be repeated again. I thought we, the Jewish nation, would surely see the writing on the wall.I said Never Again and deep down, I thought it would never happen ...
A protester participating in an anti-Israel demonstration at George Washington University in Washington, DC was photographed holding a sign reading "Final Solution," the name of the Nazi's plan to exterminate the Jews.
Anti-Israel demonstrations that have been spreading through university campuses in the US and Europe in the past month have been taking an increasingly antisemitic tone.
There have been numerous instances of assaults and intimidation against Jewish students.
On Friday, the Association of University Heads in Israel published a statement expressing concern over the wave of antisemitic demonstrations on American college campuses over the last week and a half. Read more on Arutz-7
