Launch Event Held Just Prior to Rescue of Noa Argamani, Almog Meir, Andrey Kozlov, and Shlomi Ziv
Jerusalem, Israel - June 10, 2024 - Over 100 religious and secular Jews, including families of eleven hostages, launched the Jewish Unity Project while gathered at the Kotel. The initiative, part of an ongoing partnership between the hostage families and Kesher Yehudi, campaigns for greater unity among secular and religious Jews in Israel.
The launch event began with a prayer service at the Kotel, known as “Yom Kippur Katan,” which is traditionally said before the start of a new Hebrew month. The family members of Omer Shem Tov, Agam Berger, Omer Wenkert, Romi Gonen, Jacob Bohbot, Keith Siegal, Daniella Gilboa, Edan Alexander, Ohad Ben Ami, Omer Neutra, and Segev Kalfon also rec...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening (Monday, 10 June 2024), at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, is meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer, National Security Council Director Tzachi Hanegbi and the Secretary of State's adviser, Derek Chollet, also participated in the meeting.After the current meeting an expanded meeting will be held with the participation of – for the Israeli side – the Prime Minister's Chief-of-Staff, Tzachi Braverman, the Prime Minister's Military Secretary, Maj.-Gen. Roman Grofman, the Prime Minister's Foreign Policy Adviser, Dr. Ophir Falk, and Coordinator for the Hostages and the Missing Brig.-Gen. (Res.) Gal Hirsch.Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Af...
Baltimore, MD - June 10, 2024: Dear Members, Friends and Supporters of the Agudah,
We are writing with exciting news that we would like to share with you about the Agudah.
Under the guidance of our Rov Rabbi Moshe Heinemann שליט״א, a building committee was formed and has worked diligently over the past fifteen months to review options and work with professionals to solve the problems concerning the rapid deterioration of our current building.
The Rov שליט״א stressed during our meetings that it is an ענין of כבוד שמים to have a proper Shul and Bais Medrash in which to daven and learn. As many families move into our neighborhood, it is necessary to service and meet the needs of our growing community by replacing the current building. We have therefore, with t...
Baltimore, MD – June 7, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Louie Eliezer Yaakov Leder, z’l, husband of Mrs. Sarah Leder, father of Dovid Moshe Leder, Bracha Tova Leder, Chaya Aidel (Yaakov) Schneider, Yosef (Shulamis) Leder and brother of Ethel Igel, Marilyn Zeidel, and Anna Gershon.
As Yossi Leder is traveling to Eretz Yisrael, there will be no minyanim in Baltimore.Kevurah will take place at 10:15PM (IL) in Eretz Hachaim Cemetery in Bet Shemesh, Israel. Anyone needing a ride to the kevurah should contact Isser Goldsmith via WhatsApp on 443.564.9456The Aron will be flying on El Al flight 012 after midnight on Sunday night, arriving in Eretz Yisrael around 7:00 PM on Monday evening. The Eretz Hachaim cem...
Baltimore, MD – June 4, 2024 - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Rabbi Avraham Landesman, z’l, husband of Mrs. Susan (Reches) Landesman, father of Shmuel Landesman and Dena Klavan and brother of Mrs. Miriam SperlingShmuel Landesman and Deena Klavan will be sitting shiva in Baltimore starting Monday morning.Shiva will be observed at Heather Ridge - 6300 Red Cedar Place, Unit 102, Baltimore, MD, 21209 Sunday: 9am-9pm. No visitors 12-1 and 6-7.
Monday- Shacharis 8:00am. Mincha/Maariv 8:20. No visitors 12-1 and 6-7.Tuesday: Shacharis 8:00AM
Bila Hamaves LaNetzach...
Baltimore, MD – June 10, 2024 - 11:10AM - Missionaries are knocking on doors on Greenspring near the intersection of Greenspring and Smith.
John Spencer, Chair of Urban Warfare Studies at the Modern War Institute at West Point, Author, and UWP podcast host, responded to what he calls a “pervasive message conveyed by mainstream media and others,” that he believes needs some correction.
Spencer claims that “most headlines say that ‘Israeli hostages were freed,’ while the Israeli hostages were not freed, they were RESCUED, in a historic hostage rescue operation, involving the whole of the nation of Israel, as in the IDF, the Yamam, Shin Bet, the police, and the Air Force, where armed Hamas members were holding Israeli hostages in different buildings, in a densely populated area, and using civilians to hold those hostages.”
He also said that we must notice the, "'Number of Palestinians qu...
As we approach the festival of Shavuot, here is a powerful idea that is more consequential than any political debate:
A Jewish student from MIT visiting Israel told me, after describing the hypocritical protests on behalf of Hamas that took place on her campus: “What our world needs the most now is faith, vision, and a clear moral compass.”
This student is absolutely correct, and that is precisely the message of Shavuot. In the shameful and unforgettable hearing in front of the American Congress several months ago, three college presidents could not bring themselves to assert that the call for genocide of the Jewish people was against the “moral code” of their respective institutions.
So here is the definitive moral code as communicated by ...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Monday afternoon where he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Opposition Leader Yair Lapid, and President Isaac Herzog.
Blinken is expected to pressure the Israeli officials to accept the proposed ceasefire and hostage deal that President Biden presented at the end of last month.
A senior Biden administration official told NBC News overnight that Israel's operation which rescued four hostages on Saturday is likely to complicate the Secretary of State's efforts to reach such a deal.
According to the official, the successful operation increased Prime Minister Netanyahu’s determination to continue pursuing military operations, rather than agreeing ...
Baltimore, MD - June 10, 2024 - On Monday, the City of Baltimore announced they reached a $45 million settlement with Allergan Finance, LLC to resolve their claims in an ongoing litigation against the distributors and manufacturers that allegedly fueled the opioid epidemic.
Allergan will pay the entire $45 million settlement amount within 30 days.
Officials say the City’s deal with Allergan is an unprecedented recovery in the nationwide opioid litigation and confirms that the City was prudent in opting out of the global settlements that opioid defendants reached with nearly every other state, county, and city in America over the past few years.
Allergan’s proposed global settlement would have allotted the City only about $7 million spread over 7 years.
The current set...
Officials in the Biden administration have discussed the option of negotiating a unilateral deal with Hamas to release five Americans being held hostage in Gaza if negotiations between the terror organization and Israel fall through, NBC News reported on Monday citing two current senior U.S. officials and two former senior U.S. officials.
According to the report, in such a case, the negotiations would leave out Israel and be conducted through Qatari mediators, as current talks have been.
White House officials declined to comment.
The officials told NBC News that they did not know what the US would give Hamas in exchange for the release of American hostages. However, according to them, Hamas is likely to gain from such a deal since it further harms US-Israel ties and ...
Baltimore, MD – June 9, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yonah Lerner (Baltimore, MD) & Temima Gabay (Monsey, NY) on their engagement.
Mazel Tov Ari & Shoshana Lerner and Ike & Michelle (Gabay) Shain and grandparents Rabbi Dr. Ivan & Arleeta Lerner & Morton and Carole Pancer.
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – June 2024 - Every Shabbos table offers every Jewish family an incredible opportunity by which they can share their joy for Shabbos, for Yiddishkeit and for HaShem with their children. Unfortunately, our schedules are hectic and many people don’t have the time to prepare themselves to utilize the Shabbos table to its fullest. Therefore, we at ACHIM created TableTalk as a pre-packaged talking points pamphlet which is attractive, fun and has something for everyone. Limited copies are distributed to many shuls on a weekly basis but they are snatched up very quickly. Get yours ASAP or click on the graphic below and print your own.What’s in it and what’s all the excitement about?TableTalk features:• Weekly halachic dilemma creating l...
Baltimore, MD - June 9, 2024 - Hachnasas Sefer Torah at Bais Medrash of Summit Park Bais Dovid - Rabbi Shlomo Weiss
Minister Benny Gantz (National Unity) announced on Sunday that he, together with his party, would be leaving the emergency government which he joined at the onset of the war.
"Months after the October tragedy, the situation in the country and in the room of the decision-makers has changed. Netanyahu and his partners have turned unity into a moving call, without real-world action. Fateful strategic decisions are met with hesitancy and procrastination due to political considerations," Gantz stated in an address announcing his decision.
He claimed that "Netanyahu prevents us from proceeding to true victory. Therefore, today, we are leaving the emergency government with a heavy heart, but with a full heart."
According to Gantz, "In the fall, a year after the tragedy, we need to go to electi...
Jerusalem, Israel - June 9, 2024 - President Isaac Herzog on Sunday afternoon, presented at a special ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, the awards for the Jerusalem Unity Prize 2024. Due to the ongoing war, the ceremony was themed “Caring For One Another”, with the prizes distributed in five categories: Strengthening the South, Strengthening the North, Strengthening the Home Front, Reservists, and the Diaspora. The Jerusalem Prize for the Unity of Israel was initiated by the Yifrach, Shaer, and Fraenkel families with former Jerusalem Mayor MK Nir Barkat, stemming from the deep sense of unity felt throughout Israeli society and the Jewish Diaspora following the kidnapping and murder of their sons Eyal, Gil-Ad, and Naftali in the summer of 2014. Ad...
Thousands came out to pay their respects on Sunday to Yamam Squad Commander Chief Inspector Arnon Zamora, z'l, H'yd, who fell in during the operation to rescue four hostages from Hamas captivity.
Mivaseret Tzion Local Council Head Yoram Shimon called on residents to pay last respects and to stand at the sides of the road as the officer's body was brought for burial in the police section of the Mount Herzl Cemetary in Jerusalem.
The commanding officer of the Yamam eulogized Arnon: "Yesterday, after a long preparation, the Yamam operated to bring back hostages. The mission was a success, we brought joy and comfort to the people of Israel. The price the Yamam paid is unbearable. We prepared a lot, we trained non-stop, and we knew the mission was very dangerous. Arnon was a br...
Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators on Saturday surrounded the perimeter of the White House with a "red line" banner.
Protesters told media outlets the connected pieces of red fabric that made up the banner, which they believed would stretch for two miles, was meant to symbolize a red line they were drawing for President Joe Biden over his support for Israel in the war on Gaza.
Biden said in May that he would pause U.S. weapons being sent to Israel if the country's forces went into areas of Rafah. The White House later said Israel had not crossed the president's "red line" with its operations.
Names of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces were reportedly written on the red banner that encircled the White House.
Alejandro Alvarez, a reporter and photogra...
