Foreign Minister Israel Katz warned that the Hezbollah terrorist organization would be destroyed in a war with Israel after a Hezbollah drone filmed sensitive sites in the Haifa area. "Nasrallah boasts today about filming the ports of Haifa, operated by international companies from China and India, and threatens to attack them," Katz said. "We are very close to the moment of decision to change the rules against Hezbollah and Lebanon. In an all-out war, Hezbollah will be destroyed and Lebanon will be severely hit," he said, "The State of Israel will pay a price on the front and home fronts, but with a strong and united nation, and the full power of the IDF, we will restore security to the residents of the north," the Foreign Minister said. Earlier, the Lebanese Al Mayadee...
The Biden Administration reacted with seeming bewilderment to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's statement that it is "inconceivable" that the US would hold up munitions and weapons shipments to Israel during the war against Hamas. "We genuinely do not know what he is talking about. We just don't," White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said during a press briefing today (Tuesday). "There was one particular shipment of munitions that was paused." "We continue to have these constructive discussions with Israelis for the release of that particular shipment," she added. "There are no other pauses, none, no other poses or hold in place." "Everything else is moving in due process," Jean-Pierre said. Earlier, Netanyahu stated during a video address, "When Secretary...
Dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza are alive, but Israel cannot accept ending the war until all the hostages are released in a deal, a senior Israeli negotiator told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Monday. Dozens “are alive with certainty,” he told AFP anonymously. “We cannot leave them there a long time, they will die.” He additionally told AFP that they were being held largely by Hamas terrorists – this, in contrast to civilians or members of other terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip such as, for example, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. Hamas may “breach their commitment” if Israel does not wait until after hostages are released to end the war, the official said, and may “drag out the negotiations for 10 years.&rd...
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The IDF on Monday said that its Division 162 has defeated half of Hamas’s battalions in Rafah, including killing at least 550 terrorists, as well as destroyed around 200 tunnel shafts, and eliminated the terror group’s last major rocket inventory. Further, the IDF said that within a couple of weeks it would likely be in control of all of Rafah and that the final battles with the remaining two Hamas battalions in parts of Tel al-Sultan and the eastern part of Shabura are already underway. In addition, the IDF said that the tunnel network in Rafah, especially near the Philadelphi Corridor with Egypt has been found to be even more complex than those found in Khan Yunis, Jabaliya, and the military quarter of Gaza City. Currently, the IDF says Division ...
A newly surfaced document has revealed that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and intelligence systems had detailed knowledge of Hamas's plan to raid Israel and kidnap 250 people weeks before the October 7 massacre. The document, which was compiled in the Gaza Division, outlined Hamas's intentions and was known to top intelligence officials, according to a report by Kan News. The document, titled "Detailed End-to-End Raid Training," was distributed on September 19, 2023, and described in detail the series of exercises conducted by Hamas's elite units. These exercises included raiding military posts and kibbutzim (collective communities in Israel), kidnapping soldiers and civilians, and maintaining the hostages once they were in the Gaza Strip. The repo...
Two key Democratic holdouts in the House and Senate have signed off on a major arms sale to Israel, including 50 F-15 fighter jets worth more than $18 billion, after facing intense pressure from the Biden administration and pro-Israel advocates to allow the transaction to move forward, three US officials familiar with the matter told The Washington Post on Monday. The decision, which has not been previously reported, underscores the substantial appetite in Washington to continue the flow of arms to Israel despite concerns from younger members of Congress that the United States should use its leverage to pressure Israel to reduce the intensity of the war and allow more humanitarian aid into Gaza. According to The Washington Post, after months of holding up the arms sale, Re...
The Baltimore City Council on Monday passed next fiscal year’s budget, which included an unchanged annual property tax rate. Outside the chambers, groups clashed over a proposed measure that would cut city property taxes nearly in half over a seven-year period. The group Renew Baltimore wants to see the charter amendment on the November ballot. “We want to change the trajectory of Baltimore City. We want to change it from a city that’s declining a population every month to a city that’s growing and bustling and thriving and surviving,” Ben Frederick, with Renew Baltimore, told 11 News last week. The group believes the measure will grow the city’s population and economy, while creating jobs. A representative for the group told 11 Ne...
Former Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby is set to begin her one-year house arrest sentence this week. Mosby, 44, was convicted in May of lying about her finances to make early withdrawals from retirement funds during the COVID-19 pandemic. Jurors in Mosby’s federal mortgage fraud trial returned a split verdict in February. Last month, Mosby was sentenced to 12 months of home confinement, 100 hours of community service and three years of supervised release. Mosby asked a federal appeals court to halt the seizure of her Florida condominium. That appeal came less than a week after she filed an appeal of her federal convictions on both mortgage fraud and perjury. Mosby has maintained her innocence.
This week's parashah begins with the lighting of the Menora in the Mishkan, "Speak to Aaron and say to him: 'When you light the lamps, the seven lamps shall cast their light toward the face of the menorah'." Throughout the generations, commentators have written that just as in the times of the Mishkan, in our times too, each individual must kindle his own flame in the world. Some 30 years ago, Rabbi Avraham Berkowitz would travel often to Alaska, seeking Jews there. In one of his visits to this northernmost state, he arrived in a small town. In answer to the rabbi's inquiries, the mayor said that he wasn't familiar with any local Jews, but that he was welcome to address the students in the school and tell them a little bit about Judaism. The rabbi seized the oppo...
Towson, Md - June 17, 2024  - Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski today announced that County government offices, District and Circuit Courts, Baltimore County Public Library branches, and County-run senior centers will be closed on Wednesday, June 19 in recognition of Juneteenth National Independence Day. In addition, CountyRide and Towson Loop service will not operate. Parking meters must be fed and Baltimore County Revenue Authority parking garages will be open as usual. Trash and recyclables will be collected according to the normal schedule. County trash and recycling drop-off facilities will be open. Residents can visit www.baltimorecountymd.gov/solidwaste for more information about recycling and trash collection, including schedules and drop-off center...
Nu... what do you think? This is THE question. It echoes not only among those who attended the third Adirei Torah event but resounds in the heavens as well, asked by none other than the Al-mighty Himself. Nu... what do you think? A well-known story is told about Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch. When well into his 70s, he decided to travel from Germany to Switzerland for a vacation. In the late 1800s, when cars and airplanes were unheard of, this journey was an arduous trek by train and coach. He was asked, "Rabbi, you’re an old man. Why are you taking such a trip?" Rabbi Hirsch replied, "After 120 years, I’ll meet my Maker, and He will ask me, ‘Raphael, did you ever see my Alps?’” So nu... what do you think? For me, this third Adirei event carried special mean...
Baltimore, MD - June 17, 2024  -  Gas prices in Baltimore have risen 10.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.61 a gallon, according to GasBuddy's new survey. Prices in Baltimore are 9.5 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 21.5 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has fallen 1.6 cents in the last week and stands at $3.73 per gallon.
"Since the national average price of gasoline fell to its lowest June level since 2021 last week, we've seen the drop in prices take a break, with some states seeing a small rise over the last week. Thankfully, I expect this to be more like a short timeout, with an eventual return to falling gasoline prices in most states," said Patrick De Haan, head of petrol...
Baltimore, MD - June 17, 2024 – Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott released the following statement on Maryland Governor Wes Moore’s pardons of more than 175,000 cannabis-related convictions. “The legacy that the war on drugs has had on our city of Baltimore – and many places around the country like it – is still visceral and tangible. We still see and feel the wounds every day in the lives, families, and communities that were disrupted and destroyed. Today’s action to pardon these more than 175,000 convictions is a step towards healing. For those receiving the pardons – which includes thousands upon thousands of Baltimoreans – it will be life changing. "I want to thank and commend Governor Moore for his commitment, compassion, and love for the ...
Baltimore, MD - June 17, 2024  - Summer is greeting Maryland with a bang. The year's first heat wave is expected to hit the state Monday. A heat wave is defined in the northeast as at least three days with a high temperature of at least 90 degrees Fahrenheit, Accuweather reported. Meteorologists expect highs of 90 degrees and up for at least the next seven days in Maryland. "The increased demand for cooling is going to be a problem here. This could have some impacts on the power grid," AccuWeather Chief Video Meteorologist Bernie Rayno said. The heat often brings evening thunderstorms in Maryland, but the National Weather Service is calling for a fairly dry week as of now. The scorcher could threaten daily records in Maryland, but forecasters don't cu...
Baltimore, MD - June 17, 2024  - All  libraries in Baltimore City & Baltimore County are closed on Wednesday, June 19, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.
Annapolis, MD - June 17, 2024 - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is planning to pardon more than 175,000 marijuana convictions on Monday, according to a Washington Post report published Sunday night. Based on the Post’s reporting, the governor would be forgiving marijuana-related charges for roughly 100,000 people. After President Joe Biden issued a mass pardon of federal marijuana convictions in 2022, he called on governors to do the same at the state level. That same year, Maryland voters approved a constitutional amendment to legalize recreational marijuana statewide, which took effect July 1, 2023. Nine other states have made similar moves. The state-level action is rivaled only by one other state, according to the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. ...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced to his ministers who participated in the Security Cabinet session on Sunday that he has decided to dissolve the War Cabinet and to hold the relevant discussions in the broader Security Cabinet instead. However, those close to the Prime Minister predict that he will hold consultations with a smaller forum, similar to the War Cabinet, while decisions will be made in the Security Cabinet. By doing this, Netanyahu absolved himself of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir's demands to join the War Cabinet after the National Unity Party left the government. Last week, Ben-Gvir sent a letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following the resignation of Benny Gantz and the National Unity Party from the coalition. "With the outbreak of t...
Baltimore, MD – June 17, 2024  - It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Rabbi Mayer Zayon, z’l, husband of Mrs. Pearl Zayon, and father of Esti (Ari) Erenthal, Moishe Zayon, Effy (Marissa) Zayon, Ari Zayon and Nechama Zayon. The levayah will be held at 4:00PM, today, Monday, June 17, 2024 at Levinson’s Kevurah will take place at Shomrei Mishmeres Schares Haplata Cemetery 6307 Hamilton Ave, Rosedale, MD, 21237 Shiva will be observed through Sunday morning June 23rd at 9:00AM, at 3031 Fallstaff Rd, Unit 104C, Baltimore, MD, 21209.Visiting: From 730am until 10am,1PM-4PM, 7PM through end of Mincha/Maariv.Minyanim:Shacharis: 7:30AMMincha/Maariv: 8:20 PMMincha Erev Shabbos: 3:00PM Bila Hamaves LaNetzach...  
Baltimore, MD - June 16, 2024  - Eliyahu Moshe Shlomo Zimbalist, Z'L, H'yd, from Nofei Aviv, (originally from Silver Spring, MD), was one of the eight Israeli soldiers, who were killed on Shabbos. He was the son of Simeon and Sara Zimbalist from HaShoshan and grandson of Joelle and Bill Zimbalist of Miami Beach, FL, formerly of Silver Spring, MD and of Irv & Miriam Klavan of Teaneck, NJ.Sadly, this is the fourth Young Israel Shomrai Emunah grandchild to be buried in Har Hertzl in this war, from families Zimbalist, Haber/Wildman/Segal, Weiser, and Linzer.Yhi Zichrum BaruchShiva is being observed in Israel. Beginning Tuesday, Bill Zimbalist may be reached via WhatsApp or phone during Shiva at 301-758-4231 and Joelle Zimbalist at 301-758-4237Click here to watch a  r...
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