US President Joe Biden says he does not support a retaliatory strike by Israel on Iran’s nuclear program. “The answer is no,” Biden tells reporters when asked whether he backs such a prospect. Biden says Israel has a right to respond to yesterday’s Iranian missile attack but that it should do so proportionally. “We’ll be discussing with the Israelis what they’re going to do,” he adds. The president says that the US will also be rolling out new sanctions against Iran over the attack. US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said yesterday that the Iran will face “severe consequences” and that the US will work with Israel to ensure as much, without elaborating.
Some 31,000 immigrants arrived in Israel under the shadow of war over the past Hebrew year, government figures released on Sunday show. The wartime wave of aliyah from more than 100 countries comes at a time of surging antisemitism around the world. The great majority of the immigrants came from Russia, followed by the U.S. and Canada, according to the data from the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and the quasi-governmental Jewish Agency released ahead of Rosh Hashana, which begins on Wednesday evening. Nearly 20,000 olim arrived from Russia, and about 3,350 came from the U.S. and Canada. There were more than 1,820 from France, 980 from Ukraine, 975 from Belarus, 560 from Great Britain, more than 450 from Argentina, more than 300 from Georgia, 280 from South Afric...
On the eve of the Jewish year 5785, the Jewish population worldwide numbers 15.8 million, an increase of about 100,000 compared to 5784, according to data published by The Jewish Agency. Israel is home to 7.3 million Jews, compared to 7.2 million at the beginning of 5784, while 8.5 million Jews live outside of Israel—including 6.3 million in the United States and 2.2 million in other countries, according to the data based on research by demographer professor Sergio Della Pergola from the Hebrew University. “The existential relationship between the Jewish communities around the world and the State of Israel has strengthened in the past year. We are witnessing unprecedented support that provides us the strength and hope to carry on,” said Maj. Gen. Doron Almog, chairman o...
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 1, 2024  - Boruch Hashem, Bikur Cholim of Baltimore has now added another jewel to the crown of services it provides to the Baltimore community.  As we come into this Yom Tov season, Bikur Cholim is proud to announce the opening of a new Bikur Cholim Kosher Hospitality Room at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital.  As our community expands and needs have grown, people have been regularly utilizing more of the numerous medical institutions in town. In recognition of this, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital worked with Bikur Cholim of Baltimore to see how they could better accommodate our community.  The Bikur Cholim Kosher Hospitality Room has been designed to provide a warm and inviting atmosphere for those in need, It is stocked with kosher meals and...
I assume that I'm not the only one who, more than once, while itching for the end of mussaf on Rosh HaShanah, has read Artscroll's explanation of the symbolism behind the 100 shofar blasts. The source is Eliyahu Ki Tov's Sefer HaToda'ah, wherein he explains that Devorah, in her song following the defeat of Sisera and his Canaanite army, states (Shofetim 5:28-30) that Sisera's mother whimpered and groaned while she awaited her sons return. She did so 101 times, according to the midrash. We sound the shofar 100 "whimpers" to express our opposition to the barbarism Sisera's mother supported but we fall short by one blast to show the smallest inkling of sympathy for her pain. Surely, there must be more behind this conn...
Annapolis, MD - Oct. 2, 2024  - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed an executive order Tuesday that aims to transform 5,000 vacant properties in Baltimore into homeownership or other positive outcomes in five years. The order creates a program called Reinvest Baltimore. It will coordinate state, city, nonprofit and for-profit partners’ efforts to eliminate concentrations of vacant properties and revitalize neighborhoods. “Baltimore’s vacant property crisis is an issue that cannot wait — because in order to have a strong state, you must have a strong housing market, where people own more than they owe,” Moore, a Democrat, said in a statement. “I want to thank all the partners who raised their hand to be a part of this work that will open paths to work, ...
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 2, 2024 -  BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Meir & Elisheva Eidensohn on the birth of a daughter. Mazel tov to grandparents Dr. Alan & Malka Eidensohn and Chaim Tuvia & Sharmaine Palmer   יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Recently, our downstairs storage room went dark. All four lights – those long fluorescent tube lights – went out. To try and resolve this, I did what most people would do and headed on over to the local Home Depot store.I walked straight to the back left of the store where I knew they had electric supplies and lights. I saw so many lights: round lights, square lights, big lights, small lights (sounds like the beginning of a Dr. Seuss book!). Then, excitedly, I found the aisle that carried these fluorescent tub lights. I needed the six-foot (72 inch) lights for my basement and started to look at the various size options in stock. They had two-foot, four-foot, eight-foot, and even sixteen-foot options. I scratched my head, confused. There were no six-foot lights. They had all the...
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 2, 2024 – Darchei Tzedek just sent this notice to their membership: 1. Remember to make an Eruv Tavshilin today. 2. If you have trash pickup on Yom Tov, take your cans to the curb before Yom Tov! Note that trash cans cannot be moved to the curb once Yom Tov begins, so if needed, empty cans should be moved to the curb beforehand so that they can be filled. All cans taken to curb should remain there until after Shabbos.
The Israel Police has revealed that about a month ago it foiled an attempt to carry out a terrorist attack in one of the cities in the south of the country. An illegal resident, a 17-year-old from Hebron, was arrested on suspicion of intending to carry out a stabbing attack in a synagogue after the police received intelligence information to that effect. The police began a search of the area, located the suspect who attempted to flee, and arrested him after a foot chase and the firing of shots into the air by the police. Chief Superintendent Baruch Honig said "We are acting with all the might of the Israel Police against anyone who employs, houses, or transports illegal residents and thereby aids our enemies and harms the security of the state. We will not allow economic considerations ...
The IDF cleared for publication that seven soldiers fell in battle in southern Lebanon.Cpt. Harel Etinger, 23 from Eli, a squad commander in the Egoz Unit.Cpt. Itai Ariel Giat, 23 from Shoham, an officer in the Yahalom Unit of the Combat Engineering Corps.Noam Barzilay, 22, from Kochav Yair, a soldier in the Egoz Unit.Or Mantzur, 21, from Beit Aryeh, a soldier in the Egoz Unit.Nazar Itkin, 21, from Kiryat Ata, a soldier in the Egoz Unit.Almken Terefe, 21, from Jerusalem, a soldier in the Golani Reconnaissance Unit.Ido Broyer, 21, from Nes Tziona, a soldier in the Golani Reconnaissance Unit.
The city of Modi'in Maccabim-Re'ut on Wednesday announced that Captain Eitan Itzhak Oster fell in battle in Lebanon. Eitan, 22, was a resident of Modi'in and a graduate of AMIT. He served as a Squad Commander in the Egoz Unit of the Commando Brigade. He is survived by his parents and six siblings. A short time later, Kiryat Ata Mayor Yaakov Peretz announced that Nezer Itkin, a resident of the city and a soldier in the Egoz unit fell in battle in southern Lebanon. "The bitter news comes on the eve of the new year and personifies the terrible price that this war of our existence takes from the people of Israel. Our condolences to the family which received the worst possible news. We will update about the time of the funeral," Mayor Peretz stated. "Nezer, her...
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 2, 2024 – 10:06 AM  – An accident on 83 North near Exit 10 is causing significant traffic delays. Additionally, pipework on Northern Parkway from 83 to Sinai Hospital has reduced the road to one lane.
After an enormously difficult year, Rosh Hashana is upon us. We turn the page to a new year and new possibilities, keenly aware that on this day Hashem determines both our fate and our mission for the future. We end the year encouraged by His almost-visible hand bringing success to the heroic efforts of our beloved chayalei Tzahal protecting our people and destroying those who seek to destroy us.   We approach Rosh Hashana with hope. For the past seven weeks, beginning with Shabbos Nachamu, we have read the comforting words of Yeshayahu. As discouraging as our world appears, we believe with a complete belief that God has not given up on it and that it will be healed and filled with peace, goodness, and knowledge of Hashem. The promise of a better future is what grants us the optimism ...
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 2, 2024 -  BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Daniel Meir and Sara Prero on the birth of a daughter. Mazel Tov to grandparents Rabbi and Mrs. Yehudah Prero and great-grandparents Mrs.Millie Prero and Rabbi and Mrs. Moshe Zwick יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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Baltimore, MD - Sept. 27, 2024  - The Board of Directors and Ladies Auxiliary of O’Fishel’s Mitzvah Motivators is proud to announce the reinstatement, rejuvenation, re-establishment, revival and bringing back of the Tehillim in Tishrei program, which was on a brief hiatus since about 18 years ago! Join us in davening for the Cholim, Chayalim, Chatufim and Acheinu Kol Bais Yisrael in harm's way.  Say a Perek of Tehillim a day and get great prizes, including a souvenir Mitzvah Motivators emblazoned hardcovered Artscroll Tefilla L'Moshe Tehillim, personalized with your name!Program begins Rosh Hashana.Forms can be picked up from all finer Shuls,Mitzvah Motivators World Headquarters - 7000 Rockland Hills Drive,2601 Smith Ave, 6313 Winner Ave, 2714 Bartol, and To...
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