Baltimore, MD - Nov. 3, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Steve Goloskov & Jordana Hirschel on their engagement.
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 3, 2024 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Aron & Chana Faiga Kamarow on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Avraham Shmuel & Elisheva Shnidman and Hirsh & Yehudis Kamarow.
Mazel Tov to great grandparents Daniel & Miriam Shnidman and Mrs. Loretta Sadwin
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
A number of controversial changes to Maryland’s new juvenile justice reform law took effect Friday.
Retired U.S. District Court Judge Andre Davis chairs the newly established Juvenile Justice System Oversight Commission, which is composed of 26 members who will oversee the entire juvenile justice system. He told 11 News Investigates that the new reforms aren’t solely about punishment, but rather, rehabilitation.
“We are not concerned with punishment. We are concerned with rehabilitating young people who have been traumatized in a number of ways, who have suffered themselves from failures in various systems,” Davis told 11 News Investigates.
The reforms are intended to address increasing instances of juvenile crime.
Beverly Brooks, of Highlandtown, described...
Over the past week or so Baltimore city has seen over a dozen juveniles arrested for various crimes, including assault and armed carjackings--one the suspects 12-years-old.Now, there's more talk of holding parents accountable--in some cases--when children commit the crimes.
The concern stirred up this week after police say a 13-year-old squeegee kid--someone who washes car windshields for money-- assaulted a 51-year-old man in his vehicle in west Baltimore Tuesday morning--a school day.
"He should have been in school and his parents need to be held accountable, blame the parent. Because my 10-year-old, if he's not in school I know his whereabouts.I know where he is at all times," said Theresa Jones, a concerned motorist.
And just the day before the alleged incident, Balt...
Iran has a “crushing response” against Israel and the United States as the Pentagon pledged over the weekend to increase its military forces in the Middle East.
“Today, the Zionist regime is committing the most atrocious crimes in West Asia,” Iran’s Supreme leader Sayyid Ali Khamenei wrote on X/Twitter on Saturday.
“Instead of supporting the people of #Palestine [and] #Lebanon, some countries are providing economic [and] military aid to the malicious, cruel, bloodthirsty enemy,” he wrote.
“The United States of America and the Zionist regime will definitely receive a crushing response for what they do against #Iran and the #Resistance Front,” he stressed.
He spoke as Israel remains braced for an Iranian response to its...
The Biden administration recently cautioned Iran against launching another attack on Israel, emphasizing that it could not restrain an Israeli response if provoked again, Walla reported on Saturday evening.
The warning follows Iran’s October 1 attack on Israel, which retaliated against Israeli targeted operations. Israel's response included strikes on military targets but excluded strategic sites like nuclear and oil facilities. These facilities could be potential targets should Iran initiate further attacks.
A senior US official disclosed to Walla that Washington informed Tehran it would not be able to prevent Israel from reacting or ensure that any response would remain as limited and precise as before. This communication marked a rar...
The Biden administration is putting maximum pressure on Israel, threatening to suspend military aid if Israel does not fully implement its demands before November 13, Axios reported.
Biden has thus far avoided suspending military aid, but the move is "gaining more support inside the State Department," the site reported, quoting a US official.
The threat follows an October 13 letter sent by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to their Israeli counterparts, warning that if the humanitarian situation in Gaza did not significantly improve within 30 days, it would affect the weapons the US supplies to Israel.
Over half of all humanitarian aid to enter Gaza is taken over by the Hamas terror group, and used to fund its continued terror operation...
Lebanese reports on Saturday said that an Israeli military force raided an area near the coastal city of Batroun, and took a senior Hezbollah official captive.
An Israeli security source confirmed to Sky News Arabic that "a special operation was carried out, in which a person was taken captive in northern Lebanon."
Arab news outlets reported that a large naval force, suspected to be Israeli, arrived at the Batroun coast in northern Lebanon and captured a Hezbollah operative staying in a hut in the area, around 140 kilometers from the Israeli border. According to the reports, the operation included over 25 fighters, and was coordinated with the UNIFIL forces stationed in Lebanon.
Al Hadath has named the individual as Imad Amhaz, an officer in the Lebanese Navy.
However, L...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 1, 2024 - Larry Hogan thanks our community for past support and urges all to vote in this critical election
This past Wednesday, 28 Tishrei, was the 23nd yahrtzeit of my dear friend, Daniel Scarowsky, z"l.
This week's shtikle is dedicated leiluy nishmaso, Daniel Moshe Eliyahu ben Yitzchak.
A special Weekly Shtikle mazal tov to my nephew Yaakov Yeres of Cherry Hill on his bar mitzvah this Shabbos. Mazal tov to the extended Yeres and Stark families.
There are many questions surrounding Noah’s sending of the two birds at the end of the episode of the mabul. Last year, we explored what the actual purpose was in the first place. Another interesting issue that is discussed is whether Noach was even permitted to send these birds out. After all, he was commanded to enter the teivah and waited explicitly for HaShem’s direction to leave.
One ...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 1, 2024 - TA was privileged to host former Governor Larry Hogan today as an expression of hakaras hatov for his enduring support of our community and his instrumental role in creating the BOOST program, which has expanded educational opportunities for countless Maryland families. Governor Hogan engaged with students across various grades—from reading to preschoolers, to attending the Rosh Chodesh assembly with our elementary classes, and observing students in our high school Beis Medrash. His visit served as a heartfelt acknowledgment of the positive impact his contributions have had on the lives of many in our school and community.
Photos by Rabbi Elchonon Ciment
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Baltimore, MD - Nov. 1, 2024 - Several Maryland counties are under a red flag warning Friday, meaning dry conditions and gusty winds are more likely to contribute to the rapid spread of fires.
According to the National Weather Service, the warning is in effect from noon to 6 p.m. for the following counties: Frederick, Carroll, Baltimore, Cecil, Allegany, Montgomery, Howard and Harford.
Forecasters said the combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures could contribute to "extreme fire behavior" and cause any grass or brush fires to quickly spread out of control.
Winds on Friday are expected to reach 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, according to the forecast.
As of Nov. 1, much of the Baltimore region was experiencing abnormally ...
Then Noach built an altar to G-d… and offered burnt-offerings on the Altar. G-d smelled ריח הניחוח — the pleasing aroma, and G-d said to His heart: "I will not continue to curse again the ground because of man, since the inclination of man's heart is evil from his youth; nor will I continue to smite every living being, as I have done…
At first glance it seems the offering Noach brought after surviving the deluge was so overwhelmingly pleasing to G-d that He promised He would never destroy the world again.
Yet the verse goes on to attribute G-d's pledge to the fact that 'the inclinations of man's heart is evil from his youth' — man is at a disadvantage, since the instinct to engage in evil begins at birth and the good inclination...
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 1, 2024 - Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, currently a U.S. Senate candidate, is concluding his campaign with a visit to TA this morning. Governor Hogan was instrumental in creating the BOOST program and advocating for school choice, initiatives that have greatly benefited many Maryland families, especially within our community. He is visiting several classrooms and participating in today's Rosh Chodesh assembly.
U.S. job growth slowed down in October, coming in well short of economists' expectations, while the unemployment rate was unchanged.
The Labor Department on Friday reported that employers added 12,000 jobs in October, well below the 113,000 gain that was predicted by LSEG economists.
The unemployment rate was 4.1%, in line with expectations.
The number of jobs added in the prior two months were both revised downward, with job creation in August revised down by 81,000 from a gain of 159,000 to 78,000, while September was revised down by 31,000 from a gain of 254,000 to 223,000.Private sector payrolls contracted by 28,000 in October after LSEG economists projected they would rise by 90,000.
The manufacturing sector saw employment decline by 4...
The Torah’s account of the most prominent siblings in early civilization is not a pretty picture. Kayin kills Hevel and Noach’s sons’ differences spawn the 70 nations. Indeed, most Mepharshim understand the “world is not big enough for all of us” was a prevalent attitude among some of the early brothers. They did not feel they should have to “share” the world with their brothers. Moreover, by the time of Noach, one of his sons saw no reason to give any deference to his father, even though it was in his father’s zchus that the world and his sons were saved.
While no one has all the answers and the world is a constantly changing place, I have been asked repeatedly for my insights into raising children in todays en...
In one of his final addresses to the Jewish people, Moshe says,
“For this commandment which I command you this day, is not concealed from you, nor is it far away. It is not in heaven, that you should say, “Who will go up to heaven for us and fetch it for us, to tell [it] to us, so that we can fulfill it?” Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, “Who will cross to the other side of the sea for us and fetch it for us, to tell [it] to us, so that we can fulfill it?” Rather, [this] thing is very close to you; it is in your mouth and in your heart, so that you can fulfill it (Devorim 30:11-14).”
The commentaries are bothered by one simple question, “which commandment is Moshe referring to?” “And he sent forth ...
