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Maryland Public Service Commission authorizes $408 million rate hike for Baltimore Gas and Electric
In a unanimous decision, the Maryland Public Service Commission has authorized a rate increase over three years of just under $408 million for Baltimore Gas and Electric Company’s multi-year rate plan (MYP), inclusive of both gas and electric service. For the first year of the multi-year plan, the Commission authorized the use of federal tax […]
From Sukkot To Chanukah Fried Treats To Sweeten The Holiday (Video & Photo Essay)
Jerusallem, Israel – Dec. 15, 2023 – This year the eight days of Chanukah celebrations in Israel were not the usual time filled with tourists. The major highways were still filled with traffic as people tried to get to candlelighting at home and around to family. But with the IDF fighting Hamas in Gaza and soldiers […]
Baltimore Nonprofits Received $200 Million In Taxpayer Funds, Failed To Comply With Maryland Charitable Solicitation Act
As many nonprofits start soliciting end of the year donations, some are also receiving taxpayer dollars and not complying with state laws. One city dealing with the fallout of all this is Baltimore, Maryland, where nearly a third of the top 100 nonprofits failed to register with the state but received $65 million in taxpayer […]
Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Finding the Strength to Forgive (Mikeytz)
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Mazel Tov To Yaacov Singer (Baltimore) & Nechama Notis (LA) On Their Engagement!
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 14, 2023 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yaacov Singer (Baltimore) & Nechama Notis (LA) on their engagement. Mazel Tov Andrew & Lenie Singer and Motty & Limor Notis ×™×””ר שיזכו ×œ×‘× ×•×ª בית × ×מן בישר×ל. ×מן!
Chief Rabbi Condemns Soldiers' Use Of Mosque Loudspeakers
Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef, the Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel, addressed a letter to Rabbi Eyal Karim, the Chief Rabbi of the IDF, warning against allowing behavior such as was seen when a group of IDF soldiers using the loudspeakers in one of the mosques in the city of Jenin for the “Shema” prayer. “Here, it is clear […]