Acheinu — One Rock, One People
Stone or Stones When Yaakov lay down to sleep at Har Hamoriyah, he placed multiple rocks around his head.[1] When he awoke, the Torah tells us that he used the one rock (he had set by his head) to build a matzeivah (monument).[2] First, we read of “stones” in the plural, then of “the stone” […]
Maryland Hate Crime Task Force Member Claimed Babies Murdered By Hamas Were 'Fake,' Compared Israel To Nazis
A member of a Maryland task force aimed at combating hate crimes published numerous antisemitic social media posts, including claiming that the babies brutally murdered in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack were “fake,” and comparing the nation of Israel to Nazi Germany. Zainab Chaudry, an anti-Israel activist who serves as the director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ (CAIR) […]
Baltimore City Council Calls for Recall of Kia and Hyundai Models at Risk for Theft
The Baltimore City Council is asking federal regulators to recall Kia and Hyundai models that are at risk for theft. At Monday night’s meeting, Council member Zeke Cohen, who sponsored the resolution, said the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration should issue the recall since the car makers haven’t. “The widespread awareness among thieves about the […]
Deadline Approaches For Baltimore County Teachers Union Contract
Teachers rallied outside a Baltimore County Board of Education meeting Monday as the deadline to reach a union contract agreement approaches. The deadline to work out a new contract with the district is Nov. 30. Teachers Association of Baltimore County (TABCO) representatives said they’re close to an agreement, but not there yet. “(We are) asking […]
Maryland's Teachers Union Spent $509,000 On Travel, While Counties Struggle To Fund Public Education
A Project Baltimore investigation has found Maryland’s largest teachers union spent millions of dollars on travel over the last few years. The finding raises questions over how the Maryland State Education Association is spending its money, which typically starts as your tax dollars. For years, many public officials have delivered the same message, saying Maryland […]
Israel's Cabinet To Meet At 8 P.M. To Approve Deal For Release Of Dozens Of Hostages From Gaza
The cabinet is set to convene at 8 p.m. today “in light of the developments regarding the release of our hostages,” the Prime Minister’s Office says. Multiple outlets are reporting that officials are meeting to give final approval for a hostage release deal with Hamas. Prior to that 8 p.m. meeting, the war cabinet and […]
Qatar ‘Very Optimistic’ On Deal To Release Hostages Held In Gaza
Qatar says it is “very optimistic” on finalizing a deal to release dozens of hostages from Israel held by terrorists in Gaza since October 7. Dr. Majed Al Ansari, the spokesperson for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, says in a post on X: “We are working towards an agreement taking place and we are […]
Rain
In Eretz Yisroel they begin to say “vesen tal umatar” on zayin Cheshvan. In Chutz Le’Aaretz we begin saying “vesen tal umatar” on December 4th or on December 5th the year before a secular leap year. In the event that a person from abroad is in Eretz Yisroel on the 7th of Cheshvan we find that there is a machlokes haposkim whether the person should say vesen […]
Paving at the Baltimore Community Kollel
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 17, 2023 – For the first time in almost 19 years the Community Kollel parking lot will be totally paved at an expense of 21K. The money has not been raised yet. All donations are welcomed for this project of many of other educational programs. Please contribute generously at Baltimorecommunitykollel.org or […]
Bahrain Leader Condemns Hamas Oct. 7 Onslaught, Calls For Release Of Hostages
Bahrain’s Crown Prince and Prime Minister Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa became the first Arab leader to publicly condemn Hamas’s October 7 onslaught during a Middle East security and defense summit over the weekend. During a keynote address at the annual International Institute for Strategic Studies’s annual Manama Dialogue security summit on Friday, the Bahraini […]