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Baltimore, MD – Nov. 26, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Dr. Sam Zygler, z’l, husband of Ruthie Zygler.The levaya will take place on Friday, November 28, at 8:00 am, at Sol Levinson. Kevura will follow at Cedar Park/ Beth El Cemeteries, 735 Forest Avenue, Paramus, NJ, at 1:00pm.Shiva will be observed through Thursday morning at 2524 Farringdon Road, Baltimore, MD 21209 beginning at 1:00pm Sunday. Minyanim: Shacharis: Monday-Thursday 7:30 AMMincha/Maariv: Sunday-Wednesday 4:30 PM The family requests no visitors from 12:00 pm- 1:30 pm or after 9:00 pm. .בלע המוות לנצח
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Baltimore, MD – Nov. 22, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mrs. Baila Jacobson, a"h, wife of Murray Jacobson, and mother of Jonathan (Leah) Jacobson, Ilana (Chanoch) Hoenlein, and Tamar (Tzvi) Zelcer.The levayah will take place at Kfar Nachman Cemetery, Raanana - Monday Nov 24, 11:00. Shiva will take place at the Jacobson home in Raanana at Schwartz 18, Apt 7 Minyanim:Shacharit 8:00 am Mincha/Arvit 4:25 pm. The family requests no visitors from 6:00-7:00 and after 10:00pm.בלע המוות לנצח
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Baltimore, MD – Nov. 25, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Rebbetzin Bella Grunblatt, a"h, mother of Mrs. Mashie (Hillel) Tendler.Click here to watch a video of the Levayah. Mrs. Tendler will be sitting shiva in Eretz Yisrael at Mevo Timnah 6 knisa 1 in Ramat Eshkol until Shabbos. She will return to Baltimore on Sunday.Details to follow.
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Baltimore, MD – Nov. 22, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Hugh Samuels, z’l, father of Dr. Shmuel Samuels.Shiva will be observed through Friday Mincha at 2818 Cheswolde Road, Baltimore, MD 21209 Minyanim: Mincha/Maariv on Wednesday and Thursday: 4:30 pm Shacharis on Thursday and Friday: 7:30 am Early Mincha on Friday: 1:00 pm The family requests no visitors from 6:00-7:00 pm and after 9:00 pm. Dr. Samuels can be reached at 443-955-3002 or drssamuels@gmail.com.
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Jerusalem, Israel - Nov. 26, 2025 - In recent days, Finance Minister Beztalel Smotrich, together with Aliyah and Integration Minister Ofir Sofer, unveiled plans for a forthcoming package of tax breaks for olim. The central component of the proposal is an income tax exemption for new olim and returning residents who make aliyah in the coming years. Chaim V’Chessed representatives were invited to participate in the press event announcing the initiative.
Following the announcement, on Monday, November 23, senior officials from the Tax Authority visited Chaim V’Chessed for a detailed follow-up meeting. Idit Lev-Zrachya, Tax Authority Spokesperson and Rachela Akoka, Senior Division Manager, both high-ranking officials in the authority, reviewed a...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 27, 2025 - Once again, with great Siyata Dishmaya, Agra Dpirka hosted an amazing legal holiday program which was very well attended.Over seventy-five attendees gathered on this meaningful morning for an uplifting program of reflection, learning, and communal growth. The event was dedicated both to Divrei Zikaron for Rabbi Moshe Hauer ZTV”L and to an in-depth exploration of the foundations and function of a Beis Din, including the origins and development of the Baltimore Beis Din.Rabbi Shraga Neuberger: A Moving Tribute to Rabbi Moshe Hauer ZTV”LRabbi Shraga Neuberger opened the morning with heartfelt and penetrating Divrei Zikaron on Rabbi Moshe Hauer ZTV”L. He portrayed a towering figure whose influence reached across the entire spectrum of Kla...
Have you ever wondered that one third of the tribes that comprise the body of the Jewish people were born to the two handmaidens of Rochel and Leah—Bilhah and Zilpah.
These two birthmothers merited to have descended from them some of the most remarkable personalities in our nation's history—Shimshon HaGibor from Dan; Devorah the Judge, from Naftali; Eliyahu the Prophet who will herald the redemption, from Gad. Yet nary an utterance is recorded in the Torah.
We are taught that Bilhah and Zilpah were Lavan's daughters who were born to his own handmaiden. When Lavan's daughters married Yaakov, they brought with them their handmaidens. At the instigation of Rochel who was yet barren, she gave Bilhah to Yaakov לאשה—as a 'wife', subsequently beari...
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 27, 2025 – 2:07 PM (BJL) – A vehicle is on fire along the northwest side of the Baltimore Beltway (I-695), near Reisterstown Road / Exit 20 in the Pikesville–Owings Mills corridor. The two right outer lanes are currently closed.Traffic is backing up; expect delays in the area
New York, NY - Nov. 27, 2025 - -Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York City mayoral race has sharply increased concern among American Jews, according to the Jewish People Policy Institute’s (JPPI) November Voice of the Jewish People Index. In the wake of the election, nearly two-thirds of respondents (64%) said they view Mamdani as both anti-Israel and antisemitic - the highest share recorded by JPPI since the metric was introduced in July 2025. One-fifth (19%) perceive him as anti-Israel but not antisemitic, while a tenth (9%) believe he is neither anti-Israel nor antisemitic.
The survey, conducted November 14-15 among 745 American Jews registered to JPPI’s Voice of the Jewish People panel, found that the predominant emotional response to Mamdani’s win is co...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 27, 2025 - Maryland is facing yet another projected budget deficit next year, partly due to increases in public education spending. Maryland’s financial problems should not be a surprise to anyone. In fact, many have predicted this would happen.
Justin Ready, for 10 years, has been serving as a Maryland state senator, representing Carroll and Frederick Counties. And for much of his time in Annapolis, he’s been warning his fellow lawmakers that financial pain is coming.
“When you have exponential growth in spending, and you don't have the requisite increase in revenue you end up with deficits,” Ready explained.
So, Marylanders should not have been shocked when news broke, earlier this month, that the state budget is facing a projected $1....
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 27, 2025 - Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown has filed yet another lawsuit against the Trump Administration.
This time regarding recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), that would disqualify some migrants from being eligible for The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP.
In July 2025, Congress passed President Donald Trump's signature bill the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Part of the bill limits SNAP benefits for non-U.S. citizens, while increasing penalties for states erroneously handing them out to those not eligible.
For perspective, last year Maryland had a 13.64 error rate, 8.65 percent of which were over-payments, according to the USDA.
Brown and 21 other Democratic Attorneys General claim the...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 27, 2025 - The Baltimore County Police Department is implementing increased safety efforts for the holiday season, the department announced Wednesday ahead of Thanksgiving.
Shoppers can expect a high-visibility police presence in retail areas as part of BCoPD's annual Holiday Deployment Initiative.
The initiative aims to deter crime, support local businesses and provide reassurance to residents and visitors.
“This initiative allows the Department to strategically place resources where they are needed most during the holiday season,” Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough said, via a press release.
We want to ensure residents and visitors feel safe as they go about enjoying this special time of the year.”
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 27, 2025 - Squeegee workers are continuing to wash windshields in Baltimore’s busiest intersections, including zones where the practice is explicitly prohibited, raising fresh questions about whether city leaders are enforcing their own rules.
Despite a high-profile 2022 action plan that promised citations, clear restrictions and alternative jobs for youth, a Spotlight on Maryland investigation found the city has issued just one citation in nearly three years.
Officials have touted progress, but data and on-the-ground observations show enforcement gaps that have allowed the practice to return to major corridors.
On President Street in Baltimore City, just off I-83, a group of four squeegee boys wipes car windshields at a stoplight. The Bal...
Jerusalem, Israel - Nov. 26, 2025 - The fourth Jerusalem Business Conference, held on November 19, brought participants from around Israel to the Nefesh B’Nefesh Jerusalem Campus.
Organized through the partnership of Lesley Kaplan, the Israel Networking Hub, AACI, and Nefesh B’Nefesh, the annual event has become popular for English-speaking entrepreneurs and professionals looking to build their businesses and their support lives in Israel.
Opening keynote speaker Hillel Fuld set the tone. “Just like with people,” he said, “businesses should focus on giving more value.” His message resonated deeply with attendees seeking direction in a time of economic and personal uncertainty.
Veteran journalist Maayan Hoffman foll...
Washington, D. C. Nov. 26, 2025 - Two National Guard troops were shot near the White House on Wednesday, according to a report.
Members of the US Secret Service were photographed responding to the incident, Newsmax’s Mike Carter posted on X.
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said Wednesday that any decision regarding the terror organization's weapons must be addressed through "internal Palestinian dialogue," emphasizing that the matter is tied to national consensus and political agreements.
In an interview with al-Hadath/al-Arabiya, Qassem stated that "the issue of weapons should first be resolved within national dialogue and internal consultation, reaching political understandings related to the overall Palestinian situation."
He added that the question of disarmament "is connected to internal consensus, and is also tied to a real political process that leads to an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, far from the Israeli logic that speaks of disarmament and similar terms."
Qassem said Hamas ha...
Amid growing pressure from the United States and as the number of slain hostages being held in Gaza dwindles, the State of Israel is preparing for the next stage in President Donald Trump's plan for the Gaza Strip, Kan News reported on Wednesday.
As part of those preparations, the IDF is expected to allow heavy machinery into Rafah, possibly as early as next week, to begin clearing rubble. These works aim to prepare the territory for the creation of a new humanitarian area for Gazans that would not be controlled by Hamas.
According to defense sources, Israel also notified the armed militias that are operating in coordination with it in the area of the matter as part of the coordinated efforts to create an area that is isolated from Hamas influence that could serve as an in...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 26, 2025 - With the year’s busiest shopping days just ahead, Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown is urging consumers to stay alert for sophisticated holiday scams fueled by rapidly advancing fraud technology.
The warning comes amid record-breaking levels of consumer fraud.
In 2024, Americans reported more than $12.5 billion in losses — a 25% jump from the previous year, according to Federal Trade Commission.
“Every year, scammers target Marylanders looking for the perfect gift for their loved ones,” said Brown, via press release. “This shopping season, verify the retailer you’re buying from and secure your payment information. Don’t let a too-good-to-be-true deal cost more than you bargained for.”
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