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Baltimore, MD – Feb. 15, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yehuda Lurie and Dasi Epstein on their engagement.
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Baltimore, MD – Feb. 15, 2026 – 4:30PM (BJL) Traffic lights are down at Old Court & Reisterstown Road and at Cross Country Boulevard & Clarks Lane.
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Baltimore, MD – Feb. 15, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Louis Safier, z’l, brother of Mrs. Laura Ann (Rabbi Mordechai) Glazer.
The levaya will take place tomorrow, Monday, Feb. 16, 2026 at 1:00PM at the Baron Hirsch cemetery in Memphis, TN.
Shiva in Baltimore will be observed at 3904 Fallstaff Road, Baltimore, MD 21215 on Friday and Motzaei Shabbos.
Details to follow
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Baltimore, MD - Feb. 15, 2026 - A new report from Baltimore’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is offering taxpayers a detailed look at how the city financed Artscape, including the use of more than a half-million dollars in federal COVID relief money for entertainment and related events.
The OIG found the city used more than $500,000 in federal pandemic relief dollars to pay for Artscape entertainment, including $240,000 for one headliner and $125,000 for another. The report also found more than $26,000 was used to pay for the mayor’s VIP reception.
Those expenditures were part of the $641 million the federal government awarded Baltimore for the purpose of recovering from COVID. The city has insisted it complied with the rules governing how the federal dollars could be ...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 15, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Ron Belman and Devorah Elan on their engagement.
Mazel Tov to Anna Belman and Yoav & Sarah Elan
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 15, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yaakov and Lena Resnick on the birth of Miriam Shoshana
Mazel tov to grandparents David & Esther Resnick and Yosef and Galina Gornapolskaya
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 14, 2026 - Thousands of traffic tickets issued to Baltimore city-owned vehicles last year have added up to hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines, but most of that money has not been paid to the city, according to reporting by our media partners at The Baltimore Sun.
Vehicles driven by city employees racked up 4,088 traffic citations in 2025 totaling about $452,000, with speeding listed as the most common traffic violation for city agencies, the Sun reported. The majority of those citations were waived by the city.
“There seems to be an abuse of the system, abuse of the process,” David Williams, a taxpayer advocate, said.
Williams, who is president of the Taxpayers Protection Alliance, said the issue goes beyond lost revenue.
“The ...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 13, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Halina Schwartz, a’h, mother of Rivky (David) Stern.
The levayh will take place on Sunday, February 15th at 10:00am at the Young Israel Staten Island. Kevurah in IsraelShiva will be observed through Wednesday evening, at 3300 Timberfield Lane, Baltimore, MD 21208. Tuesday - 4:00-6:00pm, 7:30-9:30pm Wednesday - 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:00-6:00pm, 7:30-9:30pm. Rivky will finish sitting shiva at 69 Joseph Ave, Staten Island, NY 10314.
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Baltimore, MD – Feb. 13, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Eliezer Krawatsky and Faigy Eisenberg on their engagement.
Mazel Tov to Shmuel & Shira Krawatsky and Akiva & Rivky Esinberg
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore County, MD – Feb. 13, 2026 – Baltimore County officials clarified that trash and recycling will be collected on Presidents Day this Monday, Feb. 16, correcting earlier information that suggested a holiday slide schedule. Correction notices were mailed to residents this week to address the error.
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 13, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Avigdor Tendler and Leeba Cohen on their engagement.
Mazel Tov to Eliyahu & Sara Nechama Tendler and Sholom & Yocheved Cohen
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
One of the Torah’s fundamental principles, cited in Parshas Mishpatim, is the concept of eyen tachas eyen, shayn tachas sheyn – that the Torah ascribes punishments on a mida k’neged midah basis. Nevertheless, within this framework, we understand that the Torah does not literally call for blinding one who blinds or cutting off the arm of one who steals, rather monetary damages are paid to the victim of a crime by the perpetrator. This doctrine is consistent with the Torah’s approach to the Eved Ivri. (21:2) There are two ways in which a person can become an Eved Ivri. Either, one chooses to sell himself so as to eliminate the burden of supporting himself for a period of time or Bais Din may sell someone into avdus if they steal and are unable ...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 13, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Simcha and Tehila Loewenthal on the birth of a daughter.
Mazel tov to grandparents Mr. Abe and Judge Michele Loewenthal
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
In the Torah's first foray in presenting the details of its intricate system of law, in this case the gamut of civil law, it uses an expression rarely used when instructing Moshe to transmit Torah to the people.
And these are the ordinances that you shall, שימה לפניהם — place before them. (שמות כא א)
Ordinarily G-d would direct Moshe to 'speak' to them; 'say' to them; 'teach' them; each describing a mode of expression through verbal conveyance.
What is indicated in this simply 'placing' it in front of them?
Is it merely 'up for grabs'?
Rashi quoting the Mechilta addresses this unusual usage and reveals that the Torah is directing Moshe how to present the material he was to transmit.
The Holy One, blessed is...
Baltimore, MD - Feb. 11, 2026 - This week when I walked into the grocery store to do my regular weekly shopping, I was immediately assailed with colors, masks, and displays of candy in preparation for the next Chag comin’ right up. You know it; Purim is around the corner. As it is still Chodesh Shevat, I better get those thoughts percolating in my head and onto print before this month is over! Here goes.
Recently, a classmate posted on our class WhatsApp chat the yartzeit of our beloved Bais Yaakov high school principal Rabbi Binyomin Steinberg, ztl. This year commemorated the 35th yartzeit. Wow. “Where did time go,” I am thinking more often these days. For us old-time Baltimoreans, I don’t need to explain who he was. For those who did not g...
Baltimore, MD – Feb. 12, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Gavi and Shayna Sragow on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Ari & Shoshana Lerner
Mazel Tov to great-grandparents Rabbi Dr. & Mrs. Ivan and Arleeta Lerner and Morton and Carole Pancer
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
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