This week's shtikle is dedicated for a refuah sheleimah for my father.
Please include Reuven Pinchas ben Yehudis in your tefillos.
This week's shtikle is dedicated le'iluy nishmas Dovid Pesach ben Tzvi Hirsh HaLevi whose first yahrtzeit is this coming Tuesday, 6 Shevat.
In the plague of barad, hail, HaShem brought down hail accompanied by kolos, thunder. The hail also seemed to include rain. However, points out Minchas Yitzchak, when Paroah demands that Moshe pray that the plague end (9:28) he asks him to pray that the thunder and the hail should cease, but he does not mention the rain. This is because, as Rashi has mentioned many times, Egypt did not receive rain and relied solely on the Nile for irrigation. Therefore, Paroah would have...
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 12, 2021 - In the basement of Khal Ahavas Yisroel Tzemach Tzedek of Baltimore, it was found . The treasure that hundreds were looking for.
When a Rosh Hayeshiva approached Rabbi Yehuda Finkel, shlit”a, and impressed upon him the need for a yeshiva that caters to the many bochurim who leave the walls of yeshiva soon after high school, he was inspired to open Yeshivas Tiferes HaTorah in Baltimore.
This unique yeshiva program, known for its warmth and nonjudgmental acceptance of bochurim across the Orthodox spectrum with a wide range of learning levels meets in Ahavas Yisroel Tzemach Tzedek (Rabbi Heber’s shul) in the morning and evening, accommodating bochurim so they can work in the afternoons.
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Business owners nationwide can now register for loans under the second round of the Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) through Eastern Union, one of the country’s largest commercial real estate finance firms.
During PPP’s first round in the spring, Eastern Union brokered more than 10,000 loan applications and the allocated funds for PPP were depleted in just a few days. Many financial institutions were unable to keep up with the volume, resulting in their applicants losing out. Eastern has partnered with one of the top 3 PPP lenders in the country, who has the technology and resources to process a high volume of loans. Eastrn Union will again assist borrowers at no cost, which is always restricted as per SBA guidelines.
“The sooner...
Mayor calls on state to set up mass vaccination sites; vaccination spots filled this month
Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott is calling on Gov. Larry Hogan to set up mass COVID-19 vaccination sites to speed up vaccinating the city population.
The city has a population of almost 600,000 people, and its only citywide COVID-19 vaccine site is at an Under Armour facility in Port Covington, where the number of vaccines administered is just 500 per day.
"We know that we need to be doing more than 500 per day," Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa said.
"We are clearly not where we would like to be with these numbers," Scott said.
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan on Friday issued a proclamation declaring a state of emergency related to the 2021 presidential inauguration.
The executive action will allow the state to more efficiently coordinate support and provide assistance to local jurisdictions within Maryland and neighboring states.
The governor has also asked the White House for a presidential disaster declaration to reimburse state and local governments in Maryland for costs incurred by their response to last week's riot at the U.S. Capitol, as well as support to federal partners and the District of Columbia for the days leading up to, and including, the inaugural ceremonies.
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Baltimore, MD - Dec. 28, 2020 - Tehilim for Women every night as a zechus for a Refuah Shleimah for Rabbi Sheftel Neuberger, Harav Sheftel Meir Ben Chaya Yehudis. Sunday -Thursday - 10 PM Friday morning- 9:00 AM Motzei Shabbos- 10 PMCall-In: 425-436-6391. Access code: 6260369
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 11, 2021 - Accu Reference Labs Serology (Antibody) Testing will be available next Sunday, Jan 17th from 12-4 at 122 Slade. Ave. Suite 101.
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During the Second Temple, the Greek empire reigned (over Israel),1 and they (the Greeks) passed decrees against the Jews and (tried) to erase their religion, and did not allow them to carry out Torah (study) or the commandments. They put their hands on their property and their daughters. They entered the Temple, destroyed and made the pure unclean. The Jews were in great distress because of them and were much oppressed, until the G-d of their fathers had mercy on them, delivering them from their hands and saving them. Then overcame, the sons of the Hasmonean High Priest, (the Greeks) and killed them and saved the Jews from their hands. They appointed a king from the Priests, and the kingdom of Israel was restored for more than 200 years until the destruction of (the) second (Temple). When the Jews overcame their enemies and destroyed them, it was the 25th of Kislev2 when they entered the Sanctuary (inner room) and did not find pure (olive) oil in the Temple, except one jar sealed with seal of the High Priest, and it did not contain enough to light except for one day only. But they lit from it the lamps of the Menorah3 for eight days, until they could crush olives and produce a (new quantity) of pure oil. For these reasons, decreed the Sages of that generation that these eight days that begin on the 25th Kislev, will be days of joy and praise. One lights on them lamps at evening at the entrance to the houses, every evening of the eight nights to show off and demonstrate the miracle. These days are called ''Hanukah'' that is to say ''they rested'' (chanu) on the ''25'' ('th of the month) because on the 25th they rested from their enemies. and also because of those days they (re)-dedicated the house (Temple) which their foes had defiled. Also some say that it is a commandment to increase slightly the festive meals on Hanukah. Another reason is because the work of (building) the Sanctuary (in the desert) was completed in these days. One should tell one's children the story of the miracles that were done for our fore-fathers in those days, (see Josephus) However, these meals are not considered as part of the commandment unless one says at the meal songs of praise. One should increase charity in these Hanukah days, for this can help mend any defects in our souls. This charity, should be given particularly to poor Torah scholars. (KSA 139:1) 1) 352 BCE until 70 CE 2) 139 BCE 3) The Menorah was made of gold and had seven branches.
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 1, 2021 - BALTIMORE COMMUNITY COVID-19 TESTING (RAPID, PCR & FLU TEST INFO)
**** Time and Locations for Testing ****
MORNING
Test: Rapid Only (All rapids are also swabbed for PCR).
Time: Sunday 10:30-11:30, Monday-Friday 9:30-10:30
Location: **NEW MORNING LOCATION** Beth Tfiloh Parking lot (Torah Drive entrance)
EVENING
Test: Rapid and PCR
Time: Sun.-Thurs. 7:30-8:15, Motzei Shabbos 8:30-9:15
Location: STAR-K Parking Lot (122 Slade Ave. Baltimore MD 21208)
We would like to thank Bnos Yisroel for hosting the morning testing until now and to Beth Tfiloh and specifically Rabbi Wohlberg and Dr. Zipora Schorr for providing the space and a winterized tent to help the site operate effec...
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 14, 2021 - Schools across the US have been getting an extra Boost with the Eastern Union-Torah Umesorah PPP Partnership, and now the program is available to benefit any Nonprofit Organization!
The launch of a second round of PPP loans brings not only financial relief for small businesses, but also an incredible opportunity for Mosdos to benefit from the billions of dollars the SBA pays out in commissions.
Each Nonprofit that joins the program will get a unique tracking link to share with their network. Businesses that apply for a PPP loan through their link will generate a 20% donation to that Organization from the commissions the SBA pays to banks for processing PPP loans.
There is no cost to a business when using a partner Organization’s link, ...
This week's shtikle is dedicated for a refuah sheleimah for my father.
Please include Reuven Pinchas ben Yehudis in your tefillos.
This week's shtikle is dedicated le'iluy nishmas Dovid Pesach ben Tzvi Hirsh HaLevi whose first yahrtzeit is this coming Tuesday, 6 Shevat.
In the plague of barad, hail, HaShem brought down hail accompanied by kolos, thunder. The hail also seemed to include rain. However, points out Minchas Yitzchak, when Paroah demands that Moshe pray that the plague end (9:28) he asks him to pray that the thunder and the hail should cease, but he does not mention the rain. This is because, as Rashi has mentioned many times, Egypt did not receive rain and relied solely on the Nile for irrigation. Therefore, Paroah would have been more than happy for the rain to stay. They needed it. However, when Moshe davens to HaShem, the pasuk (33) recounts that the thunder, the hail and the rain ceased. Thus, when Paroah observed this, as the next pasuk tells us - that he saw that the rain, the hail and the thunder had ceased (note how the order is switched from the previous pasuk) - he hardened his heart for he saw that his request wasn't fully carried out.
SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp said on Friday that it would delay a planned privacy update, as the Facebook-owned messaging service tries to stem an exodus of users worried about the changes.
WhatsApp said it would push back the changes, to May 15 from Feb. 8, to give users more time to review what it planned to do.
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This month, WhatsApp notified its users that it would give them new options to message businesses using the service and was updating its privacy terms. WhatsApp’s notification said users would have to accept the new terms by February or no l...
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 15, 2021 - If you have been receiving meals from the Bnos Yisroel Food Distribution Program until now, we ask that you continue to pick up your food boxes from that location.
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 14, 2021 - It is with regret that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petira of A. Harold Goetz, z’l, father of Aryeh Goetz, (443.839.6080), Moshe Chaim Goetz (bet. 1PM-4PM through Tuesday 410.484.0538) and Renee Goetz; and brother of Marlene Braer
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A Baltimore City judge on Thursday denied to block Baltimore's sit-down dining ban but concludes it is appropriate for the city to weigh the economic impacts in issuing such orders.
“It’s simply not possible to quantify decision-making to that level of decision,” said Circuit Judge Lawrence P. Fletcher-Hill. “The mayor’s invested by statute with the authority to make these difficult decisions.”
The judge denied restaurateurs a temporary restraining order, though the lawsuit remains active.
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The Israel Defense Forces is drawing up plans for an attack on Iran’s nuclear program, the Israel Hayom daily reported Thursday in a front-page article.
The newspaper said that IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi has asked for three alternate proposals to derail Tehran’s program, without elaborating on them. It only indicated one of the proposals is a military strike, noting that such a plan would require a significant budgetary boost for the Israeli military.
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Iran resumed enriching uranium to 20 percent last week, well in excess of the threshold set o...
The FBI is tracking an “extensive amount of concerning online chatter,” including calls for armed protests leading up to next week’s presidential inauguration, Director Chris Wray said Thursday.
Wray, in his first public appearance since the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, said in a security briefing for Vice President Mike Pence that the FBI remains concerned about the potential for violence at protests and rallies in Washington and in state capitols around the country.
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Those events could bring armed individuals near government buildings a...
Harold Bornstein, the New York Jewish physician whose 2016 letter declaring Donald Trump “unequivocally the healthiest individual ever elected to the presidency” turned out to have been written by Trump, is dead at 73.
His death notice appeared Thursday in The New York Times. No cause of death was given.
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The letter released during the 2016 campaign was prompted by media demands for Trump’s health records after Trump accused his rival, Hillary Clinton, of obscuring health problems. Clinton had released a letter from a physician decl...
President-elect Joe Biden will no longer be taking an Amtrak train to Washington for his inauguration because of security concerns, a person briefed on the decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday.
The president-elect’s decision reflects growing worries over potential threats in the Capitol and across the U.S. in the lead-up to Biden’s Jan. 20 inauguration.
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Security in Washington has ramped up considerably in preparation for the inauguration after the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week by supporters of outgoing Pre...
Global death toll from COVID-19 tops two million just over a year after the virus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
The global death toll from COVID-19 topped two million on Friday, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University and quoted by The Associated Press.
The milestone was reached just over a year after the coronavirus was first detected in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
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While the count is based on figures supplied by government agencies around the world, the real toll is believed to be significantly higher, in part beca...