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Baltimore, MD – July 3, 2025 - BJL deeply regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Mr. Emil Braun, z’l, father of Mrs. Ilana (Rabbi Tvzi) Tuchman, Mrs. Maya (Rabbi Michael) Feder, Mrs. Ranya (Dovie) Greenberger, Rebetzin Atara (Rabbi Dovid) Rosenbaum, Ari (Esther) Braun, and Rabbi Rafi (Devorah Chana) BraunThe levaya will be held on Friday, July 4, 2025 at noon at at Woodside Synagogue Ahavas Torah 9001 Georgia Ave, Silver Spring, MD 20910Kevurah will take place at Eretz Hachaim in Beit Shemesh. Shiva will be observed in Eretz Yisroel at the Feder family: 14 Rechov Koenig, Apartment 5, Beitar Illit through Tuesday afternoon.Shiva will resume in Baltimore on Wednesday around Noon at 3201 Pinkney Road, Baltimore, MD 21...
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Jerusalem, Israel - July 1, 2025 - A rare investment and residential opportunity is now open in Jerusalem, New Katamon (Pat) and interested buyers are invited to an exclusive Zoom webinar, Wed., July 16 @730PM, to learn more.Located at 13 Berl Locker Street, on the border of Pat and Katamonim, this pre-sale urban renewal project is poised to benefit from growing demand, community-driven design, and future infrastructure improvements. Just a short walk from Ganei Tzion, the project offers early buyers strong value before prices climb.Webinar Highlights:Hear directly from the developer, a real estate attorney, and a mortgage broker discussing U.S.-based financingView sample floorplans, discuss pricing, and understand the 10/90 payment plan (10% now, 90% near delivery in early ...
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Baltimore, MD – June 30, 2025 - BJL deeply regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Reb Dovid Steingroot, z'l, husband of Syril Steingroot, son of Yakov (Sheila, a'h) Steingroot, father of Nissi (Dassi) Steingroot, Eliyahu Steingroot, and Yochanan Steingroot, and brother of Elana (Danny) Goldstein, Aviva Steingroot, and Chava (Meir) Weinheber.Shiva is now at 6601 Baythorne Road, Baltimore, MD 21209.Yakov Steingroot, Chava Weinheber, Elana Goldstein, and Aviva Steingroot get up on Sunday morning, July 6, 2025.
Syril Steingroot, Nissi Steingroot, Eli Steingroot, and Yochanan Steingroot get up on Tuesday morning, July 8, 2025.
No visitors after 10:30 PM (except on Motzaei Shabbos, when visiting is until midnight).
Minyanim: Shach...
Baltimore, MD – July 4, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov Shlomo Robbins (Philadelphia) and Chevi Breuer (Baltimore) on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Dr. & Mrs. Levi Yosef & Chana Breuer
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
As Bnei Yisroel continue through the midbar on their way to Eretz Yisroel, we are shown in vivid clarity, the face of evil. Moshe requests permission from Edom to pass thru their land (Chukas, 20:14) He pleads, recalling how they had just come out from the suffering of Mitzrayim, but the king of Edom refuses them passage. (20:18) Moshe then promises to be paying customers for any water or vines they would consume along the way. The King reiterates his contempt by responding to this pledge with a threat to wage war if Bnei Yisroel dare tread on his land. Such hatred that they would not even sell us food and water nor let us traverse the boundary highway. Not only do we not want you in our land, we don’t want your commerce, we don’t want your t...
Baltimore, MD - July 4, 2025 - Red, white and blue is the color theme for July 4th.. It is our flag, our “grand old flag” in the song that we sing, and the colors represent something deeper as do most countries flags with their specific colors.
Why these colors? Curious that I am, I discovered that red represents hardiness and valor, white is for purity and innocence, and blue stands for vigilance, perseverance and justice. These are the noble values that our American forefathers considered the foundation of this country and which we struggle to fight for especially today. When the flag was first created, no one really knew why those colors were chosen other than it was similar to the British flag which the people of the time were used to seeing. Only several years...
Media outlets in Gaza reported on Thursday evening that the murderous terrorist organization Hamas has conveyed a positive response to Qatar regarding the proposed ceasefire and hostage release deal.
Hamas issued an official statement, saying, "As part of our commitment to halting the Zionist aggression against our people and ensuring the unrestricted entry of humanitarian aid, the organization is holding consultations with the leaders of Palestinian forces and factions regarding the proposal received from the mediators.”
“We will convey our final decision to the mediators upon completion of the consultations and will issue an official announcement,” the organization added.
Earlier, the Reuters news agency reported, citing an Israeli source, that prepara...
As long as Aharon lived, the Clouds of Glory protected the Children of Israel. With his passing the clouds departed as well. The nation Amalek — in the guise of Canaanites — observing how the Jews are now without protection, take advantage and pounce on the opportunity waging a war against them, taking a captive.
Israel made a vow to G-d and said, "If you deliver this people into my hand, והחרמתי — I will consecrate their cities." G-d heard the voice of Israel, and He delivered the Canaanite, and it consecrated them and their cities. It named the place חרמה — Chormah. (במדבר כא ב,ג)
The Torah cites the location of this battle 'on the route of the spies', the same path on the southern side of the Land the spies traveled on their ill-fa...
Baltimore, MD – July 3, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov Chesky Abramowitz and Leba Lowy on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Shragy & Dena Abramowitz and Chaim Zev & Chava Lowy
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – July 3, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov Meir Simcha Bilus (Montreal) and Chani Dresdner (Baltimore) on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe & Margalit Dresdner and Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe & Ayala Bilus
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – July 3, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Donny and Dina Bacharach on the birth of a daughter.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Dr. & Mrs. Moshe and Gail Bacharach and Rabbi & Mrs. Aryeh and Bracha Goetz
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Washington, D.C. - July 3, 2025 - Congress has approved the first national school voucher plan, which will help all but the wealthiest families pay for private school and other educational expenses.
The voucher plan, passed on Thursday as part of Republicans’ all-encompassing domestic policy bill, now heads to the desk of President Trump, who is expected to sign it into law.
Families who earn up to 300 percent of their area’s median income, equivalent to more than $300,000 in some parts of the country, will be eligible, including those who already send their children to private schools.
The legislation is the culmination of a decades-long campaign by a coalition of private-education advocates, religious conservatives and some parents, who argued that families should have...
DPW to Start Trash and Recycling Collections at 5:00 a.m. During Summer Months Earlier Start Time Aims to Protect Workers from Extreme Heat – Seasonal Change Begins Tuesday, July 8
Baltimore, MD - July 3, 2025 - To protect sanitation workers from the dangers of extreme summer heat, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW) will begin trash and recycling collections one hour earlier — starting at 5:00 a.m. — beginning Tuesday, July 8. This seasonal adjustment will run through Tuesday, September 30, 2025.
Trash and recycling collection days will not change. However, residents must place their trash and recycling out by 5:00 a.m. on their regularly scheduled collection day to avoid missed pickups.
Setting materials out the evening before, starting at 6 p.m., is ...
Baltimore, MD - July 3, 2025 - Please note that in both Baltimore City and Baltimore County, there will be no trash or recycling collection on Friday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.
Collections will take place on the makeup day: Shabbos, July 5, 2025.
Please be sure to place your receptacles at the curb before Shabbos begins.
In a significant legal decision, a US judge has ruled that the family of the suspect involved in the antisemitic firebombing attack on a march in support of the Israeli hostages in Boulder, Colorado, could be deported, the Jewish News Syndicate reported.
District Court Judge Orlando Garcia dismissed the lawsuit brought by the family yesterday (Wednesday) and stated: “The court finds that petitioners’ habeas proceeding and their claims in this case must be and hereby are dismissed without prejudice. This case is closed."
US Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin praised the ruling, stating: “Just like her terrorist husband, she and her children are here illegally and are rightfully in ICE custody for removal as a result.“
She ...
American-Israeli survivor of Hamas captivity Edan Alexander met on Thursday with US President Donald Trump at the White House.
Among those present at the meeting were Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.
During the half-hour meeting, Alexander recounted to the President how, after the election, his Hamas captors treated him better.
Axios reporter Barak Ravid, citing a source with knowledge of the meeting, reported that Trump told Alexander that there was a time when he feared that he had been killed by a strike on the tunnel where he was being held.
Alexander reportedly replied by noting that the other hostages are in a similar ...
Baltimore, MD - July 3, 2025 - When I was growing up, the women’s group at our shul was simply called The Sisterhood. I never gave much thought to the name. They were a group of kind, committed women—my mother among them—who took care of everything from kiddush prep to event logistics. Donning aprons when needed, they made our synagogue feel like an extension of home.
Today, many synagogues have updated that name to N’shei, meaning “women.” But on January 26th, at the Shomrei Emunah N’shei event in Baltimore, it wasn’t just about women coming together. It was about true sisterhood—supporting not only our own community, but also the women of N’shei Chayil, over 6,000 miles away in Israel.
The “N’shei to N’shei: ...
The Reuters news agency reported this evening (Thursday), citing an Israeli source, that preparations are underway for the approval of a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. According to the report, Israel expects to receive a response from the Hamas terrorist organization by tomorrow.
If the response is positive, an Israeli delegation will join indirect talks to promote the agreement.
Netanyahu will convene the limited cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem this evening to discuss the hostage deal and the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
The New York Times reported last night that the deal with the terrorist organization Hamas will include the release of 10 living hostages, along with the transfer of 18 bodies, in exchange for the release of Pal...
Baltimore, Md - July 3, 2025 - Flight passengers need to know about a new way hackers can access personal information.
In a public statement posted to Facebook, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) warned that just simply plugging your phone into USB ports for a charge while sitting in the airport can be a cybersecurity risk.
"In this technology age, cybersecurity has never been more important," TSA wrote in the post.
"Hackers can install malware at USB ports (we’ve been told that’s called ‘juice/port jacking’)."
It continued, "So, when you’re at an airport, do not plug your phone directly into a USB port."
The agency instead suggested bringing a TSA-compliant power brick or battery pack to charge your devices.
TSA also reminded travelers not...
