Two Syracuse University students face hate crimes charges after authorities say one of them tossed a bag of pork into Jewish fraternity house during a Rosh Hashanah celebration.
The incident occurred around 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity house, where members had gathered to mark the Jewish New Year, according to the New York school's chief student experience officer, Allen Groves.
One of the two men charged is accused of entering the home and tossing in a clear plastic bag of pork against an interior wall, splattering the contents there and on the floor, university police said.
The man then fled the home and got into a vehicle driven by another man. The two, both 18, were soon captured and have been charged with burglary as a hate crime and criminal nuisance.
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Annapolis, MD - Sept. 25, 2025 - Senator Dalya Attar joined Governor Wes Moore, Senate President Bill Ferguson, and House Speaker Adrienne Jones at a press conference announcing $200 million in energy rebate relief for Maryland residents.The relief will provide automatic bill credits to every Maryland household, helping families offset rising utility costs as colder months approach.“No one should have to choose between heating their home and putting food on the table,” said Senator Attar. As a member of the Senate Energy Committee, she played a key role in advancing the initiative and remains committed to ensuring Marylanders receive the support they need.
Yonah at Minchah
The Levush explains that we read Sefer Yonah during Minchah of Yom Kippur because it vividly demonstrates the incredible power of teshuvah.[1] We learn about the positive outcome achieved by two groups who reformed their ways: the sailors who escaped the storm and the citizens of Nineveh who reversed Hashem’s decree to destroy their city.
One question remains: Why do we read Yonah specifically during Minchah? As the sefer helps us appreciate teshuvah, why not read it after Shacharit — the time we read the megillot on other Yamim Tovim?
A better appreciation of Sefer Yonah’s message about teshuvah will help us answer this question.
Yonah’s Objection
Sefer Yonah opens with Hashem’s directive to Yonah to travel to Nineveh to tell them ...
Jerusalem, Israel - Sept. 25, 2025 - As the Sukkos holiday approaches, Chaim V’Chessed has issued a general travel advisory for the upcoming holiday travel season, available here. Now, we are pleased to provide important information regarding bringing Arba Minim into Israel and other countries.
Earlier this month, Chaim V’Chessed representatives were in contact with Shlomit Zioni, Director of Plant Protection at the Ministry of Agriculture, who clarified the rules for travelers to Israel: Travelers to Israel are permitted to bring one esrog into the country. The other species of the Arba Minim – lulav, hadassim, and aravos – are not allowed. Travelers arriving with these species will have them confiscated. However, the Ministry of Ag...
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 25, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Alex and Blima Maged on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Yehuda Zelinger.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 25, 2025 – 11:57AM - BGE work on Hillside between Greenspring and Stevenson has one lane closed.
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 25, 2025 - The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 603:1) states that during the Aseres Yimei Teshuva, even those who are generally not stringent about only eating Pas Yisroel should do so, and avoid eating bread items baked by an aino Yehudi, known as Pas Palter.
Bread (or pas) is defined as baked goods that are made from the five primary grains: wheat, barley, oats, rye and spelt. All other grains are not considered pas. Cooked or fried items are also NOT considered “bread” items for Pas Yisroel purposes.
It is important to note that if a Yehudi is involved in any part of the baking process (e.g., he only turned on the fire or oven or placed the food into the oven), that is enough to render any items subsequently baked to be considered Pas Yisroel. Just pr...
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 25, 2025 – If you walk into Kehillas Derech Chaim at 4 p.m. on any day of the week, you will find an inspiring chevra learning together with chizuk and fiery enthusiasm. A new kollel for mechanchim from across the Baltimore community was launched this Elul. Kollel Marbitzei Torah, led by R' Pinny Shulman, learns daily from 4–6 p.m., Sunday through Thursday, filling the shul with a high-level learning experience.
The chaburah is open to anyone who wants to join or to learn independently in the beautiful environment the kollel creates in the shul. The limud is Maseches Chullin from the beginning, learned b’iyun. Experiencing the powerful kol Torah together with choshuve mechanchim in our city offers a remarkable opportun...
In the early 1950s, when David Ben-Gurion encouraged the Hadassah Women’s Organization to build their new hospital in Ein Kerem, many thought the idea was detached from reality. The site was a quiet hillside on the outskirts of Jerusalem – remote, difficult to reach, and far from the city’s population. Building a major medical facility there felt impractical, even risky.
But Ben-Gurion, then Israel’s first Prime Minister, urged them to think beyond the present. “One day, this hospital will be in the middle of town,” he predicted. At the time, that seemed farfetched. Today, it sounds remarkably prescient.
Jerusalem in those early years was a divided city, cut off at its eastern edge by the Jordanian border. Expansion felt like a distant dream. Yet Ben-G...
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 24, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Jorj & Miriam Felder on the birth of a daughter.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Dallas, TX – Sept. 24, 2025 – A sniper attack on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) field office in Dallas left one detainee dead and two others injured on Wednesday before the gunman, identified as 29-year-old Joshua Jahn, took his own life. Authorities said Jahn opened fire from a nearby rooftop, using ammunition inscribed with anti-ICE slogans, and targeted both the facility and ICE transport vehicles.
Homeland Security officials described the incident as a “calculated strike” against law enforcement, underscoring that the bullets were aimed not only at detainees but also at officers, attorneys, and civilians near the busy I-35 corridor. The Department of Homeland Security confirmed the shooter’s motives were tied to anti-ICE sentiment, cal...
The Justice Department is seeking to indict former FBI Director James Comey for perjury as the deadline to bring charges looms, Fox News has learned.
The probe into Comey centers on whether he lied to Congress during his Sept. 30, 2020, testimony about his handling of the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.
Under federal law, prosecutors have five years to bring a charge, with the five-year mark occurring next Tuesday. The case is being handled by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
"DOJ officials are close to deciding whether to prosecute former FBI Director James Comey for allegedly lying to Congress in September 2020," a source said. "There is a grand jury underway looking at the matter in V...
Baltimore, MD - Sept. 24, 2025 - Gov. Wes Moore and other Maryland state leaders announced a rebate on Monday to help residents with energy costs, while Republicans criticized the plan.
The announcement came from the Randallstown Community Center.
Moore said that the rebate comes from the Next Generation Energy Act that took effect on July 1.
The state will be making $200 million available in direct energy rebates to lower energy bills.
Officials said that every Maryland household will receive two bill credits, with each rebate coming out to about $40 per utility bill.
“The reason we are so passionate about the issue of energy affordability is because we hear from our constituents about it every day,” said Gov. Moore. “Marylanders are deeply frustrated, and the...
At least 50 people were injured on Wednesday evening, shortly before the end of the Rosh Hashanah holiday, in a UAV strike in Eilat’s tourist center, near the Mall Hayam mall.
According to Magen David Adom (MDA), at least five were hit by shrapnel, with two in serious condition. Others suffered from anxiety. The injured were evacuated to Yoseftal Hospital in the city.
Eilat District Commander, Chief Superintendent Alon Kalfon, conducted a situation assessment at the scene. “We call on residents, city visitors, and tourists to avoid approaching the site and allow police, security, and rescue forces to restore order,” police said.
The IDF is investigating the failed interception attempt, which used the Iron Dome system. A security source explained that two interceptors w...
US President Donald Trump opposes the decision by a host of countries to recognize a Palestinian state, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Monday.
“As for all of these Western nations that are recognizing a Palestinian state, the President has been very clear. He disagrees with this decision. He spoke about that in the UK, standing right next to his friend, Prime Minister Starmer, and he feels this does not do anything to release the hostages, which is the primary goal right now in Gaza, does nothing to end this conflict and bring this war to a close. And frankly, he believes it's a reward to Hamas,” Leavitt told reporters during a press briefing.
“So he believes these decisions are just more talk and not enough action from some of our friends and...
French President Emmanuel Macron officially announced on Monday, during the UN General Assembly, that his country recognizes a Palestinian state.
In his remarks, Macron emphasized France’s longstanding commitment to peace between Israelis and Palestinian Arabs. “True to the historic commitment of my country to the Middle East,” Macron declared, “France recognizes the state of Palestine.”
Macron was quick to reassure Israel and its supporters that France’s recognition does not come at the expense of Israeli rights or security. “France has never wavered standing by Israel’s side,” he said, referencing French support during Iranian airstrikes. “This recognition is the only solution that will allow for Israel to live in peace.&rdquo...
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 19, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mr. Herbert Schabes, z’l, father of Mr. Stuie (Lisa) Schabes.
Baltimore: through Monday afternoon at 5:30 pm at 6225 Berkeley Ave. 21209
Stuie can be reached by phone at 443-904-3500.
בלע המוות לנצח
Rosh Hashana, the first of Tishrei, commemorates the first 'birthday' in history — that of Adam.
There is one other birthday famously celebrated in the Torah, that of Pharoah
And it was on the third day, יום הלדת —— Pharaoh’s birthday, that he made a feast for all his servants... (בראשית מ כ)
Rabbeinu Yoel reveals that this too, took place on Rosh Hashana. (רמזי רבינו יואל)
Is this merely coincidental?
One can only imagine the absolute joy this despot’s loyal 'subjects' were expressing as they all participated in Pharaoh’s birthday party.
A king who claimed to have created himself throws a party, not to celebrate his good fortune and appreciation of life, but rather to bask in the adoration and ...
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 22, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Aryeh Singer (Baltimore) and Aliza Margolese (Toms River) on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Hyam and Naomi Singer
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
