Saudi Arabia has delivered a major financial infusion to the Palestinian Authority (PA) as the PA struggles to function under mounting budget shortfalls and prolonged limits on revenue transfers from Israel.
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The $90 million grant, handed over at the Saudi Embassy in Amman, is intended to keep basic services running in the West Bank, where many civil servants have been paid only partial salaries for months.
The contribution comes at a moment when the PA is facing its most severe financial pressure in years.
Israel’s Finance Ministry, led by Bezalel Smotrich, has repeatedly blocked the monthly transfer of tax revenue that Israel collects on Palestinian imports under longstanding economic arrangeme...
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Yeshivas Ohr Yechezkel, WITS, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, with a student population of nearly 100 Talmidim in its Mesivta and Yeshiva Gedola, is committed to providing aspiring Talmidim with an excellent Yeshiva education combined with a high caliber General Studies program, set in a warm, nurturing, and supportive environment.Parents and Talmidim alike recognize the Yeshiva’s focus on * Cultivating a Talmid’s passion for Limud HaTorah* Developing the total Mensch* Appreciating the individuality of each Talmid* Creating successful and happy TalmidimThe Yeshiva attracts Talmidim from across the country, including 12 current Baltimore talmidim.Parents who are interested in finding out more about the Yeshiva are encouraged to attend the Open House at the home of Mr. and ...
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Baltimore, MD – Nov. 29, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Gerald Barr, z’l, father of Paul Barr, Louis Barr, Avi Barr and Beverly Weisbrot. Paul is currently sitting in Baltimore.Details for the other avelim is forthcoming.Click here to watch the livestreamed levayah on Har Menucht, Yerushalayim at 8:00AM (Baltimore)
Shiva will be observed at 5904 Simmonds Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215
Minyanim:
Sunday morning - Shacharis at 8:00 a.m.
Shacharis - Sunday 8:00am / 6:30 a.m.
Mincha/Maariv - 4:30 p.m.
The family respectfully requests no visitors between the hours of 12:00 - 1:00 p.m 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. or after 8:30 p.m
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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, and father of Lloyd (Rachel) Zygler, and Jeff (Leah) ZyglerShiva 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. 29, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Dr. Abba Spero, z’l, husband of Mrs. Sara Spero, father of Mr. Chaim (Rebecca) Spero, Rabbi Yechiel (Chumi) Spero, Mr. Moshe (Gila) Spero, Mrs. Chavi (Reb Chezky) Schneider, and Mr. Yehuda (Tova) Spero an brother of Rabbi Ephraim Spero.
The levaya will take place tomorrow, Sunday, November 30, at 1:30 pm at Sol Levinson. Click here to watch Leayah recording Shiva will be observed through Friday afternoon at 5901 Key Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215The family respectfully requests no visitors between 12:30-130pm and 530-630pm or after 10pm.Minyanim: Shacharis: Monday-Friday: 8:00 amMincha/Maariv: Monday-Thursday: 4:30 pmMincha Friday: 1:00 pm
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Baltimore, MD – Nov. 30, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Rebbetzin Hadassah Poliakoff, a’h, wife of the late Rabbi Manuel M. Poliakoff, z"l, mother of Mr. Abba David (Laura) Poliakoff, Mrs. Aviva (Rabbi Eliezer z"l) Cohen, Mrs. Rena (Rabbi Avi) Schochet, and Rabbi Ephraim (Channa) Poliakoff.BALTIMORE SHIVA:Shiva will be observed in Baltimore at 3211 Fallstaff Road, Baltimore, MD 21215, beginning on Wednesday, December 3, at 2pm, and will end on Tuesday morning, December 9.Mr. Abba David Poliakoff will observe the entire shiva in Baltimore. Mrs. Aviva Cohen will be sitting shiva in Baltimore until Sunday morning. She will then sit shiva at 26081 Radclift Place in Oak Park, MI 48237. She can be reached at 248-259-2608. Mrs. Rena Schoche...
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Baltimore, MD – Dec. 1, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Louis Kaplan, z"l, husband of Helen Kaplan and father of Yossi (Rebecca) Kaplan, Tzvi (Miriam) Kaplan, Breindy (Yaakov) Davidson and brother of Seymour Kaplan.Shiva will be observed in Baltimore through Tuesday morning beginning Thursday morning at 3202 Bonnie Rd. Baltimore, MD 21208 Shacharis: 730amMincha/Maariv: 4:25pm
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Baltimore, MD - Dec. 3, 2025 - The fully autonomous ride-hailing service Waymo is coming to Baltimore, the company announced Wednesday.
Baltimore is among four cities in the company's latest expansion. The other cities include St. Louis, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Waymo posted a statement online Wednesday that it will work with state officials to create a regulatory path for deployment.
"Maryland has a long, proud tradition of embracing innovation and driving discovery. This new partnership with Waymo marks the next chapter in that story — and it's going to help spur growth, make our roads safer and get more Marylanders from where they live to where opportunity lies," Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said in Waymo's statement. "Together, we will continue our push to make M...
Annapolis, MD - Dec. 3, 2025 - As audits stack up this year revealing gaps in protocols, systems, and a lack of oversight in some state agencies, Gov. Wes Moore has a message to his agency heads: fix the problems.
Most recently, a state audit revealed 42 state offices spent a total of $8.5 billion last year with minimal oversight. That audit came on the heels of a State Highway Administration audit detailing $360 million in unauthorized spending for federal projects, and a separate Social Services Administration audit revealing a lack of protections for foster care children in Maryland.
In November, during a Joint Audit and Evaluation Committee briefing, auditors noted that 34% of audits had repeated findings appear in the next probe, as of June 2025; 10% were re...
Annapolis, MD - Dec. 3, 2025 - The United States is suing Maryland's top election official for access to an unredacted version of the most recent state voter roll.
In a complaint filed Monday, the Justice Department alleges that it requested a "current electronic copy of its computerized statewide voter registration list, containing 'all fields.'"
This would include voters' full names, birthdates, home addresses, state driver's license numbers, or the last four digits of their Social Security numbers.
Attorney General Pam Bondi made the request of the Administrator of the State Board of Elections, Jared DeMarinis, in mid-July.
According to the court filing, DeMarinis refused, "directing the Department to a website where 'copies of publicly available data i...
Baltimore, MD - Dec. 3, 2025 - Maryland could have to pay upwards of $300 million in 2027 to meet new federal costs to deliver food assistance to residents, with state that have high rates of administrative errors — like Maryland — having to kick in more.
That is just one of the big-ticket expenses that states will have to take on to implement changes in HR 1, the congressional budget reconciliation bill better known as the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act, state officials told lawmakers Tuesday.
In a virtual joint meeting of the Senate Finance and the House Health and Government Operations committees, legislators were told that changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid will cost the state millions to implement.
Finance Chair Pamela Beidle (D-An...
The Trump administration announced Tuesday it has paused all immigration applications, including green cards and US citizenship processing, for immigrants from 19 non-European countries, citing national security and public safety concerns, Reuters reported.
The pause applies to countries already subjected to partial travel bans in June, further tightening restrictions on immigration, a central feature of President Donald Trump’s political platform. The list includes Afghanistan and Somalia.
An official memorandum cited last week’s attack on US National Guard members in Washington, in which an Afghan man was arrested as a suspect. One Guard member was killed and another critically wounded.
Since returning to office in January, Trump has prioritized immigra...
Malcolm Hoenlein, the Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations in the United States, expressed deep concern at the Israel Hayom Conference in New York over the demographic shift working against the Jewish people and the American Jewish community.
Hoenlein, 81, whose involvement in American politics began in the 1950s when he joined the presidential campaign of Adlai Stevenson, has witnessed many incidents of antisemitism throughout his life and in recent years warned that what happened in Europe could also happen in the United States. “Unfortunately,” he said, “this prophecy has come true.”
“For the past twenty years I have been warning about the phenomenon,” Hoenlein said, “but even today people do no...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Republicans will hold onto a GOP-controlled vacant congressional seat in ruby-red Tennessee after winning a hotly contested special election that grabbed plenty of national attention.
Republican nominee Matt Van Epps on Tuesday defeated Democratic rival Aftyn Behn, according to the Associated Press, in the high-stakes race to succeed former GOP Rep. Mark Green, who resigned from office in June to take a private sector job.
"This race was bigger than just one campaign,"Van Epps said in a statement after declaring victory. "It represented a defining moment for Tennessee and for the direction of the country." With the GOP clinging to a razor-thin majority in the House, the special election was seen as a must-win for Republicans.
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Baltimore, MD - Dec. 2, 2025 - The Edible Arrangements store located at 100 N. Charles Street in downtown Baltimore has chosen to discontinue its kosher certification. The Pikesville store, located at 3765 Old Court Road, remains Kosher certified.
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 2, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira Mr. Barry Ziman, z’l, brother of Mr. Benyamin Ziman.
Kevurah will take place in Westbrook, Connecticut. Date and time TBA.
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Baltimore, MD – Dec. 2, 2025 – HaRav Malkiel Kotler, shlita, Rosh HaYeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha (BMG) in Lakewood, paid a special visit to TA today. Throughout his visit, the Rosh HaYeshiva met and greeted talmidim from across the yeshiva — from the elementary divisions through the yungeleit of TA’s new Kollel — offering warm divrei bracha and chizuk.
After davening Mincha with the TA Mesivta, HaRav Kotler, shlita, delivered a more formal address to the Mesivta talmidim and then continued on to meet with the TA Kollel yungeleit, further uplifting all who had the zechus to hear from him.
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 1, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mrs. Etta Vogel, a’h, mother of Aron Moshe (Shelley, a'h) Vogel, (Rabbi Yisrael Meir Vogel, z'l), Dovid Tzvi (Elissa) Vogel, Daniel Usher (Florence) Vogel; and Rabbi Gershon L. (Chaya) Vogel and sister of Bettye A. Soffer.
The Levaya will be held at 12 noon on Wednesday 12/3 at Levinson’s.Kevurah will take place at Adath Yeshurun Cemetery, 6700 Bowleys Lane, Rosedale, MD 21237. Shiva will be observed at 413 Brewers Bridge Road, Jackson, NJ 08527.בלע המות לנצח
