Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Chanukah – The Brightest Light
It is not the most jarring or stirring of questions. It is in fact quite simple in nature – which comes first? On this Motzai Shabbos Chanukah (this coming Saturday night), should we make Havdalah or kindle our Menorah first? And while this does not rank amongst the most troubling of theological questions, the resolution will provide us a profound insight […]
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Jessup Resident Pistol Whipped, Robbed At Their Own Home After Arranging Facebook Marketplace Sale
A Jessup resident was pistol whipped and robbed at their own home after arranging to sell an iPad off Facebook Marketplace. It happened around 6:30pm Wednesday in the 2300 block of Terrapin Crossing. The victim told police the suspect was supposed to meet at their home to purchase the iPad, but ended up getting assaulted […]
Baltimore City Health Commissioner Declares First Code Blue Extreme Cold Alert of the Season
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 22, 2022 — Temperatures are predicted to fall rapidly tomorrow mid-morning, accompanied by high winds. With wind chills expected to fall below 0ËšF through this weekend, Health Commissioner Letitia Dzirasa today issued a Code Blue Extreme Cold declaration for Baltimore City beginning Friday morning, December 23 through Monday morning, December 26. […]
Parshas Miketz -The Peanut Butter Quenched My Thirst
This weeks Parsha gives us a deep insight into the human condition. As the famine intensified throughout the land, Yaakov sent his sons down to Mitzrayim to purchase grain. The brothers came to Mitzrayim and eventually found themselves in front of Yoseph, their brother whom they had sold into slavery years earlier. The Pasuk tell […]
For Love Is as Fierce as Death
Rabbi Zvi Teichman Praiseworthy is the man who has made Hashem his trust, and not turned to the arrogant and to strayers after falsehood. (תהלים מ ה) The Midrash states that the first half of this verse refers to none other than Yosef, who placed absolute faith in G-d. Yet, the Midrash also says that […]
Over 1K Flights Canceled As Winter Storm Sweeps Toward Midwest
More than 1,200 U.S.-based flights were canceled on Thursday as an arctic blast with cold, heavy snow and wind swept toward the Midwest, according to FlightAware. Millions of people in the Upper Midwest and the Plains have been placed under blizzard and winter weather warnings as the weather system moves into the continental U.S. before heading east just […]
Motor Vehicle Accident on I-83 Near Timonium Road Closes Lanes in Both Directions
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 22, 2022 – Traffic is backed up for miles after a crash shut down lanes in both directions on I-83 in Baltimore County.Lanes on both North and Southbound lanes are closed prior to Exit 16 (Timonium Road).Officials are advising drivers to take alternate routes.
BDE: Gerald Feldhamer, z'l
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 22, 2022 – It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Gerald Feldhamer, zl, father of Mr. Moshe Feldhamer. Shiva is being observed at 710 Beck Road, Far Rockaway NY 11691 through Tuesday morning. Minyanim: Shacharis – 8:00 AM Mincha – 1:30 PM […]
BDE: Nechemya (Nick) Finkelstein, z’l [Updated as of Dec. 22 @ 3:20PM]
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 19, 2022 – It is with deep regret and extreme sadness that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Nechemya (Nick) Finkelstein, z’l, son of Rabbi Levi & Malka Finkelstein, husband of Dena Finkelstein, father of Josh (Naomi) Finkelstein, C. J. (Nava) Finkelstein, and Miri Finkelstein, and […]
