Sheila Dixon Inches Closer To Run For Baltimore Mayor: 'If I'm Going To Do It, I Have To Do It Now'
As the 2024 race for Mayor of Baltimore gets closer, a former holder of the city’s top office appears to be considering another run. “There is a strong possibility that that’s the case. I think that this is the time that if I’m going to do it, I have to do it now,” said former […]
Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Never Finished (Korach)
“Korach the son of Izhar, the son of Kehath, the son of Levi took [himself to one side] along with Dathan and Abiram, the sons of Eliab, and On the son of Peleth, descendants of Reuben. They confronted Moses together with two hundred and fifty men from the children of Israel, chieftains of the congregation, […]
Watch: A Peek Into This Week At TA – June 22 – Parshas Korach (Video)
Study: Baltimore Ranks Near Last In High School Graduation Rate, Top Five In Crime
A new study ranks Baltimore City leadership among the least effective in the nation. WalletHub analyzed 149 cities, breaking each down into six efficiency categories. Baltimore finished 132 for best-run, partly because they were 122nd in operating their per-capita budget and 133 in Quality Services. Many other factors played a role. For starters the study […]
Questions Raised Over Continued Salary Payments to Former Baltimore Police Commissioner Post-Resignation
Baltimore City, MD — Former Baltimore City Police Commissioner Michael Harrison may be out of office, but he remains on the city’s payroll. At a press conference inside city hall Thursday, Mayor Brandon Scott confirmed Harrison is still cashing city checks two weeks after he abruptly announced his resignation. “His salary is something that’s public information,” […]
Overnight Ramp And Lane Closures Within The I-95/I-695 Interchange Of SW Baltimore Co. To Happen Starting June 25
Baltimore, MD – June 22 2023 – The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) announced they have scheduled overnight ramp and lane closures within the I-95/I-695 interchange in southwestern Baltimore County from Sunday, June 25 through Friday, June 30. MDOT SHA said, “the closures are required as part of the ongoing rehabilitation […]
Parshas Korach: Two-Gun Crowley
What were Korach and his followers thinking? They were great Tzadikim. How could they make such a perilous mistake as to challenge Moshe Rabbeinu? Additionally, the Torah states that they were “Anshei Shem” – “men of great renown”. Why would the Torah specifically bestow upon them, or acknowledge, this prestigious title specifically here – in […]
Bring Your Shabbos Table Alive with Your Own Copy of ‘TableTalk’: Korach 5783/2022
Baltimore, MD – June 2023 – Every Shabbos table offers every Jewish family an incredible opportunity by which they can share their joy for Shabbos, for Yiddishkeit and for HaShem with their children. Unfortunately, our schedules are hectic and many people don’t have the time to prepare themselves to utilize the Shabbos table to its […]
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O'Fishel's Mitzvah Motivators Summer Masmidim Program Begins This Sunday, June 25
