Parshas Korach – Internal Discord
We are taught in Pirkei Avos (5:17) “Every controversy which is for the sake of Heaven will ultimately endure, but any controversy that is not for the sake of Heaven will ultimately not endure.” The mishnah then proceeds to give examples. The example of a machlokes l’sheim Shamayim, the controversy for the sake of Heaven, […]
Parshas Korach / Baltimore Zmanim / Eruvs Are Up
Star-K Kashrus Alert – Infestation in Peppers
BJL Traffic Alert – 695 @ Exit 22 Northbound
Baltimore, MD June 23, 2023 – 1:26PM – A major accident heading northbound on 695 at Exit 22 has 3 lanes blocked. Emergency services are on the scene.
I-95 Reopening In Philadelphia 12 Days After Collapse
When a tanker truck hauling 8,000 gallons of gasoline caught fire at I-95 and Cottman Avenue in Philadelphia on June 11, the Philadelphia Fire Department’s Engine 38 was first on the scene. The scene was grim. An overpass on I-95 collapsed. The driver of the tanker truck, 53-year-old Nathan “Nate” Moody, was killed in the incident. A major artery […]
Whistleblowers Say IRS Recommended Felony Charges In Hunter Biden Probe, Allege Political Interference
Two whistleblowers told a House panel that the IRS recommended felony tax charges against Hunter Biden and alleged that there was political interference in the investigation into the president’s son. Gary Shapley, an IRS supervisory special agent, told the House Ways and Means Committee in testimony released Thursday that the IRS recommended felony tax evasion charges, as […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion / Summer Vacation: The Ultimate Personality Test
We are accustomed to hearing the kind of ideas that follow from adults, but yesterday they were sent to me by a teenage girl. Her name is Ivria Naaman and she is a youth group leader from Kibbutz Meirav up north near Beit She’an.“Imagine a gigantic sign set up at the start of summer vacation […]
Police Ready to Identify and Halt Cannabis-Impaired Motorists
We’re just a week and a half away from Maryland’s new recreational cannabis laws taking effect. Ahead of it, police are asking people to know the risks, especially behind the wheel. The Maryland Cannabis Commission recommends waiting six hours after consuming marijuana before driving. Baltimore County police are asking everyone to be a responsible user […]
Parshas Korach – I Know Things
I remember when my daughter was just a few months shy of her 4th birthday, we were having a conversation and she said, “I am almost 4, so I know things.” To be honest, I think I remember this incident particularly well because it happened only few days ago. But that is beside the point. […]
Watch: Star-K Webinar – Planning Your Summer Vacation? Halachic Issues of Travel (Video)
Baltimore, MD – June 23, 2023 – Rabbi Zvi Goldberg and Rabbi Boruch Beyer welcomed special guest Rabbi Dovid Heber for an interactive travel-themed webinar. TIMESTAMPS: 6:05 – Airplane travel on 17 Tammuz 9:08 – Flying on Friday in the U.S. 13:30 – Landing on Friday in Israel 16:30 – HOTLOGIC personal food warmer on […]
