Theft Rates Reach Crisis Levels as Baltimore Supermarkets Struggle; Lidl's in Brooklyn Park to Close on Friday
Shoppers at Lidl’s Supermarket in Brooklyn Park were greeted with the news this week that the supermarket will be closing. The supermarket which opened three years ago said their last day of business will be Friday. The company has yet to indicate why it’s closing the store, however, insiders said the level of theft is […]
Hundreds Of IDF Reservists Swear Off Service In Protest Of Judicial Reforms
The IDF reservist protest movement was back in full swing on Tuesday following the Knesset’s Monday night approval of a first reading of the government’s repeal of the judiciary’s reasonableness doctrine, with IDF intelligence Unit 8200 and the air force leading the way. 300 members of the IDF’s various cyber and technology arms signed a letter saying that […]
Rabbi David Stav: Current Political Divisions Reminiscent of What Destroyed the Beis Hamikdash
Rabbi David Stav, the chairman of the Tzohar rabbinical organization, spoke to Israel National News – Arutz Sheva about the widespread protests against the government’s planned judicial reforms and the heated discourse and divisions in the country over the issue. “Rabbis are not politicians and they are not experts in this, so they should not bother with […]
Will The Chief Rabbinate Allow Cyber Protection On Shabbat?
The head of the Zomet Institute, which deals with everyday challenges to Jewish Law posed by modern technology, Rabbi Menachem Perel, met today (Monday) with the chief rabbi and president of the Great Rabbinical Court, Rabbi David Lau. During the meeting, Rabbi Perel presented Rabbi Lau with Zomet’s new book on halakhic rulings. Rabbi Lau […]
Bank Of America Accused Of Opening Accounts Without Customer Consent, Double-dipping Fees
Bank of America (BOA) will pay more than $100 million to customers after being accused of double-dipping on some fees, withholding reward bonuses and opening accounts without customer consent. The company will pay $90 million in penalties to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) along with $60 million in penalties to the Office of the Comptroller of the […]
Biden Accuser Luft Indicted for 'International Crimes'
President Joe Biden’s Department of Justice announced it indicted a U.S.-Israeli citizen who may be a whistleblower in investigations targeting Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, for “multiple international crimes,” including failing to register as a foreign agent and attempts to illegally broker the sale of Chinese-made weapons. The DOJ said in a press […]
Report: Biden Needed 'Cue Cards' for Meeting With British PM
President Joe Biden needed “cue cards” for his tea and meeting with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Tuesday ahead of the NATO summit in Lithuania today, the Daily Mail reported. The report said that Biden landed in London Monday for meetings with Sunak and King Charles III before heading to the summit, calling Britain “a […]
Treasurer Announces Retroactive 6% Earnings Rate For Prepaid College Trust
Please note: The article below specifically refers to the “Prepaid College Trust” and not the “College Investment Program’ that many individuals in our community have utilizedBaltimore, MD – Jul 11, 2023 – Maryland State Treasurer Dereck Davis announced a retroactive 6% earnings rate for account holders of the Maryland Prepaid College Trust. The State Treasurer’s […]
Government Officials, Diplomats, Scholars To Recognize 14 Remaining Polish Holocaust Rescuers
Ranging From 80-100 Years In Age, Event Is Likely Last For Group WARSAW, Poland – The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) honored the sacrifices of Polish rescuers of Jews living in Warsaw in one of the largest gatherings of living Holocaust rescuers on Sunday at the POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jewry […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion, Matot-Masei / Taking A Bird's-eye View Of Our Journey Through Life
In the week’s Torah portion, we are given a detailed survey of the nation of Israel’s wanderings in the desert which, at first glance, may appear nothing more than a long and exhausting ordeal. 42 encampments during our 40-year journey are listed chronologically until, at last, we merit to enter the Promised Land.Our sages explain […]
