Parshas Matos/Massei / Shabbos Mevarchim Menachem Av / Baltimore Zmanim / Eruvs Are Up
Judicial Panel Issues Pause On Ruling Limiting Biden Communications With Social Media Firms
A three-judge appeals court panel on Friday issued a brief pause of a lower court ruling that limited the Biden administration’s communication with social media companies over free speech concerns. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel issued an administrative stay that takes effect until further notice. A separate panel will later consider the […]
House Passes Defense Bill In Big Win For McCarthy, House GOP
The House on Friday approved the annual defense policy bill in an unusually partisan vote after it was loaded up with conservative amendments, marking a big win for Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) but raising new questions about how the package — which is dead on arrival in the Senate — will eventually become law. The National Defense Authorization […]
BJL Traffic Alert – Park Heights & Seven Mile Lane
Baltimore, MD – July 14, 2023 – 2:14PM – Park Heights Ave is blocked at 7 Mile Lane. Please avoid the area.
Baltimore City Requests Voluntary Water Conservation
The Baltimore City Department of Public Works has asked Baltimore area residents to limit excessive water usage. The voluntary water restriction affects residents in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Howard County, and Harford County, According to DPW, the restriction was issued due to a fire at one of its drinking-water pumping stations in Baltimore County on […]
Parshas Matos/Maasei – Vacation Planning
The words vacation and planning are used together so often, you probably thought they are synonyms. According to The Travel, a new poll shows that the average American spends 200 hours annually simply daydreaming about a vacation. That works out to about 24 full working days! In fact, of those studied, a whopping 82 percent […]
Rav of the Kotel: 'No Force In The World Can Destroy Our Sacred Scriptures'
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, Rav of the Kotel and holy sites, on Friday responded to a decision by Swedish authorities to authorize the burning of a Bible in front of the Israeli Embassy in Sweden. “I am shocked and horrified after the legal discussion surrounding the desire of an individual who labels himself a ‘social activist’ to set […]
Netanyahu: Sweden Decision 'Shameful' And Harms What Is Holy To The Jewish People
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday slammed a decision by Swedish authorities to authorize the burning of a Jewish Bible in a protest outside the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm. “The State of Israel takes this embarrassing decision very seriously,” Netanyahu said, adding that such a burning “harms the Jewish nation’s ‘holiest of holies.’” “We must respect […]
R' Ori Strum: Motiv8 Parshah Flyer to Print for Your Shabbos Table (Matos/Maasei)
Mazel Tov to Akiva Lasson (Modiin) & Moriya Even-Chen (Ma'ale Adumim) on their engagement
Baltimore, MD – July 14 2023 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Akiva Lasson (Modiin) & Moriya Even-Chen (Ma’ale Adumim) on their engagement. Mazel Tov to Noah & Risa Lasson and grandparents Barbara & Ken Lasson and Dr. & Mrs. David Marwick ×™×””ר שיזכו ×œ×‘× ×•×ª בית × ×מן בישר×ל. ×מן!
