Israel Disruption Day: Amid Protests, Train Services Shut Down Across Country; Railways Blames Computer Error
Hundreds of train riders trying to get to Tel Aviv are being forced to exit idling rail cars at the Hagana train station in the city’s south, an eyewitness says, as the rail service announces a nationwide shutdown amid massive anti-government protests. The traveler, who was attempting to reach his home in central Tel Aviv […]
Netanyahu Pledges To Freeze Construction Until End Of 2023
Prime Minister Netanyahu pledged in a conversation yesterday (Monday) with the President of the United States Joe Biden that he will freeze construction in Yehuda and Shomron until the end of the year. According to Yaron Avraham’s report on Channel 12 News, no more new towns will be approved and no new housing units will be planned […]
An American Soldier Is Detained By North Korea After Crossing Its Heavily Armed Border
An American soldier crossed the heavily armed border from South Korea into North Korea, U.S. officials said Tuesday. He went “willfully and without authorization,” the U.S. military said, becoming the first American detained in the North in nearly five years at a time of heightened tensions over its nuclear program. There were no immediate details about why […]
Missionaries Continue Door-to-Door Visits, Distributing Books/Pamphlets
Baltimore, MD – July 18, 2023 – 11:49 PM – They’re at it again. Be vigilant as missionaries continue to visit homes in our community. BJL has just been informed that they are now active in the Cross-Country neighborhood, distributing various collateral materials, including the book seen here.
Mayor Scott Officially Nominates Richard Worley To Be Baltimore Police Commissioner
Preliminary Community Engagement Plan Outlined As City Council Begins Consideration of Nominee Baltimore, MD – July 18, 2023 – Yesterday, Mayor Brandon M. Scott submitted the official nomination of Richard Worley to serve as Baltimore’s next permanent Police Commissioner to the Baltimore City Council. As the Council begins its consideration and confirmation process, Acting Commissioner […]
Forget About Eating
The mishna in Avos 3:8 says that if one forgets his learning it is as if he is chayev misa (capital punishment.) The gemara in Menachos says when one forgets his learning, he is over on three lavin. Meseches Horiyus lists types of food that cause a person to forget his learning if he partakes of them. If one eats from these foods, does he fall under […]
High Court of Justice Rejects MDA's Attempt To Cancel United Hatzalah's Number, Again
For the second time, Israel’s High Court of Justice, with a composition of three judges, rejected Magen David Adom’s vexatious petition to have United Hatzalah’s emergency number of 1221 canceled in an attempt to shut down the emergency organization’s dispatching service. The ruling which was issued on Monday afternoon, marks the second time that MDA […]
