Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Return Again (Vayera)
The joy was palpable. Avraham and Sarah were told they would be blessed with a son, and for the first time in many years, the future looked bright and optimistic. Yet, in the very moment Avraham’s family was to expand, the Divine plan for the destruction of Sodom was taking shape. “And the Lord said, […]
Report: Assad Agreed To Send Russian Missile System To Hezbollah
The US has intelligence that Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has agreed to provide the Hezbollah terrorist organization with a Russian-made missile defense system, CNN reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the intelligence. According to the report, Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group, which operates in Syria, has been tasked with carrying out the delivery of the […]
US Education Secretary Meets With Jewish Student Leaders In Towson
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 2, 2023 – U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona met with Jewish student leaders from various Maryland schools as part of the White House’s effort to combat antisemitism,according to WBAL. The meeting, which included over two dozen Jewish student leaders from Towson University, Johns Hopkins University, and Goucher College, aimed to facilitate […]
'Stop Talking About Losses – Let's Crush Them'
Maj. Gen. Itzhak Brik, who warned against the failings that led to the current war, spoke with Arutz Sheva – Israel National News to analyze the course of the war so far. “I’m satisfied, but also worried,” begins Brik. “I want to say that definitely in the three weeks since we were attacked, the IDF should have […]
Baltimore City Fire Department Details New Procedures For Crews Battling Fires
The Baltimore City Fire Department is changing its rules of engagement when it comes to battling fires. In a memo obtained by WBAL, firefighters must now battle fires from outside a building, unless advised to go inside by a battalion chief. Firefighters will only go inside a building if there are several checks of the […]
Baltimore Homicides On Track To Dip Below 300 For First Time In 9 Years: Who's Responsible For The Drop
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 2, 2023 – Baltimore has experienced a notable decrease in homicides, with the current number standing at 226, the same as it was in 1982, according to FOX45. Since 2015, the city has consistently recorded over 300 homicides annually. Mayor Brandon Scott attributes this reduction to violence reduction programs like Safe […]
Parshas Vayeira – The Moment of Truth
Many of us have grown up being taught about the contrast of the kindness, and compassion Avrohom Avinu felt for others — that compelled him to pray to G-d to spare the degenerate inhabitants of Sedom from destruction if there would be just a handful of righteous citizens among them — with the self-absorption of […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion / Counting The Newborn Babies, Too
“Shalom Sivan, I am a midwife at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.On a difficult day in which we counted our fallen soldiers, I wanted to share another count:Yesterday we discovered that we had broken the record for births in a single month with 1,823!This statistic is courtesy of families from the south who […]
Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty On All Counts At Fraud Trial
A jury has found Sam Bankman-Fried Thursday guilty on all counts in the fraud trial against the former crypto billionaire. CNBC reported at around 4:55 p.m. Pacific time that the jury found Bankman-Fried guilty. The verdict was reached around four hours after the jury began deliberations. The co-founder of the digital currency exchange FTX was charged […]
Watch: Let's Talk Kashrus with Rabbi Akiva Niehaus – For The Saké of Heaven (Video)
Saké, also referred to as Japanese rice wine, is an alcoholic beverage of Japanese origin made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran. Let’s listen to Rabbi Akiva Niehaus, certified saké sommelier and Director of Kashrus Operations at the cRc and the Rabbinic Coordinator of the Liquor Industry at the cRc, […]
