Mazel Tov To Dov Katz and Shoshana Barer On Their Engagement
Baltimore, MD – September 16, 2026 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Dov Katz (Cincinnati) and Shoshana Barer on their engagement. Mazel Tov to the parents Mr. & Mrs. Dovid Barer. !יה”ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן
STAR-K ALERT – Jasmine Gourmet Roasted Eggplants
Baltimore, MD – September 16, 2026 – Jars of Jasmine Gourmet Roasted Eggplants, produced in Greece and distributed by A TO Z of Brooklyn, New York, have been found to bear an unauthorized STAR-K symbol. NOTE: Product also bears another agency’s certification for Passover, but that certification informed STAR-K that they have no knowledge of the […]
Daily Dvar Torah – Sept. 16 / Tishrei 5: Adding on to Yom Kippur
A Legacy of Unity and Torah: Ahead of First Yahrzeit, a Gathering at OU Headquarters to Honor Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt”l
Baltimore, MD – September 16, 2026 – Rabbis, Jewish and community leaders, friends, OU board and staff members, and family gathered on Tuesday, September 15th in New York to honor the memory of Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt”l, former executive vice president of the Orthodox Union, as his first yahrzeit approaches. Many others joined the event, organized […]
Mazel Tov To Moshe Langer And Yocheved Jaroslawicz On Their Engagement
Baltimore, MD – September 16, 2026 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Moshe Langer And Yocheved Jaroslawicz on their engagement. Mazel Tov to the parents Aryeh and Debbie Langer and Orrin & Debbie Jaroslawicz. !יה”ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן
Take Action Now: Protect Our Right To Worship
Rabbi Yossie Charner, Agudath Israel’s director of congressional affairs, spoke at a press conference today on Capitol Hill calling for the passage of the bipartisan Right to Worship Act.The Right to Worship Act, introduced by Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) and Representatives Brad Knott (R-NC) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY), would establish a […]
Tragic Death: British Jewish Father of Seven Found Dead in Uman
A 45-year-old British Jewish father of seven from Edgware, London, was found dead in a forest near the gravesite of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman during the Rosh Hashanah pilgrimage. The man, identified as Yitzchak “Alex” Elmkies, was discovered by fellow Chassidim in the forest and pronounced dead at the scene. Reports indicate that […]
Yeshivas Toras Simcha Talmidim Visit Kivrei Gedolei Torah Ahead of Yom Kippur
Baltimore, MD – September 16, 2026 – The sixth through eighth grade talmidim of Yeshivas Toras Simcha visited United Hebrew Cemetery in Halethorpe, Maryland, for a meaningful opportunity to connect with the legacy of some of the great Torah leaders of the previous generation. Among those buried at the cemetery are HaRav Shmuel Yaakov Weinberg, […]
Runaway Horse Leads Police on Wild Chase Through Santa Fe
A runaway horse led police on an unusual chase through Santa Fe, New Mexico, after escaping from its owner shortly before the city’s annual Desfile de la Gente parade on Sunday, September 13. The horse was seen running along sidewalks, roadways and a highway, weaving past traffic as officers worked to keep it away from […]
Israeli Sentenced to 13.5 Years for Carrying Out Missions for Iranian Agent
Baltimore, MD – September 16, 2026 – The Central District Court in Lod sentenced Alexander Granovsky of Petah Tikva to 13.5 years in prison after he was convicted of security offenses stemming from ongoing contact with an Iranian agent and carrying out missions on the agent’s behalf. Granovsky pleaded guilty to contacting a foreign agent, […]
