WITS (formerly Maalot) Alumnae Melava MalkaRekindling the Connection…
Alumnae often refer to their time at WITS/Maalot as their most formative year, a year where they gain tremendous inspiration, direction and chizuk from the strong environment. Students, surrounded by inspired, growth-oriented friends, are learning from prestigious Rabbanim and teachers, and their time in that environment fortifies them before entering the “real world”. WITS strives […]
It Makes ‘Scents’!
Rabbi Zvi Teichman A famous anomaly related to this week’s portion is the omission of Moshe’s name from the entire reading. We are taught that this is due to Moshe after hearing from G-d, subsequent to the sin of the Golden Calf, that He intended to eradicate the entire nation saving only Moshe from whom […]
A Drive-Thru Eiruv
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow Can you find the fallacy in the following story? The Katzenstein family follows all the stringencies of the Chazon Ish. Mr. Katzenstein asks his son Yossele, “Please go to the store and buy some bread; make sure it is pas Yisrael. We also need some chalav Yisrael milk. I just remembered we […]
Parshas Mishpatim
Rabbi Berel Wein
Vulnerability Is Strength
Rabbi Zvi Teichman In the realm of healthy human interaction one of the most vital traits for survival is compassion. We must be sensitive towards other people’s needs and feelings. Especially when someone else is in pain or facing a challenging ordeal we must sympathize with their plight. But what is even more critical in […]
Bais Hamedrash and Mesivta Middle School Chavrusa Program
Each Tuesday evening more than seventy-five 6th, 7th and 8th grade boys from the community converge on the Bais Hamedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore for it’s popular chavrusa learning program. Now in its 19th year, the program pairs middle school students and Mesivta talmidim to learn together each week. Following the learning session, refreshments are […]
Viznitzer Rebbe of Montreal Visits Baltimore
This past week, the Viznitz Rebbe of Montreal spent Shabbos in Baltimore. The Rebbe visited many community Rabbonim as well as local Yeshivos and local day schools. Shabbos was spent in Ranchleigh where the Rebbe presided over Tefillos and Tishim that took place at Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah. Over 150 of his Chasidim joined him in […]
TA Students Sew For Kosher Troops
During the War in Viet Nam, many students in the Universities wore copper bracelets engraved with the name of a soldier. When my soldier returned home, my father who worked at the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, took me to the VA Hospital. The soldier was a handsome 20-year-old who had sacrificed both arms and both legs. […]
Ner Israel’s 88th Annual Dinner
This past Sunday, Ner Israel hosted their 88th Annual Dinner. The dinner took place on the Yeshiva’s campus as over one thousand guests gathered to honor the memory of Harav Sheftel Neuberger Zt”l. Prior to the dinner, alumni spent the day learning in the Bais Medrash, hearing words of Torah and chizzuk from their Rabbeim […]
Baltimore’s City Hall Leadership Impressed With Jewish Community’s COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
At the Near Tamid Covid Vaccination clinic, under the fearless leadership of the site’s director Dena Pollack, was honored to have Baltimore City Mayor Brandon Scott and Deputy Mayor Faith Leach pay them a visit. The professional and efficient implementation of the vaccination process was not lost on the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. as Councilman Yitzy […]
