Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Joey Ifrah on the birth of a son
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 19, 2023 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Joey Ifrah on the birth of a son. ×™×””ר שיזכו לגדל ×‘× × ×œ×ª×•×¨×”, לחופה, ×•×œ×ž×¢×©×™× ×˜×•×‘×™×. ×מן!
Perek Shirah
Parshas Ha’azinu, which is almost exclusively a song written by Moshe Rabbeinu, provides an opportunity to discuss a collection of pesukim and midrashim called Perek Shirah that has become quite popular in recent years. For those who are not familiar with it, its introduction is a story wherein a frog tells David Hamelech that he […]
Sivan Rahav-Meir / The Daily Portion / A Story For The Ten Days Of Teshuvah
“Shalom Sivan,I am Sandra Baras from Karnei Shomron. Something happened yesterday from which we have yet to recover.About an hour after the holiday was over, we opened our front door and saw an envelope on the ground. It contained 1,400 shekels and a letter describing how someone, as a child, took money from our home […]
The Role and Obligations of Women in Hataras Nedarim
In Devarim,30:3 the Torah tells us that one should keep his word and not desecrate his vows. The Shach brings a remez from the words “lo yachel devaro kechol” that teaches us that on Erev Rosh Hashana one should do hataras nedarim since the last letter of each word spells out “Elul.” Do women have an obligation to do hataras nedarim or not? If not, why would women be exempt since they […]
Watch; Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Wife Sara Tour Tesla Motors Plant with Tesla CEO and Entrepreneur Elon Musk (Video & Photos)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, today (Monday, 18 September 2023), toured the Tesla Motors plant in Fremont, California, together with Tesla CEO entrepreneur Elon Musk. The Prime Minister and his wife were briefed by Elon Musk on company developments and various models, and observed the production and assembly line for advanced electric […]
Daily Dvar Halacha – Sept. 19 – 4 Tishrei – Ladies commanded to eat erev Yom Kippur? (Video)
Watch Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Teshuva: A Missed Opportunity (Video)
Maryland Ends FY2023 with $555 Million in Unallocated General Fund Balance
Maryland closed out fiscal year 2023 with an unassigned general fund balance of $555 million, according to a report released Wednesday by Comptroller Brooke Lierman. There would have been an additional $2.029 billion leftover, but the 2023 Maryland General Assembly already earmarked that amount towards various projects in 2024. The reserve funding is nearly $1.5 billion […]
Canada Investigating Allegations India Involved In Assassination Of Sikh Activist On Canadian Soil
Canada is investigating allegations that India was involved in the assassination of a Sikh activist, a Canadian citizen, on Canadian soil. The victim, Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was gunned down outside a Sikh cultural center in Surrey, British Columbia on June 18. Nijjar was a strong supporter of an independent Sikh homeland known as Khalistan. […]
Mazel Tov Mr. & Mrs. Sruli Schachter On The Birth Of A Daughter
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 18, 2023 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Sruli Schachter on the birth of a daughter. Mazel Tov grandparents Mr. & Mrs. Asher Sondhelm and great-grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Uri Sondhelm and Mr. & Mrs. Eli Singer ×™×””ר שיזכו לגדל ×‘×ª× ×œ×ª×•×¨×”, לחופה, ×•×œ×ž×¢×©×™× ×˜×•×‘×™×. ×מן
