Watch: Let's Talk Kashrus – Crawling Cuisine – The Uninvited Guests (Video)
Why are there so many bugs in produce? Is this a new problem? How come there was never such issues 100 years ago? If my grandparents ate strawberries why can’t I? All these questions and more, answered by Rabbi Yosef Wikler, editor of Kashrus Magazine, who has seen these issues come and go over the […]
Watch Rabbi Ori Strum: The Bottom Floor of the Teiva and the Danger of TACHAS (Video)
Fuel Spill Closes Multiple Lanes on Beltway's Outer Loop in Catonsville, Causing Morning Traffic Delays
Baltimore, MD – Sept. 1, 2023 – A fuel spill caused significant traffic disruptions on the Beltway’s Outer Loop in Catonsville, closing three of four lanes during the early morning hours, reports WBALTV. The spill occurred after debris ruptured a truck’s saddle tank near Frederick Road. The lane closures lasted from around 6 a.m. to […]
US Embassy in Israel Emergency Passport Event
On September 5, the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will hold a special application event for emergency passports. Chaim V’Chessed salutes the Embassy for hosting this event, as a service to those planning travel during the upcoming holiday season. These passports will be limited to one year and are intended for those with upcoming travel in less than […]
Parshas Ki Savo – I Can, I Must
In Sefer Dvarim, we are treated to one of several places where Hashem uses a particular term of endearment for B’nei Yisroel, referring to us as the “Am Segulah”, a treasured nation (Vaeschanan, 7:6, Re’ei,14:2 and Ki Savo 26:18). There are a myriad of other places where B’nei Yisroel are referred to as the “Am […]
Challenging Students Resemble Us: Chizuk For Rebbeim And Teachers
The busy weeks of preparation before school have come to an end as we begin the new school year. It’s the first day of school, and from my vantage point in front of the bais medrash at Yeshiva K’tana of Waterbury I see close to a hundred Middle School boys ready for their first morning […]
Mazel Tov to Moshe Yosef Trenk and Devorah Marcus on their engagement!
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 31, 2023 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Moshe Yosef Trenk and Devorah Marcus on their engagement. ×™×””ר שיזכו ×œ×‘× ×•×ª בית × ×מן בישר×ל. ×מן!
Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: I Have Not Forgotten (Ki Savo)
“When you have finished tithing all the tithes of your produce in the third year, the year of the tithe, you shall give [them] to the Levite, the stranger, the orphan, and the widow, so that they can eat to satiety in your cities. Then you shall say before the Lord, your God, ‘I have […]
Watch Rabbi Shmuel Silber's Virtual Drasha: Ki Savo- Chiseling the Stone (Video)
Parshas Ki Savo – We Have Nothing to Fear But G-d Alone!
Each year as we approach Rosh Hashana, during the next to last Shabbos of the year we read the portion of the Torah that enumerates ninety-curses that will befall our nation if would do not adhere to G-d’s will. This symbolizes our hope that ‘the year and its curses will dissipate, and the new year […]
