Baltimore Community Member Chaim Abramson Honored by BPD for Assistance in Ephraim Gordon Murder Case
BJLifeNewsroom Baltimore City Police Commissioner Michael Harrison awarded community member Chaim Abramson with a Certificate of Recognition. Chaim worked alongside Baltimore Police Detectives & Councilman Isaac Yitzy Schleifer to recover camera footage that led to the arrest and guilty plea of the suspects who murdered Ephraim Gordon, Z’L, H’yd. Councilman Schleifer & Commissioner Harrison both […]
Parshas Re’eh
Rabbi Berel Wein There is a shift in mood in the book of Devarim beginning with this week’s parsha. It no longer is a review of the events of the desert or of the Exodus from Egypt. Moshe no longer will concentrate on the faults and failures of the generation that left Egypt – a […]
Parshas Eikev
Rabbi Berel Wein Moshe’s discourse to the children of Israel at the end of his life continues in this week’s parsha. I think that it has to be said that Moshe presents a “fair and balanced” review of the events that have befallen Israel during its desert sojourn. The good and the bad, the exalted […]
To Save a Life
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow One mantra that is often repeated in halacha is that nothing supersedes saving a life. Therefore, it is somewhat surprising that a recent Gemara (Kesubos 39a) seems to take a contrarian view. The question addressed by the Gemara is whether a certain intervention, which might very well be ordinarily prohibited, can be […]
Biker Cholim Cycles to New Heights!
Rochelle Goldberg The heat wave ended. The weather was perfect. The excitement in the air was palpable, as the 160 cyclists rode off on the glorious scenic routes of Maryland at 50, 25, and 10-mile challenges respectively. Sunday’s Sinai Lifebridge 9th Annual Bikur Cholim Men’s Bike a thon raised a staggering $205,000 with money still […]
Bikur Cholim of Baltimore is Expanding to Better Service our Growing Community
For decades, Bikur Cholim has worked tirelessly to service all the Bikur Cholim needs of our community. From kosher food provisions in hospitals and at home, dedicated in-hospital pantries and respite areas, home and hospital visitation, transportation, medical equipment loans, Shabbos and Yom Tov care packages, housing, vaccine clinics, and an ever-expanding role in patient […]
From Israel, Peru, and Manchester, too: STAR-K Certification’s Popular Summer Kashrus Training Programs’ Far Reach
Margie Pensak STAR-K Kosher Certification’s back-to-back 19th Annual Kashrus Training Program (July 25-28) and Food Service Kashrus Training Seminar (August 1-3) attracted participants from as far away as Ramla, Israel; Lima, Peru; and, Manchester, UK, to its Baltimore corporate headquarters. Both certificate programs featured a Q & A session with STAR-K Rabbinic Administrator HaRav Moshe […]
Baltimore’s Benyamin Balakhani’s Tzitzis Campaign Pulls No Strings
BJLife The Protective Strings Initiative is a campaign to inspire and facilitate the performance of the Mitzvah of Tzitzit.It was founded in 2021 by Benyamin Balakhani, a young father and member of Kehillas Ohr Yisrael Baltimore. He was inspired about the Mitzvah of Tzitzis after hearing a story from a Rav who distributed FREE PAIRS OF TZITZIS to campers because of […]
Mercaz Daf Yomi Holds Siyum on Yevamos
Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah celebrated a grand siyum on Maseches Yevamos. A delicious steak seudah was catered by Le’ Mo, a special edition cookbook was presented to the ladies who attended, and everyone was treated to a Chalitzah shoe cookie! The Rav, HaRav Yissochor Dov Eichenstein, Shlita, offered Divrei Hisorerus, R’ Mordechai Weimer shared inspiration of […]
Mental Health at Maccabiah
Well over a year ago an online popup ad caught my eye: Join Maccabi USA in Israel next summer. Curious, I followed the link. Touted as the 3rd largest sports competition in the world, the Maccabiah Games is held every 4 years in Israel. 10,000 Jews from all corners of the globe compete throughout the […]
