Unity Torah continues the Legacy of Efraim Gordon
Transforming Tragedy to Life On Sunday, July 10, a perfectly sunny and breezy summer day, approximately one thousand members from the diverse Baltimore Jewish community gathered together in a compelling display of unity and celebration. Swaying to the rhythm of the cheerful music, watching their children happily sucking on cold popsicles, representatives from every facet […]
Baltimore Women Join Together For Inspiration
Rebbetzin Sara Gross On Wednesday evening, June 22nd, the women of Baltimore joined over 75,000 others from around the country and across the globe to participate in the Nekadesh “Live Higher” event. TAG Baltimore organized a live hookup at Shomrei Emunah, and women and girls of all ages packed into the room to be a […]
Yeshivas Toras Simcha Welcomes Rabbi Hillel Mandel as Interim Menahel
Yeshivas Toras Simcha is excited to announce that we have secured an outstanding menahel to guide usthrough the next school year – Rabbi Hillel Mandel – the famed educational consultant and trainer ofteachers, who has agreed to join the school as the interim menahel for 2022-2023 school year.Rabbi Hillel Mandel has served as a rebbe […]
JCSL by “Shimz Cars” completes another successful season
The Jewish Community Softball League by Shimz Cars wrapped up their fourth season on Sunday, July 10th in auspicious fashion with a dramatic battle between teams “Levin and Gann” and “Donny Ankri Architects,” in the “Camp Shoresh” Championship game. Continue below to read about the excitement from the entire “Camp Shoresh” postseason:Camp Shoresh Playoffs: Levin […]
Parshas Balak
Rabbi Berel Wein We are taught in the book of Mishlei that it is better to hear criticism from a friend than compliments from someone who is truly one’s enemy. This week’s Torah reading abounds in compliments given to the Jewish people by the leading prophet of the non-Jewish world, Bilaam. From all of the […]
Sheva Brachos Shailos
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow In the first perek of Kesuvos, there is a lengthy exposition on Sheva Brachos. What follows is some selected halachos regarding Sheva Brachos with a focus on the psakim of Rav Moshe Feinstein, zt”l. This article is not intended to issue practical rulings but to engender discussion. The Rema (EH 62:6) writes […]
Shoresh’s First Music Festival Proves to be Epic and Spectacular!
Rabbi David Finkelstein, Executive Director of Shoresh, had a longtime dream of hosting a “Kosher Woodstock.” It finally came to fruition on Sunday, July 3, after months of planning and with the help of the Camp Shoresh staff, volunteers, and co-chairs Shani Kohen and Yona Openden. Shoresh held its first-ever Jewish Roots Music Festival on […]
Not a Time For Humility
Rabbi Zvi Teichman An attempt is made by Moshe to take a shortcut on the Children of Israel’s journey to the promised land through the territory of Edom. In what appears to be a heartfelt appeal, Moshe sends a three-pronged message to the King of Edom. Firstly, he asserts their familial connection as ‘brothers’. The […]
Parshas Chukat
Rabbi Berel Wein The Torah reading of this week deals with a ritual in the Temple – that of the Parah Adumah – which is characterized as being a commandment beyond the ken of human understanding and rational interpretation. It remains a primary example of certain commandments that, at their very core, are not easily […]
Wednesday is the Day to Wed
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow Mazal tov to all those who finished Maseches Yevamos. We began Maseches Kesuvos on Friday. I remember that a few minutes after I was engaged and we had a mock l’chayim ceremony, my future shvigger opened her notebook. She promptly started a lengthy discourse about the dates available for the wedding. She […]
