An Exercise in Futility
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow The Bayside Canadian Railway is a 200 foot(!) railroad in Bayside, New Brunswick, Canada. The railway was designed to transport fish – frozen pollock, to be precise. It would seem to be a total waste to build a railroad to move fish a mere 200 feet. Moreover, after the fish is moved […]
2 Members of the Baltimore Jewish Community Appointed Baltimore City Police Chaplains
It is with great pride that Eliezer Skaist and Shloime Rabinowitz were each appointed as Chaplains of the Baltimore City Police Dept. The ceremony took place at the Baltimore City Police Training Center. In attendance among many others were Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison shown here with the 2 new graduates of the […]
To See with Our Eyes Closed
Rabbi Zvi Teichman And it came to pass, when Yitzchok had become old, and his eyes dimmed from seeing… His blindness here, the Midrash teaches, has a twofold meaning. Figuratively blinded to Esav’s feigned righteousness that deluded Yitzchok into thinking that perhaps Esav was worthy of being his successor, and literally, physical sightlessness. Both factors […]
What is Discovery?
The stage is decorated as though for a concert: a long sign draped across it reading, “ON A HAPPY NOTE,” along with an appropriate quote from Hebrew liturgy, golden music notes hanging from the ceiling, the curtain backdrop glowing with blue light. The music begins – a cheerful, upbeat song with a bouncy rhythm. The […]
Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah Night Seder Program for Middle School Boys
Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah hosts a Night Seder program for Middle School boys from across the community, 3 nights a week. Now in its 5th year, the program is lead by Rabbi Michoel Berkowitz of TA and Rabbi Dovid Naiman of TI. The goal of the program is to create a framework for boys to review […]
Baltimore Celebrates the Completion of Kesser Torah’s New Bais Medrash
On Sunday, November 13th Kesser Torah (KT) invited the entire Baltimore community to its campus to celebrate in the Chanukas Habayis of its new Bais Medrash. The yeshiva was joined by hundreds of community members as well as local rabbonim and Gedolei Roshei Yeshiva of America. The purpose of the evening was to give shevach […]
Beth Tfiloh’s Tribute to Cantor Albrecht/Laniado Benefit Concert – A Resounding Success!
Twelve-hundred attendees joined in paying tribute to an outstanding chazzan and an even more outstanding mensch, Cantor Avi Albrecht, as he will be retiring from Beth Tfiloh at the end of this year. Community leaders, Rabbis, and local, state, and federal elected officials gathered together for an evening of tribute and song. Wanting to connect […]
Community-Wide Siyum on Seder Zeraim
On Motzei Shabbos, November 19th, Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah hosted a community-wide Mishna Yomi Siyum on Seder Zeraim. Begun in 1947, the Mishna Yomi cycle consists of learning 2 Mishnayos every day. Now in its 14th cycle, there are more people than ever learning Mishna Yomi so the opportunity was ripe to make a grand Siyum […]
Chumash Mesiba at Yeshivas Toras Simcha
Rabbi Dovid Tessler’s 1st grade class celebrated receiving their Chumashim at Yeshivas Torah Simcha, Baltimore. The boys excitedly sang songs and demonstrated their skill at understanding the beginning of Parshas Breishis. Rabbi Hillel Mandel, menahel, and Rabbi Tessler presented each boy with his own Chumash. The fathers, zaidas, and siblings danced following the presentation. Refreshments were also […]
Parshas Chayei Sara
Rabbi Berel Wein Our matriarchs of Israel were very strong personalities and were formidable women. The life experiences of our mother Sarah are an excellent example of this assessment of character and behavior. From the Torah narrative, we are informed early on that she is infertile, unable to conceive and give birth naturally. Nevertheless, we […]
