Read the Latest: Kashrus Kurrents Summer 5786/2026
Baltimore, MD – August 20, 2026 – CLICK HERE to Read the Latest: Kashrus Kurrents Summer 5786/2026
Rabbi Zvi Teichman on Parshas Ki Seitzei – Take the Chill Out
Twenty-eight years ago, I arrived in Baltimore with my family to assume the role of Principal of the High School at Talmudical Academy of Baltimore. For nine marvelous years I had the privilege of educating a remarkable and colorful group of students, hopefully inspiring them with life lessons culled from our precious Torah. It is […]
BDE: Melvyn Parnes, a”h
Baltimore, MD – August 19, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Melvin Parnes a”h, father of Esther Shoshana Fuld. Esther Shoshana is sitting shiva at 36 South Monsey Road in Airmont, NY. Hours are Thursday 10-1 and 7:30-9:30, Erev Shabbos 10-1, Motzei Shabbos 9-10:30, Sunday 10-1 and 7-9:30. If someone wants to come […]
STAR-K Kashrus Alert
Baltimore, MD – Aggust 19, 2026 – Key Food Urban Meadow Frozen Spinach, Kale and Collard Greens Packages of Urban Meadow Frozen Spinach Leaf, Frozen Collard Greens and Frozen Kale, product of China, distributed by Key Food Stores Co-Operative, Inc. of Matawan, NJ, bear an unauthorized STAR-K symbol. Corrective action is being taken.
Yahrtzeit Seudah of the Zera Shimshon, zt”l, Held at Khal Bais Nosson
Baltimore, MD – August 19, 2026 – (BJL) On Tuesday night August 18th (ו’ אלול), a special seudah was held at Khal Bais Nosson in honor of the yahrtzeit of the Zera Shimshon, zt”l. During the seudah, the Rav, Rabbi Shmuel Friedman, shared a piece from the sefer Zera Shimshon on Rosh Hashanah, bringing the […]
Mazel Tov to Akiva Yisroel & Sara Tova Miller on the birth of a son
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 19, 2026 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Akiva Yisroel & Sara Tova Miller on the birth of a son. Mazal Tov to the grandparents Rabbi Shmuel Meir and D’vorah Brocha Miller (St. Louis) and Mr. Mordechai Yosef and Ruth Snider (Baltimore), and the great grandparents Rabbi Dr. Ivan and Arleeta […]
Baltimore’s Hidden Gem: A Wednesday Night Shiur Continuing a Legacy of Torah
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 18, 2026 – Baltimore is blessed with an extraordinary wealth of mosdos of Torah and chesed. Yet among the community’s many well-known institutions is a unique Torah opportunity that remains something of a hidden gem: the longstanding Wednesday night shiur at The Chofetz Chaim Adath Bnei Israel Congregation (Adas). For more than […]
A Minyan in a Garage
On Tu B’Av, the holiday of love, I was walking down a small Jerusalem alley lined with automobile repair shops when I was invited to join a Mincha service. Curious, and always up for a “chavaya,” I accepted the invitation. The prayers took place in a tiny office behind one of the garages. The room […]
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Beyond The Headlines: A Weekly Glimpse Into The Israel You Won’t Read About In The News
Holiness in Unexpected Places During a family trip to northern Israel recently, two images caught my attention. The first was in Tzfat. We have all seen many moving and creative memorial projects, but this was something new. At the entrance to a coffee shop stood an ordinary plastic-bottle recycling bin bearing a sign: “Recycling station […]
