Watch: Let's Talk Kashrus – Risky Whiskey (Video)
חמץ שעבר עליו הפסחChometz? Who’s thinking about Chometz now? Pesach isn’t for another 4 months. For some Mashgichim like Rabbi Akiva Niehaus (Director of Kashrus Operations at the cRc and the Rabbinic Coordinator of the Liquor Industry at the cRc), it is a year round worry. If the owner of a liquor company is Jewish, […]
In Time for Chanukah Watch A Baltimore Creation: Mission To Live (Official Lyric Video) Featuring Uri Meltzer & Yaakov Rosenblum (Video)
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 7, 2023 – In time for Chanuka and as we daven for Al Hanissim once again, it is with great excitement that the song and video “Mission to Live” has been re-released by Michelle Anflick, Judy Landman and Judy Meltzer to support and encourage the Jewish People. In April of 2022, […]
Watch: An Inspirational Message from Rabbi Menachem Nissel: What Can We Fix? (Video)
Rabbi Menachem Nissel was born and educated in Britain. He is a faculty member at several educational institutions in Jerusalem, and lectures worldwide to vast audiences on a variety of topics.Rabbi Nissel is the Rabbinic Advisor to NCSY (National Council for Synagogue Youth, in the US) and a senior lecturer for Ner L’elef. He has […]
This Morning at the Kotel: Inspection of the Stones (Photos)
Jerusalem, Israel – Aug. 29, 2023 – As the Yomim Tovim of Tishrei approach and hundreds of thousands of worshippers gather at the Kotel Plaza during this period, this morning (Tuesday) a routine examination of the integrity of the Western Wall stones commenced. The Western Wall Heritage Foundation conducts a comprehensive and meticulous examination of […]
Valuable Tips for Packing for the Year In Israel
Jerusalem, Israel – Aug. 12, 2023 – It’s hard to believe this week is already Rosh Chodesh Elul. For those families sending their child to Israel for the year and feeling overwhelmed, these tips on what to buy in Israel and what to bring from home should help you make better-informed decisions. BJL worked in […]
Parshas Devarim – Kiss the Mezuzah
Have you ever noticed that on the outer side of the Mezuzah parchment there appears three mystical words? כוז”ו במוכס”×– כוז”ו Each of these letters correspond to each one of the letters in the central phrase of Shma: ×™-×”-ו-×” ×-ל-×”-×™-× -ו ×™-×”-ו-×” The letters on the external side of the Mezuzah are the letters that follow […]
Food Under The Bed? I'll Sleep On That Question
The halacha in Yoreh Deah 117:5 says that one is not allowed to eat food that was kept under a bed overnight. Does this halacha still apply today? The Gemara in Pesachim 112a says that a “ruach raah” (bad spirits) enters food and drink that was stored under a bed overnight. This is so even […]
Am I Jewish?
Situation #1: Richard Richard was born into a non-observant family and married a woman who keeps a kosher home, but she is not interested in becoming more observant. Richard is under the impression that, going back a few generations, his mother’s family was not originally Jewish, and, as far as he is aware, never was […]
Am I Jewish?
Situation #1: Richard Richard was born into a non-observant family and married a woman who keeps a kosher home, but she is not interested in becoming more observant. Richard is under the impression that, going back a few generations, his mother’s family was not originally Jewish, and, as far as he is aware, never was […]
American Citizens in Israel in Limbo: Urgent Action Needed to Address the Crisis at the US Embassy
Jerusalem, Israel – May 31, 2023 – Chaim V’Chessed has reported extensively on the challenges involved in obtaining services at the US Embassy in Israel. Prior to the Pesach travel season, a sudden change in policy discontinued emergency appointments for newborns. At the time, there was a communal outcry, which led to the involvement of numerous public […]
