Support Ahavas Yisrael with a Year-End Donation: Making a Difference in our Baltimore Community
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 23, 2023 – Consider supporting Ahavas Yisrael with a year-end donation as we endeavor to make a difference in our Baltimore community. Baltimoreans helping Baltimoreans The harsh winter weather often leads to soaring utility bills, and it’s our collective responsibility to ensure that everyone stays warm and comfortable during these challenging […]
Star-K Webinar: Gluten-Free While Keeping Kosher will be discussed on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 12 Noon
Register here Rabbi Zvi Goldberg and Rabbi Dovid Heber will discuss the halachic ramifications of keeping kosher on a gluten-free diet. The discussion will cover a range of topics, including: How do you eat meals without bread? (e.g., Shabbos meals, kiddushim, Purim seuda, seudah hamafsekes, first two nights of Sukkos) Continuing shalosh seudos past shkiya […]
War Morah Chizuk – An Open Letter to Mechanchim
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 14, 2023: An open letter to Mechanchim There are times in our lives when what we do is cloudy and what we do is crystal clear. Sometimes the two get mixed up, which of course leaves us confused. We have experiences that cause us to think that we know exactly what […]
Mrs. Bracha Strimber's Annual Chesed Project Continues with TA 8th Graders Sewing Pillowcases for Jewish Soldiers Worldwide
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 6, 2023 – Every year, Mrs. Bracha Strimber invites her TA 8th graders to take part in a beautiful chesed project in conjunction with Koshertroops.com. The boys sew mural-type pillowcases which are then sent as part of a Purim/Pesach care package to American Jewish soldiers all over the world. Jewish chaplains […]
On His Sixth Yahrzeit, 15 MarCheshvan: Rabbi Mendel Freedman, a'h: A Mechanech’s Mechanech
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 4, 2017 – Great sadness has descended on the Baltimore community with the passing of Rabbi Mendel Freedman on Shabbos morning, Parshas Vayaera. Rabbi Freedman was one of the pillars of the Baltimore Jewish community for the past decades. He served for close to forty years as the Principal of Bais […]
Bribery Allegations Spark Outrage Over Israeli Ministry of Religion's Plan to Distribute Sweets in Shuls on Simchat Torah
The Ministry of Religion caused an uproar after it announced that it would distribute candy bags to children in synagogues on Simchat Torah in order to “bring the children of Israel closer and connect them to tradition.” Haaretz TV critic Rogel Alpher wrote that it was a bribe to children. “The Israeli government has launched a […]
Parshas Re'ei – Rich Man, Poor Man
However, there will be no, ×ביון — needy, among you, for the Lord will surely bless you in the land the Lord, your G-d, is giving you for an inheritance to possess. Only if you hearken to the voice of the Lord, your G-d, to be careful to do all this commandment, which I am […]
The Ultimate Decisor
Over the past weeks, we studied the first of the Thirteen Principles, which recognizes Hashem’s control over all occurrences. This week, we will see how this principle applies to the actions and decisions of man as well. Though we have free choice and make our own decisions, Hashem steers the results of these decisions and […]
A Heartfelt Expression of Gratitude: The Cohen Family Thanks the Community for their Support and Remembrance of Chaim Moshe, z'l
Baltimore, MD – May 9, 2023:Dear Baltimore Community,We would like to sincerely express our Hakaras Hatov to the Rabbanim, Askanim, our family, friends/neighbors, various organizations and so many families around the community who went above and beyond to take care of our family’s needs upon the tragic loss of our dear son, Chaim Moshe, z’l. […]
A Heartfelt Expression of Gratitude: The Cohen Family Thanks the Community for their Support and Remembrance of Chaim Moshe, z'l
Baltimore, MD – May 9, 2023:Dear Baltimore Community,We would like to sincerely express our Hakaras Hatov to the Rabbanim, Askanim, our family, friends/neighbors, various organizations and so many families around the community who went above and beyond to take care of our family’s needs upon the tragic loss of our dear son, Chaim Moshe, z’l. […]
