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Parshas Chayei Sarah – He Who Laughs Last…

We are all still quite immersed in the confusions of emotions that our nation has been living through since the tragic events of Simchas Torah. We view videos of overwhelming grief and pain of families — burying their dead; worrying over the fate of their kin who are in captivity; fretting over the welfare of […]

Sunday Evening, Oct. 29: The Entire Baltimore Community is Invited to the Seudah Commemorating the 65th Yartzeit of The Gaon of Baltimore, HaRav Michoel Forshlager, ZTV'L

Baltimore, MD – Oct. 28, 2023 –  Sunday night, 15 of Cheshvan, Oct 29, marks the 65th Yartzeit of the great Gaon and Tzadik Rav Michael Forshlager Zatza”l. Rav Forshlager, Zatzal, was a tremendous Gaon who was had כל התורה כולה on his fingertips, and as Rav Aharon Kotler, Zatzal, said: “America has yet to see […]

True Simcha

Z’man Simchateinu Though there is a mitzvah of simcha on all Yamim Tovim, only Sukkot is described as “z’man simchateinu — the time of our joy.”[1] Of the four times the word “simcha” is used regarding the Yamim Tovim, three of them refer to Sukkos.[2] What is the source of this heightened level of simcha? […]

BDE: Fruma Porter, a’h

Baltimore, MD – Sept. 19, 2023 – It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Fruma Porter, a’h, wife of Dr. Yosef Porter (Cleveland, Ohio), mother of Yitzchok / Joshua (Rivka) Wainer, Ryan Wainer, and Chaia (Chaim) Kessler. The levayah/shiva took place erev Rosh Hashana.

55-Year-Old Man Dies Following Cardiac Arrest, Over 1000 People Treated In Uman

As of Sunday evening (8:40 P.M.), United Hatzalah volunteers provided medical assistance to over 1,000 people near the tomb of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Uman, Ukraine. Unfortunately, a 55-year-old Israeli man passed away near the end of the holiday after suddenly losing consciousness. Attempts to resuscitate him were unsuccessful. Since the beginning of the […]

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