Parshas Vayigash – Because We Want To
After revealing his true identity, Yoseph and his brothers, once getting over the initial shock, are able to share a brief reunion. Yoseph reassures them that his sale was brought about by Hashem in order that Yoseph would be in Mitzrayim ahead of time to prepare for the famine. (Vayigash 45:7) Yoseph is quite preoccupied […]
BJL Traffic Alert: Reisterstown Road @ 695 Overpass
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 21, 2023 – 10:49PM – A crash on Reisterstown Road at the 695 overpass has traffic slowing in the area.The entrance from Reisterstown Road to 695 towards Towson has been closed off.Police are on scene.
BJL Wishes A Hearty Mazel Tov To Howard Elling & Amira Cohen On Their Engagement
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 21, 2023 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Howard Elling & Amira Cohen on their engagement.
Rabbi Shmuel Silber – Parsha Perspectives: Plant your Seeds (Vayigash)
The family had been reunited. After more than two decades of separation and heartbreak, Yaakov’s family was whole and complete. After settling his family in Goshen, Yosef turned his attention to the affairs of state. He was responsible for sustaining Egypt and the surrounding areas. As the Egyptians ran out of food, they were forced […]
Planning Commission Votes To Approve Zoning Changes For Harborplace Development
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 21, 2023 – The Baltimore Planning Commission has unanimously approved zoning recommendations for the redevelopment of Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, according to WMAR2News. The approval includes zoning changes at Harborplace, updates to the urban renewal plan to remove height restrictions, and a bill allowing Baltimore voters to decide on residential and off-street […]
Daily Dvar Halacha – Dec. 21/22, 10 Teves – Fast Of Asarah B'eves. Basic Facts On The Fast
Watch Rabbi Shmuel Silber's Virtual Drasha – Vayigash-Asara B’Teves – Break the Circle (Video)
Parshas Vayigash – Invincibly Vulnerable
Now Yosef could not restrain himself… He cried out in a loud voice… The prophet Yirmiyah foretells how ‘crying’ will herald the future redemption. With weeping will they come, and with supplications will I lead them… (31 8) The Midrash comments, ‘Just as Yosef only appeased his brothers through tears so too G-d will only […]
Orthodox Union’s Women’s Initiative Leads First Israel Mission in Support of Israeli Women (Photos)
Contingent of Rebbetzins and Lay Leaders Represented 10 communities across North America Women’s Initiative Israel Mission contingent of rebbetzins and lay leaders with Chief Rabbi of Gush Etzion, Rosh Yeshiva of Lev Academic Center (JCT) Rav Yosef Zvi Rimon Standing in the ravaged, eerily silent community of Sderot in the burned out home of Nir, […]
National Library of Israel 101 Treasures – Book Review (Video)
Jerusalem, Israel – Dec. 21, 2023 – After years of planning and construction, the much-anticipated National Library of Israel (NLI) has finally opened its doors in Jerusalem, Israel. The major transformation of the triangular plot of land located between the Knesset and the Israel Museum has been a long process, involving excavating five stories below ground level. […]
