Who Knows Five: Reviving Synagogue Choral Music With A Chanukah Concert (Video)
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 20, 2023 – Who Knows Five held a Chanukah concert on 3 December at Arugos Habosem (Rabbi Taub’s shul). This local choir, founded in 2007, revives the European tradition of synagogue choral music. Composers from Germany, Austria, France, England, Eastern Europe, Italy, and America have left a legacy of beautiful and […]
Opinion: Why I Can’t Stop Writing About Oct. 7
This will be my last column for the year, and it will be more personal than most. It’s an effort to explain, to myself as much as to readers, why I can’t stop writing about Oct. 7 and its aftermath. A few weeks ago, my mother was watching footage of a Jewish student being taunted and mobbed […]
A Hidden Sefer Torah Donated to Yad Vashem's Synagogue Serves as an Everlasting Witness to the Holocaust and the Destruction of Europe's Jewish Communities (Photos)
First time: Israel’s Chief Rabbinate Council to convene at Yad Vashem Jerusalem, Israel – 21 December 2023 – A surviving Torah scroll from before the Holocaust, concealed within the walls of a former synagogue in WaÅ‚brzych that was destroyed during the riots of the November Pogrom of 1938, “Kristallnacht“, finds its eternal home at Yad […]
'It's Broken': Baltimore Teacher Running For Mayor Campaigns To Fix School System
A Baltimore City teacher who has seen the devastating impact of violence on young people now hopes to use that insight as the next mayor of Baltimore. Wendy Bozel recently sat down with Project Baltimore and revealed her plan to save the city, by first saving the school system. The 62-year-old mother of three has […]
Israel: Travel with Foreign Passports Extended for Another Year
In the wake of the Corona pandemic, a massive backlog for Israeli passports was formed. The Ministry of Interior addressed this issue with a so-called Passport Marathon last summer, as reported by Chaim V’Chessed. This effort was relatively successful in enabling most Israeli citizens to obtain passports. However, this did not assist Israeli citizens residing abroad who […]
Toyota Recalls 1 Million Vehicles In US Due To Airbag Deployment Defect
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 21, 2023 – Toyota is recalling nearly 1 million vehicles in the United States due to a potential defect that may cause the passenger airbag not to deploy in a crash, according to FOX45. The recall affects various models from the 2020 and 2021 model years, including Toyota Camry, Rav4, Sienna, […]
BJL Traffic Alert: Slade & Park Heights
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 21, 2023 – 8:32AM – The traffic signals at Slade and Park Heights are still out. Proceed with caution.
Mazel Tov to Baruch & Miriam Rosenbluth on the birth of a son
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 21, 2023 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Baruch & Miriam Rosenbluth on the birth of a son. Mazel tov to grandparents Ronnie & Sandy Rosenbluth ×™×””ר שיזכו לגדל ×‘× × ×œ×ª×•×¨×”, לחופה, ×•×œ×ž×¢×©×™× ×˜×•×‘×™×. ×מן!
