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Baltimore, MD - May 20, 2025 - Ladies, Baltimore Live! is an all new variety show!Come and see some of the most talented performers in Baltimore.Experience music, song, dance, comedy, ballet, gymnastics... you don't want to miss it! See the woman in your community like you've never seen the before - performing on stage for YOU! And enjoy a special guest performance by the one and only Elena Tal!With only one show, tickets are selling fast!! The live performance will be June 11th at 7 PMBuy your tickets today!For women and girls onlywww.stardomtalent.com/blticketsFor more information email info@stardomtalent.com
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Baltimore, MD – May 19, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Nomi Gordon, a’h, daughter of Drs. Daniel and Beth Gordon, and sister of Zacharya (Mijal) Gordon, Josh Gordon, Moshe Gordon, Avraham Gordon, Sara Riva Gordon, Zahava Gordon, and Michoel Gordon.
The levayah will be held at Levinson's today, May 19, 2025 at 3:00PMThe kevurah will take place at the Agudah Cemetery 6300 Hamilton Ave, Rosedale, MD 21237
Shiva will be observed at 3311 Labyrinth Road, Baltimore, MD 21215The family respectfully requests no visitors from 12-2pm or after 10pmMinyanim:Shacharis 7:30AMMincha/Maariv 8:00PM Bila HaMaves LaNetzach
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The region’s premier B2B construction expo returns to Baltimore on June 11, serving six Mid-Atlantic states
Construction professionals across the Mid-Atlantic are coming together again this June — and you’re invited.
Baltimore, MD - May 16, 2025 - The OJBA Mid-Atlantic Expo returns to Baltimore on June 11, 2025, bringing together business owners, developers, contractors, and suppliers from across the region for a focused day to meet new contacts, explore partnerships, and uncover new opportunities.
Whether you’re based in Maryland, DC, Virginia, Pennsylvania, South Jersey, or Delaware, this is your space to meet the people driving local construction forward.
Why This One-Day Expo Makes a Real Difference
The OJBA Mid-Atlantic B2B Construction Expo isn&rs...
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Baltimore, MD – May 20, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Philip Gudwin, z’l, brother of Cindy Knopf.
Shiva will be observed at 3212 Bonnie Road, Pikesville, MD 21208 from Wednesday, May 21, @ 1:30PM through Motzaei Shabbos, May 24.
The family respectfully requests visitors only from 1:30pm-6:30pm or from 8:00pm-10:00pm
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach…
Annapolis, MD - May 20, 2025 - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore signed the $61 billion state budget and the so-called budget reconciliation bill that includes a series of fee increases and a new 3% sales tax on technology services used by businesses.
Business groups and Republicans have said that the business tax will force some to leave Maryland. Moore said the budget closes a $3 billion deficit and addresses a changing Maryland economy brought on in part by the Trump administration’s budget cuts and tariffs.
Among the fees increased are car registrations. Those fees have doubled. Another bill increases safety rules for workers, including requiring parole and probation agents and corrections workers to wear body cameras.
This is the last scheduled bill signing. A...
Passengers on Southwest Airlines flights will soon be required to keep their portable chargers in plain sight while using them because of concerns about the growing number of lithium battery fires in a new policy that other airlines may adopt.
Southwest announced the new policy that will go into effect May 28 and said passengers may already have seen notifications about the industry-leading rule when using the airline's app.
There is growing concern about lithium-ion battery fires on planes because the number of incidents continues to grow yearly, and devices powered by those batteries are ubiquitous. There have already been 19 incidents involving these batteries this year, following last year's record high of 89, according to Federal Aviation Administration statistics.
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The United Kingdom on Tuesday announced it would pause free trade talks with Israel after Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was horrified by the military escalation in Gaza. The UK also announced further sanctions and said it will summon the country's ambassador.
"While the UK government remains committed to the existing trade agreement in force, it is not possible to advance discussions on a new, upgraded Free Trade Agreement with a Netanyahu government that is pursuing egregious policies in the West Bank and Gaza," the government said in a statement.
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Additionally, the UK will place sanctions on a number of individuals and groups in the West Bank, who it said have "supported, incited and promoted violence against Palestinian communities...
Delta Air Lines says it will resume daily nonstop flights to Tel Aviv from New York’s JFK airport starting today.
“The decision to resume the route on May 20, which was temporarily suspended in response to ongoing conflict in the region, follows an extensive security risk assessment by the airline,” Delta says in a statement. “Delta is continuously monitoring the evolving security environment and assessing operations based on security guidance and intelligence reports.”
The US carrier says a travel waiver will be valid for customers who purchased tickets to Tel Aviv on or before May 5 for travel through May 25.
On May 4, Delta halted all flights to Tel Aviv after a ballistic missile from Yemen struck an area of Israel’s main international airport.
The Israel Defense Forces Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) said that aid trucks had entered the Gaza Strip on Monday, following the recommendation of military officials.
This shipment, consisting mainly of baby food and essential products, was subjected to thorough security control, COGAT said.
"The IDF will continue to facilitate humanitarian assistance in the Gaza Strip while making every effort to ensure that the aid does not reach Hamas."
This resumption of deliveries comes after the decision of the Israeli security cabinet to again allow the transport of humanitarian aid in the face of increasing international concerns about the situation of Palestinian civilians. No aid has entered since March 1.
Alongside this announcement, protests of an unu...
Israel - Hamas War day 592: Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, who is also the country's foreign minister, said that Doha blames Israel for not ending the "tragic war."
He said that Qatar "expected the tragedy to end after the release of Edan Alexander, but the continued attacks are harming the chances for peace. Despite the efforts of Qatar, Egypt, and the United States to end the tragic war, we are witnessing the failure of efforts to achieve calm, due to Israel's irresponsible and aggressive behavior, which limits any chance of peace."
US Special Envoy for Hostages Adam Boehler said at the Jerusalem Post Conference in New York that he believes a deal between Israel and Hamas is "getting closer and closer," adding that, if Hamas wants to come ...
The Torah tells us in this week's parsha Parshas Bechukosai:
"Im bechukosai teileichu v’es mitzvosai tishmoru va’asishem osam" — If you go in My statutes, and observe My commandments, and perform them…
Rashi famously explains that "going in Hashem’s statutes" means toiling in Torah — not just learning passively, but putting in real effort.
There’s a powerful story told about the Chofetz Chaim. A young man came to him, disheartened. “Rebbe,” he said, “I’ve been learning for years. I’ve worked hard, but I haven’t become the Torah scholar I hoped to be.”
The Chofetz Chaim looked at him gently and asked: “Is there a mitzvah to become a gaon? The mitzvah is to work hard in Torah. If you’re ...
Jerusalem, Israel - May 20, 2025 - It feels like things are falling apart, right? Like the entire world is closing in and turning on us, right?
It feels like we are alone and with no end in sight. Like we are being punished and isolated because we just want to exist, right? Like there’s no light at the end of the (terror) tunnel.
So let me reassure you, that feeling? Don’t worry,
I feel it too. We all do. Want to know why? Because the media wants you to feel that.
The media wants to isolate Israel and create tension between the US and Israel, tension that does not exist in real life.
But let’s just make some order here.
A few hours ago, as you may or may not have heard, leaders of Britain, France, and Canada issue joint stat...
Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Alina Habba is charging Rep. LaMonica McIver for her alleged misconduct toward law enforcement in front of Delaney Hall earlier this month, but she is dismissing the trespassing charge against Newark Mayor Ras Baraka.
"Today my office has charged Congresswoman McIver with violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 111(a)(1) for assaulting, impeding and interfering with law enforcement," Habba said in a post on X on Monday.
In a letter posted with the comment, Habba announced that after extensive consideration, she was dismissing charges against Baraka.Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was charged with class C misdemeanor trespassing at the facility, which is privately operated by the GEO Group, last week, and he had his first court a...
Washington, D.C. - May 19, 2025 - Close to 130,000 Marylanders could lose some amount of Supplementary Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamp, benefits under the plan, according to one estimate, with 71,000 at risk of losing benefits entirely. Because it is one of the 24 states with error rates of over- and underpayments above 10%, the changes could mean Maryland would be on the hook for up to 25% of the cost of SNAP, which is currently !00% federally funded.
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee approved, 29-25, Wednesday evening its portion of Republicans’ major legislative package that includes a provision that would shift to states some of the responsibility to pay for a major nutrition assistance program.
The bill&...
Baltimore, MD – May 19, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Shalom Dovi Rotberg (Lakewood) and Yehudis Froehlich (Baltimore) on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Moshe and Miriam Rotberg and Mr. & Mrs. Doni and Estie Froehlich
Mazel Tov to Grandparents Mr. Mrs. Myron & Miriam Froehlich and Mr. & Mrs. Yitzchok & Dina Steinharter
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – May 19, 2025 – 6:38PM – 95 South is shut down at exit 80 in Aberdeen.
Statement by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, this evening (Monday, 19 May 2025):
"By asking Israel to end a defensive war for our survival before Hamas terrorists on our border are destroyed and by demanding a Palestinian state, the leaders in London, Ottawa and Paris are offering a huge prize for the genocidal attack on Israel on October 7 while inviting more such atrocities.
The war began on October 7 when Palestinian terrorists stormed our borders, murdered 1,200 innocent people and abducted over 250 more innocents to the dungeons of Gaza.
Israel accepts President Trump's vision and urges all European leaders to do the same. The war can end tomorrow if the remaining hostages are released, Hamas lays down its arms, its murderous leaders...
The leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada issued a joint statement Monday condemning Israel’s handling of the humanitarian situation in Gaza and calling on the Jewish state to immediately halt military action in the enclave and allow in more aid, threatening “further concrete actions in response” if Jerusalem refuses.
The three leaders called Israel’s announcement Sunday to allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza “wholly inadequate” and said the country’s failure to assist the Gazan civilian population “is unacceptable and risks breaching International Humanitarian Law.”
Netanyahu hit back in a statement, saying London, Paris and Ottawa were “offering a huge prize for the genocidal attack on Israel...
Baltimore, MD – May 19, 2025 – 5:38PM – Smith Avenue is currently closed in both directions just past the Beazer entrance due to an accident. Drivers are advised to avoid the area and seek alternate routes.
