Baltimore, MD - Dec. 28, 2025 – 2:46PM – (BJL) An accident at the intersection of Willow Glen and Greenspring with emergency vehicles on hand is causing traffic delays in the area.
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Baltimore, MD – Dec. 24, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mrs. Deborah (Gerald, z'l) Naiman, a’h, mother of Rabbi Abba Zvi Naiman, Irvin Naiman, Rabbi Shlomo Naiman, and Rabbi Dovid Naiman, sister of Ada Sperling and Shmuel Dovid Siegel, z’l
The Levaya will be held at Levinson’s on Thursday, December 25th, 2025, at 10:00 am.
Kevurah will take place at Chofetz Chaim Cemetery
Shiva will be observed through Wednesday morning at 6107 Gist Ave, Baltimore, MD 21215 (Up the ramp to the side door)Rabbi Abba Zvi Naiman and Irvin Naiman are available until 9pmMinyanim:
Minchah/Maariv -Thurs, Sun-Mon 4:30PM Mincha/Maariv Tuesday, Asara B'Teves: 4:20PMShacharis (Fri, Sun-Wed) - 7:15 am
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Baltimore, MD - Dec. 28, 2025 - On Wednesday evening, the 4th night of Chanukah, the Bais Hamedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore held its annual Chanukah Mesiba.Talmidim gathered together with the hanhalas hayeshiva for a festive ืกืขืืื along with ืืืืจืืช and ืืืจื ืชืืจื, followed by lively and spirited singing and dancing with the Rebbeim in the Bais Hamedrash. It was a true Simchas Yom, Tov, and a wonderdful time was had by all.
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A joint Israeli-Italian intelligence effort has dealt a severe blow to Hamas's infrastructure in Europe.
Seven senior operatives in the terrorist organization have been arrested in Italy, led by Mohammed Hannoun, head of Hamas in Italy and a member of the organization's leadership on the continent.
The arrests were made following cooperation between an Israeli task force, which included the Economic Counterterrorism Headquarters (ECT) in the Defense Ministry, the Israel Police Intelligence Division, the IDF Intelligence Division and the Shin Bet. The team passed information and evidence to the law enforcement authorities in Italy through agreed channels.
During the operation, assets, money and property were seized. It is suspected that those involved worked over time to transf...
Jerusalem, Israel - Dec. 26, 2025 - A curated cohort of Jewish educators from across North America, Mexico, and Israel gathered in Israel this week for the Momentum Educators Mission, a multi-day educational journey designed to strengthen unity, deepen shared responsibility, and build enduring connections between Jewish schools in the Diaspora and Israel.
The group of approximately 35 women included teachers, principals, curriculum leaders, and school heads representing a wide spectrum of Jewish day schools — from community and pluralistic institutions to Orthodox schools — spanning elementary through high school education. Participants came from the United States, Canada, and Mexico City, and were joined by senior educators from Israel’s Ministry of Education.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to depart for the United States Sunday morning, ahead of a meeting with US President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.
During the meeting, Netanyahu will present Trump with evidence that Iran is succeeding in rebuilding its ballistic missile program and will seek a “green light” for possible military action.
Netanyahu will also clarify to Trump that Israel will not agree to move to Phase B of the Gaza Strip plan until Hamas disarms and the last Israeli hostage, Ran Gvili, is returned for burial in Israel.
In addition to the meeting with Trump on Monday, Netanyahu is also expected to hold several additional meetings with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Jewish community in Miami.
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The Iranian hacker group "Handala" on Saturday published a veiled threat to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of a planned trip to Florida to meet US President Donald Trump.
"As 'Flight BB Gate' rises above the clouds, encrypted currents stir quietly among the watchers and the watched," Handala wrote in a post on X. "Layers of protection tighten as the journey unfolds, but sometimes, secrets take flight too - leaving trails only the most attentive can see. On this day, those who guard the skies may find that the unexpected travels with them, and not every hidden truth remains grounded. And Bibi, it seems you’re carrying some rather interesting souvenirs with you this time."
The post ended with an ominous, "Tik Tok...Tik Tok."
Trump held a phone co...
Baltimore, MD - Dec. 27, 2025 - The Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT) would like to advise motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians of the tentatively scheduled weekday lane and road closures for the following activities in the downtown area.
Motorists are encouraged to download the Waze.com app for live detour navigation.
All activities are weather permitting and times are approximate. The BCDOT is not responsible for providing status updates and this list may not be comprehensive of all roadwork in the downtown area.
Downtown lane closures scheduled for the week of December 29 - January 2nd, 2025, include:
Baltimore Street eastbound left lane closures at Eutaw Street daily from 9:00am to 3:00pm.
Eutaw Street southbound right lane closures at Baltimore Stre...
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 26, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Mr. and Mrs. Max and Elisheva Singer on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Rabbi and Mrs. Tzvi and Esther Badian
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Jerusalem Israel - Dec. 25, 2025:Hillel Fuld explains this must-watch video, below:Not gonna lie, this man just totally blew my mind! I’ve known Uri Pilichowski basically my whole life. I knew he was a smart and righteous dude. I also know he does incredible work for Nefesh B'Nefesh. What I didn’t know is that he is an incredible speaker!It’s not often I watch a talk and think to myself “Wow this person is an infinitely better speaker than me!”That’s how I felt yesterday when someone sent me a talk he did recently. I’m going to try and summarize it for you below but I strongly strongly recommend you watch it. The premise of the talk is that we have open miracles happening right before our eyes and we don’t see them, just like th...
Baltimore, MD - Dec. 26, 2025 - Maryland’s public universities lost at least 449 international students in the past year, likely more, as Trump administration travel bans, visa interview pauses and revocations, and a lack of support have those students considering other options, experts said.
Eight of the 11 universities in the state that responded to a request for data reported declines in the number of international students in fall 2025, compared to fall 2024, losing a total of 569 students over the year. That number was offset by the three campuses that gained a total of 120 students.
The University of Maryland, College Park lost the largest number of students, going from about 4,260 in Fall 2024 to about 3,980 in Fall 2025 — a loss of nearly 300 students, or 6.7%.&...
Baltimore, MD – Dec. 26, 2025 – (BJL) A winter system is moving into the Baltimore area this afternoon, bringing mainly freezing rain along with a brief mix of sleet or snow in some northern spots. Highs will struggle to reach the low 30s, keeping surfaces cold enough for ice to form. Most of the region can expect around 1/10 inch of ice.
Snow and sleet totals should remain under ½ inch. Winter Weather Advisories are in effect, and while conditions may remain slick early Shabbos morning, the freezing rain is expected to end overnight. Please use extra caution when walking to shul, as sidewalks and walkways may still be icy.
The Rambam at the conclusion of his detailing the laws of Chanukah — after asserting how the lighting of the Menorah is an 'especially beloved' command that would even require the giving of the 'shirt off our backs' to provide for candles — adds that nevertheless, when there is a choice of affording either Shabbos lights or those for Chanukah, Shabbos takes precedence.
The directive to kindle Shabbos lights was intended to illuminate one's home on Shabbos with joy and peace, relating to one another in an environment of warmth, assuring we wouldn't stumble over one another in physical and emotional darkness.
Rambam concludes with the following famous passage:
Great is peace for the entire Torah was given to promote peace in the world, as the vers...
18-year-old woman and 68-year-old man murdered; 2 others lightly injured in a combined stabbing and vehicle ramming terror attack in Beit She’an, the Jezreel Valley and AfulaMDA Blood Services call on the public to urgently donate blood due to a severe shortageTel Aviv, Israel - Dec. 26, 2025 - Today (Friday), at 12:18, a report was received at MDA’s 101 Emergency Dispatch Center in the Gilboa region to a 16-year-old male who was struck by a vehicle on Yaakov Machluf Street in Beit She’an. MDA EMTs and paramedics provided medical treatment and evacuated him to HaEmek Medical Center, in mild condition with injuries to his limbs. Approximately six minutes later (at 12:24), an additional report was received at MDA’s 101 Dispatch Center regarding an unconscious man on H...
Baltimore, MD - Dec. 25, 2025 - From the National Menorah in Washington, D.C., to the halls of Baltimore City Hall and a record-breaking celebration in Pikesville, the Maryland Free State Post 167 of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA (JWV) spent this Chanukah season bringing a message of resilience, light, and community support to the region.
The week of observances began on the first night of Chanukah, when a bus sponsored by Chaplain Rabbi Dovid Grossman of the Institute of Jewish Chaplaincy departed Baltimore for Washington, D.C. Jewish War Veterans were joined by members of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) to attend the lighting of the National Menorah on the Ellipse. This display of unity was followed by a series of public lightings across Baltimore. Post 167 members joined Rabbi Yaakov K...
