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Baltimore, MD - June 19, 2025:
Free Erev Shabbos SwimThis Friday, June 20, 20251:00 – 4:30 pmMen and BoysHCC Country Club13700 Blenheim Rd. 21131Must register names of swimmers at mitzvahmo.comOr text: 410-764-FISH
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Baltimore, MD - June 16, 2025:
עת צרה היא ליעקבThe Vaad HaRobbonim is convening a communal Asifa for Tfila for Achainu Kol Bais Yisroel, this Motzaei Shabbos, Parshas Shlach, 10:30 pm, at Kol Torah (Rabbi Yosef Berger’s shul).
May Hashem answer our Tefilos.
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Baltimore, MD - June 19, 2025 - O’Fishel’s Mitzvah Motivators is entering the second quarter century with the ever-popular Summer Masmidim Program!Make it a family project! Program is open for boys and girls, men and women, any age, which includes you!
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Baltimore, MD - June 19, 2025 - Explore the latest issue of Baltimore Jewish Home.
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Port St. Lucie, FL – June 20, 2025 – (FOX45) Two toddlers were rescued from a dangerously overheated car in Port St. Lucie while their guardian shopped inside a GameStop, according to local police.
Officers responded to the parking lot after witnesses reported seeing a 1-year-old and 2-year-old alone in the vehicle, visibly sweating and in distress. The car was not running, and the windows were closed.
Bodycam footage shows officers smashing a window to reach the children, who were quickly removed and treated for heat exposure. Thankfully, both toddlers are expected to recover.
The adult guardian was taken into custody and may face charges related to child endangerment.
It’s that time of year again when the weekly Torah readings recount our mostly inglorious moments in the desert. One indiscretion and failure after another. Hashem miraculously saves us and provides for us again and again, and how do we thank Him? We complain. Repeatedly.
A “stiff necked people”, Hashem calls us. And then, when He tells us of His plans to give us His special land, we don’t count our lucky stars that He chose us. Instead, we say, “Let’s check it out first and see if it’s worth the fuss.” We send our spies, and we all know how that turns out. We totally blow it. Ten of the twelve spies come back with a horrifying report. The other two claim that “The land is very, very good.” What did they each see that resulted in...
Baltimore, MD - June 20, 2025 - Cybercriminals have breached insurance giant Aflac, potentially stealing Social Security numbers, insurance claims and health information, the company said Friday, the latest in a spree of hacks against the insurance industry.
With billions of dollars in annual revenue and tens of millions of customers, Aflac is the biggest victim yet in the ongoing digital assault on U.S. insurance companies that has the industry on edge and the FBI and private cyber experts scrambling to contain the fallout.
Erie Insurance and Philadelphia Insurance Companies have also reported hacks this month, which in those cases have caused widespread disruptions to IT systems used to serve customers. All three insurance-company hacks are consistent with the techniques of a...
Worshippers at the Great Synagogue in the Shikun Vatikim neighborhood of Holon are struggling to recover from the damage the synagogue sustained from a missile barrage launched from Iran yesterday.
The missile strike completely shattered the synagogue’s windows and caused extensive damage to the building, which serves as a study hall for young men and a yeshiva for Torah scholars.
Rabbi Binyamin Hamra, who heads the yeshiva and study hall and is the son of the legendary rabbi of the Syrian Jewish community, expressed relief that the attack occurred at 7:05 AM, during the brief moments between the first and second prayer services of the morning/
"In a miraculous turn of events, the worshippers had just finished the first prayer service at 7:05 AM and had not yet entered the second ...
Baltimore, MD – June 20, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Ruth Saperstein, a’h, mother of Ray Saperstein, Rabbi Yisroel Saperstein, and Risa Beckley
The levayah will take place graveside 12 noon at Beth David Cemetery, 300 Elmont Rd, Elmont, NY 11003
Shiva will be observed at 6602 Amleigh Road, Baltimore, MD 21209 from Sunday through Thursday morning.
Minyanim: Shacharis: 8:00AM
Mincha/Maariv: 8:25PM
Visiting:
Until Noon and from 7:00PM-10:00PM
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach
Why is G-d bringing us to this Land to die by the sword? Our wives and young children will be taken captive! Is it not better for us to return to Egypt? (Bamidbar 14 2-3)
Say to them: As I live — the word of G-d — if I shall not to do to you as you have spoken in My ears. In this wilderness shall your carcasses drop… And your young children of whom you said will be taken captive, I shall bring them; they shall know the Land that you have despised. (ibid. 31,33)
These faithless fathers who lacked trust in G-d express fear for their lives and exasperate over the fate of their poor children who will then be open prey to their enemies. G-d decrees that their spoken fear of death in the wilderness will indeed be realized, but their concern over their children being taking c...
Baltimore, MD – June 19, 2025 – 7:56PM - Clark’s Lane is currently closed at Park Heights Avenue due to an accident at the intersection. Fire trucks and police vehicles are on the scene, blocking traffic in the area.
Annapolis, MD - June 19, 2025 - A report released Wednesday by the Maryland Comptroller’s Office confirmed what thousands of Maryland workers already knew: The state’s economy is deeply tied to the federal government.
The 91-page report, which was produced in partnership with the University of Maryland, College Park’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, aimed to establish a “baseline” of how the state’s economy relies on federal jobs, retirement income, grants, direct payments and contracts by studying data from before the start of the second Trump administration. The project team analyzed data from over the past decade, but focused on the last fiscal year, to determine what the federal government “has meant and still means” to the Mary...
Baltimore, MD – June 19, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yehuda Mazin and Chana Bitman on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Aaron and Judy Bitman
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Jerusalem, Israel - June 19, 2025 - The Tower of David Jerusalem Museum in Jerusalem, Israel, near Jaffa Gate, reopened to the public today (Thursday) in full coordination with the Home Front Command and the Ministry of Culture and Sport.
The Museum will operate during its regular opening hours, and all gallery spaces throughout the site serve as reinforced, secure areas, in full compliance with the latest security guidelines. The Museum was the first cultural institution to reopen on October 9th in 2023, and again is reopening now for the general public to enjoy, yet feel safe at all times.
The new Tower of David Jerusalem Museum brings the rich history of Jerusalem to life in one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. Located across from the Mamilla shopping boulevard, the museum o...
Baltimore, MD - June 19, 2025 - The Baltimore County Police Department on Wednesday unveiled a hub that provides officers in the field with the most up-to-date information in real time as they respond to calls for service.
The hub is called “Information Nexus For Operations.” Cpl. Jasmine Fleet will be one of two detectives making up the unit. Retired detectives will be coming back and civilians will help with social media.
Fleet played a video of an arrest in February at a liquor store. She said the INFO center worked with the burglary unit to help ultimately arrest the offenders.
“Typically when they make entry into a liquor store they obtain various items as well as cash from the store and were able to flee the scene,” Fleet said. “But not this day.&rdqu...
Baltimore County, MD – June 19, 2025 – The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for Southern Baltimore County, in effect from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM today.
Periods of heavy rainfall are expected this afternoon and evening. Rainfall rates may reach up to 1 inch per hour, with localized totals of 2 to 3 inches possible in areas affected by multiple thunderstorms.
Potential Impacts:
Flash flooding may occur in low-lying and flood-prone areas.
Urban areas and roads with poor drainage are especially vulnerable.
Rapid rises in creeks and small streams are likely.
Residents are urged to monitor local weather updates and be prepared to take action if a Flash Flood Warning is issued. Motorists are reminded not to attempt to drive through flooded roadways.
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Application Only Available to Israeli Citizens – No Clear Timeline for Flights Yet
Jerusalem, Israel - June 19, 2025 - In a long-awaited development, Israel’s Ministry of Transportation has released initial guidance for Israeli citizens who are currently stranded abroad and wish to return home. The announcement, issued late Wednesday, outlines steps for those with return tickets, as well as a special process for those without.
Israeli citizens who already hold return tickets to Israel are advised to contact the airline on which they are booked. At present, only Israeli carriers are operating flights into the country.
For those without return tickets, or those whose flights have been canceled, the Ministry has established a special Exceptions Committee. Is...
At the beginning of this weeks Parsha we are exposed to one of those anomalies which appears from time to time in the Torah – a double repeated Phrase. Hashem tells Moshe to send the spies “Ish Echad Ish Echad L'mateh Avosav – One Man One Man from the tribe of his father (Shelach 13:2). We can certainly understand why it may have been important to send one spy from every Shevet but why did Hashem choose to to repeat the words Ish Echad? Many of the Mepharshim describe how Moshe was concerned that Bnei Yisroel may not be ready to go into Eretz Yisroel and he was hesitant to send the spies at all. Some comment that Moshe was going to try and “stack the deck” and choose only those spies that he though were most likely to bring a...
Baltimore, MD – June 19, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Selina Rovinsky, a’h, wife of Rabbi Michoel Rovinsky, and mother of Saara (Rabbi Moshe) Moskowitz, Avi (Liz) Rovinsky, Ariella Rovinsky, and Yossi Rovinsky The levayah will be held today, June 19, at Berger Memorial Chapel, at 4:00 pm (St. Louis) 5:00PM (Baltimore).
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Kevua will take palce at Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, 650 White Rd, Chesterfield, MO Shiva will be observed through Wednesday morning, June 25, at 8001 Gannon Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63130 Minyanim:
Shacharis: 7:30 AM Mincha/Maariv: 8:10 PM Visiting hours: After Shacharis until 12 noon, 2:30-5pm, and 6-9pm.
Bila HaMaves LaNetzach
Baltimore, MD – June 19, 2025 – With Baltimore heading into a week of intense summer heat, Chaverim is urging the community to stay alert: Never leave a child in a parked car, even for a moment.
Even with windows cracked, the temperature inside a vehicle can reach over 100°F within minutes, creating life-threatening conditions. Each year, tragedies occur—not out of neglect, but from a brief change in routine or moment of forgetfulness.
Baltimore 7-Day Forecast:
Friday – Partly cloudy, high of 84°F
Shabbos – Mostly cloudy, 91°F
Sunday – Partly cloudy, 94°F
Monday – Partly cloudy, 97°F
Tuesday – Mostly sunny, 98°F
Wednesday – Partly cloudy, 97°F
Thursday – Partly...
