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Baltimore, MD - Oct. 18, 2025: Family of Rav Moshe Hauer, ZTV'L, shiva update:Sunday 10/19Mrs. Batsheva Neuberger and Mrs. Chana Schneeweiss will be sitting shiva at 6707 Western Run Drive from 10am until 5:00pm. As Rebbetzin Hauer and the rest of the family will be returning from E"Y on Sunday afternoon, they respectfully request no visitors after 5:00pm on Sunday.Monday & Tuesday 10/20-10/21 Shiva will be until 10pm.
Minyanim: Shacharis 7:30 am (Mon/Tues/Wed)Mincha 6:00pm (Mon/Tues)Maariv 9:45pm (Mon/Tues)Shiva will end Wednesday morning after Shacharis. However, the family will continue accepting visitors until 10pm Wednesday night.To sign up to learn Mishnayos for Rabbi Hauer’s shloshim, please click here.
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Baltimore, MD – Oct. 16, 2025 - The email address Rabbihauermemories@gmail.com has been established to allow the community, near and far, to send memories, letters of tanchumin, and stories to be shared directly with the family of Rabbi Moshe Hauer, ZTV”L.
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Parshas Bereishis 5786
At the outset, I want to say thank you to everyone here. Thank you for coming together on this most difficult but meaningful Shabbos, for coming to be with each other and to remember Rabbi Hauer. Thank you for your encouragement to me, for your care and support for the Hauer family. And thank you to the many, many people who have worked so hard in these last few days. On Motzaei Yom Tov, I was completely occupied with arranging logistics and planning with the family. But when I came to shul at 6:00 AM the next morning, the whole shul had been set up: there were chairs from front to back, there were speakers in the lobby and outside, there was a team of ushers ready to go, there were shifts of people who did shemirah in the funeral home. I had nothing to do with any ...
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Baltimore, MD - Oct. 5, 2025 - Mizmor L’Dovid – Help Finish His Sefer Torah
Dovid Steingroot saved for a Sefer Torah - now we can complete it his memory
Reb Dovid — oh, how we miss you.
Your warmth, your sincerity, your constant growth in Torah and avodas Hashem — they left an indelible mark on everyone who knew you. You were a true example of someone who lived with purpose, always striving to fulfill your mission in this world.
Hashem, in His infinite wisdom, decided your mission was complete. Though it’s hard to accept, we know you accomplished more in your years than many do in a lifetime.
One of your dreams was to fulfill the words, “וְעַתָּה כִּתְבוּ לָכֶם אֶת־הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת” — &ld...
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Baltimore, MD - Oct. 16, 2025 - On Shemini Atzeres night, my wife and I were blessed with a newborn son. Little did I realize that on that same night, my Rebbi – one of the most impactful people in my life – would be taken from us without warning. I am in complete shock and cannot find the words at this moment to eulogize him in any way. But in truth, I don’t know if I ever will. Rabbi Hauer’s influence on me runs much deeper than words. As I sit here at my desk at 1:00 am with my shirt torn, the few words of eulogy - which we read just this morning - written by Hashem Himself over the death of his most trusted servant, Moshe - will have to suffice: וימת משה עבד ה'.Moshe Rabbeinu’s life was summed up in those two words, Eved Hashem. ...
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 19, 2025 - These past few days have been a fog to so many of us — so much so that, as I sit here writing this, I can’t believe that I didn’t have the presence of mind to get on a plane to get to the kevurah. But obviously, Hashem didn’t put the thought into my mind until it was too late.
As the fog begins to lift, as it inevitably must, memories and stories flood in. Reb Moshe, ZT”L, was a friend for so long. We were about the same age, and many of his classmates in Yeshiva Gedolah of Montreal were my close friends in Camp Munk. Our friendship blossomed here in Baltimore. However, as many of his friends will attest, he quickly passed us in so many ways. The amazing part is that he did that without ever giving us the feeling that he was fl...
After each Yom Tov, I hand out a reflection sheet to my sixth-grade class at Yeshiva K’tana of Waterbury. It’s a simple exercise, a way for the boys to stop, think, and capture something real from their Yom Tov before it slips away.The questions are light. “What inspired you?” “What was your favorite moment?”After Sukkos this year, I gave out the usual list and collected the papers a few minutes later.The answers were exactly what you’d expect from eleven-year-old boys.“Playing with my cousins.” “Eating in the sukkah.” “Going to Six Flags.”And then I saw it.Under “What was your favorite memory from Sukkos?” one boy, Yehuda, had written:“Seeing the hostages come home.”I stopped re...
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 19, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Osher and Miriam Fisher on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Elimelech and Sarah Fisher and Rabbi & Mrs. Ariel & Pessi Sadwin.
Mazel Tov to great-grandparents Mrs. Loretta Sadwin and Rabbi & Mrs. Ben Zion and Zipora Malin.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 19, 2025 - Although I did not know Rabbi Hauer well, I would like to describe the subtle way in which he had an impact on me, as a young child. This took place over thirty years ago when he was the assistant rabbi to his father-in-law Rabbi Joseph Baumgarten z”l. At the time, Rabbi Hauer gave a Gemara shiur on Meseches Brachos to few congregants, including my father. The shiur’s location rotated between the houses of the various members of the shiur. At the time, I was five or six years old, and had my own bedroom on the second floor of our house. As a young child, being alone in the dark bedroom was a bit lonely and scary. I remember looking forward to the night when the shiur would be given at our house. It was so comforting to fall asleep to sound ...
Baltimore, MD — Oct. 19, 2025 - This Thursday evening, Oct. 23 at 8:00 PM, the community is invited to a gathering of Divrei Hesped for Rabbi Moshe Hauer, זצוק״ל, at Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion.
Hespedim will be delivered by rabbanim and members of the Hauer family.
Please note that the parking lot will fill up quickly, so please make alternative parking arrangements.
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 19, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Simcha Seltzer and Miri Fogel on their engagement!Mazel Tov to Yaakov & Missy Seltzer and Avi & Chana Esther Fogel and
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 19, 2025 –12:08PM – Expect delays near TA on Old Court Road as Baltimore County Police continue clearing an earlier accident. Please use caution when approaching the area.
Jerusalem, Israel - Oct. 19, 2025 - Israel Shiva Info: Rebbetzin Miriam Hauer (mother), Gittit Pollak, Leah Farber and Adina Erman (sisters) will be sitting shiva at Achad Haam 23 Apt. #2 in Yerushalayim through Thursday morning.
9am-2pm and 3:30-10:30pm.
Minyanim:
Shacharis 7am
Mincha/Maariv 5:45pm.
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 18, 2025 - As I sat down on Motzaei Yom Tov of Simchas Torah, I saw the email informing me of the sudden petirah of Rav Moshe Hauer, ZT”L. At first, I wasn’t sure if I was reading correctly. I glanced at it a second time and was trying to process it. For the next fifteen minutes, I sat on my bed in shock.
Five days later, I’m still shocked and grieving like everyone else, but trying to function, be productive, and somehow emulate Rabbi Hauer’s ways. I am not a congregant, peer, or even a talmid, but my connection to Rabbi Hauer goes back about fifteen years.
My wife and I have a son, Eli, who has special needs, and Rabbi Hauer was invited to speak to a group of parents with children with special needs. I was so impressed with his words o...
The United States has informed the guarantor nations of the Gaza peace agreement of credible reports indicating an imminent ceasefire violation by Hamas against the residents of Gaza.
According to an official statement by the US State Department, "this planned attack against Palestinian civilians would constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement and undermine the significant progress achieved through mediation efforts".
"The guarantors demand Hamas uphold its obligations under the ceasefire terms", the State Department wrote.
The statement added: "Should Hamas proceed with this attack, measures will be taken to protect the people of Gaza and preserve the integrity of the ceasefire".
"The United States and the other guarantors remain resolute in our commitment to ...
What a holy Jew I was privileged to know — and continue to feel connected to in Olam Haneshamos. Yehi zichro baruch
As the Yamim Noraim conclude, I find myself drawn to the quiet awareness of life’s fragility. This season, which awakens in us a sense of man’s feebleness and mortality, has carried a particular poignancy for me this year. In the stillness before bein hameitzarim, even before Tishah B’Av, the sense of mourning crept in early.
In Iyar, I was approached by Reb Dovid Steingroot, a member of my kollel for working bnei Torah. He said to me, almost matter-of-factly, “Rebbi, I don’t know how I’m going to tell you this.”
Although I braced myself for difficult news, I was wholly unprepared for what followed.
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Baltimore, MD - Oct. 18, 2025 - I knew Rabbi Hauer, ZTV'L, only through my work with the Living Kiddush Hashem Foundation. My first introduction to him came over ten years ago after I published my first sefer, Mekadshei Shemecha. I was young, uncertain how it would be received, and filled with self-doubt.
Somehow, Rabbi Hauer came across the sefer and took the time to call me personally. He shared how important this work was, and how deeply Klal Yisrael needs this focus. He followed up with a beautiful, heartfelt letter that I treasure to this day.
I believe the letter captures his life's mission.
Rabbi Hauer was passionate and unwavering in his mission to guide Klal Yisrael toward living as true mekadshei Hashem. His depth, vision, and love for every Jew were e...
Washington, D.C. - Oct. 18, 2025 - President Trump expressed his condolences upon learning of the sudden petira of Rabbi Moshe Hauer, ZTV'L.
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 17, 2025 - This is more than just another event — it’s a critical moment to come together as a community. Senator Dalya Attar, along with Delegate Sandy Rosenberg and Delegate Sean Stinnett, will be hosting the Unity in the Community Resource Fair, with special guest State’s Attorney Ivan J. Bates.✅ Kid-Friendly✅ Free Kosher Food✅ Completely Free EventThis fair is a unique opportunity to connect with local agencies, community services, and neighbors while showing visible support for Senator Attar, who is heading into a tough and pivotal election. Her leadership has had a direct impact on our community — and a strong turnout at this event matters.Let’s make it clear: when our community shows up, we’re heard.Bring your fami...
