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Baltimore, MD - Apr. 6, 2026 - Please note these 2 important items not listed on the update below:1. Do not visit Dunkin' until after 9:30PM on Thursday evening becasue of the issue of כדי שיעשו2. Safeway is not listed as one of the stores recommended for purchasing chometz immediately after Pesach. Non-chometz items may be purchased. Please see the list below to determine which items are chametz and which are not. Purchases of chometz should take place only four weeks after Pesach, May 8, 2026.UPDATE: Safeway is only a chometz issue for FROZEN ITEMS. Refrigerated and all shelf chometz items may be purchased immediately.
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Baltimore, MD - Apr. 5, 2026:
Q: There is a bracha which is recited once a year upon seeing a newly flowering fruit-bearing tree. I have a number of questions regarding Birchas Ha’ilonos:
When is the optimal time to say this bracha? Does the bracha have to be said during the month of Nisan?
What rules apply concerning the location of the person when saying the bracha? How far away can you be from the tree when saying the bracha? Can you be inside a house or other structure? Can you be in a car? Is it necessary to be at a site where there is more than one tree?
What limitations are there regarding the type of tree over which this bracha may be recited? Does the tree need to be fruit bearing? How old should the tree ...
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 7, 2026 - Pesach is the holiday on which we renew our trust in HaShem. It was on this holiday when HaShem demonstrated to His people and to the Egyptians that He not only created the world, but that He continues guiding and pays close attention to every person. In this context I wish to share with you my most recent conversation with my nephew Reb Shlomo Bodenheimer. He shared with me what occurred to his son Yaakov this past Shabbos chol hamoed. This past Shabbos chol hamoed, my great nephew, Yaakov Bodenheimer was staying with his in-laws who live AT 9 Rechov Abaye v’Rava, just below the Punivezh Yeshiva in Bnei Braq. Their apartment is on the second floor of that building. At 12:30 Shabbos afternoon the siren went off indicating an incoming mis...
U.S. forces pummeled a critical offshore hub of Iran’s oil-export industry as the world waited to see if President Trump would follow through on his threat to bomb the country into the Stone Age unless his ceasefire demands are met.
Oil prices rose and stocks fell as American strikes rained down on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, and Mr. Trump warned Iran in no uncertain terms about the consequences of failing to negotiate.
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will,” he wrote Tuesday on Truth Social.
Mr. Trump was referring to his 10-day deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for oil traffic, or risk devastating strikes on its power plants, bridges and ot...
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 6, 2026 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mrs. Simi Franco, a'h, wife of Sammy Franco, mother of Nathan (Jessie) Franco, Abie Franco, Luna Perez, Michael Franco and Jessica Franco, daughter of Janet (Melvin, z'l) Rottenberg, and sister of Mindy (Shmuel)Tolchinsky and Jerry Rottenberg.Shiva through Wednesday, April 15, begins fiday morning with Shacharit at 7:30AM at 11525 Monticello Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20902.The family respectfully requests no visitors:
Between 12 PM and 1 PM
Between 5:30 PM and 6:30 PM
After 10 PM
On Friday, April 10, shiva will conclude at 5 PM. Minyan Times:Please note there will be NO shiva minyan on either Motzaei Chag or Motzaei Shabbos but visiting is until 10P...
Jerusalem, Israel - Apr. 7, 2026 - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “We are crushing the terrorist regime in Iran. But we are doing so with even greater vigor, and with increasing force. Yesterday, we destroyed transport planes and dozens of helicopters. Today, we attacked the train tracks and bridges used by the Revolutionary Guards.”Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today (Tuesday, 7 April 2026) [translated from Hebrew]:"I tell you constantly that we are crushing the terrorist regime in Iran. But we are doing so with even greater vigor, and with increasing force.Yesterday, our pilots destroyed transport planes and dozens of helicopters at an Iranian Air Force base. Today, they attacked the train tracks and bridges used by the Revolutionary Guards. They use these to transpo...
Baltimore, MD – Apr. 7, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Bayla Bracha Jacobson, a’h, daughter of Rabbi and Mrs. Dovid Jacobson of Los Angeles, sister of Chananya (Mindy) Jacobson of Baltimore, Nechemya (Chaya) Jacobson of Detroit, Elchonon (Hadas) Jacobson of Passaic, Sora (Shlomo) Selkin and Laya (Shalom) Shulman of Lakewood, and Elisheva (Aharon) Zuckerberg of Queens.
The levaya will take place at noon today, Tuesday, April 7, at King Solomon Cemetery in Clifton, NJ.
Shiva details (in Lakewood) to follow.
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Baltimore, MD – Apr. 7, 2026 – (BJL) Heavy fire activity reported at 11 Slade Ave, with numerous fire trucks responding from multiple directions. Expect significant delays in the area.
Baltimore, MD — Apr. 7, 2026 — 9:10 AM (BJL) — A Freeze Warning has been issued for the Baltimore area, effective from midnight tonight through 9:00 AM Wednesday, April 8.
After a relatively mild day, temperatures are expected to drop sharply overnight into the upper 20s and low 30s. Prepare for a winter-like chill by tomorrow morning.
Conditions are expected to remain dry, but the cold will be biting until mid-morning Wednesday.
US President Donald Trump warned that a civilization will "die tonight" if Iran does not accede to his ultimatum to reach an agreement to end the current war.
"A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform this afternoon. "I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will."
"However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!" he said.
Yesterday, the President gave a speech in whi...
On the 7th day of Pesach, we commemorate the Greatest Nes done in the presence of man. 600,000 people witnessed the Splitting of the Sea and all of the other associated miracles. Indeed, the Nes was of such a magnitude that Moshe Rabbeinu and all of the men busrt out into Shira – song to commemorate, admire and appreciate what Hashem had just done for them. Then, the Torah diverts to tell us that Miriam Haniviya took drums and all the women sang Shira with her. In telling us that Miriam also sang Shira, the Torah repeats one Pasuk and one Pasuk only, in alluding to her having sung the whole Shira. The Pasuk says “Sus Verochvo Rama Vayam” – That the horse and its rider were drowned in the sea.
Why was this Pasuk chosen and associated wi...
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 6, 2026 – 5:45PM (BJL) - An accident on 795 south by Owings Mills Exit 4 has the right lane and shoulder closed.h/t: BMore Traffic
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 6, 2026 - A crash on Interstate 695 in Baltimore County near Exit 12B at Maryland 372 (Wilkens Avenue) is causing major lane closures on both the Inner Loop and Outer Loop, affecting multiple travel lanes and shoulders, according to the Maryland State Highway Administration.
Officials say on the Inner Loop, two of four lanes are closed, including the two left traffic lanes and the shoulder.
On the Outer Loop, three of five lanes are closed, including the two left traffic lanes, the right traffic lane, and both shoulders.
At this time, its unclear how many vehicles were involved or if anyone was injured in the crash.
Baltimore, MD — Apr. 6, 2026 — 12:20 PM (BJL) — A multi-car accident at the intersection of Park Heights Avenue and Hooks Lane is causing significant traffic delays. We suggest seeking an alternate route at this time.h/t: BMore Traffic
Baltimore, MD – Apr. 6, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Rebbetzin Doris Fine, a"h, sister of Judy Garfinkel/Scheuer.
Shiva will begin Motzaei Pesach, Thursday, April 9, at 6113 Berkeley Ave, #A2 Baltimore, MD 21209.
Visting times:
Thursday, April 9, Motzaei Yom Tov 9pm-10pm
Friday, April 10, 9am-2pm
Motzaei Shabbos, April 11, 9pm-10pm
Sunday, April 12, 9am-11am
Shiva will be completed in Scranton on Wednesday morning, Apr. 15
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Baltimore, MD – Apr. 6, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Rabbi & Mrs. Aaron and Naomi Tendler on the birth of a son.
Mazel Tov to the grandparents Rabbi & Mrs. Hillel Tendler and Mr. & Mrs. Shlomo Spetner
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 5, 2026 - The community-wide transition for this year’s Biyur Chometz to the Reisterstown Road Plaza was a resounding success, with every logistical detail handled flawlessly. This small sampling of photos reflects just how smoothly the morning unfolded, a testament to the massive coordination that made the move from Pimlico seamless.BJL thanks B. Ansbacher Photography and Yosef Weil w/ Yocha Visuals for their photos
Baltimore, MD - Mar. 30, 2026:Baltimore Pesach Zmanim 2026 - Eruvs are UP!
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