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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. 10, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Dovid and Meira Berendt on the birth of Aliza Rivka.
Mazel Tov to grandparents Yaakov & Kim Berendt, Lev Avraham & Rachel Rosenstock and Aharon and Rena Levi
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בתם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Towson, MD - Apr. 10, 2026 - Between spring-cleaning and warmer temperatures residents may be looking to sell or purchase items. The Baltimore County Police Department encourages residents to use one of its 10 precinct Transaction Safe Zones as a safe location to complete online marketplace exchanges.
The Transaction Safe Zone program provides a safe location that is:
Open to the public
Video recorded at all times
Well-lit
Marked with visible signage
Utilizing these secure zones aims to give buyers and sellers peace of mind while enhancing their safety. To find your local police precinct, go to the following links below:
Link to local police precincts: https://www.baltimorecountymd.gov/departments/police/precinct-news
Unsure of your police precinct: https:...
Baltimore, MD – Apr. 10, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Howie Perles, z’l, brother of Stuey Perles.
The levaya will take place today, Friday, April 10, in New Jersey.
Stuey will return to Baltimore and continue sitting shiva at his home, 3031 Fallstaff Road, Apt. 307C (The Towers), beginning with Mincha/Maariv at 7:30 PM on Sunday evening through Shacharis on Thursday.
Davening Schedule: Shacharis: 8:00 am. Mincha/Maariv: 7:30 pm
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Baltimore, MD – Apr. 10, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Earle Freedman, z’l, husband of Gertrude Freedman and father of Barbara (Craig) Newman and Rozzie Chazen.
The levaya will be held on Sunday, April 12, at Noon at Levinson's.The kevurah will take place at the Beth Tfiloh Cemetery, 5800 Windsor Mill Rd, Woodlawn, MD 21207Details to follow
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Growing gap between Republican Party leadership, which supports the campaign against Iran, and a populist-isolationist camp in the US, which is spreading anti-war, anti-Israel, and antisemitic messages.The Ministry of Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism, today (Thursday, 9 April 2026), released a special report that examines American public sentiment regarding the war against Iran (https://www.gov.il/en/pages/epic-fury-us-public-sentiment-analysis-2026-03). The report analyzes its potential impact on the US political system, anti-Israel discourse, and the safety of Jewish communities.While support for the campaign remains high among the Republican public, an anti-war discourse identified with isolationist currents on the American right, primarily "America First" and "America Only",...
Baltimore, MD - Apr. 9, 2026 - The State of Maryland has reached a settlement in principle with the owner and operator of the Dali, the cargo ship involved with with March 26, 2024 collision with the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
Attorney General Anthony Brown announced that the state has reached a settlement with Grace Ocean Private Limited, and Synergy Marine Private Limited, resolving a portion of the state's claims from the collision.
The settlement resolves claims brought against the vessel interest by the Office of the Attorney General's Civil Litigation Division on behalf of the state.
However, the settlement does not resolve any claims the State may have against the shipbuilder, Hyundai.
Brown's office said the settlement is being finalized.
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Jerusalem, Israel - Apr. 9, 2026 - In light of the newly established ceasefire, Ben Gurion Airport has resumed full operations and Israeli airspace has officially reopened.
Over the Pesach holiday, Chaim V’Chessed was contacted by numerous visitors who had come to Israel to spend Yom Tov, only to be notified that their outbound flights had been canceled amid the security situation. Many found themselves scrambling for alternatives due to these cancellations. It is now expected that, with the easing of restrictions, flights will gradually be reinstated in the coming days.
Attention is also turning to those seeking to return to Israel. In the days leading up to Pesach, many thousands of Israelis, foreign residents of Israel, and students traveled abroad for the ho...
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. 7, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Linda Segal, a"h, sister of Rikki Sudikoff.
Shiva will be observed at 3018 Northbrook Road, Baltimore, MD 21208 on Sunday and Monday, April 12 & 13, 2026,
Mincha/Maariv: 7:30PM
Visiting times:
Sunday, Apr. 12: Noon-4:00PM and 6:15-8:30PM
Monday, Apr. 13: 1:00-3:30Pm and 6:30-8:30PM
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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.
