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Baltimore, MD - March 13, 2025 - The 613 Seconds you look forward to each week in the BJH—now a podcast!The 613 Seconds Podcast, powered by the Jewish Life Network, brings the most engaging voices in Baltimore’s Jewish community to your ears. Each episode features insightful, unscripted conversations with influential personalities, offering wisdom, inspiration, and a deeper connection to the people shaping our world.
Episode 1: Bridging the Gap – A Conversation with Rabbi Menachem GoldbergerIn our very first episode of the 613 Seconds Podcast, host Aaron Friedman sits down with Rabbi Menachem Goldberger, the esteemed Rav of Kehilas Tiferes Yisroel- or as many know it, “Rabbi Goldberger’s Shul.”As the kehilla celebrates 39 years in Baltimore, Rabbi Goldb...
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๐ฅA Father's Strength - Stand with Rabbi Dovid Frid this Purim!Open your ๐heart and make a donation – Help Rabbi Frid, Father with ALS get the LIFE SAVING support he needs ๐
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For ten+ long years, Rabbi Dovid Frid has been trapped in his own body, completely bedridden, unable to move, unable to speak—only his eyes remain his voice.
Yet, through the unimaginable pain, the isolation, the relentless challenges, he has never given up.
He watches his children grow, unable to hold them. He listens to their voices, unable to answer back. He sees his devoted wife, Rochel, carrying the weight of the world on her shoulders—managing the home, the endless medical needs, the unbearable financial burden.
Still, he holds on.
Because even i...
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๐ญ Purim is Over—But There’s Still Time! ๐ญThe costumes are packed, the fun’s all through ,But one more thing is left to do!Before the memories fade away,Send your pics in—don’t delay!A $100 meal could still be yours,At your favorite restaurant’s doors!Two runners-up will win a treat,$50 to make their feast complete!The clock is ticking—don’t be late,Enter NOW before it’s too late!๐ธ LAST CHANCE! Submit here
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Details of the Contest:
Submit a photo of your child or family’s Purim costume for a chance to win $100 to a local restaurant of your choice.
Two runners-up will win $50 to a restaurant of their choice.
Submit your photo at: THEBJH.COM/PURIM
Deadline for submissions: March 17th
Submissions will be published in a future issue of the BJH.
Costumes will be judged by a panel of kids, teens, and adults.
The IDF completed an investigation into the incident in which shots were fired towards the Gaza Strip during the reading of the Megillah, and decided on a series of punishments for the soldiers involved.
As part of the decisions, a company commander was dismissed from his position, the platoon commander received a disciplinary reprimand, and an additional nine soldiers were dismissed from combat duties and sentenced to 28 days of confinement.
The IDF called the incident "serious and contrary to IDF values," and that the behavior seen in the video is not expected from soldiers in an operational theater. The decisions were made following a thorough investigation conducted by the IDF.
In the video published on social media, reservists were seen shooting at Gaza each time someone read Haman...
Baltimore, MD – March 15, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Moshe Massre and Yocheved Levine on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. David Massre, Mr. & Mrs. Pinchas Levine and Mrs. Chaya Rochel Levine
ืื"ืจ ืฉืืืื ืืื ืืช ืืืช ื ืืื ืืืฉืจืื. ืืื!
Baltimore, MD - March 15, 2025 - Social security workers are fighting to keep their jobs.
Friday night, dozens of people rallied in front of the Social Security building in Baltimore either a message for President Donald Trump and Elon Musk - keep your hands off our jobs.
In the past, President Trump has vowed not to touch social security but DOGE recently set its sights on the agency.
One social security employee at the rally didn't want to show her face or reveal her name in fear of losing her job, but she told WMAR-2 News if they are let go, things won't look too good for the millions of people relying on social security especially if they try to file a claim.
"They don't have a choice but to wait longer. It's already a long wait we've been understaffe...
Nasruddin Amer, deputy head of the Houthi media office, stressed on Saturday that US strikes on the Yemen-based Houthi rebels will not deter them.
“Sanaa will remain Gaza’s shield and support and will not abandon it no matter the challenges,” he stated in a post on social media.
Meanwhile, a US official told the Reuters news agency that the US campaign of strikes against the Houthis could “last days and maybe weeks”.
The US earlier on Saturday launched several strikes which targeted Houthi defense capabilities, as well as missile and drone systems.
Later, Yemen's Health Ministry said that according to initial reports, the US strike in Sanaa left 13 people dead and nine others injured.
US President Donald Trump confirmed, "Today, I...
The IAF on Saturday struck a terrorist cell in the Beit Lahia area, among them was a terrorist who infiltrated Israeli territory during the October 7th massacre, said the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
The terrorists who were struck were operating a drone intended to carry out terrorist attacks against IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip.
“Based on intelligence regarding the terrorist activity in the area, it can be determined that the drone was consistently used by the Islamic Jihad terrorist organization, as well as during its activities today,” said the IDF.
A number of terrorists were eliminated in the strike, including terrorists who operated under the cover of journalists, among them:
Mostafa Mohammed Shaaban Hamad, a Hamas terrorist who infiltrated Israel during t...
The United States struck Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday evening in a message to Iran, at a time when the administration is proposing to open negotiations on its nuclear program, a US official told The Jerusalem Post.
The strikes will last "days, possible weeks" an official told Reuters.
At least nine were killed and nine injured in the strikes, a spokesperson for the Houthi-run health ministry said on X.
The air and naval strikes hit the Houthis’ radars, air defenses, and missile and drone systems, The New York Times reported.
US President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social account that “today, I have ordered the United States military to launch decisive and powerful military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen. They hav...
President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 Saturday to target the designated foreign terrorist organization Tren de Aragua (TdA) just hours after a federal judge in Washington, D.C., ruled the law could not be used to deport five Venezuelans.
The wartime law, which allows deportation of natives and citizens of an enemy nation without a hearing, has been invoked three times, during the War of 1812, World War I and World War II.
All Venezuelan citizens 14 years or older who are members of TdA, are within the U.S. and are not naturalized or lawful permanent residents of the U.S. may be apprehended, restrained, secured and removed as "alien enemies," according to a proclamation.
Hours before the act was signed, a lawsuit was filed by the Amer...
Baltimore, MD – Mar. 15, 2025 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Shalom Eliyahu (Steven Elia) Grossman, z'l, husband of Irene Grossman, father of Rivkie (Yigal) Siegel, Vivie (Rick) Mann , Yechiel Grossman, and brother of Moshe Shaul (Michael) Grossman.
Moshe Shaul (Michael) Grossman will be observing shiva at 6317 Wallis Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21215.
Shacharis 8:00AM
Mincha/Maariv: 7:00PM
Bila Hamaves Lanetzach…
Baltimore, MD – March 14, 2025 – 12:00 Noon - An accident at Taney and Greenspring is slowing down Purim traffic in the area.------------------------------------------------------------------
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We are reminded in many places that the Torah does not necessarily record events in precise chronological order. Sometimes there are specific lessons to be learned from the juxtapositions and other times the reason is more elusive. Virtually all commentaries agree that the events of the Eigel Hazahav are not in correct chronological order. Most agree that this event occurred close to the giving of the Aseres Hadibros in Parshas Yisro. Many varying explanations are offered for why the Torah records Parshiyos Mishpatim, Teruma and Tetzaveh before returning to this watershed moment.
It is interesting to note that the center pieces of these Parshiyos is the building of the Mishakan. Rashi points out (Pikudei 38:21) that the building of th...
Baltimore, MD – March 13, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Max and Shoshana Selig on the birth of a daughter.
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Catonsville, MD. — March 13, 2025 - An officer was shot Thursday afternoon outside a Baltimore County police precinct.
County police said an armed person opened fire on an officer around 2:30 p.m. in the parking lot of the Wilkens Precinct on Walker Avenue in the Catonsville area.
SkyTeam 11 video showed rescue crews treating the officer in the precinct's parking lot before taking them to Shock Trauma in Baltimore.
Baltimore County Police Chief Robert McCullough provided an update shortly before 5 p.m., saying an officer was shot outside the precinct and was undergoing surgery.
Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier released a statement on X, saying: "A Baltimore County police officer was shot today in the Wilkens area — this kind of violence is shocking, outrageo...
The first full lunar eclipse since 2022 will shine overnight in Maryland skies.
In a total lunar eclipse, the moon moves into the inner part of Earth’s shadow, or umbra, bathing the moon in darkness. According to NASA, some of the sunlight passing through our planet’s atmosphere reaches the moon’s surface, giving it the trademark color. A partial eclipse occurs when only part of Earth’s shadow covers the moon.
The Penumbral phase starts at 11:57 p.m. Eastern. All told, the celestial event goes until dawn. The overnight weather forecast for the Baltimore area calls for mostly cloudy skies with a low around 44 degrees.
During the eclipse, the moon will look dark red or orange for about 65 minutes, but the event will last just over six hours.
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October 17, 2024, seemed like just another day at the Pentagon until a sudden request came from then-defense minister Yoav Gallant to speak to his US counterpart at the time, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin.
“It was morning in Washington, and we received a request for an urgent phone call, so we worked quickly to make the arrangements,” recalls Daniel (Dan) Shapiro, then-deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East, in an interview with The Jerusalem Post.
This is the first time Shapiro, or any other senior US official, has been willing to discuss in detail the behind-the-scenes events in Washington on the day Hezbollah’s pagers exploded.
“Minister Gallant informed Secretary Austin that Israel had a special capability, which h...
