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Baltimore, MD – Jan. 18, 2026 - Today, Sunday, Jan. 18, is Yom Kippur Koton and is a special opportunity to daven on behalf of Achainu B'nei Yisroel in Eretz Yisroel and worldwide.
Please note the following Yom Kippur Koton/Mincha Minyanim in town:
(If you know of any others, please let us know so we may add them to this list.)
Khal Ahavas Yisrael Tzemach Tzedek (KAYTT) Rabbi Dovid Heber – 12:45PM
The Ezras Noshim will be open for women. ArtScroll Yom Kippur Koton booklets will be available.
Community Kollel - 2:45PM
Agudah of Park Heights - Rabbi Moshe Heinemann - 4:15PM (Upstairs 3rd floor)
Darchei Tzedek - Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz – 4:15PM (Downstairs Beis Medrash)
Bais HaKnesses Ohr HaChaim - Rabbi Zvi Weiss &nd...
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Baltimore, MD – January 16, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Rabbi Yehuda Spatz, z’l, husband of Leah Spatz, and father of Yaakov (Esther) Spatz, Rochel (Yanky) Schnur, Miriam (Eliave) Sobol, Shira (Yitsy) Friedman, and Moshe (Malky) Spatz.
The levaya will be held at noon today, Friday, Jan. 16, 2026 at Levinson's.Shiva beginning Motzaei Shabbos will observed at 3 Farringdon Court, Baltimore, MD 21209
Minyanim begin with Maariv on Monday evening @ 8:30PM:Shacharis: 7:30AM (Sunday, Jan. 25 - 8:00AM)Mincha: 4:50 PM (Erev Shabbos: Jan. 23 - 1:00PM)Maariv: 8:30PM (Motzaei Shabbos Jan. 24: 5:58pm)Visiting times -Motzei Shabbos - Jan. 17 and Jan 24: 7:00-10pmSunday - Friday9:00AM-NoonAM1:30PM-5:30PM7:00PM-9:30PM
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Baltimore, MD – Jan. 18, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yisrael Katz and Rena Cohn on their engagement.
Mazel Tov to Aryeh & Avigayil Katz and Gobbie & Shayna Cohn
Mazel Tov to grandparents: Rabbi & Mrs. Barry & Penina Katz and Jeff & Karen Cohn
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Former US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro warns Trump may attempt to eliminate Iran’s Supreme Leader, saying rising tensions and US military positioning could trigger major strikes but not immediate regime change.
Former US Ambassador to Israel, Dan Shapiro, predicted that President Donald Trump will try to eliminate Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sometime this week.
“Trump's comments to Politico on needing new leadership in Iran, and Khamenei's mindless baiting of Trump on X, lead me to believe that Trump is going to try to kill the Supreme Leader this week," Shapiro, who served as ambassador to Israel under President Barack Obama, wrote in a post on social media on Saturday.
He added, “There will soon be a US carrier strike group in t...
Baltimore, MD - Jan. 17, 2026 - The Baltimore City Council is proposing forming a best-in-class community safe response system.
It would include dispatching trained civilians instead of police for non-violent, non-criminal situations.
Council President Zeke Cohen explained why it's needed.
"Many of the issues that people call 911 about are mental or behavioral health issues, and we need to make sure we deploy the right responders to address that kind of issue," he said, "Cops are not clinicians."
This comes after three Baltimoreans experiencing mental health crises were killed by police in August.
But the council isn't starting from scratch.
Following the DOJ's consent decree in 2017, the Behavioral Health System Baltimore was created to respond to calls like the...
What They Don’t Tell You After “Your Baby Has Spina Bifida”
Keep Climbing: A Story of Turning Struggle into StrengthIn the waiting area of the Alyn Hospital clinic, the air was cool and overly clean, laced with the sharp sting of antiseptic. Fluorescent lights hummed overhead. A child’s braces clicked with each uneven step. His mother sat just beyond reach, spine rigid, watching as if every step led to a cliff’s edge.
Her eyes traced the uneven sway of her son’s gait as the therapist whispered encouragement. It was not the child’s effort that pained her, it was her own heart, straining under all she couldn’t fix.
Beside her, another woman held a bottle and a blanket, her daughter lying on the mat in front of her. The two women glanced at e...
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 16, 2026 - We’re watching two possible winter weather systems that could affect the Baltimore area over the next several days.
The first chance for snow is early Shabbos morning.
A cold front moving through the region may bring a brief period of snow, mainly during the morning hours. The snow is expected to be light and short-lived, lasting only a couple of hours. Most of Baltimore and nearby areas should see little more than a coating to about a half-inch of snow. Areas northeast of Baltimore, closer to Bel Air, could see slightly higher amounts — up to around an inch, with a few isolated spots near two inches.
The second chance comes later in the weekend, but it’s much less certain.
A coastal storm may develop off the North Carolina coast ...
New York, NY - Jan. 16, 2026 - Agudath Israel of America commends the Trump administration for easing restrictions on religious workers through a newly issued Interim Final Rule published today in the Federal Register. The rule removes longstanding limitations on religious worker visas (R-1), marking an important step in supporting faith-based institutions and the communities that rely on them.
Under prior regulations, non-citizens in the US serving in religious capacities on R-1 visas were required to leave the United States for a minimum of one year once their visa expired at the end of its five-year term before they could apply for and obtain a new R-1 visa. This requirement imposed significant hardships on religious workers as many of them serve in leadership positions suc...
Baltimore, MD – Jan. 16, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Levi and Malka Liebes on the birth of a son
Mazel tov to the grandparents Feivel & Chaya Liebes and Fishel & Saralee Gross
Mazel Tov to Great Grandmothers Mesdames Esther Liebes, Mesdames Beverly Gross and Raiselle Snow
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Baltimore, MD – January 13, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Calvin Goldscheider, z"l, husband of Frances Goldscheider, father of Judah (Lisa) Goldscheider and Avigayil (Peter) Ha and brother of Ethel (Eugene, z’l) Fischer.Judah is requesting no visits at this time. He can be reached by phone 443-983-8989 leave message. He can also be reached by email simchajl@yahoo.com
Ethel Fischer will be sitting shiva at Yam Hamelech 13, Apt 4, Arnona, Jerusalem
Wednesday & Thursday
10 am - 1 pm and 4 - 8 pm
Friday 9:30 am -12:30 pm
Motzei Shabbat 7-9:30 pm
Sunday 10 am-1 pm, 4-8 pm
Code to enter building: 1313
Shiva concludes Monday morning
To send Ethel a message email: fischer1747@gmail.com
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Baltimore, MD – Jan. 12, 2026 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Selma Perry, a’h, mother of Joyce Kirshenbaum.(Grandmother of Rivka Slatkin, Rochel Diamond and Shira Berliant)
Shiva will begin Tuesday morning at Heather Ridge 2841 Baneberry Court, Baltimore, MD 21209 and continue through Motzaei Shabbos. [Entry Code: 1072]Please park in visitors spotsVisiting hours Friday: 10:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Motzaei Shabbos: 7:00–9:30 p.m.
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Baltimore, MD - Jan. 15, 2026 - Explore the latest issue of Baltimore Jewish Home.
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Behold, the Children of Israel have not listened to me, so how will Pharoah listen to me? And I have sealed lips! (ืฉืืืช ื ืื)
Although this expression of Moshe seems like a question, with Moshe wondering how Pharaoh could possibly accept his words if the people wouldn't listen to him, especially with the additional deficit of his speech impediment — the Sefas Emes interprets it as a statement.
Moshe is expressing the reality that a leader is only as empowered as those he seeks to lead. If the people are incapable of hearing his message, Moshe interjects, then his lips are sealed. If only the nation would be receptive, would he be bestowed the power of speech to impact Pharoah as well.
So how did he finally succeed in getting them to listen?
After Moshe poses this dile...
