Bring Your Shabbos Table Alive with Your Own Copy of ‘TableTalk’: Lech Lecha 5784/2023

Baltimore, MD – Oct. 2023 – Every Shabbos table offers every Jewish family an incredible opportunity by which they can share their joy for Shabbos, for Yiddishkeit and for HaShem with their children. Unfortunately, our schedules are hectic and many people don’t have the time to prepare themselves to utilize the Shabbos table to its […]
White House Spokesperson: Biden Will Not Apologize For Saying Civilians Will Die In War
John Kirby, Coordinator for Strategic Communications at the National Security Council in the White House, fired back on Thursday when asked by TV Globo’s Raquel Krähenbühl about President Joe Biden’s comments about the deaths of civilians in the war in Gaza._x000D_ Krähenbühl asked Kirby whether he thought it was insensitive for the President to say that “innocents […]
UN Comm. Of Inquiry: Israel May Not Have Right To Claim Self-defense Against Hamas
The heads of the Commission of Inquiry established by the United Nations Human Rights Council to investigate alleged Israeli war crimes stated that Israel may not be able to claim the right to self-defense against Hamas in the aftermath of Hamas’ massacre of over 1,400 Israelis on October 7._x000D_ Chris Sidott, the commissioner of the […]
Watch: Inside ArtScroll – Episode 4:15: Rabbi Yechiel Spero – Chizuk in Challenging Times (Video)
Saying Kaddish for a loved one. It is one of the most well-observed Jewish traditions. However, its cryptic language often makes this sacred and hallowed prayer feel unrelatable. In a powerful and inspiring new book, Rabbi Yechiel Spero changes that, using classic Torah sources, insights, and — of course! — stories to explore the essence […]
Report: Qatar Will Sanction Hamas After The Release Of The Hostages
The United States and Qatar have agreed that Doha will re-examine its relations with Hamas after the release of the hostages, the Washington Post reported this evening (Thursday)._x000D_ The agreement, according to four sources involved in the talks, came during a meeting between the US Secretary of State Blinken and the Emir of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad […]
Watch: A Night of Chizuk in Beit Shemesh with Rabbis Shalom Rosner, Yaakov Gibber, Dovid Gottlieb and Efrem Goldberg (Video)
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BDE: Mrs. Etty Friedman, a”h
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 26, 2023 – It is with regret that Baltimore Jewish Life (BJL) informs the community of the petira of Mrs. Etty Friedman, a’h, wife of Reb Shloime Friedman and daughter of Yanky and Leah Davidowitz.(Reb Shloime Friedman is the son of Baltimore’s David & Shoshana Friedman – Willow Glen) _x000D_ The […]
Mazel Tov to Yerachmiel & Simona Markowitz on the birth of Nechama Bayla
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 26, 2023 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yerachmiel & Simona Markowitz on the birth of Nechama Bayla._x000D_ Mazel Tov to Grandparents Moshe Yitzchak & Malka Markowitz and Mike & Hayley Bazelon and Great Grandparents Moshe & Chana Deitsch_x000D_ ×™×””ר שיזכו לגדל ×‘×ª× ×œ×ª×•×¨×”, לחופה, ×•×œ×ž×¢×©×™× ×˜×•×‘×™×. ×מן
Star-K Webinar: Keeping Kosher in the Military – Thursday, October 26, 2023, at 12 Noon EST
Rabbi Zvi Goldberg and Rabbi Baruch Beyer welcome USAF Chaplain Captain Alan “Avromi” Kahan to discuss the halachic ramifications of keeping kosher in the military. Click here to registerThe discussion will cover a range of topics, including:_x000D_ • What is it like to keep kosher in the U.S. Air Force?_x000D_ • What kind of food […]