OU Women’s Initiative Celebrates First Nach Yomi Siyum
This January, the Orthodox Union Women’s Initiative will be celebrating the culmination of its first two-year Nach Yomi cycle featuring shiurim from women scholars, with a series of celebratory events in New York, Israel and across the country. The Torat Imecha Nach Yomi program began in January 2020 and has featured daily downloadable audio shiurim […]
Saving for College Education
A September 2021 article in US News & World Report noted that over the last 20 years, average tuition and fees at in-state tuition at public universities increased by 211%. Contrast that to a 54% increase in the total consumer price index over the same period, and the high stress and anxiety that families feel […]
613 Seconds With Rabbi Daniel Rose
Rabbi Daniel Rose, Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion Tell us about yourself. I grew up in Baltimore and am very glad to have spent almost my entire life here. My wife, Yocheved, and I have seven children, ka”h, between the ages of 15 and 2. Before becoming the Rabbi at BJSZ, I served as the assistant rabbi for […]
Rabbi Menachem Genack, CEO of OU Kosher, Presents Shiur at STAR-K
By Margie Pensak In November, at the annual Kosherfest trade show, the President of STAR-K Kosher Certification, Dr. Avrom Pollak, met with Rabbi Menachem Genack, CEO of OU Kosher. During the conversation, Dr. Pollak extended to Rabbi Genack an invitation to visit STAR-K headquarters and deliver a shiur for the staff of Kashrus Administrators. Rabbi […]
The STAR-K Mikvah of Ranchleigh Construction is Underway!
Photo Credits: Jeff Cohn, BJL On Thursday, November 18th, the Mikvah of Baltimore dug boros as they began construction on the new Ranchleigh-area branch that will used on Friday and Yom Tov evenings. Rabbonim from the entire community along with the leadership of the Mikvah of Baltimore, joined together for this auspicious occasion. Construction is expected to take eight […]
Lotzker Rebbe Visits Baltimore
On Parshas Shemos the Baltimore community was graced with the presence of the Lotzker Rebbe of Yerushalyim along with 150 of his Chasidim. The Rebbe led inspiring tishim that took place at Bnos Yisroel as well as a Kesivas Osiyos for a new Sefer Torah at Machzikei Torah.
ChillZone: A Party Every Week
For kids across America, these past few weeks have been the start of something exciting: a new ChillZone season! With over 35 locations from Baltimore to Boston to Manalapan to Bensalem to Hollywood, hundreds of children and teens showed up for opening week. (And that’s not including ChillZone Yerushalayim!) Chillzone, is an offshoot of TheZone, […]
Overdependence on Therapy
By: Rabbi Azriel Hauptman Psychotherapy is an incredible tool for dealing with many kinds of challenges that we face. Countless people can tell you how therapy has changed their life or even saved their life. However, therapy is delivered by human beings who are far from flawless. Sometimes, therapists can cause real psychological harm. This […]
Holy Amphibians
Rabbi Zvi Teichman When G-d first instructs Moshe to confront Pharaoh, he is told to tell him that “the G-d of the עברים/Hebrews, happened upon us. And now please let us go…” ( Although Jews are previously identified in the Torah as עברים in the plural, and עברי in the singular, this is the first […]