Dougie’s wins “Clothier Trophy” and Championship title of 2023 “JCNSL by Tripping Kosher Season
On Sunday evening, August 20th, the exciting JCNSL post-season took place on the “Web Interactive Technologies” fields in Reisterstown, MD. The top four teams from the regular season (Dougie’s, Pricebusters, Alcove Closets, and Donny Anrki Architects) arrived early and ready to play, decked out in their dapper uniforms, sponsored by “Stutman Chiropractic.” Though weather had […]
“Longevity Literacy” in the Torah World
We are living in a time of increased average life expectancy. Advancements in healthcare, improved living conditions, better nutrition, and medical breakthroughs have all contributed to this increase. According to recent statistics, a 65-year-old man in the United States will live on average close to another 20 years! In the financial planning realm, there has […]
Introducing Binyan Yisroel and an Update on JEWELS within Bais Yaakov
BJLife Newsroom BINYAN YISROEL AND BAIS YAAKOV Our community is blessed with many organizations to help families in various ways. Children with Learning Disabilities present a unique dilemma for many families. Indeed, the child may seem typical in their social perceptiveness, emotional development, and maturity. Yet, the disability often only reveals itself once the child […]
613 Seconds with Jaclyn Sova, Founder of BG Cubed
BJH: Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from, and what brought you to Baltimore? JS: My name is Jaclyn Sova, and I’m originally from New York. I moved to Baltimore a few years after I got married. Initially, we thought it would be short term for my husband’s residency, but we ended […]
Wheel Of Fortune
Rabbi Zvi Teichman Once again Rosh Hashana is approaching. Most people as they return to this point in our yearly cycle feel a sense of ‘here we go again’. We have been here before and we are right back where we started from. Looking back, we do not necessarily feel we are in a much […]
Religion and the Big Five
Rabbi Azriel Hauptman We are witness to a common phenomenon in our times that young men and women commonly experience a religious transformation as young adults which leads them to higher levels of devotion and intensity in their Yiddishkeit. When the change is dramatic, it is sometimes called “flipping-out”. Parents of “flip-outs” sometimes feel that […]
Parshas Ki Savo
Rabbi Berel Wein The explicit descriptions of the disasters, personal and national, that make up a large portion of this week’s parsha raise certain issues. Why do Moshe and the Torah paint such a harsh and unforgiving picture of the Jewish future before the people? And if we expect people to glory in their Jewishness, […]
The Price to Pay
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow The Gemara in Kiddushin (17a) discusses the situation of an eved Ivri, an indentured servant, who became ill. His boss contracted with him for six years of labor. However, he was ill for two years. Can his boss demand a refund for those two years where he just stayed in bed all […]
If I Had a Hammer
Allan Rolnick, CPA When you hear the name Abraham Maslow, you probably think of his hierarchy of needs: a pyramid, starting with a base of life-sustaining fundamentals like air, food, and water at the bottom, progressing upward through shelter and security, love and belonging, self-esteem, and finally an aspirational triangle of self-actualization at the top. […]