Orthodox Union’s Yachad Opens Kosher Grill at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium
Sports Fans Support Concession Stand Staffed by Participants with Developmental Disabilities As thousands of Baltimore Ravens fans celebrated the NFL team’s 25-9 win over the Houston Texans at the recent season opener, Yachad participants and staff marked a second big win that day at Baltimore’s M&T Bank Stadium: the opening of Yachad’s Kosher Grill, the […]
Bais Yaakov of Baltimore Learning Center
Bais Yaakov of Baltimore is known as a big school with a personal touch. Here we spotlight Bais Yaakov’s Learning Centers, which are currently servicing over 150 students in Bais Yaakov’s three divisions. What is the role of the Learning Centers? Miss Penina Goldstein, Special Education Coordinator, BY Elementary School: We support students with diagnosed […]
Stop the Bloodshed!
Rabbi Zvi Teichman Eight years ago, in October of 2015, our brothers and sisters in Israel were under attack by Hamas in a spate of terrorist attacks and fatalities. I penned this essay at that time. History unfortunately repeats itself. The message remains ever truer. Hashem is still waiting for us. The holy soil of […]
Trust
Rabbi Azriel Hauptman Trust is the “firm belief in the reliability, truth, ability, or strength of someone or something”. Trust can be found in almost every aspect of our lives. We trust that the sun will rise in the morning, that our house won’t collapse, and that a meteor is not about to crash into […]
Parshas Noach
Rabbi Berel Wein After the destruction of civilization in the Great Flood, a new generation arose and searched for a way to immortalize itself so that their existence would withstand any new natural disasters. They gathered in the Tigris-Euphrates valley, and there, they built the great city that would be called Nineveh. And to guarantee […]
Bar Mitzvah Bewilderment
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow The following story takes place many years ago in Europe. It’s a true story that just hasn’t happened yet. Shimon: My father told me that my bar mitzvah is this week Parshas Noach. Boruch: Mazel tov! I can’t wait for the yummy kichel after you lain. Shimon: I don’t think I’ll be […]
Don’t Do the Crime If You Can’t Do the Time
Allan Rolnick, CPA Last year, Americans earned about $21.8 trillion in personal income. Uncle Sam stepped in to intercept $4.9 trillion of that haul in personal income taxes. Now, moving nearly a quarter out of every dollar America earns to Uncle Sam’s pocket is a pretty monumental task. So, our Internal Revenue Service works to […]