Empower Yourself-Keeping Our Community Safe Event
Baltimore, October 31, 2023 On Sunday evening, October 22nd, The Chesed Fund & Project Ezra partnered with The Secure Community Network (SCN and Shomrim of Baltimore for an informative lecture at Bnai Jacob Shaarei Zion to help us empower ourselves and protect our shuls, schools, and community. The Secure Community Network is the official safety […]
Parshas Vayeira
Rabbi Berel Wein The story of the miraculous birth of Yitzchak to his ninety-year-old mother Sarah is not only one of the highlights of the parsha but it is one of the foundation narratives of all of Jewish history. Without Yitzchak, there simply isn’t a Jewish people. The birth of Yitzchak is one of the […]
A Stamping Ground
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow Boruch: Mazel tov on finishing Seder Nashim and half of Shas with daf yomi! Shimon: Thank you. Our continued learning should be a tremendous source of merit for the salvation of klal Yisrael. Boruch: Amen. In honor of your siyum, I want to show you this Israeli stamp I just bought. It […]
Mind the Gap
Allan Rolnick, CPA Last week, the IRS announced that the “tax gap”—the difference between the amount of taxes Americans legally owed and the amount they actually paid—grew to $688 billion for 2021. That’s a lot more than a few pizza shop owners skimming out of the cash drawer. With Uncle Sam routinely running trillion-dollar deficits, […]