Parshas Beshalach
Rabbi Berel Wein The centerpiece of this week’s parsha is naturally the great song of Moshe and of the Jewish people after their moment of deliverance from Pharaoh and the flooding sea. This song of Moshe and of Israel is repeated daily throughout the centuries of Jewish life in our morning prayer service. The exultation […]
Shalom, Zachor!
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow On erev Shabbos Parshas Bo, a Far Rockaway resident decided to bring a gift for his friend’s shalom zachar. He spent 35 minutes on the round-trip delivery route. The newborn’s dad was grateful for his friend’s effort but said, “I’m Sefardi. We don’t make shalom zachars. We make a Brit Yitzchak.” Is […]
Elon Musk – Love Him or Hate Him
Allan Rolnick, CPA Love him or hate him, everyone’s favorite richest man on the planet, Elon Musk, keeps racking up the headlines. Is he a twenty-first-century Edison or Ford, hurtling towards the first trillion-dollar fortune? Will he change the world with his genius for cars, batteries, rockets, and satellites? Or is he a cranky, drug-addled […]
Why Am I Not Making Progress?
Rabbi Azriel Hauptman “Why am I not making progress?” This is the question you are possibly asking yourself after spending some time in therapy. When therapy is working you will find improvements in your mood, behaviors, relationships, and life satisfaction. What if you haven’t seen these improvements yet? On the one hand, breakthroughs in therapy […]
Land Ahoy!
Rabbi Zvi Teichman It is Shabbos Shirah, the Shabbos we recall the greatest of all miracles, the Splitting of the Sea and the joyous outburst of song that erupted from that experience. It also contains within it the secret to overpowering our enemies, as the marauding Egyptian army found their demise. Might there be a […]
STAR-K Shows Its Appreciation for Baltimore County Police Department’s 4th Precinct
STAR-K/Margie Pensak Baltimore, MD – Jan. 12, 2024 – All too often, our courageous, selfless men (and women!) in blue endure a “bad wrap”. That’s why STAR-K Kosher Certification reached out to their Pikesville neighbors, Baltimore County Police Department’s (BCoPD’s) 4th precinct, to offer them lunch as a gesture of appreciation for all they do […]
Title: Believe & Achieve Basketball Highlights from Week 1 and 2. Sponsored by BJH & BJL
What an amazing two weeks of Believe & Achieve Basketball (formerly called SBA) We have 44 teams and over 350 kids playing basketball across three local gyms! Thank you to our volunteer coaches for your dedication and expertise. Thank you to our team sponsors who will be mentioned throughout. Check them out, they all have […]
Mesivta Shaarei Chaim Holds Hesped for HaRav HaTzaddik Rav Matisyahu Solomon, ZTV’L
BJLife Newsroom Last week, Rabbi Nesanel Kostelitz, shlita, the Rav of Machzikei Torah and Eish Kodesh, as well as the Rosh Kollel of the Community Kollel, was invited to Mesivta Shaarei Chaim of Baltimore to deliver a hesped for Rav Matisyahu Solomon, זצ”ל. During his speech, Rav Kostelitz reflected on how Rav Matisyahu could have […]
Yeshivas Ner Yisroel Dinner Celebrating 90 Years of Greatness
BJLife Newsroom Photo Credit: Jeff Cohn Photography Baruch Hashem this year’s 90th Dinner on the Yeshiva Campus was a tremendous success. As part of the Yeshiva celebrating 90 Years, this year’s dinner celebrated the Rebbeim and Hanhalah of the Yeshiva. Amidst an idyllic snowfall over a thousand guests spent the day on campus, learning in the […]
613 Seconds with Dr. Yehuda Lehrfield
I’m here today with Dr. Yehuda Lehrfield, President of the Glen Ave Shul (Shearith Israel) – a shul that has been a mainstay of the Baltimore community for decades. How are you today? I’m doing great! How long have you been involved in the shul? Shortly after moving to Baltimore with my family to […]