613 Second with Shlomo Bergmann

BJH:  Shlomo, thank you for joining us today. Can you start by telling us a bit about yourself and your background? Shlomo Bergmann: Thank you for having me. My journey has been deeply rooted in Torah study, with nine years at Chaim Berlin followed by eight years in kollel at Ner Israel. Alongside my Torah […]

You Have Chosen Us!

Rabbi Zvi Teichman We are taught that in the days preceding the coming of Moshiach tragedies will befall us at such a pace and intensity that ‘the most recent ones will cause us to forget the earlier ones.’ Since October 7th we have been facing a growing onslaught of hatred, destruction and death unleashed against […]

Hundreds Gather to Strengthen Workplace Halacha at H3 Mid-Atlantic Summit

Following in the footsteps of the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Business Halacha Conference in 2022 and modeled after the numerous H3 Business Halacha Summit events in Chicago and in a growing number of other cities, over 450 men and women gathered at Martin’s West in Baltimore for Agudah Maryland’s second all-day summit focused on strengthening halacha in […]

Serve ‘24: SOTC’s Ping Pong Tournament & 67th Anniversary Celebration

Suburban Orthodox Toras Chaim fused its 67th Anniversary Event with its first ever community-wide ping pong tournament at the Assembly Room in downtown Baltimore. The event, named “Serve ‘24”, reflective of a ping pong “serve” as well as “serving Hashem with happiness”, encompassed a four-hour long ping pong tournament, elegant buffet dinner, siyum on Maseches […]

Association (JOWMA) Hosts Inaugural Baltimore Event

JOWMA (Jewish Orthodox Women’s Medical Association) held its first event in Baltimore at the home of Teri Kahn, MD, MPH, a board-certified Pediatric Dermatologist. The program, titled “Pioneers in Medicine,” featured speaker Lisa Amir, MD, MPH, a board-certified Emergency Medicine Pediatrician, and the Medical Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Schneider’s Children’s Medical Center in […]

Yeshivas Toras Simcha Siddur Mesiba

Pre 1A students at Yeshivas Toras Simcha received their first siddur Sunday morning.  The boys sang several songs and recited pesukim about the importance of Torah study.  Rabbi Hillel Shepard, menahel, addressed the parents and students emphasizing the importance of tefillah and the prayers of the parents and teachers that all of the boys grow […]

JCC Announces New Board Members

We’re thrilled to welcome our four new JCC board members who will be installed on June 5th at our Annual Meeting. Their passion, expertise, and commitment to our community are sure to help us continue to thrive and grow. Help us give a warm welcome to Azi Rosenblum, Stephanie Baron, Elliot Pepper, and Chet Wyman!