The STAR-K Mikvah of Ranchleigh Construction is Underway!
Photo Credits: Jeff Cohn, BJL On Thursday, November 18th, the Mikvah of Baltimore dug boros as they began construction on the new Ranchleigh-area branch that will used on Friday and Yom Tov evenings. Rabbonim from the entire community along with the leadership of the Mikvah of Baltimore, joined together for this auspicious occasion. Construction is expected to take eight […]
Lotzker Rebbe Visits Baltimore
On Parshas Shemos the Baltimore community was graced with the presence of the Lotzker Rebbe of Yerushalyim along with 150 of his Chasidim. The Rebbe led inspiring tishim that took place at Bnos Yisroel as well as a Kesivas Osiyos for a new Sefer Torah at Machzikei Torah.
ChillZone: A Party Every Week
For kids across America, these past few weeks have been the start of something exciting: a new ChillZone season! With over 35 locations from Baltimore to Boston to Manalapan to Bensalem to Hollywood, hundreds of children and teens showed up for opening week. (And that’s not including ChillZone Yerushalayim!) Chillzone, is an offshoot of TheZone, […]
Overdependence on Therapy
By: Rabbi Azriel Hauptman Psychotherapy is an incredible tool for dealing with many kinds of challenges that we face. Countless people can tell you how therapy has changed their life or even saved their life. However, therapy is delivered by human beings who are far from flawless. Sometimes, therapists can cause real psychological harm. This […]
Holy Amphibians
Rabbi Zvi Teichman When G-d first instructs Moshe to confront Pharaoh, he is told to tell him that “the G-d of the עברים/Hebrews, happened upon us. And now please let us go…” ( Although Jews are previously identified in the Torah as עברים in the plural, and עברי in the singular, this is the first […]
Cosmic Arm Wrestling
Rabbi Zvi Teichman Yosef eagerly prepares his children Menashe and Efraim to receive a personal blessing from their grandfather Yaakov. As Menashe is his firstborn and thus deserving of an enhanced blessing due to his primary standing vis-a-vis his younger brother Efraim, Yosef positions Menashe to his left so that when facing Yaakov, Menashe will […]
Stocks, Twitter Polls, and Market Games
Elliot Pepper, CPA, CFP®, MST On Saturday November 6th, 2021, Tesla CEO Elon Musk released a Twitter poll asking if he should sell 10% of his Tesla holdings. Out of 3.5 million responses, 58% of them supported selling the shares. Since then, Musk has sold over $10 billion worth of stock, but still has more […]
613 Seconds With Mrs. Sara Schachter
Mrs. Sara Schachter, The Shidduch CenterWe recently caught up with Mrs. Sara Schachter, long-time Executive Board member of The Shidduch Center of Baltimore, to learn about their excellent work. In short, what is The Shidduch Center? We are a true community organization, and our mission is to generate and facilitate dating opportunities for Baltimore’s single […]
Jewish Community Football League Completes Season
Jewish Community Football League (by Shimz Cars) completes season number 10 Berkshire Bulldogs 12 The Construction Company 6 On November 21st, 2021, on a cold and crisp Sunday morning, numerous “JCFL by Shimz Cars” fans showed up to the beautiful ActualEyes fields at Pikesville Middle School, to cheer on the players of the Berkshire Bulldogs […]
Yarchei Kaleh hosted by Kolel Kehal Chasidim
Kolel Kehal Chasidim hosted a beautiful Yarchei Kaleh with a crowd of balei batim that came together to learn with the kollel yingerleit on Thursday, Thanksgiving day. Rav Yakov Hopfer gave a shiur on the sugya they are learning, and the Rosh Jungreis concluded the event with nice divrei torah. Captions: Rav Hopfer during the […]