Yeshivas Mekor Chaim (YMC) Begins School Year with Eitan Katz Elul Kumzitz
On Sunday evening, Erev Rosh Hashanah 5783, Yeshivas Mekor Chaim (YMC) was fortunate to host renowned songwriter and composer Eitan Katz for an uplifting Elul Kumzitz. The evening was shared by YMC students, their parents, and community members, who joined together for an evening of achdus and uplifting melodies in an intimate kumzitz-like setup at […]
Yahalom MD Launched by Agudah Maryland as a New Collaborative Resource for The Special Needs Community
BJLife Newsroom Dealing with the government while being the parent of a child with special needs can sometimes seem overwhelming. Parents share the “battle scars” of trying to navigate the ever-confusing world of services and resources that are potentially available to them via government grants, national foundations, or local organizations. For many years, parents had […]
TA Hosts a Pre-Selichos Kumzitz
7th and 8th grade talmidim of Yeshivas Chofetz Chaim-Talmudical Academy of Baltimore and their fathers were treated to a beautiful Pre-Selichos kumzitz led by TA alumnus R’ Yehuda Tenenbaum.
Baltimore City Councilman Schleifer’s Day Out with Baltimore’s Bravest: ‘Buy Them a Gatorade
BJLife Newsroom It was an enlightening and rigorous day joining Governor Wes Moore and my council colleagues for the IAFF’s Baltimore Fire Officers IAFF Local 964 and Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734 Fire Ops 101 training. It was eye-opening to see and feel what our Baltimore City Fire Department heroes go through daily. I have […]
Potomac Native Honored as Outstanding Soldier in IDF
JNS Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, according to JNS, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) honored Staff-Sgt. Yossi Bluming, originally from Potomac, MD, as an Outstanding Soldier, a recognition bestowed upon members who excel in their duties and foster positive relations in the IDF and the communities they serve. Bluming, who immigrated to Israel from the U.S. three […]
Thriving and Expanding: Khal Chasidim of Baltimore Welcomes New Families and Opportunities
BJLife Newsroom Khal Chasidim of Baltimore is welcoming three new Chasidish families who have just moved to town to join the thriving Chasidish kehilla and its mosdos. More families are seriously considering moving in the near future, bez”h. Almost every week, one, two, or sometimes three families from NY-NJ come for Shabbos and are blown […]
Letter from Kehilas Bais Dovid of Summit Park Announcing the Appointment of the Dynamic Rabbi Shlomo Weiss as Mara D’ Asra
Yonah Pollack / Public Communications Liaison: Bais Medrash of Summit Park, Bais David I am both humbled and honored by the opportunity to represent Kehillas Beis David through this communique, but more importantly, I am optimistic about our future with the path ahead brightly lit, and a Rav to guide us as we blaze new […]
Back-to-School with Jewish Educational Services and SHEMESH (JES)
Do you ever wonder what educators do over their summer break? Go on trips to exotic locales? Take leisurely walks? Read novels? Put their houses in order? Guess again!! Most of the educators we spoke to spend a good deal of their summer getting ready for the new school year. In addition to preparing new […]
Tooting Their Own Horns-Starting the New Year Off With a Mitzvah and Giving the Term “Hearing” Shofar a Whole New Meaning!
Beginning at the end of August 2023, The Chesed Fund & Project Ezra once again offered four free classes and free shofars to those who attended, to learn how to blow shofar for our community. While only one class was required to learn how to blow shofar correctly, Rabbi Efraim Horowitz, generously made himself available […]
Chai Lifeline Mid-Atlantic Ushers in the New Year with a Joyful and Creative ‘Moms Night Out’ in Silver Spring
BJLife Newsroom Moms Night out – Silver Spring! Chai Lifeline Mid Atlantic launched the new year in Silver Spring with a beautiful evening out for our incredible mothers! Thank you Marc and Yael Azran for graciously opening your home to host our event and to Eeta Travis of Art by Eeta for leading us in […]
