Girls Chesed League Baltimore Kicks Off the 2024 Season
The Girls Chesed League is excited to fill the Baltimore community with another season of chesed! Comprised of 11 teams representing 4 community schools (Bais Yaakov, Beth Tfiloh Dahan Community School , Bnos Yisroel, and Ohr Chadash Academy ) 70 Middle School girls have committed to performing acts of chesed over the course of 6 weeks. We got together […]
OCA Rebbe Selected for Prestigious Award in Jewish Education
Mazal Tov to Rabbi Gershon Riselsheimer, Ohr Chadash Academy (OCA)’s Middle SchoolRebbe and 6th Grade Advisor for receiving the Sam Kahan Distinguished Educator forExcellence in Jewish Education award. The Sam Kahan Distinguished Educator awardperpetuates Sam Kahan’s legacy of personal commitment to Jewish education and tostrengthening Baltimore’s Jewish educational institutions. The recipient is a master Jewisheducator […]
BCL Wraps up 2024 Season in Grand Fashion
The Baltimore Chesed League – by Columbia Group wrapped up its 7th season on Sunday evening, April 14th. With 150 boys spread across 22 teams, this was BCL’s largest season to date! The league marked the occasion with a celebratory banquet at Ner Tamid, sponsored by Tactic Therapy and Rentals of Distinction. Most of the boys arrived at the dinner, […]
Music Runs In the Family – A Special Treat for Bais Yaakov of Baltimore Seniors
On March 4th and 19th, internationally acclaimed violinist Daniel Heifetz came to Baltimore to speak and play the violin for Bais Yaakov High School’s Voice Classes, taught by his daughter, renowned professional singer and voice teacher Elena Tal. Each year, Mrs. Tal invites her father to come to her voice classes, since she started teaching […]
Yeshivas Toras Simcha Students Enjoy a Special Oneg Shabbos
Photo Credit: Rabbi Dovid Kapenstein Yeshivas Toras Simcha students enjoy an Oneg Shabbos with their rabbeim and Rabbi Hillel Shepard, Menahel. The Oneg Shabbos includes songs, divrei Torah and, of course, cholent and soda!
Eclipse at YTS
Yeshivas Toras Simcha students gather to view the eclipse.
Flipping and Flying at Yeshivas Toras Simcha
Yosef Markowitz entertained the Yeshivas Toras Simcha students before Purim. The students dressed in festive costumes to enjoy the acrobatic feats, mesiba, and more!
Kehilas Derech Chaim Matzah Baking
Baltimore, MD – Apr. 1, 2024 – Today, the annual Derech Chaim (Rabbi Pinchas Gross) matzah baking trip occurred in Lakewood, with nearly 20 men and 10 young men participating in baking matzos for several hours. The participants had the zechus of hearing a shmuz from HaRav Simcha Bunim Cohen, Rav of Khal Ateres Yeshaya in […]
Believe & Achieve Basketball League (Sponsored by BJL & BJH) Week Eight and Playoffs News
Wow what an amazing season of basketball. The boys had so much fun and learned so much from their coaches this season. Thank you to the 40 coaches who volunteered their time to mentor and lead our kids. Your dedication day in and day out is appreciated by the league and all the parents. We […]
Siyum on Bava Kama at Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah
On Thursday evening March 7th, Mercaz Torah U’TefIllah held their siyum on Bava Kama. A large crowd joined together to enjoy a delicious seudah accompanied by lively music, Divrei Bracha from the Rav, HaRav Yissochor Dov Eichenstein, and a keynote address from R’ Herschel Miller. The mesayem was R’ Gil Horwitz one of the 16 […]