Rabbi Shmuel Silber & Family Join Former Baltimorean and TA Rebbi Rabbi Avraham Leventhal & Lema’an Achai and IDF Soldiers for Chanukah Celebration Near Gaza
Rabbi Avraham Leventhal/Lema’an Achai What a tremendous privilege to spend the 4th night of Chanuka with chayalim in a base camp and bring along my yedid, Rabbi Shmuel Silber, his family and Lema’an Achai volunteers and their families. The Silber family visited with an artillery unit “bashetach” – not a base – literally group of […]
Amid Rising Antisemitism, Jewish Student Union a Lifeline in Public Schools
NCSY’s JSU Supports Jewish Public School Students Facing Antisemitism, Anti-Zionism on Campus In the Houston suburb of Dickinson, Texas, 14-year-old Talya H. was expecting to begin her regular English lesson when she entered her public school classroom. Instead, Talya was accosted by her teacher, who had scrawled “No Justice, No Peace” and “Justice 4 Palestine” […]
Jewish Educational Services Provides Community Professional Day for Baltimore Jewish Day Schools
Jewish Educational Services is proud to support Jewish schools in Baltimore. When Rabbi Moshe Frohlich from Bais Yaakov and Rabbi Hillel Hexter from Talmudical Academy approached Rabbi Aaron Levitt, Executive Director of JES, with a request for a professional development day for the day school community, JES was excited to get involved. In partnership with […]
WITS Career Day 2023
On Sunday, November 19th, more than 115 women gathered at the Women’s Institute of Torah Seminary & College (WITS) for their highly anticipated annual Career Day. More than just a gathering of professionals and students, Career Day is a dynamic forum where young women gain exposure to diverse fields of work, gain knowledge to make […]
A Glimpse of Our Very Exciting Day!
The nursery at Toras Simcha enjoys hands on learning and are always enhancing their curriculum with fun and excitement. In honor of learning the letter Ches, they invited a Chaveirim volunteer to talk about the important work that he does. He also brought his truck that the boys got to get a good look at! He then […]
A Student Recollects: Cherishing A Memorable Shabbos with Rabbi Yisrael Lefkowitz as TA Alumni Reconnect in Yerushalayim
BJLife Newsroom The TA alumni of Eretz Yisroel recently experienced a Shabbos for the ages. Our beloved Menahel, Rabbi Yisrael Lefkowitz, came to Eretz Yisrael to spend the Shabbos night meal with the Oylam, 48 Talmidim, in the Litov Hotel in Geula, Yerushalayim. The occasion kicked off with a wonderful ambiance of achdus and exhilaration […]
Panama: A Tropical Kosher Paradise
STAR-K/Margie Pensak Looking for a close tropical get-away as the mercury drops? A high of 90 and a low of 76 between late December and April sounds pretty good to me right now! Not only for the Atlantic or Pacific coastal island – or rainforest – experience, but for an equally exciting Kosher culinary experience. […]
Ohr Chadash Academy and Ner Tamid Host SNL!
Ohr Chadash Academy’s first Saturday Night Learning (SNL) of the year, in partnership with Ner Tamid, was a huge success, with almost 200 people ready to take on Torah learning, and enjoy pizza and raffle prizes! We can’t wait to see children and their parents on December 2 for the next Motzai shabbos of learning!
Alumni Asifa in Eretz Yisroel with Harav Tzvi Berkowitz
On Tuesday evening, Nov. 14th, the Yeshiva hosted an asifa in Eretz Yisroel for alumni at the Ezras Torah Hall in Sanhedria Murchevet. Harav Tzvi Berkowitz delivered divrei chizuk regarding the current matzav in Eretz Yisroel. This was a unique opportunity for talmidim of Ner Yisroel to hear directly from one of their Rebbeim despite being […]
Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah Avos Ubanim Kick Off with a Multi-Generational Turnout
This past Motzei Shabbos was the inaugural Motzei Shabbos Avos Ubanim program. We were honored to be joined by many grandfathers who were excited to learn with their grandson/s. Avos Ubanim takes place each Motzei Shabbos throughout the winter at 7:00pm. Learning, stories, tons of prizes, and pizza!