Rabbi Hakakian at Yeshivas Toras Simcha
Rabbi Eliyahu Hakakian, of congregation Ahavat Shalom, spoke to the middle school students at Yeshivas Toras Simcha. The Rav explained to the boys the significance of the talmidim of Rabbi Akiva. They were geonim but they harbored a small measure of disrespect for each other. Perhaps when they argued in Torah they did not give […]
Torah Institute Gedolim Art Contest
Eliyahu Meir Hexter | 7th Grade As the school day is long, our General Studies Coordinator, Dr. Insel, has introduced various electives and enjoyable activities for boys to participate in. A few years ago, she initiated the annual art contest. This contest was conceptualized to give the boys a chance to shine, in all areas […]
OCA’s Yom Ha’atzmaut Community-Wide Celebration
Ohr Chadash Academy (OCA), in partnership with Congregation Shomrei Emunah, hosted a Yom Ha’atzmaut event and welcomed 700+ members of the Baltimore Jewish community who came out to celebrate Israel’s 75th! Following a tekes, families journeyed through the biblical cities of Israel: They rode through the desert, climbed up Masada, made candles in Tzfat, baked […]
Celebrating the “Yoms” at OCA
At OCA, we are dedicated to promoting a personal relationship with Am Yisrael, Eretz Yisrael, and Medinat Yisrael. To that end, we came together to commemorate Yom HaShoah and Yom Hazikaron, and then pulled out all the stops to celebrate Yom Ha’atzmaut as a school community! Yom Hashoah & Yom Hazikaron On Yom HaShoah each […]
End on a High
On Wednesday April 19th, Jewish Educational Services (JES), an agency of the Associated, hosted an event called “End On A High” to celebrate the educators of our community. Over 150 teachers and principals gathered to hear words of inspiration from Rav Elya Brudny, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva and Maggid Shiur in the Mirrer Yeshiva Bais Medrash […]
Bais Yaakov Middle School Robotics Team Does It Again!
With tremendous s’yata d’shmaya and countless hours of work, Bais Yaakov’s 8th grade Robotics Team won the two FIRST PLACE and one SECOND PLACE trophies in this week’s CIJE Spring Robotics Competition held in Passaic, New Jersey. 9 schools and a total of 29 different teams and their robots, from cities including Boston, Massachusetts and […]
Baltimore Chesed League – Girls Kicks Off Its Third Season!
The Baltimore Chesed League – Girls (BCL-Girls), in partnership with Suburban Orthodox, had a fantastic launch to their 3rd season. With a dynamic and unique group, the nearly 70 girls represent Bais Yaakov, Beth Tfiloh, Bnos Yisroel, Krieger Schechter Day School, and Ohr Chadash Academy, and have all volunteered to give of their free time […]
Efforts to Upgrade Fallstaff Playground
Councilman Yitzy Schleifer Nothing better than watching a two-year-long project that we put a ton of work into come to fruition! I grew up in the Fallstaff neighborhood of District 5 and spent many days playing on the playground at Fallstaff Elementary Middle School – MD. Over the years, I have also taken my daughters there […]
Baltimore’s Yitzie Pretter Elected to Orthodox Union Board of Directors
New York, N.Y. – The Orthodox Union (OU), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, is pleased to welcome Yitzie Pretter of Baltimore, MD. to the OU’s Board of Directors. Pretter is among 14 new OU Board Members from across the U.S. and Canada elected to a two-year term. Professionally, Pretter is the founding principal […]
Mercaz Hosts a Booming Yeshivas Bein Hazmanim Program
Over Pesach, Mercaz Torah U’Tefilah become known as the “Mercaz Yeshivas Bein HaZmanim” for the Baltimore community, as hundreds and hundreds of Bachurim and Yungerleit back for Bein HaZmanim took advantage of the robust Bein HaZmanim programming. This includes a daily catered breakfast, refreshments and freshly brewed coffee throughout the day, hot fleishigs for night […]