Ora V’Simcha – Derech Chaim Siyum

“An unforgettable, awe-inspiring evening” is how R’ Lipa Geldwerth, renowned Rav of Khal Kol Torah of Brooklyn and keynote speaker, described last Thursday night’s event held by Kehillas Derech Chaim.  His sentiment was echoed by nearly 250 attendees at the special event named Seudas Orah V’Simcha. The seudah celebrated incredible accomplishments in limud hatorah at […]

Torah Institute’s Annual Siyum Hadoros

On Sunday, March 13th, Torah Institute held their annual Siyum Hadoros at Martins West. Well over 1000 sons, fathers, and grandfathers joined together to complete Shas Mishnayos in under an hour! The proud mothers and grandmothers also attended and heard Divrei Hisorerus from Rabbi Yechiel Spero while everyone was learning. The siyum was dedicated LZN […]

Baltimore Chesed League for Boys (by Columbia Group) Kicks Off 2022 Season with a Bang!

The antics of Team “Aventura Assisted Living Baltimore” brought Adar joy to Sterling Care Assisted Living residents while they ate dinner.  Team “CBT Baltimore” gathered Shaimos at the Agudah of Park Heights. They boys helped put them in bags and then move them to storage in preparation for their burial before Pesach. Team “The Naomi […]

Mercaz Daf Yomi Trip to Israel

Ever since Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah was established eleven years ago, the Rav, Harav Yissochor Dov Eichenstein Shlita, has been determined to create a center of Torah, Avoda, and Chesed for the greater Baltimore community. Mercaz provides minyanim around the clock, an array of Shiurim and Chaburos, various chesed initiatives, and its flagship Mercaz Daf Yomi […]

Parshas Vayikra

Rabbi Berel Wein One of the categories of sacrifices that are described in this week’s Torah reading describes the offerings that are meant to bring about forgiveness for sins that one committed inadvertently. The Torah details for us how the sacrifice was to be brought, and what its effects regarding forgiveness from Heaven would then […]

 Yibum and Tzitzis

 Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow  Daf Yomi recently began learning Masechta Yevamos. The Zohar in Parshas Ki Seitzei discusses the paucity of Torah that will exist in the times of Moshiach. The Zohar refers to someone who mastered Shas as an “ani,” a pauper. Ani is spelled “Ayin-Nun-Yud.” The Zohar explains that this word is an acronym […]

House of Mirrors

Rabbi Azriel Hauptman Have you even been to a house of mirrors? You walk through a maze of mirrors with many of them distorted in ways that make you look very different, often in humorous or frightening ways. Many people have disorders that make them look at their bodies in distorted ways and as a […]

Nothing but The Truth!

Rabbi Zvi Teichman Nothing but The Truth! The reading this week of the second of the four parshiyos, Zachor, follows that of Shekalim, which was read two weeks ago. On Zachor we read a passage at the end of Ki Seitzei, where the Torah outlines the command to remember what Amalek did to us yet […]

Purim at The Maryland Zoo with imadi!

HAPPY PURIM! imadi celebrated Purim together at The Maryland Zoo with a build-a-bear station, leather stamping workshop, caricature artists, face painting, a comedy magician, and an awesome behind-the-scenes exclusive safari tour of the Africa Exhibit!  Thank you to Dina Brookmyer for the wonderful pictures, Knish Shop for catering dinner, Pariser’s Bakery for the delicious desserts, […]