A Powerful Tefillah
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow The Gemara in Nedarim expounds the earliest recorded example of hataras nedarim. Hashem told Moshe Rabbeinu that it was safe for him to return to Egypt “because the men who seek your life have died.” The Gemara explains that these men were none other than Dasan and Aviram. However, the Gemara records […]
Parshas Vayigash
Rabbi Berel Wein The statement of our father Jacob to the Pharaoh of Egypt that “my years of life have been few and most unpleasant” is most perplexing. We all know the well-known anecdote that one of the most disappointing things in life is to ask someone how he or she is and they actually […]
What Makes a Valid Pesach?
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow The Torah permits a person to annul his vows with the assistance of a chacham or beis din. One method of annulling a vow is by finding a “pesach,” literally an opening. The sage asks the person who uttered the vow, “Did you make your vow while being cognizant of such and […]
A Holiday Gift
Allan Rolnick, CPA Often, when someone makes headlines for a crime, reporters go sniffing around the miscreant’s neighborhood to see what the people who knew him before he was infamous think about him. It’s become a cliché to hear them say, “He was such a quiet boy; he would never hurt anyone.” Jeffrey Dahmer was […]
13 Seconds with Raphael Kleinman and Raphael Mifsud – Alumni, Yeshiva Gedolah Ohr Hatorah
BJH: Great to be here with 2 Raphaels! Where are you originally from and how did you come to Baltimore? R. Kleinman: I grew up in Brooklyn. When I was graduating 12th grade from Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway, my Rebbe, Rabbi Goldman, and the Rosh Hayeshiva, Rabbi Yaakov Bender, encouraged me to look […]
Bais Yaakov Teams Achieve Stellar Results!
Both the Bais Yaakov Robotics Teams, under the guidance of Mrs. Ora Attar and Mrs. Sarena Schwartz, and the Debate Team, under the guidance of Mrs. Leeba Steen, achieved stunning results in their respective interschool competitions on Tuesday. At the CIJE VEX Tournament in Long Island, the Robotics Team achieved finishing positions of Second and Third Place out of twenty-seven schools! In Philadelphia, the […]
2nd OCA Mesibat Chumash
Mazal Tov to our 2nd graders on receiving their very own Chumash! The students sang beautifully, danced, and each shared their love and excitement about learning Chumash. They then had the opportunity to learn the first pasuk of Lech Lecha with their families and decorate their Chumash cover. We are so proud of our 2nd […]
Worthy Insurance wins 2022 JCFL by Shimz Cars Championship
Any casual follower of the Jewish Community Football League by “Shimz Cars” could’ve predicted before the season that Worthy Insurance and Tripping Kosher would meet in the JCFL Championship Game presented by “Chef Dan’s Cafe.” In the last 9 seasons, it was a guarantee you would see either Captain Chaim Finkelstein (Worthy) or Captain Shulie Hochman […]
Menucha Family Shabbaton
For the families of Menucha, Shabbos Parshas Vayishlach began with warm smiles and anticipation. By the time Motzei Shabbos arrived, the connection, inspiration, and laughter broke all barriers, and as the entire Menucha family danced, hand in hand, they truly felt like one big Family. Menucha, a Baltimore-based organization that services children and adults with […]
Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah Inaugural Ma’amad Hadlaka
Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah held its inaugural “Ma’amad Hadlaka” on the 1st night of Chanukah. Simply put, the “Ma’amadHadlaka” is where the Kehilla came to participate in the personal Hadlakas Ner Chanukah of the Rav, Harav Yissochor Dov Eichenstein Shlit”a. The goal of this event was to give the Rav the opportunity to impart the Ruach and feeling of what an ideal fulfillment of […]
