Pirchei Hasmada Banquet 5783/2022 a Huge Success
BJLife Newsroom Pirchei Agudas Yisrael of Baltimore hosted its annual post Succos banquet on Sunday, November 13th at Greengate (Liberty) Jewish Center. Boys, grades 1-5, who learned the required minimum of Torah study over the Succos vacation were invited to attend this enjoyable event. Rabbi Yaakov Horowitz, Pirchei’s director welcomed the record crowd of over […]
Jewish Community Football League by “Shimz Cars” begins “Chef Dan” Postseason
The 2022 Postseason by Chef Dan began on Sunday, December 4th with the top 4 teams battling out. The playoffs featured Dr Auto vs Tripping Kosher on the “ActualEyes Turf Field” at Pikesville High, as well as Dougies vs Worth Insurance on the “ActualEyes Turf Field” at New Town High School. Read on for the […]
Baltimore Jewish Home 613 Seconds with Andrea Schulman, WIT Executive Director
Tell us about yourself: I was born and raised in Annapolis, Maryland where my family was active in the Jewish community. I became involved in NCSY at an early age. Even though I was from Annapolis, I spent most of my high school years in Baltimore. I am grateful to mentors and friends such as […]
Blended Families
Rabbi Azriel Hauptman Blended families, for better or for worse, are more common than they used to be, and the challenges they offer can be overwhelming, especially if you do not prepare in advance. Stepparents, step siblings, and step relatives lead to complicated family dynamics, and a positive outcome requires a proper navigation of this […]
Angels in Our Midst
Rabbi Zvi Teichman Within the Torah’s depiction of the encounter between Yaakov and Esav lay many lessons for our survival in dealing with this physical enemy called Edom, and the more arduous battle against its spiritual representation, our ultimate adversary — the Yetzer Hara, the evil inclination. Yaakov’s initial reaction is to send a message […]
Parshas Vayishlach
Rabbi Berel Wein The prophet of Israel, describing what can unfortunately be characterized as the usual situation in Jewish life, states that it is comparable to one who flees from the lion and finds oneself in the embrace of a bear. Our father Jacob, who barely escapes from the treachery of Lavan, soon finds himself […]
Focusing on the Positive
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow The daughter of the emperor once said to Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananya, “You are the epitome of magnificent Torah, but it is stored in an ugly vessel!” Apparently, Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananya was an unattractive man. The emperor’s daughter was puzzled as to why Hashem would deposit his Torah in an ugly […]
It’s Complicated
Allan Rolnick, CPA Remember privacy? Of course, you don’t. Back in the ‘90s, you might have signed on to AOL expecting that when you got mail, it would be your business and nobody else’s. But now it’s 2022, and it’s all about the data. Your laptop and your phone, Siri and Alexa, your Ring doorbell […]
Parshas Vayeitzei
Rabbi Berel Wein Our father Jacob was a very strong and powerfully physical person. We read of his physical prowess in his previous encounter with the shepherds of Charan and later of his wrestling match with the angel of Eisav at the river of Yaabok. His sons, though young in years, are also very powerful […]
The Power of Bikur Cholim
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow In Parshas Korach, Moshe Rabbeinu announced that the events that were about to unfold would establish clearly whether or not Korach was right in his challenge. “Through this shall you know that Hashem has sent me to perform all these acts, for it was not from my heart. If these die like […]
