Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah Night Seder Program for Middle School Boys
Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah hosts a Night Seder program for Middle School boys from across the community, 3 nights a week. Now in its 5th year, the program is lead by Rabbi Michoel Berkowitz of TA and Rabbi Dovid Naiman of TI. The goal of the program is to create a framework for boys to review […]
Baltimore Celebrates the Completion of Kesser Torah’s New Bais Medrash
On Sunday, November 13th Kesser Torah (KT) invited the entire Baltimore community to its campus to celebrate in the Chanukas Habayis of its new Bais Medrash. The yeshiva was joined by hundreds of community members as well as local rabbonim and Gedolei Roshei Yeshiva of America. The purpose of the evening was to give shevach […]
Beth Tfiloh’s Tribute to Cantor Albrecht/Laniado Benefit Concert – A Resounding Success!
Twelve-hundred attendees joined in paying tribute to an outstanding chazzan and an even more outstanding mensch, Cantor Avi Albrecht, as he will be retiring from Beth Tfiloh at the end of this year. Community leaders, Rabbis, and local, state, and federal elected officials gathered together for an evening of tribute and song. Wanting to connect […]
Community-Wide Siyum on Seder Zeraim
On Motzei Shabbos, November 19th, Mercaz Torah U’Tefillah hosted a community-wide Mishna Yomi Siyum on Seder Zeraim. Begun in 1947, the Mishna Yomi cycle consists of learning 2 Mishnayos every day. Now in its 14th cycle, there are more people than ever learning Mishna Yomi so the opportunity was ripe to make a grand Siyum […]
Chumash Mesiba at Yeshivas Toras Simcha
Rabbi Dovid Tessler’s 1st grade class celebrated receiving their Chumashim at Yeshivas Torah Simcha, Baltimore. The boys excitedly sang songs and demonstrated their skill at understanding the beginning of Parshas Breishis. Rabbi Hillel Mandel, menahel, and Rabbi Tessler presented each boy with his own Chumash. The fathers, zaidas, and siblings danced following the presentation. Refreshments were also […]
Parshas Chayei Sara
Rabbi Berel Wein Our matriarchs of Israel were very strong personalities and were formidable women. The life experiences of our mother Sarah are an excellent example of this assessment of character and behavior. From the Torah narrative, we are informed early on that she is infertile, unable to conceive and give birth naturally. Nevertheless, we […]
Is a Bar Mitzvah Boy an Adult?
Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow The boy spent weeks in preparation for his bar mitzvah. When the moment arrived, he relished the opportunity to read the Torah. He had finally achieved adulthood. He was now a full card-carrying member of the tzibbur. Or was he? Our sages have taught that there are physical attributes that signify when […]
Please Listen Carefully as Our Menu Options Have Changed
Allan Rolnick, CPA When was the last time you called someone’s customer service number and found an actual person at the other end of the line? Did it feel like winning the lottery? We’re not talking about ordinary voicemail here. We’re talking about those endless phone tree menus that have gotten so frustrating that there’s […]
Interview with Cantor Avi Albrecht about his new trio, Cantori, and his musical tribute Kol HaLev- Voice of the Heart benefiting Laniado Hospital:
BJH: Cantor Albrecht, you’re retiring from Beth Tfiloh and being honored on Sunday, November 20th with a musical tribute – Voice of the Heart/Kol HaLev. Any thoughts you’d like to share? Cantor Avi Albrecht: It’s been 27 amazing years at Beth Tfiloh – it isn’t easy to put it into words. I have many fond […]
Rabbi Shmuel Silber, Rabbi of Suburban Orthodox Torahs Chaim and Dean of Yeshivas Mekor Chaim
Tell us a little bit about yourself? My wife Aviva and I are originally from NY/NJ. We feel fortunate to have lived and raised our children in Baltimore for almost 20 years. B”H, I have the privilege to be the rav of Suburban Orthodox congregation, a vibrant, beautiful, and growing Kehilla with incredible kedusha and […]
