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 […]
2 Members of the Baltimore Jewish Community Appointed Baltimore City Police Chaplains

It is with great pride that Eliezer Skaist and Shloime Rabinowitz were each appointed as Chaplains of the Baltimore City Police Dept. The ceremony took place at the Baltimore City Police Training Center. In attendance among many others were Rabbi Chesky Tenenbaum, Police Commissioner Michael Harrison shown here with the 2 new graduates of the […]
What is Discovery?

The stage is decorated as though for a concert: a long sign draped across it reading, “ON A HAPPY NOTE,” along with an appropriate quote from Hebrew liturgy, golden music notes hanging from the ceiling, the curtain backdrop glowing with blue light. The music begins – a cheerful, upbeat song with a bouncy rhythm. The […]
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 […]
Stevenson University and Women’s Institute of Torah Seminary Form Partnership for Pre-Med, Pre-Dental, and Biomedical Engineering Degrees

Stevenson University and Women’s Institute of Torah Seminary and College of Baltimore (WITS) are pleased to announce a new partnership to create Pre-Med, Pre-Dental, and Biomedical Engineering degree pathways for WITS students. On Wednesday, October 26, 2022, representatives of the institutions signed a memorandum of understanding to create an educational collaboration that allows WITS students […]
