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Carasso Sells Nearly Half of the Apartments at Its Derech Bethlehem St Residential Development - an outstanding number in the current marketWhatsapp
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Approximately 150 of the 309 apartments offered for sale at the Carasso Nia project have sold within roughly a year and a half. The company points to strong demand from English-speaking Israelis and North Americans ranging from Teaneck , Toronto and five towns to Baltimore and other modern-orthodox communities. The project’s proximity to Baka, Arnona, Talpiot and two Jerusalem Light Rail lines, as well as the high standard down to every meticulous detail, are primary drivers of the exceptional pace of sales. Even as Jerusalem’s residential real estate market faces a slowdown in transaction activity, some projects c...
Baltimore, MD – September 2, 2026 - The talmidim and staff of Yeshivas Toras Simcha were privileged to welcome HaRav Avrohom HaLevi Schorr Shlita for a special visit today, as the Yeshiva prepares for the upcoming Yamim Noraim.
Rav Schorr addressed the talmidim about Rosh Hashanah, sharing insights into the significance of reciting the bracha of Shehechiyanu and focusing on the importance of emes. He explained the close connection between living with truth and the judgment each person faces on Rosh Hashanah.
During the visit, Rav Schorr asked the talmidim to join him in a heartfelt song. The room came alive as the talmidim enthusiastically sang “Vezakeini,” creating a meaningful and memorable moment together with the Rav.
Following his remarks, Rav Schorr personally gr...
Baltimore, MD - September 2, 2026 - Today is the second day of school, at least for me. Some of our children and Mechanchim have already been in school for over two weeks. It is also a milestone year for me in chinuch that I still can’t believe I’ve reached, and it’s a bit unreal to ponder as to where the time has gone. I wake up at the crack of dawn, literally before Olos HaShachar, and hence I write this. I also go to bed quite early now because teaching preschool is extremely physically exhausting at the beginning of the year. I feel like my students who shared with me yesterday, on the first day, that they too woke up when it was still dark. My son also starts his day early as well as he has to catch the bus to Yeshiva (of Greater Washington) th...
Baltimore, MD – September 2, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Rabbi Moshe and Malkie Sandhaus on the birth of a daughter.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD - September 2, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yisroel Meir Abrahams and Ahuva Bacharach on their engagement.
Mazel tov to the parents Rabbi Mordechai and Chani Abrahams, and Rabbi Donny and Dina Bacharach and mazel tov to grandparents Rabbi Aryeh and Bracha Goetz, and Dr. Moshe and Gail Bacharach.
!יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן
Baltimore, MD - September 2, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yitzi Bursztyn and Miriam Roness (Rochester) on their engagement.
Mazel Tov to the parents Rabbi Raphoel & Kayla Schochet!
!יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן
Baltimore, MD - September 1, 2026 - (BJL) STAR-K has issued the following Yoshon update for consumers:
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► Flour – Consumers should start checking dates. Lists will be updated in next few days. Any flour produced before 8/24 is Yoshon.
► Fresh baked goods – Yoshon until Erev Rosh Hashana (September 11).
► Pasta – Anything with a production code Sept. 9, 2026 or earlier is Yoshon.
► Italian Pasta (produced in Italy) – Yoshon at least until after Sukkos.
► All Other Wheat Products (cookies, crackers, bread crumbs, etc.) – can be considered Yoshon until after Sukkos. Further updates/lists before then.
OATS
► Oat Flour – with a production code before 8/24/26 is Yoshon.
► All...
Baltimore, MD – August 31, 2026 - On Sunday August 30, 2006, volunteers with the Jewish Cemetery Association of Baltimore came together for a Cemetery Cleanup Day, dedicating their time and effort to maintaining and preserving local Jewish cemeteries.
At Hebrew Friendship Cemetery, Steve Venick, Jeremy Diamond, Jeff Karlin, Fred Petersen, David Antwerpen, and Mendel Davis joined together for the cleanup effort. Additional volunteers spent the day working at the German Hill Road Cemetery.
These cleanup days are held several times throughout the year and include a variety of hands-on projects aimed at preserving the dignity and appearance of the cemeteries. Volunteers assist with general cleanup, cleaning headstones, and repairing and resetting headstones that have fallen over.
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Baltimore, MD – August 31, 2026 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Ruth Langbaum, a"h, mother of Sharon Englander, Chani Greenblatt, and Mike Langbaum.
Sharon Englander, is sitting shiva (through Sunday morning) at 6605 Park Heights Ave. Apt #D1, Baltimore, MD 21215.
Chani Greenblatt and Mike Langbaum are sitting shiva in Israel; Pitum Haketoret 28/1, Efrat.
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Parshat Nitzavim opens with the entire nation gathered before Moshe Rabeinu as he prepares them to enter yet another brit with Hashem. By this stage, we have already encountered numerous covenants, most recently in the tochachah of Ki Tavo, whose concluding pasuk explicitly describes it as a brit:
אֵלֶּה דִבְרֵי הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר צִוָּה ה' אֶת מֹשֶׁה לִכְרֹת אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאֶרֶץ מוֹאָב מִלְּבַד הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר כָּרַת אִתָּם בְּחֹרֵב.
“These are the words of the covenant that Hashem commanded Moshe to establish with the children of Israel in the land of Moav, in addition to the covenant He had made with them at Chorev.”
Why, then, do...
Baltimore, MD – August 30, 2026 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of BenZion Cohen, a"h, father of Jeff (Tzipora) Cohen, Cindy (Chaim) Reinman, Surie (Moshe) Lehmann, and Bracha (Shmuel Yaakov) Sauer.
The levaya will take place today, Sunday 8/30/26, at 4:15pm at Sol Levinson, 8900 Reisterstown Rd, Pikesville, MD 21208Shiva is taking place at 3300 Taney Road, Baltimore, MD 21215. Shacharis 7:30am, Mincha/Maariv 7:20pm.
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Baltimore, MD – August, 30, 2026 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Refoel Avraham Meir Rosenthal, z"l, brother of Devorah Kapenstein of Baltimore.
The levaya will take place today in New York. The kevura will take place in Israel.
Shiva will be observed in Baltimore. Details to follow.
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Baltimore, MD – August 28, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Yitzy & Stephanie Halon on the birth of a son.
!יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן
Baltimore, MD – August 28, 2026 - An individual was arrested early Friday morning following an attempted break-in at a home on the 3700 block of Bancroft Road in the Fallstaff area, according to Baltimore Shomrim.Shomrim received a call from a homeowner reporting that someone was attempting to break into the residence. The homeowner was instructed to also call 911 as Shomrim units responded to the area.
Shomrim units arrived within approximately 90 seconds and observed an individual emerging from behind homes in the area. Units followed the individual while additional information provided by the homeowner confirmed that he matched the description of the person involved in the attempted break-in.
As Baltimore Police Department officers arrived, the individual entered nearby backyard...
This week we read the Admonition, the slew of curses that will befall our nation if we do not adhere to the Torah.
The total number of curses enumerated is oddly listed in Midrash as being 'one hundred less two'.
The Kli Yakar explains this anomaly by observing that there are ninety-eight curses clearly defined among the verses, and two that are not exactly described.
Also, the Lord will bring upon you every disease and plague that are, לא כתוב — not written in this ספר תורה —Torah scroll, to destroy you. (דברים כח סא)
The nature of the disease and plague is not specified, in contrast with the other ninety-eight consequences which are clearly detailed.
Why is this significant?
More intriguing is the Torah depicting these tr...
Baltimore, MD – Aug. 27, 2026 – With great simcha, Chofetz Chaim-Adath B'nei Israel Congregation, widely known throughout Baltimore as “The Adas,” is pleased to welcome Rabbi Yisroel Meir Lebovits as Assistant Rav of the Kehillah.
Rabbi Lebovits will join the rabbinic leadership of the historic kehillah alongside its current Mora D’Asra, Rabbi Shlomo Naiman, as The Adas continues its longstanding mission of Torah, tefillah, and service to Baltimore’s Orthodox community.
The appointment adds a new chapter to the illustrious history of one of Baltimore’s longstanding kehillos. Chofetz Chaim-Adath B'nei Israel Congregation was formed around 1960 through the merger of two earlier congregations, Chofetz Chaim, founded in 1934, and Adath B�...
