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Agra D’Pirka, the brainchild of Ezra Klein, was born in 2009, after he noticed that people were learning daily in many scattered locations in Flatbush. It occurred to him that if these baal habatim were learning in a central location with the proper structured environment, it would raise their Torah learning to a whole new level.
Little did he realize that his revolutionary weekday morning learning program would mushroom into 20 locations around the U.S. in the next 17 years. Today, Agra D’Pirka – l’ilui neshmas Reb Ezra’s mother, Pesi Rochel Klein, a”h (whose initials spell out “Pirka”) -- provides 5000 shiurim annually to the Torah public, provided by 100 magidei shiur.
On October 12-14, you can partake in the great merit of p...
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Baltimore, MD — Between tuition, groceries, busing, and everything that comes before Yom Tov, most Baltimore households aren't looking for one more thing to figure out. But there's one bill that can come down without anything changing at home.
Maryland's community solar program lets BGE customers draw their electricity from a local solar farm instead of putting panels on their own roof. BGE stays the utility — same wires, same service, same bill — and the savings appear as a credit on that bill. For Baltimore households, that's 20% off the electric bill.
Lower Your Bill handles the enrollment itself rather than passing names to a third party, and says both sides of the program are frum-run: the company managing the enrollment and the so...
Unfinished Business
Liora Ben Tzur of Kibbutz Ein HaShlosha gave birth to her third daughter just 30 hours before the events of October 7, 2023. Her mother, , came from her home in Kiryat Arba to the kibbutz to help Liora’s husband with the children. On the morning of Simchat Torah, while Liora was still in the maternity ward, her mother was murdered as she walked along the paths of the kibbutz, carrying candy for the children.
This year, during Sukkot, as her mother’s yahrtzeit approached, Liora remembered that her mother’s bag must still be somewhere in her house. “It was the backpack she carried everywhere,” she recalled. Sure enough, she found it and began rummaging through it.
“I don’t know what I was looking for. Maybe a little letter s...
A Baltimore judge has dismissed three second-degree murder charges against James Edwin Barnett, 58, who is accused of setting the January 2022 fire in a vacant South Stricker Street rowhome that killed three Baltimore City firefighters and seriously injured a fourth. Barnett remains on trial on charges related to the blaze, which devastated the Baltimore firefighting community.
The fire broke out early on January 24, 2022, at 205 South Stricker Street in the Mount Clare neighborhood. Firefighters responded after a 911 call reported a fire in the vacant three-story rowhome, along with reports of people trapped inside. As crews entered the burning building, the structure partially collapsed, trapping firefighters beneath the debris. Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelsey Sadler and EMT/firefighter Ken...
BeMore Giving, a charitable initiative supporting institutions and organizations throughout the Greater Baltimore Jewish community, has reached a significant milestone: $400,000 in total giving.
BeMore Giving has built its model around a simple idea: when individuals make small, consistent contributions to local organizations, those gifts can create a powerful collective impact. The organization encourages community members to give tzedakah on a daily basis, helping both strengthen local institutions and cultivate a lasting habit of generosity.
The $400,000 milestone reflects the combined impact of countless individual gifts. Rather than depending primarily on large, occasional donations, BeMore Giving has created a steady stream of support fueled by everyday acts of giving.
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Baltimore, MD – October 13, 2026 - BJL regrets to inform the community of the petira of Mrs. Debra Hirsch a"h, mother of Rabbi Moshe Hirsch.
Rabbi Hirsch is sitting shiva at 110 Girton Blvd. Winnepeg, MB, R3P-0A5, Canada through Wednesday. He can be reached at (204) 793-2776 while in Canada.
Rabbi Hirsch will return to Baltimore and sit Shiva at 411 Yeshiva Lane on Thursday.
Rabbi Hirsch will end shiva on Friday at 409 Yeshiva Lane, Apt 1D.
MinyanimShacharis: 7:15amMincha: 2:30pmMincha (Friday): 1:22pmMaariv: 8:45pm
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Elazar Yair Wilensky, a 14-year-old ninth-grade student at ORT Ma’alot Yeshiva High School and the youngest of five siblings, was identified as the student killed Monday when unexploded Hezbollah ordnance detonated during the school’s annual hiking trip in the Ramim Ridge area of the Upper Galilee, near Israel’s border with Lebanon. He leaves behind his parents, three sisters and a brother. The explosion also injured 24 others. Preliminary findings indicated that a student had picked up unexploded Hezbollah ordnance and placed it in a bag before it detonated. The circumstances remain under investigation.
His family remembered him as “a boy who loved life. Smart and intelligent, full of joy, a good and beloved friend, whose entire future was still ahead of him.&rdqu...
President Donald Trump said Monday that the killing of senior Iranian leaders may have complicated efforts to negotiate with Tehran, acknowledging that the United States is uncertain about who is now making decisions within Iran’s leadership.
“We might have gone too far with the leaders because we don’t know who the hell we’re dealing with anymore,” Trump told supporters at a campaign rally in Youngstown, Ohio. He also suggested that potential candidates were reluctant to take over Iran’s leadership, saying, “Nobody wants to be the president of Iran.”
Despite the challenges, Trump maintained that US military operations had severely weakened Iran’s armed forces and reiterated that Tehran would not be allowed to obtain nuclear weapons. ...
Baltimore, MD – October 13, 2026 – (BJL) Slade Avenue is closed to traffic at Park Heights Avenue due to a car accident.Drivers are advised to avoid the intersection and use alternate routes.
Baltimore, MD – October 12, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Zechariah & Dena Grauer and their family on the birth of a baby boy.
!יה"ר שיזכו לגדלו לתורה לחופה ולמעשים טובים. אמן
Baltimore, MD – October 12, 2026 – BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Avi Gruen & Rivka Horowitz on their engagement.
Mazel Tov to the parents Shmuel & Ruth Horowitz and Anshie & Michal Gruen.
!יה”ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן
A FedEx driver named Troi Smith in Lakewood, New Jersey, has drawn attention for playing and singing along to Chasidic music during his delivery route, bringing smiles to locals. The non-Jewish driver developed an appreciation for songs by Hasidic artists, including Hershy Weinberger.
“The music is so positive. How can you not like it?” the driver said.
A video of the driver playing the music spread online and caught Weinberger’s attention. The singer reportedly began looking for the driver, hoping to meet him and sing together.
This article was independently written by the BJL Newsroom based on reporting from 5 Towns Central.
Baltimore, MD – October 12, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to David Kreis & Adena Jurkowitz (both Baltimore) their engagement.
!יה”ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן
Baltimore City will activate five new speed cameras near schools beginning on or about October 26, as the city expands automated enforcement to curb speeding and improve safety for students and pedestrians.
The cameras will monitor the following locations:
Loch Raven Boulevard: 5700-6000 blocks, near Cardinal Shehan School and Yorkwood Elementary School
Moravia Road: 4600-5300 blocks, near Furley Elementary School
West Baltimore Street: 2800-2900 blocks, near The SEED School of Maryland
McClean Boulevard: 6200-6400 blocks, near Reginald F. Lewis High School
East Northern Parkway: 2300-2500 blocks, near Baltimore Revolutionary Academy
The cameras are designed to catch vehicles traveling at least 12 miles per hour over the posted speed limit in signed school zo...
I guess our tefillah of משיב הרוח ומוריד הגשם worked! The remnants of Hurricane Isaias brought several inches of rain to Maryland over the weekend, giving Baltimore and surrounding communities a good soaking.
Rainfall totals across Maryland ranged from 2.34 inches in Park Heights to 5.23 inches in Cape St. Claire, according to reports from the National Weather Service’s Baltimore/Washington office through 7 a.m. Monday. Maryland received plenty of rain, but the storm’s impact was much more severe farther south.
Isaias made landfall near Destin, Florida, as a Category 2 hurricane, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and dangerous storm surge. Florida experienced significant wind damage and power outages, while flooding in North Carolina prompted water rescues. ...
Baltimore, MD – October 12, 2026 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Moshe Lichtman & Allison Gandlin on their engagement.
!יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן
