Baltmore, MD - May 5, 2025 - Beginning Monday, May 5, the North Entrance to the Park Heights JCC parking lot will be closed due to ongoing renovation work. The South Entrance, located at the traffic signal, will remain open and serve as the only access point for entering and exiting the campus.
The closure is expected to have minimal impact on the number of available parking spaces.
Construction is anticipated to last for approximately one week.
Israel is set to retaliate to the Houthi missile launch at Ben-Gurion Airport on Sunday, following a decision made at the security cabinet later in the day.
Following the Houthi missile strike, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video that Israel has acted against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen in the past and will act again in the future.
“We’ve acted against them in the past, and we’ll act again in the future," Netanyahu said.
"This isn’t a one-and-done, but there will be some big hits,” the prime minister continued.
On Sunday, an Israeli source told The Jerusalem Post that following the recent Houthi missile attack, Israel is considering revising its recent policy toward Yemen to respond directly to such...
US President Donald Trump says the aim of his administration’s nuclear talks with Iran is to achieve “total dismantlement” of Tehran’s nuclear program, but that he is open to letting the Islamic Republic pursue civilian nuclear energy.
Trump makes the comments in an interview conducted on Friday and airing today on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
“I think that I would be open to hearing it, you know?” Trump tells Kristen Welker about the possibility of allowing Iran to develop nuclear energy for non-military purposes.
“Civilian energy, it’s called. But you know, civilian energy often leads to military wars. And we don’t want to have them to have a nuclear weapon. It’s a very simple deal,” he adds.
Baltimore, MD - May 4, 2025 - Motorists in Towson should prepare for road closures on May 4, as the 56th Towsontown Spring Festival occurs.
The Baltimore County Police Department announced that several streets will be closed from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The affected roads include:
E. Chesapeake Avenue – from Bosley Avenue to the Whole Foods
W. Pennsylvania Avenue - from York Road to Bosley Avenue
Washington Avenue- from Allegheny Avenue to W. Chesapeake Avenue
Baltimore Avenue - from Allegheny Avenue to W. Pennsylvania
The annual event is organized by the Towson Chamber of Commerce.
Baltimore, MD - May 4, 2025 - Elevated levels of Legionella bacteria were detected in the water at a Baltimore City Department of Social Services office complex, a spokesperson confirmed Friday.
Test results received April 25 showed above-normal levels of Legionella bacteria in a few isolated locations across the Biddle Street building complex.
Legionella is the bacterium that causes Legionnaires’ disease, a type of severe pneumonia that can be fatal. Nationally, Legionella largely remains unregulated, though a handful of states, including New York and New Jersey, have laws governing it.
After receiving the test results, the department said it is now working with the building’s landlord to implement a “comprehensive remediation plan” that includes disinfect...
Jerusalem, Israel - May 4, 2025 - Following the Houthi missile crash at Ben-Gurion Airport due to the failure of Israel's defense systems, several airlines canceled their flights to Israel for 24 hours on Sunday.
Germany’s Lufthansa Group announced flight cancellations, including by its subsidiaries Swiss, Brussels Airlines, and others.
In addition, American carriers United and Delta—both of which had only recently resumed flights to Israel—have also canceled their flights, along with France’s Transavia and its Air France, Air Canada, Japan’s Nippon Airways, Spain’s Air Europa, and British Airways.
Budget airline Wizz Air announced it would suspend flights to Israel until Tuesday morning.
This incident is consider...
Jerusalem, Israel - May 4, 2025 - Red Alert sirens were activated in the Jerusalem area and central Israel after a missile was launched from Yemen at Israel this morning (Sunday).
Magen David Adom (MDA) has reported that multiple people were lightly wounded from shrapnel in the area of Ben Gurion Airport's main international terminal.
The IDF confirmed that the ballistic missile was not intercepted despite multiple attempts and struck in the area of the airport.
The IDF initially stated, "The IDF has identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory, aerial defense systems are operating to intercept the threat. The public is requested to follow the Home Front Command’s defensive guidelines."
Several minutes later, the military provided an update in which...
U.S. President Donald Trump decided to dismiss his National Security Advisor Mike Waltz partly because he discovered that Waltz had conversations with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the possibility of military action in Iran.
According to the Washington Post, Waltz and Netanyahu had several conversations before the Prime Minister's visit to the White House in February, which angered the American president.
The Prime Minister's Office denied the claims: "Contrary to the Washington Post report, PM Netanyahu did not have intensive contact with Mike Waltz on Iran. PM Netanyahu had a warm meeting with Mike Waltz and Steve Witkoff at Blair House in February prior to the Prime Minister's meeting with President Trump at the White House. Mike Waltz also joined VP ...
Qatar fired back at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday night, after Netanyahu published scathing retorts against Qatar.
Netanyahu, responding to Qatari criticism of Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), wrote, "Israel is fighting a just war with just means. After the October 7 atrocities, Prime Minister Netanyahu defined the War of Redemption as a war between civilization and barbarism."
"The time has come for Qatar to stop playing both sides with its double talk and decide if it's on the side of civilization or if it's on the side of Hamas barbarism. Israel will win this just war with just means," the Prime Minister added.
In response, Dr. Majed Al Ansari, spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, published a lengthy statement on X in wh...
Prime Minister Netanyahu has published scathing retorts against recent Qatari criticism of Israel in the ICJ.
"Israel is fighting a just war with just means. After the October 7 atrocities, Prime Minister Netanyahu defined the War of Redemption as a war between civilization and barbarism," the Prime Minister's account tweeted.
"The time has come for Qatar to stop playing both sides with its double talk and decide if it's on the side of civilization or if it's on the side of Hamas barbarism. Israel will win this just war with just means."
Previously, Qatari diplomat Mutlaq Al-Qahtani told The Hague that "We are witnessing new trails of tears in the West Bank, mirroring Gaza's fate. In Gaza, Palestinians face famine-like conditions, as Israel has completely blocked lif...
Baltimore, MD - May 1, 2025 - Explore the latest issue of Baltimore Jewish Home.Click on the graphic below:
At a security discussion held on Friday evening led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, a decision was made to expand IDF operations in the Gaza Strip.
During the discussion, senior IDF officials presented the political echelon with a plan to increase the military pressure on Hamas, which includes seizing territories similar to what was done in Rafah. The plans also involve isolating areas in the Strip, locating and eliminating terrorists above and below ground, and ultimately maintaining an IDF presence in those areas, effectively conquering them in order to pressure Hamas into softening its stance in the negotiations on a hostage release deal.
As part of the plans to intensify combat in the Strip, the mobilization of reservists will also be expanded. According to a Ynet rep...
Baltimore, MD – May 2, 2025 – Yesterday morning, BJL was contacted by a community member regarding a suspicious meshulach collecting in a local shul. According to the report:
“There was a meshulach in shul this morning who didn’t seem right. I asked if he was looking for Mincha or Maariv, and he replied, ‘in an hour.’ When I asked him what month it was, he had no idea. He also couldn’t read the aleph-beis code to get back into the building. When I tried taking a picture, he started yelling at me, saying ‘Come on, bro.’ Based on the interaction, I don’t believe he is Jewish and feel others should be aware.”
BJL followed up with Shomrim, who confirmed that they are aware of this individual and have determined that he is not ...
Baltimore, MD - May 2, 2025 - Zelle, the popular peer-to-peer payment platform, is experiencing an outage that is causing payment problems for customers at some banks.
DownDetector, which lets users track outages, shows a spike in customers reporting payment problems starting Friday morning.
A Zelle spokesperson confirmed the outage in a statement to CNN.
“We are aware that certain Zelle users at some financial institutions are not able to use Zelle at this time,” Zelle said . “We are working diligently with our partners to resolve this matter as soon as we can. Zelle users may see transactions marked as ‘payment pending’ in the meantime.”
The Zelle spokesperson told CNN that the problem involves payments giant Fiserv, which provides servic...
Jerusalem, Israel - May 2, 2025 - The annual Israeli Independence Day International Bible Quiz for Youth took place on Thursday at the Jerusalem Theater. The event was broadcast live throughout Israel. The prestigious competition drew students from Israel, the United States, South Africa, Mexico, Canada, Panama, and Venezuela.
Elad Yanir of Petah Tikva won first place, while Ilan Romm from the United States earned second place overall and was awarded top honors among Diaspora participants.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana, Education Minister Yoav Kisch, Education Ministry Director General Meir Shimoni, and Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Lion were among the dignitaries who attended the event.
Ilan Romm, a senior at Yeshivat Frisch in Param...
Jerusalem, Israel - May 1, 2025 - Thursday afternoon, President Isaac Herzog hosted ambassadors, diplomats, and representatives of nations, faith communities, and international multilateral organizations for a special reception marking Israel’s 77th Independence Day.
The annual holiday reception hosted at the President’s Residence with the participation of Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar was attended by US Ambassador Mike Huckabee, as well as representatives of the Abraham Accords nations, including the Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates and representatives of Bahrain.
Addressing the event, President Herzog began by thanking those nations that offered assistance to Israel as its firefighters and rescue services battled the fires acros...
US President Donald Trump said all purchases of Iranian oil or petrochemical products must stop and any country or person buying any from the country would be immediately subject to secondary sanctions.
“ALERT: All purchases of Iranian oil, or petrochemical products, must stop, NOW!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“Any country or person who buys ANY AMOUNT of OIL or PETROCHEMICALS from Iran will be subject to, immediately, secondary sanctions,” he continued. “They will not be allowed to do business with the United States of America in any way, shape, or form.”
Trump’s comments follow the postponement of the latest US talks with Iran over its nuclear program, which had been due to take place in Rome on Saturday. A senior Iranian official told Reute...
