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Baltimore, MD - Oct. 23, 2025 - As shiva has ended, our experience of aveilus begins to shift from the intense emotion of the past week. But our yearning to be connected with Rabbi Hauer, to absorb his teachings and to honor him, continues in full force. Tonight, we will gather in shul at 8:00 PM for hespedim for Rabbi Hauer, zecher tzaddik l'vracha. We will hear from gedolei Torah who were very close with him, partners who worked side by side with him and members of his extraordinary family. Although there will be a livestream available for those who absolutely cannot come, I strongly urge each of you to make every effort to attend in person, for several reasons. First, it is a tremendous kavod to the niftar and a nechama to his famil...
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Beloved family-run Israeli eatery returns with fresh flavors, new features, and the same warm hospitality.
Pikesville, MD - Oct. 21, 2025 - After a brief closure, Yossef’s Laffa-Milia is thrilled to announce its grand reopening at 122 Slade Avenue in Pikesville, Maryland. The family-run kosher restaurant, known for its authentic Israeli cuisine and welcoming atmosphere, is once again serving the community with freshly made dishes and heartfelt service.
A Family-Run Labor of Love
Founded and operated by Yossef and Hana, together with their children, Yossef’s Laffa-Milia is more than a restaurant — it’s an extension of their home and heritage. Each dish reflects generations of Israeli tradition, home-style recipes, and the joy of sharing food made with love.
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Baltimore, MD - Oct. 5, 2025 - Mizmor L’Dovid – Help Finish His Sefer Torah
Dovid Steingroot saved for a Sefer Torah - now we can complete it his memory
Reb Dovid — oh, how we miss you.
Your warmth, your sincerity, your constant growth in Torah and avodas Hashem — they left an indelible mark on everyone who knew you. You were a true example of someone who lived with purpose, always striving to fulfill your mission in this world.
Hashem, in His infinite wisdom, decided your mission was complete. Though it’s hard to accept, we know you accomplished more in your years than many do in a lifetime.
One of your dreams was to fulfill the words, “וְעַתָּה כִּתְבוּ לָכֶם אֶת־הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת” — &ld...
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Baltimore, MD – Oct. 21, 2025 – BJL regrets to inform the community of the petirah of Shlomo Aryeh Ribakow, z'l, son of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Ribakow, and brother of Dovid Ribakow, Yehoshua Ribakow, Yaakov Ribakow, Daniel Ribakow, Aaron Ribakow and Moshe Ribakow, Ilana (Chesky) Finkelstein, Adina (Chezky) Kosman, and Shira Ribakow.
The levaya will take place on Wednesday afternoon at 4:00PM (Israel) / 9:00AM (Baltimore) at the Eretz HaChaim Cemetery in Bet Shemesh in Eretz Yisroel.
Cleveland:Dovid Ribakow has begun Shiva in Cleveland for today and tomorrow. Mincha/Maariv will be at Shkia, Shacharis will be at 7:20am.
ISRAEL:Shiva in Eretz Yisrael has concluded.BALTIMORE:Friday morning, Oct. 24 at 3316 Olympia Ave., Baltimore, MD 21215 until Tuesday m...
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Baltimore, MD - Oct. 23, 2025 - Parking will be available in the Bnos Yisroel parking lot.To view the Livestream click on the flier below:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, this evening (Thursday, 23 October 2025) after their meeting:Prime Minister Netanyahu:"Secretary Rubio, Marco, welcome again to Jerusalem. We've had incredible visits. First by President Trump, in the Knesset, something that will be etched in our history. We had the Vice President yesterday. We have you today.
This is a circle of trust and partnership. You’ve been an extraordinary friend of Israel. Now we face days of destiny. We want to advance peace, we still have security challenges, but I think that we can work together, and by working together, both address the challenges and seize the opportunities, and plenty of both. Welcome."US Secretary of State Rubio:"Thank you for having us in....
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 23, 2025 : Dear TA Family, It is with great excitement and deep gratitude to Hashem that we share wonderful news for our TA family, the establishment of a Kollel at TA. Twenty-seven years ago, TA founded Kollel Birchas Shmuel, a transformative initiative that elevated the level of learning throughout our yeshiva and infused TA with an unmistakable ruach of Torah and simchas haTorah. The impact of that Kollel, led by Rabbi Moshe Hauer, zt"l, was extraordinary. It strengthened the Mesivta, inspired our talmidim, and contributed immeasurably to TA’s growth. Remarkably, two members of that original Kollel, Rabbi Yisrael Lefkovitz, our Mesivta Menahel and Rabbi Moshe Kulik, are still part of our staff today, continuing to shape TA’s talmidim with...
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 23 , 2025 - Explore the latest issue of Baltimore Jewish Home.Click on the graphic below:
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 23, 2025:
Dear Baltimore Community,I want to take a moment to update you on private school bussing, an issue I continue to hear about from so many of you. Interest and engagement around this topic have continued to grow, and I deeply appreciate the passion and persistence our community has shown.As many of you know, efforts to secure public funding for private school transportation face significant opposition within the Maryland General Assembly. Many legislators view any state support for private schools, including transportation, as equivalent to directly funding those schools. In a state like Maryland, that makes advancing policies like this an uphill battle.Despite those challenges, I have worked for several years to establish a nonpublic school transportati...
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 23, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Moishy Storch (Lakewood) and Shaindel Chaya Gross (Baltimore) on their engagement!
Mazel Tov to R’ Binyamin and Malkie Storch and Fishel and Saralee Gross
יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן!
The Prime Minister's Office published an unusually harsh statement in English on Thursday regarding the vote in the Knesset to apply sovereignty over Judea and Samaria.
According to the statement, "The Knesset vote on annexation was a deliberate political provocation by the opposition to sow discord during Vice President JD Vance’s visit to Israel."
It notes that the two bills were sponsored by opposition members of the Knesset.
The statement continues to clarify that the "Likud party and the religious [haredi] parties (the principal coalition members) did not vote for these bills."
It also referred to MK Yuli Edelstein, the only Likud member to vote in favor of the bill as a "disgruntled Likud member who was recently fired from the chairmanship of a Knesset committee."
The...
Baltimore, MD – Oct. 23, 2025 – 9:37AM - An accident has been reported at the intersection of Park Heights & Seven Mile.Avoid the area.
Baltimore, MD - Oct. 22, 2025 - Oh the many hats we wear, or take off, figuratively speaking. In the world at large, hats are removed out of respect and flags are flown half staff as a sign of mourning. These are both indications of respect to the deceased, one on a personal level and one on a communal level.
This week has been a hard one to say the least. We have lost our beloved community Rav, Rabbi Hauer ztl. Baltimore as a Kehilah, and Klal Yisroel as a whole is flying our Nations flag, so to speak at half-mast. At the same time, we are also mourning as individuals for those tragically taken from our community. Simultaneously, the kedoshim from Simchas Torah 2 years ago are finally coming home and receiving Kevuras Yisroel. &...
Coming off a joyous Simchas Torah, the excitement of the Yom Tov heightened with gratitude for the return of the twenty living hostages, I turned on my phone after Havdalah, eager to see more pictures of reunions and read stories of courage and resilience. And then, like so many others, I was stunned: my dear friend and mentor, Rabbi Moshe Hauer z”l, had suddenly passed away. It didn’t make sense. I couldn’t process it.
In the days since he was so abruptly taken from us, one thought has played over and over in my mind. If I had known that he would no longer be here on Motzei Yom Tov, I would have called him on Erev Yom Tov. I would have finished our conversations, told him what he meant to me, thanked him for all I had learned from him, and sought his guidance on how t...
Chashmonaim, Israel - Oct. 22, 2025 - It’s super rare for me to have a Rabbinic leader and role model turn into a professional colleague (and role model), but such was the unbelievable privilege I had over the last few years with Rabbi Moshe Hauer ZT’L, who so tragically and suddenly passed away last week at 60. I unfortunately missed Rabbi Hauer’s tenure as a Rav in Baltimore as he came in a few years after I graduated high school and had moved out of the city, but he quickly became a household name and star amongst my immediate family and many dear friends given everything he represented and accomplished…building one of the most beautiful קהילות in the city and I believe in the country; developing a level of closeness and camaraderie with his congregan...
Jerusalem, Israel - Oct. 22, 2025 - Eight years ago, I was invited to accompany a group of rabbis from the Federation of Synagogues of London on a retreat to the Irish countryside, in return for which I was to deliver a number of talks, the principal one being on the role of a communal rav. Though I am neither a rabbi nor the son of a rabbi, I did not panic.
I knew my friend Rabbi Moshe Hauer was then in Jerusalem and would be addressing a group of prospective rabbis on the lessons of his more than two decades in the rabbinate. And having stayed with the Hauers several years earlier while researching a biography of Rav Noach Weinberg, and having been a guest speaker in his shul on a number of occasions, I also knew that I could not find a better guide to the role of a rabbi.
At the Shabb...
Jerusalem, Israel - Oct. 22, 2025 - President Isaac Herzog awarded the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor to nine distinguished individuals on Wednesday evening, Rosh Chodesh Marcheshvan, October 22, at Beit Hanasi in Jerusalem, Israel. The ceremony recognized lifelong contributions to the State of Israel and the Jewish people, celebrating achievement across diverse fields of service, thought, and leadership.
The Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor, first initiated in 2012 by the Ninth President of Israel, Shimon Peres, is awarded to those “who, by virtue of their skills, service, or in any other way, have made an exceptional contribution to the State of Israel or to humanity.”
This year’s honorees were: Prof. Avi Ohry, Justice (ret.) George Karra, Galila Ron...
