The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown, even though residents in some states already have received the funds.
A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But the administration asked an appeals court to suspend any court orders requiring it to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund, and instead allow it to continue with planned partial SNAP payments for the month.
After a Boston appeals court declined to immediately intervene, Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued an order late Friday pausing the requirement to dist...
Homes Evacuated Amid Massive Fire Baltimore, MD – Nov. 7, 2025 – Firefighters are battling a massive four-alarm blaze at a commercial building on 23rd Street, east of the Jones Falls Expressway. Heavy flames and thick smoke have forced the evacuation of nearby homes as crews conduct defensive operations.
According to SKY 11, half of the roof of the commercial structure has already been destroyed. City fire, emergency, and police officials remain on the scene, and no injuries have been reported.
The Maryland Transit Administration has implemented a temporary southbound detour for the LocalLink 94–Fort McHenry bus route until 5 p.m. as firefighters continue efforts to bring the fire under control.
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 7, 2025 - 2:13PM (BJL) Traffic is at a standstill on I-95 north of the Delaware toll booths. If you’re traveling northbound in Maryland on I-95, take Exit 100 (Northeast, MD) or an earlier exit, and consider returning to Baltimore — it’s likely too late to bypass the traffic on local roads and still reach Lakewood or Brooklyn before Shabbos.
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 7, 2025 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Dave and Adina Ishakis on the birth of a son.
Mazel To grandparents Ishula & Devorah Ishakis and Eliezer & Temimah Wainhouse.Mazel Tov to great-grandparents Moshe & Chana Sauer and Libby & Menachem Pheterson.
יה"ר שיזכו לגדל בנם לתורה, לחופה, ולמעשים טובים. אמן!
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 7, 2025 - 1:35PM (BJL) An accident on Park Heights Ave between Greenspring Valley and Bais Yaakov, is limiting Park Heights to only one lane. There is also a tree down Park Heights between Caves Road and Bais Yaakov.Consider all of Park Heights between Green Spring Valley and Caves Road one lane.
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 7, 2025 - Today, members of Jewish War Veterans Post 167 are at Market Maven in Pikesville, greeting shoppers and sharing information about Jewish veterans and their proud history of service to our nation. With Veterans Day approaching, their presence helps the community become aware of the contributions of Jewish Americans in uniform.
This evening, the Jewish Uniformed Services Association will host a Veterans Shabbat dinner, and we’re honored to have Chaplain Jacob Goldstein - a Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbi who served as a U.S. Army and National Guard chaplain - Col. Goldstein is known for decades of service including deployment to September 11 attacks Ground Zero and other major operations.
On Tuesday at 12 p.m., Maryland Free State Post 167 of the Jew...
Nearly half of Israelis would avoid traveling to New York City under the mayoralship of Socialist politician Zohran Mamdani, according to a new survey conducted by Direct Polls for i24NEWS.
The survey found that 46% of Israelis say they would avoid the Big Apple in the wake of Mamdani's victory in this week's elections. Just 34% said they would continue to visit New York as before, and 20% were unsure if his election would change their travel plans or habits.
Mamdani's election has alarmed Jewish New Yorkers who are worried by his anti-Israel rhetoric and stances and his support for antisemitic movements.
New York City Fire Commissioner Robert Tucker, who is Jewish, submitted his resignation on Wednesday morning, just one day after Mamdani's election.
According...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 7, 2025 - Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced Friday he is directing additional state resources to assist federal workers impacted by the federal government shutdown.
The state is making an additional $700 interest-free loan available to federal employees who are working without pay during the shutdown. So far, more than 2000 people have applied for a loan. They will now be eligible for a total of $1,400. That money must be paid back within 45 days after the shutdown ends.
You can apply here.
Furloughed federal workers may apply for unemployment benefits in the jurisdiction where they work.
Free rides on transit will also continue for federal workers. In order to obtain these services, individuals need to have an active CharmPass account.
CharmPass can b...
Four people were arrested after protesters used flares to disrupt a concert by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris on Thursday night, the latest in a wave of anti-Israel incidents linked to the Gaza conflict, French officials said on Friday.
Activists interrupted the performance three times, clashing with audience members during each one, France in English reported. The orchestra resumed its performance after each interruption.
The Philharmonie condemned the disruptions and will be filing a formal complaint regarding the incidents.
JPost Videos
"Nothing can justify such actions," it stated. "It is entirely unacceptable to threaten the safety of the public, staff, and artists."
French ministers condemn the interruptions
"I strongly condemn the act...
Mexico thwarted an Iran-directed terror attack aimed at harming the Israeli ambassador to the country, the Foreign Ministry shared on Friday.
The announcement by the ministry came hours after N12 published that American and Israeli officials confirmed the IRGC planned an attack against Ambassador Einat Kranz-Neiger as part of a wider attack on Israeli and American interests in the region.
Planned throughout 2024, the IRGC planned to kill the ambassador in early 2025 in a now-thwarted plot. American officials assured N12 that there is no longer an active threat.
Iran's attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets
American sources told N12 that large components of the attacks were planned from the Iranian embassy in Venezuela and were led by Hassan Izadi.After spending ...
At least six anti-Israel protesters were arrested at Villa Park, Birmingham, on Thursday following chants of "Death to the IDF," as well as refusals to comply with police orders to remove facemasks and disperse, according to The Telegraph.
The UEFA Europa League match at Villa Park, Birmingham, between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Aston Villa, was held under a massive security operation. West Midlands Police clarified that those arrested included a 21-year-old man for failing to comply with an order to remove a face mask, and a 17-year-old boy for failing to comply with a dispersal order.
Three others were arrested for racially aggravated public offenses and one person for a breach of the peace.
Villa Park hosted the UEFA Europa League match where pro-Israeli Jewish protesters, s...
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 7, 2025 - Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport experiences the first wave of flight cancellations due to air traffic controller shortages, with more expected in the coming days.
BWI is experiencing the first morning of flight cancellations, as promised by the Federal Aviation Administration, affecting some of the busiest airports across the nation. Initially, 4% of flights are canceled, but the departure boards at BWI show few cancellations so far.
Currently, only one Transportation Security Administration checkpoint is open to the general public, while clear remains open to the right. Despite the limited checkpoint availability, lines are moving smoothly.
BWI released the following statement Thursday afternoon:
“The Federal ...
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 7, 2025 – (BJL) In honor of completing an Elul Chizzuk program Mesivta Toras Chaim bochurim had the incredible zechus to meet with Rav Ahron Lopiansky, Shlita. The Rosh Yeshiva shared divrei bracha to the bochurim and encouraged them to continue their growth in avodas Hashem by tapping into the incredible feeling that stems from their accomplishments
Austrian authorities uncovered a weapons cache in Vienna linked to Hamas that was reportedly intended to be used for potential terrorist attacks in Europe.
The potential attacks intended to target Israeli or Jewish institutions in Europe, a Thursday press release from the Directorate of State Security and Intelligence said.
The authorities said that they identified a 39-year-old British citizen as a suspect. He is suspected of being closely linked to the weapons cache and of running the terror group's operations across Europe.
The suspect was arrested in London on Monday.
Weapon stockpiles, advocacy, fundraising: Hamas's web in Europe
The news of the weapons cache came just days after The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center released a r...
Avraham Avinu, the exemplar of the attribute of חסד — kindness in the world, is pointedly portrayed engaged in the act of הכנסת אורחים — welcoming guests, on an extremely hot day, despite being in extraordinary pain due to his recent circumcision.
Although Avraham had demonstrated his devotion to pursuing acts of compassion previously, most notably in risking his life to save his nephew Lot, nevertheless this would seem to be the first depiction of a selfless act of loving-kindness towards total strangers.
There are many areas where one can engage in acts of loving-kindness — charity; lending money; visiting the sick; bury the dead; comforting mourners; saving someone from doom; assisting in bearing a load; yet the first one depicted in Torah is this deed ...
A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration Thursday to find the money to fully fund SNAP benefits for November.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr. on Thursday was in response to a challenge from cities and nonprofits complaining that the administration was only offering to cover 65% of the maximum benefit. The government said it will rely on $4.65 billion in emergency funding.
“The defendants failed to consider the practical consequences associated with this decision to only partially fund SNAP,” McConnell said. “They knew that there would be a long delay in paying partial Snap payments and failed to consider the harms individual who rely on those benefits would suffer.”
The Trump administration said last month that...
