Car vs. Pole on Greenspring Avenue

JewishByte Baltimore – On Wednesday afternoon, a vehicle collided with an electricity pole on Greenspring Avenue.

Owings Chase apartment fire in Randallstown

JewishByte Baltimore – A morning fire occurred shortly before 9 .a.m. at the Owings Chase Apartments just off Old Court Road at 4615 Old Court Road in Randallstown.

Chinuch and Sustainable Jewish Communities

JByte Op-Ed – Sustainability one of the latest buzz words in the media, but one area in which the concept of sustainability has not yet been applied is to the frum Jewish communities as they exist in America.
Cutting through all the hype, the bottom line is that we are not [...]

JewishByte Weekly Bulletin – Parshas Behar-Bechukotai – May 2-8

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Sentencing underway as Jewish community unites behind call for leniency

JewishByte Baltimore – As many are anxiously awaiting the results of the sentencing for Reb Sholom Mordechai ben Rivkah Rubashkin, Gedolim, in a recently released letter, have called on all members of Klal Yisroel to do what they can to urge the department of justice or political officials to rectify the undue harshness displayed toward [...]

JewishByte Weekly Bulletin – Parshas Tazria-Metzora – April 11-17

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JewishByte Weekly Bulletin – Parshas Vayikra – March 14-20

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Star-K unveils new bug-checking website

JewishByte Baltimore – “Know Thy Insects”  is a new insect checking website just unveiled by the Star-K of Baltimore. The website which is a detailed description of Halachic guidelines for checking everything that grows, from edible flowers to mint leaves, plus all the usual suspects.

JewishByte Weekly Bulletin – Shabbos Shira & Tu B’Shvat – Parshas Beshalach – January 24-30

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Baltimore Police Mounted unit celebrates Slurpee

JewishByte Baltimore – The Baltimore City Police Dept. celebrated Friday morning (January 15) with you guessed it…Slurpees. Serving Slurpee to both Mounted Police and horses, Slurpee was officially renamed at a grand opening celebration of the the latest 7 -Eleven in Downtown Baltimore on Market Street.

Former Gov. Ehrlich draws large crowd at joint synagogue breakfast

JewishByte Baltimore – In a unusually large crowd at a joint breakfast between MMAE and Beth Tfiloh brotherhood on Sunday January 17, former Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich was warmly welcomed to the 42nd District. Donning a white Kippah as a sign of respect,  Ehrlich fit right in with many in attendance.  Also attending the breakfast [...]

Shoresh magic show exceeds expectations and seats, plus full picture gallery inside

JewishByte Baltimore – Elegantly breaking the traditional “dinner fundraiser” circuit, on Motzei Shabbos January 9th a night of Mystery Magic and Illusion hosted by Shoresh was an astounding success. Exceeding all expectations as well as seats, the event was a definite success as smiling faces and the full house were able to attest to.

Pictures: KAYTT dedicates Torah scroll in memory of founding Rabbi

JewishByte Baltimore – On Motzei Shabbos Parashas Vayechi, January 2, there was a Hachnosas Sefer Torah at Khal Ahavas Yisrael Tzemach Tzedek (KAYTT) with a new sefer Torah, that was written in memory of Rabbi Mendel Feldman, zt”l, founding Rav of the shul.

Pictures & Video: Oscar Wilde’s Earnest, playing in Baltimore next week

JewishByte Baltimore – The Importance of Being Earnest is Oscar Wilde’s most enduring play and has been called the funniest in the English language.

JewishByte Bulletin for Parshas Vayigash – Week of December 20-26th

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We are still accepting pictures of events on Chanukah in Baltimore. Thank you for helping us cover every party and event this Chanukah here in Baltimore.

Pictures: JewishByte on the snowy streets as Maryland gets record snowfall

JewishByte Baltimore – Across the city of Baltimore, a powerful winter storm is dumping snow at the rate of 1-3 inches per hour. Although initial estamates approximated the potential snowfall at 10-12 inches the new forecast is as high as two feet of total snowfall. Usually, Maryland’s December snowfall is around two inches. The record [...]

#ShabbatShalom #GoodShabbos – #HappyChanukah Eruv is UP – Parshas Mikeitz

The Baltimore Eruv & Hopkins Eruv are UP for this Shabbos Parshas Mikeitz, -December 19th and it is permissible to carry within the Eruv!
Happy Chanukah! Don’t forget to light all eight candles!
Candle Lighting Time for the Greater Baltimore Metropolitan Area:
Friday, December 18th, 2009 Light Candles: 4:27 pm
Shabbat, December 19th, 2009 ends after : 5:31 pm [...]

JewishByte Bulletin for the week of Parshas Mikeitz – December 13th-19th

JewishByte Baltimore – We would like to thank all of our readers for their support. Second of all we would like to wish our JewishByte readers a Happy Chanukah! Freilichen Chanukah! and Chanukah Sameach!
We would also like to point out our new Zmanim widget on the side of our website detailing the daily and weekly [...]

Pictures: Shomrei Emunah Chanukas Habayis celebration

JewishByte Baltimore – Shomrei Emunah Congregation celebrated their Chanukas Habayis or dedication in english, yesterday evening. Shomrei Emunah was graced by the presence of many local and state politicians including, Senator Ben Cardin and Delegate Sandy Rosenberg. Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb addressed the crowd in a special appearance for this wonderful occasion.
Photos were taken [...]

Stropkover Rebbe Melava Malka – Shabbos Vayishlach

JewishByte Baltimore – On Motzei Shabbos Parshas Vayishlach, the Stropkover Rebbe officiated at a Melave Malka for the Baltimore community at the home of Mordechai Snider, with inspirational words from the Rebbe throughout the night. Rabbi Hershel Goodwin mesmerized everyone with inspirational playing of his violin, while Rabbi Mordechai Dushinsky (a [...]

Fells Point coffee shop now Kosher

JewishByte Baltimore – Thanks to an anonymous tip, JewishByte has learned that the “Van Gough Cafe” is now under the supervision of Rabbi Y. Zvi Weiss. Having taken a propensity to certify ice cream stores, Rabbi Weiss seems to be moving into the more complicated realm of Cafe’s.

JewishByte Inaugural Bulletin for the week of Parshas Vayeishev – December 6th-12th

JewishByte Baltimore – We would like to thank all of our readers for their support. Second of all we would like to wish our JewishByte readers a Happy Chanukah! Freilichen Chanukah! and Chanukah Sameach!
Calling all JewishByte readers! In our effort to cover all of the wonderful Chanukah events, parties and occasions, we need you to [...]