Friday, March 30, 2018

א כשרן פרייליכן פסח

Lakewood, NJ Pesach 5778
                            
Monday, March 30, 2018 / י"ד ניסן תשע"ח
Candle lighting 7:01    
Shkia 7:19
Chatzos Midnight 1:01 am

 יגיענו למועדים ולרגלים אחרים הבאים לקראתנו לשלום שמחים בבנין עירך וששים בעבודתך, ונאכל שם מן הזבחים ומן הפסחים

זך שוכן מעונה
קומם קהל עדת מי מנה
בקרוב נהל נטעי כנה
פדויים לציון ברינה
לשנה הבאה בירושלים הבנויה

DPW Backed Up on Extra Trash Pick Up

Lakewood Residents in zone 2 did not have their trash picked up yet and have their bins overflowing, the DPW is backed up and hope to get to all streets before yom Tov begins. It was te first time that a second pick up was arranged so people dont have to shlep out with their trash. The DPW employees have been working overtime in the pre pesach spring clean up rush and hope to get the job finished today.

Updated: Israeli MK intercedes on Behalf of Lakewood Bachur in IDF Prison

Update: מעבדות לחירות B"H The Bachur was released before Yom Tov in Eretz Yisrael thanks to the help of Rav Shmuel Rabinowitz and MK Aryeh Deri. He will return to prison following the first day Yom Tov and finish the 20 day sentence.

While the frum knesset members remain silent, in a last minute attempt to free a Lakewood boy from IDF Military Prison for Pesach,  Knesset Member Dov Khenin of the Communist party  penned a Letter to the Defense Minister Avigdr Lieberman on behalf of the boy to set him free. He writes there is no question this boy is not fit to serve in the IDF due to his health conditions and other personal issues. He was acting on advice of his Rabbis not to enlist or go to the Recruitment center. There is no reason he should not be freed and be able to spend the Seder night with his family. There is no reason that this young bachur should be a target of a national political debate especially considering his health and current emotional state.
see letter below: 

לכבוד ח"כ אביגדור ליברמן, שר הביטחון 

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Erev Pesach Info Lakewood, NJ 5778

Sreifas Chometz Lakewood 5778
Erev Pesach info Lakewood 5778
-Lakewood Zmanim: Sof zman achilas Chometz  10:31
latest time for eating Chometz 10:31 am
-sof zman Biur Chometz   11:46 am
-Chatzos 1:01pm
-Candle lighting 7:01 pm

-Chometz Burning sites in Lakewood Friday, March 30, 2018
7:00AM – 12:00PM al locations

-Patrick Park 1000 Vine Street (SOCCER FIELD PARKING)
-Frank Bartoff Park Brook Road
-Khal Zichron Yaakov 175 Sunset RD
-BMG 7th and Private way (PARKING LOT)
-BMG 10TH ST & Clifton Ave( PARKING LOT)
-Sons of Israel 6 ST & Madison avenue
-Coventry Square at the Club House
-D’zio Park Locust Ave (PARKING LOT)
-BLUE CLAWS stadium Parking Lot
-Pine Park 

Bonky's Bedikas chometz Bash

Bonky's water ice and ice cream has a bedikas chometz bash get your water ice or ice cream for $1 Located in the West gate shopping plaza. Open  until 12:30 am Thursday night.

cRc Pesach Guide 5778

Families Could Still Count on You

In Yiddish there is a saying the Yom Tov is called pesach because you 
Pay- asach(pay a lot) The expenses that come along with yom tov are known to all. It was back in the days of the Gemara that chazal instituted the minhag of Maos Chitim, wheat money. It was collected to help pay for the wheat to bake the matzos with. There are Mishpachos that are in over their head with tzorchei Yom Tov.

Today its more than just the matzah that's expensive, the cost of making Yom tov includes wine, Meat, fish, Kosher L'pesach foods and new utensils. Those making pesach for the first time incur great expenses buying new dishes, utensils, pots, pans, appliances and more. 
Pesach had become the time when many buy new clothing for shabbos and yom tov for the year. Yeshiva Bochurim restock their wardrobe during pesach bein hazmanim looking for bargains on  Suits, Shirts, shoes, ties, hats, and on and

No need to Schlep your Garbage

Lakewood DPW Drop off sites open until 12pm Tomorrow

1. Patrick Park - 1000 Vine Street – Baseball Parking lot
2. Sunset Park - Sunset Road – Playground Parking lot
3. D’Zio Park Locust Street
4. Forest Avenue - Forest Avenue – between 9th and 10th Streets
5. 9th street and Clifton avenue
6. Westgate Hillside Blvd. – Hillside Blvd.
7. Frank Bartoff Park Brook Road – Parking lot
8. John Franklin Public Works Complex - One America Ave. – Resident drop off area will be open 7:00 to 11:00 pm.  Foe info call the DPW (732-905-3405)

Photos: Harav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita at Bedikas Chometz Pesach 5778



Shiva Info

-R' Yossi Steinberg and R' Zevi Steinberg are sitting shiva for their Father Reb Chaim Stenberg Z"L in Monsey until Erev om Tov at  6 Langeries Drive  Off Rt. 306

-Shiva for Rebbetzin Rochel Spitzer a"h daughter of Rav Shraga Moshe kalmanowitz ztl,  Husband Harav Michel  shlita Children getting up Erev Yom Tov shiva in Brooklyn 1307 E 8th St Ave M & Ave N. Sons R 'Avrohom R' Yoel R' Eliyohu R' Meir Shimon.

-Mishpachas Enock sitting Shiva for their father R Dovid Enock Z"L(Pittsburg) at 405 Hope Chapel Rd, Lakewood getting up Erev Yom Tov. Mincha/Maariv 7:00 pm.



I-80 BBQ For those Traveling Before Pesach

The Annual I80 BBQ in conjunction with Bikur Cholim of Cleveland is kicking off its 5th year for those traveling for Yom Tov and will be held on Thursday March 29 right off Exit 173 on Interstate 80 in Lamar, PA at the FLYING J From 1 pm-9 pm No reservations are needed. 
The BBQ is free of charge although donations are encouraged. 
All contributions will benefit Bikur Cholim of Cleveland helping hundreds of families.
In previous years the BBQ was attended by thousands of people whose pre Pesach travel was enhanced by countless minyanim for mincha and delicious food. 
For any questions feel free to reach out to 216-644-4704. We look forward to seeing you there!

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

American Yeshiva Bachur to Spend Pesach in IDF Jail

A Lakewood bochur on his way home from Eretz Yisrael was arrested at Ben Gurion Airport by IDF military Police. The bochur who holds dual citizenship, was considered a deserter by the Israeli army after he failed to register 4 months ago when he reached the age to enlist. At the hearing the judge sentenced him to 20 days in military prison and was taken straight to the Military facility. The boy asked for a hearing that he be allowed to spend Yom Tov outside the prison. Askanim in Lakewood and EY are working on the case hoping he gets off and can be reunited with his family, please daven for אהרן בן שרה גיטל. 

Pesach Guide, Lakewood 5778

Pesach Guide Lakewood 5778

Pesach questions 24 hour  Halacha Phone line  Lakewood Bais Horahh 
732-797-9900 

Trash pickup schedule and drop off locations  HERE

Tevilas Keilim
Toivel keilim At the Lakewood Keilim Mikva 11th And Madison
DB electronics in the back parking lot  (only for customers) others can only use it from 3am- 10am
Mikva Keilim Rav Hertzberg's shul E, 9th street and East end

Hagolas Keilim/Kashering
-56 Carey street in the backyard corner of Carey and Princeton under the hashgacha of Rav Munk Monday- Wednesday March 26-28  12-6 pm Thursday 10am-7pm 9:30 pm- 11 pm Becher and Tatz $2 Leichter $5
Berditchev Kloiz Free Hagalaah 75 Birch street 12:00pm- 8:00 pm

-229 5th street haagalas keilim,
 Sreifas Challah Sunday 3/35 12- 6 pm 3/26-3/27 4-7pm 3/28-3/29 10 am-10pm

Chalah drop off Locations Belz 54 Harmony Drive, Westgate 71 North Crest, Coventry 1504 Berkowitz, Ridge, 447 Ridge, or at 24 8th street apt 23
Lutzk BM near westgate Tuesday 2:00 -7:00 pm Hagolas keilim and Sereifas Challah


Custodian Arrested for tipping Off Drug Dealer about Raid

Patch- A Lakewood Township custodian has been arrested after authorities say he tipped off a drug dealer about a coming raid, authorities said Tuesday.
The arrest of Jorge L. Lopez was announced by Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato and Lakewood Chief of Police Gregory H. Meyer. The arrest stems from a March 16 incident where Lopez observed officers assembling in a township building to execute a narcotics-related search warrant, said Al Della Fave, spokesman for the prosecutor's office.
Lopez was authorized to be in the building as a township custodian; however, he was not authorized to share what he observed, but Lopez allegedly alerted his drug supplier, who was also the target of the raid, Della Fave said.

OU Kashrus Shiur Today in Lakewood


Today: Lakewood BOE Public Meeting

The Lakewood Board Of Education will conduct a Public meeting today 6:30 pm at the LHS 855 Somerset Avenue, Lakewood, NJ
See full Agenda HERE
-Award Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000) for Transportation Efficiency Study to

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

LPD Thanks Chaveirim for Swift Response at Pipe Bomb Scare

At approximately 8:12pm this evening we received a call from an employee at the Atlantic Coast Recycling Center located at 611 New Hampshire Avenue. The caller stated that they may have located a pipe bomb at the facility and that they were currently evacuating the building. As per protocol, Ocean County Sheriff Department K9 Units, trained in the detection of explosives, were requested to respond to the scene. In addition, the Ocean County Prosecutors Office was notified as well as the New Jersey State Police Bomb Squad.

Oif Simchas/Shiurim Lakewood March 27, 2018

-Vort: Hachosson  Shloimy Gutterman to Hakallah Katzman (Toronto) @ 418 5th Street 9:00pm 

-Shiur Harav Yosef Eichenstein Rosh Yeshiva Edison  will be giving a Shiur "B'inyana D'yoma" tonight at 8:15 at Beis Medrash L'Torah, 613 Madison Ave, Lakewood.

 -LNN:Photo- Shechting a sheep at Berditchev sul in Lakewood L'Zecher Korbon Pesach see more HERE

-Farbrengen at 7 Stamford Hill, lakewood  9:30 pm



Book: Lakewood and Lubavitch

Lakewood and Lubavitch preview by Rabbi Chaim Dalfin (Author)

After years of research, Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author of over 50 books including Rav and Rebbe and The Real Shlomo, has published another bestseller. He looks at the two largest Torah movements in the USA, Chabad-Lubavitch and Rabbi Aaron Kotler’s following in Lakewood, and examines the relationship between them. This book opens for the first time a detailed documented presentation of facts, not fiction, While Chabad seeks to establish Chabad Houses throughout the country, Lakewood seeks to establish kollels in small communities. While the method may differ, the end mission is united: in preserving, spreading and celebrating Torah. Thus Rabbi Dalfin sees that what unites us is stronger than what divides us. He recognizes that what is needed now is ahavat chinam, not sinat chinom the purpose of showing how far the two groups have come in uniting.

Lakewood Ranked as Youngest Town in New Jersey

In a list of the 10 Youngest towns in NJ, Lakewood tops the list with a average median age of 21. According to a report in NJ.com
The youngest town in New Jersey is a bit of an anomaly. Surrounded almost entirely by towns where residents are 20 years older, Lakewood in Ocean County has a median age of about 21.
On the other hand the town of Cape May Point, tops the list of the oldest town in NJ where the median age is about 73 years old.

The Report explains Lakewood's number is "almost exclusively due to the fact that it houses one of the largest yeshivas in the world, drawing young members of the Jewish Orthodox community from around the globe." 
Lakewood is followed by the one of the state's biggest college towns, New Brunswick. Except for Chesterfield in Burlington County and Prospect Park in Passaic County, all the 10 youngest towns have median ages well under 30. red more at NJ.com

Lakewood DPW Trash Schedule for Erev Pesach , Most residents still have to schlep those Bins

For the first time the township will have a additional trash pick up for residents in Zone 1 and 2 (see below)for the green cans only. All other  zones will continue to have normal trash and bulk pickup and residents will have to schlep those garbage bins (in the back of your car).

The additional trash pickup day for Zone 1 is Wednesday, March 28, beginning at 7:00 a.m.  The additional trash pickup day for Zone 2 is Thursday, March 29, beginning at 7:00 a.m. The satellite drop of locations will begin Thursday Morning March 29th at 6am until Friday 12 noon (no drop off at the old public works location on E. 9th) 

1. Patrick Park - 1000 Vine Street – Baseball Parking lot
2. Sunset Park - Sunset Road – Playground Parking lot
3. D’Zio Park Locust Street (Monday 6am till 10:30am only)
4. Forest Avenue - Forest Avenue – between 9th and 10th Streets
5. 9th street and Clifton avenue
6. Westgate Hillside Blvd. – Hillside Blvd.
7. Frank Bartoff Park Brook Road – Parking lot

Lakewood Officials confident on Funding Formula Fix for Lakewood

Lakewood officials hint they are hopeful that Gov Murphy will address the funding formula pertaining to Lakewood and other towns. At the recent Township committee meeting a resident asked about the potential shortfall of $30 million for the School district. officials said they are confident that something will be done that the BOE will get its funding from the state. The Mayor said he does not have it in writing but it appears something is in the works. The acting Department of Education commissioner, Lamont Repollet was grilled yesterday at confirmation hearings about the funding formula.

APP reports that "Lakewood school district has bet on Repollet, as a former neighbor on the Jersey Shore when he was superintendent in Asbury Park. The report says that One Lakewood board member, Thea Jackson-Byers, worked for Repollet in Asbury Park schools and Sen. Robert Singer, R-Ocean, said he’d spoken to Repollet about how to fix the funding problem."


Monday, March 26, 2018

ADL: Lakewood Officials should Condemn Vandalism


Gov Murphy said "Hatred and bigotry, including displays of antisemitism, must be confronted and stamped out in all its forms."

Oif Simchas /Shiurim Pesach Bein Hazmanim Lakewood March 26, 2018

-Vort: Hachosson Shloimy Sturman ben R' Moshe to Hakallah Ruchama Fishoff at Ohr Tuvia 969 East End Ave  8PM
-Vort: Hachosson Mendel Silber to Hakallah bas R' Shmuel Yosef Bittersfeld at B'M Bais Nachum 31 Arosa Hill, Lakewood, NJ
-Vort: Hachosson Shimi Meisels to Hakallah Ester Miller at Circa, 415 Cedar Bridge Ave Lakewood NJ  @ 7:15pm.

-Rav Yankel Yankelowitz Shlita  of Stamford Yeshiva will deliver a shiur b’inyan Heseiba at Chevra Lomdei Torah - 615  5th St Lakewood 9:30 pm

-Rav Moshe Hamburger will be giving a Shiur on practical Halachos of the Seder, following the 8:45 Maariv tonight at Khal Bnei Torah 802 Ridge, Lakewood, NJ
 -Rav Yitzchok Oelbaum will give a shiur on the Hagadda shel Pesach 9:45 at Chesterfield Commons shul
-Rav Simcha Bunim Paler, R"Y Mkor Chaim wil deliver a shiur on Inyana Deyoma at B"M Lev Avos 232 Iris at 9:30pm Followe by Maariv
-Rav Aryeh  Sherwinter will say a  Shiur on Hagada Shel Pesach 10:50 pm in Lakewood Commons shul

Minyan Shelanu Lakewood Event


Lakewood to Orlando

Exodus!
Lakewood to Orlando by pesachshipping
Location: 6849 US HWY 9 HOWELL NJ 07731 (at the closed diner)

Time: 8:00am - 11:00am
Drop-off on Monday March 26 for pick-up on Wednesday March 28
Drop-off on Tuesday March 27 for pick-up on Thursday March 29 2018 

Orlando Pick up Location:   Eden Gardens Resort Tank Rd & Barry Rd   Four Corners Florida

Orlando Pick Up Times: 

Sunday, March 25, 2018

Dr. Roberts "Please Do not Endanger others by Bringing Someone who is not Immunized" to The Pesach Carnival

 Matzav 
This Chol Hamoed, as in years past, Kollel Ner Avrohom and Dr. Casriel Roberts will sponsor a Pesach carnival for the Lakewood, NJ, community. The event will be held on Wednesday, April 4th, at the Lakewood Cheder’s Vassar Avenue campus. Details of the event are provided at the KNA website.

An important note included in the publicity about the event is a statement released by Dr. Roberts and the organizers: “The event organizers ask that attendees not endanger others by bringing someone who is not immunized.”

Oif Simchas Lakewood, NJ March 25, 2018

Vort: Mazal Tov to  Rabbi and Mrs Simcha Bunim Cohen on the engagement of their daughter Esther to ​Eliezer Levin (Chicago). He is the son of Chicago Telz Rosh HaYeshiva Rabbi Shmuel Levin. The Vort will IY"H be tonight 7:30 at Yeshiva K'tana Hall - ​ 120 2nd Street, Lakewood.

-Vort: Hachosson Yaakov Yosef Olshin Ben Harav Yeruchem Shlita to Hakallah Esti Miller Bas Harav Meir Yechiel at BMG Bais Yitzchok in Ateres Esther hall 7th and Private way 7:30- 10:00

-Vort: Hachossson  Aharon Cohen To Hakallah Adina Masalton at Ohel Shulamit, 38 Spruce Street, Lakewood 7:30pm

-Vort: Hachosson  Yitzchok Drebin to Hakallah Miri Cohen at Bais Medrash Ohr Tuvia- 969 East End Ave, Lakewood, 7:30pm

-Vort Hachosson Shaul Levi to Hakallah Ashkanazi (Deal) at 1382 Lanes Mill road 7:45 pm

Tonight: Agudah Pre Pesach Teleconference shiur with Rav simcha Bunim Cohen shllita at 10:00PM in English, call 212-444-1323 ext 9.

Lakewood Shul Vandalized With Hate Graffiti

LAKEWOOD, New Jersey (WABC) -- Police are searching for the person or people responsible for acts of vandalism at a New Jersey synagogue. Hateful words and images, including swastikas, were painted on the walls of Congregation Sons of Israel in Lakewood Saturday. Police say the vandals also spray painted "6-6-6" on a Holocaust memorial and damaged a truck. The synagogue says this is the first time it has been targeted. 

Car Cleaning Weather Sunday March 25, 2108

Sunday 3/25/18 Lkewood, NJ Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. A few flurries are possible. High 41F.
- @LkwdChaveirim  Turn off interior lights before u start,  so u don't have to introduce yourself to 1 of our dedicated members

- Chometz free car cleaning 10 locations around Lakewood 732-641-0611
 732-503-02312

-ATAF car cleaning we come to you 732-707-1227

-L'chaim Car Cleaning Parking Lot 100 9th street off Monmouth 848-333-8874

-MP's Auto cleaning Toms River area call Mordechai 347-217-2691

Mazel Tov! Son of Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva Engaged

At the Lechaim last night for the son Of Lakewood R'Y Harav Yeruchem Olshin shlita Hachosson Yaakov Yosef  to Hakallah Esti Miller Bas  Harav Meir Yechiel Miller Shlita Rosh Yeshiva Yeshiva of Ocean in the Catskills. The Kallah is a granddaughter of  HaRav Shmuel Miller shlita and Harav Yitzchok Sortzkiin Shlita. Vort will be tonight Sunday evening at Bais Yitzchok Ateres Esther hall.

Friday, March 23, 2018

Lakewood Zmanim ערב שבת פרשת צו שבת הגדול

Friday, March 23, 2018 / ז׳ ניסן תשע״ח Lakewood, New Jersey- Welcome all guests Parents and In laws 
*beware many eruvim downed by the storm double check that your eruv is up*

Candle lighting 6:54 PM 
Shkiah/ Sunset 7:12PM
Weather Shabbos day; High of 45 sunny in the morning, Cloudy in the afternoon
הִנה אָנֹכי שֹׁלֵחַ לָכֶם אֵת אֵלִיָּה הנָּביא לִפנֵי בּוא יום ה׳ הַגָּדול וְהַנורָא.וְהֵשיב לֵב-אָבות עַל-בָּנִים וְלֵב בָּנים עַל-אֲבוֹתָם

List of Shabbos Hagadol Drashos Around Lakewood

-Ohr Yechezkel 6:00 Mincha at 6:54
-Sharei Shmuel 5:50
-Flair Jackson by Rabbi Schmeltzer at 5:35 mincha at 6:20
-Lutzk: 6:00 pm By Rav Nissan kaplan

Thank You Hashem for the Beautiful Weather on Purim

Thank You Hashem for the Beautiful weather on Purim.
It's a week before Pesach but looking back we truly see the chesed Hashem bestowed on us by having gorgeous weather on Purim day. Since then, we had 3 Nor'easters  freezing temps and snow storms. Nice weather on Purim made it easy for everyone and for families to drive around with their children delivering shalach manos and visiting friends and family. It could have been a freezing day with snow that would have put a damper on a day of Simcha. We thank Hashem everyday, but here we see it in a special way.  
Submitted.

מעדני הפרשה צו שבת הגדול תשע"ח

                                                                                                       בס"ד, ערש"ק פר' צו – שבת הגדול תשע"ח,

ידידיי ומכובדיי קוראי ומתענגי הגליון 'מעדני הפרשה' הע"י.  השבת הבעל"ט נקראת שבת הגדול, ע"ש הדרשה שעושה 'גדולים' חדשים, כפי שמשתמע מהתוארים של המודעות של ה'שבת הגדול דרשה', ולפי"ז יתכן לומר כי 'דרשת שבת שובה' היא התשובה שאותם ה'גדולים' עושים על הדרשה של שבת הגדול, שמא נכשלו ביותר משמינית שבשמינית גאוה מהתוארים של ה'שבת הגדול' דרשה. ואם תשאל: הרי גם בדרשת שבת שובה כותבים את אותם התוארים? נראה פשוט כי בין ר"ה ליוה"כ ודאי לא נכשל בהרהורי גאוה, והתוארים דאז זה או משום לא פלוג, או לקיים רק את השמינית שבשמינית.


Post Storm March 23, Lakewood

-Check your Eruv for downed poles, snapped strings or sagging wires 
-Roads and surfaces are very icy this morning use caution
-Power outages Birch street, Central & Caranetta 1:30 exp restoration
-Buses running on time
-
 Photo: Lakewood Chaveirim cut trees that fell on a car during the snow 

Thursday, March 22, 2018

24 Hour Halacha Line Set Up for Basic Questions on Pesach by Lakewood Bais Horahh

The Lakewood Bais Horah now has a 24 hour Halacha phone line for Hilchos Pesach 5778 with a series of guidelines on the basic questions before Pesach such as; Kashering, Cleaning for chometz, medications for Pesach, and other basic frequent questions that are asked during this time. Call anytime at 732-797-9900 

Oif Simchas Lakewood, March 22, 2018

-Chasuna: Korn-Gross at Lake Terrace hall
- Vort: Hachosson Avraham Shmuel Goldfarb- to Hakallah Golda Friedman Bas R' Moshe at 220 Carey Street Lakewood 7:30 pm

-Vort: Hachosson Yekusiel Spira to Hakallah Chani Okowita at Kol Chaim 618 Caranetta Drive, Lakewood at 8:00pm

-Vort/Tnoyim Hachosson Eli Tabak to Hakalla Faigy Kain Bas R' Menachem at Ateres Yeshaya hall 908 E. County Line Rd Lakewood

-Vort: Hachosson Shmuel Schwartz to Hakallah Sorah Mehler Bas R' Eliezer Westgate Simcha Hall 7:00 pm

-Vort: Hachosson Yisroel Glick to Hakallah Toby Rabinowitz Bas R' yosef at Nadvorna Simcha hall 415 Monmouth Ave, Lakewood  8:00 pm

-Leil shishi kumzitz with Moti Steinmetz and MBD for the sheva brachos of son of Reb Moshe Peretz Schwartz at kol aryeh 521 Hope Chapel Rd Lakewood come and bring your friends all are invited.

-Shiur: Rav Nissan Kaplan at Coventry shul 8:45 pm

Get news from LSTA by following on Twitter

@LakewoodSTA twitter account. For all LSTA News and updates you can now follow them on Twitter @lakewoodsta. Looking forward to regular afternoon dismissals today.
  

Tonight: Special BOE Meting Introducing Budget and Legal Services

The Lakewood Board of Education meeting to approve 2018-2019 introduced budget will take place today 3/22/18 at LHS Commons 855 Somerset avenue, Lakewood NJ  6:30 pm
On The Agenda (see full agenda below)
-The Board will approve $900,000 in contracted Legal services for next year, 
-A request for state aid advance of $28,182,090

Total general fund    $165,557, 292  tax levy $99,772,089
Total debt service fund $2,277,450   tax levy $101,394,020
Total special revenue fund $62,844,497
Total budget $230,679,239

Rav NIssan Kaplan Will Give Shiur tonight, spend Shabos in Lakewood

Harav Nissan Kaplan Shlita of the Mir Yeshiva and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Daas aaron in memory of Rav Aaron Leib Shteinman ZT"L, will give a a pre Pesach Halacha shiur tonight on Inyana Dyoma and Divrei Agaddah at the Coventry Shul 601 E Kennedy Blvd. Lakewood, NJ @ 8:45 pm. Maariv after the shiur. 
 Rav Kaplan will spend Shabbos at the Lutzk Bais Medrash and will deliver a Shabbos Hagadol Drasha at 6:00 pm in the Bais medrash of Lutzk 520 New Egypt Road.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Noreaster Storms Lakewood NJ March 20-21, 2018

11:30am  3/22/18           *Refresh page for new updates*

-Eiruvin should be checked, shake off snow from sagging wires
-Power outages across Lakewood, Pine Park area, Clearstream Thousands w/o power

9:30am  
-Temps warming up a bit high of 47 today in Lakewood no precipitation
-See Snow photos at @LakewoodNewsNetwork
-KLAAR Bus co canceled some morning routes in Lakewood
-Buses still running late, not showing up, roads not completely plowed
-LPD:If approaching traffic signal that's out, treat intersection as a four way stop.
-Melting Ice particles falling from trees and wires
8:45am
-Overturned vehicle on Cedarbridge roads icy, Cars skidding
-Final Snow amount: Reports of 10 inches to a foot of snow fell in Lakewood
-Jackson Power outages, White rd, Whitesvill area, Nieman,
-Power outages Rt 9 & County,  Woodland, 14th St area, Wires down N. Lake Drive 2nd st, Buttel, Birch, Henry,New Hampshire @ Albert area, Caranetta
-Tehilas Chaya Sara: No morning bus for Westgate, Miller, Van Buren, Adams area
-Seman Tov Buses will not do the morning route in Lakewood,buses stuck in Lot
-Call your school not all routes will be covered today
-LSTA: Shachris buses are canceled, Boys elementary schools 60 minute delay Girls school 90 minute delay, regular dismissal times for pm routes

Oif Simchas Lakewood March, 21, 2018

Chasuna: Shimansky- Nojovits  Ateres Chana hall Bais faiga
Chasuna: Brisman- Wilschanski Lake Terrace hall Lakewood, NJ

Video: Pesach Animation for Kids

Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Video: OU Kosher Pre Pesach Webinar

Oif Simchas Lakewood March 20, 2018

-Vort: Hachosson Yanky Schwartz to Hakallah Chaya Teichman bas R' Yossi at River Terrace  1094 River Avenue, Lakewood, NJ  7:15pm

-Vort: Hachosson Baruch Silverberg to Hakallah Rivky Kugler Bas R' Yaakov at 1183 Coughlin,  Lakewood 8:00 pm

-Chasuna:Jurkanski- Gerstel at Ateres Chana hall Bais Faiga
-Chasuna: Milworm- Naftali lake Terrace hall
-Chasuna: Censor- Blumenkrantz Fountain ballroom Lakewood Cheder

Free Ritas Ices Today

It's the first day of spring and that means free Italian ice at Rita's. From 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 20, Rita's will be giving away free ices in stores across the country. This is Rita's 26th annual first day of spring celebration.  Limit of 1 free ices per person in line. Both Jackson and Lakewood locations have a hashgacha.

Monday, March 19, 2018

Coastal Storm Tuesday thru Wednesday Night 6 to 12 inches of Snow

NWS: Winter Storm Watches in effect for eastern PA, NJ, DE and northeastern MD.
 Mixed precipitation Tuesday and Tuesday evening becoming all snow late Tuesday night and
Wednesday. A heavy wet snow could result in downed trees and power lines, along with power outages.
-Travel will be difficult, if not impossible, especially on Wednesday.
 Generally 6 to 12 inches of snow in our region, with lesser amounts possible in southern DE and in Cape May County, NJ. Snowfall rates of 1-3 inches per hour may occur on Wednesday. Confidence in the snowfall forecast: Medium.
 -Northeast winds Tuesday night becoming north on Wednesday, then northwest on Wednesday night.
Sustained wind speeds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 30 to 40 mph on Tuesday night and Wednesday,
decreasing to 10 to 20 mph on Wednesday night. Strongest winds near the coast. Confidence level:
High.

Oif Simchas Lakewood March 19, 2018

-Chasuna: Strauss - Landsman Ateres Chana hall Bais Faiga
-Chasuna: Weltz - Weiser at Fountain Ballroom, Lakewood Cheder 
-Chasuna: Bousbib - Zimmerman at Lake Terrace, Lakewood 

 -Vort: Hachosson Shmuel Zev Roth ben Rav Chaim Meir to Hakallah Malky Ganzweig Bas R' Mordechai Z"L at Estreia 978 River Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 8:00 pm

A farewell Tribute to Harav Nissan Kaplan Shlita at The Mir Yeshiva Dinner

At the Mir Yerushalayim Dinner last night, they paid tribute to long time Magid shiur Harav Nissan Kaplan shlita. Rav kaplan will be leaving the Mir and opening a yeshiva geard for Israeli Bochurim post bais Medrash in the Bayit Vegan neighborhood of Yerushalayim.


                                                     View of the Crowd at the Dinner
Photo: @Shimmylevy

Smell of Smoke in Lakewood from Controlled Burn

Too early for Biur Chometz.
LPD: New Jersey Forest Fire Service is doing controlled burning in Lakewood at Lake Shenandoah. There will be smoke in the

BDE: Rebbetzin Shlomis Eisenberg A"H

Watch Live stream HERE  and below @ 3pm
Baltimore, MD – It is with deep sadness that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petirah of Rebetzin Shlomis Eisenberg z’l, (nee Gifter), wife of HaRav Efraim Eisenberg, zatzal, daughter of Rav Gifter ZT'L and Tbl"c Rebbetzin Gifter Tlita,

Deadline to put name on Ballot for Primary Elections

15 Days left. The deadline to file a petition as candidate in the upcoming Primary elections for 2 seats on the Lakewood Township committee is April 2, 2018. which comes out on he first day Chol Hamoed Pesach. Erev Pesach this year is march 30th  2018.  Committeemen Menashe Miller and Meir Lichtenstein are both up for reelection. As expected the Republican club is endorsing Menashe Miller again for township commitee with running mate Mr. Bruce Stern. The Dens did not appoint anyone yet but no surprise is expected. The primary elections will take place on June 5, 2018 2 weeks after Shavuos.

The Petition Filing Deadline or Democratic & Republican Candidates for the June Primary Election is April 2, 2018. For Municipalities over 14,000 residents you must be over 18 Resident -  a resident for 1 year and a petition with usually 50 signatures signed by residents of Lakewood. *NOTE: The required number of signatures may vary. Candidates for the primary election should contact the Municipal Clerk’s office for an exact number.  The Petition must be filed with  the Municipal Clerk. See HERE and HERE for more information

Moadim L'Simcha Pesach Distribution Today


The Pesach Moadim L'simcha Lakewood pick up will take place today March 19 starting at 4 pm until 9 pm. The distribution for orders will take place at the First Energy Park stadium parking lot corner of Cedarbridge and New Hampshire avenues. 

Back to Back Storms could Dump 4-6 Inches of Snow

From the NWS- The counties expected to receive the most snow from Tuesday morning to Thursday morning are Monmouth, Ocean, Mercer, Burlington, Gloucester, Camden, western Atlantic and northern Salem counties where 4 to 6 inches is projected.


A coastal storm will impact the region on Tuesday. A wintry mix is expected to overspread the area from the south Tuesday morning and could impact travel during the day. Rain and sleet mixing in with the wet snow could cut down on snowfall accumulations on Tuesday, especially in southern New Jersey and Delmarva. Snow accumulations of 1 to 3 inches are possible Tuesday into Tuesday night with the highest amounts likely at higher elevations closer to the Mason-Dixon line. A second, probably stronger, coastal low is expected to develop Tuesday night and impact portions of the region on Wednesday. There is a potential for significant snowfall if the storm tracks close enough to the area. The combination of heavy wet

Toms River Jewish Community Council:To Focus on Outreach and Charitable acts, not on Politics.

APP- TOMS RIVER - Michael Waldner remembers the black-and-white signs.
Nearly two years ago, they dotted the North Dover neighborhood off North Maple Avenue where former Brooklyn resident Waldner had purchased a new home for his family. "Don't Sell! Toms River Strong," the signs proclaimed. The signs urged Toms River residents not to give in to real estate agents who residents said were pressuring them to sell their homes to Orthodox Jewish families eager to move to Toms River.  "There were a lot of Toms River Strong signs," Waldner said recently. "Now there are hardly any." To Waldner, an Orthodox Jew and member of the newly formed Toms River Jewish Community Council, the paucity of signs is an indication that relations between the Orthodox and long-time Toms River residents are not quite as tense as they were back in 2016.ht not be legal

The community council, a group of 11 Orthodox men that formed last fall, hopes to do its part to improve relations and promote understanding between the growing Orthodox community and its neighbors, Waldner said.
Toms River Jewish Community Council members want to show Toms River residents that they moved to the township for the same reasons most people come here: for nice homes, large yards and a relatively peaceful suburban life.

"The influx of Orthodox Jewish families moving into Toms River, the people who move here, move here because of the beautiful quality of life," said Waldner, 38. "We wanted to live in a nice, serene, pristine, friendly community."

Sunday, March 18, 2018

Yated: Rav Eliyahu Yanofsky zt”l- A Living Example of Shleimus

By Rabbi Yossi Rosenberg Yated Neeman Mar 14, 2018

YATED NE'EMAN 
We live in an age of ever-increasing polarization and extremes. Groups with different opinions or ways of doing things look more and more at other groups as enemies or evil, rather than simply as people with another opinion or way of life. People involved in communal affairs or organized chesed are often looked upon as not having been successful in the world of Torah learning, while many steeped in learning seem to feel that getting too involved in the broader tzibbur will inevitably take them away from their learning.

Just as the professional and medical worlds have evolved into specialists and sub-specialties, so too, it seems, have we become a community of individual – and seemingly exclusive – specialties. Yes, we have maggidei shiur, shadchonim, counselors, mechanchim, askonim, poskim, baalei mussar, those versed in machshavah, baalei tzedakah and so much more. Everyone seems to have his particular niche, his specific area of expertise and excellence.

All of this is good, but what about an adam hasholeim, a person who could not be described by any one particular area of strength, but rather as someone who does whatever Hashem expects of him at the moment? Such a person would be almost impossible to imagine – had I not known Rav Eliyahu Yanofsky zt”l, an unassuming, yet unforgettable, personality who lived just a block away from this writer.

Marcy Liquidation Sale at the New Avenue Shoppes

Marcy Liquidation sale at the New Avenue shoppes plaza New Hampshire and America Avenue , Lakewood, NJ 12:00 pm- 4:30pm 7:00- 10pm Mens suits $90- $160 boys suits $50- $90, Shirts $20. Until Pesach

Video: Pesach Store at Evergreen Lakewood

The Evergreen Pesach store in Lakewood open now.

Photo: Birchas Ilanos 5778

Rav Chaim Kanievsky shlita recites ברכת אילנות from his house earlier today in EY. 
In Lakewood, small chance of heavy rain, wet  snow, strong winds on first day of spring.
Photo: Shuki Lerer

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Chai Urgent Care Opens in Lakewood

Chai Urgent Care opens it's Lakewood Branch with a kvias Mezuza attended by Lakewood Rabbonim. The weekly Thursday night Hatzolah shiur took place at the new facility. It is located at the corner of Cedarbridge and New Hampshire Avenues in Lakewood. Time and schedule of official opening TBA.

Mir Yerushalayim Dinner Tomorrow

Friday, March 16, 2018

Lakewood Zmanim שבת פרשת ויקרא ראש חודש ניסן פרשת החודש

Friday, March 16, 2018 Lakewood, NJ / כ״ט אדר תשע״ח ערב שבת פרשת ויקרא לייקווד
Daylight saving time remember to adjust Shannon clocks.

Candle lighting 6:46 pm
Shkiah 7:04 pm 

3 Sifrei Torah for this Shabbos: Special segulah to daven during P'sicha this Shabbos

בספר הראשון קוראים פרשת השבוע (שישה עולים) כאשר גומרים מניחים על ידו את הספר של ראש חדש מגביהים את הספר הראשון קוראים מביום השבת - ונסכו (עולה אחד) מניחים את הספר של פרשת החדש ואומרים קדיש מגביהים את הספר השני קוראים את פרשת החדש מפטירים בפרשת החדש ולא בהפטרת ראש חדש  ומפטירין (יחזקאל מ'ה)כה אמר ה' א-לקים בראשון באחד לחדש

Weather on Shabbos Mostly sunny high of 50 

Mazel Tov! Over 35 Bar Mitzvahs on Lakewood this Shabbos 

BDE: Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Monsey Harav Mordechai Hager ZT"L

Matzav post: It is with great sadness that Matzav.com reports the passing of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Monsey, Rav Mordechai Hager zt”l. He was 95. The levaya will be held at the Vizhnitzer Bais Medrash in Kaser Village in Monsey today at 12:30 there will be no Hespedim. Kevura in the Monsey Bais Hachaim. 

The rebbe had battled numerous health challenges over the last decade, He underwent a tracheotomy at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City several months ago and his condition continuously deteriorated. He passed away this morning.

Thursday, March 15, 2018

After Petition by Youngeleit, Township Installs 4 way Stop Sign at Intersection

The intersection of 9th Street and Lexington Avenue in Lakewood has seen many accidents prompting Kollel guys from BMG to sign a Petition asking the town to install a 4 way stop sign. An Ordnance was introduced on February, 8th this week it was finally established, hopefully bringing traffic improvements to the area.
 Petition courtesy of FAA website.

To the Township Committee Members, Lakewood Police Department, Township Manager, and Rabbi Aaron Kotler: We have seen many accidents occur at the intersection of 9th St and Lexington Ave. The township installed a four way stop sign on the corner of Monmouth Ave and 9th St which drastically reduced the number of accidents. We kindly request you do the same for the intersection of 9th St and Lexington Ave. It is one of the main routes to Bais Shalom and has heavy traffic and accidents occurring there on a weekly basis. Attached you will find petitions from Beis Shalom, 9th St. Shul and 801 Lexington Avenue.

High Chair Giveaway Tomorrow at Oorah! Chag kasher v'sameach


Shiva Info

-Mishpachas Yanofsky for their Father R' Eliyahu Mordechai Yanofsky z"l
 59 Carey St, Lakewood between Princeton & Monmouth Ave
Shacharis: 8:30 Mincha: 1:30 Maariv: 8:15 getting up Sunday Morning

-Mishpachas Golombeck for their Mother Mrs. Chana Golombeck a"h
 Family sitting shiva in NY at 2015 New York Ave Ave K & Ave L
Reb Yaakov Golombeck will be sitting shiva in his house Tonight 22 Arosa in Lakewood at  9:45PM  Shachris Friday 7:30 Mincha 2:00.
R' Shimon Golombeck  Starting Sunday will be sitting in Lakewood at 402 8th St
Getting up Monday Morning

Oif Simchas Lakewood March 15, 2018

-Vort: Hachosson Chaim Nulman to Hakallah Rochel Posner Bas R' Yosef  at  Zichron Yoel Simcha hall 1014 Lawrence Avenue Lakewood, NJ 7:30 pm
-Vort: Hachosson Ari  Zeidenfeld to hakallah Gitty Appel Bas R' Aber at the new   Ateres Malka simcha hall 140 Lehigh Ave Lakewood 8:00 pm
-Vort: Hachosson Michoel Gross to Hakallah Tobi Garfein Bas R' Azriel at Tashbar Simcha Hall 82 Oak Street, Lakewood, 7:30 pm
-Vort: Hachosson Aryeh Zev Ostacher to Hakallah Marder at Madison Manor/   Bais Horahh 400 Madison Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 7:00 pm
-Vort: Hachosson  Chaim Yosef Landa (Chicago) to Hakallah Bryna Braunfeld   Bas R' Dovid at 412 Manetta Avenue Lakewood 7:30pm
-Vort: Tnoyim of Hachoson Yisroel Stern to Hakallah Miriam Rosenbaum bas
 Reb Burech Meir at 1382 Lanes Mill Road Lakewood NJ 

 Chasunas:
 Wiesenfeld-Harris Ateres Reva Hall
 Richmond-Brody at Ne'emas Hachaim
 Glinn-Eisen Fountain Ballroom Lakewood Cheder
 Krischer-Wechsler Lake Terrace hall

Parlor meeting: Kollel Divrei Eliyahu "Leil Shishi Kiddush" at 2 Galassi Court, Jackson

Murphy's New Jersey's Budget Would Raise Taxes on Almost Everything

The NJ sales tax that was lowered after the new gas tax, will now be raised again according to Murphy's Budget plan. 
 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy proposed taxing online-room booking, ride-sharing, marijuana, e-cigarettes and Internet transactions along with raising taxes on millionaires and retail sales to fund a record $37.4 billion budget that would boost spending on schools, pensions and mass transit.  The proposal, 4.2 percent higher than the current fiscal year’s, relies on a tax for the wealthiest that has yet to be approved and lacks support from key Democrats in the legislature. It also reverses pledges from Murphy’s predecessor, Republican Chris Christie, to lower taxes in a state where living costs are among the nation’s highest.

The Spill Proof Shirt


Urgent Tefillos for The Vizhnitzer Rebbe Shlita

The Situation is very critical Klal Yisrael is urged to daven  on behalf of the Vizhnitzer Rebbe, shlita of Monsey Harav Mordechai ben Margulia, as his condition took a turn for the worse and was graded as “extremely critical” Thursday morning. Chasidim have gathered at all Vizhnitz botei Medrashim to say Tehillim.

Yom Kippur Koton for Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan

 Minyanim around Lakewood for Erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan, Gedolei EY called for a yom Tefillah today. See letter below
Some have the minhag to say the tefillah of Yom Kippur Koton at Mincha on erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan even if they do not regularly say it on erev Rosh Chodesh. Because Nissan is the beginning of the year according to the opinion of R' Yehoshuah that the world was created in Nissan. When erev Rosh Chodesh Nissan comes out on Shabbos, the tefillah of Yom Kippur Koton is said on the preceding Thursday. (Halacha Yomis)
Times will be updated
Kol Shimshon
-Somerset Walk 1:20 pm
-Hearthstone Tiferes Shmuel 1:15 
-Lev Avos 14th street  1:20
-Chateau park
-B"M Westgate 1:15 pm
-Alumni 1:45pm
-B"M Kelmwoods Westgate 2:45pm
- Breslov 5:55pm
-Hearthstone upstairs 6:15
-Bobov Lakewood 7:00 pm
-Bais Elimelech 7:00 pm 105 E. Harvard
-Satmar BM every bottom of the hour

Photo: At The Moetzs Gedolei Hatorah of Agudas Yisrael

At a meeting of the Moetzes gedolei Hatorah yesterday in NY, Rabbi Avi Schnall of agudah NJ, gives an update on the expansion of Agudah in New Jersey. In attendance,Harav Dovid Feinstein shlita, Harav Shmuel Kamenetzky shlita, Harav Aaron Feldman Shlita, Harav Yaakov Perlow shlita Novominsker Rebbe, Harav Malkiel Kotler slita, Harav Yosef Frankel shlita, Vyelipol.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Oif Simchas Lakewood March 14, 2018

-Chasuna: Horovitz- Greenbaum Ne'emas Hachaim Hall
-Chasuna: Wilhelm-German Ateres Chana hall Bais Faiga
-Chasuna: Zaks-Spiegel  Fountain Ballroom, Lakewood Cheder
-Chasuna: Pilchik-Pilchik Ateres Reva Hall
-Chasuna: Weiss-Perlmuter  Lake Terrace Hall

-Vort: Hachosson Aryeh Maged to Hakallah Sori Gelb at Garden Cafe 1091 River   Avenue, Lakewood 7:00 pm
-Vort: Hachosson Aryeh Rosenbaun to Hakallah  Cheli Mizrachi Bas R' Yosef at   Esther Gerber hall   Madison and 5th Street, Lakewood 7:30pm
-Vort: Hachosson Yehoshua Moskowitz to Hakallah Baila Weinman Bas R' Eliezer @ Madison Manor Bais Horaah 400 Madison Avenue, Lakewood, NJ 8:00 pm

Lakewood Safety Campaign With Cards in Yiddish

                                                                                     שטעל זיך אף קוק ביידער וועגען פאר איר גייט אריבער
Several Lakewood Township agencies and organizations met recently to design a safety campaign for the town that will feature Pedestrian Safety Cards in English, Yiddish, and Spanish, among other safety tips. Many injuries and fatalities happen because drivers and pedestrians simply don’t see each other. Each organization will distribute the Pedestrian Safety Cards as part of Lakewood’s safety campaign and concern for its citizens to remind pedestrians how to safely walk during the day and at night. Some of the Pedestrian Safety Card tips include Stop! Look both ways before you go; Cross only in the crosswalk; and Don’t walk distracted (by talking on cell phones or listening to music, for example). Pedestrians should also watch for turning vehicles; wear light colored clothing and reflective materials; and walk on the sidewalk if there is one or walk facing the traffic when there is no sidewalk.

כפשוטו Now Open

כפשוטו  its not so pashut, its actually the name of a new eatery in Lakewood serving authentic Israeli Falafel, Located at South Clifton Avenue at the former Jerusalem Falafel store. #Keepshuto

Yeshiva Mekor Hatorah Charidy Campaign 3x Matching

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Lakewood Students to Participate in National Walkout

Lakewood High school students will participate today at 10:00 am in a national walk demanding an end to Gun violence in schools. The district  will not discipline the students and will provide safety and security for the walk out by the LPD. "The District and High School Administration, with the assistance of School Security and the Lakewood Police Department, will take all precautions necessary to ensure safety of the students. The School district released the following statement:

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Photo: Lakewood Weather Today

Top Photo 9am Bottom Photo at 4pm Photo: Courtesy of Lakewood Blue Claws

Oif Simchas Lakewood March 13, 2018

-Chasuna: Rogov- Kirsch Ateres Chana hall Bais Faiga
-Chasuna: Abrahamson- Raitzik Ateres Reva hall
-Chasuna: Abraham- Braunfeld Fountain Ballroom Lakewood Cheder
-Chasuna: Halpert -  Zicherman  Ne'emas Hachaim Hall
-Chasuna: Goldstein- Gross Lake Terrace hall

-Vort: Hachosson Nachman Neuman to Hakallah Reizy Rosenberg Bas R' Tovia   at Ateres Yeshaya hall 908 E. County Line Rd Lakewood, NJ 8:00 pm

Tonight: Conference Call on Vaccines for The Lakewood Community

There will be a conference call this evening for the Lakewood community and general public to learn more about vaccines. The conference call is funded by a federal grant and was arranged by the Lakewood Resource and Referral Center. The Presenter is  Dr. Paul A. Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at CHOP. The call begins at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. Call 712-770-8029 and dial conference code 716814. This initiative is endorsed by Lakewood pediatricians, Dr Shanik of Pediatric affiliates, Chemed pediatrics, Kinder Pediatrics ,Dr Gittleman, and Dr Indich.

B"H No Injuries in School Bus Accident

Earlier this morning 8:30 am a Bus with 4 students crashed into a Tree at the corner of Miller Rd and New Central Avenue in Lakewood. B"H there were no injuries according to the LSTA. It appears the accident was weather related.
Photos below courtesy of Lakewood News network 


Live Stream: Levaya in EY of Rav Eliyahu Mordechai Yanofsky Ztl

Lakewood Organizations Issue Rebuttal of Anti Vaxxer Coalition

IN response to an anti vaccine coalition forming in Lakewood, The APP Reports 'Some of Lakewood's most influential Jewish institutions rebuffed the effort, calling it the work of a small, fringe group that ignores the advice of medical professionals who overwhelmingly support immunizations.

Among those are Beth Medrash Govoha college; the Lakewood Vaad, a council of Jewish leaders and rabbis; the Center for Health Education, Medicine and Dentistry on Route 9; and doctors Robert Shanik and Jonathan Cohen. They issued a joint statement supporting immunizations for children.

“We are strong backers of the current state regulations that require that every child in school be properly immunized," the statement reads. "The regulations are proper and should not be changed. The regulations allow appropriate exceptions for exceptional cases when a child’s immune system is compromised, such as a child undergoing chemotherapy treatment, and no other exceptions should be made.” read more HERE