Wednesday November 20 News Updates Lakewood

Weather 61° mostly cloudy 

New Jersey will get a good soaking of rain starting Wednesday night 2-3 inches expected 

A dusting of snow is also likely in northwestern parts of the state on Thursday night into Friday, though little-to-no accumulation is expected

4th Yartzeit of Harav Dovid Feinstein zatzal

- The New Jersey Forest Fire Service says the Lakewood wildfire is now 100% contained.

The fire, which burned 35 acres, will continue to smolder for several days and smoke conditions are expected to last until the next significant rainfall.  Forest Fire Service crews will remain at the area for the next several days to continue to improve containment lines and address areas of concern to ensure public safety, until there is significant rain, officials said.

Price of eggs goes up again Aldi $3.95, Walmart $3.97

- The US State Department announced that the it is temporarily closing its embassy in Kyiv after receiving what it says is "specific information of a potential significant air attack on November 20.

- After Donald Trump carried Passaic County, Josh Gottheimer will spend $2 million to engage voters on better Democratic messaging(njglobe)

- Lakewood Schools state monitor suddenly resigns; 2nd monitor in months to quit

Kelvin Smith, who was appointed by the Department of Education in July 2024 and signed a contract to serve through August 2025, submitted a letter of resignation to the state on Tuesday citing a decision to “take a break from work and enjoy my retirement for a while.”app

- Donald Trump says he has chosen former acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker to serve as U.S. ambassador to NATO,

BDE: petirah of Rav Shimon Shisha Ztl of Yerushalayim the menahel of Toldos Aharon chasidus in EY. His brotherbis the Gabbana of the rebbe. He was a known gabbai tzedaka and Baal chesed. The rebbe is currently in the US and will visit Lakewood next week.

- Georgian court Women's Lacrosse team visited Oak Street Elementary School recently as a part of Georgian Court's "Lakewood United initiative!". There's no mention where else teams will visit.

- Trump: The Democrats are trying to stack the Courts with Radical Left Judges on their way out the door. Republican Senators need to Show Up and Hold the Line — No more Judges confirmed before Inauguration Day!

- Jewish press editorial: It is scandalous that Jewish organizational leadership has largely ignored the Harris campaign's careful and ever so clever efforts to create an image of Donald Trump as a reincarnation of Adolph HItler Jewish leaders did not rise in protest nor did Jewish leadership seem to care when fellow  democrats took out ads comparing Trump to HItler. Our leaders were also largely unheard from when several democrat campaign groups took to analogizing a massive Trump campaign rally in Madison Square garden to a 1939 Nazi rally.

-Israeli Channel 14 is reporting that it appears that a significant obstacle has been removed on the way to normalization with Saudi Arabia. 

Sources in the US said that Mohammed bin Salman no longer insists on a defense alliance with the US and would be willing to move towards normalization with Israel in exchange for other benefits.

- Updated Jackson reassessment, the town is mandated to reasses all properties every 10 years. However even if your house doubles in value the max they can raise tax is .02% a year. If it goes up more than double you will be paying additional taxes.

If work was done and square footage was added to the living space of the home the taxes will be more as some have seen an increase of over $1000.

Israel At War Wed Nov 20

 Israel at war day 411

- A 71-year-old Israeli civilian who entered southern Lebanon today, accompanied by a senior IDF officer, without the required approvals, was killed during a gun battle with Hezbollah operatives. According to an initial IDF probe, the chief of staff of the Golani Brigade, Col. Yoav Yarom, allowed Israeli researcher Zeev Erlich, 71, to enter the western sector of southern Lebanon to examine an archaeological site — an ancient fortress.

Despite the belief that the area had been cleared, two Hezbollah operatives were hiding at the site and opened fire at the researcher, senior officer, and other soldiers who were accompanying them. Erlich was killed in the incident.

- Another IDF soldier killed in southern Lebanon eEitan Ben Ami, 22, from Yerushalayim 

 - The US has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution demanding an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in Gaza.The US vetoed the resolution, and thereby resulting in non-adoption, because it did not condition a ceasefire on the release of the 101 hostages still held by Hamas.

- Another soldier killed in Gaza bringing the death toll innGaA ground operation to 379

Roi Sasson, 21, from Mevaseret Zion.

- US envoy Amos Hochstein will arrive in Israel in the evening to continue Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire efforts, Israeli media reported on Wednesday.

 - El Al says its third-quarter profits soared by almost 260 percent, raking in returns thanks to a near-monopoly created by most foreign airlines suspending service to and from Tel Aviv amid the war in Gaza and attacks from Iran and its proxy Hezbollah. The airline reports earnings of $187 million in the July to September period, up from $52 million over the same period a year

- Rocket sirens are sounding in the far northern town of Metula, marking the fifth attack on the Galilee panhandle since midnight. Meanwhile, Hezbollah takes responsibility for launching UAVs into Israel earlier today, saying it fired suicide drone squadrons at military sites near Nahariya and Acre.

-The IDF eliminated the commander of operations and the commander of the anti-tank formation of the coastal sector in Hezbollah: "They were responsible for many terrorist plots

- Before his arrival to Israel: Hochstein is now meeting again with the Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabia Beri, who represents Hezbollah in the negotiations. Those close to Beri told Sky News in Arabic: There are agreements on almost 80% of the issues

- A report on the Saudi Al-Arabiya channel: the US informed Baghdad that it had exhausted the means of pressure on Israel to prevent an attack in Iraq

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Oif Simchas Tuesday 19 Cheshvan

Rain tonight in the forecast

A steady rain this evening. Showers continuing overnight. Low 46F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.

Chasunas:

Edelsohn- Cohen Bais Faiga 

Pruzansky - Auerbach Ateres Reva 

Landman  - Schonbrun Lake Terrace 

Tuesday November 19 News Updates Lakewood

Weather 60° A mix of clouds and sun,rain in forecast for Thurs and Friday 

- Lakewood Wildfire update 7:30pm

35 acres burned

75% contained

Clearstream Road reopened

- Kremlin spokesman: The "red phone," the hotline between Moscow and Washington established after the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962, is now inactive.

- Senator John Thune: To our allies in Israel, and to the Jewish people around the world, my message to you is this: Reinforcements are on the way. In six weeks, Republicans will reclaim the Senate majority, and we will make clear that the United States Congress stands squarely in Israel’s corner.

- Giyus update: IDF issued 1,126 arrest orders for ultra-Orthodox who received conscription orders but did not show up at the conscription bureaus after receiving the first and second orders, this is out of 3,000 orders issued in the last few months. Once you are considered  a evader, it would delay in leaving the country or an arrest in every encounter with a police officer,"

- Free Palestine protesters are marching through a Jewish neighborhood in Brooklyn, intimidating Jewish families outside their homes at night, while police are seen marching alongside them, watching the situation.(Awesomejew)

 -Jewish man beaten in Kings Hwy E. 29 st now # Breaking.(nycphotog)

-Rain tonight: A steady rain this evening. Showers continuing overnight. Low 46F. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.

- East Ramapo School District in Monsey Reveals $30M surplus despite claims of financial crisis after raising taxes to pay for a deficit. Politicians demand answers and call for a refund to tax payers 

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- Violent protesters and Pro Hamas trying to destroy Jewish businesses now Kings Nostrand Ave and NYPD refusing to make arrests.(nyphotog)

- NJ Turnpike Authority officials approved a $2.7 billion 2025 budget Tuesday that includes the fourth 3% toll increase since 2020 on both the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway. 

- Speaker Mike Johnson: "Let me be unequivocally clear. A man is a man and a woman is a woman. And a man cannot become a woman."

- Trump: I’m heading to the Great State of Texas to watch the launch of the largest object ever to be elevated, not only to Space, but simply by lifting off the ground. Good luck to

Elon Musk and the Great Patriots involved in this incredible project!

- Lakewood wild fire update as of 10am thi morning 

35 acres burned

 50% contained

The New Jersey Forest Fire Service continues to make progress containing a wildfire burning in the area of Pine Park and the Lakewood Country Club in Lakewood, Ocean County. 

Clearstream Road closed between Brewers Bridge and Hope Chapel Road

-Updated Levaya Information for Rav Meir Chaim Gutfreund ZT”L

The call in number for the levaya is 732-839-3003 IDnumber is 7763828466#. 

The levaya in Lakewood will be in Kamenitz 831 Ridge Avenue at 2:30 PM. Kevura in Lakewood. Shivah at 1938 53 Street in BP

- Trump selects Howard Lutnick for the position of Secretary of Commerce.

- At least 20 senior White House staffers sign letter dissenting on Biden's decision to walk back an ultimatum conditioning aid to Israel

-The White House National Security Council: The  US was not surprised by Russia's announcement of a change in its nuclear doctrine, and the US does not intend to change its position as a response accordingly

- Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov threatened Ukraine at a press conference after a new missile attack: "This is a sign that they are looking for escalation. Putin has already published his warnings. Russia published its updated nuclear doctrine today. I hope it will be read well."

- Judge Merchan, overseeing President Trump’s hush money trial in NYC, just ADJOURNED President Trump’s November 26th sentencing date.

- Lakewood Zoning board approves Satmar women's mikva on East Kennedy Boulevard near their existing shul. Despite opposition from neighbors  the board approved to construct a 2-story, 16,017 sq foot women's mikvah building with 15 rooms

See full story at faa

- The LSTA Said  they will not be providing bus transportation on Thanksgiving. This is despite The contract for busing stipulates that any day that there's school from Sept 1 through June 30 the bus companies must provide transportation  holidays included.

-Lakewood township officials  had to remove a 4 way stop sign that was just installed at the Shemen Ridge intersection after the township approved it by the meeting Thursday night. Apparently they needed county approval which wasn't done. Furious neighbors and area residents said they were not consulted about putting up the sign which they say only backed  up traffic.

-The Lakewood Board of Education wants to reappoint its former state monitor to a $40,000 consultant position, claiming he knows the district better than the two new state monitors, but the new monitors blocked the reappointmen (App)

- Bnei brak officials insist the fallen missile yesterday was on the ramat Gan side of the street that borders both municipalities, keeping the promise of the chazon Ish and Rav Chaim Kanievsky that rockets won't fall in Bmei Brak. Some pointed out to the eruv on the street that survived the attack, yet a store that sells untznius objects was hit.

- Lakewood Vaad member doubles down with a follow up post on LinkedIn after he received backlash for the first post how Lakewood traffic is good. He. Blames the state for the traffic and calls those upset about traffic complainers

See post text below:

I wasn’t expecting that! A few days ago, I wrote a lighthearted post about looking at the bright side of situations. I used the Lakewood traffic as an example.

Sure, traffic can be frustrating, but I pointed out that it’s also a sign of a growing and thriving community. It was like I opened a can of worms.

Honestly, I can write an entire post about how the State promised multiple times to widen Rt. 9 and make it a full double lane, or how efforts are being made to push the County to widen other roads. But that’s not the point.

The post wasn’t about traffic, it was about perspective. Life always gives us two choices: to focus on the challenges or to find something positive in the situation.

It reminds me of a story from my childhood.

There was a member of our shul who always seemed to find something to critique—whether it was the chazzan’s pace, the length of the drasha, or even the room temperature. One day, frustrated, I asked my father why this person never seemed to have anything positive to say. His wise answer?

This man's father was the same way! My message to you- smile!

Look for the good, even when it’s hard to find. Life’s too short to spend complaining. And if you can’t do it for yourself- do it for your kids.🙂

 Are there aspects of everyday life you’ve learned to appreciate in new ways?

Some responded via comments on the post:

"Why are you blaming the state when the zoning board you control is approving a project 4-story office building at 685 River Avenue that will preclude the state from widening Route 9?"

"I’m sorry to contradict you on this, but you did not write “a lighthearted post about looking at the bright side of situations, using Lakewood traffic as an example.” You wrote a post specifically about the Lakewood traffic and how it was a good thing. Of course it’s important to look on the bright side of things. But you are talking about an unmitigated disaster that is only getting worse with every passing day, and it didn’t have to be like this. People are suffering, watching countless millions of their dollars in lost productivity going up in smoke. When someone’s house is burning and his values possessions are going up in smoke, we don’t lightheartedly tell him to look on the bright side. Especially if more could have been done to save his house."

Israel At War Tuesday Nov 19

 Israel at war day 410

- Netanyahu was in Gaza at the Netzarim Corridor in Gaza  be said that Hamas will not rule Gaza anymore.

Netanyahu announced $5 million will be given to anyone who will help with releasing a hostage.

- A IDF soldier was killed in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon today three other soldiers were seriously injured 

Omer Moshe Gaeldor, 30 ,from Yerushalayim 

- Lebanon ceasefire negotiation: Lebanese sources to Sky News in Arabic: American envoy Hochstein is still in Beirut and is expected to stay until tomorrow before arriving in Israel. There is an apparent seriousness about reaching a ceasefire agreement. The Lebanese concern remains about the Israeli position. Hochstein's team continues to hold technical meetings with the Lebanese side

- American envoy Amos Hochstein said at a press conference, "We have a real opportunity to end the conflict, and now is the moment to decide. We are committed to doing everything we can to work with Lebanon and Israel to end this conflict."

- At least five people were wounded after rockets fired by Hezbollah hit central and northern Israel on Tuesday morning, as the United State’s special envoy arrived in Lebanon to make a final push for a ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese terror group. Hezbollah launched rockets at central Israel for the second time in less than a day, setting off sirens in Herzliya, Kfar Saba, Ra’anana, Hadera, Netanya, and numerous other towns north of Tel Aviv shortly before 9 am.

- The IDF was surprised by the amount, scope, and quality of the Russian weapons seized from Hezbollah strongholds in southern Lebanon. About 60-70% of all the weapons and means of warfare seized by the IDF in the first days of the fighting in south Lebanon were made in Russia - some of them old, from the days of the Soviet Union, and some of them are very modern and were produced in 2020

- Hezbollah confirms in an announcement IDF forces are in the south of the village of Biacha The village of Albiacha is located on high ground overlooking the coastal axis and can be an important springboard if the IDF decides to continue north towards Tyre and expand the ground operation.

- Ramat Gan Missie update: What happened was that the Israeli interceptor struck the ballistic missile, but for reasons that are now being probed, did not cause it to explode as designed. Rather, a small part of the missile exploded, but a larger part was simply cut off from the rest, leading it to drop relatively straight down at high speed from the 12 kilometer shoot-down point.

The fact that so much of the missile remained whole was part of why the damage was much larger than usual, and larger than it would have been if what had fallen out of the sky had “just” been smaller pieces of shrapnel.

Oif Simchas Monday 18 Cheshvan

Chasunas:

Weinberg  - Rottenberg Ne'emas Hachaim

Penstein - Chinn Chuppah Ateres Reva

Helfgot - Herszaft Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Weiss Bais Faiga

Newhouse  - Berger Lake Terrace 

-Kabolas Panim and Parlor meeting to benefit Rav Shlomo Kanievsky shlita  35 crown circle lakewood at leisure village 8:30pm

Monday November 18 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: Weather: 67° Partly cloudy

- Low visibility in lakewood on the roads due to smoke from wildfire

Jackson planning board reconsiders and approves 2500 student school

Following their earlier rejection of the proposal, on Monday night, following several hours of contentious testimony, Jackson Township's Planning Board formally reconsidered and approved an application for a 200,000+ sq foot school campus with 4 schools for a total of 2,500 students on Chandler Road and Jackson Mills Road.  More  FAAnews 

- Several people are reporting at least 5 unidentified large drones that have been flying unauthorized for over 2 hours in Morris County, New Jersey.  Multiple law enforcement officers and emergency crews responded to the area.

An army Black Hawk helicopter was also tracked on flight tracking the 5 unknown large drones on radar nearby.

8:30pm update

- Lakewood wildfire grows to 33 acres, 20% contained smell of smoke all over

Earlier in the day, the Country Club Wildfire had threatened six structures on Seminole Drive, none of which were evacuated. However, that concern had been eliminated by the late evening hours and the fire posed no further threat to homes or businesses, according to the New Jersey Forest Fire Service.

Nevertheless, Clearstream Road remained closed between Brewers Bridge and Hope Chapel Road, the forest fire service said in a Facebook post.

- NY Gov Hochul: I am declaring a statewide drought watch because of a historic shortage of rainfall.

- Continued Tehilim for a Lakewood youngerman who suffered a stroke son of Rabbi Joey Haber Name is Menachem ben Miriam 

- Grand Opening Alert! TREASURE HUNTERS USA, in Howell, NJ! Various Brand new products 50-70% off!   located at 4518 US-9, Howell, NJ, right across from the up-and-coming Moishe's Discount & MBW Liquidators Opening Date: Tuesday, November 19  Clothing for men, women, and kids  Sportswear and designer shoes  Housewares and linens  Towels, toys, and more!  watch Video HERE

(Feder status)

- Manasquan Reservoir drops below half empty The Manasquan Reservoir has reached historically low levels due to New Jersey’s ongoing drought. The reservoir in Howell, which can supply as much as 30 million gallons of water per day to the water utilities that serve Monmouth County, contains 2.3 billion gallons of water on Monday and is about 49.35% full —

- Garden State Parkway South is at a standstill due to a truck fire near mile marker 114.

- BDE: Petirah of Rav Meir Gutfreund, zt”l, of Bensonhurst, founder of the Cheder school in Flatbush and recently took over the Kamenitz cheder in Lakewood. He was 72, and was sick over the last year. His life was dedicated to harbotzas Hatorah chesed and chinuch . He also founded a school for the Buchrian community in Queens. The levaya  will take place tomorrow  10:30 AM at the mesivta Sholom Shachna, 401 Elmwood Avenue, Brooklyn, followed by a Levaya in Kamenetz Lakewood at 2:30 PM. Kevurah in Lakewood.

- Adirei Hatorah sent funds today for the cheshvan Kollel check to Bmg youngeleit. In. Email to supporters Adirei Hatorah said that they BH were able to send out over $14 million over the past 6 weeks which included the chdesh tishrei check plus yom tov bonus with much siyata D'shmaya. So far adirei has distributed $197 Million to kollel youngeleit.

- Lakewood zoning board set to approve application that would stop DOT from widening route 9. FAA reports,  the lakewood township zoning board is set tonight to consider a application for a 4-story office building at 685 river avenue, the current site of bais shaindel which was sold to congregation lutzk. The application requires use variance relief as office buildings are not permitted in the r-10 zone.

the application further seeks a height variance to permit for a 64 feet high building where the maximum allowed in the r-10 zone is 35 feet.The proposed parking in the front yard will be less than 65 feet from the center line of Route 9. If the Board approves this application, the state will not have the Desirable Typical Section which they require to sufficiently widen Route 9.

- Lakewood wildfire update

APP: A wildfire is burning in the area of Pine Park, the Lakewood Country Club and Clearstream Road, spreading to 30 acres and threatening six structures, none of which have been evacuated, authorities said.

Clearstream Road is closed between Brewers Bridge and Hope Chapel Road, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said in a Facebook post.

The six structures facing the threat of burning are on Seminole Drive.

The forest fire service has issued a Wildfire Alert and is on the scene with bulldozers, fire trucks and ground crews and is using a helicopter for observation.

The containment of the fire stood at 0% at 3:10 p.m., the forest fire service said.

The cause is under investigation.

- A Chabad Rabbi asks Elon Musk to make a Tesla big enough for a large family. After Musk tweeted that we should instead of teaching fear of pregnancy we should teach fear of childlessness. Rabbi Shlomo Litwin chabad Rabbi in Kentucky responded to musk with a picture of his 7 children and said I'm woring on itv please make a tesla large enough for my family. Musk responded they are working on the Robovan tesla currently in development.

- LFD Units are on scene of a large brush fire at Pine Park in Lakewood 

-A wild scene in Lakewood this afternoon after a suspect wanted for a stolen vehicle hit a pursuing officer at the intersection of Cedarbridge and New Hampshire Avenues then fled to a nearby school and stole another vehicle.The school (YOC) is on lockdown as police continue to search. (SSchorr)

- Update from YOC: B"H All boys are safe. There was an accident on the corner that caused concern to the police for a few moments, but at no time there was a concern to the students.

- Bingo black Friday  catalog Here

-Trump’s economic advisers & congressional Republicans have begun preliminary discussions about making significant changes to Medicaid, food stamps & other federal safety net programs to offset the enormous cost of extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts next year.Among the options under discussion by GOP lawmakers and aides are new work requirements and spending caps for the programs, However, concern is high among some Republicans about the political downsides of such cuts, which would affect programs that provide support for at least 70 million low-income Americans, and some people familiar with the talks stressed that discussions are preliminary.

- Lakewood  township zoning board meeting tonight 7pm watch live stream Here

 See agenda Here 

application for  new Satmar Mkva  Nashim on E Kennedy 

66 duplexes on Prospect st

Office building on former Bais Shaindel property on rt 9

-  Jackson reassessment, the town is mandated to reasses all properties every 10 years. However even if your house doubles in value the max they can raise tax is .02% a year. If work was done and square footage was added to the living space of the home the taxes will be more as some have seen an increase of over $1000.

- Rep. Mikie Sherrill announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey on Tuesday, vowing to address affordability and make bold changes for the state. Sherrill, a former Navy helicopter pilot and federal prosecutor, declared her intention to lead with a focus on housing, healthcare, and economic reforms.

- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY),  blames the jews for why democrats lost the election she blamed it o Aipac who happened to raise millions for the dems she wrote on twitter

“If people want to talk about members of Congress being overly influenced by a special interest group pushing a wildly unpopular agenda that pushes voters away from Democrats then they should be discussing AIPAC,” 

Israel at war Monday Nov 18

Israel at war day 409

- The US demands from Turkey: hand over the leaders of Hams who are in your country to us (Israel Hayom)

-The head of the Shin Bet Ronan Bar visited Turkey secretly on Saturday and met with the head of Turkish intelligence regarding the hostages in Gaza and a possible deal.

- A missile shot from Lebanon penetrated the iron dome and struck a Yeshiva building in Bnei Brak, Israel. Miracles that no one was injured.

 -The Biden administration on Monday sanctioned the Amana association, the Israeli settlement movement’s main development organization, in the latest in a series of punitive measures taken by the US against the settlement enterprise.

- Direct hit from Hezbollah rocket on building in Bnei Brak Ramat Gan border 5 injured one serious condition 2 moderate 3 lightly injured. The building has been evacuated as authorities fear it may collapse from the fire.

- US State Department Spokesman: progress has been made in the negotiations on the cease-fire agreement in Lebanon Hezbollah tried to manipulate the deal by stating that they accept the ceasefire outline, but in reality it has demands for explanations that turned out to be about the main principles and contradict the agreed outline.

-One killed 5 injured from Hezbollah rocket attack in Shfaram

-PM Netanyahu Offers $5M Per Hostage, Calls for Increased Reward System in Gaza.

--Netanyahu said he believes tens of hostages will be released in the near future.

- Hezbollah fired around 100 rockets at northern Israel early Monday injuring 2 people

Israeli military continuing to strike sites belonging to the terror group in Lebanon.

- Netanyahu in a closed meeting revealed Biden and Blinken's threats towards him this past year:"Biden called me before entering Rafah and said to me: Prime Minister Netanyahu - you will be left alone!" I answered him: "Then we will do it alone!" Two days later, Blinken was sent to threaten me: "You will not receive any armaments." I answered him: "We will fight with our hands and claws. We will not compromise on Rafah."Netanyahu added: "The Americans estimated that 20,000 people would be killed in Rafah. It turned out to be an absolute lie."(Channel 14) Raylan Givens 

- The American envoy Amos Hochstein has reportedly delayed his arrival to Beirut until he receives "further clarification" from Lebanon relating to the ceasefire proposal. "The ball is in Lebanon's court", and the US wants more answers before Hochstein arrives.

- Iran's leader Khamenei sent a message to Hezbollah at the end of the week through his adviser Ali Larijani that Tehran calls for agreeing to a ceasefire based on Resolution 1701 and a withdrawal beyond the litany and will continue to support Hezbollah and help it recover from the severe blows it has suffered (NYT)

- Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs denies the claims that Hamas political office has moved to Turkey. 

- Smotrich: We must completely take over the northern Gaza Strip and inform Hams that if the abductees do not return - they will lose a third of the territory of the Strip

- Netanyahu on the North: "Israel's basic conditions are keeping Hezbollah away from the border, preserving Israel's freedom of action and closing the oxygen pipeline through the Syrian border to prevent future arming." (Doron Kadosh)

-Netanyahu: We have made only partial progress in eliminating Hams’s governmental capabilities. Hams still controls the distribution of food and humanitarian aid. We are looking at the possibility of securing food distribution through international agencies.

The IDF intercepted a drone heading toward Israeli territories from the east, the military reported on Monday overnight. The interceptor fell over Eilat. The drone was launched from Iraq.

Oif Simchas Sunday 17 Cheshvan

Chasunas:

Rosenblum - Pick Bais Faiga

Wolmark  Lake Terrace 5pm

Pinkus - Volk Fountain Ballroom 

Feld - Goldstein Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Donnenbaum  - Sommer Ateres Reva

Last Monday of Behab tomorrow, minyan mincha with Krias Hatorah of ויחל at Rabbi Forcheimers shul 2:10pm 418 5th st

Video קרליבחופה

Sunday November 17 News Updates Lakewood

Weather 65° A mix of clouds and sun

-  23rd Yartzeit of Rav Lazer Shach ZTL see below video from the younger years

- Senator John Thune: If the ICC international court in the Hague and its prosecutor do not reverse their outrageous and unlawful actions to pursue arrest warrants against Israeli officials, the Senate should immediately pass sanctions legislation, as the House has already done on a bipartisan basis. If Majority Leader Schumer does not act, the Senate Republican majority will stand with our key ally Israel and make this – and other supportive legislation – a top priority in the next Congress.

- The CDC says 2 people from New Jersey are among 39 nationwide who have been infected by an E. Coli outbreak linked to organic and baby carrots sold by Grimmway Farms.

The product is no longer on store shelves but may be inside homes.(Sschorr)

- Trump Jr: The Military Industrial Complex seems to want to make sure they get World War 3 going before my father has a chance to create peace and save lives. Gotta lock in those $Trillions. 

- Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch tells yeshiva bochurim it is a mitzva to be a draft dodger since the only survival of EY is with kedusha by the Torah learning of bnei yeshiva. If the gov wants to take them away from learning it is a mitzva for them not to oblige.

- Putin: The use of Western long-range weapons to strike Russia means the direct participation of NATO countries in the conflict.

- Biden authorized Ukraine to attack with long range missiles deep in Russian territory NYT

- Genazym judaica live auction today the Toporovitch collection watch Here

- Hatzolah global conference and expo taking place today at the NJ convention center in Edison,NJ

- Nj gubernatorial race, the Orthodox Jewish community of New Jersey will be very sought after by all candidates ahead of the  primary election as the margins are close and the Orthodox vote  can deliver a favorable outcome. Political  analysis say candidates will be promising the world in order to get the vote.

A respomse on LinkedIn  to the Lakewood vaad member who posted about Lakewood traffic: 

"I’m sorry, but I never heard of something so ridiculous in my life. Do you think that the people wasting literally hours of their lives each week are happy about the extremely poor developmental design of Lakewood, for which you surely have had some degree of influence from your position? I’m wondering how many people would agree with your sentiment were you to actually take a poll of Lakewood residents and drivers. Your statement reeks of complete disconnect at best, and of elite condescension at worst. Just remember that an election was just won by a landslide over those who tried to gaslight the masses into believing that everything bad for them was good and vice versa. People are smarter than you think."

- Hachnosas Sefer Torah and Yattzeit commemoration of Rav Chaim Pinto ZTL at Kollel Orot Chaim VMoshe of Toms River with the presence of Rabbi Dovid Chanina Pinto shlita at the Kollel 1060 Church rd, Toms River 11:30am

- Bingo black Friday mega sale starts today through 11/30 deals on electronics toys furniture appliances judaica jewelry clothing and more

- Giyus update: IDF sends out first  wave of draft notices after new defense Minister approved sending 7000 to be sent to yeshiva bochurim. Gedolei yisroel today issued a call to not report to the draft offices at all not even for the initial summons.

- Levaya of Rav Yehoshua Kalischbztl Watch livestream Here 11am

- Toms River: Today a Anchor rebate application event will take place in Yiddish at the  Westwood lobby (former Ramada) 1001 Rt 70 from 12:30pm - 3:30pm arranged by CARES 

- Ruby shoe sale this Sunday $30 a pair sizes 19-42 at Esther Gerber Hall 1pm - 7 pm

- eCore - Executive Conference on real estate gets underway today in Miami for 2 days. 

- BDE:  Petira of Reb Dovid Pitterman Z”L of Mir yeshiva Flatbush He was 75. Levaya today in BP at Shomrei Hadas 12:00pm

- Whitesville Road in Jackson will be closed to all traffic starting Monday, November 18, 2024, for extensive roadwork in the area, with the closure expected to last approximately 30 days. Alternate routes will be posted for area residents

- Lakewood residents retain attorney to oppose application seeking to build 66 homes on prospect street Here

- A book arrived last week at Mesameiach headquarters, signed by president Donald J. Trump,after mesameach presented the book anout the new building to Don Jr at a Pennsylvania rally right before the election with a promise that the president will autograph it

- Sources on Capitol Hill say that Nancy Pelosi has confided to Democratic colleagues that she deeply regrets her role in the coup that replaced Joe Biden with Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. She expressed that she should have trusted her political instincts, which told her that Harris was too weak a candidate to face Donald Trump. 

- Iowa pollster Ann Selzer retires from polling.

Her final Iowa poll was Harris+3 and she tried to justify it. The final result was Trump+13 - an error of 16 points. The Selzer poll was previously the “gold standard” of polling.

Video Rav Shach in the early days

Israeli At War Sunday Nov 17

 Israel at war day 408

- Hezbollah has reportedly given its answer to the ceasefire proposal. The answer is "positive", and the amendments that they proposed described in the Lebanese press as "not radical and acceptable by the majority." (Moriah Asraf)

- A senior Hamas members left secretly Qatar and are now in Turkey. 

- Another 2 IDF soldiers were killed in Gaza during heavy fighting 

Yogev Pazy, 22, from Givot Bar

Noam Eitan, 21, from Hadera

- Over 70 Hamas terrorists were killed today in Gaza

- An urgent discussion regarding the hostagee will be held tonight at PM Netanyahu’s Office. Mossad Chief Barnes will present a "new plan to start a deal.” This discussion is taking place in view of the fact that Hams has rejected the current outlines - preparations are being made to present new outlines. (Moriah Asraf)

- Secretary of State Blinken has decided that there will be no change for now to military assistance to Israel following the deadline the U.S. gave Israel regarding the humanitarian situation in Gaza and that expires today, two U.S. officials said. The officials said Israel has taken important steps to address the U.S. concerns regarding the humanitarian situation in Gaza and stressed the U.S. wants to see more steps in the coming days* (BarakRavid)1

- Mohammed Afif, the head of Hezbollah's propaganda department, was eliminated in Beirut. Known to viewers in Israel and the world from the part of the performance that was interrupted due to an evacuation alert from the IDF not long ago

- A senior source in Hamas told the Qatari Al-Arabi Al-Jadid newspaper: About a month ago, contact with the leadership of the territory in Gaza, which is responsible for the security of the abductees, was severed. In addition, the source denied the claims that Hams’s political leadership had lost control over the leadership on the ground in Gaza. It emphasized that "decisions are made in coordination between the various levels."

Motzei Shabbos Vayeira News Updates Lakewood

Weather: Low 35 tonight  red flag warning across NJ No rain in forecast until Thursday. There's a coastal flood advisory in low lying areas of Coastal Ocean county until 1pm due to high tides.

- Melava Malka and Kumzits for the yartzeit of shlomo carlbach at Chalonei Rokea 34 Carannetta Dr Lakewood 9pm

BDE: Petirah of Rav Yehoshua Kalisch

 ZTL Rav of Harborview shul in the 5 towns and father of Yblc Rav Daniel Kalisch shlita of waterbury yeshiva.

- Irab: Mojtaba Khamenei, the second son of Ali Khamenei, was secretly chosen as the next head of the Islamic Republic.

- Ishtabach restaurant in Toms River now open Motzei Shabbos

- Nutmeg open with Melava Malka spread

-LPD:  Take note, intersection of Shemen and Ridge is now an all-way stop after township voted on it Thursday 

- Tefilos for the armor MSanz shlita in EY after he fainted on erev shabbos in the Bais Medrash, the rebbe was hospitalized over shabbos and doctors said BH its wasn't anything serious but he was weak from a case of cellulitis. Name is Tzvi Elimelech ben Chaya Nechama

- BDE: Petirah of Rav Dovid Yehuda Wertheimer ZTL of kiryat sefer after he was sick with the machla RL he was 54. A R"M at yeshiva Zichron Hillel and a son in law of YBL"C Rav Shimon Galei shlita 

- President-elect Donald Trump announced  that Karoline Leavitt, his campaign press secretary, will serve as his White House press secretary. 

At 27 years old, Leavitt, currently a spokesperson for Trump’s transition team, will become the youngest White House press secretary in history. 

. Josh Gottheimer (D-Tenafly) launched his long-expected campaign for governor Friday morning, instantly becoming one of the frontrunners for the Democratic nomination to succeed Gov. Phil Murphy. Gottheimer declared he would be New Jersey’s “lower-taxes, lower-cost governor” 

- Gottheimer is Jewish and pro Israel and considered a moderate Democrat. Some Lakewood  democrats are expected to line up behind his candidacy if he's the front runner most likely challenging Jack Cittarelli as the republican nominee. Gottheimer went after Trump "The election outcome was a horrible loss for America “Every candidate running for governor agrees we need to stand up to Trump on the major issues.”

- President-elect Donald Trump announced over Shabbos that he has selected Chris Wright, the head of fracking company Liberty Energy, to lead the Department of Energy and to serve on a new National Energy Council.

Lakewood vaad member post on LinkedIn continues to draw harsh criticism on social media for comparing Lakewood to Manhattan saying traffic is a good sign of a vibrant town. A local store owner  wrote how  lakewood traffic has destroyed his local business  and other local  businessesOnly in lakewood will you find multiples od the same store within a mile or two of each other because their customers will not come to them if they need to sit and hour in traffic. The vaad member is lucky that nobody has opened a competition to his business in another part of town.

The original post on LinkedIn why Traffic in Lakewood is a good sign.  The article started with "I love the Lakewood traffic!"

I know that’s not what you were expecting to hear, but let me explain why.

I believe the traffic is actually a symbol of a healthy community and economy.

When so many people are going about their day, there’s more opportunity to connect, do business, and grow. Yes, it might be hard to get around, but it’s a sign of something great!

Think of Manhatten.It’s always congested.

But you know what?

👉That’s where all the business happens.

Yes, if you go out to the boondocks, you may have a much quieter, peaceful existence, but the business opportunities are just not the same.

And it’s not only better for the business owners, it benefits the consumer as well.

More businesses = More competition = Better Prices. So, next time you find yourself stuck in traffic, and feel like complaining, remember this. It’s just a sign of a robust vibrant community. And that’s a good thing!

Do you agree?

Israel At War Motzei Shabbos Vayeira

 Israel at war day 407

- Another soldier killed in Gaza

Idan Kenan, 21, from Ramat Gan.

- A IDF soldier was killed in Lebanon on Friday in a exchange of gunfire with Hezbollah terrorist bringing death toll up north  to 44

Ori Nisanovich, 21,  from Yerushalayim

- Hezbollah fired some 80 rockets from Lebanon that crossed into Israel today over shabbos according to an IDF tally. 5 people were hurt in Chaifa while running to a shelter 

A shul in Chaifa sustained damage from a direct hit

- IDF troops reached the deepest point in Lebanon since the army started its incursion over the border six weeks ago, before ostensibly pulling back early Saturday after fierce battles with Hezbollah

- IAF intercepts two rockets from Gaza Strip

- This evening that a pair of flares were fired at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in Caesarea, and landed in the house’s yard. No damage was reported in the incident and a joint statement from the security bodies stressed that Netanyahu and his family were not home at the time.

Police and the Shin Bet also said they had opened an investigation, and denounced “the grave incident, which marks a dangerous escalation.” The incident drew condemnation from across the political spectrum.

- IDF kills terrorists, destroys infrastructure, and uncovers weapons, explosives throughout Gaza

- Ceasefire proposal

Amid optimism for a ceasefire deal to end the conflict in Lebanon, the Saudi-owned Asharq al-Awsat reported Saturday that a written proposal from the US received by Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri does not include freedom of movement for IDF troops in Lebanon. Lebanon will reply to the US offer “very soon” with its reservations, according to the report from the London-based pape

Lalewood Zmanim עש"ק פרשת וירא תשפ"ה

     כִּי בָרֵךְ אֲבָרֶכְךָ וְהַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה אֶת זַרְעֲךָ כְּכוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם וְכַחוֹל אֲשֶׁר עַל שְׂפַת הַיָּם וְיִרַשׁ זַרְעֲךָ אֵת שַׁעַר אֹיְבָיו

Friday, November 15, 2024 / י״ד חשון תשפ״ה

ערב שבת פרשת וירא

Candle lighting 4:21

Shkiah/Sunset 4:39

Friday night low 39 shabbos day hi of 64

 

- Reb Shayala Keristir would dip his challah from hamotzie in Honey this shabbos since the leining is the parsha read on Rosh Hashana

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מנהגו בקודש של רביה"ק ר' ישעי'לע מקרעסטוער זיע"א לטבול פרוסת המוציא בדבש בש"ק פרשת וירא שקוראים קריאת  התורה של ימי ראש השנה   

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קוטעים את הקריאת הפטרה באמצע. הילד מת, האישה בדרך לנביא, ו"כאן מסיימים הספרדים"  ככה לעצור בשיא המתח? הסוף לא מסקרן אתכם

אלא מה, יהודי ספרדי יודע: אם הצדיק הבטיח - ברור שהבטחתו התקיימה.  האשכנזים ספקנים.  לא יאמינו עד שלא יראו בעיניים  (רבי אריה לוין

Maadanei Haparsha story below about Rav Aharon Kotler  ZTL and Shlomo Carlebach

וזכנו לקבל שבתות

kempeh/ Yossi Green composition

Lakewood Hachnosas Orchim & Chesed

 Lakewood Hachnosas Orchim

Newcomers moving in lost dont know who turn to for schools doctors mechanics stores or services. They dont know the ropes, enter neighbors and strangers that guide them with the necessary information to know the ins and outs. Online forums creating a place to help people settle in.

They arrived here in the US shortly after Sukkos and trekk across the country asking us for help. Our fellow brothers from Eretz yisrael unfortunately have to come on to us for help they are away from their mishpachos with the burden of parnassah on their mind. They rise at vasikin and don't stop making their rounds until late at night. Its not an easy task having to ask another person for something let alone to ask for money. Lakewood responds  by welcoming them with a warm Hachnosas Orchim not only giving tzedaka but providing food shelter and a home away from home. A new organization that helps lower fundraising costs by providing drivers and credit card machines.  A Bais Hatavshil, or yechidim providing their  homes with basements and attics to accommodate guests who stay in town.

Friday November 15 News Updates Lakewood

Friday, November 15, 2024 / י״ד חשון תשפ״ה

ערב שבת פרשת וירא

Candle lighting 4:21

Shkiah/Sunset 4:39

Weather 60° Partly cloudy

Friday night low 39 shabbos day hi of 64

High  risk of fire spread

- This shabbos is the yartzeit of the Chazon Ish ZTL

. Rep. Josh Gottheimer, a five-term democrat congressman from Bergen County, formally announced Friday he is running to become New Jersey’s next governor, promising to be a Democrat who cuts taxes as he joins an already crowded field in what is likely to be a fierce race. “I’m a Jersey guy through and through “I love Jersey. It’s in my bones. But the thing is: Life in Jersey has become too damn expensive. We pay too much in taxes and too much to live. It’s time for a reboot.”

- The WSJ reports this morning that there are 30 No votes on Matt Gaetz in the Senate GOP, so I don't think this is going to be a problem.

- This motzei shabbos is the yartzeit of R'Shlomo Carlbach, there will be kumzitzen taking place

-Admor of Temeshvar Bnei Brak will be spending shabbos in Lakewood at 425 12th st. He will conduct all tefilios and tish at the location 

- The Rav of Satmar Bnei Brak Rav Chaim Hersh Meisels is in Lakewood and went to the home of the Rosh Hayeshiva Rav Malkiel Kotler shlita, the R"Y also attended a dinner for the satmar Mosdos held last night which is under the leadership of Rav Zalman leib teitelbaum

- Lakewood committeemen Lichtenstein and Miller congratulated each other last night at the township zoom meeting for their election win. It was the first public comment from them on the election as they both didn't campaign or had any public discussions about the status of the town with the voters.

- Lakewood mayor Ray Coles was proud of his speed reading skills last night as he read through a long email submitted for public comment.

- Whitesville Road in Jackson will be closed to all traffic starting Monday, November 18, 2024, for  extensive roadwork in the area, with the closure expected to last approximately 30 days. Alternate routes will be posted for area residents

- Trump on antisemitic universities:

“My first week back in the Oval Office, my administration will inform every college president that, if you do not end antisemitic propaganda, they will lose their accreditation and federal taxpayer support.”

- State of NJ orders fiscal review of the Lakewood school  district before approving new loan for Lakewood Schools. The loan would have lakewood tax payers owe more the $300 million dollars to the state. Which could force a massive tax increase on Lakewood homeowners.

-Residents of Cross st in Lakewood hire attorney to oppose the township school overlay zone that will allow hi rise residential apartment buildings in the area including more dormitories, wedding halls. Last night the township reintroduced the ordnance to add some changes and sent it to the planning board for a symbolic vote. (Faanews.com)

- A Lakewood vaad member writes a post on LinkedIn why Traffic in Lakewood is a good sign.  The article started with "I love the Lakewood traffic!"

I know that’s not what you were expecting to hear, but let me explain why.

I believe the traffic is actually a symbol of a healthy community and economy.

When so many people are going about their day, there’s more opportunity to connect, do business, and grow. Yes, it might be hard to get around, but it’s a sign of something great!

Think of Manhatten.It’s always congested.

But you know what?

👉That’s where all the business happens.

Yes, if you go out to the boondocks, you may have a much quieter, peaceful existence, but the business opportunities are just not the same.

And it’s not only better for the business owners, it benefits the consumer as well.

More businesses = More competition = Better Prices. So, next time you find yourself stuck in traffic, and feel like complaining, remember this. It’s just a sign of a robust vibrant community. And that’s a good thing!

Do you agree?

- Giyus Update: Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, spoke out against Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara, who ordered the IDF to begin sending 7,000 draft orders to bnei yeshivos, including those learning full-time, and encouraged criminal sanctions against those who ignored the summons. He said “The Attorney-General wants to destroy Eretz Yisrael.”He told the yeshiva bochurim “It’s a mitzvah for you to be draft-dodgers They don’t understand that without the Olam HaTorah, the land will spit them out.”

- Peleg Yerushalmi faction calls for protests across Israel on Sunday following the decision to send out 7000 draft notices to yeshiva students .

Defense Minister Israel Katz approved on Friday the issuance of 7,000 enlistment orders to ultra-Orthodox Israelis starting next week, infuriating the ruling party’s ultra-Orthodox coalition partner United Torah Judaism.

- Elon Musk reportedly held a meeting with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday. According to two Iranian officials who spoke to the New York Times, the meeting focused on strategies to ease the strained relationship between the United States and Iran. 

- President Donald J. Trump announces the nomination of Gov. Doug Burgum as Secretary of the Interior

- New Jersey American Water Issues Statewide Mandatory Conservation Notice

Company urges customers to conserve water as New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issues Drought Warning

Israel At War Fri Nov 15

 Israel at war day 406

-A man, aged 30, was lightly wounded following rocket sirens that sounded in the Haifa Bay area and Upper Galilee on Friday morning, according to an Army Radio report. According to the IDF, five rocket launches from Lebanon into Israel were identified.

- A  commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, threatened a “real and historical confrontation” with Israel, speaking at a military drill in Tehran on Thursday. “We are standing face to face, and we will fight with you until the end—we will not allow you to dominate the fate of Muslims.

- Israel's military killed terrorist Alkaman Abed Elslam Khalil Anbar, who held a significant role in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Gaza City Brigade, he was  responsible for the terror group's fire array that directed rockets toward Israeli territory. 

- IDF says fighter jets carried out two waves of strikes in Beirut, and on Lebanon-Syria border

- According to a Lebanese source close to Hezbollah, Israel's goal is to advance towards the sea and circle the southern western sector. According to the source, if Israel succeeds in this, it will be a severe blow to Hezbollah.

- Axios reports that the Israeli strikes in Iran a few weeks ago destroyed an ACTIVE nuclear weapons research facility. The site was previously reported to be inactive, but it was not

Standing Up For Kavod Hatorah

 Article in the Lakewood shopper following the tactics used in the local elections 

Oif Simchas Thurs 14 Cheshvan

Chasunas:

Savitz - Katzman Ateres Reva

Israel  - Ehrman   Bais  Faiga

Horning  - Oelbaum Neemas Hachaim

Ungarischer - Schwartz  Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

- Parlor meeting and צאתכם לשלום event for Rav Don Segal shlita on behalf of Merkaz HaTahara at 15 Providence Lakewood 8:00pm

Chumash Shiur by Harav Yeruchom Olshin shlita 11:30 pm at B"M Ateres Bracha live 646-726-9977

The Yiddish Version עוד יותר טוב

תמיד אוהב אותי - אידיש - לוי פאלקאוויטש, יואלי קליין, שלוימי אסקל, מלכות (קאבר)

Thursday November 14 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 48° Generally cloudy no rain in forecast until next week Thursday 

- BDE: Petirah of Reb Chaim Hersh Cziment ZL of Monsey who was tragically hit by a car in Momsey on W Maple ave. He was 70 yrs old. Another pedestrian was also hit and hospitalized.

- Trump: My first week back in the Oval Office, my administration will inform every college president that, if you do not end antisemitic propaganda, they will lose their accreditation and federal taxpayer support... Next, I will inform every educational institution in our land that, if they permit violence, harassment, or threats against Jewish students, the schools will be held accountable for violations of the civil rights law."

- Pro Hamas supporters have begun attacking Israeli fans inside the soccer stadium in Paris

- Big Pharma stocks tank after Trump names RFK for HHS Secretary

- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy revealed Wednesday he got a phone call from Donald Trump.“I congratulated him,” Murphy said “Obviously, he’s in a good mood. He was very satisfied with the performance. He knew what the margin was in New Jersey, by the way.”

- Trump: Robert F Kennedy Jr will be The Secretary of Health and Human Services!

- Trump  told Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu that on his First Day in Office, he will eliminate all Restrictions and Delays on the transfer of Weapons and Combat Equipment to Israel.

- Decision Desk HQ projects David McCormick (R) wins the US Senate election in Pennsylvania. The close vote has triggered a automatic recount in the state of Pennsylvania,

- Republican Senator John Cornyn announced that he would like the House Ethics Committee to release the findings of the Matt Gaetz investigation.

- New York Gov. Kathy Hochul gave the green light Thursday to relaunch the drive for congestion pricing in New York City by imposing a $9 toll on most vehicles entering the core of Manhattan during peak hours.

Now the race is on to get congestion pricing approved before President-elect Donald Trump, who opposes it, takes office in January.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy issued a statement from the other side of the Hudson River condemning the plan and vowing to sue to stop it from going into effect.

- Hazardous busing: At the BOE meeting last night board member Moshe Raitzik asked the state monitor to clarify who pays for Hazardous busing. These are streets that are unsafe to walk in. For instance kids who live in Westgate and go to school on Cross streets can not walk since there are no sidewalks, yet they still have to pay for courtesy busing and not considered mandated since it is within 2 miles. The state monitor said the township and district should be responsible to pay  yet Lakewood township only pays courtesy bussing for public school children while LSTA charges yeshiva students for courtesy busing. The monitor said he will reach out to see if the state will pay for Hazourdous busing. Lakewood officials have so far not paid at all for kids who live on Hazardous routes.

 - The ownership of Six Flags Great Adventure will make a major announcement about the park and its future later this week, sources tell New Jersey 101.5. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation will announce the closing of the Kingda Ka roller coaster. The company will also announce additional plans as part of a $50 million dollar investment in the park to commemorate its 50th-anniversary celebration. A new and exciting ride will replace kingda ka.

the park has also applied for a construction permit to demolish the Green Lantern roller coaster, the Twister attraction and the parachute ride. 

- Passion Root brand peanut butter with a heimish hashgacha has now been approved by WIC

- Lakewood based stores now opening branches in Brooklyn The cookie corner opens location on 13th avenue in Boro Park

Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick and the Toms River Planning Board voted 7-2 to deny an application to build a 5-story high apartment building downtown at West Water Street and Irons Street. The application, which was submitted by Lakewood-based Waterfront Development Partners, LLC, included 64 residential apartment units on the second floor through (Faanews)

- Robot service now available at Coffotteria cafe in Lkewood delivering food via robot to your seat

- Lakewood township committee meeting tonight virtual only 5:30pm watch livestream Here see 

Agenda Here

On the agenda millions of dollars to fix sidewalks and street lights in the downtown and have trash clean up teams

Approve school overlay at Croos st and maplehurst allowing apt buildings up to 65 feet

Tax abatement for businesses 

Three-Way Stops sign at Ridge And Shemen

No parking signs on Funston st

Public Comments may also be emailed during the meeting to

comments@lakewoodnj.gov

- Ruby shoe sale this Sunday $30 a pair sizes 19-42 at Esther Gerber Hall 1pm - 7 pm

- Mesivta Birchas Tzvi opening in Lakewood for next year under the leadership of Rav Meshulom Waxman shlita of Tiferes Elimelech Brooklyn

-New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy will not run for DNC chair.

-Recall the Hindenburg's Final Flight at the OCL Lakewood Branch Dec. 11 wed 6 pm the Navy Lakehurst Historical Society will reconstruct the final voyage of the storied airship.register for free Here 

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- Giyus update: The IDF said Thursday that it had seen a significant increase in the number of ultra-Orthodox men who have been drafted into the military this year so far. However, it is still far from reaching its conscription goals.

The military has said that it currently requires some 10,000 new soldiers — 75% of whom will be combat troops — but can only accommodate the enlistment of an additional 3,000 ultra-Orthodox soldiers this year, due to their special needs. This would be is in addition to some 1,800 Haredi soldiers who are already drafted annually (TOI)

Viral video a Cat davens at the Kosel 

Israel At War Thurs Nov 14

 Israel at war day 405

Trump told Netanyahu that on his First Day in Office, he will eliminate all Restrictions and Delays on the transfer of Weapons and Combat Equipment to Israel.

- Two soldiers wounded by a Hezbollah drone impact near the northern town of Eliakim earlier this evening are listed in moderate condition, Rambam Hospital in Haifa says

- Another soldier killed in Lebanon 

Ivry Dickstein, hyd,21, from Eli

- Iran says willing to hold nuclear talks, but not ‘under pressure and intimidation’

- IDF completed another wave of strikes in Dahiyeh, Beirut targeting over 30 terror targets kf weapons depots, terror headquarters, and other terror infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah.

- Israeli strike on Damascus: 

Syria’s state-run SANA news agency reports that several people were killed and wounded in the Israeli strike on Damascus.

The strikes targeted two residential buildings in the Mezzeh district of the capital and the nearby city of Qudssaya the targets of the attack in Damascus: terrorist assets of the Islamic Jihad organization. 

- Estimates in Israel: "Plans are being prepared around Trump to overthrow the Iranian regime." (Israel Hayom)

- Washington Post: According to three Israeli sources, Ron Dermer told Donald Trump and Jared Kushner this week that Israel is moving fast to reach a cease-fire agreement in Lebanon. One of the sources said there is an understanding that Israel will give Trump a “win” and that there will be an understanding regarding Lebanon in January.

- IDF arrests dozens of Hamas terrorists in Jabalya, Gaza.

- Footage from new IDF operations in the 2nd line of villages in Southern Lebanon (areas where they have not operated before). Fighters of the Commando Brigade and the 91st Division located a launcher with 32 rocket canisters, a large ammunition depot, tons of weapons, and underground shafts.(Raylan Givens)

Extending the rays emanating from Hagaon Hatzaddik Reb Shlomo Halioua ZTL

By Rav Gershon Ribner Shlita

Extending the rays emanating from Hagaon Hatzaddik Reb Shlomo Halioua ZTL

Oif Simchas Wed 13 Cheshvan

 Chaaunas:

Huppert - Keiser  Cedar Palace 

Ziso - Ber Bais Faiga

Neiman - Buckwald Ateres Reva

Singer - Itzkowitz Neemas Hachaim

Rajchenbach - Hirsch Lake Terrace

Chumash Shiur by Rabbi Milstein at B"M Ishay Yisroel 110 Miller td @8:30pm 

Thursday of Behab tomorrow minyan mincha with Krias Hatorah of ויחל at Rabbi Forcheimers shul 2:10pm

Wednesday Nov 13 News Updates Lakewood

 - Weather 49° Plentiful sunshine

- Joe Rogan: One of the symptoms of a collapsing civilization is they start blaming stuff on Jews

- Rep, Matt Gaetz Resigns From Congress, Effective Immediately. the decision allows for a quick timeline to fill the vacancy. He's already reached out to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to begin the selection process, with hopes of filling the seat by January 3rd, aligning with the new Congress's oath-taking.

- App reporters guild goes after Lakewood school district attorney and superintendent: "The refusal to answer basic questions by pur members at the Asbury Park Press is an absolute slap in the face. Our members, especially (reporter)Joe Strupp , remain undaunted. These cowardly public officials owe it to Lakewood taxpayers to be open and transparent.

- KCL says that significant infestation has been discovered in Carolina brand 3-pound bags of brown rice with an expiration date of 7/28. This issue has been specifically traced to a distributor supplying stores in the Lakewood area.

- Lakewood BOE meeting tonight 7:30pm

- Trump says Matt Gaetz is nominated as Attorney General of the United States.

- Tulsi Gabbard to be named the Director of National Intelligence DNI by President Trump

- Marco Rubio statement after Trump appoints him for Sec of state: Leading the U.S. Department of State is a tremendous responsibility and I am honored by the trust President Trump has placed in me. As Secretary of State, I will work every day to carry out his foreign policy agenda. Under the leadership of President Trump we will deliver peace through strength and always put the interests of Americans and America above all else. I look forward to earning the support of my colleagues in the U.S. Senate so the President has his national security and foreign policy team in place when he takes office on January 20.

- Drought warning declared in N.J. as water storage levels drop, wildfires rage For the first time in eight years. The action, officially known as a “water supply drought warning,” covers the entire state and gives the DEP greater authority to ensure that water suppliers distribute and transfer enough drinking water to each region, particularly the areas with the lowest supplies.

The drought warning does not call for any mandatory water use restrictions or bans. Gov. Phil Murphy said those actions will be taken if the drought situation continues to worsen and prompts the state to declare a more sweeping drought emergency.

- South Dakota Senator John Thune elected Senate Majority Leader.

- Barney's tire shop a s auto repair an iconic Lakewood landmark at the Squankum County line intersection is rumored to be closing next month after 80 years of service

- New Jersey issues Drought Warning as drinking water supplies shrink, wildfires persist

- At the Torah Umseroah convention the Baltimore Rosh Yeshiva Rav Aaron Feldman spoke about the addiction to smart phones how it is taking over people's life not even mentioning the potential pitfalls of shmutz but the very aspect of the phone itself has become an addiction.

- The Toldos Aharon rebbe will be spending the week of parshas Toldos in Lakewood 

-Nutmeg supermarket now accepting eWIC card

- Despite district policy to be transparent, Lakewood Schools leader superintendent Winters says she will not keep public informed

As the district faces financial woes app reports after the BOE requested a loan for $104 million.

- Ninety-seven percent of orthodox Jews in Lakewood voted for Trump (Ron Coleman)

- Lakewood township committee meeting tomorrow on the agenda 

 The Regulations Governing Lead Paint Inspections For Rental Properties prior to 1978

-Approving School overlay on West Cross st and Maple hurst allowing residential buildings up to 65 feet

- Giyus update: Over 5000 draft notices will be sent to to yeshiva bochur putting them in a category of draft dodgers if they don't respond potent facing jail time.

- Trump and Biden finish up meeting at the Whitehouse 

- Alina Habba, a top ally and former lawyer for President-elect Donald Trump, revealed Tuesday that she would “very seriously” consider an opportunity to serve as his White House press secretary. 

- The new Lakewood wedding hall on Oak St at Meoros school will be opening in a month

- Thieves broke into refuah pharmacy in Lakewood last night and stole the state with cash and drugs.

- Yartzeit of the Buffalo, NY Rebbe, Rabbi Eliyahu Yosef Rabinowitz ztl is this Thursday, groups from Lakewood are going to daven at the kever which will be open all day to accommodate the crowds

18 Years and Nothing Has Changed

 In 2006 The during a contentious elections Bnei yeshiva and Lakewood residents were angry and upset at the Vaad's rule and control. The Vaad at the time put out a letter (see below) and promised to restructure and better adapt and respond to the concerns of Lakewood residents. The Vaad promised to form a "Ichud Rabbonim" to ensure the needs of the entire Lakewood Kehilla.

Fast Forward 18 years later it is now  2024/2025. The vast majority no longer listens, cares about or trust the vaad. Lakewood's population has exploded close to the 4th largest city in NJ, tens of thousands of yidden moved into the surrounding towns, yet we are at the same position no new members were added  not one Rav (outside the vaad)  in Lakewood has any say on the vaad. Its controlled by the same few who remain anonymous, were never elected, yet continue to use the koach Hatzibbur, with some critics  questioning  conflicts of interest. 

Like a bear waking up from hibernation the vaad awakens once year a few days before elections with non stop robo calls and fliers dictating who to vote for without holding any public meetings. The deals and promises from elected officials are kept secret while the grant money ends up in the same usual pockets. High Taxes,Traffic quality of life issues continue on.  Talk about The bloc vote and getting the attention of hit officials with a strong voter turnout doesn't seem to benefit the tzobbur at large  but only a few well connected who somehow always get the funding.

The vaad endorsed incumbents for township committee  didnt  have the decency to reach out to the Lakewood community pre or post election, not even  a thank you to the voters! The vaad has been silent too, following all the pre election noise.  The "we work behind the scenes excuse" no longer holds as there is no trust.

The needs of the kehilla and quality of life are continuously ignored to a point where people have given up and are told to just accept the reality or move away.  Yet they call themselves representatives of the entire town. Any opposition is quashed in the name of not keeping the "Achdus" .

Alot went on over the past few years and there's been not a peep out of anyone besides for some election time articles, puff pieces and PR through their controlled media outlets.

 They  had more than enough time to regroup refocus and truly represent the needs of the entire Lakewood tzibbur perhaps it is  time to let others represent the community through a process that is fair and transparent that would truly look out for everyone.

18 years ago the vaad wrote "We have asked Meir and Menashe to implement a forceful program of change in the way town hall is run and operates, "This will include some significant personnel changes and restructuring, backed by a continued aggressive advocacy for the needs of each and every individual in Lakewood."

Well the 2 incumbents didn't even have the decency to campaign in front of the residents while the township continues to hide from the public with zoom meetings.

It's time for the Vaad to dismantle and close down. Let the rabbonin and tax paying residents decide what is best for them.

Article in APP from 2006

Lakewood, NJ - The Vaad, an influential council of Orthodox Jewish leaders, will be restructured to better respond to the concerns of the township’s fast-growing Orthodox community, the organization announced in a letter to Orthodox residents.

A council of rabbis is to be formed for the purpose of giving guidance to the 11-member Vaad, which issues political endorsements and takes positions on various civic matters.  

“It is the intent . . . to place the Vaad under the guidance of the Ichud Rabbonim and through that to ensure that the needs of the entire Kehilla (community) are appropriately met,” the letter stated.  

The announcement of the Vaad’s restructuring was included in a letter in which the Vaad also made its election endorsements for the municipal, House and U.S. Senate races. “We sincerely recognize that the Vaad . . . must adapt in order to better represent the needs of a growing and diverse (religious community),” the letter stated

LAKEWOOD — The Vaad, an influential council of Orthodox Jewish leaders, will be restructured to better respond to the concerns of the township's fast-growing Orthodox community, the organization announced in a letter to Orthodox residents.

A council of rabbis is to be formed for the purpose of giving guidance to the 11-member Vaad, which issues political endorsements and takes positions on various civic matters. "It is the intent . . . to place the Vaad under the guidance of the Ichud Rabbonim (council of rabbis) and through that to ensure that the needs of the entire Kehilla (community) are appropriately met," the letter stated. The Vaad was created by leaders at Beth Medrash Govoha, the country's largest rabbinical college and center for Talmudic studies, which has long been the magnet that's drawn Orthodox families to Lakewood. Now, however, many of the newer Orthodox residents have no connection to the yeshiva, which has injected a new dynamic into town politics, say close observers of the Lakewood scene.

"We sincerely recognize that the Vaad . . . must adapt in order to better represent the needs of a growing and diverse (religious community)," the letter stated.

Joe Atlas, a Vaad member and spokesman for the group, said it has become increasingly difficult for the Vaad to respond to all the various concerns of residents as Lakewood's population grows. "As much as the Vaad tries to meet the needs of everybody in the community, it cannot meet with every single person," Atlas said.

The Vaad comprises 11 Orthodox leaders. The council of rabbis will include between 60 and 70 religious leaders from Lakewood's Jewish congregations, Atlas said.

The expectation is that the rabbis will be better able to keep their fingers on the pulse of the community and bring concerns to the Vaad, Atlas said.

In its endorsement letter, the Vaad wrote, "As we see it, municipal government needs to drastically and rapidly change across the board and become much more responsive to the needs of the Kehilla (community) and Yochid (individual)."

The Vaad endorsed two incumbent Orthodox committeemen seeking re-election — Meir Lichtenstein and Menashe Miller.

"We have asked Meir and Menashe to implement a forceful program of change in the way town hall is run and operates," the letter stated. "This will include some significant personnel changes and restructuring, backed by a continued aggressive advocacy for the needs of each and every individual in Lakewood. 

Israel At War Wed Nov 13

 Israel at war day 404

- Pro-Hamas thugs vandalize McDonald's and Starbucks windows in Paris.

- White House: Biden raised issue of US hostages held in Gaza during meeting with Trump

-IDF Major General Giora Eiland: It is time to say it. Biden prevented the return of the abductees and sentenced them to death by forcing Israel to send humanitarian aid to Gaza. It is time for Israel to say it out loud.

 

- Another Six Israeli soldiers HYD were killed during fighting in southern Lebanon earlier today, in a exchange of gunfire with Hezbollah terrorists 

Itay Marcovich, 22, from Kochav Ya'ir

Sraya Elboim, 21, from Mechola

Dror Hen, 20, from Gan Chaim

Nir Gofer, 20, from Dimona.

Shalev Itzhak Sagron, 21, from Sderot.

You've Daniel,19, from  Nahariya

- Sirens sound all over central Israel in the Gush Dan region. Several interceptions reported

- Earlier today Hezbollah announced they launched a drone attack at the kirya in Tel Aviv and hit their target.

- A report on Sky News in Arabic from Iranian sources: Iran postpones the retaliatory attack against Israel after the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections to open negotiations with Trump after the warning it received through Baghdad

- Turkish President Erdogan: "We cut off relations with Israel"

- New York Times: The FBI arrested in Cambodia last week Asif Rahman, a CIA employee accused of leaking classified Pentagon documents about the IDF's preparations to attack Iran

- The Islamic Jihad publishes proof of life from Masha Trupanov, one of the 101 Israeli hostages held in Gaza- after a year from 10/7

- Hamas not engaging in hostage deal, so Qatar asked it leave Doha, Blinken says

- The IDF said today that it has further expanded its ground operation in southern Lebanon, as it continued to carry out airstrikes in Beirut while Hezbollah fired rockets and drones at northern Israel

- Blinken calls on Israel to implement “real and extended pauses” in fighting in Gaza to allow for aid deliveries, after a US-imposed deadline to improve conditions in the territory expired

Oif Simchas Tuesday 12 Cheshvan

Chasunas:

Smith - Krupenia  Ateres Reva

Pfefferkorn  - Brandwein Cedar Palace

Zlotik - Huss  Fountain Ballroom 

Frischman  - Weinberger  Ne'emas Hachaim

Weil  - Roaenberg  Lake Terrace 

Rottenstreich - Eisenberg  Bais Faiga

New release  for the current matzav

לעורר רחמים

Tuesday November 12 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 55° Plentiful sunshine,increased risk of fire spread

- First yartzeit of Rav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi ZTL

- Elon Musk Tweets: "Threat to democracy? Nope, threat to BUREAUCRACY!!!

- Musk: All actions of the Department of Government Efficiency will be posted online for maximum transparency. Anytime the public thinks we are cutting something important or not cutting something wasteful, just let us know! We will also have a leaderboard for most insanely dumb spending of your tax dollars. This will be both extremely tragic and extremely entertaining 

- Trump announces Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will head the Department of Government Efficiency. (DOGE) It will "slash excess regulations" and "cut wasteful expenditures."

- Trump has announced he will nominate Pete Hegseth to be Secretary of Defense

- Yartzeit of the Buffalo, NY Rebbe, Rabbi Eliyahu Yosef Rabinowitz ztl is this Thursday, groups from Lakewood are  going to daven at the kever which will be open all day to accommodate the crowds

- Trump announces John Ratcliffe  for CIA director Ratcliffe is a former Texas congressman and director of national intelligence. “When 51 intelligence officials were lying about Hunter Biden’s laptop, there was one, John Ratcliffe, telling the truth to the American People,” Trump said in a statement.

- Ramapo Precinct #55, in Monsey,NY which has one of the highest Jewish voter concentrations in the country: President Trump won it 966-2.Trump got 99.79% of the vote.(RJC)

- Donald Trump has picked real estate investor and campaign donor Steve Witkoff to be his special envoy to the Middle East.

- A technical error has led to some New Jersey residents receiving duplicate ANCHOR property tax relief checks, according to state officials. The New Jersey Division of Taxation has asked residents who received duplicate payments to return the extra check without cashing it.

- עצירת גשמים Amid one of its driest periods on record, the state of New Jersey will issue a drought warning this week - a move that can eventually lead to mandatory water restrictions in the state if significant rain doesn’t fall soon.(Shlomo schorr)

-At Yeshiva Chaim Berlin the new Rosh Yeshiva Rav Yosef Halioua shlita gave his first shiur klali today

- President Trump is nominating Fmr. Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as Ambassador to IsraelTrump says Mike “loves Israel, and the people of Israel, and likewise, the people of Israel love him. Mike will work tirelessly to bring about Peace in the Middle East!”

- Lakewood PD on Clifton Ave begin clearing out the homeless from the area. Recently many homeless took shelter in the downtown and installed Port a John's along the parking lots

- Giyus update: The IDF plans on sending out 7000 conscription notices to yeshiva students starting this Sunday 

- Last week, Six Flags Entertainment signaled that some of its 42 parks could be targeted for closure if a company-wide review finds reason that includes great adventure in Jackson.

- President-elect Donald Trump has reportedly chosen South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem to be Secretary of Homeland Security, CNN reports.

- Lakewood township advances plans for new 300 ton solid waste transfer station. that will have garbage sitting around at the DPW at Cedarbridge and new Hampshire area. Residents signed a petition against it as it will smell up the neighborhood but mayor Ray Coles said it won't smell comparing it to the staten island garbage dumps. See more at faa

- Firefighters are facing “significant challenges” on Tuesday due to gusty winds as they work to contain a large wildfire on the New Jersey-New York border that remains at 3,500 acres, officials said. The wildfire burning in West Milford and Orange County, New York is still 20% contained on Tuesday morning

- Several rabbonaim have told their followers to daven for rain due to the drought a rav in Lakewood suggested that they say ותן טל ומטר לברכה at the bracha of שמע קולנו

- At the Torah Unesorah convention the Edison Rosh Hayeshiva bemoaned that schools no longer push talmidim ro learn בעל פה in all areas be it chumash mishnayis or Shakla Vetarya we no longer see bar mitzva bochurim say their pshetel by heart as they just read it off a paper.

- Klausenberg shteibel at Oak and Vine near Evergreen  has changed the nightly maariv  minyanim to every 30 minutes 6:30 pm to 1am instead of every 20  minutes, starting thus week. Those looking for a minyan at anytime can go to Satmar at Forest ave.

-Lakewood planning board meeting tonight 6pm watch livestream Here see agenda Here  on the agenda discussion to appeal judge ruling allowing the chemdas Hatorah application to proceed with 175 duplex apt at Cross st and James

Application for 76 lots off Massachusetts 

- LDC meeting today 12:30 pm watch livestream Here see agenda Here

Request to allow millions of dollars for the downtown  3 million to fix sidewalks and lighting  1 million for a clean team, 1.75 million grant to replace facades of buildings in the UEZ

- Krispy Kream opened their location in Lakewood today near Bingo. It is NOT cholov yisroel, under the KOA supervision from Passaic,NJ, which is  not on the recommended list of the CRC for kashrus organizations.

- Manhattan judge agreed Tuesday to briefly delay ruling on whether to toss President-elect Donald Trump’s conviction in NY trial, until Nov 19.

- The Satmar rebbe rav Aaron Teitelbaum has traveled to Argentina to spend time with the satmar community there.

Chazzan Yossele Rosenblatt Live at Kever Rochel 1939