Weather: 89° Thunderstorms with locally heavy downpours in the afternoon. Storms may contain strong gusty winds Chance of rain 100%.
Today 26 Av 25th Yahrzeit of Rav Avrohom Yaakov Pam ZT'L:
- Tehillim for A 24-year-old Lakewood yungerman in BMG in critical condition after drowning in a swimming pool on Sunday.The family is asking the public to increase their tefillos for Daniel Baruch Ben Hadassa Orit, for a complete refuah sheleimah. There will be a atzeres tefillah tonight at Bais Medrash Ozer Yonah, 124 Gudz Road in Lakewood. Maari 9:00 p.m followed by Tehillim.
- A partial solar eclipse will be visible across parts of the eastern and northern United States on Wednesday, August 12, 2026. The event begins around 11:34 a.m. ET, peaks near 1:46 p.m. ET, and will only show a small crescent "bite" missing from the sun since the U.S. is not in the path of totality. Visibility from NYC will be 9%.
- Search Intensifies for frum Israeli Mother and Daughter Missing in Vienna: Israeli authorities are searching for Mali and Liel Yahalomi, a mother and daughter who lost contact while traveling in Vienna on 7 August. They were scheduled to fly from Prague to Israel tonight but had not checked in, according to an Israeli official.
- Trump: Today, at my direction, Dr. Mehmet Oz announced that Medicaid will NO LONGER fund gender transition surgeries and hormones for minors. We are not going to pay for our innocent children to undergo these barbaric surgeries and practices, which result in unthinkable and irreversible harm to their young bodies. Thanks to our strong position and pressure on this issue over the past year and a half, dozens of U.S. hospitals have already ended this so-called “gender-affirming care,” and we expect many more to follow. Just think about all of the young, innocent, and perhaps confused children who will be spared! While the Dumocrat Party wants your kids to be able to chop off their reproductive organs before they are old enough to vote, President Donald J. Trump (ME!) and the Republican Party say that is ABSURD, and we will protect America’s children. Please remember this when you are casting your vote in the Midterm Elections in November. Thank you for your attention to this very important matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Jackson township meeting tonight 6:30 pm large crowd expected.
- Today Lakewood Police Dept national night out at Blueclaws stadium 4pm -8pm
- No winner in Powerball lottery Jackpot rises to $975 million drawing tomorrow night
- Manchester Township residents packed Monday’s council meeting to demand a ban on AI/data centers, after concerns spread that a large “hyperscale” facility could be developed near the Renaissance community. The council did not have a data-center proposal on Monday’s agenda, and officials said there is currently no active application for one. However, a developer is reportedly considering using part of an already-approved warehouse development for data-center purposes.
- While some routes have not yet been picked up or finalized with LSTA, parents have already been charged for busing
- Bein hazmanim buses and luggage trucks arriving back from Camps the boys are back , tomorrow is Erev Rosh Chodesh Elul. Some yeshivos will begin the zman Thursday night Rosh chodesh
- Agudas Yisrael Challenges Election Monitoring Decision: Agudat Yisrael petitioned the Central Elections Committee to reconsider a decision preventing the monitoring of voting. The party argued that the measure would reduce voter turnout and disputed Judge Noam Sohlberg’s privacy concerns.
- Trump on the Israel lobby: "The biggest change I've seen over the last 10, 15 years is what's happened to Israel and Jewish people. They had a very powerful lobby. You go back 20, 25 years ago, they had the most powerful lobby in Washington. Now everyone is, you know, just large numbers have--if you look at the House, it's the Democrats, but you look at the Democrats in the House. Look at guys like Schumer. He's become virtually a Palestinian. It's pretty amazing, actually. I've never seen anything like it.
- BDE: Petirah of Rav Tzvi Zev Berger ZT"L Sanz Klausenberger Dayan in BP, who didnt wake up today while away in Switzerland at the age of 43. He was known for his clarity in Torahband delivering shiurim. Levaya details TBA.
- Trump: The NYC Pied-a-Terre Tax is costing New York City and State a fortune in that the money, eventually to be gotten, is very little compared to to the TAXES PAID by the tens of thousands of people who are fleeing the City, never to return. Florida, Texas, and numerous other States, are making an absolute fortune! This dangerous political “experiment” in New York will destroy what was once a great City and State. It is pure Amateur Hour, and it’s hard, as President of the United States of America, to sit back and watch it happen, especially to a place I once loved. Financial, and then Social, RUIN, is a 100% certainty - And then the Radical Left Jihadists charge Congestion Pricing on top of everything else. This doesn’t work in America, and must be stopped, NOW! I am looking to see if the Federal Government has any legal right to avert this disaster, before it is too late, for the millions of people who cherish New York and want to see it thrive, as opposed to becoming a filthy, crime ridden, decrepit place of mockery and scorn. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DJT
- Trump Announces Robert Gilman’s Release from Russia: US President Donald Trump announced that 32-year-old former Marine Robert Gilman, imprisoned in Russia since 2022, had been released on humanitarian grounds following talks with Vladimir Putin. Trump stressed that no prisoner exchange took place
Videos at the End of Bein Hazmanim Ichud bnei Yeshiva event in Bet Shemesh
A display of a father jailed prison 10 at the Vizhnitz gathering at the Ger B"M in Yerushalayim
- Wall Street Journal: Israel briefed the Trump administration on intelligence that included an Iranian threat to use shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles to hit Air Force One - which is what led President Trump to carry out the diversion using a Turkish catering truck and a military aircraft
- IDF Fires 3 Shells Toward Syrian Village: Arab and Syrian media reported that the IDF fired 3 shells at agricultural land near the village of Al-Hamidiyah in northern rural Quneitra..
- Iran Sets Regional Conditions for Reopening Strait of Hormuz: Iranian security official Mohsen Rezaei said the Strait of Hormuz would remain closed unless the US changed its conduct, accepted Iran’s conditions, released frozen Iranian funds, and ended wars across the region, including in Lebanon and Gaza. He added that any Iran-Oman agreement on passage through the strait would be separate from the closure issue.
- Delta airlines will resume flights from New York to Israel on September 7.
Three killed in Houthi attack on cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
Israel said to tell US it will keep targeting Oct. 7 terrorists as Gaza disarmament stalls
- Trump on Iran: We have three strategies. Do what we’re doing now--just bop along and look how bad they’re doing, because they’ve got 300% inflation. Their currency has almost no value. They’re not paying their soldiers. Their soldiers are leaving. So just keep that going because that’s not sustainable. Hit them really, really hard, or--really, the third is just beat them economically. But we’re doing that anyway. That’s sort of a part of the first. So economically, they are a mess. They can’t borrow money. We control their money, what they had, which is a lot. They had a lot, and we have total control of it. I’m their banker. I am their banker.
- Former Mossad director Yossi Cohen says he visited Iran’s Fordo uranium enrichment facility several times in the past, without saying when the visits were. “Its bombing by the Americans was the fulfillment of all my dreams,”.Cohen also states “that 60% enriched uranium is still far from a bomb,”
- Lebanese security source: "The IDF has begun a secret operation to take over the Ali Taher ridge. The situation of Hezbollah and Revolutionary Guard terrorists is bad, because the IDF controls the ridge and the supply routes; its fall may be a matter of time." Hezbollah, on the other hand, is working to dig tunnels and underground passages along the ridge to create alternative supply lines.
- Trump on the Strait of Hormuz: “It's open now. The only one that has control of the Strait is the US Navy. Our blockade is a steel wall. We let people in who we want to let in. They're coming in and going out.
- Washington Post: Trump was smuggled out of Turkey in a deception operation at the end of a NATO summit in Turkey, due to an Iranian assassination threat. An Iranian assassination threat led to a secret presidential rescue from Turkey last month, when Trump was secretly transferred from the veteran presidential plane, the Boeing 747 Air Force One, to a C-32A (the Boeing 757 in the picture). This was while the White House publicly claimed that he remained on Air Force One. According to the report, Trump left his 747 via an airport catering truck and boarded the C-32A, which flew to Britain under the call sign "Reach 18." The veteran presidential plane, carrying journalists and staff who thought Trump was on board, served as bait and continued to Britain under the call sign AF1.
A video supposedly shows the smuggling operation. Food trucks (marked with white squares) are parked under the original (not the Qatari) Air Force One. The journalists climb the stairs at the back, but shortly afterward one of the trucks transfers Trump to the replacement plane (C-32A), which is parked at the back. It is also marked in the video. Until the new release, the thought was that Trump was transferred to the UK on the old Air Force One, and there he transferred to the Qatari plane.
Weather: High 93° Mostly sunny early then increasing clouds with some scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. Storms may contain strong gusty winds. Chance of rain 40%
- NIH director Bhattacharya BLASTS Fauci.
Jay Bhattacharya accused Anthony Fauci of failing to be transparent about his private concerns regarding COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy. Bhattacharya says Fauci owed the American public greater transparency. The controversy is now fueling renewed questions about Fauci’s handling of vaccine safety concerns and public transparency during the pandemic.
- Parents can now SUE states if they don't allow their children to opt out of vaccines by using religion exemptions.
- President Trump with RFK Jr. at his side establishes a new US vaccine schedule that decreases the number of jabs from 72 to 11 and spreads them out over multiple visits, rather than pumping the child all at once. Effective immediately, the Trump administration will recognize Gold Standard childhood vaccine recommendations for just 11 core vaccines for young children. "In many cases, we were requiring 72 jabs for our beautiful, healthy, lovely, delicate little children.""Effective immediately, my administration is recognizing gold standard childhood vaccine recommendations for only 11 core vaccinations against the most serious and dangerous diseases
- In a 6-1 decision, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that municipality is not required to specify the purpose for seizing property through eminent domain, and can simply acquire property for the "public good." The case involved an attempt by Seaside Park Borough to seize a shuttered motel which was previously condemned and saw nearly 1,000 police-related calls to the property over a six year period, for all sorts of complaints including assaults, dead bodies, drug overdoses and sales, noise complaints, stolen vehicles, criminal mischief, and a counterfeit money operation.(Onejersey)
- Dr. Fauci privately warned of miscarriage risk linked to COVID vaccine while publicly claiming no issues, newly released texts show. Nypost
- A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for all 21 New Jersey counties through Monday evening, with the potential for wind gusts up to 75 mph, heavy downpours and hail.“Isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms possible, with damaging winds being the primary threat,” the National Weather Service said Monday afternoon. “Brief heavy downpours, frequent lightning, and hail are also possible.”
- Colombia Earthquake Death Toll Rises to 111: Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella said 111 people were killed, 87 injured and 61 buildings collapsed. He said rescuing earthquake victims was the top priority.
- Satmar Rebbe Rav Zalman Leib Teitelbaum, condemned Orthodox attacks against New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani “We must remember that we are in Galis,“To denounce the mayor and brand him an antisemite constitutes a true provocation against the nations.
- NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced a plan last week to bring together educators, families, lawmakers and advocates to reform one of New Jersey’s most controversial systems the school funding formula. The complex formula which calculates how much state funding each of the state’s more than 600 school districts get each year will be rewritten to be more predictable, transparent and accountable, according to the state Department of Education.
- Powerball lottery jackpot $905 million drawing tonight
- A 7.4 magnitude earthquake has been reported in columbia. Significant damage to buildings and numerous injuries have already been announced, with the exact scale of the damage still being clarified. Reports of 20 dead with death toll rising.
- JCP&L proposed rate hike would raise monthly bills over $14 in 2028 to pay for storm repairs and electric system upgrades and costs.
- Lakewood Police night out against crime will take place tomorrow Tuesday August 11 at Blue Claws stadium 4pm -8pm
- Poll: Likud Strengthens, but Netanyahu Bloc Still Short of Knesset Majority
- Airlines such as United Airlines, KLM, and Lufthansa plan to resume and expand their routes to Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion Airport between August and September. Additionally, the Israeli airline Israir is seeking to launch a new route to New York.
- Lakewood planning board meeting tomorrow on the agenda Ridge Avenue RE HOLDCO, LLC 1244 & 1250 Ridge Avenue Block 189.03, Lots 169 & 170 Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan for a school00
- Report: The leaders of Degel HaTorah, Rav Dov Landau and Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, have recently been discussing the possibility of removing the party’s two veteran Knesset members, chairman Moshe Gafni and MK Uri Maklev. This comes amid a feeling within the ultra-Orthodox community that, after decades in office, the two have exhausted their ability to exert influence particularly in light of the resounding failure to secure an exemption from military service for yeshiva students Haaretz
- Report: Trump Secretly Flown Amid Iranian Threat as Air Force 1 Served as Decoy: The Washington Post reported that an unusual deception operation was carried out last month after a warning of an Iranian threat against U.S. President Donald Trump or his aircraft during travel from Turkey to Britain. Trump publicly boarded Air Force 1 but secretly exited via a catering truck and transferred to another military aircraft, while Air Force 1 departed without him carrying journalists and White House staff as a decoy.
- Trump announces the U.S. will seek compensation from Iran for Americans harmed by Iran & its proxies.
Trump: I see that Representatives of the Islamic Republic of Iran are asking for compensation for the damage done to them during the last five month Military Conflict (started because, THEY WILL NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON), even though it was never mentioned in any of our negotiations or meetings! But it is an interesting idea because now I am likewise demanding compensation from Iran, for all of the people that they have killed and gravely wounded with their roadside bombs and many conflicts, for which they are famous, as led initially by General Soleimani, including the families of those killed on the USS Cole, and thousands of others killed in combat. Additionally, compensation should be paid to the families of the hundreds of thousands of innocent protestors that Iran has killed over the last 50 years, not to mention the 52,000 that have been killed in the last five months. I have instructed my representatives to put this firmly into any, and all, future negotiations. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Officials in one Middle Eastern country advised another regional state to pursue an agreement with Israel as a tactical move while preparing for a broader future confrontation, Israel’s Kan public broadcaster reported on Monday, citing people familiar with the matter. According to the report, the officials suggested reaching an agreement in order to lower Israel’s guard, with the intention of violating it later as preparations for war continued. Kan said military censorship prevented it from identifying the countries involved.
- President Trump told Axios the U.S. is only "semi-negotiating" with Iran and signaled he would allow economic pressure to pile on Tehran. Iran set out new demands for reopening the Strait of Hormuz that include compensating Iran for war damage.
- Senior Israeli official - There is no way we will agree to Qatar and Turkey monitoring our conduct in the Gaza Strip.
- Iranian TV: "The Strait of Hormuz will not be opened following a decision or tweet by the US President. The management and control of this waterway is in the hands of Iran, and any party that tries to bypass this will be considered a legitimate target
- Iran attacked a tanker last night as it passed through the southern Omani waterway, where the US is escorting vessels. The tanker is on fire
- Tehran says Iranians have shown “they are professional chess players” in response to remarks by US President Donald Trump comparing his dealings with Iran to the board game. Trump yesterday signaled he was prepared to let economic pressure mount against Iran, apparently backing away from more military strikes after Tehran issued a list of demands for opening the Strait of Hormuz. “Lights out or lights on, Iranians showed they are professional chess players,” Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei says.
- The commander of an Israeli-backed militia fighting Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip, tells The Times of Israel that Israel should reject the implementation of the second-stage ceasefire agreement, because Hamas will never hand over its weapons.“Hamas knows that if it hands over its weapons, it will no longer be in power.”
Weather: High 92° Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. Hot
- Trump: Black and Brown Voters don’t want Communism or Socialism — Not surprisingly, they are flocking to the Republican Party! They remember that Abraham Lincoln was a Republican! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- NORAD fighter jets were scrambled in the last few minutes following the intrusion of two uncrewed aerial vehicles into the restricted airspace over Bedminster, New Jersey, where PresidentTrump's private golf club is located - which he is expected to arrive at today.
- Bein Hazmanim: Several local and county parks have recently upgraded their playground areas with new, fun equipment for kids and families. Among them are Ocean County Park in Lakewood and Patriots Park in Jackson, along with other parks throughout the area. The upgrades include modern climbing structures, slides, swings, sensory features and other equipment designed to make the playgrounds more exciting, accessible and family-friendly
- Powerball lottery jackpot now at $905 Million next Drawing Monday noght.
- WNBA Commissioner announces the league is meeting to review what a woman is, after multiple former NBA stars announced plans to join the league.
- New York City law enforcement officials are preparing for an extensive security operation ahead of Prime Minister Binyomin Netanyahu’s visit to the United Nations next month, with police sources arguing that Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s repeated criticism of the Israeli leader has heightened tensions and increased potential risks for officers and the public, the New York Post reports.
-BDE: A 16 Year old bochur was killed in a rappelling accident at the Keshet cave in the western Galil region
- BDE: Tragedy in Jordan River:12-year-old Elchanan Karni z״l, a talmid at a Breslov Talmud Torah in Modi’in Illit, tragically drowned in the Jordan River after falling from a boat. Rescue teams conducted a search before locating him, but he was found without signs of life.
- Chabad Takes Leadership Role at Historic Park East Synagogue Chabad of the Upper East Side and the historic Park East Synagogue announced Friday a broad new partnership that will bring Chabad’s rabbinic leadership and a number of its growing programs into the 136-year-old congregation, marking a significant new chapter for Jewish life on the Upper East Side. Beginning this Rosh Hashana, Rabbi Ben-Tzion Krasnianski, who has led Chabad of the Upper East Side for 35 years, will serve as Associate Rabbi of Park East Synagogue alongside its longtime Senior Rabbi, Rabbi Arthur Schneier. Anash news
- The New York police charged a New York City man with reckless endangerment in the death of two passengers, including an infant, who died after a boat capsized off the coast of Liberty Island late Saturday night, according to the Department's public information unit.night
The tune the Satmar rebbe wouldsing while he learnt Gemara.
- Wall Street Journal Report from US Officials: Trump is considering declaring “Victory" in the war with Iran even without a nuclear deal.
- Trump has privately told senior aides he may be willing to end the Iran war without a nuclear deal if Tehran fully reopens the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s sweeping new demands, however, are complicating his search for an exit. - WSJ
- Netanyahu rejects a 15-point plan for Gaza by Trump's Board of Peace, says IDF will not make "any withdrawal" from Palestinian territory until Hamas fully disarms, and warns as long as he is PM there will be no Palestinian state in Gaza or the West Bank
- Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi: "As of now, we have NO negotiations with the US. Yes, there are message exchanges through intermediaries. This is not called negotiations, but message exchanges. The intermediaries continue their efforts to recreate the conditions and groundwork for resuming negotiations"
- The Pentagon is pressuring the defense industries to accelerate the pace of weapons production, according to a report in The Washington Post. U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg addressed heads of the defense industry this week, demanding they submit plans within 21 days to increase production and significantly shorten delivery times for critical weapon systems. "We must dramatically accelerate the timelines; development cycles lasting years are not acceptable
- Tonight marks the 47th yartzeit of the Satmar Rebbe ZTL thousands expected to visit the tziyon in Monroe.
- Strong thunderstorms and gusty winds caused scattered power outages across the state on Shabbos, with more than 5,000 homes and businesses without electricity by 8 p.m.North and Central Jersey: Downed trees and power lines were reported in areas including South Plainfield, Newark and surrounding communities, while storms also affected parts of Essex, Union, Bergen, Passaic and Middlesex counties.
- Todd Blanche was confirmed as Attorney General by a vote of 50-49.
- Former President Biden's son Hunter: The cancer has spread to my dad's bones
- Giyus: Rav Yigal Rosen R"Y of Ohr Yisroel was asked if the situation with gezeiras giyus will get better he reapondes Under normal circumstances, there is no course of action, and things will get worse. And don’t let anyone tell you stories about a course of action that will solve this problem. What you should do, however, is prepare yourselves for the coming of Moshiach Tzidkeinu.
- Prowlers try the doors of many houses this past Friday night. Make sure your doors cars are always locked. Submitted.
- Road crews spent the weekend paving several streets in the Pine St area in Lakewood, hopefully bringing an end to the construction work that has caused traffic and delays for motorists
- JCP&L is proposing an 8.8% electric bill increase starting in January 2028 if approved. For a typical customer paying $162/month, that’s about $14 more per month. The proposal still needs approval from the NJ Board of Public Utilities
- For the 5th shabbos in a row Yidden demonstrated shabbos morning in Yerushalayim in front of a café on Agripas street that remains open on shabbos. Police kept them away from the store. New reports say the establishment is owned by Jews for J. With a limited police presence secular Israelis attacked the protesters.
- The Friday crash in Ocean County that shut down a large portion of the Garden State Parkway was fatal, claiming the life of a New York woman, New Jersey State Police told NJ.com. At 3 p.m. Friday, a Toyota sedan driven by Johan Mendez, 26, of New York, veered off the road at milepost 75.8 in Lacey Township and hit the left guardrail, state police said. The Toyota, carrying four passengers, reentered the road and collided with a Hyundai sedan, ejecting its back-seat passengers.
- BDE: Hayeled Shalom Saginer A"H, 4 year old grandson grandson of Breslov mashpia Rabbi Shalom Arush, drowned in a pool during a family vacation in Mexico.
- A suspicious incident occurred Friday night at the Lomdei Torah Shul on Zulti Street in Ramat Shlomo, Yerushalayim. Mispallelim noticed a man acting suspiciously while dressed in a black suit and frum style hat. His unusual manner of wearing the hat raised concerns, and police were called to the scene. According to reports, police determined that the individual was an Arab man who had entered the shul dressed as a frum Yid, allegedly with plans to steal.
שֶׁתְּחַדֵּשׁ עָלֵינוּ אֶת הַחֹדֶשׁ הַזֶּה לְטוֹבָה וְלִבְרָכָה, וְתִתֶּן לָנוּ חַיִּים אֲרוּכִים, חַיִּים שֶׁל שָׁלוֹם
Friday, August 7, 2026 / כ"ד אב תשפ"ו ערב שבת פרשת ראה.jpg)
רבי אהרן מקרלין כתב במכתב לבנו כי "היות ואין מברכים את חודש תשרי בשבת שלפני תחילת החודש, יש לכוון בברכת חודש אלול גם על חודש תשרי" רבי אלימלך בידרמן שליט"א כותב על כך: "ולפי זה, חיל ורעדה יאחזון, ביודעם כי הנה עתה מברכין את ראש חודש תשרי – ראש השנה שהוא המשפיע לכל השנה הבאה, ונמצא שבברכת חודש זה נכלל כל שנת תשפ'ז וכל אשר יתרחש בה
"ידועים דבריו של רבי ישראל מסלנט: "מלפנים כאשר ידעתי – כל איש אחזו פלצות מקול הקורא קדוש אלול'"
(אור ישראל איגרת יד)
Friday, August 7, 2026 / כ״ד אב תשפ״ו ערב שבת פרשת ראה מברכים חודש אלול
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Iran deal: We have them by the throat. They are dealing with 150%-180% food inflation, and they can't pay their soldiers. I think very soon, maybe even today or tomorrow, we will see an agreement, a ceasefire for 30 to 60 days, and the Strait of Hormuz will be opened
- United Airlines is expected to restart service to Israel on September 8 with two daily flights between Newark and Tel Aviv
- Multiple sources inside Iran confirm that Iran’s new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, has been rushed to the hospital and is in critical condition. -C14
- Trump, on a deal with Iran: I think the war will be over very soon. I don't think they can go on much longer. I'm involved in negotiations with Iran. We're making good progress. There may be a deal soon.
- A defense pact has been signed in Mecca between Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, the countries say in a joint statement.
- WSJ: Trump is furious about media reports on the US arms crisis and frustrated by it, and has ordered an investigation to identify the leaker. According to the reports, Trump was aware of the crisis danger on the eve of the war and of the stockpile situation during the war and was not surprised by the situation, but was angry that the information was revealed precisely at a turning point in the war, and at a time when he is seeking to project strength toward Iran.
- The Saudi-led coalition announced that 11 civilians were injured in a Houthi attack in the southern part of the country. According to the report, among the injured is a 4-year-old child.
- Israeli Ministers, security chiefs said to discuss potential defiance of Gaza roadmap by resuming strikes.
- A Palestinian terrorist who invaded Israel during the October 7, 2023, onslaught was captured by the IDF earlier this week while working as a truck driver who arrived in the Israeli-held portion of the Gaza Strip to collect goods, according to security sources.
Weather: 92° chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 102. S Chance of precipitation is 30%.
- Heat advisory in effect from 10am this morning thru Motzei shabbos 8pm Heat index values up to 103 degrees expected.
- New in Lakewood kosher pizza vending machines. Now located at the ExxonMobil station Rt 9 and Countlyine. Hot pizza vending machines store fresh or chilled unbaked pizzas inside a refrigerated internal compartment and bake them on demand using high-speed convection or micro-ovens. They dispense a hot, boxed pizza in about 3 minutes after a user pays.
- BDE: Petirah of Miss Tova Hertz A”H daughter of R' Baruch Barry and Joni Hertz from Brooklyn/Lakewood Pine River Village she was 36. Levaya Friday 10am at the Lakewood Chapel off 7th st with Kevurah in EY.
- A newly released report on Israel channel 13 that the Gur Rebbe held a private meeting with Satmar philanthropist Yoeli Landau, during which opposition to the State of Israel and possible legal and political efforts abroad were discussed. The report claims the conversation included a halachic discussion regarding cooperation with non-Jewish authorities and presents the meeting as evidence of growing anti-Zionist activism within parts of the charedi community.
- NJ Governor Sherrill posted her housing so-called "affordability achievements" today. Also today: Redfin reports NJ families need $56,000-$94,000 MORE than they earn to buy a typical home — 2.5 to 4 times worse than the national gap. Both NJ markets in the study got less affordable over the past year.Timing is everything.
A young family buying a $450,000 home in New Jersey will pay roughly $10,890 a year in property taxes alone. The same home in Florida: approximately $3,600.That's $7,290 MORE a year. Every year. For as long as they own it. New Jersey has the highest property tax rate in America. We just raised taxes $800 million more. (NJ assembly GOP)
- Senate Homeland Security Committee Chairman Rand Paul moves to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he repeatedly refused to answer questions about his COVID-19 decision making under subpoena."All he had to do was tell the truth more than 100 times. Though he refused.""The chair ruled that Dr. Fauci's assertion of the Fifth Amendment privilege was unsupported in light of the pardon and the testimony he offered in his opening statement."
- Fox News: Senate Candidate Abdul A-Sayed Received More Than $115,000 From Members of Organization Linked to Hamas. The campaign of Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul A-Sayed has received more than $115,000 from 41 people who work for or have served in leadership positions at the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). CAIR has been designated a terrorist organization by the United Arab Emirates, and has also been designated or classified as such in the states of Florida and Texas. According to various sources, the organization has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas.
- Mk Gilad Erdan announced the launch of a new right-wing political party and immediately criticized the charedim: "We will not join any narrow government. A true right-wing government means military enlistment and sharing the national burden."
- The Lakewood Township Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA), a AEA member, recently closed on a $4.9 million loan with the New Jersey Water Bank to construct a public sanitary sewer conveyance system. The MUA is expected to receive $3 million in principal forgiveness at long-term closing
- A court settlement will cancel about $23 billion in federal student loans for more than 170,000 borrowers who said they were misled or defrauded by certain for-profit schools. Although the settlement was reached in 2022, implementation was delayed, and eligible borrowers are now receiving the loan forgiveness required under the agreement.
- Iranian source to Reuters: Iran intends to demand 5%-7% of the cargo value of every ship requesting entry into the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, and Oman intends to request 3%
- Trump: The Fake News, as usual, is spreading false and completely unfounded rumors. I am extremely happy with the job that Pete Hegseth is doing. Everything has been extraordinary, including our attack on Venezuela, where the result was accomplished in less than one day, allowing us to bring one of the worst criminals anywhere in the World, Nicolas Maduro, to Justice! Likewise, Iran, where the country has been decimated for the purpose of NOT ALLOWING IT TO EVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON, is going very well! Pete is highly respected within the Military, and has made tremendous improvements, including getting rid of DEI, and increasing recruitment to historic levels. This rumor was started by The Washington ComPost, one of the worst Media Outlets in the business, despite our telling them their story is completely FALSE. In actuality, I really believe their fake “reporting” is treasonous! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Trump: “The U.S. has massive amounts of “munitions,” especially of certain types. Additionally, large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. as needed. Defense companies are building the largest number of plants and factories in our country’s history. The “leakers” of these treasonous statements are being hunted down. Long term jail sentences will be sought! President DJT”
-A journalist asked President Trump why he thinks things will be different this time with Iran. Trump: It might be different, and it might not. We were ready to attack. You know when you are truly ready and when you are bluffing. We were ready for an attack
- The condition of four IDF reservists injured from yesterday's incident has improved slightly. A booby-trapped house exploded when the force entered it. Israel still does not know if it was booby-trapped before or after the ceasefire
- US House Speaker Mike Johnson of the Republican Party: We will win the midterm elections, whether we resolve the Iranian issue before the elections or not.
- Washington Post: Trump fumed at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth at a Camp David meeting over the weekend over the U.S. military's missile shortage crisis. The incident occurred on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Friday, when Trump expressed his anger at Hegseth and said he thought the ammunition stockpile problem had "already been solved
Hashkafah with Rav Gershon Ribner shlita
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Scattered thunderstorms and heavy rain could cause flash flooding across parts of New Jersey on Wednesday starting a stormy stretch that will continue into the weekend.
22 Av 1st Yartzeit of Rabbi Berel Wein
- Mayor Zohran Mamdani tried to speak at an NYPD event in Staten Island. He got booed offstage
- Riders were hanging upside down after an amusement park ride malfunctioned on the Ocean City, New Jersey, boardwalk leaving passengers suspended upside down for an estimated 5-7 minutes before they were safely brought down.
- Likud MK Dan Illouz joined Yisrael Beytenu and backed chairman Avigdor Liberman, the party announced Wednesday Rabbi David Katz, Executive Director of Heritage, responded: “I’m extremely disappointed. I thought Dan had better Torah values
- NJ elected officials seeking reelection could be forced to report taxpayer-funded newsletters, social media posts, & other official communications as campaign spending -- or face fines up to $11,600. ELEC’s sweeping 90-day rule before November is now in effect. NJ Globe.
- Trump: Great news for the Republican Party. El-Sayed, a Communist loser who hates Jews and Israel, is the projected winner in his race with the Socialist. As usual, the Polls were way off on this one. She was not expected to do nearly as well as she did. Now, the Dumocrats crazy policies will only get worse!
- President Trump is now expecting gas to plummet toward $2.50 per gallon if a deal is struck with Iran "If we have no friction, I think it'll go down to $2.50 per gallon. It was $1.85 before I made this little journey to the Islamic Republic of Iran. I had to make it."
- Traffic: Construction at pine and Washington
- Jackson Township police are investigating a string of bias incidents in the past few weeks.The incidents include a break-in and antisemitic vandalism at a school recently purchased by a local yeshiva and possible shots fired at the window of a Jewish health advocacy group (Chai Lifeline). APP Reports.
- Armed Man Arrested Near Trump Golf Course While Monitoring Security Ahead of President’s Visit
- Giyus: Bagatz freezes Knesset committee transfer of funds for Charedi schools
- A Israeli Chabad attorney Nechama Tzivin petitioned a beis din to address the soaring cost of sheitels (wigs), some of which reportedly sell for up to $16,000. She proposed that rabbonim regulate the market by setting maximum prices, limiting profit margins based on halachic principles, banning artificial price floors, and encouraging manufacturers to produce affordable wigs for women with limited financial means. The goal is to make sheitels more accessible while discouraging excessive pricing.
- Just one day after the Lakewood UEZ approved a $500,000-per-year Clean Team for the downtown Clifton Avenue area, homeless individuals were seen camping and sleeping in Town Square and other locations along Clifton Avenue.
- Far-left candidate Abdul El-Sayed holds a razor-thin lead over Rep. Haley Stevens in the Democratic primary for Michigan's open U.S. Senate seat a race many expected progressives to win decisively. If elected in November, Abdul El-Sayed would make history as the first Muslim to serve in the U.S. Senate.
- Rabbi Yehuda Gerami chief Rabbi of Iran tells the Wall Street Journal that war and state restrictions have complicated Jewish life, but says the community maintains synagogues, ritual baths and religious institutions and remains deeply connected to Iranian culture
- Rand Paul: Anthony Fauci is fully protected by a sweeping pardon, immune from prosecution, and he still refuses to comply with a lawful subpoena. That's the very definition of contempt for the American people. On Thursday, the HSGAC will vote to hold him in contempt
- More than 90,000 Israelis left the country in 2025 for a period of at least three consecutive months, according to a new study by Tel Aviv University, continuing a trend of rising emigration in recent years. Behind the numbers are families who say they made the difficult decision to leave because of a combination of security concerns, rising living costs and a desire to provide their children with a different future. Several Israelis who recently emigrated told ynet they do not regret their decision.
- A controversial advertising campaign for a museum that has appeared prominently on New York City buses for months will be removed from the MTA’s fleet far sooner than originally planned, following sustained pressure from parents, religious organizations, and elected officials who argued the displays were inappropriate for public spaces frequented by families and children.
- Two IDF soldiers were killed by a Hezbollah explosive device and 4 reservist seriously wounded in Southern Lebanon. Names
- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister: The US returning to its commitments under the MOU is a necessary condition - but not sufficient for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Iranian news agency IRNA
- President Trump says a deal with Iran could happen as early as today after talks continued Tuesday, warning Iran would face severe consequences if it backs out and again saying it cannot have a nuclear weapon. CENTCOM said the Strait of Hormuz remains open, with U.S. forces helping protect commercial shipping as talks between Iran and Oman continue.
- The Israeli military says it has launched “precise strikes” in southern Lebanon in response to a “blatant violation” of the ceasefire by Hezbollah.
- Trump on Iran: “If they back out again, they're going to get hit really hard. They know that; they understand that. I have no choice. They can't have a nuclear weapon. It's very simple."
- Yemen’s Houthis say they attacked Saudi oil tanker in Red Sea
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says Tehran will support any initiative or decision made by Palestinian leaders in ongoing indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel, Iranian state media reports.
- Iran attacked U.S. military base in Kuwait using 3 drones. - i24
- Unverified reports of Iranian drone strikes on US bases in Kuwait.
- Senior officials in Jerusalem: We will not withdraw under any circumstances before Hamas is disarmed. This was not agreed to in the original Trump outline - and it will not happen
- Trump on Iran: The talks with Iran will move forward quickly, one way or another. It is not a particularly complicated matter. Tomorrow we will discuss the full opening of the Strait of Hormuz. After that, we will discuss Iran's nuclear capabilities
- Amidst tensions with the US, a political source insists: "Israel will continue to thwart a threat to our citizens and soldiers." The IDF emphasizes that freedom of action is assured; sources in Israel: "A confrontation with the US administration is also possible. We will not fall into Hamas' trap, as long as it does not disarm - we will not move a millimeter from the yellow line - and the attacks will continue"(Jewish warrior)
- President Donald Trump claims the current talks with Iran are its “last chance to sign a good document.” “I want to give them every last chance before decapitation,” Trump says
- Israeli Paper Mocks Trump’s Flip-Flops on Iran The Israeli paper Yedioth Achronoth expressed Israelis’ frustration with President Trump with an illustration of the president pulling the petals off a daisy, saying “To strike, to strike not” beneath a headline proclaiming “You Drove Us Crazy.”
- Trump lashes out at Iran for denying his claim that talks would take place today on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, insisting that negotiations have already begun and that more are scheduled imminently.
- Trump: Iranian Leadership is unbelievably duplicitous! They ask for a meeting, some would say “beg,” talks begin, with more scheduled in the immediate future, and they say, openly and proudly, that they’re not having any discussions, that nothing is being talked about, and they’re only dealing with “Oman.” They then go on to give their usual blather in saying, the Strait of Hormuz will be operated powerfully by them, when it is already completely controlled by the United States Navy and our “Blockade” or, as some say, “The United States Wall of Steel!” Nothing gets through to Iran, unless we want it to, and nothing will get through, unless a Deal, or Total Surrender, is accomplished. Whether Iran wants to admit it or not, we are, in fact, talking of a solution to a problem that they have caused, for decades. It is very simple, IRAN WILL NEVER HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Iranian source to Lebanese Al-Mayadeen: "Iran rejected the latest US proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz - until the complete end of the war"
- Israeli Political source: Israel will not retreat from the current line in the Gaza Strip and will continue to thwart any threat to our citizens and soldiers.
- The IDF eliminated an Islamic Jihad terrorist who raided Israel on 10/7 and took part in holding Rom Breslavsky captive and participated Captive in the Handover Ceremony of the Kidnappers
- CNN: A senior officer at CENTCOM sent an email last week to a large group of analysts, writing, "We are looking for new, creative, and non-routine ways to pressure Iran and punish it." According to two sources, this is a relatively unusual move, in which a decision was made to conduct a broad "brainstorming" session via email
- The Faras News Agency reported that Iranian authorities executed two people who were accused of working for Israel
