Hashkafa with Reb Gershon Ribner shlita
Setting standards for a Kehila in formation Growing with your spouse at the same pace The suffering classmate caused by High School cliques is often unforgivable
When concentration during Davening is an irrelevant interference Early detection in a shidduch prospect of corruption- Yeshiva Nesiv HaTorah a night of chizuk and song with Reb Abish Brodt at 2030 Whitesville Toms River
- Mashpia Rav Shimon Spitzer shlita will speak at chateau park sefard 9 pm
- HaRav Shlomo Eisenberger Shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe Yeshiva Cleveland, will deliver Divrei Chizuk tonight, at Khal Kol Chaim, 618 Carnetta Drive, at 8:00 PM
- Chumash Shiur by Harav Yeruchom Olshin shlita 11:30 pm at B"M Ateres Bracha live 646-726-9977
Day 6 of עשרת ימי תשובה
Weather: 84° Sunshine and clouds mixed Tonight Cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low 69F.
- N'shei Adirei Hatorah 2026 “All Because of You”watch Here
- There will be a minyan for selichos tomorrow at Bobov B"M in Lakewood of for those who say selichos in order, the Yud Gimmel middos will be said tomorrow 6:30 am 100 Astor Dr.
- Mr. Nicholas Kent Under Secretary of Education, paid a visit to BMG Lakewood yeshiva this morning.
- ICE activity and arrests this morning reported in Lakewood in the county line area
- The Lakewood Township Committee held a brief 2 minute meeting Thursday to introduce amendments to the 2026 municipal budget, after approval by the Local Finance Board. Officials blame the looming tax increase largely on cuts in state aid and the lack of FEMA reimbursement for last winter’s snow-removal costs. Critics are questioning why the township has not also proposed significant spending cuts, reductions in high salaries, or changes to tax abatements before passing the increase. A public hearing and final vote on the 2026 budget is scheduled for September 23. The meeting was held on zoom, a reporter for APP attempted to speak during public comments ut there was some technical difficulties.
- The Keren Olam HaTorah fund is shifting from relying mainly on wealthy donors in chutz Laaretz to involving the broader Torah community, after the falling dollar reduced donations by about 20% and institutional needs continued to grow. As part of the new model, 80 seminaries and thousands of Bnos Yisroel are participating in the emergency “L’maan Torasecha” campaign to support the Torah world.
There was some criticism in the Israeli media over the idea of using seminary girls as fundraisers. Others suggest the campaign could also serve as an opportunity to have the girls vote in the upcoming elections and encourage support for Degel HaTorah after receiving the guidance of the Gedolim
- HaRav Shlomo Eisenberger Shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe Yeshiva Cleveland, will deliver Divrei Chizuk tonight, at Khal Kol Chaim, 618 Carnetta Drive, at 8:00 PM,
- Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin is in Lakewood following spending Rosh Hashana in Uman
- The Supreme Court is set to hear a case brought by a man whose hometown sought to block him from holding a minyan in his residence, a case that Jewish community advocates argue could have profound implications for religious Jews as well as those of other faiths
- Jewish students in grades 7–12 from SAR Academy and the Ramaz School will lead Friday morning services outside NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s official residence, Gracie Mansion. Organized with IMPACT and other Jewish groups, the gathering will include prayer, speeches and music amid concerns over antisemitism in New York City.
- The US House has left Washington DC until after the midterms, but Speaker Johnson says ALL members are on a 48-hour notice to rapidly return to DC if the Senate gets anything done "700 bills are waiting in the Senate. The House has done its job. We're on a 48-hour notice to return as necessary. We're hopeful the Senate can send us bills of substance." "The House has passed 70 bills THIS WEEK ALONE, 900 total this Congress!
- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule that gives immigration officials broader discretion to consider an immigrant’s use of means-tested public benefits when determining whether the person is likely to become a “public charge.”
At nshei Adirei HaTorah event (photo credit to the photographer(
- President Trump announces he will now be deciding between "ANNIHILATING" IRAN, or wrapping it up entirely "Anything could happen with me. Axios reports
-Iran declares the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until Trump and Netanyahu are removed from power,
- Update IDF says sirens in Israel's north were due to false identification. Rocket & Missile Attack & Hostile Aircraft Intrusion Upper Galilee & Golan (3 locations). Updating... Enter the safe room and remain until instructed otherwilse.
- Trump on the war with Iran: "Well, hopefully we're toward the end of the war. They want to make a deal. We'll see how that works out."
- Hunter Biden is now peddling a conspiracy theory saying Israel let October 7th “happen” in order to get the “green light” for a plan no one would let them do otherwise
- Iran strikes a U.S.-contracted vessel carrying American personnel near the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions around the critical shipping route continue to escalate.
- IDF: Hamas Nukhba commander involved in Oct. 7 attack eliminated. The IDF says it eliminated Jihad Sami Mahmoud Ismail, identified as the head of a Hamas Nukhba cell, in a strike in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza last Wednesday. According to the IDF, Ismail infiltrated Israel during the October 7 attack and participated in the assault on an Israeli tank crew. The IDF says the encounter resulted in the abduction of Lt. Omer Neutra, Sgt. Oz Daniel, and Cpl. Nimrod Cohen, while the tank’s driver, Cpl. Shaked Dahan, was killed
- Saudi Arabia is reportedly running short of missile interceptors as Houthi missile and drone attacks intensify, forcing Riyadh to seek additional air-defense support from regional and Western partners.
The U.S. State Department says it is extending visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials and PLO members, a move that will prevent PA President Mahmoud Abbas and a senior Palestinian delegation from attending this year’s UN General Assembly in New York in person. Washington says the PA and PLO have again failed to meet commitments under U.S. law.AP
- Daled Minim Shuk in Jackson tonight at Bais Faiga location 60 Citadel Drive until 11:30 pm
- Kabolas Kahal Djikov Vizhnitz Rebbe at 70 Cherry st Lakewood
- Ohel Sarala event for girls in Shidduchim at Eagle Ridge
- Nesivos Parlor meeting in Jackson Stacy Ct.
Day 4 of עשרת ימי תשובה
- The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed that Nail Abu Obeid, commander of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade and head of its operations array, was killed in a strike in Khan Younis. Defense Minister Israel Katz said the policy is to eliminate militants and threats without targeting civilians, adding that no militant is immune.
-Explosions Reported on Qeshm Island Near the Strait of Hormuz: Explosions were heard on Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s official IRNA news agency.
- Panama-flagged oil tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, two crew members still missing An Omani naval vessel evacuated 23 crew members, while two remain missing.
- Hezbollah will mount significant attack after regrouping, studying Israeli activity, IDF warns According to IDF assessments, Hezbollah's senior leadership is closely awaiting developments in the Iranian arena, with everything dependent on Iran.
- Negotiations are underway between Israel and Saudi Arabia, facilitated by the U.S. Central Command, to provide intelligence assistance to Saudi Arabia against the Houthis.
- IDF Says Two Hamas Militants Killed: The IDF said it killed Rafat Abu Zamer, a company commander in Hamas’s military wing who led militant training before 7 October and during the current period, in the Khan Younis area yesterday. In a separate strike in Gaza City, it killed Hamad Khader Fahmi Agur, who was involved in weapons production.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed that Iranian troops shot down a US MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.
- The IDF and ISA struck in the northern Gaza Strip and eliminated the terrorist Ahmad Batash, commander of the Jabaliya Battalion in the Northern Gaza Brigade of Hamas’ military wing.
- Palestinian Reports: Hamas Battalion Commander Killed in Gaza City: Palestinian media reported that Ahmad al-Batsh, known as "Abu Osama," was killed last night in a vehicle strike in Gaza City's al-Saftawi area. He was reportedly a senior figure in Hamas's Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades and, according to several Palestinian sources, served as commander of the Jabalia Battalion.
- Lebanon: Lebanese media reported that a drone struck the village of Al-Jarmak in southern Lebanon.
- UN Seeks Gaza War Crimes Investigation: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged Israel to allow international investigators into Gaza to help collect evidence amid concerns over alleged violations and war crimes. He said the discovery of numerous bodies under rubble could indicate war crimes and other atrocities.
- UN Security Council to Discuss Houthi Takeover of Bab al-Mandab: The UN Security Council will hold a discussion tomorrow on the escalation in Bab al-Mandab following the Houthis’ takeover of the strait, according to two French diplomats cited by Reuters.
- Trump: "Oil is flowing through the Hormuz Strait. The Countries of the World, which have been no help to us whatsoever, should, and will, reimburse the United States of America when this SCAM Confligration is all over. We are doing it much more for others, than we are for ourselves, and we have been for Generations! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
- Trump: "I’ve just received a Report that the United States is producing more Exquisite and Elite Weapons than at any time in our History. They are being delivered on a daily basis to our Forces in the Middle East, and beyond. Our Defense Company Factories are moving 24/7, while at the same time building, on average, 4 to 5 largescale brand new Plants, each! A primary focus of this production has been Patriots, THAAD Systems, Tomahawks, and other Standard Missile Systems, of which we already have large numbers in stock. President DONALD J. TRUMP"
Weather: 56° Clear skies
- Parlor meeting ro benefit The Freehold Kollel. The Kollel 9pm a t18 Glen Ave Divrei chizuk by Rav Shlomo Feivel Schustal shlita
- LinksFamily fundraiser at 16 Pointe circle Jackson 8pm
- Yartzeit farbreng for Habachur Chaim Tzvi Chatzi Katz Z"L at the hall 40 chestnut street Lakewood
- Daled Minim shuk @Bais Faiga 8:45pm - 11:30pm
- Bingo open until 12am
- Yeshiva Ner Yisroel of Baltimore will have a alumni event with divrei Hisorerus by Rav Nochum Lansky shlita at the Square 3rd and Clifton Lakewood 7
- LPD Traffic Alert: Martin Luther King Dr. will be closed Northbound from Center St. to Cedarbridge Ave. for planned NJNG construction.
Weather: 89° Sunshine and clouds mixed. Warm. Night cloudy skies late. Slight chance of a rain shower
Reminder for Yaknehaz candle 2nd night Rosh Hashana.
Up to 50,000 expected in Uman over Rosh Hashana 5787.
- Bingo Kaporos Tzom Gedalia $5 a chicken from 1pm
- A federal appeals court is pumping the brakes the Trump administration's new rules for mail-in voting while the legal challenge continues, saying the rules are likely unlawful. The administration says the changes are meant to protect election integrity, while opponents argue states, not the federal government, should decide how mail-in voting is handled.
- The Lakewood Yerushalayim Vizhnitz rebbe Rav Lazer hager shlitsa will be spending Rosh Hashana with Chasidim in EY
- Nshei Adirei HaTorah event will take place Wednesday, September 16 Aseres Yemei Teshuva 1600 Avenue of the States, Tower 5 Free of charge; ticket required for entry
- Moishas supermarket in Howell getting closer to opening with signs going up (Feder status)
- Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend for every adult U.S. citizen would cost roughly $1,226,375,630,000.00.
- Now open in Lakewood Oh Délices Patisserie and Cafe, authentic taste and charm of France to Lakewood! Oh Délices is a full-service café with a complete menu featuring sandwiches, croissants, fresh salads, soups, specialty coffees, drinks, French pastries, beautiful desserts, and a full line of authentic Israeli salads and dips! Located at Todd Plaza. This is the 2nd French Cafe to open in Lakewood this year.
- Bais Medrash Toldos Yehuda Stutchin will be iyh building a new shul in the heart of Lakewood at Madison Ave corner 14th st. The shul application will be heard by the planning board next week.
- On the 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks, Former President George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice revealed that for roughly 10 minutes on Sept. 11, 2001, they believed the U.S. military might have shot down United Airlines Flight 93 a civilian aircraft full of passengers. Rice described the scene inside the White House bunker: Bush had given the order through the vice president that any plane failing to properly identify itself should be shot down, because "every plane had become a missile." When Flight 93 went down, the immediate assumption was that the military had carried out that order
- BDE: Petirah of Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Greenhaus Z"L Baltimore/Lakewood. Levaya today 6:30 pm at the chapel off 7th st. Shiva at 61 Radin Village Drive Westgate getting up tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 pm. Maariv tonight 10:30pm Shacharis Erev Rosh Hashana: 6:30 am, Mincha 1:30pm.
- Giyus: Unconfirmed report Israeli police officers who encounter draft dodgers in Uman have been instructed to mark their passports so that they can be arrested upon landing in Israel. This was reportedly conveyed by a police officer who came to conduct an inspection at an apartment in Uman.”
- Electric bills this months are significantly higher with new surcharges. This is before the 9% increase coming next year.
- AAA says the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in NewJersey has risen to $4.36, an increase of about 5 cents overnight. In Lakewood it's closer to $4.50 a gallon.
- NJ Transit announced that free Wi-Fi is now available on more than 1,500 buses across New Jersey as part of a major technology upgrade.
- President Donald J. Trump announces $500 rebate checks to nearly 1 million hardworking Americans who were wrongly overcharged through Obamacare."Our Administration is doing the right thing and giving the money back to the people who were wrongly ripped off."
- APP: Former Lakewood board attorney suing the district for parents. Again Former Board of Education attorney Michael Inzelbuch who was ousted more than a year ago after charging nearly $7 million in fees over eight years has been involved in filing more than a dozen legal complaints against the district.
- Clementon Park & Splash World, one of New Jersey’s oldest amusement parks, is closing permanently and will be offered for sale, its owners announced Wednesday.
- A donor reportedly paid 3 months of overdue paychecks for yeshiva Ateres Shlomo yungeleit, on condition that Rosh Yeshiva Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin join him in Uman for Rosh Hashonah. They flew together and are on their way after landing in Moldova.
- N.J. State Commission of Investigation report warns of deed fraud and seller impersonation and tells the legislature it needs to adopt safeguards
- Wall Street Journal: Senior officials in the Trump administration, including Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Rubio, warned the President that a war with Iran could last until the end of his term
- Trump on the war with Iran: “The war's gonna end immediately after the election. Because they can't hold out any longer. They're desperate to try and affect the election so that we can get a nice weak group of people in there and leave them alone and let them have their nuclear weapon. All they want is a nuclear weapon. And if they had a nuclear weapon, the whole world is in deep trouble."
- Trump on the sanctions from the UK on Israel: “I'll be speaking to Israel, I'll be speaking to them, and I'll find out what they're thinking…I understand what's going on. But I want to find out why all of a sudden has that happened
- IDF: Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration in several areas in northern Israel, it qwas determined to be a false identification.
Satellite imagery shows a construction surge at Iran's deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain site near Natanz, a possible future enrichment or nuclear safe-haven facility.
Weather: 86F Mainly sunny to start, then a few afternoon clouds.
- President Trump makes a major promise at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas: $5,000 for every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans win both the House and Senate in the midterms.“I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000.”
- Karoline Leavitt just revealed that President Trump is getting ready to drop MAJOR NEWS during his speech at the RNC Midterm convention. "You’ll hear news from the president tonight. He’s gonna announce some new blockbuster policies for the Republican Party in the next two years
- Israel media report Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin, rosh yeshiva of Ateres Shlomo, is expected to spend Rosh Hashanah this year in Uman, Ukraine, after a major American donor pledged a multimillion-dollar contribution to the Ateres Shlomo institutions on condition that the rosh yeshiva spend the Yom Tov with him there.
- Belzer rebbe has returned home and was taking kvitlach tonight from chasidim at his home.
- Trump on the sanctions from the UK on Israel: “I'll be speaking to Israel, I'll be speaking to them, and I'll find out what they're thinking...I understand what's going on. But I want to find out why all of a sudden has that happened
Under New Jersey law, officials questioned whether the district can provide hazardous transportation to one group of non-mandated students while denying it to another based on whether they attend public or non-public schools. The NJ statute says that if they don't provide courtesy busing to public school they can't provide hazardous busing to non public. Yet there was some conflicting interpretation between the state monitor and school attorney.
The school district attorney acknowledged that the regulations and district policies are complicated and called for a committee to review and clarify the rules.
- Shiur hachana for the yomim noraim tonight with Rav Avrohom Schorr shlita at B:M Chasam Sofer 890 Manetta in Ridge area 10:00 pm
- Shiur Hachana for yomim Noraim Talmidei NOvominsk by the Admor shlita at B"M Ohr Tuvia 969 East End 8:30 pm.
- Uman Rosh Hashana the border between Ukraine and Moldova has been closed due to security reasons as Russian missiles have landed in the area
- A new state law restricting cellphones in New Jersey classrooms is now in effect.But there are still questions about how the new “bell-to-ball” ban will be enforced and what impact it will have on the state’s schools.
- The emergency inflatable slide deployed on the new Qatar-gifted Air Force One while President Trump sat in Marine One. It looks like the working plan may be to fly him to Dallas on the older Air Force One instead for the pre midterms convention. This comes as it's reported the new Air Force One is not as safe as the legacy plane
- The L bus shuttle in Lakewood will begin charging soon as the township faces budget crisis
- Ahead of Rosh Hashana Lakewoods Judaica Plaza launches the shredder podcast featuring R'Shalom Rosenberg veteran Baal Tokeah and mechaber seger on Shofros What Most People Don’t Know About Shofar watch HERE
- Hersheypark has officially concluded its 120th summer season and confirmed the permanent retirement of Tidal Force. The 32-year-old water ride, known for its 100-foot drops and 50mph speeds, took its final voyage on September 7, 2026. While the park reopens for its fall schedule on September 12, the splash zone will remain empty.
- Tax Dollars: Lakewood Fire Department Expands Career Ranks as Township Growth Drives New Demands: Lakewood's growing career fire service now has 48 firefighters
- President Trump insisting gas prices will fall below $2 a gallon after the midterms, saying current high prices are the cost of keeping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon."Right after the election, oil prices are going to be tumbling downward. They're going to be tumbling down, and we'll get them down, I think for gasoline, we'll get them below $2 a gallon.
- Trump reposts "Deport every single 3rd world migrant, illegal alien and America hating Visa holder...""...or surrender your nation the way the UK have, and watch your society collapse in the coming years.
Yiddish media newspapers coverage of the historic visit of Admorim at the White house with president Trump
Tackling Today's Challenges Q&A at Hashkafa In The Workplace Vaad Labor Day, Beru hall Lakewood