Thursday June 4 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 88° A good deal of sunshine. Very warm

Allergies pollen count today: 8.1 medium-high Top Allergens Oak Mulberry Hickory

- LPD Traffic Alert: A water main break has shut MLK Drive northbound at Center Street as crews work to make repairs. Southbound remains open. Expect closures until noon.

- A Kabolas Panim will take place this evening to greet the Vizhnitz Monsey rebbe as he comes to spend shabbos in Lakewood. It will take place at the Bais Medrash Toldos MOrdechai Vizhnitz 1501 Clifton Avenue following Maariv at 10:00 pm

- Tuition: With the school year ending in less than three weeks, many Lakewood area schools are reaching out to parents to settle outstanding tuition balances, which are reportedly at record levels. This comes as families continue to struggle with rising day-to-day living costs alongside steadily increasing tuition over recent years. meanwhile Gov Mikie Sherrill has yet decide if NJ will opt into president Trump's Tuition Tax credit of $1700 per family

- American dream performing arts event center and theater opening next week

- Nichum Avelim: Harav Eliyahu Levin Shlita is sitting Shiva for his sister Mrs. Elisheva Tropp A"H daughter of Rav Moshe Levin ZTL chief Rabbi of Netanya wife of Rav Moshe Mordechai Z"L and a granddaughter, of Rav Naftoli Tropp ZTL Shiva at his home 1495 14th St Corner Hope Chapel, Lakewood. Mincha 8pm Maariv 9:10 pm shachris 8:30 am

- Giyus: At the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court, hearings began on extending the detention of protesters who allegedly tried to break into the home of Judge Solberg. Because of the large number of detainees, they were split across three courtrooms and assigned to different judges. This unusual setup could result in inconsistent outcomes, with some suspects potentially being released while others remain in detention despite being charged with similar offenses.

- Giyus: Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi Kalman Ber condemned violent demonstrations after reports that ultra-Orthodox protestors damaged property and tried to break into the home of High Court Deputy President Noam Sohlberg in Alon Shvut. He stressed that even in disputes over sacred issues, there is no permission to harm others or their property, and that disagreements must be conducted with restraint and without chilul Hashem

- Toeva march taking place today in Yerushalayim as the Eidah hacharedis in the neam of Rav Moshe Sternbuch shlita called to demonstrate against the desecration of the holy city. a Hafgana will take place at Kikar shabbos in Yerushalayim today 

- Trump: “Yesterday, in a meaningless vote, the House voted, 4 bad Republicans and all of the Dumocrats, to limit my War Powers, right in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War with the Islamic Republic of Iran. Who would do such an unpatriotic thing. They know where the negotiations stand. The Democrats are fueled by Trump Derangement Syndrome. They would rather have our Country fail than give me another, of many, victories. The four Republicans, that’s a whole other story - They’re GRANDSTANDERS! They should be ashamed of themselves. MAGA!!! President DJT”

- The billboard at the Howell Township Municipal Building off rt 9 is currently displaying a Pride Month message featuring a Pride flag.

- ICE officials have been conducting operations in Lakewood at the bus station terminal and downtown area of Clifton Avenue and 2nd street  

- More than 20 rabbonim in Eretz Yisroel have signed a letter supporting a new shidduch initiative aimed at easing the ongoing matchmaking crisis. The project will feature a telephone hotline and digital platform, allowing parents to search a large database of bochurim and seminary girls to help facilitate shidduchim.

- Deal, NJ, on the Jersey Shore ranked among the most expensive ZIP codes in the U.S., coming in 19th nationwide with a typical home value of about $4.3 million.

- PSA: An extremely Anti-Religious Bill passed in the Senate last week although the republicans opposed, they are a minority in NJ. NJ Bill S2260 / A2218 Criminalizes Mechanchim, Parents, Rabbonim, Social Workers, etc. that speak the truth to their talmidim. This Bill needs to go through assembly and is scheduled for voting NOW. It is crucial for every single G-d fearing person in NJ to Call out NOW to all local Assemblymen Not to abstain or to merely oppose

But to speak up for our religious rights NJ Legislative Info For Senate & Assembly:

V: 609-847-3905 or (800) 792-8630 email LegInfo@NJLeg.org or www.NJLeg.state.nj.us

- Road crews in Lakewood have been paving and stripping the new traffic pattern along Rt 9 by the Lake.

 New traffic signal has gone up along Ave of the states intersection with a e of the Americas.

Another traffic signal going up at the entrance of Westgate Hillside blvd and New Central Ave

- John Bolton is set to plead guilty over his mishandling of classified documents.

The former Trump national security adviser will plead guilty to retaining classified information after his home and office were raided last year on August 22.

- Amid a renewed campaign surrounding an old rabbinic controversy over claims questioning the kashrus of standard commercial poultry and the “Braakel chicken,” the issue has resurfaced. Rav Moshe Sternbuch shlita reaffirmed his previous psak, stating that there is no change and that regular supermarket poultry remains fully permitted.

- A new YouGov/The Economist poll shows President Trump with a net approval rating of -25 after 500 days in office, his lowest ever in the survey. In New Jersey, his approval is even lower at -30. The poll also found widespread disapproval of his handling of the Iran conflict, with nearly two-thirds of Americans opposing his approach.

- Trump: There’s BIG cheating by the Dumocrats in California. Votes are all tied up. May not be in for weeks. Under investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles. Why the vote counting DELAY??? President DJT

-Sale extended at Six Flags Great Adventure: save up to 50% on tickets, passes, and more. Offer now runs through 6/7.

- Amid a renewed campaign on a old rabbinic controversy over claims questioning the kashrus of standard commercial Braakel chicken has resurfaced. Rav Moshe Sternbuch shlita reaffirmed his previous psak: there is no change, and regular supermarket poultry remains fully permitted

- Trump: oxNews should get rid of sloppy RINO Karl Rove. He’s called ME and MAGA wrong for 11 years now, and he still doesn’t get it, and he never will, because he suffers from a completely inoperable, and totally dysfunctional, case of Trump Derangement Syndrome. Put Karl Rove out to pasture, NOW. He is a LOSER, and he always will be! Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT

Iran Israel Updates Thurs June 4

- Hezbollah Secretary-General rejects the ceasefire agreement: "We have not committed to anyone not to resist aggression or not to respond to it. As long as the aggression continues, we will deal with it and respond where and when we decide and can. As long as our villages are not safe, are being shelled and destroyed, and as long as our people are being killed, the cities (in Israel) will not be safe either."

- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting the northern town of Shlomi some 30 minutes before drone warning sirens sounded in the community, the Prime Minister’s Office confirms to The Times of Israel.The premier was unharmed and has since left the area, the PMO says

- Sirens warning of a suspected drone attack from Lebanon sound in several communities in the Western Galilee.The IDF says the details are under review.

- President Donald Trump says a symbolic House vote approving a war powers resolution that would halt the US military action against Iran was “meaningless.”

- The President of Lebanon: “Lebanon ceasefire expected to begin within 24 hours of final agreement. Yesterday's negotiations were very difficult and resumed after the intervention of Secretary of State Rubio. We are waiting for responses from relevant parties, guarantees for implementation and execution of the ceasefire.”

- Commander of the Quds Force in the Revolutionary Guards, Ismail Qaani: "Supporting the resistance in Lebanon (Hezbollah) is the duty of us all. Fulfilling the demands of the resistance means returning Israel to the point it was at before the war began. The Lebanese resistance fighters will soon see the results of their struggle"

- Trump was asked by the Financial Times if Iran actually agreed to let the US come and remove the enriched uranium, as he claimed: "Well, it depends on what day you're talking about, they did agree. It's one of the things we're talking about. They attribute too much importance to it; I am the one who exaggerated its importance. It is important. For others, it is not important. We will enter at some point in the near future to remove Iran's high-level enriched uranium from the ruins." Trump reiterated his claim that the US would do this in coordination with the Iranian regime

- Allowed for publication: Within the framework of the ambitious plan to overthrow the theocratic regime in Iran, the Mossad provided weapons and ammunition to the Kurds, which were taken from Hamas and Hezbollah.

Oif Simchas Wed 18 Sivan

Chasunas: 

Kohn - Frankel Lake Terrace 

Gornish - Gershbaum Bais Faiga

Epstein - Lurie Ateres Chaim Elazar 

Koplowitz - Tucker Ateres Blima

Lefkowitz - Hochberg Ateres Reva 

Hautman - Kaufman Neemas Hachaim

Friedman - Lerner Fountain Ballroom 

Braun - Heller Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Sinsky - Cardash Ateres Esther 

Heavy chasuna traffic on Oak st

LPD Traffic Alert: Tonight 6/3 NJDOT Contractor advises they are repaving Carnetta @ Central (Approx 200 LF) and 2 No Outlet Streets off of Route 9 Manetta Place and Edgewood Ct starting 10PM.

NJNGAS advises infrastructure improvements on MLK Dr from Cedarbridge to Center St 9 PM. There will be a lane from Cedarbridge to Pine open for Traffic and Detour to get onto Cedarbridge from MLK is Center St

Wednesday June 3 News Updates Lakewood

 weather: 83° Sunny. High temps in the mid 90's this weekend 

- Today 18 Sivan is the 11th Yartzeit of Habachur Chaim Rosenberg Z"L (Kenny) He was niftar 11 years ago at the age of 36 while learning in BMG. Please learn l’illuy nishmas Chaim Yitzchok ben Yaakov z”l. He is buried at Cedar Park cemetery in Paramus, NJ.

- Sefer Torah campaign for Reb Shimon Frank Ztl Youngerman featured at Adirei Hatorah Nifter without kids. Donate HERE 

- Today 18th of Sivan, marks the 90th yahrtzeit of the Mir Mashgiach Rav Yerucham HaLevi Levovitz zt”l.

- Nichum Avelim: Harav Eliyahu Levin Shlita is sitting Shiva for his sister Mrs. Elisheva Tropp A"H  daughter of Rav Moshe Levin ZTL chief Rabbi of Netanya  wife of Rav Moshe  Mordechai Z"L and a granddaughter, of Rav Naftoli Tropp ZTL

Shiva at his home 1495 14th St Corner Hope Chapel, Lakewood.

-  LPD Traffic Alert: Tonight 6/3 NJDOT Contractor advises they are repaving Carnetta @ Central (Approx 200 LF) and 2 No Outlet Streets off of Route 9 Manetta Place and Edgewood Ct starting 10PM.

NJNGAS advises infrastructure improvements on MLK Dr from Cedarbridge to Center St 9 PM. There will be a lane from Cedarbridge to Pine open for Traffic and Detour to get onto Cedarbridge from MLK is Center St.

- Trump on Mamdani: I would be better than him if I wanted to go with that route. Ladies and gentlemen, you will no longer pay rent. You no longer have to pay interest on your mortgage, and no longer gonna have to pay for food. I'm gonna give you free food

- The Lakewood Police Department reminds residents to stay informed about New Jersey's updated bicycle and e-bike laws.New requirements for e-bike riders include licensing, registration, insurance requirements, age restrictions, and mandatory helmet use. These changes are designed to improve safety for riders and everyone sharing our roadways.

Motorists are also reminded that New Jersey's Safe Passing Law requires drivers to move over when possible and provide at least 4 feet of clearance when passing bicyclists and other vulnerable road users. If 4 feet cannot be provided, drivers must slow down and be prepared to stop until it is safe to pass. For  details visit MVC website:

- Trump: Excitingly, the final coat of protection will be completed on the Reflecting Pool that sits between The Washington Monument and The Lincoln Memorial, at 4 P.M., today. The water will start flowing, shortly thereafter. The walking paths outside of the Pool will, likewise, be cleaned, sandblasted, and finished soon. This will be the first time since the day it was built, 1922, that it has worked, and worked wonderfully, indeed! President DONALD J. TRUMP

- Trump: Communists always do well with the Voters or, as they would say, THE PEOPLE, in the Early Years! But, in the end, the Country, State, or City, GOES TO ...! Great Violence proceeds at levels never seen before, and the entity dissolves into Poverty, Squalor, and Crime. Remember, breathtaking “Popularity” first, and then, guaranteed DEATH AND DESTRUCTION! President DONALD J. TRUMP

- New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin says the proposed $4,000 cap on Stay NJ property tax relief for seniors is too low.The program, included in Governor Mikie Sherrill's proposed FY2027 budget, aims to help seniors stay in their homes by reducing property taxes. Coughlin indicated lawmakers may push for a higher benefit before the budget is finalized.

-Giyus Update: Protesters from Beit Shemesh vandalized the home of Supreme Court Justice Noam Sohlberg, and police later detained a bus carrying demonstrators.

Bnei Torah faction leaders said they were not involved. Shas and Degel HaTorah condemned the vandalism, stating that violence is contrary to the Torah, while also criticizing what they called the ongoing persecution of yeshiva students and Torah scholars

- Rachmastrivka rebbe shlita of Lakewood is sitting shiva today at home for his mother. The rebbe will travel to Brooklyn tonight for a wedding and will sit the rest of shiva in Boro Park.

- Trump: Vice President JD Vance and Republicans are doing a great job hunting down Fraud in the various States. Billions of Dollars is being found, and we’ve just started! If we found it all, we would literally be able to balance the Budget, and simultaneously reduce Taxes, cutting them even more than I have already done, which is a RECORD! Amazingly, Dumocrats are fighting us all the way. This is something that I am surprised at, because I thought this would be a Bipartisan effort. It’s looking like they’re in on the act. The Dumocrats don’t want us to find Hundreds of Billions of Dollars of FRAUD! This goes down, along with Men playing in Women’s Sports, the Transgender Mutilization of our Children, Mail In Ballots, No Voter Identification, and No Proof of Citizenship, in the scale of ridiculousness. President DONALD J. TRUMP

-Ahead of Vizhnitz monsey rebbe spending shabbos in Lakewood organizers are asking the community to help host with hachnnosas orchim for the guests and chasidim that will be coming along

- Lakewood's primary election saw relatively low voter turnout compared with recent elections that featured organized get-out-the-vote efforts, such as last year's campaign supporting Josh Gottheimer. Incumbents Deborah Fuentes and Moshe Raitzik secured victories over Lakewood resident and activist Aaron Hirsch in the race for Township Committee. Hirsc campaigned on fixing the traffic and quality of life in Lakewood. It seems that business will continue as usual Raitzik was the top vote-getter with 2,067 votes, followed by Fuentes with 1,627 votes. Hirsch received 962 votes. Mayor Ray Coles won the democratic primary Unopposed and will seek reelection along with Fuentes in November 

- Tesla has officailly released the update where you can now block the browser in your car. (Submitted)

-Shatnez Alert: Polyester suits found with shatnez!

Vaad L'Mishmeres Shatnez recent findings show that more non-woolen suits have been discovered with shatnez, emphasizing the importance of testing all polyester and non-woolen suits. Several polyester suits from the brand Creativo have tested positive for shatnez. Pictures are attached, showing the linen-blend taper reinforcement. These suits were sold in a well-known Jewish-owned store in Lakewood, New Jersey, not far from Beth Medrash Govoha. The buyers, aware that polyester suits require professional shatnez testing, ensured they were tested accordingly

- A Democrat with terror ties linked to the 1993 World Trade Center bombing is on track to become one of New Jersey’s next congressmen. Adam Hamawy won a crowded Democratic primary in New Jersey’s 12th District and is heavily favored to win the general election in November. The victory is renewing scrutiny of Hamawy's past relationship with Omar Abdel-Rahman, aka 'The Blind Sheikh'," the radical cleric convicted on terrorism-related charges whose followers carried out the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. Hamawy’s critics say voters deserve answers about why a future lawmaker chose to support a figure at the center of one of America's most infamous terrorism cases. (Fox news)

- A four month old baby was hospitalized in critical condition Wednesday afternoon, after being found unconscious and alone in a car parked in Kfar Chabad Israel 

-Lakewood’s Belz kehilla has signed a contract to purchase the Rachmastrivka property on James Street in Lakewood the project is estimated at more than $20 million

- New Kosher Pizza shop in Long Branch:

Brooklyn Square Pizza to open Kosher Square Pizza at 56 Monmouth Road in Oakhurst, replacing Gianni’s Pizzeria. The new restaurant, featuring Brooklyn Square’s famed upside-down square pizza, is set to open on June 7.

- NJ Natural Gas customers in Monmouth and Ocean counties could see winter heating bills drop by 8.9% starting October 1, lowering the average bill from $148.69 to $135.49. However, a proposed 2027 rate hike could erase those savings and increase bills by about 3.8%.

- Shloimy’s Kosher World, a longtime Lakewood supermarket and butcher shop, is expected to close its doors after years of serving the community. Known for its personnel service, creative sales. popular meat department, fresh sweet challahs, takeout selections, and Shabbos boxes, the store has been a staple for many local families. While no official closing date has been announced, the closure comes amid increasing competition from larger retail supermarkets in the area. Much hatzlacha in their future endeavors and thanks for their many years of service with affordable prices to the Lakewood community

Naftali Bennett: Speaks against the Charedim Naftali “An independent, anti-Zionist state has been established under our noses inside the State of Israel, and we are funding it from our own pockets.”

-BDE: Petira of Rav Hershel Lieberman zt”l of Brooklyn, a talmid of the Brisker Rav and the Chazon Ish, has been niftar at the age of 95. He learned in Lakewood under Rav Aharon Kotler before later moving to Eretz Yisrael, and was also closely connected to Rav Hutner zt”l. His brother, Rav Yosef Lieberman zt”l, was niftar just three weeks ago in Lakewood. The levaya is scheduled for today at 11:00 AM at Shomrei Hadas Chapel in Boro Park. May his memory be a bracha

- NJ moves into the top 5 states for road rage A study found that New Jersey had six traffic incidents involving gun violence between 2023 and 2025.

- President Donald Trump still has a strong grip on his MAGA base, according to a new poll.

The new Marquette Law School poll showed that Trump’s endorsements still heavily influence Republican primary voters

-BDE: 8-Year-Old Shaindel Herzberg A”H Niftar Following Bicycle Accident In Pomona section of Monsey daughter of R; Yudi and Chumie Herzberg. The Levaya will take place today Wednesday at Monsey Beis HaChaim on Brick Church Road.

- Senate Democrats are reportedly pressuring Senate Majority Leader John Thune to block Bill Pulte from becoming President Trump’s next Director of National Intelligence, according to Punchbowl News.

- Letter from Rabbi Bender to parents in Darchei Torah  on the dangers of Electric bikes.

"I am at my wits’ end that there are still parents who allow their children to bring electric bikes and scooters to the Yeshiva. Last week, two e-bikers were killed when they collided on the Queensboro Bridge, R”L. Jewish children on scooters have been killed in other communities. Other children have been maimed. This is pure negligence on the part of the parents I believe in making children happy but allowing a child to ride an electric bike or scooter is akin to giving a gun to a child..... I understand that every single child asks for these toys, but parents who give in are ignoring the (chas v’shalom) consequences"

Iran Israel Updates Wed June 3

- Joint statement by Lebanon, Israel, and the USA: The ceasefire is conditional on a complete cessation of fire by Hezbollah and the evacuation of all organization operatives from the areas south of the Litani.

The two sides agreed with the guidance of the United States to swiftly advance the creation of pilot zones in which the Lebanese Armed Forces will take exclusive control of the territory to the exclusion of all non-state actors.  These steps will enable progress towards a comprehensive peace and security agreement.

- President Donald Trump has told aides privately that he would consider ending the ceasefire with Iran if Tehran kills American troops, the Wall Street Journal reports, citing US officials.

- Trump on the ceasefire with Iran: "In this part of the world, a ceasefire means you just shoot a little more moderately."

- Trump: The negotiations (with Iran) are going well. Maybe it won't happen, but if it does, it could happen over the weekend.

- President Trump was asked if, following Iran's attack on Kuwait, the ceasefire is still valid, and he replied that there is a reason for everything, and "we attacked them the night before and the last night. We hit them hard. There is a reason for certain things."

- Reuters: Iranian media reported that Tehran attacked a US military ship, which it claimed was carrying a "command and control center," as it approached Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman

- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: If Israel attacks Beirut, Iran will respond decisively

- PM Netanyahu on the Iran deal with Obama: "We gave Iran a one-month advance notice before the inspections. They removed all the nuclear material, emptied the nuclear facilities, and transferred everything to another location. Do you think this is a good supervision regime

- Netanyahu: There are huge cracks in the regime in Iran right now. I believe that eventually these cracks will widen and the regime will fall. Iran has not yet agreed to remove its nuclear material, but the pressure is increasing.

- Netanyahu responds in an interview with CNBC about his relationship with Trump: "Trump and I agree on the main issues regarding Iran. Sometimes we have tactical disagreements, but we resolve them." Netanyahu refused to comment on the phone call itself - but also did not deny it.

- The Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense: Iran launched 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones towards Kuwait There was damage to the airport in Kuwait following the Iranian attack one killed.

- An Israeli strike hit a car on a highway just south of the capital, Beirut, as the Hezbollah continued its attacks on Israeli troops and civilians despite a nominal ceasefire.

- President Trump, in response to a question about whether Netanyahu tricked him and dragged him into a war with Iran: “I am the one who started it. I don't want to blame anyone, but I am the one who started it, because we can't let them get a nuclear weapon. Israel would not remain a state without me."

- In an interview with NYP, Trump confirms calling PM Netanyahu ..crazy” but adds: "I really love Bibi and work with him excellently."

Oif Simchas Tuesday 17 Sivan

Chasunas:

Kessin  - Lindner Neemas Hachaim 

Landi  - Neuman Ateres Reva 

Friedman -  Munk Ateres Chaim Elazar 

Baumhaft  - Felbrand Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Moskowitz - Dresdner Fountain Ballroom 

Green - Rodkin Ateres Blima 

Singer - Klein Ateres Esther 

Furst  Cedar Palace 

       

Road   closures tonight 

LPD Traffic Alert: NJ DOT Contractor advises that they will be repaving approximately 700 ft of James St tonight from Route 9 toward Williams St at 10 PM - detour is Williams to Prospect.

NJNGAS advises infrastructure improvements on MLK Dr from Cedarbridge to Center St 9 PM. There will be a lane from Cedarbridge to Pine open for Traffic and Detour to get onto Cedarbridge from MLK is Center St

Iran Israel Updates Tuesday June 2

- Reuters: Iranian media reported that Tehran attacked a US military ship, which it claimed was carrying a "command and control center," as it approached Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman

- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi: If Israel attacks Beirut, Iran will respond decisively

- PM Netanyahu on the Iran deal with Obama: "We gave Iran a one-month advance notice before the inspections. They removed all the nuclear material, emptied the nuclear facilities, and transferred everything to another location. Do you think this is a good supervision regime?"

 - Trump: “Fake News Reports that the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the U.S.A., stopped speaking a few days ago are false and erroneous. The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today. Where they lead, one never knows, but as I told Iran, “It’s time, one way or another, for you to make a Deal. You’ve been doing this for 47 years, and it cannot be allowed to go on any longer!” President DONALD J. TRUMP”

- Rubio: “Hezbollah is not just an enemy of Israel and an enemy of America, Hezbollah is an enemy of Lebanon and of the Lebanese people."

 Rubio: No one (US) is begging for a deal. The Iranians might be begging because their economy is losing hundreds of millions of dollars a day,”

- Fresh Israel-Lebanon talks begin in DC, A new round of talks between the Israeli and Lebanese ambassadors was held in Washington on Tuesday, a day after US President Donald Trump said he had received commitments of de-escalation

- Rubio says Netanyahu’s goal to seize 70% of Gaza contradicts Trump’s plan for Strip

The IDF Home Front Command said on Tuesday evening that it was easing its guidelines, allowing schools in the area to reopen.

- Trump to ABC: I believe there will be a deal next week with Iran to extend the ceasefire and open the Strait of Hormuz

- The deputy commander of the Hamas Nuhba cell, who participated in the massacre of 16 young men in the death squad at Re'im Junction, and in the kidnapping of 4 additional young men on 10/7, was eliminated.

Tuesday June 2nd News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 79° Sun and clouds 

Primary election results 

Lakewood 

REP Deborah FUENTES 1,606 (34.38%)

REP Moshe B. RAITZIK 2,041(43.69%)

REP Aaron HIRSCH 956 (20.46%)

WRITE-IN 69 (1.48%)

Vote Cast 4,672

- Rep. Chris Smith has won the (uncontested) Republican primary in New Jersey's 4th Congressional District. 

- Primary election lakewood results HERE

- In one of the nation’s most competitive House districts, Democratic voters have nominated Rebecca Bennett to challenge Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-Westfield), the New Jersey Globe projects.

- Adam Hamawy is set to become the next congressman from New Jersey’s 12th congressional district, the New Jersey Globe projects, after winning a 12-candidate Democratic primary to succeed retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-Ewing).

- Adirei haTorah 2026 Photo album Here

- Tonight 18 Sivan is the 11th Yartzeit of Habachur Chaim Rosenberg Z"L (Kenny) He was niftar 1p years ago at the age of 36 while learning in BMG please learn l’illui nishmas Chaim Yitzchok ben Yaakov z”l.

- Sefer Torah campaign for Reb Shimon Frank Ztl Youngerman featured at Adirei Hatorah Nifter without kids. Donate HERE

- Road closures tonight 

LPD Traffic Alert: NJ DOT Contractor advises that they will be repaving approximately 700 ft of James St tonight from Route 9 toward Williams St at 10 PM - detour is Williams to Prospect.

NJNGAS advises infrastructure improvements on MLK Dr from Cedarbridge to Center St 9 PM. There will be a lane from Cedarbridge to Pine open for Traffic and Detour to get onto Cedarbridge from MLK is Center St

- Trump: "In a sign of Strength and Fortitude, it was just announced that The White House Correspondents’ Dinner, which violently ended rather abruptly on April 25th, will be rescheduled to July 24th. This announcement is a very good thing in that we cannot allow Lunatics to change our way of life, or even its scheduling. I was asked to be there, and speak, by Weijia Jiang, President of The White House Correspondents’ Association, and have accepted." "In any event, it will be a “HOT” ticket! Interestingly, the location will be The Waldorf Astoria, on Pennsylvania Avenue, a Building and Ballroom that I built. President DONALD J. TRUMP

- Primary election day polling places are empty, close at 8:00pm 

- Tonight: N'shei Adirei HaTorah invites all girls in shidduchim age to receive brachos and hear words of chizuk from Gedolei HaTorah by Rav Yitzchok Soloveitchik shlita Rav Reuven Feinstein Shlita Rav Simcha Bunim Cohen shlita today Tuesday, June 2, at the Lakewood High School.855 Somerset Ave Lakewood, Doors open 7:00 pm, program 7:30pm sharp. event is free of charge To RSVP: Text "join" to 814-526-7434 or Email Nshei@adireihatorah.com

- Rav Yitzchok Soloveitchik shlita is staying at his host in Toms river over the past few days people came for berachos including Roshei yeshivos and yeshiva Bochurim 

- Gedoliei Eretz Yisroel to visit Lakewood on behalf of Keren Olam HaTorah A delegation of leading Gedolei Yisroel from Eretz Yisroel will travel to the United States next week on behalf of Keren Olam HaTorah for a major fundraising mission, with two scheduled stops in Lakewood.

The delegation will include the Roshei Yeshiva of Slabodka, Harav Dov Landau shlita and Harav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlita, along with Harav Yaakov Hillel shlita, Harav Don Segal shlita, Harav Shimon Galai shlita, Harav Avraham Salim shlita, Harav Asher Weiss shlita, Harav Yosef Chevroni shlia, Harav Yisroel Bunim Schreiber shlita, the Rachmastrivka Rebbe shlita, and Harav Chaim Mordechai Ausband shlita.

The itinerary includes Baltimore (June 7), Lakewood (June 8 and 11), Chicago, Brooklyn, Monsey, and Florida through June 14.

A ribbon cutting ceremony took place today in Lakewood for new HASC Center location off Rt 9 near Central ave Sen Bob Singer said HASC does incredible work empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to live independent, meaningful lives. We're fortunate to have this new facility serving our community.

- Early voting data ahead of Primary election day in New Jersey: A total of 372,461 votes have been cast in advance of today’s primary election in New Jersey, according to an analysis by VoteHub. The polls open on Election Day with turnout already at 9%. Democrats cast 291,080 of those votes, 78% of the statewide total; 80,979 (22%) came from Republicans.

Of the statewide tally, 284,626 votes were cast by mail-in ballots; 81% were from Democrats and 19% from Republicans. In all, 87,835 in-person early votes were cast across the state between May 26-31: 60% from Democrats and 31% from Republicans.

- Giyus: Left-wing organization comes to the defense of bochurim protesting:  The Association for Civil Rights in Israel appealed to the Police Commissioner and the Acting Legal Adviser to the Police, demanding an investigation into police officers who were documented using stun grenades, a water cannon truck, and pepper spray during Haredi protests. According to the organization, some of these measures were employed in violation of the law and police regulations.

- Orthodox Jewish Billionaire Lev Leviev’s family just announced a massive new $50 million initiative for Jewish education.Chagit Leviev Sofiev announced that the Leviev Foundation will invest $50 million over the next five years to provide scholarships and educational grants for Jewish children from underserved and immigrant communities.

- Trump endorsed Rep. Tom Kean, the New Jersey Republican who’s been absent from Congress and hasn’t been seen for 3 months.

- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport says the state filed a lawsuit against The GEO Group, Inc., which operates the Delaney Hall immigration detention center in Newark. The lawsuit requests that the court grant the New Jersey Department of Health full access to the facility.

- Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka will lift the limited curfew imposed around Delaney Hall in the next day or so as protests continue over treatment of those detained at the facility.

- Samsung Electronics America publicly announced plans on to move its U.S. headquarters from Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey to Plano, Texas, by the end of 2026 just eight months after opening a new campus in the Garden State. The move could have 1000 jobs leave New Jersey.

- New Jersey Natural Gas customers in Monmouth and Ocean counties will see an 8.9% drop in average winter heating bills, falling from $148.69 to $135.49 starting October 1. However, a proposed 2027 rate increase of about 3.8% could later reduce or erase those savings.

Keren Olam HaTorah delegation coming to the US with two stop in Lakewood 

Primary Election Day 2026

Primary election results 

Lakewood 

REP Deborah FUENTES 1,606 (34.38%)

REP Moshe B. RAITZIK 2,041(43.69%)

REP Aaron HIRSCH 956 (20.46%)

WRITE-IN 69 (1.48%)

Vote Cast 4,672

Today June 2 is Primary election day polls are open until 8pm. You must vote in your district.

Unlike last year’s primary, which saw a noisy and ultimately unsuccessful campaign by Josh Gottheimer, this year’s primary election season has remained mostly quiet so far.

 Early voting numbers A total of 372,461 votes have been cast in advance of today’s primary election in New Jersey, according to an analysis by VoteHub.  The polls open on Election Day with turnout already at 9%.

Democrats cast 291,080 of those votes, 78% of the statewide total; 80,979 (22%) came from Republicans.

Registered Democrats may vote only in the Democratic primary, and Republicans only in the Republican primary. Independent voters may declare a party affiliation at the polling place on Election Day.

(Last year, approximately 250 residents switched their party affiliation from Republican to Democrat for the primary election. Under New Jersey law, voters who wished to switch back were required to do so at least 55 days before the primary.)

In New Jersey there's  closely watched Dem contests in 7th and 12th districts

For Republicans, four lesser-known candidates are  on the ballot for US senate to run against Cory Booker. Chris Smith seeks another term in congress.

In Lakewood, two seats on the Township Committee are up for election
Challenging for the Republican nomination are two frum  residents, Aaron Hirsch, a activist and regular presence at Township Committee meetings, and current fire commissioner Moshe Raitzik. You can vote  for  two candidates on the republican ticket. 

Debbie Fuentes township committee member is seeking reelection as a Republican.

Mayor Ray Coles is running on the Democratic ticket, a with Harriet Goldberg running alongside Coles on the ballot.

Lakewood Township Committee candidate Aaron Hirsch is a frequent attendee at township  meetings, is campaigning on issues he says directly impact local families, including disruptive road closures, school funding inequities, and rising property taxes. Hirsch criticized the lack of coordination between state and local agencies over road work scheduled on Erev Shabbos and Erev Yom Tov, pledging to push for greater accountability to prevent future disruptions. He also highlighted what he described as unfair treatment in state education funding, noting that Lakewood has the largest K-12 student population in New Jersey but ranks 77th in school funding. According to Hirsch, the funding shortfall has forced the township to rely on loans and higher property taxes, while local leadership has failed to secure meaningful results. He vowed to advocate aggressively for resources and policies that better support Lakewood residents.

Candidate Moshe Raitzik has been dedicated  to Lakewood serving on various boards. In his recent campaign for Lakewood it focused on safety, transparency, infrastructure, and taxpayer accountability. Raitzik has pledged to push for safer development by increasing oversight of traffic, fire access, sidewalks, and neighborhood safety concerns tied to new construction projects. He also says Lakewood’s master plan must be updated so roads, utilities, and infrastructure can properly support the township’s continued growth.

Raitzik has also emphasized the need for greater public involvement in local government. He supports restoring in-person Township Committee meetings to make it easier for residents to participate and voice concerns. In addition, he is advocating for expanded hazardous-road busing for children who currently walk on unsafe roads without sidewalks.

A current fire commissioner and former Board of Education and Planning Board member, Raitzik says his background in education and public service gives him firsthand understanding of the needs of Lakewood families. 

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Oif Simchas Monday 16 Sivan

Chasunas:

Gorelick - Shmeltzer Bais Faiga

Rosengarten - Gelbmam Ateres Blima

Prizeler - Zeltcer Fountain Ballroom

Bloch - Jacobs Ateres Reva 

Raitzik - Lazar Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Hochauser - Miller Ateres Esther 

Zoberman - Rosengarten Neemas Hachaim 

- Shloshim event for reb Chaim Abadi ztl at Cedar palace watch livestream Here 8pm

- Tonight in Lakewood Yartzeit Seuda ansd Siyum hashas for the Mashgiach Rav Moshe Wolfson ZTL at Bais Medrash Emunas Yisroek 23 Clover street Lakewood starting with Maariv at 9:20

-Road closures 

Starting at 10 p.m. Monday, Central Avenue between Davis Street and Route 9 will be closed for NJDOT repaving work, with traffic detoured via Sunset Avenue and James Street. At the same time, New Jersey Natural Gas will close Pine Street between Martin Luther King Drive and Route 9 for utility improvements. Lakewood Police will direct traffic at key intersections to help reduce congestion.

Monday June 1st News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 73° Partly cloudy, tonight low 48

-Trump: Alvin Bragg created a new crime just for “Donald Trump.” He took misdemeanors that didn’t exist, and turned them into felonies that never existed. They have a “charge” for Donald Trump that nobody has ever been charged with in the History of Manhattan, and they didn’t charge Hillary Clinton’s lawyer who became the Chief Prosecutor, Mark Pomerantz, and the Judge’s Daughter was the Chief Fundraiser for Kamala Harris and Sleepy Joe Biden. Dirty Cops and Crooked Politicians!

-Fox News  reporter disputed Gov Mikie Sherill about restoring visitation at Delaney hall "DHS sources  say the agency did NOT act on any “demands” from Gov. Sherrill regarding Delaney Hall. DHS says visitation was paused due to security concerns stemming from the riots outside the facility. Now that the perimeter is secure, visitation is resuming and operations are continuing as normal.

-NJ Gov Sherrill: I’m grateful for our partnership with the City of Newark and Mayor Baraka as we’ve ensured that ICE has not surged into our streets, our law enforcement has secured the area outside Delaney Hall, and we’ve restored visitation rights for detainees and their families. I’m confident peaceful protest will be able to continue there, as it has for more than a year.

...My focus will remain on securing better conditions for the detainees and their families and once again urge everyone to remain peaceful.

- Road closures tonight 

Starting at 10 p.m. Monday, Central Avenue between Davis Street and Route 9 will be closed for NJDOT repaving work, with traffic detoured via Sunset Avenue and James Street. At the same time, New Jersey Natural Gas will close Pine Street between Martin Luther King Drive and Route 9 for utility improvements. Lakewood Police will direct traffic at key intersections to help reduce congestion.

- MKs advance bill to dissolve Knesset and potentially move up elections to September

Lawmakers vote 106-0 in favor of the first reading of a coalition bill to dissolve the Knesset, potentially triggering early elections, following a lengthy debate through Monday night and into early Tuesday

- Keren Olam Hatorah delegation coming to the US next week with a stop in Lakewood 

- For the first time since assuming the mantle of leadership, the Vizhnitzer Rebbe of Monsey, shlit"a, will make an extended visit to Lakewood, where he will spend Shabbos together with many chassidim. The Rebbe will travel to Lakewood as part of a fundraising campaign on behalf of the Vizhnitz-Monsey mosdos. He is scheduled to arrive on Thursday of Parshas Beha'aloscha.

Throughout his stay, the Rebbe is expected to meet with supporters and benefactors on behalf of the mosdos. The Shabbos tefillos and tishen will take place at Bais Faiga Hall, where large crowds of chassidim and admirers are expected to participate.

- Adirei haTorah photo album Here 

- Adirei HaTorah replay audio only (video not working) losten HERE 

- Trump: “I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back. Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop — That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel. President DONALD J. TRUMP”

- Giyus: Protestors and yeshiva bochurim are  blocking the entrance to yerushalayim and other highways near Bnai brak   in protest of the arrest of  yeshiva bochurim for draft dodging. Meanwhile Police in Bet Shemesh arrested 8 bochurim for storming the police station and asked the courts to extend their detention for 5 days 

- Tonight in Lakewood Yartzeit Seuda ansd Siyum hashas  for the Mashgiach Rav Moshe Wolfson ZTL at Bais Medrash Emunas Yisroek 23 Clover street Lakewood starting with Maariv at 9:20 

- BDE:  Petirah of Rebbetzin Miriam Twersky A”h, The  Rachmastrivka Rebbetzin Almana of the  Rebbe of Boro Park, Rav Chai Yitzchok Twersky Zt”l. she was 92.  The Levaya will take place 1:30pm in Boro Park, then Skver and then Monsey, where she will be brought to Kevura.

- Adirei HaTorah: A new edition of kuntres "Ohr Adirei HaTorah"  was  published in honor of the Adirei HaTorah 5786 gathering. A collection of Torah insights, inspiration, and words of  encouragement  inspired by the Adirei HaTorah gathering, intended to provide chizuk throughout the year. The sefer is dedicated to highlighting the greatness, importance, and elevated status of those who study and toil in Torah, and the positive influence they have on the world.

- Four workers were injured when a video board fell while being removed after an event Sunday at CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton, arena officials said. All four were treated and released from an area hospital, according to the Oak View Group, the arena’s New York City-based management company. The video board belongs to a third-party production company, Oak View Group said. All patrons attending the event held by Congregation Gates of Mercy, a Lakewood-based Jewish organization, had already departed the arena.(NJ.com)

- Primary election is tomorrow, polls open from 6am - 8 pm: Registered Democrats and Republicans are allowed to vote in their party’s primary in New Jersey. And unaffiliated registered voters can take part, too. Those who claim no party affiliation can simply walk into their polling station on Election Day and ask for a Democratic or Republican primary ballot. You can pick only one. That means you’re then registered under that party. You can return to unaffiliated status after the primary by re-registering as an unaffiliated voter. Registered Democrats, though, are unable to vote in the Republican primary and vice-versa. Localy in Lakewood there's 2 frum candidates on the republican ballot challenging the incumbent. You can vote for two

- Giyus: israel's Military Police is preparing to launch a large-scale enforcement operation this week targeting dozens of individuals classified as draft evaders, with coordinated raids planned across several cities in the Tel Aviv metropolitan area. However, Israel Police officials have reportedly asked that the operation be postponed due to mounting security demands and the expanding rocket threat  in the north.

-  Jackson: Man Lying In Roadway Dies After Run Over By Dump Truck In Jackson: Prosecutor investigating 

A man was found dead on South Hope Chapel Road near Linda drive  in Jackson early Monday morning after a dump truck unknowingly ran over his body, authorities said. Investigators determined the victim was already lying in the roadway when the truck passed over him. The driver immediately stopped and called police. The man's identity has not yet been released, and the circumstances that led to him being in the road remain under investigation.

- The unrest at Delaney Hall continued Sunday night after the first enactment of an emergency curfew around the federal immigration jail.Hundreds of cops in riot gear led by the New Jersey State Police detained several people after the curfew went into effect at 9 p.m. Sunday.

- Authorities are investigating a shooting early Sunday in Howell that left a man hospitalized, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office said.The shooting was reported by a 911 call at 12:05 a.m. on the 200 block of Alexander Avenue, the prosecutor's office said.

Howell police arrived and found the man suffering from a gunshot wound and he was taken to the hospital for treatment, the prosecutor's office said.

Road Closures Mount, Officials Remain Silent

It happened again last night.

Thousands returning home from the Adirei HaTorah event in Philadelphia were forced to navigate a maze of road closures and detours just to get back to their homes. What should have been a routine drive turned into a frustrating, time-consuming ordeal, with some trips taking several times longer than normal.

And through it all, silence. No explanations.

No sympathy. No apologies.

At last week's Township Committee meeting on Thursday , a resident emailed a straightforward question during public comment: What is going on with all of this traffic and construction? What is being done? Who is benefiting from it? And is there any end in sight?

Instead of providing answers, the mayor speed-read the question and simply referred residents to Lakewood Police Department traffic alerts. That was the entire response.

No explanation. No timeline. No acknowledgment of the daily disruption residents are enduring.

The other committee members sat silently, offering nothing as residents continue to suffer through a traffic nightmare that has dragged on for years.

The contrast with neighboring communities is striking. In Howell and Jackson, elected officials hold in-person meetings where residents can speak directly to their representatives, ask questions, and receive answers. Public officials are expected to communicate with the people they serve.

In Lakewood, the Township Committee continues to hide from public scrutiny. Residents cannot address officials face-to-face. Difficult questions are avoided. Criticism is ignored. Carefully crafted statements are released through friendly media outlets while residents are left in the dark.

As the saying goes, if you can't stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.

The June wedding season is now underway, yet residents still have no clear timeline for when this disruption will end. Sending out an occasional traffic alert is not leadership.

Baalei simcha deserve to know that family and friends can reach their weddings on time. Parents should be able to pick up medicine, groceries, or children without spending an extra hour stuck in traffic. Working people should be able to get home. Bnei Torah should be able to learn a full night seder without worrying whether a routine drive will turn into a major delay.

Roads continue to be closed with little warning, forcing traffic onto already congested side streets and perimeter roads.

Residents are also asking another important question:

Who is benefiting from all this construction?

Many residents have heard that drainage and infrastructure projects are being undertaken to facilitate future development approvals. Whether those claims are accurate or not, the perception exists because township officials have failed to communicate openly and transparently with the public.

For more than two decades, the same leadership has controlled Lakewood Township. At some point, blaming the county, the state, or someone else is no longer enough. Leadership means taking responsibility. Leadership means communicating with residents. Leadership means showing respect to the people who pay taxes, vote, raise families, and live with the consequences of these decisions every day.

Lakewood residents deserve answers.They deserve transparency. They deserve accountability.

Most of all, they deserve elected officials who are willing to face the public, explain what is happening, and acknowledge the very real hardship these projects have imposed on thousands of residents.

With elections approaching, residents should have an opportunity to decide whether that accountability finally arrives.

Iran Israel Updates Monday June 1

- Trump tonight  

If Iran surrenders, admits their Navy is gone and resting at the bottom of the sea, and their Air Force is no longer with us, and if their entire Military walks out of Tehran, weapons dropped and hands held high, each shouting “I surrender, I surrender” while wildly waving the representative White Flag, and if their entire remaining Leadership signs all necessary “Documents of Surrender,” and admit their defeat to the great power and force of the magnificent U.S.A., The Failing New York Times, The China Street Journal (WSJ!), Corrupt and now Irrelevant CNN, and all other members of the Fake News Media, will headline that Iran had a Masterful and Brilliant Victory over The United States of America, it wasn’t even close. The Dumacrats and Media have totally lost their way. They have gone absolutely CRAZY!!! President DJT

- Two rockets launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon at the Tzfas area in the Upper Galilee, triggering sirens in numerous towns, were intercepted a short while ago, the military says.

- Rocket warning sirens are now sounding in the Upper Galilee city of Safed, the Golan Heights town of Katzrin and numerous other northern Israeli communities near the Lebanese border.

- Trump: I had a conversation with Bibi Netanyahu today, asking him not to go into a major raid of Beirut, Lebanon. He turned his Troops around. Thank you Bibi! I also had a conversation with Representatives of the Leaders of Hezbollah, and they agreed to stop shooting at Israel, and its soldiers. Likewise, Israel agreed to stop shooting at them. Let’s see how long that lasts — Hopefully it will be for ETERNITY! President DONALD J. TRUMP

- US President Donald Trump reportedly lashed out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call on Monday, as he demanded that Israel agree to a ceasefire with Hezbollah and claimed the premier owes him for keeping him out of jail. Axios cites a US official summarizing Trump’s message to Netanyahu as follows: “You’re.. crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this

- A IDF medical officer was killed and seven others were wounded in a Hezbollah explosive drone attack in southern Lebanon on Monday. Dr. Ori Yosef Silvester, 30, from Tel Aviv

 He was the 14th soldier killed since the renewed fighting with Hezbollah.

- PM Netanyahu after the conversation with Trump: "I spoke tonight with President Trump and told him that if Hezbollah does not stop attacking our cities and citizens, Israel will strike terror targets in Beirut. Our position remains unchanged. Meanwhile, the IDF will continue to operate as planned in southern Lebanon."

- The IDF is striking Hezbollah positions in the south of Lebanon.

 - According to the president of Lebanon, the deal is that Israel CAN attack everywhere except the Dahieh (Beirut), and in exchange Hezbollah does not attack Israel. At the same time, Israel's Defense Minister announces that the destruction of Shiite villages to the ground will continue- Following US President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new ceasefire in Lebanon, an Israeli source tells the Ynet news site that Israel has postponed the planned strikes on Beirut at the request of the United States, adding that Washington is advancing a ceasefire initiative and asked Israel to wait.

-Trump: “I had a very productive call with Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu, of Israel, and there will be no Troops going to Beirut, and any Troops that are on their way, have already been turned back. Likewise, through highly placed Representatives, I had a very good call with Hezbollah, and they agreed that all shooting will stop — That Israel will not attack them, and they will not attack Israel. President DONALD J. TRUMP”

-The IDF strike in Beirut is on hold pending a decision to be made on this call - N12

- Trump to NBC: "I didn't hear that the Iranian representatives said that (halting negotiations). To tell the truth, in my opinion, we are talking too much - silence would be very good."

- Iranain News Agency Tasnim: "In light of Israel's actions in Lebanon and considering that Lebanon was part of the ceasefire conditions and now the ceasefire on all fronts, including Lebanon, has been violated, the Iranian negotiation team is stopping the talks and the exchange of messages through the mediator."

- Trump: Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the U.S.A. and those that are with us. But don’t the Dumocrats, and various seemingly unpatriotic Republicans, understand that it is MUCH tougher for me to properly do my job and negotiate, when political hacks keep negatively “chirping,” at levels never seen before, over and over again, that I should move faster, or move slower, or go to war, or not go to war, or whatever. Just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end - It always does! President DJT

- Netanyahu: "There will be no situation where Hezbollah attacks our cities and citizens, and the terrorist headquarters in Dahiyya will remain out of touch.”

- Iran Foreign Minister Araghchi: “For immediate attention: The ceasefire between Iran and the US is unequivocally a ceasefire on all fronts, including in Lebanon. Its violation on one front is a violation of the ceasefire on all fronts. The US and Israel are responsible for the consequences of any violation.”

- Another IDF soldier killed  in Lebanon  from a Hezbollah explosive  drone. Adam Tzarfati, Hyd, 20 years old. From Rosh Hayin.

- Joint statement by PM Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz: In light of the repeated and recurring violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon by the terrorist organization Hezbollah and the attacks against our cities and citizens, PM Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz have ordered the IDF to strike terror targets in the Dahiyeh district in Beirut.

- Israel says it will renew strikes on Hezbollah in Beirut after lobbying for US green light.

- Another threat from the Senior member of the Iran negotiation team, Marandi: “If Netanyahu doesn’t stop his genocidal war in Lebanon, the collapse of the US economy will begin in June. The clock is ticking.”

Oif Simchas Sunday 15 Sivan

Chasunas:

Oberman - Deutsch Ateres Esther

Abayev - Austen Ateres Blima

Holman - Eisen Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Joselit - Spira Fountain Ballroom 

Bober Ateres Chaim Elazar 

Road closures again in Lakewood at Rt 9 Central intersection affecting all those heading back home from Yeshiva after Adirei HaTorah event

Live: Adirei HaTorah 2026

Update for now live video stream only available on Adirei HaTorah website  by providing email  address HERE

Sunday May 31 News Updates Lakewood

Weather 77° Sunshine to start, then a few afternoon clouds. Same weather in Philly 

Road closures Again tonight in the heart of Lakewood 

Adirei HaTorah watch live. HERE  

- Giyus: Protesters breached a police station in Bet Shemesh after a bochur was arrested for draft dodging and held at the  station. Many were arrested clashing with police 

- Trump: Fake News CNN said today, routinely, that my Iran Nuclear Deal doesn’t talk about Nuclear, when actually it states, very clearly, that Iran will not have a Nuclear Weapon. It then goes on, in very strong and lengthy detail, to discuss various other aspects of Nuclear. In fact, that’s what most of the agreement is about. CNN, and so many others in the Fake News Media, is a Low Ratings disaster. Even with new ownership, it is unlikely to ever get better!!! President DJT".

- At the Keren Olam Hatorah meeting of gedolei Yisroel today in Bnei Brak Rav Dov Landau said we were persecuted for years but the Torah is eternal. Rav Shaul alter shlita was in attendance. 

- Giyus: A Bochur from Yeshivas Ateres Shlomo was arrested.  Last time the R"Y Rav Sholom Ber Sorotzkin organized a million man Hafgana when a bochur from his yeshiva was jailed

-  New Traffic signal coming to the entrance of Westgate at New Central Ave and Hillside blvd

Tehillim: The Rachmastrivka Rebbetzin, the Rebbetzin of the previous Rebbe, zt"l, was rushed to the hospital with a serious infection after having just come home from a long hospitalization. Name is Miriam bas Trana.

- 2 hurt, 1 seriously, in ramming terror attack at West Bank’s Gush Etzion Junction. 

MDA says it is treating a 17-year-old girl in serious condition and a 15-year-old girl in moderate condition. One more person is treated for acute anxiety. The terrorist was shot dead by IDF soldiers.  A The terrorist 30-year-old Palestinian from the Chevron area.

- Adirei Hatorah,  Amudei Olam event today on behalf of Lakewood youngeleit.

- Last day for early voting in the primary elections. Lakewood Township hall open until 6pm. The general elections are this Tuesday June 2. Two frum candidates on republican ballot for township committee R' Aaron Hirsch and R' Moshe Raitzik running against the incumbent Tiwnahip committee members.

- Giyus: Organizers from the Bnei Torah faction have postponed planned process today against the IDF draft after negotiating with IDF Military to release all bochurim that were recently arrested. They  said if there's no action the hagganos will continue in full strength.

In other cities theree were some welcome home kabolas Panim event with singing and dancing for bochurim who were released from military prison.

- Video: From Rav Chaim Volozhiner to Rav Chaim of Brisker"The Amazing Shiur of the Legendary Image of Avi HaYeshivos in Honor of the 205th Yahrtzeit of Rav Chaim Volozhiner zt”l,as related by Reb Michoel Sorotzkin watch HERE

- New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill says the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has agreed to restore family visitation at the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark.

Starting today, limited visitation will resume at noon, and regular visitation hours will be restored beginning tomorrow.

Law enforcement will help escort families into the facility.

- Prominent rabbonim will convene this evening  in Bnei Brak to discuss the continuation of securing budget allocations for yeshivas. Participating will be the leaders of Degel HaTorah, Rav Dov Landau and Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, the Rebbes of Gur and Vizhnitz, and Sephardic rabbonim.

- Thousands of visa-holding residents in New Jersey might have to leave the country to apply to become permanent residents under a new Trump administration policy.

- Authorities are investigating multiple unusual incidents in Brooklyn after more than a dozen people were spotted climbing into and out of sewer manholes, police said Friday. officials said a group of eight people descended into the sewer system near Heyward Street and Bedford Avenue in Williamsburg  and another  seven people were seen  entering a manhole  in Gravesend section of Brooklyn 

- Newark’s mayor said he will enact an emergency curfew in the half-mile area surrounding Delaney Hall

- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city will provide security for participants and protesters during the Israel Day parade scheduled for Sunday in Manhattan.

Speaking this week, Mamdani said his administration is committed to protecting public safety while upholding the right to peaceful protest. He also highlighted city efforts to combat antisemitism and said Jewish New Yorkers should feel safe and welcomed in the city.

Father of A Bochur arrested for IDF draft sits in protest outside the Military prison all week

Adirei HaTorah 5.0 Event Updates

Doors open at 3pm mincha 4:45pm

Program begins at 5pm

Dial in numbers  712-637- 3000

605-417- 0300 and 712-432-2910

Watch Live video Hookup on Adirei HaTorah website with providing email address HERE

HERE

- Rav Yitzchok Soloveitchik shlita at the end of his speech gave a special bracha to boys and girls in the parsha of shidduchim they should find their zivug  bekarov and it should be with clarity and no sfekos when choosing a shidduch. He asked the crowd to answer Amen.

Rav Yitzchok Soloveitchik shlita stopped in to Cure Aeena stadium on his way back from the Maamad in Philadelphia. The crowd welcomed him with singing 

10:00 pm Caravan of minivans and buses stretching along the 195 from Trenton to Lakewood 

10:30 Event concludes crowds head for the exits

9:07 Maariv 

9:00pm Music resumes

8:50 Kabolas Ol Malchus Shamayim by Rav Yeruchom Olshin who called the assembled Mevakshei Hashem and thanked all those behind the Adirei Hatorah movement all year long.

8:40 pm Music resumes

8:05 pm Rav Uri Deutsch shlita guest speaker addresses the crowd in English expounding on the concept of Simchas haTorah today, and the bracha of Chacham Harazim. The crowd applauded as he gave a special mention tov the wife's of the adirei haTorah who are also raising the next generation and the parents and in laws who support them. And also the thousands of yeshiva bochurim who will also answer the call of mi LaHashem Elay.

- Crowd dancing after the Siyum

- 7:48:  Mazel Tov: Music begins and stadiums break out in dancing after the siyum hashas and Shisha Sidrei mishna.

- 7:35 Rav Yisroel Neuman shlita  makes the Siyum Hashas and Siyum Mishnayos reciting the last mishna in Uktzin and end of maseches Nida with reciting the Hadran with tears. Kaddish was said by relatives of those who the siyum was lzecher nishmasam.

7:15 Music with slow  dveykus songs of Torah leading up to the siyum,with Naftoli Kempeh and Yanky Daskal with the crowd joining in the singing.

- 7:10pm Video tribu te for Rav Shimon Frank ZTL who the Siyum Hashas is in his memory

- 7pm Rav Yitzchok Soloveitchik shlita addresses the audience in Yiddish He was introduced as an American Gadol. He spoke about the great heights and siyata dishmaya one attains when learning Torah with yegiah.

- 6:50 video message by Rav Yitzchok Sorotzkin shlit

Music video by Boruch Levine shown with choirs joining in live in a kumzitz style song.

The  R"Y Rav Malkiel mentioned the machzikei haTorah the group that are supporting the adirei hatorah have again taken upon themselves to give a raise to the monthly kollel check.

- 5:55pm Rosh Yeshiva Rav Malkiel Kotler shlita addresses the crowd. He welcomed Rav Yitzchok Soloveitchik shlita from EY and the youngeleit and the thousands assembled at the satellite location in Cure Arena.

The R"Y mentioned that the olam Hatorah in Eretz Yisroel currently under a gezeiras Giyus and persecuted by the government  are the twins of the Bnei Torah in America and while the Torah is stepped on, we standing solidarity with them and this mamma is a testament in increasing the Kavod HaTorah uplifting klal yisroel as a Am Chochom venison. He said over from his zaideh Rav Aharon Kotler that the security on EY is dependent on the limud Hatorah. The adirei HaTorah the notes medrash of Bais Medrash Goviha our anudei Haolam are holding up the world. And the supporters who are machzik The Torah are themselves growing in Torah. What they pulled off this year is with siyata dishmaya. May The redifos of the eruv rav stop and we should be zoche to Haromas Keren Hatorah 

- 5:30 After 10 minutes of music, The Rosh Hayeahiva Rav Dovid Schustal shlita is introduced by the emcee Rav Nachum Binder to lead with Tehillim. The Rosh Yeshiva spoke briefly of the plight of the bnos yisroel who are waiting  for their shidduch for those who need a refuah and for the bnei hayeahivos in EY under the threat of gezeiras Giyus.

Roshei Yeshiva entrance 

5:20 pm Roshei Yeshiva  and Mashgiach shlita enter the arena with the signature Adirwi announcement by R Yanky Daskal as crowd stands up welcoming the Gedolim to the niggun of  Pischu Shearim..

5pm - Program begins led with Tehilim recited by Senior Rosh Chabura Harav Chaim Ginsberg shlita. Followed by Mincha

- Music and negina provided by R' Mayer Adler from Bnei Brak, Bartoli Kempeh, Yanky Daskal Hershy Weinberger, Duvid Berger ,Shaya Lebron 

Yedidim Choir and Yingerlach Choir 

- Pizza shops in Lakewood full with only ladies and children

- Organizers tell Israeli Hapargod news they expect 25k at the event.

- There's a private reception for donors with the Roshei Yeshiva in the vip section

- Busses from yeshiva pulling in to the stadium as the crowds trickle in to the arena. Rugelach were served on the buses for all to enjoy.

- Rav Yitzchok Soloveitchik shlita headed to the event from his host in Brooklyn 

- The dais at Adirei Hatorah will be a circle in the center. With a  360° view.

- Junior Adirei Hatorah program Avos Ubanim of Lakewood will have a live hook up program event for boys at BMG Bais Yitzchok Bais Medrash downstairs in Ateres Esther hall there will be learning at 6pm followed by a video broadcast at 6:30 $5 admission fee.

Adirei HaTorah: in addition to a Siyum HaShas in memory of Reb Shimon Frank ZTL a Siyum HaMishnayos will be made, l’ilui nishmas talmidei haYeshiva who were niftar this year. Rav Lazer Kuperman Z"L Rav Naftali Cukier Z"L, Reb Elimelech Shimon Rosner z”l, and Rav Shlomo Weisberg z”l.

To listen to Adirei Hatorah tonight live. Call into one of the numbers below:

US:

 712-637 - 3000

 605-417-0300

 712-432-4305

 605 - 801- 1117

 

UK: 0333-366-1039

Israel: 077-272- 3200

In previous years there was a livestream video hook at adireihatorah.com must enter a email address to receive link.

There will be a hookup location at the high school for sheikh Adirei 

Several food establishments open late to accommodate those returning home to Lakewood. Youngeleit and bochurim going to night seder on return to yeshiva 

Iran/Israel News Updates Sunday May 31

- Hezbollah is launching a major barrage of rockets at the entire north of Israel, all the way up to Teveria.

- Senior Israeli officials requested that the Trump administration allow the IDF to expand its strikes to Beirut - I24News

- 2 hurt, 1 seriously, in ramming terror attack at West Bank’s Gush Etzion Junction. Arab terrorist shot dead by IDF soldier.

- Several rockets were launched by Hezbollah from Lebanon at the border community of Misgav Am a short while ago. According to the IDF, the projectiles struck open areas. There are no reports of injuries

- The IDF captured the historic Beaufort Castle and the surrounding strategic ridge as it pushed deeper into Lebanon.

- Netanyahu: "We have returned to Beaufort stronger than ever. Tonight, our heroic fighters captured the Beaufort outpost. They proudly raised there the flag of the State of Israel and the flag of the Golani Brigade. I remind you that 44 years ago, this place was a symbol of the heroic battle of our fighters, but also of a deep division within us. Today, we have returned to a different Beaufort. We have returned united, determined, stronger than ever.”

- A IDF soldier was killed and four others were lightly wounded in a Hezbollah explosive drone attack in southern Lebanon, the IDF announced on Sunday, The soldier, Michael Tyukin, 21, from Ashkelon.

- Gaza, the IDF struck this week about 10 Hamas bunkers

- Iran IRNA news: Ghalibaf says we will not accept any agreement until the nation’s rights are secured

Donald J. Trump ReTruthed Newt Gingrich:

After spending this week reviewing the Iranian war I am now convinced President Trump is on the  of an historic victory. The real

Motzei Shabbos Naso News Updates Lakewood

 Violent clash erupts at Delaney Hall. Chaos follows Gov. Sherrill’s ‘peaceful protest zone’ plan. The violent skirmish came hours after Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s administration had the State Police take over public safety at the facility and set up “peaceful protest zones” amid a week of unrest at the federal immigrant detention center in Newark.

Demonstrators outside the facility say they were boxed in between ICE agents and state troopers Friday night. But state officials say State Police acted only after a small group of protesters became disruptive and refused orders.

- Lakewood primary early voting tomorrow  2 feum candidates Aaron Hircsh and Moshe Raitzik on republican ticket for township committee to unseat incumbent 

- Adirei HaTorah event tomorrow with earlier start. Doors open at 3pm.  A livestream link has yet to be announced. Rav Yitzchok Soloveitchik shlita from Yerushalayim scheduled to attend the maamad at Philadelphia’s Xfinity Mobile Center Arena with a satellite location at Cure Arena in Trenton.

There will be public buses going to cure Arena sign up here

- Giyus: The shabbos usually a time for yeshiva bochurim and kollel members to relax with family, was reportedly marked by fear and anxiety over arrests related to military draft enforcement. Families hosted bochurim in alternate locations, some students avoided traveling normally, and three yeshiva students were reportedly arrested while traveling home and transferred to military authorities, fueling concern and plans for protests within parts of the chareidi community. Bhol

- Israeli day parade tomorrow in NYC mayor Mamdani will skip it while a large knesset delegation will attend.