Friday Rosh Chodesh Elul News Updates Lakewood

Weather: Sun and clouds mixed. High 86F. Winds SW at 5 to 10 mph. Humidity 60%
-Candle lighting 7:26 pm  Shkia 7:44 pm

- 9 new covid19 cases in Lakewood and 4 deaths totals 2763 cases and 199 deaths reported by OCHD.
-Lakewood public school parents question the BOE about bus safety and protocols how often buses were going to be cleaned since the private school children will be riding the same buses and they see that they are not wearing masks or social distancing and don't seem to care. BOE lawyer Inzelbuch said that buses would be cleaned after each run. Public school students also will be required to wear masks and face shields. but the district doesn't determine what rules the non public schools follow. "That's not our responsibility (enforcing mask use in nonpublic schools), the school district has been working closely with nonpublic schools, which are crafting their own reopening plan (APP)

-Teachers union:  Questioned Lakewood  school district's plan "it places our students, our educators and the entire community of Lakewood in immediate harm."
- Murphy on Friday signed a bill to end the use of freeholder as a title for county leaders. Under the new measure, all current freeholder positions will be retitled as “county commissioners

-Murphy preparing stockpile of PPE equipment  for the next outbreak. " We cannot again find ourselves in the situation where we must rely on the federal government, or corporate and philanthropic partners".

-7-day lunch box will be distributed today at 1815 Swarthmore Avenue at 12:00pm

-Today a special shofar was blown at the Mir yeshiva in Ein Gedi. It’s the one used by the Chevron Yeshiva in the days following the 1929 massacre and continues to be symbolic of Mesiras Nefesh for Torah. It now belongs to Rav Aharon Chodosh, whose parents survived the heinous attack. (Jewish History soundbites)



-Lunch distribution at TBY  613 Oak street 9:45
Bais Tova 10:30 weekly box
-Fox News raves Joe Biden's speech was 'enormously effective,' 'a home run'

-Missing Bachurim Found After Nearly 12-Hour Search in Catskills
B’chasdei Hashem a group of about 20 bachurim and a staff member from Camp Adas Yereiyim Vien that were missing for many hours in the Big Indian Wilderness near Neversink, N.Y., were found after midnight, and are in good condition. Forest Rangers were leading the search and were assisted by Catskills Hatzolah and Rockland Chaveirim. (Bp24)

-Lakewood Industrial Commission Virtual Meeting 10:00 am live stream Here Agenda Here.  A $678,130.00 grant for Helipad  design at Lakewood airport Taxpayers will pay an additional $75,350.00.

-Utility bills skyrocket across N.J. Customers outraged as utility underestimates usage during pandemic since meter readings were not done the July August electric bill is way higher than usual partly because people stayed home and the estimated readings.

-Yeshiva for Mir Bochurim in America : We have successfully secured Bushkill Falls Resort for this אלול זמן We have arranged accommodations for several  hundred בחורים.  We will be learning the same  לימוד  as Mir in Yerushalayim. There will be a Chabura Hookup with Hagaon Harav Asher Arielli. The Rosh Chabura will be Harav Zev Reiss and Harav Betzalel Sofer. For more information you can contact R’ Reiss 908-330-1855 or  R’ Betzalel Sofer 732-789-2027 The registration office can be reached at  732-994-7228 or office@boneiyerushalayim.com.