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OJPAC- Disturbing incident the last hour on a Frontier flight as staff told a Hasidic couple to get off because their 18 month old had no mask. Applause is heard as the couple started leaving. Travels say on camera that the applause came from staff who also cheered that “we did it.”
Weather: Cloudy with periods of rain. High around 45F Chance of rain 100%
-The Lakewood NAACP leader called for a meeting with Jewish leaders after children celebrating Purim wore blackface and Black Lives Matter garb. The lakewood Vaad released a statement condemning the wearing of blackface calling it offensive and inappropriate.
-5 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 12373/279
- TRUMP: on running again“Who knows, I may even decide to beat them for a third time.”
-Trump: TRUMP: “Biden said just a few days ago that when he got here, meaning the White House, there was no vaccine…Now I don’t think he said that frankly in a malicious way, I really don’t. I actually believe he said that because he didn’t really know what the he.. was happening.”
-95 new covid cases in Lakewood over last 2 days (44 Thursday 51 Friday) totals 12368/280
Make Purim Great Again
(כל המועדים עתידין ליבטל וימי הפורים אינן בטלים לעולם (ילקוט שמעוני, משלי, רמז תתקמד
New meaning for Govoha
As Lakewood gets high and goes to pot with dispensaries coming to town. The mayor said it will also become a sanctuary city for all yeshiva bochurim who are caught sniffing some shmek tabak in the dormitories'. "If the Mashgiak catches you no worry just come to Lakewood and continue shteiging to a higher level" he said
Lakewood Vaad auctions off rights to ba called Admor D'Lakewood
With the increase of chasidishe communities it is bound for a rebbe to call himself admor of Lakewood but who decided on who will get the coveted titlle? The Vaad has teamed up with the international star registry and will auction the title to the highest bidder. They reserved admor mlakewood 45 and 48 for the eventual split
Proxy chasunas system now set up
A new service for corona weddings a wedding hall announced they will supply the entire wedding including a packed crowd that will dance and eat for you while you watch on zoom the chosson can use a bitcoin if the kallah is social distancing.
Lakewood township will conduct all meetings in under 5 minutes.
Officials are happy to anounce that all board meetings will be over in 5 minutes tere is no reason to sit through hours of testimony when all applications are approved. The new system will have the committee vote straight up on the the applications.
Detroit Baltimore communities welcome yeshiva bochurim to collect on Purim.
After LA Lakewood, Chicago and other communities who consider themselves wealthy banned yeshiva bochurim from collecting using corona as an excuse not to give tzedaka on Purim, residents of Detroit and Baltimore announced they will be accepting the collectors with open arms "we may not have much to give said one resident but it is a bargain where else can you get a group of bochurim come to your house for $5 and they give you change!! something that was missing in pre covid days. Simchas purim
Aivah task force set up called זוננו
Concerned menahlim and rebbeim upset with the Aiva coming from all gashmiyus thrown at the lakewood torah community such as meatboards at kiddushim they worry on what type of influence it has over the innocent bochurim and children. It creates aiva between us and it is sort of class warfare. They came up wth a solution by forming the Zuneinu organization were volunteer balei batim and rebbeim will ascend on all kidushim around town and eat as much as they can off the platters before the waiters have time to put the food down on the table. This way the bochurim will not be exposed to such high gashmiyus and will fill their bellies with cholent and kugel
Lakewood residents can now vote in Orlando
In order to give everyone an opportunity to vote, Lakewood residents can now vote in Orlando were they are spending most of the year in quarantine they can vote twice for NJ and Florida
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“On the eve of Purim, I would like to say to Iran and its proxies in the Middle East that 2,500 years ago, another Persian villain tried to destroy the Jewish people, and just as he failed then, so, too, will you fail today, “We will not allow your extremist and aggressive regime to attain nuclear weapons”. Someone must have had a few drinks prior to the festive yom tov that is upon us, ad dlo yoda. - the rosh memshala hasn't a clue about the significance of the 14th and 15th day of Adar. Purim's message is that the Borel olam runs this world not Tzahal or anybody else. The shushan divine turnabout upends Mr. Netanyahu's delusions about Jewish continuity.
There is no question that Teheran is a tyrannical rouge state bent on mayhem and destruction. Having said that the Talmud Yuma [10a] maintains that Iran will be a major player in theater in a struggle against Edom. Obviously no one will knock them out of commission "We will not allow"! is a fictional narrative if the RBSO decides otherwise, than F35's and German nuclear submarines become obsolete and irrelevant
Weather: Partly cloudy skies. High 55F (fast begins tomorrow morning at 5:15 am)
-101 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 12208/279
The magazine focuses on uniting the local frum community with interviews of Rabbonim from Toms River, focusing on local chesed orgs such as Chaveirim of TR and featuring businesses that service the community from the greater Lakewood area.
Weather: Generally cloudy. High near 45F. Purim forecast sunny high of 46
-59 new covid cases in Lakewood totals/12107/277
For informational purposes only for Halacha and Minhagim speak your LOR.
Written by Rabbis Eli Gersten, Yaakov Luban, and Moshe Zywica of the Orthodox Union
The Rema (Shulchan Aruch OC 695:2) writes that when Purim is on erev Shabbos, it is preferable to begin the Purim seuda in the morning (before chatzos) so as not to detract from the honor of Shabbos.
The Mishnah Berurah (695:10) cites the Yad Efrayim who writes that if this will be difficult, one may l’chat’chila postpone the seuda up until three hours before Shabbos Bedieved (after the fact), if one is unable to begin the seuda until later, one must still eat the seuda up until Shabbos. If one is still in the middle of the Purim seuda at shkia (sunset), when Shabbat begins, one can be “Poress Mappa”, in which the Purim Seuda and Shabbos evening meal are essentially combined into one. According to this approach, the Purim Seuda begins late in the day on Friday. In the minutes leading up to sunset, one is to cover the challah/lechem mishna which is on the table and one then be mekabel shabbos with the recitation of Kiddush. (If one drank more than a Reviis wine ny the purim seuda he does not make a bracha of borei pri hagefen by kiddush only vayechulu and asher kideshanu) After Kiddush has been recited one simply eats a kzayis of bread and continues with one’s meal which has now been transformed into the Shabbos evening meal. Maariv is done after the meal. The Mishnah Berurah writes that if this were to happen, one would recite Retzei in bentching, but not al hanissim. One cannot recite both retzei and al hanissim, since this would be a contradiction. Since we are required to recite retzei, this indicates that it is Shabbat and Purim is over. Therefore, one can no longer recite al hanissim. (Kosher.com)
Weather high of 35. Forecast for purim shows a sunny day high of 39 Shabbos possible snow/rain
- 44 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 12031/274 Toms River deaths at 288
-Shooting outside coventry square development this evening 1 person killed misaskim services not needed
-CBSNY- Bikur Cholim of Lakewood is sending food for the Sabbath.Yehudah Kaszirer told CBS2’s Ali Bauman. Kaszirer says the food on their trucks will serve more than 1,000 people. Two volunteers drove all night to get there. “One guy drove, one guy slept, one guy drove, one guy slept, and 24 hours later, they made it there,” he said.
Hamodia- Hagaon Harav Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, shlita, Rosh Yeshivah, Yeshivas Mir in Yerushalayim, released a letter on Sunday, in which he calls on the bachurim of the yeshivah from abroad to stay in Eretz Yisrael over the Pesach bein hazmanim period, due to the current situation in which it is unknown if they will be able to return after Pesach due to the closed airports across the world, especially in Israel.The yeshivah will tend to all that is needed for the bachurim, and we hope we will be able to celebrate the Seder and the days of Pesach and bein hazmanim properly in the holy yeshivah.” See letter below
- 50 New covid cases in Lakewood totals 11987/276
- Johns Hopkins Dr. Marty Makary says the U.S. may hit COVID herd immunity "by April" "At the current trajectory, I expect Covid will be mostly gone by April, allowing Americans to resume normal life" -WSJ
- Yeshiva Bochurim in full swing with purim Campaigns in lieu of collecting purim day reaching out to family and friends to raise funds for the yeshivos by sponsoring learning seder on Purim.
-State officials announce $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds for school districts to address student educational and mental health needs. Lakewood Public Schools will receive $51 million.
-Vaad Rabbonim Linyonei Corona: excerpts from letter dated 6 Adar - Numbers of cases have increased recently to numbers not seen since Tishrei. The virus is having negative impacts on young and pregnant woman. It is vital for them to test right away if they feel they have covid. If they are positive they should contact bikur cholim to see if they can be treated with monoclonal antibodies. There is no need or value to panic and this development does not represent any direct sakana to them or their children. There is no need to avoid regular daily activities such as work and shopping..however it is irresponsible to (look away) and not take precautionary measures or attend large gatherings like chasunas The primary drivers of the spread have been large gatherings specifically chasunas There is no reason that a person who has any safek that they may have covid should be attending any of these gatherings nor should any person who is high risk. With purim approaching households that have anyone with high risk young or old should be careful and not host or attend large seudos.
-Bingo open tonight untill 1:00 am
Friday, February 19, 2021 / ז׳ אדר תשפ״א ערב שבת פרשת תרומה פרשת זכור
Who has the achrayus on schooling once someone moves into a town? everyone has a right to move to wherever they want. The simple option would be to open more schools.
The igud hamosdos of Lakewood put ads in various publications both Yiddish and English. To all those seeking to relocate to Lakewood, Toms River, Jackson, Howell to Please ensure proper school placement before you finalize your move there is currently a severe shortage of space in our local mosdos we can not guarantee that any school will accommodate auditions to the current enrollment.
Candle lighting 5:19 pm Shkia/Sunset 5:37 pm parshas zachor
-63 New Covid cases in Lakewood totals 11937/276
Weather: A wintry mix this morning will transition to some snow showers for the afternoon. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Chance of precip 80%. 1 to 3 inches of snow and ice expected.
- Rayze it purim campaigns go live "Instead of raising funds for our yeshiva, we will be sitting and raising z'chusim by learning a seder Purim night, followed by a mesibah in the yeshiva. "Instead of you allowing us into your homes, we ask you to please allow us into your hearts."
-New Jersey State Trooper Pulls Over a Long Lost Friend. Rabbi Shloime Greenwald of Crown Heights was driving back from Delaware on Wednesday when he was pulled over by a NJ State trooper who recognized him they indeed had learned together as children in the Hebrew Academy Orange County in Huntington Beach, California. Greenwald marveled at the divine providence of their meeting and immediately dialed his father Rabbi Peretz Greenwald who was their teacher in the Long Beach school. "It’s good to hear from you,” Kohn was heard telling his teacher. “A freilichen Purim!” Collive.com
Lev Rochel Bikur Cholim Feeds Dallas Jewish Community Over Shabbos more here
The heads of TAT keren chasanim from Several Israeli yeshivos gathered at the home of Rav Chaim Kanievsky they asked for hatzlocha in this years purim collecting campaign due to limitations because of Corona. Rav Chaim gave a Bracha they should make a lot of Money and those that donate will get Gan Eden and money.
With power outages across Texas. Lakewood volunteers drive to Dallas delivering 250 Shabbos meals to the Jewish community. (Video courtesy of Belaaz)
Lakewood township committee virtual meeting today February 18 at 5:30 pm. The meeting will start off first as a board of health meeting by the committee members followed by the township committee meeting
-Bobov-45 Rebbe paid a visit to the new neighborhood being established by his chasidim in Union, New Jersey
About 4 inches of snow is expected to fall in Yerushalayim as snow storms move across Israel
Vaad HaRabbonim of Baltimore: Purim Protocols and Guidance
Weather: Rain showers this morning with some sunshine during the afternoon high of 55F Chance of rain 90%.
-President Trump Releases Statement Slamming Mitch McConnell Vows to back America First primary candidates
- Purim mukdam: The Lakewood cheder school will be having all younger grades come to school dressed up with their costumes and bring shalach manos to their rebbe on Sunday 9 Adar instead of going purim day. There will be a purim program for each class.
-Food distribution: Sanz Klausenberg ordering link active now sign up HERE
-100 new Covid cases in Lakewood totals 11689/272 (OCHD readjusted deaths +7)
-Tehillim: Please daven for Rav Dovid Cohen Rav of Gevul Yaavetz in Flatbush who had a stroke and is in need of a refuah name is Dovid ben esther malka.
-Snow storm this Thursday across NJ The weather service says 2 to 3 inches will pile up in South Jersey, 4 to 6 inches will drop in Central Jersey and 6 to 8 inches will accumulate in North Jersey. It will clear out by Friday morning.
- Temple Beth Or a conservative synagogue and its 4.6-acre in Brick, NJ on the corner of Rt 70 and Van Zile road is under contract with a group in Lakewood closing date at the end of February or beginning of March, the temple is downsizing after a shrinking congregation looking to relocate.(Jerseyshore OL)
-Satmar Rockwell finished construction of their new Mikvah in the shul in their Shul . The Mikvah will be in use starting today (LNN).
-Only 165 patients have been hospitalized with the flu in the US since October. Last season, there were 400k hospitalizations
-NJ Town's Average Property Tax Bill In New 2021 Lakewood $7,435, jackson $7,778, Howell $8,192, Brick $6,819, Toms River $6,673 full list
-Volunteers will be needed to lein megillah this year on Purim for the homebound elderly and those in quarantine.
Weather: Off and on rain showers during the afternoon hours. Areas of freezing rain possible. Temps nearly steady in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 40%.
-Message From L.A. Rabbonim: Don’t Come From Out Of Town Collecting This Purim same applies for Loc bochurim. They call on the community to increase support to Mosdos of Torah and chessed.
-Bonei Olam Lakewood live stream charidy event HERE 7:00 pm
-FOOD Distribution Tonight. Due to pending ice storm .OTL box at Tashbar 6:45, Mekor Hatorah 180 Sims 6:30 pm
-4 new covid cases in Lakewood, deaths revised down by 6 totals 11589/265
-Director of HR at CHEMED Friday morning, over 150 pregnant women showed up another 100 received the shots at on Sunday. some of the obstetricians were still not completely sold, but over the last three weeks, there's been a significant increase of risks [of COVID-19 infection] we feel are possible, based on the new strands [of the virus].” over the last two weeks, the obstetricians who were not necessarily pushing the patients to do it, have changed that message and really have been pushing their patients to get vaccinated,” he added. “Is hesitancy higher or lower among Orthodox patients? I don’t see it,” he told Haaretz. “Anecdotally, we have not found that our Hispanic patients are (Haaretz)
-For the first time in 80 years, Beth Medrash Govoha, the rabbinical college at the heart of Lakewood, won't host Purim festivities, rabbi Aaron Kotler, the school's CEO and president, told the Press (App)
--BDE: Petirah of rebbetzin Galupkin the wife of Rav Eliyahu Nechemia Galupkin zt”l, mashgiach of Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland. The levayah will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Telshe Yeshiva Dining Room in Wickliffe, Ohio. Listen to the levayah by calling 202.926.4500 and enter passcode 4846273. (Matzav)
-The Mir Rosh yeshiva Rav Lazer Yudel Finkel shlita held a emergency meeting in the main bais medrash he spoke strongly about the dangers of the internet and smartphones. He made a takana any talmid bochur or youngerman that owns a device that is not kosher is considered a gazlan if he has any bennefit from the yeshiva, LIkewise, even kosher devices will be banned inside the yeshiva hall. The rosh yeshiva appointed talmidim to act as enforcers to the new takanos.
- Food distribution Sanz Kleusenberg home delivery option not open yet for orders this week check back again HERE
WATCH LIVE, 2:30 PM: Levayah for Sefer Torah Destroyed in Yeshiva Chayei Olam Fire You can watch the levayah via Zoom HERE. Enter passcode 510077, webinar ID 847 6215 5667
-Weather: Generally cloudy. High 38F.
-26 new covid cases in Lakewood +2 deaths totals 11585/271. Toms River 8000/272
-Costume closeouts open In Howell near Target on rt 9 at former Barnes and Noble location.
-Pesach Travel advisory at this time there is no certainty that student visa holders will be permitted to return to Israel immediately after Pesach. Furthermore, there is a possibility that vaccinated/recovered patients will have priority in returning to Israel. This would require vaccination and recovery documented in Israel. However, they point out that there is no confirmation of this. (Matzav)
- Weather advisory issued untill 10:00 am Freezing Drizzle. could see ice accumulations of a light glaze.Treacherous travel conditions will continue due to icy roadways. Sidewalks and other untreated surfaces will also be slippery through at least mid morning.
- Some Bus transportation canceled for Sunday morning route by most companies, schools are open parents expected to drive
-To quickly remove ice from car windshield fill up a spray bottle with water and two parts rubbing alcohol or 3 parts Vinegar with a drop of soap turn on defogger and spray the solution let it sit for 30 seconds and it will start melting immediately. Let it sit for a minute, then use your scraper to wipe off the ice. Another tip it should first be chopped and broken apart before scraping so it comes off in blocks.
-Levaya and kinus of Sefer Torah that got burned laat week R"L at yeshiva Chayei Olam will take place today 2:30 pm at the chapel on 7th street with social distancing and masking.
-Bde: Petira of Mrs. Raizel Hoffman a"h 74, The levaya will be Sunday morning at 10:00 am at the Lakewood Chapel 613 Ramsey off 7th street. Kevura in Beth Moses cematery west Babolon, NY..Zoom link for Levaya HERE pw 410721
Concerns of coronavirus were first brought up at the township meeting last year on February 6, 2020 11 shevat 5780 and followed up again a month later a week before purim on the 9th of Adar at the time officials said it is not life threatening has a low mortality rate and is like the common cold.
-70 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 11559/269
-Yeshiva Tiferes Baruch of Springfield Melava Malka dinner at Fountain ballroom 8:15 pm
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Mesivtos in Lakewood Take in More Bochurim to Accommodate Growth a few new mesivtos opened up for a record number of applicants of boys going to Mesivta for next year. There are still some bochurim who didn't get in yet but the process for everyone involved all around is not an easy one as there is no system.
Letter about the Mesivta acceptance printed in TVOL 3 years ago Feb issue
weather: Snow during the morning will taper off and give way to cloudy skies during the afternoon. Temps in the low to mid 30s. Chance of snow 90%. Snow accumulations less than one inch.
“Spring has passed and summer is over – we have not yet been saved.” (Yirmiyah 8:20) Thousands of our fellow Jews, among them Torah giants and tzaddikim, have been afflicted with the terrible COVID-19 disease, and – may Hashem help us! – many of those have passed away. The pandemic has greatly diminished the Torah learning in our yeshivos, Bais Yaakovs, and shuls; it has curtailed our Yomim Tovim and celebrations.
It is clear that there is upon our nation an appeal from Heaven to correct our ways. Every person must examine his behavior and strengthen whatever may be lacking. But, in addition to that, the public – as a tzibbur – must examine its collective actions and lifestyle. We therefore feel it important to bring up a fundamental and broad point on which the public should now focus.
Lakewood residents received a post card with the 2021 property tax assessment. In Lakewood, the average taxpayer paid $7,435 in property tax in 2020; a 5.5% increase over 2019. In Jackson, the average was $7,778 (+1.4%) and in Toms River, the average was $6,673 (+5.1%).Taxes went up across the board this year in Lakewood from municipal, BOE and Fire taxes all voted on budget increases. The municipal and BOE portion went up $300 - $500 annually. and fire went up from $35 -$75 annually. The county tax portion went down.
According to new figures released by the state Department of Community Affairs, the average 2020 property taxes paid in New Jersey rose above $9,000 for the first time, with the average homeowner paying a property tax bill of $9,112, up nearly $160.00, or 1.8%, compared to 2019.
Purim 5781: A Time for Mindfulness and Care
As we prepare for this upcoming Purim, we can remind ourselves how this past year might have been different had we only known last Purim what we know now. We now do know, however, that Purim has the potential to be a “super-spreader” of the terrible pandemic, and are required to think of our neighbors’ and family members’ health and safety with great gravity and concern, especially as more highly infectious strains of the COVID-19 virus are proliferating. We are, by now, all well-schooled in proper safety guidelines; in case anyone needs a reminder, please see here for the latest CDC guidance.
Based on consultation with our rabbinic leadership and medical specialists, the Agudah is providing the following recommended guidelines for the upcoming Purim. Specific areas that require mindfulness and care this year include:
Weather: Sunny. High 31F.
-46 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 11059/266
-Food Distribution dSanz Klausenberg now offering home delivery with pre registration HERE
-Trump attorney David Schoen withdraws his request for a pause in the Senate impeachment trial so he can observe the Jewish sabbath: I will not participate during the Sabbath; but the role I would have played will be fully covered to the satisfaction of the defense team."
-Tehillim Please daven for Adina Aidel bas Sheina Mindel - has covid and pneumonia and is undergoing an emergency c-section. Critical condition
- 3 more winter storms may head toward NJ this week; up to 5 inches of snow possible Tuesday in North jersey. Central Jersey and some areas in the south should see an inch or less, Next storm in Thursday to Friday with 2-4 inches followed by another one early next week
-- 31 cases of more contagious COVID variant found in 11 N.J. counties 12 are in Ocean county
-El Al will have 2 emergency flights to and from the US to bring people stuck back to Israel or NY the flights will leave Feb 9 from TLV and back from JFK Feb 13. $600 per one way ticket
- (The Washington Post) -Senior Democrats on Monday will unveil legislation to provide $3,000 per child to tens of millions of American families, aiming to make a major dent in child poverty as part of President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic relief package.
The 22-page bill to dramatically expand direct cash benefits to American families was obtained by The Washington Post ahead of its release.
Under the proposal, the Internal Revenue Service would provide $3,600 over the course of the year per child under the age of 6, as well as $3,000 per child of ages 6 to 17. The size of the benefit would diminish for Americans earning more than $75,000 per year, as well as for couples jointly earning more than $150,000 per year. The payments would be sent monthly beginning in July, a delay intended to give the IRS time to prepare for the massive new initiative.
Mixed information on Covid vaccine for younger orthodox women for fears of infertility and pregnancy related issues.
JTA-For much of the last year, the young mothers of Lakewood, New Jersey, have experienced the pandemic as much as a nuisance as a matter of life and death. That’s not to say the community hasn’t experienced its share of outbreaks; it has. Or that families haven’t lost loved ones; they have. But to hear the young mothers of the large Orthodox community tell it, the crisis part of the pandemic had passed. Most people recovered from the virus, they thought, and only the elderly and high-risk needed to continue staying home. And to watch the Instagram videos of the frequent indoor weddings held in the town, where few if any guests wear masks, the dark days of last March have nearly been forgotten.
-Weather: Rain and snow this morning turning to all snow for the afternoon. High 38F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precip 100%. 1 to 3 inches of snow expected.
-Tonight on Chayeinu Hotline 7 PM: Hespedim for HaRav Dovid Soloveitzik ZT”L and HaRav Yitzchok Scheiner ZT”L Given by: HaRav Uri Deutch Shlita, HaRav Eli Meir Keller Shlita, and HaRav Menachum Savitz Shlita Live on Chayeinu Hotline: 732-301-4043 option 9
-Another potential storm next week sunday morning: For most of New Jersey, Connecticut, and eastern New York. The storm is forecast to drop 6-10 inches in that period of time.
-Lev Rochel Bikur Cholim: monoclonal antibody therapy for covid19 is now avaiable at monmouth medical center for pregnant women who test positive for the virus. Call bikur cholim to arrange
-Senior Democrats on Monday will unveil legislation to provide $3,000 per child to tens of millions of American families, as part of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion economic relief package. Under the proposal, the Internal Revenue Service would provide $3,600 over the course of the year per child under the age of 6, as well as $3,000 per child of ages 6 to 17. The size of the benefit would diminish for Americans earning more than $75,000 per year, as well as for couples jointly earning more than $150,000 per year. The payments would be sent monthly beginning in July (Wapost)
