Thursday March 25 News Updates

 Weather: Mostly cloudy skies with some morning fog. High 69F

-Tehillim: Rav Shmuel Zev Rotkin was just taken to the hospital in serious condition  Please Daven for Chaim Shmuel Ze’ev Ben Shaindel.

Friday weather high of 80 no need to go to Orlando.

-13 new cases in Lakewood totals 13218/287

-Shkia 7:14 pm

-On Thursday night, we do bedikas chometz as every other year: with a brachah (“...al biur chametz”) before the bedikah and “Kol chamira” after the bedikah. On Thursday night, one should begin bedikas chometz right by nightfall (tzeis hakochavim) One should make a point, if possible, of starting promptly. Eating a meal at that time is not permitted until after bedikas chometz, though a light snack is permitted even after nightfall. (Rabbi Haberfeld)

-UPDATE: The Rosh Yeshiva Reb Malkiel shlita will need to stay in the ICU over Yom Tov. The doctors are saying that he will most likely need a stent put in, sooner rather than later. The Tzibur is asked to continue to be misplalel for Harav Aryeh Malkiel ben Rishel. B'suros Tovos. (LNN)

- Rav Aaron Feldman shlita R"YofBaltimore said bochurim should not attend the musical event sponsored by Eretz Hakodesh on Chol hamoed in order not to give eretz hakodesh the authority to represent yeshiva bochurim

-Erev Pesach matzos will be available for all at the Lakewood Matza bakery from 2- 5 pm no need to pre order

- Ryes bakery will be open friday until 12:00 pm with fresh challah for shabbos 

-Taanis Bechorim is today siyumim in all shuls

-Whole wheat hand shmura matza sold out at several Lakewood stores

-There will be extra garbage pick ups as well as the 24 hour drop off sites will start at 5:00 pm today for locations click here

-Israeli Election: officials continued counting absentee ballots on Thursday morning, with results still showing no clear path to a majority coalition for either Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s bloc or his opponents.

- LaKewood Rabbanim issued a psak urging anyone who tests positive for Covid and is at high risk, such as over 65 or overweight, to get plasma on shabbos and yom tov.(kol haolam)