Saturday, May 15, 2021

Motzei Shabbos Erev Shavuos News Updates

 היום תשעה וארבעים יום שהם שבעה שבועות בעומר/לעומר

הרחמן הוא יחזיר לנו עבודת בית המקדש למקומה, במהרה בימינו אמן סלה

- 3 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 13,645/306 (Fridays number was revised down by 4).

Gourmet Glatt both locations open to 1:00 am
Bingo open to 1:00 am
NPGS open to 1:00 am
Evergreen open to 1:00 am

-Gedolei Yisrael Rav Chaim Kanievsky and Rav Gershon Edelstein issue call not to go to the kosel on Shavuos or participate in any actions that is התגרות באומות

- Halacha guidelines for Shavuos and yom tov dial 732-797-9900
- Price of Ami and Mishpacha magazine Yom tov Edition is $9.

- Minhag yeshiva today was to say אב הרחמים by Mussaf even during the שלשה ימי הגבלה since it is during sefira and there were gezeiros.

- 38% of Lakewood's residents age 18+ have received at least one COVID vaccine dose (including the single-dose vaccines), and 28% of all Lakewood's residents residents age 18+ are fully vaccinated(LNN

- Over shabbos rockets from Gaza landed in Rishon Letzion and near Ben Guruon airport. Residents of Bnei Brak Tel Aviv ran to shelter as sirens went off. Rockets Pound South, One Dead in Ramat Gan, as IDF Destroys Homes of Hamas Officials
Earlier, an Israeli airstrike destroyed a high-rise building in Gaza City that housed offices of The Associated Press and other media outlets. The IDF said the building housed Hamas intelligence, which was using the foreign media outlets operating out of it as cover.
- Belz tells all chasidim coming for shavuos to only stay in the vicinity of kiryat Belz and not go to the old city or Kosel 
- Biden calls Netanyahu "reaffirmed his strong support for Israel’s right to defend itself against rocket attacks from Hamas and other terrorist groups in Gaza" and "raised concerns about the safety and security of journalists." 

-Murphy:  the Public Health Emergency, which I am extending today, will be allowed to expire if legislation is enacted within 30 days to give my Administration the tools to manage the pandemic and continue vaccinations.
- Biden calls PA chair Mahmoud Abbas Biden “stressed the need for Hamas to cease firing rockets into Israel,” and the two “expressed their shared concern that innocent civilians, including children, have tragically lost their lives amidst the ongoing violence,
Biden also conveyed the “U.S. commitment to strengthening the U.S.-Palestinian partnership” and highlighted his administration’s recent decision to restore aid to Yehudah, Shomron and Gaza that had been cut under former President Donald Trump.

A summary of the call released by the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said Biden said he opposes the eviction of Palestinians from East Yerushalayim’s Sheikh Jarrah, though the White House account of the conversation did not mention the case.

2 comments:

  1. There are a lot of new free weekly Magazines and cheaper Magazines coming out like Kehiloth and Chayeinu so we will see how long people will keep purchasing these expensive Magazines every week

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    1. These free and cheaper magazines are often written on the level of a 5th grader and for that reason while I think the “mainstream” magazines are expensive and I definitely don’t agree with a lot of what they say, I’ll still be purchasing them.

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