Annual Dinner yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah Ateres Reva hall 8:30 pm
Parlor Meeting for Rav Hirshler shlita R"Y Nezer Hatorah R"M yeshivas Mir Yerushalayim at Madison Manor simcha hall 4th & Madison 8:00 pm - 12 am
Parlor meeting Twin Rivers Kolell At Swiss Mountain Rd Lakewood 8:00 pm
Weather: Sunny. Near record high temperatures. High 99F real feel at 106 Heat advisory until 8:00 pm.
- Food distribution updates Here
Miami update: Two children among those found in Surfside condo rubble as death toll rises to 18 and 145 missing
- 2 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 13739/310
-Critics: Murphy back to lying about Delta. "Dangerous, hitting younger people harder". There's literally ZERO data showing this to be true..
- Donald Rumsfeld, former two-time US secretary of defense, has died at the age of 88.
- Starting in July Gov. Murphy will hold covid in person briefing once a week on Monday
- Death Toll Climbs To 16 In The Surfside Condo Collapse, With 147 Missing
as the bodies of four more victims have been recovered from the rubble
- Governor Murphy Andrew Bruck to serve as Acting Attorney General following the departure of Gurbir Grewal on July 16, 2021. Murphy said the appointment reflects that our state government reflects the rich diversity of our people.” as he a member of the LGBTQ community.
Food Distribution Times and locations may change check for updates
The Lakewood township municipal building will be open in July for in person meetings as per a notice posted on the township website. The zoning board meetings will take place in person and no longer be remote. The planning board has meetings in July scheduled to be virtual. No notice yet about the township meetings or if it will be open to the public.
Weather: Sunshine to start, then a few afternoon clouds. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 96F.
Heat Advisory for Ocean county, NJ thru Wed 8:00 pm Heat Index Up to 104
- New Jersey attorney general Gurbir Grewal is stepping down to take a job investigating financial crimes with a federal agency the SEC. Grewal begins his new position July 26 murphy will name an interim attorney general this week to finish out the term which ends in January
- Harav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi shlita will be staying in Lakewood this week
- Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said there were “no new fatalities” to report as of Tuesday rescue teams have removed 3 million pounds of concrete so far from the collapse site. "We're moving debris piece by piece and searching through.
- Tucker Carlson: “Yesterday, we heard from a whistleblower within the US government who reached out to warn us that the NSA is monitoring our electronic communications and is planning to leak them in an attempt to take this show off the air.”
The official govt website of Lakewood township received a facelift and has a more user friendly interface. The site has been outdated and not easy to navigate. Some new features are added such as a tab to report a Issue. The township board meetings are posted by day the agenda is uploaded and not on the actual day of the meeting.
There is also an option with google translate to read the side in Spanish.
National Weather Service: HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances.
A letter was released in Eretz Yisrael calls on talmidim and talmidos 12 and up to vaccinate against covid if they did not previously have the virus. The letter is signed by Dr. Meshulam Hert and says he consulted with Rav Chaim Kanievsky and Rav Gershon Edelstein they saw the letter and asked that it be publicized. It states that due to due the recent outbreak among teens there is a sakana for others those that are sick and older as well as a present sakana to close down the yeshivos and schools and cause bitul Torah.
- MORNIN Cafe now open located at 1200 U.S. 9 at Cross River Mall in Lakewood.
- Rita's opening location in Howell Friendship plaza next to Staples on rt 9 (no word yet if will be kosher)
- Fleshing southern grill and smokehouse restaurant opening in Lakewood at Shopping center corner Spruce street and Rt 9 next door to Rita's
- BD"E: Jewish couple Identified among victims in Florida buiding collapse Aryeh Oliwkowicz and Ruth Oliwkowicz, originally of Venezuela and residents of Champlain Towers in Surfside, were ID’d among the victims today.
- About 760,000 middle class families in NJ are expected to receive rebate checks of up to $500 as of July 1. To be eligible one has to have at least one child claimed as a dependent, had a gross income under $150,000 for married couples filing jointly; or $75,000 for single taxpayers, paid at least $1 in income taxes in 2020
- search continued over shabbos in Miami no survivors have yet to be found
- Israel sending a delegation of the home front command A joint IDF and Ministry of Foreign Affairs aid delegation to assist in the search and rescue recovery efforts and to help the florida Jewish community.
-The official death toll remained at four, though that number is certain to rise.Officials said they still harbored hope that some of the 159 people still unaccounted for might be found alive but acknowledged that a fire somewhere beneath the rubble was slowing rescue teams, filling the area with smoke and frustrating firefighters’ efforts to locate the source.
- Locals in Miami have expressed frustration at the rescue efforts and say that not enough is being done to search for survivors.
- Rav Chaim Kanievsky says that the יש מחמירין who begin fasting on the night of שבעה עשר בתמוז however when it falls on motzei shabbos you dont fast since the eating of melava malka supercedes the minhag of those who fast ('ספר מבקשי ה)
וּכשֵׁם שֶׁפָּרַשׂתָּ כּנָפֶיךָ עַל אֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּמִּדבָּר, והִצַּלתָּם מֵעֵינָה בִּישָׁא דּבִלעָם הָרָשָׁע, כֵּן תִּפרֹש כּנָפֶיךָ עָלֵינוּ בּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים, ונִהיֶה מכֻסִּים בּמִכסֶה והַנהָגָה בִּשׁמוֹתֶיךָ הַקּדוֹשִׁים, אָמֵן
Lakewood, NJ Friday, June 25, 2021 / ט״ו תמוז תשפ״א ערב שבת פרשת בלק
כִּי מֵרֹאשׁ צֻרִים אֶרְאֶנוּ וּמִגְּבָעוֹת אֲשׁוּרֶנּוּ הֶן עָם לְבָדָד יִשְׁכֹּן וּבַגּוֹיִם לֹא יִתְחַשָּׁב
Agudath Israel Expresses Outrage at Curtis Sliwa Antisemitic Rant
Agudath Israel of America, like all New Yorkers of good will, is outraged at current mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa’s recently publicized rant against Hassidic Jews. Our outrage is accompanied by great surprise, considering how Mr. Sliwa and the Guardian Angels group he founded have shown great concern for the safety of Jews
The busy simcha wedding season known as June in the catering industry was a record breaker in the amount of weddings that took place in Lakewood. Starting rom Shavuos until yesterday many weddings were celebrated. Not counting the many that took place from Lag Baomer through the 2nd half of sefira. Lakewood has become a popular wedding destination for out of towners due to pricing and family considerations, which makes it difficult for locals to book halls. There are currently 4 - 5 more wedding halls going up in Lakewood that will be ready within the next few years. Oif simchas עוד ישמע בערי יהודה ובחוצות ירושלים
- The Biden administration is walking back the United States’ historic recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, the Washington Free Beacon reported, a significant blow to Israel and one of the Trump administration’s signature foreign policy decisions.
Tehillim updated list of names
Friday June 25
5:00 pm
- NJ12 Lakewood couple still missing Neighbors talk to media couple went to vacation on Florida and stayes by parents condo NJ12
- Chesed shel Emes is on standbuy with 40 crew members in the event they will need their services to retrieve and prepare bodies for burial
1:30 pm
- First Surfside condo collapse victim identified as Stacie Fang O"BM, mother of rescued boy who was seen rescued in video
-Authorities have moved the reunification center further away from the scene of the building collapse in #Surfside, #Florida. It has been relocated to the Grand Beach Hotel at 9449 Collins Avenue.
- Rescue crews say they hear a lady trapped inside behind the walls they are trying to get to her and dig her out
Weather: Abundant sunshine. High 76F.
CDC advisory panel suggested a likely link between mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and rare reports of heart inflammation in younger age groups, but noted that the benefits of receiving a shot still "clearly outweigh" the risks.
A Hachtara will take place today for Harav Yissochor Dov Twersky shlita son of the Rachmastrivka Rebbe of Boro Park who will be appointed to lead the kehiila in Lakewood. The Maamad Hachtara will take place tonight at the Bais medrash 610 East county Line Rd Mincha 7:45 pm hachtara 8:15 pm. The Rachmastrivka rebbe shlit will attend. Harav Avrohom Spitzer the Skver dayan of Lakewood will be the guest speaker.
- Israel delays entry for tourists from July to August due to outbreak of new Delta variant. More
- Murphy said the state is sending something of a strike team into towns where vaccine rates are lagging. They will work on grassroots programs and knock on doors this week in Howell and Middletown in Monmouth County, and in Lakewood, Toms River, Brick and Jackson in Ocean County. In Lakewood they will stop at a Blue claws game and a mexican restaurant as the Latino residents in Ocean County have received 6% of vaccines even though they make up more than 9% of the population
-British court hearing on fate of 2 year old Alta Fixler to decide if family can appeal ruling to pull the plug watch live Here Name for tehillin אלטע בת אלטע חיה לרפואה שלמה
- More wedding halls coming to Lakewood Last night Aderes Bais yaakov got approval to build a hall on Lanes Mill rd. Yeshiva Toras Menachem on Swarthmore is building a hall. Last week Bais Shaindel high school was approved to build a chasuna hall on Lewin Avenue off prospect street near the tracks. Banquet halls are a approved for Cedarbridge park and there is expectation for affordable wedding halls to be constructed there.
- Last day of school for the girls, camp begins on Monday
- Lakewood BOE meeting today approve $109,648,164 tax levy to be collected from the taxpayers.
- Gerer Rebbe will be coming to the US for a grandsons chasuna in Boro Park after Tisha B'Av and will vacation in Monsey.
Food Distribution Times and locations may change check for updates
Weather: Thunderstorms in the morning, overcast during the afternoon with occasional rain. High 77F. Chance of rain 90%.
- Brookhaven Mall in Passaic NJ expected to open in July with phase one it will feature 100,000 + sq ft of retail space for the kosher shopping experience including Aisle one kosher, dining and restaurants, Judaica and lots of retail stores. centrally located for the North Jersey and tri state area Monsey, Brooklyn, Lakewood. See Here
- Lakewood mayor says the township will purchase 8 new passenger Buses to replace old ones that are no longer in service.
- R' Aaron Lang on Twitter on BOE opposition to funding formula lawsuit: "If I withdraw my case and you are all run out of town when taxes quadruple, not a one of you will blame your own foolishness. How many of you have petitioned the BOE not to oppose? Fools, all of you".
- Khal Liberty Village in Toms River had a Hachtara welcoming Harav Nochum Malinowitz as the new rav to lead the community.
- Israel: Vaccinated foreign nationals will be able to enter Israel beginning July 1, children up to age six whose parents meet the requirement will also be allowed in.
- Israel Health Ministry official says to 'remain calm' amongst worries of a possible future coronavirus outbreak.
- Today 11 Tammuz marks the 10th yartzeit of hayeled leiby Kletzky A"H
Dubbed "Lakewood of South America" Groundbreaking for Ciudad de la Torá – New City of Torah – in Mexico
Weather: Some sunshine with a thunderstorm or two possible this afternoon. High 87F. Chance of rain 30%.
- Videos: Media reports on supermarket fire in Lakewood Here
- An apparently stray bullet hit a shul in Flatbush on Shabbos, at Khal Zichron Mordechai (Rabbi Sherer’s Shul), on Nostrand Avenue between Avenues L and M,... Based on surveillance footage from inside the shul, the shot was fired early Shabbos afternoon, when the shul was empty.The incident is under investigation, but law enforcement believe it was a stray bullet rather than a targeted shooting (Hamodia)
- BD"E. Petirah of Mrs. Miriam Leiser A"H, wife of Harav Chaim Leiser Shlita, and mother of Yanky, Ari, Sruli Leiser and Shani Eisner. Levaya at 2:30pm at the Lakewood Chapel. Kevurah at the bais olam on 7th st.(lnn)
- New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy on Friday signed into law a measure that would eliminate criminal conviction questions on rental applications. Under the law, landlords would no longer be allowed to run a criminal background check until after they’ve conditionally approved a potential renter—no longer allowing automatic denials of formerly incarcerated people.
- Jewish man had his hat stolen by three teenagers in Manhattan who demanded he say “Free Palestine” in order for it to be returned, the 20-year-old-victim complied in hopes of getting his hat back, but the teenagers fled on bicycles with the hat still in their possession. The incident occurred in Manhattan, at 43rd St and 12th Ave, last Thursday, June 17, at 5 p.m.
- R' Aaron Lang on Twitter responds to Boe opposition of lawsuit to fix funding formula: "When Lakewood becomes a desolated ghost town because the legislature will require taxpayers to repay a billion dollars of debt, will you then regret your foolishness? Why are the people of Lakewood opposing our cause?" The governor and DOE have no power to forgive the loans."
-Circle magazine 12 hour summer sale today 9:00 am - 9:00 pm new subscribers get 2 months free here
- Lakewood News Network launches website for the Lakewood community Lnnnews.com LNN is available across several social media platforms.
- Early morning fire breaks out at Picnic grocery on Squankum rd in Lakewood destroying the building, no injuries reported, fire is under investigation.
- Ads by state of NJ health dep in Lakewood publications feature local pediatrician and Medical director urging covid19 vaccinations.
- - BDE Rebbetzin Rivka Zeldes A"H wife of Reb Nochum z"L Levaaya 9:30 7th St chapel kevura in EY.
- Israeli Government Approves State Commission of Inquiry Into Meron tragedy
- At least 44 kids at a middle school in northern Israel have tested positive for coronavirus, According to Kan news, initial tests indicate the outbreaks there and in Modiin earlier in the week were all of the Delta variant first identified in
- Lakewood News Network launches website for the Lakewood community LNNNEWS.COM. LNN is available across several social media platforms.
- Shortage in labor and workforce has effected deliveries of supplies to local stores. Quickcheck at New Hampshire and Cedarbridge is out if slurpees and cups for the fountain soda
- Large riots broke out today in Pier Village near Ocean place in Long Branch, NJ at a commemoration of Juneteenth.
- Lakewood Police are investigating several hit and runs accidents tonight in the area of 7th Street and Princeton Avenue tonight, not ruling out the possibility that they may be deliberate. (Reporter S shorr)
Ami Magazine interviews Donald Trump at Mar a lago in this week's issue. Trump opened the interview asking about Rubashkin. “Rubashkin,” he says suddenly. “You know Rubashkin? Iowa?”
“Sure.”
“He was so badly hurt,” Trump remarks, and he then proclaims that the percentage of Orthodox Jews who voted for him was “very high.”
Trump expressed his disappointment with the response of American Jewry to policies he spearheaded as President, policies widely regarded as extremely beneficial to Israel.
Weather: Sunny. High 78F.
- The new Israeli government plans to set up a special committee to review the longstanding religious-secular status quo in Israel. The panel, set to be formed under the Religious Services Ministry, is expected to look into controversial matters such as giyur, kashrus, commerce and public transportation on Shabbos.
Wearher: Plenty of sunshine. High 79F.
- Food distribution updates Here
- Biden Apologizes After Exploding on Reporter, Says He Was Simply Being a ‘Wise Guy’
-- Lakewood is number 3 on list of 7 towns in NJ with populations greater than 10,000 where 50% or more of the population is unvaccinated. Lakewood is at %43 vacccinated Murphy said The list continues to shrink. We’re going to continue to work to get vaccination rates up.
Masaumatan rental list 2 pages Here
- The White House says that Biden was not suggesting to reporters that he trusts Russian President Vladimir Putin after nodding his head when asked by a reporter if Putin can be trusted.
- Hundreds of girls still waiting for acceptance letter into high school no answers were given yet with the school year ending next week.
- Planning Board approves a new building for Beis Shaindel on Lewin Avenue off Prospect street with capacity for 1,200 students, and another elementary school building with a wedding hall next door. Both buildings will have a total of 360 parking spaces and they will request the county to install a traffic light at Prospect and Lewin intersection.
- On the agenda: Lakewood township authorizing The Purchase Of Eight (8) Passenger Buses for will be voted on by meeting tomorrow.
- Requesting The Left Turn Signal Phase At The Intersection Of US Route 9 With Kennedy Boulevard And County Line Road By The NJDOT And Committing To Provide The Required 25% Municipal Contribution Estimated At $62,500
- Designating And Naming The Playground Located On School Garden Street between East Fourth Street and East Fifth Street, “Yochi Ruby Playground".
- 4 way stop sign coming to Lexington and 7th street intersection
- Yeshiva Karlin Stolin of Lakewood approved for a new school building off Pawnee and W County Line
Kosher Today- New York…It is no longer a secret that kosher food prices have been rising but retailers say that customers are increasingly complaining about the spike. While many consumers seem to realize that higher fuel and transportation costs as well as sharply higher commodity prices are causing the increase, they want to make sure that pricing does not go beyond those costs that are passed on to grocers. Higher prices have also raised concern in Israel. According to Globes, as Strauss,
Weather: Areas of patchy fog early. Partly cloudy. High 82F.
- 8 new covid cases in Lakewood since last week Thursday total 13719/309
- Rav Reuven Leuchter shlita will speak at Lutzk Simcha hall after 7:25 pm Mincha
- LPD: Update on public school lockdown A juvenile intruder was there to fight another party The juvenile and another juvenile accomplice were both arrested and charged by school resource officers. They were later released to family pending a future court appearance.
-United States producer price inflation jumps to 6.6% in May, the largest year-over-year increase in history.
- Lakewood FD will lease its office building and shed at Route 9 and James street to Hatzolah for a nominal fee for 24 months.
- A black bear has been sighted in Lakewood (LNN)
- Lakewood PD is investigating a suspicious person at LKWD High School. One person is in custody. There is no immediate threat to students or staff.
- Planning board meeting today: several school building applications Bnos Devorah Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan for a school. Yeshiva Stolin Karlin west County Line Road Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan for a school. Bais Shaindel 500 Lewin Ave & 500 Summer Ave Preliminary and Final Major Site Plan for a school
- Harav Daniel Alter, the son of the Pnei Menachem is in the US he visited the ger shul ot the Lakewood toms river border
As the new Bennet- Lapid govt in Israel was sworn in, the frum parties in the knesset along with the Moetzes of UTJ Agudah and Shas called out the coalition after the agreements were exposed as a threat to Yiddishkeit by enacting laws that will be advancing chilul shabbos with public transportation, recognizing reform geirus and same gender marriages among other reforms of redifas hadaas and budget cuts to frum families. The American Torah leadership has thus far not issued any statements pertaining to the new government perhaps waiting to see of the agendas will be carried out or jow it will treat the frum population.
Front covers of Newspapers today after the hovt was formed
Weather: Scattered thunderstorms. High 76F
Extra food assistance benefits will be sent starting Tuesday to New Jersey(SNAP) households with non school age children under 6 years old. A benefit of $122.76 per child, per month, will be available on the Families First EBT card of households who received SNAP in October. As part of P-EBT, Human Services is working with school districts to collect information and later this summer will issue extra food assistance for older eligible school-age children and families. Anyone who previously received SNAP but no longer has their Families First card should contact their local county board of social services to request a replacement card. More Here
- Great food boxes available at 805 Cross St. & 140 Lehigh Ave
- BDE: 22 year old chosson Shlomo Rottenberg ZL from Yerushalayim getting married next week was killed in a accident on the way back from Meron on kvish Habikaah near Yericho
- Murphy signed an Executive Order ending the moratorium on utility shutoffs as of July 1st, 2021. A grace period will run through December 31st, 2021 to give customers the time they need to enroll in payment assistance plans.
- The investigation on the wildfire that destroyed 167 acres of land in Lakewood and Brick Township remains at an impasse, officials said.
-Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway bans electric scooters to school after a car hit a child yesterday who was B"h ok. Any student that brings a scooter will have it confiscated
- Tensions rise ahead of the "Flag March" in Jerusalem tomorrow. Hamas has called to confront the procession. Israel's army reportedly deployed additional Iron Dome batteries.
- Log Flume boat at six flags great adventure malfunctions 2 taken to hospital as the boat that did not complete its cycle, tipped at an angle, but did not overturn,Two of the Log Flume riders were taken to a local hospital for evaluation a spokesperson said. "The ride will remain closed for a full inspection." (APP)
- Netanyahu: We have a very strong opposition this dangerous left-wing government, the fraudulent government will fall quickly the only thing that connects them is hatred, exclusion and domination. It is impossible to hold a government on this.
- Avigdor Lieberman: Bezras Hashem The frum parties Shas & UTJ will spend a long time in the opposition.
- Despite everything else open, Lakewood township municipal building remains closed to the public with meetings taking place virtually. No date has been announced yet as to when the township will open back up. Mayor said 2 months ago it is closed for the health and safety of police officers, critics say it is a way to keep the public from attending the meetings, which is not the same as joining the zoom meetings. Most neighboring towns have opened their govt buildings.
- LPD: Rt 70 East bound at New Hampshire down to one lane due to a traffic light out. Please avoid area and expect delays.
- Lakewood Airport to receive $178,967.16 from NJDOT the funds will go to extend a few hundred feet of runway at the south end. Lakewood township will contribute the remaining $20,000 for the project
Weather: Partly cloudy. High around 75F.
- Sign the petition save Alta's life HERE
- The new Bennet- Lapid government passed with the support of 60 MKs, while 59 opposed it.
- Netanyahu who is now opposition leader tells followers not to let their spirits down the TV studios are rejoicing but it is a sad night for millions of Israeli citizens says we will return sooner than you expect.
- Yartzeit of Harav Shneur Kotler Zatzal shiur klali in Yesjiva Bais Medrash Govoha by Harav Malkiel Kotler shlita Hespesim at 6:20 pm. Harav Elya Brudny shlita will say divrei zikaron
Weather Shabbos day Mostly cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High 74F
Motzei Shabbos ג׳ תמוז Yartzheit of Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva Harav Shneur Kotler ZT''L
והנה פרח מטה אהרן לבית לוי ויצא פרח ויצץ ציץ ויגמל שקדים
חז"ל אומרים בפרקי אבות: "איזוהי מחלוקת לשם
Satmar rebbe Rav Aaron Teitelbaum on visit to Meron. The rebbe is spending shabbos in tzefas. פרשת קרח באתרא קדישא מירון .צדיק כתמר יפרח, שתולים בבית ה'. קרח סופי תיבות צדי'ק כתמ'ר יפר'ח - ש'תולים ב'בית ה'' ראשי תיבות רבי שמעון בר יוחאי
Shiur by Harav Binyomin Cohen shlita Rosh Mesifta Yeshiva Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin.The shiur was delivered to avreichim in Lakewood at Yeshiva Bais Medrash Govoha Thursday Rosh Chodesh Tamuz תשפ''א. Recordings of the Asifa on Chayeinu Hotline: 732-301-4043 Press 1 then 2 then for Rabbi Forchheimer 374, Rabbi Binyamin Cohen 373, HaRav Malkiel Kotler 372
Weather: Generally cloudy. High 68F
- The free Ocean County Residential Document Shredding Program is in Lakewood today Friday June 11, at the Public Works Yard Lot, 1 America Avenue from 9:00am to 12:00pm.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday that it will convene an "emergency meeting" of its advisers on June 18th to discuss rare but higher-than-expected reports of heart inflammation following doses of the mRNA-based Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines.
Weather: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 76F.
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- Shiur by Rabbi Michoel Sorotzkin today 10:00 PM Israel time 3:00 PM - NY Time Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86980282099pwd=eG85M3FFTDlhOTc0dVpFd3JDUWpYQT09 Meeting ID: 869 8028 2099 Passcode: 1234
Food Distribution Times and locations may change check for updates
Election results: Live NJ results HERE
In Lakewood locals win running unopposed.
Jack Ciattarelli is the projected winner of the GOP gubernatorial primary in New Jersey. Will challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy in November
Weather: Scattered thunderstorms this morning, cloudy during the afternoon with thunderstorms likely. High 88F.
- 4 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 13710/309
- Road crews have made a turning lane at the intersection of Cedarbridge and Clover street for traffic turning left onto Clover. The light will be operational when electricity is connected.
- Who said to to vote for row A? Here
- Matzav: Lawyers for Rabbi Osher Eisemann, have filed for a retrial after new evidence which could clear him was revealed. Rabbi Eisemann was found guilty on charges of Financial Facilitation and Corruption of a Corporate Official over a 12-day loan that he took from a private organization that assists SCHI with funding. This week, the bookkeeper who made the QuickBooks entry that the prosecution used to incriminate Rabbi Eisemann came forward to say that the alleged loan never even existed. (Matzav.com)
- Primary day in NJ. Polls open for in person voting. State does not require a mask at the polling station but some counties may ask for it to be worn. Lakewood municipal building is open for those who vote there.
- Israel: The government headed by Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid will be sworn in on Sunday, Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin of Likud announced Tuesday morning.
-Frum Mks blast Bennet calling him שר''י and Litzman tells him to remove his Yarmulka no need to hide it anymore after the coalition agreement was made public and many laws are meant to harm the status quo.
- Lakewood planning board meeting today on the agenda SD 2477 Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah educational campus at Cross Street and Massachusets Preliminary and Final Major Subdivision to create 74 lots. Which will have 31 Duplexes 11 single homes and a community building. Under the masterplan lower density is allowed for educational campus
- Survey of orthodox communities in NYC sponsored by chevra Hatzala taken in April Pro-Vaccine vs. Anti-Vaccine – Modern Orthodox are 84% pro-vaccine and 16% anti-vaccine, and the Yeshivish are 77% pro-vaccine and 23% anti-vaccine (virtually identical to the overall U.S. population), the Hasidic are 54% pro-vaccine and 46% anti-vaccine. However, there are sharp variations across the Hasidic sects, ranging from 60% anti-vaccine to 70% pro-vaccine.
aross the Hasidic sects, ranging from 60% anti-vaccine to 70% pro-vaccine.
There are no words to accurately describe the pain and anguish we all felt after what happened in Meron. The ongoing search for understanding and meaning will most definitely continue until the end of days.
A new coalition that aims to remove Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from office could also usher in a more liberal civil rights agenda.By Isabel Kershner June 6, 2021
NYT- JERUSALEM — Still reeling from bearing the brunt of Israel’s coronavirus pandemic, then a deadly stampede at a religious festival, Israel’s ultra-Orthodox Jews now face the prospect of losing the power they have wielded in government — a setback that could relax some of the strictures on life in Israel.
- 4 new covid cases in Lakewood since Friday totals 3704/309
- Updated data 34% of Lakewood's residents residents age 18+ are fully vaccinated. 41% have received at least one COVID vaccine.
- TRUMP: “We’re gonna take back the Senate, take back the House, we’re gonna take back the White House – and sooner than you think. It’s going to be really something special."
- Pentagon funneled $39 MILLION to the EcoHealth Alliance, the "charity" that funded coronavirus research at the Wuhan bio lab accused of being the source of the outbreak (Daily Mail)
-Banner Smoked Fish, Inc. of Brooklyn, NY, which provides numerous kosher products, is voluntarily recalling its SMOKED FISH of all products, in all package sizes, all package types and all lots. The recall is because the products have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems.
- Authorities investigating shooting Friday night in Lakewood in MLK area.
New Jersey’s Democrat-led Legislature on Thursday passed a bill to end the public health emergency brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak. The vote was partisan along party lines it passed in the senate, 21-16.
The Bill ends over 100 of Merphy's executive orders in 30 days..but keeps 14 orders thru January 1st and allows him to ask for a 90 day extension of powers in January.
It leaves in place a moratorium on evictions and utility shutoffs, among others The legislation also provides that the state’s face mask and distancing requirements cannot be more restrictive than what the CDC advises. It does, though, allow for more stringent requirements if the state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations spike, the transmission rate rises above 1 or spot positivity increases substantially.
Meanwhile, approximately 300 protesters were joined by Republican officials and legislators including GOP gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli who railed against Trenton’s latest power grab they chanted “kill the bill,” and hoisted signs criticizing Murphy over keeping a mandate for masks in schools in place for now.
Make no mistake, "Phil Murphy has no problem hijacking our democracy and wielding the power of a king while making unilateral decisions without any regard to whom he is impacting".
Parshas Shlach 5781 - A fantastic shiur from Horav Michoel Sorotzkin about the borders of Eretz Yisroel in light of the Chet ha'Meraglim
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-Republican lawmakers blast Fauci after thousands of emails released that show Fauci received messages in early 2020 warning that the virus had been “engineered” or may have otherwise emerged from a lab in Wuhan, China while publicly dismissing the possibility.
- Likud and right wing meet to disrupt the new unity government before it is voted into office next week or the week after.