Wednesday Aug 18 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: Cloudy. High 84F, Thunderstorms likely tonight.

- Food Distribution info for today Here (updated some locations have stopped)

 - 18 new covid cases in Lakewood today  totals 14048/312, Toms River has 33 new covid cases totals 11466/325,  Jackson 18 new covid cases totals  6732/109 (OCHD)

-NJDOH vaccinated 76 people in 4 hours yesterday at the  Lakewood town Square on Clifton ave Backpacks and school supplies were distributed to families. another event will take place Thursday afternoon 

- General Milley admits that U.S. intelligence agencies could not have foreseen the Taliban's rapid rise to power: "There was nothing that I or anyone else saw that indicated a collapse in 11 days."

- free  Back to school event pack giveaway and magic show at North Lake and 2nd street in Lakewood today 5;00 pm - 7:00 pm

- Levaya of Habachur Shmuel Silverberg A"H will take place in Denver 11:30 am followed by a Levaya and kevura in Lakewood tonight 11:00 pm at the bais olam on 7th street watch on zoom

- Hakomas Matzeiva today for Habachur Dovy steinmetz Z"L who was killed in Miron tragedy see photo below

- U.S. health officials are now calling all Americans fully vaccinated to receive a third booster dose against COVID19 eight months after the second shot begining Sept 20

-R' Aron Lang: We'll be filing in less than a week, briefs due in 30 days. We'll have news about co-counsel, and as far as I'm concerned, lead attorney hereon. Lakewood politicians, rethink your abdication of duty. The people will hold you and your power brokers accountable for your silence.

- BDE: UPDATE: - Sources told the Cleveland Jewish News the Bochur's name is Shmuel Silverberg Z"L the son of Dena and Mordechai Silverberg of University Heights

- 19 year old Yeshivah Bochur from Cleveland was R”L shot dead outside Yeshivah Toras Chaim in Denver — The suspect/s are believed to be behind at least two other shootings in the same neighborhood that left 2 others dead. Levaya and Kevura to take place in Lakewood.(Belaaz) Police added that no arrests have been made yet, Hamodia reports. The investigation into the horrific murder is ongoing. The bochur's Z"L grandparents are from Lakewood.  The Denver Police Department is searching for three vehicles connected to last night's deadly crime spree. A reward of $2,000 is being offered.

- Boys elementary schools in Lakewood begin today, expect additional traffic.

- Israel covid numbers as of wed morning  7,832 Israelis tested positive for coronavirus, that is 59,278  active cases, 578 are hospitalized in serious condition and 104 are on  ventilators.

 230 deaths since begining  of August alone.

-Bingo sale large selection back to school section

- New Jersey on Tuesday reported 20 more confirmed COVID deaths the most  in single day in more than three months since there were 25 deaths reported May 26. This doesn’t mean the deaths all happened in the last day. It is only announcing confirmed deaths that may have happened days, weeks, or even months ago and were just confirmed. (NJ com)

- PEBT cards will be coming in the mail for parents in schools that were eligible for the free or reduced lunch program and do not receive food stamps the cards will be for $375 per child for the months of July & August

- Taliban militants open fire at protesters waving the national flag in Jalalabad, the fifth-largest city of Afghanistan. 2 dead, at least 10 injured so far.

- New rav appointed to lead Ger chasidus in America, Rav Hershel Rotenberg.

- Interview in Hamodia with parents if boy that was missing and found in Canarsie park, Brooklyn last week, a story of bitachon  in the shadow of fear Here

News Photos

Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva at Ger wedding in Monsey last night

Letter from BMG Roshei Yeshiva announcing increase of Stipend for Kollel youngeleit

Parents of  boy thank the community

Rav Asher Arieli shlita of the Mir with Talmidim

Police in Denver searching for information connected to the shooting that killed a yeshiva Bachur in front of Yeshiva Toras Chaim

Hakomas Matzeiva at Har Hamenuchos for Habachur Dovy Steinmetz Z" L from the Miron tragedy