Friday Sep 3 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: Sunny to partly cloudy. High near 75F.

Candle lighting 7:06 pm shkia/sunset 7:24 pm

- 14 new covid cases in Lakewood totals  14386/315 

  - 23 new cases in  totals Jackson 7036/109 

 -  17 new cases in Toms River totals  11912/330

 

- White House admits Biden's claim he visited Tree of Life synagogue is not true President Biden had told Jewish leaders that he remembered “spending time at” and “going to” the Tree of Life, but the synagogue said he never visited there.

-APP front page reports on 3000 kids in Jackson who lost busing to schools in Lakewood

-Top federal health officials told the White House to scale back a plan to offer coronavirus booster shots to the general public later this month, saying that regulators need more time to collect and review all the necessary data.

- Moderna's application asking the FDA to authorize a COVID19 booster shot contains "insufficient data," the NYT reports.

- UK's vaccine advisory body refuses to approve vaccinating healthy children aged 12-15 years, saying there is insufficient evidence to offer mass COVID vaccination for this age group.

- Hatzala of Baltimore: Please continue to take COVID seriously.  Contrary to the beliefs of many in the community, COVID is on the rise in our community and vaccinated people are getting COVID, getting sick, and getting hospitalized. Current statistics: One-third of people testing positive for COVID at the Star-K community testing site have been fully vaccinated The number of requests for monoclonal antibodies at our infusion center has skyrocketed. ...The majority of patients who have come for monoclonal antibody infusions have been fully vaccinated. Unless we remain vigilant, the upcoming yomim tovim can have catastrophic effects on our community  more

-  For those who would like to have a Covid protected  minyan for Rosh Hashana if there are 15 or more people who will be stuck because of their special condition then please email covidminyans@jewishamerica.com before shabbos to see if such a option would be viable.

- A NJ study poll of 600 shows Murphy and Ciattarelli on a dead heat of 46-45 more

- 60 Bochurim learning in yeshiva Ohr Simcha of Englewood, NJ were rescued by boat at 2 am during the storm Wednesday night. The yeshiva building was damaged a campaign has been launched see photos below donate Here  

- There are still girls waiting to get into high school. Despite a new school opening they are not accepting all girls out of school.

-N.J. death toll from Idabclimbs to 25 people,  with 6 still missing and the numbers may still rise as rescue and recovery crews continue their searches. the majority of these deaths were individuals who got caught in their vehicles read details here

- special bracelets will be given to Ger chasidim in order to daven on Rosh Hashana in the main BM. Only those vaccinated and compliant with the Green passport will be allowed in.

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Englewood yeshiva

 

special bracelets will be given to Ger chasidim in order to daven on Rosh Hashana in the main BM. Only those vaccinated and compliant with the Green passport will be allowed in