Thursday 4th Day Chanukah Dec 2 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather:  Partly cloudy this afternoon. Slight chance of a rain shower. High around 60F.

- 29 new covid cases +1  death in Lakewood totals 17466/ 327

- 33  cases in Jackson 8419/ 123

- 63 cases in Toms River 14112/ 355

- NYC Mandating Vaccination for Private School Employees Agudah sends letter to DeBlasio schools will be forced to close. More at  Hamodia

- GOP Assembly lawmakers were denied entry into the chamber by NJ State Police for not showing COVID19 vax cards or negative Covid test.rafter a 15 minute standoff  they went inside after being told state troopers would not physically restrain them,

- Exclusive men’s hours tonight  at Dreamworks Waterpark in American dream  7-11 pm Ticket includes chulent, kugel and drinks Limited spaces available

- Kashrus alert: Rav Usher Ekstein, the Belzer dayan: all Grey Goose vodka, even unflavored, have grape alcohol, rendering it yayin nesech. See letter below (kol haolam)

- Omicron case in Minnesota is first U.S. case of community transmission; patient attended Anime NYC convention in New York

- Biden admin to extend mask requirements on airplanes, trains, and buses and at airports and train stations through mid-March

- BDE: Petirah of Rav Levi Yitzchok Hakohen  Lieberman zt"l ben Ybl"c Rav Avrohom Shlomo shlita of Lakewood after an illness, was a Rosh  Chanuras Choshen mishpat in BMG and a Dayan on Maysharim Bais Din was in his 40's lived in the Tamarind park area off Joe Parker rd. Levaya today at 1:00pm at Carey Bais medrash on Forest Ave Leaves behind an almana and yesomim.  Levaya phone hookup 712-832-5656 500#

- Some Yeshivos and mesivtos will have a half day today for Chanukah vacation

- This Motzei Shabbos we begin to say ותן טל ומטר לברכה

- Final election numbers in Lakewood: Jack Ciattarelli received 12,505 votes, or 61.1% Phil Murphy received 7,820 votes, or 38.2% in Lakewood. A total of 20,888 voters cast ballots in Lakewood, or 36.33% of registered voters, (reporter SSchorr on Twitter)

- Lakewood Police: A school bus driver yesterday struck a utility pole. hit at the corner of Locust Street and Vermont Avenue pole after trying to reach for a fallen object on the bus. Fortunately, there were no students or anyone else on board and the driver of the bus was uninjured.

-Hadlokas neiros Chanuka tonight

Admor M’Shednishov at B”M Slonim 82 Havens Ave Oak &  Vine 8:45 pm

Admor M’Kossov at B”M Bais elimelech 105 E. Harvard St Lakewood 8:00 pm

Admor M’Bluzhev Ribatitich 606 9th street 8:30 pm

- Germany imposes nationwide lockdown for the unvaccinated.

- Israel Chief Rabbi Lau: "The implementation of the Giyur reforms will be a spiritual disaster and cause severe damage to the Yiddishkeit of the State of Israel".We will fight vigorously against this dangerous initiative by all means

Grey Goose Vodka kashrus alert