- Weather: Sunshine to start, then a few afternoon clouds hi 35F.
- 303 new covid cases in Lakewood yesterday totals 19596/330
- 128 new cases in Jackson 10277/126
- 238 new cases in Toms River 17250 363
- Governor Murphy issues mandate to postpone elective surgeries in Hospitals until further notice.(Woke Zombie)
- Trump cancels January 6th press conference at Mar- A -Lago
Mishpacha article For This We Weep "We are held accountable for both our actions and our inactions. We therefore need to speak about the issues that are relevant. We have no right to be silent"
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- The NWS has issued winter weather advisories in all of New Jersey’s 21 counties saying light freezing rain on Wednesday morning could create hazardous driving conditions.“Very slippery sidewalks, roads and bridges are possible,
- Forecasters are currently calling for an average of 3 to 4 inches of snow across most of New Jersey including Lakewood area this Friday morning
- Number of Americans hospitalized with COVID-19 tops 110,000, highest since January 2021
- Chase bank on Cedarbridge Avenue in Lakewood is closed due to staff shortage (LNN)
- Israeli yeshiva bochurm in several yeshivos are testing positive for covid in this Omicron wave. Many were previously out with the flu or mysterious vitus a few weeks ago. The talmidim are quarentinging in the yeshiva dormitories
- Frum newspapers this week reporting on news from Israel re; abuse: Ami magazine front cover (below)interview with Tzfas chief Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu on fighting child predators,protecting and supporting survivors of abuse. Mishpacha article on the subject by Rav Aaron Lopiansky "For this we weep" here
-End of an Era. BDE: Petirah of HaRav Avraham Reznik Z”L. at age 99, the last surviving alter mirrers. Born in Brisk learned in Baranovitch and Mir. He was the baal tefilah years ago at Mir yeshiva Brooklyn for yomim Noraim. He owned the Mataamim catering. The levayah will be held 3 p.m. at Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Moshe of South Fallsburg where his son resides. Kevurah in EY.
- Israel Hayom newspaper reports Rav Chaim Kanievsk has instructed teachers to call parents up and convince them to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 He added that hesitant parents should be told in his name that, “Parents who vaccinate their children have great merit, and should not fear any evil.”
more - This morning, the LTMUA commissioners voted YES to raise the water rates. Mrs. Anne Fish made the motion. Mr. Sam Flancbaum seconded. All others followed suit. Ray Coles was not in attendance and did not participate. (Submitted)
- R"Y of Slabodka Rav Dov Landau and his Rebbetzin both tested positive for Corona.
- Another possible snow storm Preliminary snowfall estimates show around 1 to 3 inches of snow could fall on Friday for much of New Jersey with lower amounts along the Jersey Shore.
- 1209 covid cases reported over the last 10 days in Lkwd
- The Lakewood area housing bubble and struggle to purchase a home Here
- How much snow fell: Much of the snow on Monday fell over southern Ocean County, with the NWS reporting that 13.2 inches had come down in Little Egg Harbor. Lakewood less than an inch.
- Lakewood planning board meeting tonight 6 pm see agenda Here new member added Me. Moshe Neiman replacing previous member Mr Chaim Sabel.
- No winner last night as Powerball jackpot is now at $575 million for Wed drawing
- Beware Missionary books in yiddish are being distributed in Monsey and other communities in the tri state area They look like seforim in yiddish but once you open it is about christianity. The title is Habris Hachadasha.
- The Ocean County Prosecutor investigating a pedestrian struck by a bus that caused fatal injuries at Lakewood Bus Terminal parking lot last night The driver of the bus reportedly left the scene, and the bus was found in a different location. Medical personnel at the scene transported the victim to Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, where doctors pronounced the unidentified male dead.
- Pine Street Hotel that is planned at the corner of Pine st and New Hampshire in Lakewood presented the Developer’s Agreement at the MUA meeting this morning.
- 'We can't vaccinate the planet every six months': Leading Oxford vaccine expert warns giving regular boosters is 'not sustainable' and says fourth Covid jabs should not be rolled out until there is more evidence
Letter from Rav Yehoshua Eichenstein shlita Rosh Yeshiva Yad Aaron in Yerushalayim on the current events
Ami magazine this weeks issue
in response to rabbi eichenstein's letter, the discussion was never about the victims saying Loshon Horah, it was about about the general public. and as of now without widespread publicity, these types of people will never be stopped or held accountable, they will succesfully deny everything. and Rabbi Eichenstein did not address this problem at all.
ReplyDeleteas a lawyer involved in this mess said:
the most dangerous part of this has been the lectures against lashon hara, for one simple reason: The Charedi community has not offered any alternative. To frighten people about speaking lashon hara about a matter like this only worsens the situation.
“I missed [the point], and I missed it in a huge way. At the hesped, I spoke about lashon hara, and I now realize that only exacerbates the problem, if certain other prerequisites are not first met.
The torah is nitzchiyus and emotions do not take precedence.
DeleteIn any case it is not mutar for anyone to spread rumors no matter how pure the motive is.
Even to save lives you can't slander someones name just because someone you trust told you they hurt them.
R' Yitzchok Berkowitz said it is not lashon hara to speak about this. So there is a chilukei deos apparently.
DeleteWelcome to corrupt Lakewood where self serving politicians appoint themselves and unelected non Lakewood residents to boards that pays them lucrative salaries and gives them free medical benefits as they take more money from the working poor and seniors while raising their own salaries.
ReplyDeleteIt makes no difference that ray coles did not vote he is just as responsible he could have vocally opposed it or brought it to the attention of the public on his self controlled ask the mayor column. This is what happens when there are no term limits they forget about the people who voted for them.
the Yated in Israel ran a statement approved by Rav Edelstein which says that victims of abuse should go to rabbinically-approved organizations to deal with it (note that there was one such an organization in Bnei Brak, and it was headed by Chaim Walder), and that these things must be dealt with quietly, and the press must not report them.
ReplyDeleteYou are peddling internet rumors as truth. CW did not head that organization at all, it was under Reb Nissim's Beis Din.
Deletethen why didn't Reb Nissim's Beis din do anything in this case ?
DeleteRabbbi Zimmerman, head f the mo-ortho movemement in Federated London, is a lone ranger, he called out R Eichenstein way of address, 'distortion of Tora" afra l'poomei
ReplyDeletecan you detail what rabbi Zimmerman of London Said ?
DeleteOi R' Feivel is the Gateshead Rov, not some mo-ortho (despite testifying in the Todros case b'arkoias) R"L
ReplyDeletenot any more
DeleteReb Elyashiv was quite clear about the T case. There was no shaala that he needed to testify there, it was the only thing that could be done at the time.
DeleteAmi and Mishpacha caved to the activist mob it is all about $elling papers. Is this what you want your kids to read about over shabbos.
ReplyDeleteYour kids already know everything. They heard about in yeshiva. This is a great opportunity to start the conversation with them, so they'll hear about it from you, on your terms, with your hashkafa.
DeleteHere's what I'm telling my kids (comment on YWN)
DeleteThe rogue so-called dayan/”rabbi” who conducted a “beit din” trial in absentia, KNEGED HALACHA, has no credibility whatsoever, his a Kangaroo “beit din” notwithstanding. Rav Gershon Edelstein shlita said, as a result of his pubic accusations without a true Beis Din, that fellow with the kipa sruga covered up by a black hat lost his chelek in Olam Habah, he has blood on his hands and is responsible for driving the person to mental insanity resulting in taking his own life.
There is not even a single accuser against him. Other than anonymous claims by anonymous third parties. None first hand. 22 people did NOT go to beit din. The so-called beit din had *third parties* testify (allegedly) on behalf and in the name of the 22. But the supposed 22 never showed up to that “beit din” that, kneged halacha, accepted testimony outside the presence of the accused. For all anyone knows there could have only been 2 accusers with the rest fictitious; or none at all. And it could all be complete lies. All made only to the media or a kangaroo so-called beit din that operated kneged halacha.
HaGaon Haav Gershon Edelstein shlita denounced the travesty that was done against Walder, leading to his going insane and taking his life. Rav Edelstein said that person has Walder’s blood on his hands.
Only two actual accusers? How benign.
DeleteI want my kids to read Mishnas R Ahron not Mishnas Frankfurter, the Lev Tahor abusers' protector
ReplyDeleteHere we go with the lashon horah lesheim mitzva type..
DeleteAll of this misses the point. The whole Heter to talk about it and let people know that someone is suspected is only to stop others from possibly being harmed by him. In this case now that the alleged perp is no longer a threat there is no heter to keep bashmutzing him. The victims should get all the help they need from therapists etc. but grandstanding in public is just troublemaking.
ReplyDelete1. The key word is ALLEGED, thank you.
Delete2. You are right on. There is no point nor heter to be talking about this.
No, better on Tuesday.
ReplyDeleteDoes molestation cause more long term damage that hitting?
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone have a Mekor prior to 2000 for the "molestation" invention?
DeleteYes. It says in the Tochacha, Vehoyisa Meshuga.
DeleteJust curious what the reaction would be if it's ur child involved?
ReplyDeleteEveryone has opinions. But my meirkle oh then....
If CW would have been a Brelover all Rabbanim would have said biggest mitzvah to talk about him bad and publicize what he did
ReplyDeleteyour sure its because of tuition?
ReplyDeleteSo now mishppacha ànd Ami will decide which lashon hora is allowed to be spoken about. Nice how about they publicize all ills of those who cheat other in business harming fellow jews or dishonest askanim and community leaders who they interview. Let the lashon hora FLOW
ReplyDeleteAmi, Mishpacha, National Inquirer, New York times, Daily News etc. all the same fake woke news. I never bought one and don't plan on it.
ReplyDeleteI assume every word written in them, the OPPOSITE is true
Isn't there a Ksav Yad from R Elyashiv and other poskim Z"L against these rags?
ReplyDeleteR Zeev Z"L didn't allow them sold in NPGS for God reason Chochom odif. Minovi.