Wednesday Taanis Esther 5782 News Updates Lakewood

 Wednesday, March 16, 2021 / י״ג אדר תשפ״ב 

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תענית אסתר 

Weather: Abundant sunshine. High 63F tonight Slight chance of a rain shower

Purim day Rain likely all day. High 53F.  Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a half an inch.

-Shkia 7:04 pm fast is over 7:45 pm it is customary to extend the fast until after קריאת המגילה

-The Minhag is to give מחצית השקל, by Mincha תחנון and אבינו מלכנו is not said.

      סגולה גדולה לקרוא פרק כב' בתהילים ולבקש בזכות מרדכי ואסתר המלכה את כל מה שרוצים     

- Vineyard will be open past shkia

Minyanim for Mincha  in Satmar kol shimshon /Sanz oak and Vine

- Seder limud in BMG tonight as a zechus for the yidden in Ukraine 9:30 - 10:45 at the Bais Yitzchok and Bais Shalom botei Medrash followed by the annual Purim Tish in Bais Aaron on tenth street at 10:45 pm

OCHD updated totals since last week 3/9/22

- 24 new covid cases in Lakewood+3 deaths totals 23801/375

- 16 new cases in Jackson totals 12597/141

- 4 new covid cases  +1 death in Toms River totals 21337/428

- Gas prices in Lakewood drop 10-8 cents per gallon average none $4.11

- NJSP were in Lakewood earlier today enforcing traffic violations 

-Expect heavy traffic this afternoon for the morah Shalach Manos delivery

- Wednesday’s Powerball jackpot is up to $133,000,000!

- NJAG says Lakewood should increase taxes -Lakewood's school district owes over $125 million in state loans. But instead of looking for a change in the state funding formula, the acting NJ attorney general says, they should be increasing taxes. “The problem is an unbalanced budget." (APP)

-Last night the planning board they voted 4-3 against the recommendation to give 35 year tax abatements to 2 properties off Pine street. The application will be voted on by the township committee regardless of the planning board but they need a super majority to pass it either a 5-0 or 4-1 vote. 

In another application for a shul at the Oak and vine  neighbors on Vine street  objected due to safety concerns the application will continue at a later time. 

סליחות לתענית אסתר
קנא לשמך נורא ונקדש, חזה כרמך נהרס ונידש. זרויינו קבץ ושיר לך יחודש, קימם והחים בבנין בית המקדש. וכעשותך נוראות באותן הימים, אתנו הפלא תשועת עולמים. מצוא לפניך כפר ותנחומים, אל מלך יושב על כסא רחמים.

Yerushalayim Cheder kids dress up as Leviim this morning at the Kosel