Weather: Plentiful sunshine. High 63F. Winds NW at 15 to 25 mph. Higher wind gusts possible
עש"ק פר' אחרי מות מברכים אייר
Candle lighting 7:31 pm Shkiah 7:49 pm
Rosh chodesh is on Sunday & Monday
Pirkei Avos begins this shabbos. In EY it is parshas kedoshim
-Ocean county sheriff pulling over cars today along Central Ave bet Rt 9 and Jackson border
- Strauss foods from Israel announced a recall on all Elite, Energy, gum and toffee products after 10-year-old was hospitalized with salmonella. The factory where the bacteria was found will be shut down for three months. Local stores in Lakewood and the US have removed some of the products from the shelf such as chocolate bars.
- Birchas Ilanos list of fruit trees in Lakewood by Misaskim resources (2016) HERE
- Lakewood residents file law suit against the zoning board for the approval a cell communication tower on top of the Eleanor Levovitz building on Clifton Ave. Yated Neeman reports the suit claims that the board refused to allow testimony showing serious health concerns from the radiation of the tower. There is another application for a cell tower on the Georgian Court property behind 14th st and Case to coming up. The Satmar dayan and Rabbi Forcheimer senior posek at BMG wrote strong letters to the board to reconsider due to serious health risks associated with theses towers.
- Putin could declare World War III within days, says UK defence secretary
UK defence secretary Ben Wallace has warned that Putin may try to "mobilise" the Russian people with a global offensive against "Nazis" as his invasion of Ukraine has "failed"
- Prices of food items continue to rise ALDI raises price eggs at$1.99 a dozen.
- Styrofoam plates, cups won’t be sold in N.J. stores when bag ban starts It’s not just plastic and paper bags that will be going away May 4 once New Jersey’s single-use plastic bag ban goes into effect statewide. Styrofoam products including cups, plates, and to-go containers — will be going to the wayside too. (NJ)
- R' Aaron Lang Lakewod attorney and BMG alumnus currently litigating on behalf of lakewood residents to fix the funding formula. "We need visionary leadership. We need to innovate and lead. What we do here has significance elsewhere. On the Lakewood BOE yearly budget: " $220M budget is wasted, run by mediocre administrators without vision, b/c they protect $20M for mosdos. Why sacrifice $200M for $20M? Get both! (Same w/elections, b/c of favors, we overlook visionless government) A true innovator can turn the $220M into $1B worth of public weal! First thing I will do when I'm in the saddle is to make Lakewood beautiful. My generation did it for all of America, we can do it for Lakewood. "We'll open our cutting-edge facility/teachers/equipment to yungeleit and their wives to learn professional skills and the trades".
- Lakewood BOE swears in R' Eli Greenwald as new board member this morning to fill the seat vacated by Mr. Bentzy Treiser watch Here
As if that’s supposed to make the key holy
ReplyDeleteThis weeks parasha
כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֧ה אֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֛יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְשַׁבְתֶּם־בָּ֖הּ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֑וּ וּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֣ה אֶֽרֶץ־כְּנַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶתְכֶ֥ם שָׁ֙מָּה֙ לֹ֣א תַעֲשׂ֔וּ וּבְחֻקֹּתֵיהֶ֖ם לֹ֥א תֵלֵֽכוּ
You're just showing your Amaratzus and ignorance.
DeleteWe all know that Pasuk thank you
See hakdamah to mesilas yisharim about constantly reviewing basics
Deleteאאמר המחבר: החיבור הזה לא חברתיו ללמד לבני האדם את אשר לא ידעו, אלא להזכירם את הידוע להם כבר ומפורסם אצלם פירסום גדול. כי לא תמצא ברוב דברי, אלא דברים שרוב בני האדם יודעים אותם ולא מסתפקים בהם כלל.
באלא שכפי רוב פרסומם וכנגד מה שאמתתם גלויה לכל, כך ההעלם מהם מצוי מאד והשכחה רבה. על כן אין התועלת הנלקט מזה הספר יוצא מן הקריאה בו פעם אחת, כי כבר אפשר שלא ימצא הקורא בשכלו חדושים אחר קריאתו שלא היו בו לפני קריאתו, אלא מעט. אבל התועלת יוצא מן החזרה עליו וההתמדה. כי יזכרו לו הדברים האלה הנשכחים מבני האדם בטבע, וישים אל לבו חובתו אשר הוא מתעלם ממנה.
The problem is not quoting known Pesukim. The problem is when you think a Pasuk in chumash is a shlug up on the Inyan of Segulos which every Bar Bei Rav Dchad Yoima knows that it's brought down in all generations in the Torah starting from Gemaros straight down to Achronim
DeleteIf it's not Karaus then it's just simply foolish.
Rambam hilchos a”z 11 / 16
Deleteוּדְבָרִים הָאֵלּוּ כֻּלָּן דִּבְרֵי שֶׁקֶר וְכָזָב הֵן, וְהֵן שֶׁהִטְעוּ בָּהֶן עוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה הַקַּדְמוֹנִים לְגוֹיֵי הָאֲרָצוֹת כְּדֵי שֶׁיִּנָּהוּ אַחֲרֵיהֶן, וְאֵין רָאוּי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁהֵם חֲכָמִים מְחֻכָּמִים, לְהִמָּשֵׁךְ בַּהֲבָלִים הָאֵלּוּ, וְלֹא לְהַעֲלוֹת עַל הַלֵּב שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהֶן תְּעָלָה, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר: ״כִּי לֹא נַחַשׁ בְּיַעֲקֹב וְלֹא קֶסֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל״ (במדבר כג,כג), וְנֶאֱמַר: ״כִּי הַגּוֹיִם הָאֵלֶּה אֲשֶׁר אַתָּה יוֹרֵשׁ אוֹתָם אֶל מְעֹנְנִים וְאֶל קֹסְמִים יִשְׁמָעוּ, וְאַתָּה לֹא כֵן נָתַן לְךָ יי אֱלֹהֶיךָ״ (דברים יח,יד).
כָּל הַמַּאֲמִין בִּדְבָרִים אֵלּוּ וְכַיּוֹצֵא בָּהֶן, וּמְחַשֵּׁב בְּלִבּוֹ שֶׁהֵן אֱמֶת וְדִבְרֵי חָכְמָה אֲבָל הַתּוֹרָה אָסְרָה אוֹתָן - אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא מִן הַסְּכָלִים וּמֵחֲסֵרֵי הַדַּעַת, וּבִכְלַל הַנָּשִׁים וְהַקְּטַנִּים שֶׁאֵין דַּעְתָּן שְׁלֵמָה. אֲבָל בַּעֲלֵי הַחָכְמָה וּתְמִימֵי הַדַּעַת יֵדְעוּ בִּרְאָיוֹת בְּרוּרוֹת שֶׁכָּל אֵלּוּ הַדְּבָרִים שֶׁאָסְרָה תּוֹרָה אֵינָם דִּבְרֵי חָכְמָה אֶלָּא תֹּהוּ וָהֶבֶל שֶׁנִּמְשְׁכוּ בָּהֶן חֲסֵרֵי הַדַּעַת וְנָטְשׁוּ כָּל דַּרְכֵי הָאֱמֶת בִּגְלָלָן. וּמִפְּנֵי זֶה אָמְרָה תּוֹרָה כְּשֶׁהִזְהִירָה עַל כָּל אֵלּוּ הַהֲבָלִים: ״תָּמִים תִּהְיֶה עִם יי אֱלֹהֶיךָ״ (שם יח,יג)
Not of any relevance. From Karaus to quoting Rambams out of context reminds of our MoDox OO "brothers".
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Deleteולהרחיק מכל מעשי הכשוף הזהיר מעשות דבר מחוקותיהם ואפילו במה שנתלה במעשי עבודת האדמה והמרעה וכיוצא בהם - רצוני לומר כל מה שיאמר שהוא מועיל ממה שלא יגזור אותו העיון הטבעי אבל נוהג לפי דעתם כמנהג הסגולות והכוחות המיוחדות - והוא אמרו "ולא תלכו בחוקות הגוי" והם אשר יקראום 'ז"ל' 'דרכי האמורי' מפני שהם סעיפי מעשי המכשפים שהם דברים לא יגזרם הקש טבעי אך הם מושכים למעשי הכישוף אשר הם נסמכים לעניני הכוכבים בהכרח ויתגלגל הענין להגדיל הכוכבים ולעבדם - ואמרו בפרוש "כל שיש לו משום רפואה אין בו משום דרכי האמורי" - רוצים בזה שכל מה שיגזרהו העיון הטבעי הוא מותר וזולתו אסור.
Lakewood residents file law suit against the zoning board for the approval a cell communication tower - who is suing? What attorney?
ReplyDeleteAs reported in The Yated, Frum Attorney Jan Meyer from Teaneck is representing the Lakewood residents
DeleteThe community owes Arthur Lang a big Yasser koach and shame on the Boe and vaad for not supporting him and even more disgusting that he was demoted by jealous ppl
ReplyDeleteBDE HaRav Nota Greenblatt
ReplyDeletethe uk defense secretary is ben wallace? i bet he'll slam and block the russians
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the support but I think that my Tweets have been combined somewhat incoherently. In particular, the Tweet about litter in town is an example of how, with the right leadership, the district can transform the entire town. A small investment can have geometrically more benefits even outside of the school setting.
ReplyDeleteRobert Moses, who also had a degree in Government, knew how to read laws (and to write the laws) and how to make the most efficient use of limited funding. He built the modern city, with all its roads and bridges (read parkways), just with his authority as Parks Commissioner (and Tri-Borough).
By thinking out-of-the-box, so far, I have discovered a source in the regulations for providing free education to high school age kids (in accord with BMG parameters) without them having to step foot on the public school campus, and still count them for state funding. This would not violate the Establishment Clause under my reading of Zelman v. Simmons-Harris, 536 U.S. 639 (2002). (The instruction will be directed to the student at home or in the place of his choice, sectarian school included). Even more, we can set up a test case to overcome, or essentially overturn, the Lemon v Kurtzman case that banned publically paid teachers in a sectarian school. Lemmon entanglement, direct instruction provided to the school rather than the child, hence without Zelman choice, can be avoided simply with cell phone technology (recording the lesson).
We can utilize our faculty and equipment to find solutions for the people of Lakewood, integrate LHS students' jobs with their schoolwork to provide a higher quality twenty-first century workforce and a meaningful education. We can provide jobs and actively recruit members of the community enabling them to bring new skills to the mosdos, after work in the district, in the afternoon. We can open our technology rooms, perhaps even find a way to use the culinary teaching facility, and open our trades and office skills classrooms at night for yungerleit and their wives. It's too bad our state-of-the-art auto shop was closed in 2012, even after I came out publicly saying we should open it at night for adults. (I found a provision in federal regulations that allow separate gender classes.) There is no reason why the interests of the mosdos can't be protected by visionary leadership when the people of Lakewood need so much more.
Aaron Lang
Robert Moses was indeed a visionary.
DeleteBut the unintended consequences of his bulldozer method of planning a city are still being felt by minorities all over Brooklyn. He destroyed their neighborhoods and negated years of advances by the African-American community to better their lot.
I don't like omelets so you don't have to worry about me breaking eggs.
DeleteAny of the fruit trees in Lakewood actually grow edible fruit?
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