Friday May 6 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather Rain. High 58F. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a half an inch. Heavy winds and rain will continue into shabbos with a hi of 52

עש" ק פר' קדושים ה' אייר תשפ"ב 

candle lighting 7:38 pm Shkiah 7:56 pm

- Update on Rabbi Eisemann Hearing: The team says it was BH positive for Reb Osher as the judge wants to hear additional arguments.

Judge Paone says he will not schedule an evidentiary hearing, noting that he won't doubt the integrity of former witnesses but says he will allow more documents to be submitted before deciding if the case should go to a retrial.(Shlomo Schorr)

- New York state reports 13,902 new coronavirus cases, up 65% from last week and the highest since January

- Keren Hashviis will hold a Asifa in Lakewood in two weeks honoring the farmers. 

- One of the victims in Thursday's terror attack drove the terrorists to the scene of the attack under the impression that he was helping by offering him a ride, When they arrived, one of the terrorists attacked and killed him.

- New incoming white House press secretary will be the first black woman and the first openly LGBTQ+ person to serve the position.

- Roshei Yeshiva ask the Lakewood community to say 3 Kapitlach Tehillim this morning as a zechus for R' Osher Ben Chana Frumit who has a crucial hearing this morning.

- Elad:  Yonatan Chavakuk, 44, Boaz Gol, 49, and Oren Ben Yiftach, 35, were named  as the victims of the  terrorist attack that took place in Elad, on Thursday night. They left behind 16 yesomim R:L  A large levaya took place today in the city of Elad for the 3 kedoshim HYD. Rabbonim called for hisoirerus following the attack on the city. A manhunt continues for the two murdering palestinian arab terrorists who who came from the town of Jenin 

- עִקְּבוֹת מְשִׁיחָא חֻצְפָּא יִסְגֵּא, וְיֹקֶר יַאֲמִיר. הַגֶּפֶן תִּתֵּן פִּרְיָהּ, וְהַיַּיִן בְּיֹקֶר Gas prices today $4.50 in Lakewood dozen eggs $3 (on the low end Aldi). $4 bottle of low fat milk in some stores

- EAP grant not everyone getting $2500 some people are getting much less based on the submitted info of tuition expenses

- Bde" Petirah of Mrs. Georgi Holder A"H wife of Ybl"c R' Roni "Hasandler" from Sunset road. levaya and Kevurah in Lakewood bais hachaim 7th street chapel at 1:00 PM

- B"H the 2 children injure in a acciden on the GSP before Pesach have returned home LNN reports. Please continue davening for a full reuahh Leah Tzirel bas Shaindel Gittel, Avraham Aharon ben sheindel Gittel

- Warriors of Torah event expected to draw up to 10,000 including Roshei yeshivos and admorim from the US and some from E"Y, honoring the youngeleit. The event is expected to be a short program that will take place Sunday after Shavuos at the Cure arena in Trenton, NJ.

- FDA limits use of J&J vaccine over rare blood clots people can still get the J&J vaccine if they are allergic to the mRNA vaccines from Pfizer or Moderna, or if personal concerns with the other vaccines mean they would otherwise go without any inoculation.  

 

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are rising once again in New Jersey following Easter and Passover gatherings and a busy spring break travel season. But health officials said that while the virus' BA.2 variant continues to spread rapidly this spring, it's not causing anywhere near the severe outcomes that the delta and omicron variants did in the past year.