Friday, January 6, 2023 / י״ג טבת תשפ״ג ערב שבת פרשת ויחי חזק
- Candle lighting 4:28 pm
- Shkiah/Sunset 4:46 pm
Weather today 50° Showers early, then cloudy in the afternoon. High around 50F. Chance of rain 30%.Friday night low 32 Shabbos day clear hi of 47.
- Judge overturns yeshivas dormitory approval
FAA Ocean County Superior Court Administrative Judge Marlene Ford today overturned Lakewood Township Planning Board's approval of a dormitory expansion for Yeshiva Toras Chaim, located at 999 Ridge Avenue, saying that the Board lacked jurisdiction to approve a dormitory which the Township Committee has not deemed to be a permitted use in the residential zoning district.
- Donald Trump posts a meme of him as speaker of the House, after Matt Gaetz nominated the former president for the position.
- Phil Murphy: Two years ago, the very heart of our democracy was viciously attacked. The images of the January 6th insurrection are seared into our minds– the chaos fed by lies, the vandalism of our Capitol, the violence of the armed mob, and the bravery of the Capitol Police.
- Mega Millions lottery drawing tonight estimated jackpot $940 million cash option $ 483.5 million
- Last night of Kiddush levana is tonight friday at 10:13 pm. If you did not do so yet ask your LOR about reciting it on shabbos. The Tzitz Eliezer (17:17) writes that if one had not yet said Kiddush Levana and the last night available is Friday night, one should recite Kiddush Levana on Shabbos rather than lose the mitzvah The Magen Avrohom (426:2) quotes the Rama Mi’Fano (siman 78) who states that one may not recite Kiddush Levana on Shabbos since on Shabbos, one is not permitted to leave the techum Walking outside in the direction of the moon, in order to greet the Shechina, gives the appearance that one is planning on leaving the techum. The honor of Shabbos is greater than greeting the Shechina. Therefore, one may not let the simcha of Kiddush Levana interfere with the simcha of Shabbos. The Minchas Yitzchak (2:120) because we are concerned that one will carry a siddur outside to a place where there is no eiruv.
- Hespedim for Rav Kolman Krohn zatzal will take place this motzei shabbos 9:15 pm at Kollel Choshen mIshpat 625 Forest by Harav malkiel Kotler shlita and Rav BInyomin Jacobs shlita
.- Lakewood police continue the search for the suspect who waved a machete last night at several yeshiva Bochurim from yeshivas Toras chesed
- LPD: Lock your vehicle there has been a string of robberies stealing cars in Lakewood
- Ronzoni discontinues pastina without warning:Pastina, the tiny, star-shaped pasta could be in danger of becoming extinct after US-based brand Ronzoni announced Tuesday it would cease production of the product. “After extensive efforts, we regretfully announce that Ronzoni Pastina is being discontinued,” the brand posted on Instagram, citing supply-chain issues.
- NJ DOE gave $30 million grant to schools at the Jersey shore area Among the six Ocean County districts receiving the added state aid only Jackson Township topped the seven-figure mark with $1.6 million.(App)
- Police in Ocean County are investigating a stabbing that took place at the entrance to a bike trail in Brick
- FAAnews Lakewood monthly crash reports this month was higher than usual. Total Crashes for December is 503, resulting in 39 injuries and 22 Pedestrians struck.
Crash totals for 2022 nearly 5,500 car accidents, Fatalities 10, Pedestrians struck 154 That is an average of nearly 3 pedestrians struck by vehicles each week, and 1 fatality every 5 weeks! see full story on FAA.
ReplyDeleteSpeaker Battle Means Our Republic Lives On
Dr. (Benjamin) Franklin, we have a pulse, maybe even a strong enough heartbeat.
Our republic is alive, albeit on life-support.
The heavy hand of the swamp seeks to deal the final death blow to our nation as Founded.
In December’s final weeks, it seemed America’s demise was all but sealed.
Beltway influencers and elected swamp cretons wielding the power to punish the electorate have taken great lengths to crush the American spirit.
Inflation-inducing money printing, censorship and cancelation, civil liberty rollups, election shenanigans, show hearings, and purposefully unprotected borders have tested the strength of the republic and the resolve of we the people..
He would inherit all the God-like power Nancy "We Still Don’t Know What Happened That Night to Your Husband" Pelosi amassed.
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Five Republican representatives stood in the way, demanding that the presumptive speaker agree in the rules to devolve the power of the office to a shadow of the untouchable fortress, Speaker Pelosi had built, brick by tax-payer-dollar brick.
The self-proclaimed speaker-elect pushed back. In his view, he had earned the right to be speaker after 14 arduous years of go-along, get-along politics.
The Democrats mocked the drama with popcorn in the chamber.
With every ballot coming up short, name calling, and personal insults ensued. Establishment GOP members were publicly throwing rocks.
Words like "rebels," "traitors" and even "terrorists" were hurled at representatives who stood in the way of advancing the heir-apparent to the gavel.
It's interesting that protocol dictates that all of these people are announced as "The Honorable," before their names are said.
Isn’t a healthy representative republic supposed to elevate a dialogue and discussion centered on doing the best for the people?
Voices from every corner of the swamp rang out in unison. "This is embarrassing!"
"We need to get back to work immediately!" "The country has plunged into crisis!"
Let's all settle down.
This is exactly what the Framers intended all along. It's obvious that most of these federally elected folks haven’t been to many corporate board meetings.
Smoke filled rooms in D.C. lounges where deals are cut, using our money, to get to some kumbaya moment does not appear in the Declaration of Independence, "The Federalist Papers," or Constitution.
Nor do political parties, lobbyists or professional politicians.
The Framers designed a system where discussion and debate would be the norm.
President Jefferson warned us well:
"I think myself that we have more machinery of government than is necessary, too many parasites living on the labor of the industrious.
"Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take everything you have . . . The course of history shows that as government grows, liberty deceases.
"The two enemies of the people are criminals and government, so let us tie the second down with the constitution so the second will not become the legalized version of the first."
— Thomas Jefferson, Letter to William Ludlow, Sept. 6, 1824
What’s a few days more of sorting out the speaker selection?
Actually a few weeks of vacation from congressional high jinks might make the patient even heathier.
This week of beltway antics lends much to a hopefully growing optimism from those of us walking the halls of state legislatures.
Yes, We the People have a heartbeat, and we are ever vigilant.
Maybe the day of "shut-up-and-color" politics is fading.
It's long past time to start engaging our elected officials at all levels.
We are the difference makers, regulators, as well as the guardians of our future and liberty.
Brig. Gen. Blaine Holt (retired)
Glad everyone is enjoying that newly legal weed
DeleteWhat a Megilla of words, none of them making actual sense!
DeleteIf McCarthy wasn't such a doorknob, someone else would be nominated as speaker. Maybe they could find a compromise with Democrats. But of course, compromise is a dirty word to Republicans. They are in thrall with the extremists and haters, and will not do anything that somebody else might gain from. They think that if the other side gains, that means a loss for them. If liberals are happy, they have to be sad.
What a nasty bunch! Good that they are out of office כן יאבדו כל איביך ה'.
"Compromise is a dirty word"? with who?
DeleteFunny that the Democrats like yourself have been have been using that refrain for how many decades now ?They used it over and over against those who those against those who stood up to the Soviet Union and Red China.
Go check the records.
Since when have the Democrats compromised? Since when Democrats compromised for anything of actual real substance?
Skip the pseudo piety at the end. Or are you just another conservative rabbi??
And all those "Ban The Bomb" and other fellow traveler internal
Delete'Compromise' Democrats( & Republican occasionally) of previous generations
It was close. We almost compromised.
I did not go to brisk, so my Shver did not lease me a 23 car to drive 1/2 mile to BMG so I don't need to worry about my once upon a time yeshivish car bring stolen
ReplyDeleteyou sure are full of hate. must not be very fun to be you. .
DeleteThat's unfair statement.. Those are claim they go places for the sake of hecher reasons, go really most often for the materialism .
ReplyDeleteAn upside down lifestyle, and he is correct