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- Hespedim in Lakewood today at 4:00pm for R' Eliyahu and Raizy Neydavoud Z"l at Yeshiva Ohel Torah 1009 Brook Rd Lakewood
- In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court just ruled that Biden can remove razor wires installed by Texas on the border. The 3 liberals on the court were joined by Justices Roberts and Barrett.
- LSTA raises the transportation costs for mon mandated students to $340 per child last year is was $260 and was $180 before that.
Lakewood parents who qualify for the school lunch program do not have to pay if they can't afford it and can not be denied transportation according to NJ law. The schools and LSTA have so far not notified parents of this law and parents are given a form to either sign up or opt out.
- Mesivta farher season: The mesivtos in Lakewood will start giving farhers next month in order to make the process fair the mesivtos have all signed on not to begin farhers before 11 shevat. They also agreed not to give farhers after 9pm. All but one yeshiva signed on but that yeshiva agreed to abide by the takana.
What was not yet dealt with is the issue of yeshivos forcing parents to give a immediate response once accepted before the boy had a chance to take other farhers. Additionally the mesivtos don't get back in time to parents if the son is accepted or not. With parents calling and leaving messages for a few weeks.
- Jackson council to give themselves 400% salary increase more
-Elon Musk and Ben Shapiro are touring Auschwitz in Poland.
- New girls high school opening this coming year in Lakewood Binas Bais Yaakov under the guidance of Rav Uri Deutsch, Rosh Hamosad Rav Dovid Aryeh Donner, Menaheles Mrs. Sara issacson.
- There's several new girls seminaries opening up in Lakewood for next year
- Trump: "I took a Cognitive test... and I ACED it!" President Donald J. Trump speaks in Manchester, NH
- Gov Phil Murphy: "This is a painful time for many in our Muslim community as innocent Palestinian civilians, including the loved ones of New Jerseyans, have been killed or caught in the middle of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
We pray for long-term peace and stability in the region.
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Glad that more seminaries are opening up in Lakewood., The rabonim and schools should all push for the girls to stay here. It is for most prople a waste of money and resources for the girls to be in eretz yisroel for a year away from the parents without knowing what they are doing for shabbos and yom tov. Most girls should stay here., Ask your Rav what is better for the girls... I am happy that my girls HS is starting tro push the girls to stay local., Yes they do go on a 2-3 wekk trip during the year to visit eretz yisroel so they do get the flavor.
ReplyDeleteDo yourself a favor and keep your girls local. Think about it seminbary is $30,000 then they of course need to marry a 'long term ' learner,. a chasuna., so before most families even get to support they are already in the hole from chasuna and seminary.,.,
The local seminary is not cheaper enough to warrant staying home. If they aren't going to work, they might as well go to Israel.
DeleteIf they don't dorm. It is very, very cheap.
DeleteI paid 5500 this year in NY
DeleteWhy does Gov Murphy's Palestinian sympathy comment merit mention on a frum site? I guess we should be aware we are in Golus. To mention the suffering of the Palestinians, as though it has happened in a vacuum to innocent people, without mentioning the hostages snatched by the Hamas barbarians - babies, the elderly, men and women - is an absolute travesty.
ReplyDeleteIt's important to know who that this is who the vaad supported
DeleteAnd they will probably endorse his wife for senate in November
So why did you vote for him?
DeleteI have no issue with his statement. He is governor to all New Jersey, not just jews.
DeleteBias.You complain when for example Trudeau made a similar statement
DeletePlease contact our assemblyman to clarify about the LSTA charging for those who qualify for school lunch
ReplyDeletehttps://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-roster/482/assemblyman-schnall/contact
Many people would disagree with your assertion that the law stating that if school boards provide courtesy busing , then low income students are free , would apply to the LSTA. . It most likely doesn’t apply.
ReplyDeleteThe LSTA is not exempt from any regulatory authority
DeleteThey are under the BOE and subject to the same rules for all private kids
According to the LSTA it costs $600-$900 to bus one kid.
ReplyDeleteThey are running on a deficit the Lakewood Township bails them out every year.
Right now I have some mandated kids who are not getting busing and another kid who gets busing but his stop is very far from my house that it's easier to drive him to school and pick him up then sit in the car waiting and waiting with some crabby babies at the stop.
For the people who live to close to school, It is my tax $$ that is helping bring your kids to school, if the $340 is to much for you to pay, then do what I do drive your kids to school...and I drive over 4 miles not less then 2.
it is my tax dollars that pays for your kids busing. stop trying to sound superior.
Deletethe entire point of the lsta was to save courtesy busing. if it costs almost as much as it would cost to hire private busing, than there is no point and it should close shop.
The township has no money to bail out and if they do it is with your tax money
ReplyDeletebut BH that you can afford to drive your kids not everyone could and paying $340 for 5-6 children is a lot of money,
btw would lsta show everyone the high salaries that they are taking
I just sat and cried after reading about the LSTA price increase. I'm left with a choice between paying the price and further eating away at the tiny bit of disposable income that I still have left, or driving 2 shifts to and from school every day (2 different drop off and pick up times), further eating into the tiny bit of time I have for my personal and household needs before work. It's really not simple.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't get mandated busing, it shouldn't be that far from you.
DeleteIt's slightly less than two miles, down one of the most traffic filled corridors in town. It can take 15 minutes each way, x4 makes an hour a day (plus waiting on line for my kids).
DeleteExcuse me? Your tax dollars are bussing my kid to school? My tax dollars are paying for your “mandated” bus that you don’t even use!
ReplyDeleteLSTA is a bunch of crooks and was created because some “askan” needed a job.
ReplyDeleteInteresting that only Jewish non mandated students are charged this money. The public school non mandated students are not charged by the LSTA. If they need to cover the budget everyone should be included!
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