Thursday August 1 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 96° Sunny early with isolated thunderstorms developing this afternoon. Hot. High 96F. Chance of rain 30%.

Heat Advisory From Thu 10:00 am until Fri 8:00 pm .Heat index values ranging from 98 to 103 degrees expected.

- United airlines has now canceled its Newark to Tel Aviv flights through August 31st and Tel Aviv to Newark flights through September 1st.

- Deadline today for those applying for BMG winter zman 5785

- Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has canceled several events this weekend in anticipation of Vice President Harris' 2024 VP pick announcement, according to CNN.

- The Dow Jones Industrial Average is officially down 1,000 points from its high seen this morning. The index is currently on track for its largest daily drop of 2024.

- Artscroll published a siddur specialy geared for women "Siddur Shiras Sheina" with instructions on which tefiilos are said. And general guidelines on a woman's obligation to daven. The bracha of shelo Asani Isha is ommited from the siddur. There are tefilos from Korban mincha in the back of the siddur.

- Bein hazmanim begins for mesivta bochurim

 Flight cancelations to Israel continue by many airlines even from Europe affecting been hazmanim plans for bochurim coming back to the US for camp and girls going to seminary. United is not rebooking any flights until Sept 1

See updates on this thread from Dansdeals

- New Jersey native and The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was detained in Russia on espionage charges since March 2023 and recently sentenced to 16 years in prison, has been freed in a prisoner swap involving several countries.

-Thursday morning police staking out on the new vine st pulling over drivers all morning.

- Tefillos for the Skulener Rebbe shlita of Boro Park, who has been re-hospitalized and is in need of great rachmei shomayim.  name is Yeshaya Yaakov ben Reizil.

- A Asifa will take place tonight in Lakewood on the dangers of the WZO word zionist organization as they continue to campaign and recruit  in the frum communities, it will take place at the Bais Horahh Madison Manor hall, guest speakers Rav Asher Chaim Leiberman and  R' Eytan Kobre

- A new shuttle bus fromOcean Ride will service the Lakewood senior communities of Enclave/Fairways once a week on Tuesdays  with a  round trip  to Gourmet Glatt, Aisle 9, Amazing Savings, Walmart and other shopping plazas. No plans have yet been announced to have public buses pick up bochurim hitching every morning to yeshiva on lakewood thoroughfares 

- While thousands gathered last night in Bais Faiga to celebrate with Reb Osher Eisemann  But he still owes over $300k in legal fees, donate Here.

 senator Joe Cryan who was at the seudas hodaah  said  they can’t give The Rabbi back the years but they should pay his  legal bills. Another , among many, sad day for NJ OPIA.

- New Jersey municipalities cannot restrict housing ownership by age, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday. The three-judge panel found a Berkeley Township ordinance that bars individuals under the age of 55 from owning homes at certain senior housing communities runs afoul of discrimination protections in the federal Fair Housing Act and New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination.

“By setting a minimum age for property ownership in retirement communities, the ordinance was discriminatory, and the restriction did not fall within the limited housing for older persons exemption,” Appellate Division Judge Greta Gooden Brow