Oif Simchas Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5785

יעלה ויבוא 

Chasunas:

Berman - Epstein  Ateres Reva

Hamburger - Londinski  Fountain Ballroom 

Chumash Shiur by Harav Yeruchom Olshin shlita 11:30 pm at B"M Ateres Bracha live 646-726-9977

Thursday October 31 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 82° Intervals of clouds and sunshine. Near record high temperatures. High 82F. Winds SW at 10 to 15 mph

President Trump announces a new step to get emergency price relief to all Americans. "On Day One, I will sign an executive order directing every federal agency to immediately remove every single burdensome regulation driving up the cost of goods.... Furthermore, I will create a new cabinet position for a senior member of my administration who will be tasked exclusively with doing everything in the federal government’s power to reduce the cost of living.... we will save the typical household $7,000 in the first year."

- A Kol Korei from The Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of  Agudath Yisroel America Every Jew Should Participate in and Vote in the Elections in the United States" As participating in the election process is not merely a civic responsibility, but a profound expression of our commitment to the well-being of our fellow Jews wherever they reside.. There is no endorsement or any hint in the letter there is no mention of the presidential elections, but only the general elections. The letter is does not have the individual signatures.

- BDE: Petira of Rav Yaakov Yehoshua Volpe ZTL Rosh yeshivas Ashkon and from the big talmidim of the Chazon Ish.He was 98. He wife rebbetzin Shulamis, is a daughter of Rav Aryeh Malkiel Friedman ZTL and a sister to Rebbetzin Rishel Kotler A"H.  They survived The war as children all alone. Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva shlita Rav Malkiel Kotler, went special last week to EY visit his uncle who was gravely ill at the time.

-Yom Kippur Katan is not observed  prior to Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan because Yom Kippur has just passed.

- Another 125,489 people voted in-person in New Jersey on Wednesday, bringing the early, in-person total for this election cycle to 632,843.

- Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan is tonight/Friday and  Shabbos

Rabbi Kalman Bar has been elected as the Ashkenazi chief Rabbi of Israel

- Day light savings ends  Motzei shabbbos as we fall back moving back the clock

- Trick or treating tonight for those celebrating Halloween 

Shabbos Kestenbaum: Please share with undecided Jewish voters: When Eyal Yakoby and I testified in front of Congress about campus antisemitism, Ranking Democrat Jerry Nadler criticized the hearing and then fell asleep. He and most Dems left right after and refused to shake our hands. VOTE THEM OUT

- Lakewood Township officials have decided to use taxpayer funds to defend Detectives in federal lawsuit  more

-TAG Lakewood Expands to South Lakewood for Basic flip Phone Filtering at waymore wireless 1200 River avenue corner Cross st & rt 9 weekday 10:30 am - 6 pm Sun 11-3 Friday 10-12

- Several protest are taking place today in front of the Lishkas HaGiyus IDF recruitment centers in Yerushalayim and Tel Hashomer speakers  include  Rav Moshe Tzadka and Mekubal Rav Yaakov Adas 

- In an exclusive statement to Belaaz, Gerer Rosh Yeshivah Reb Shaul Alter expressed his support for Donald Trump, saying, ‘He will be good for the Yidden, help everyone, and is surrounded by good people’.Regarding Kamala Harris, the Rosh Yeshivah stated, ‘We can’t have them win. She’s terrible for Israel, terrible for the world, America and the Jews.’

Hashkafa Q&A

Hashkafa with Rav Gershon Ribner  shlita

 Keeping our grandparent's message relevant in a modern world

Periodicals compete to gain acceptance in elite homes Sifting through a barrage of heresy and blasphemy in Jewish media Paralyzed by herd mentality

A Few Tips for the Gabbai about Hagaba on Sefer Breishis

(Reposted)

Dear Gaabai, Please make sure that Hagba during these weeks is performed in a way that is proper kavod haTorah and shouldn't give anyone in shul, heart failure. There's been too many close calls where people near the bima end up catching the sefer.

 As we read the parshios of Breishis  the sefer Torah is rolled  that the left side is heavier making it harder for a righty to lift up during Hagbah. The newer sifrei Torah are lighter but older sifrei torah  are heavier.

The Mishna Berura writes that Hagbah should be given to someone who has the strength to lift and turn the Torah without needing to sit immediately. If one knows they do not have the strength to do it properly they should decline the honor. Although generally one should not turn down an invitation for an Aliyah, we don’t find this with Hagbah, albeit the greater honor.
 A Few important tips:

 1) Please whoever is performing Hagbaa ask them if they have the strength and technique to lift the sefer Torah. Try giving to lefty's or able bodied men.

2) Gelilah should also be given to someone with knowledge to immediately secure the atzei chaim and begin rolling the sefer Torah

3) Very important for the Gabbai to stand nearby within an arms length until after gelilah is done.

Thank You
K. H.

Israel At War Thursday Oct 31

 Israel At war day 391

- JUST IN - Iran is preparing major retaliatory strike — Axios

- The Lebanese MTV channel reported that " the level of optimism for a ceasefire within hours or days decreased after the visit of the American envoy Amos Hochstein to Israel."

- Ceasefire efforts in the north: Netanyahu is now meeting with the American envoy Amos Hochstein

- A direct hit of a Hezbollah rocket in Metula. Five people were killed—an Israeli and four foreign workers.

- Hamas official says terror group will reject any proposal for temporary Gaza ceasefire

- 5 critically wounded, 1 seriously in direct Hezbollah rocket strike near Metula

- Israel is considering carrying out an extensive pre-emptive attack on Iran before the Iranians carry out their missile attack on Israel (kan)

-Lebanese MTV channel: Hezbollah agreed to separate the Gaza front from the Lebanese front, withdraw its forces beyond the Litani River, move its weapons located on the border with Israel to the north of the Litani, and establish a demilitarized zone. (N12

- White House: Iran should not respond to Israel’s retaliation but if it does, the United States will support Israel in defending itself

- A commander of a Hezbollah anti-tank guided missile unit was killed in a recent airstrike, the IDF announces, as it also releases footage of an attack on a cell of operatives who launched missiles at an Israeli drone yesterday..

- A Hamas member planning to carry out imminent terror attacks was killed by Israeli special forces in the West Bank city of Tulkarem a short while ago, the IDF, police and the Shin Bet say.

- Leaked draft of a potential ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon was broadcast by Israel’s Kan on October 30. The draft is an “announcement of a cessation of hostilities and related commitments” that could happen between Lebanon and Israel. At the same time, there is talk of a potential ceasefire in Gaza.

- The IDF says fighting is ongoing in Jabalia as the military presses its north Gaza offensive.The IDF says that dozens of terror targets and weapons warehouses have been hit.In central Gaza, the military says troops destroyed a site used for the production of munitions.

Oif Simchas Events Wed 29 Tishrei

Chasuna

Sperka - Wright Ateres Reva

- Agudah Dina DMalchisa event at Lakewood high school 8pm

- Rabbi Milstein Chumash shiur is tonight at 8:30 at Ishay Yisroel 110 Miller Rd Lakewood

- Amshinov rebbe shiur in Tanya at B"m Yagdil Torah 910 E County Line after 10pm Maariv

Wednesday October 30 News Updates Lakewood

 weather 77° Sunshine to start, then a few afternoon clouds. Very warm. Next few days temps  will be in the 80's as drought continues with NJ issuing restrictions on fires

-The House COVID Select subcommittee will tomorrow make criminal referral of former NY Gov Andrew Cuomo to the DOJ for making false statements to Congress about nursing home death report. (NYP)

- Trump enters rally in Green Bay Wisconsin dressed as a garbage man holds press conference  while sitting inside a Trump Garbage truck, Trump said “Kamala and Joe call all of us…garbage. I call you the HEART AND SOUL of AMERICA."

- Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva Rav Malkiel Kotler went to vote today in the general elections

- Campaign launched for Family of R Avi Grodsky Z"L Donate HERE

- Nearly 1.8 million N.J. voters have already cast ballots

- Belaaz has obtained a letter from Rabbi David Lau, Israel's 8th Chief Rabbi, blessing and endorsing Donald Trump ahead of the presidential election. In his letter handed over to Trump in the last hour, Rabbi Lau praises Donald Trump's leadership and its impact on the Jewish people and Israel, citing historic decisions like recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's eternal capital and establishing the Abraham Accords.

- Trump campaign wins lawsuit in Bucks County, Pennsylvania after footage went viral showing voter lines being shut down hours early as a result the judge has extended Early Voting through Friday at 5:00 PM.

- Trump: While I am running a campaign of positive solutions to save America, Kamala Harris is running a campaign of hate. She has spent all week comparing her political opponents to the most evil mass murderers in history. Now, on top of everything, Joe Biden calls our supporters “garbage.” You can’t lead America if you don’t love the American People. Kamala Harris and Joe Biden have shown they are both unfit to be President of the United States. I am proud to lead the biggest, broadest, and most important political coalition in American history. We are welcoming historic numbers of Latinos, African Americans, Asian Americans, and citizens of every race, religion, color, and creed. It is my desire to be the President of all the people.

-School registration in full swing boys elementary schools already giving interviews, Girls schools accepting applications some schools have only limited open slots

-Brisk yeshiva under the leadership of Rav Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitchik will not be  accepting  any new bochurim this coming winter zman. This decision will complicate the new initiative of some  yeshivos to send bochurim earlier than usual to learn in EY as a means to bridge the age gap of the shidduch crisis, now the bochurim are scrambling to find a yeshiva while they wait to get into Brisk for next zman. Some of the bochurim will be learning at the yeshiva of Rav Zav Kaplan.

-Stop N shop in Howell closing tomorrow 50% off on all items in the store

- Halloween is usually the night of October 31 which is tomorrow but Toms River is  asking trick or treaters to go around tonight Wednesday evening instead

-Kosher Miznon & Fish Grill Opening locations in American Dream Mall in the food court. Miznon just opened a branch at Bellworks in Holmdel, NJ 

-In Lakewood, 4,940 people have already voted in person, nearly 8% of the 63,617 eligible voters.

Several thousand have also returned vote-by-mail ballots. (Shlomo Schorr)

-Among in-person early voting in New Jersey, 192,729 registered Republicans have cast a ballot, compared to  183,262 registered Democrats. However, 396,252 mail ballots have been returned by registered Democrats so far, compared to 135,845 returned by Republicans.Unaffiliated voters returned 1229,035 ballots and another 128,199 voted in person. A total of 1,170,978 ballots cast. (One Jersey)

-Hachnosas sefer Torah today to Bais Medrash Dover shalom Stretin on Squankum Road procession  leaving 5:30 pm from 95 Milton St

-Trump: Biden’s "GARBAGE" comments "were the direct result of Kamala and Tim Walz’s decision to portray everyone who isn’t voting for them as evil or sub-human... And we know it’s what they believe because look how they’ve treated you. They've treated you like garbage."

-IRS Whistleblowers Involved in Hunter Biden Tax Case Reveal IRS, DOJ, and FBI Knew Laptop “Was Real” Immediately; Claim Prosecutors Demanded They Not Ask Questions About Joe Biden Ahead of 2020 Election “There were a lot of overt investigative steps that we were not allowed to take because we had an upcoming election.”

-The Supreme Court allows Virginia to remove noncitizens from its voting rolls.

- The Star-Ledger will cut its print edition starting in February 2025 and close its Montville printing facility, a continuation of a focus to provide news to its readers online only through its website, NJ.com, the newspaper said in a post on Wednesday morning.

- Trenton Democrats want Lakewood style development in all of New Jersey see more Here

Option 1: Reducing the minimum lot size for single-family homes to no more than one-quarter acre;

Option 2: Permitting two-unit dwellings (duplexes) on lots located within single-family residential districts; or Option 3: Permitting accessory dwelling units (ADUs) on lots located within single-family residential districts. (I.e. basement apartments)

-Tonight Agudas Israel Dina Dmalchusa event with Attorney Ben Brofman at Lakewood High school 8 pm 

-Frum orthodox Jews are getting attacked in the streets of America while  the media and Jewish organizations remain silent

An Orthodox Jew was physically assaulted while walking in Crown Heights Brooklyn  yesterday morning.

Yesterday in  Flatbush and Lafayette, a member of the Crown Jewish community was slashed in the face he was hospitalized and requires surgery.  The attacker allegedly yelled hateful rhetoric

- In Chicago an orthodox Jew on his way to shul was shot at by a muslim yelling allahu Akbar

Israel At War Wed Oct 30

 Israel at war day  390

Avigdor Lieberman has called for Israel to not wait for an Iranian Retaliatory Attack, and to move towards launching a Pre-Emptive Strike.

- A high-ranking source told CNN that Israel’s recent attacks on Iran will be met with a “definitive and painful” response that will likely come before the US elections on November 5.

- Lebanon’s PM says he hopes for a Hezbollah ceasefire with Israel in ‘hours or days’

-Trump has told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he wants Israel to wrap up the war in Gaza by the time he returns to office if he wins the election, two sources familiar with the matter revealed to The Times of Israel this week. The message was first conveyed when the Republican presidential nominee hosted the Israeli premier at his Florida Mar-a-Lago resort in July, according to a former Trump administration official and an Israeli official

-A wave of drones was launched by Hezbollah all over Northern Israel. The IDF is currently tracking and attempting to shoot them down. IAF intercepts drone that crossed into Israel's North, Home Front Command says incident concluded

-New Hezbollah chief: We hit Netanyahu’s home, he ‘survived this time’ but may yet be killed

- IDF says it killed deputy head of Hezbollah’s Radwan Force

-The extensive IDF attacks in Baalbak are targeting the assets of Hezbollah's Unit 4400, which is responsible for the smuggling of Iranian weapons from Syria into Lebanon. (Doron Kadosh)

-Amos Hochstein and Biden's senior adviser Brett McGurk are expected to arrive in Israel tomorrow for a series of meetings on a political settlement in Lebanon.

 

-New Hezbollah  leader Naim Kasem:  "We continue to confront the aggression, and if the enemy wants to stop it, we accept the terms we deem suitable. Any solution remains in indirect negotiations."

 "The mainstay of any negotiation is a ceasefire first."

-Channel 12 reports that during a meeting of top Israeli officials led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday, there was broad agreement that Israel has largely achieved its goals in the campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon and should now seek to translate that into a deal to end the fighting. Netanyahu accepted security officials’ position that a ceasefire in Lebanon is appropriate so long as it fulfills the objective of returning northern residents safely to their homes.

Lakewood November Elections

Early voting is underway localy Lakewood has 2 seats up for election on the township committee and 3 seats on the BOE 

The good news is that Lakewood voters have choices at this year's ballot.

R' Moshe Raitzik is running as a republican for a seat on the Township Committee.

R' Moshe currently serves on the Board of Education, and he previously served on the Planning Board until this year when he was swapped by the Township Committee in favor of Yechiel Herzel.

Importantly, R' Moshe has a proven track record of fighting for "how can we do this even better."

A vote for Moshe Raitzik for Lakewood Township Committee is truly a vote for the taxpayer. Faanews.

The incumbents for township committee  didnt  have the decency to reach out to the Lakewood community pre election.

The needs of the kehilla and quality of life are continuously ignored to a point where people have given up and are told to just accept the reality or move away.  Yet they call themselves representatives of the entire town. Any opposition is quashed in the name of not keeping the "Achdus" .

Alot went on over the past few years and there's been not a peep out of anyone besides for some election time articles, puff pieces and PR through their controlled media outlets.

Are you happy the way the township committee is still in covid mode hiding from the public by meeting on zoom once a month for 10 minutes while the mayor speed reads a few emails of public commen denying any criticism or interactions from the public?

Are you ok that municipal taxes alone went up this year by 8 million after raising it by 4 million last year?

Are you OK with the committee  giving out over 7 million on tax breaks and abatements to corperations just this year while the taxpayers are left with the bill to pay the lost revenue 

Are you ok with a committee that voted themselves a huge salary increase of 20k while raising taxes on you to pay for it

Are you ok with having your bloc vote abused by the same few always getting the public funding allocated for Lakewood and not filtering the money down to the needs of the residents and infrastructure 

Are you ok with the attitude of always shifting blame on the county and state but taking no responsibility after being in office for over 20 years

Do you enjoy the traffic now  some predict it will soon become one big parking lot

There's an opportunity for change see below on candidate Moshe Raitzik

Lakewood BOE Member Moshe Raitzik Pursues Township Committee Seat with Focus on Transparent Growth and Public Safety

Moshe Raitzik, a Lakewood Board of Education member, is running as a Republican for a seat on the Township Committee, determined to bring a fresh perspective to the town’s leadership. Drawing from years of public service and community involvement, including a five-year tenure on the Planning Board and a long career as an educator, Raitzik is campaigning on a platform of transparent governance, responsible growth, and enhanced public services. His goal is to ensure Lakewood residents have more input in decision-making processes that impact their everyday lives.

Oif Simchas 28 Tishrei

Chasunas

knobel - Weinberg Bais Faiga 

Cohen - Charlap Lake Terrace

Mikel - Fireman Kesser Moshe Yehuda

Burzstyn - Weiss Ateres Reva

Girschbaum - Blum Cedar Palace

Pilchick - Lehman Fountain Ballroom 

Tuesday October 29 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 68° cloudy skies this afternoon. High 68F

- Joe Biden Just called all Trump Supporters, basically HALF the Country GARBAGE! “The only garbage I see floating out there is his supporters. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable, and it’s unAmerican.”

Whitehouse in damage control White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates insisted that “The president referred to the hateful rhetoric at the Madison Square Garden rally as ‘garbage.’”

Marco Rubio at a Trump rally said Bidenis talking about everyday Americans who love their country and want to dream big again and support you, Mr. President,” Rubio said. “And I hope [the Harris] campaign is about to apologize for what Joe Biden just said.” 

“We are not garbage. We are patriots. We love America. Thank you for running.” 

Trump simply replied, “Wow. That’s terrible.

Biden, himself, quickly clarified his intention via social media. 

“Earlier today I referred to the hateful rhetoric about Puerto Rico spewed by Trump’s supporter at his Madison Square Garden rally as garbage—which is the only word I can think of to describe it. His demonization of Latinos is unconscionable. That’s all I meant to say,” 

Trump said you gotta forgive Biden he dosent know what he said and trust me he loves me more than Kamala.

- 10,000 North Korean troops arrive in Russia to fight against Ukraine. 

- Shabbos Kestenbaum: Please share with undecided Jewish voters: Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer won’t bring the bipartisan Antisemitism Awareness Act to a Senate vote. His staff lied to me and other Jewish students when they said he’d bring the bill for a vote before November. VOTE THEM OUT

- KRM/Moshe's discount from Brooklyn will be coming to the Lakewood area talking over the stop m shop in Howell on Rt 9 near Target,after the store will be closing on October 31. Efraim feder confirms the rumors about them coming. Initially KRM was going to be a anchor store at the new Spire shopping plaza going up at Avenue of the States in Lakewood but when this opportunity came up it was decided to take over the stop m shop location which is in the new growing community moving to Howell and in a discount store location. Watch video Here

- Zaakas Hagolah atzeres on Gezeiras Giyus in NY that was to take place tomorrow has been postponed to a future date after menahalim from schools said itnit a good time now in the beginning of the year to have kids take off to attend the rally 

- Over 60% of Lakewood residents are paying more than 30 percentage of their income on rents out of 15,614 rental units in town. The highest % of any town in NJ.

Nearly half of all New Jersey renters are spending too much money on rent, according to the latest Census data. Forty-eight percent of renters in the Garden State spend more than 30% of their income on rent, new American Community Survey data published by the Census shows. The most recently available New Jersey data looked at the 16 largest towns and cities, including Newark, Edison, and Lakewood.

In Lakewood, more than 60% of renters spend too much on rent, the highest percentage of the towns included. Edison had the lowest percent of rent burdened residents, at just over 35%. See all 16 towns in the chart HERE

- A  total of 3,201 people in Lakewood have voted in person over the first three days of early voting. out of 63,617 eligible voters.

- Republicans have a 71% chance of flipping the majority in the United States Senate, according to the latest Decision Desk HQ forecast.

- Jeff Bezos WaPo Owner Defends Non-Endorsement of Kamala Harris in Op-Ed Amid 200K Cancellations

- In Biden/Harris America, Jews are being attacked in the streets and on college campuses, being shot at on their way to synagogue, A Jewish man was shot on his way to Synagogue by an illegal immigrant yelling “Allahu Akbar” Yet the legacy media won’t share these details and the media doesn't even cover it. This will only get worse from here unless Trump wins.

- Trump ‘I’m not a Nazi. I’m the opposite of a Nazi,’ Donald Trump says at Georgia rally

- Trump: Wow! York County, Pennsylvania, received THOUSANDS of potentially FRAUDULENT Voter Registration Forms and Mail-In Ballot Applications from a third party group. This is on top of Lancaster County being caught with 2600 Fake Ballots and Forms, all written by the same person. Really bad “stuff.” WHAT IS GOING ON IN PENNSYLVANIA??? Law Enforcement must do their job, immediately!!! WOW!!!

- Agudah seminar tomorrow in Lakewood on the topic of Dina D'Malchusa featuring noted attorney Ben Brofman, will take place at the Lakewood high school 8pm

- Lakewood Fire Dept has improved tge ISO rating which also presents a financial benefit for Lakewood residents, as many insurers use this rating to calculate property insurance premiums. Property owners are encouraged to reach out to their insurance providers to explore potential savings resulting from the improved rating. However over the last 10 yeqrs the LFD propert taxes went up by over 10 million dollars resulting in higher property taxes.

- Ari Fleischer: "My mother, her brother, and her parents fled the Nazis in August 1939... For Donald Trump to now be called Hitler, to be called a fascist, to be compared to a Nazi is the lowest of the lows from Kamala Harris... They don't like losing so they call him a Nazi."

- Giyus IDF plans on sending out another round of 8000 conscription letters to draft charedim. The first few rounds had little response.

Gedolei Eretz Yisroel Urge US Citizens to Vote

 A letter signed by leading Israeli Roshei Yeshiva is calling on American citizens living in Eretz Yisroel to vote in this presidential elections. The letter does not endorse any candidate but it is very obvious whom they mean. So far there's hasn't been any public letter from the Moetzes in America about this important election. The Satmar rebbe has publicly endored Trump. Generaly over 90% of the frum community have voted for Trump in the Last 2 elections with Lakewood getting the highest margins earning the title as the Trumpiest town in New Jersey.

The letter reads: As we stand in the brink of  a pivotal election in the United states we must recognize that this is not just another political event it is a moment of profound significance for klal yisroel and  Eretz yisroel. The outcome of this election could impact not only the Torah community in the US but the safety and security of eretz Yisroel. Given the current circumstances it us crucial that we consider how these choices will effect our future our values we hold dear and the safety and security of our brethren.  Now is not the time to be passive or indifferent each one of us has a obligation to engage in the democratic process. participation in this election is not just a civic duty but a moral obligation every eligible voter must step forward and make their voice heard a d we encourage everyone to inspire others to do the same.Your vote carries weight it is a chance to advocate for the needs of the shonrei Torah umitzvos and the Jewish nation as a whole.Let us approach this election with the seriousness it deserves, understanding that our collective efforts cab lead to a positive impact for acheinu bnei yisroel wherever they reside. Signed by  Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlitaR"Y Slabodka, Rav Lazer Yudel Finkel shlita R"Y Mir, Rav Dovid Cohen shlita R"Y Chevron, Rav Yehosua Eichenstein shlita R"Y Yad Aaron

BDE

Petirah of R’ Avi Grodsky, Z"L at the age of 46,  following complications from a recent medical procedure.

Originally from Pittsburgh,PA R’ Avi moved to Lakewood a few years ago to the westgate neighborhood and was a member of the Lutzk kehilla. He is survived by his wife, Naomi( nee Yavorsky), a morah in Westgate, and five children, the youngest of whom is five years old. He was a real mensch and helped out with local chesed initiatives 

The Levaya and Kevura will be today 4:30 pm at the United Hebrew Cemetery in Staten Island. 122 Arthur Kill Road, Staten Island. (enter at this entrance only) בשורות טובות

Join Zoom Meeting Here

Meeting ID: 890 4543 5175

Passcode: 085404

 

Israel At War Tuesday Oct 29

 Israel at war Day 389

- The commander of CENTCOM, US Central Command, General Michael Kurilla, will arrive tomorrow for a visit to Israel. In the center of the visit: Iran

- Another soldier killed in Lebanon 

Yesidya Bloch 32 from Mevo Choran

- Iran IRGC to launch massive strikes on Israel in coming days" Sky News

- Since 10/7, the IDF Medical Corps, Unit 669, and IAF helicopters have completed over 1,000 rescue sorties, which have led to the evacuation and rescue of over 1,800 injured people.

- Russian President Putin proposed a deal where the 2 Israeli hostages with Russian citizenship will be released

- Hamas stands firm on terms for hostage negotiations, pushing for a comprehensive ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal.

Hamas has stood firm on its terms for a hostage deal as negotiators have pushed for a mini-agreement that could lead to the framework for the full release of the remaining 101 captives.

- Another 4 IDF soldiers HYD killed in Gaza during fighting inearlier today, bringing the ground war death toll to 367

Yehonatan Joni Keren, 22, from Moledet

Nisim Meytal, 20, from Chadera

Aviv Gilboa, 21, from Neve Tzuf

Naor Haimov, 22, from Rosh Ha’ayin

- One person was killed when a large barrage of 50 rockets fired by Hezbollah from Lebanon slammed into the town of Ma’alot-Tarshiha, a 24-year-old Israeli Arab was killed

-Hezbollah names deputy leader Naim Qassem as secretary-general, successor to Nasrallah

Qassem, deputy secretary since 1991, has served as acting leader since Israel killed Nasrallah last month; Israel says his tenure ‘may be the shortest in the history’ of Hezbollah

- Senior IRGC officer Mohammad-Reza Nakadi: "In the coming days, you will see what severe blows will be inflicted on the Zionist regime, and the Zionists will be surprised with new, innovative, and creative actions, and they will suffer greater falls."

- Hezbollah source told the Qatari Al-Arabi Al-Jadid newspaper: "Hezbollah is in a position of strength and the enemy knows this. There was a deterioration when senior officials were eliminated, but we returned strongly to the field. Hezbollah announced its faith in the Speaker of the Parliament, Nabia Berri, and will only accept the Lebanese interest. The priority remains a ceasefire, without negotiations under fire."

Audio: Rav Shlomo Haliouah ZTL This Sukkos

Audio of part of the Maamar that was this Chol Hamoed Sukkos in Chaim Berlin a few days before his petirah

פתיחה א קורצע מילי מעלייתא. אושפיזין דיוסף

בעניין מעלת תשובה ומעלת הרב

Oif Simchas Monday 27 Tishrei

Chasunas:

Munk - Marcus  Neemas Hachaim

Eidelman  - Silberberg Ateres Reva

Franco Azadya Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Birnhack Bais Faiga

Hachnosas Sefer Torah at yeshiva Mehalach Hatorah 1401 Ridge Ave 6pm

Monday October 28 News Updates Lakewood

Weather 62° Sunny.  Increase risk of fire spread

Drought continues small chance of rain on Friday.

- Lakewood, 1,628 of the town's 63,617 eligible voters have voted in person over the first two days of early, in-person voting.

Total turnout here is expected to reach nearly 80%, with most of that vote likely going to former President Trump.(Shlomo Schorr)

- USA Today newspaper joins Washington Post and LA Times in refusing to endorse Kamala Harris.

- Sidi Mohamed Abdallahi, the gunman in the shooting of the Orthodox Jewish man in Chicago’s Roger’s Park area, is an illegal immigrant from northwest Africa. Allegedly, he crossed the southern border a year and a half ago.

- Group of Daati Leumi Mizrachi women gathered in Bnei Brak calling for charedim to be drafted to the IDF and share the burden after their community sustained heavy losses theblast few weeks of national religious soldiers getting killed in battle

- Report Both Satmars for Trump: Trump campaign is “thrilled and pleased” following the endorsement from the Satmar Rebbe Reb Aharon Teitelbaum's Kehila in Kiryas Yoel this morning and  Donald Trump is looking forward to meeting with the Satmar Rebbe after the election. The Trump team anticipates an endorsement from Satmar Rebbe Rav Zalman Leib Teitelbaum within the next few days.(Belaaz)

- Back to school for boys and girls elementary  girls high school and playgroups. Mechanchim call this stretch from Cheshvan to Chanukah as the best 7 weeks as there are no interruptions following the yomim tovim were talmidim can get into a routine and focus on their learning.

- While some Israeli yeshivos will be starting the winter zman earlier than scheduled, the yeshibis in America will be starting on the regular scheduled times, which is Sunday after Rosh chodesh for Bais Medrash.

-State police with traffic enforcement in Lakewood today

- Traffic light at Park and e 7th st has been activated

- Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum's Satmar hasidic sect has announced that it will officially support former President Trump's candidacy for president due to concerns that US Vice President Kamala Harris may pose a threat to the "Jewish people" if she is elected president (INN)

- 247,003 New Jersey voters cast in-person votes during the first two days of Early Voting: 135,075 on Saturday and 111,928 on Sunday. (David Wilsstein)

- Donald Trump winning in all the swing states as per betting markets.

- GOP pollster finds Harris, Kim with healthy leads in N.J. Harris up by 12 points, which would represent backslide from prior presidential elections(NJ Globe)

- Giyus law back on the table as coalition partners weigh the bill. Minister Itamar Ben Gvir said about the  Charedi draft: ‘I don’t think coercion will help, MK Betzalel Smotrich said he will not vote for it unless there's a serious mandate to enlist charedim.

-Ben Shapiro: We've now reached the "Hitler drank water, Trump drinks water, thus Trump is like Hitler" phase of the campaign.

- Trump: Elon Musk is programing an unbiased search engine and email service that will rival Google. Would you dump Google over this?

-Nichun Aveilim: Dr.Wiliam Fenster is sitting shiva for his Mother Mrs. Rose Fenster a"h

At 14 kelmwoods in Westgate  shachris 8am,Mincha 1:40pm, Maariv, 7:15pm

Please no visors from 12pm-1pm and after 10pm getting up Friday noon

-Shiva for BDE Petira of Mr. Isaac Reichman ZL os in Toronto many Roshei yeshiva will be flying in for nichum Aveilim.

-Ocean County officials have spent a number of years planning for a new regional park on a 250 acre site in Manchester Township near County Route 571 and Ridgeway Boulevard. Faa

Levaya of Rav Shlomeh Haliouah ZTL

at the conclusion of the Levaya th Aaron of his mother was brought outside of yeshiva chaim Berlin and the olam was melava both Aronos.There was divrei hesped outside for his mother a"h and her levaya was scheduled for 2:30 at shomrei Hadass.

Levaya is today  Monday 10:30 am at  Yeshiva Chaim Berlin on Coney Island Ave  bet L&M in Flatbush. The Kevurah will be at Beth David Cemetery, Elmont NY

Dial in number:

(732) 929-7310  ID: 548-378-7326

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Harav Chaim Kitowitz shlita spoke the Yeshiva will continue to blossom and Hashem already planted whoever will take over the Yeshiva they will do it with their kochos and continue what the direct that the Rosh Yeshiva has led.

A son in law Rav Fink said the Rosh Yeshiva has been sick for the last year

Rav Malkiel Kotler shlita spoke about the tremendous loss for klal Yisroel as we are all connected with one heart. He said in the fre short years he got to know him he felt a special connection through his lev and felt like a brother. He concluded that he be a meilitz yosher for the family the Yeshiva and for the tzaros of klal yisroel these days specifically the gezeiras of shikchas HaTorah.

Israel At War Monday Oct 28

 Isreal at war day 388

- Office of PM Netanyahu said today that Israel did not receive an offer to release four hostages in exchange for a 48-hour ceasefire in Gaza. If such a proposal were made, the Prime Minister would accept it on the spot. Earlier reports suggested Hamas agreed to Egypt for this proposal.

-Cabinet approves another Israeli response against Iran  that is planned soon in response to the assassination attempt against PM Netanyahu when drone hit his bedroom window on his home in  Cassaria.

-Another IDF soldier killed in Gaza

 Guy Yaacov Nezri Z"L (25) from Atlit

- Netanyahu: "Israel is a stronger country than ever and will be even stronger. We will rebuild what was destroyed. We won our War of Independence, and with Hashem's help, we will win this war too."

- The Biden/Harris admin is putting pressure on all parties to reach an agreement to end the war in Gaza. CIA Director Burns has presented proposals to bridge the gaps - hoping to reach an agreement in Gaza before the US election on November 5. (Saudi Al-Sharq)

-Israel expects that Iran will launch a counterattack in response to the IDF strikes against them

-Tehran will "use all available tools" to respond to Israel's attack, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, according to Reuters, after Israel's Saturday strikes on Iran.

- IDF says barrage of 30 rockets fired from Lebanon at Western Galilee; no injuries reported 

- Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan: “Our position is clear and public and not complicated, but there is no decision in Israel or the US regarding reaching a ceasefire, and everything published in the media is "tricks of the occupation."

- Terror attack at Chicago West Rogers Park   neighborhood? Video Footage shows the moment the suspect exited an alley, shouted “Allahu Akbar”, and opened fire at police and paramedics tending to the Jewish man he had shot 20 minutes earlier. The incident occurred as the Jewish man was making his way to synagogue on Shabbat morning. 

- Hezbollah is reportedly facing an unprecedented wave of defections in southern Lebanon, prompting it to deploy reinforcements to counter Israel’s ground operations. According to Saudi newspaper Elaph, many of Hezbollah’s regular and reserve members have fled the south with their families, with some relocating to Syria. 

- Israel moves to shut down the UN Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA despite warnings from allies and threats of UN repercussions, with a key vote set for Monday. The Knesset is set to pass two bills on Monday that would shut down the United Nations Relief and Works Agency operations in east Jerusalem, Gaza, and the West Bank within 90 days, despite a massive international pressure campaign against such a step.

Videos: Rav Halioua at Chol Hamoed sukkos this Year

 Video of Rav Shlomo Halioua ZTL after delivering the Maamar on chol Hamoed Sukkos this year a few days before his sudden petirah. The Yeshiva purchased the former Gvul Yaavetz shul across the street on Coney Island Avenue and the maamar was given in their famous large Sukka.

The below video is from last year sukkos

ברוך דיין האמת: הגאון רבי שלמה חי דוד יצחק חליווה זצ"ל ראש ישיבת מתיבתא ישיבה רבנו חיים ברלין

                               אבל כבד בעולם התורה 

הגאון רבי שלמה חי דוד יצחק חליווה זצ"ל ראש ישיבת רבנו חיים ברלין בארה"ב שאושפז במצב קשה במהלך החג הסתלק לבית עולמו בגיל 66

The Torah world in America has been plunged into mourning with the sudden Petirah of Harav Shlomo Halioua Zatzal Rosh Yeshivas Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin who was niftar  today after he was hospitalized on Shmini Atzeres. He was 66, a son in law of the late Rosh Hayeshiva Harav Aaron Shechter Zatzal. He was just appointed last year to head the Yeshiva. The Yeshiva is in mourning  again and are planning for a Levaya which will take place tomorrow Monday 10:30 am at the Yeshiva on Coney Island Ave in Flatbush. The Kevurah will be at Beth David Cemetery, Elmont NY

Dial in number:

(732) 929-7310  ID: 548-378-7326

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The Rosh yeshiva gave a maamar this chol Hamoed at the sukka of the former Gvul Yaavetz shul that was recently purchased by yeshiva Chaim Berlin

- BDE שבר על שבר petirah of Rebbetzin Mesoda Halioua a”h, the mother of Harav Shlomo Halioua zt”l, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Chaim Berlin who was niftar earlier today. She was very sick and was niftar a few hours after the sudden petirah of her son Zatzal

Biography from Israel media

אבל כבד בעולם התורה ובישיבת רבנו חיים ברלין שבשכונת פלטבוש בברוקלין, בעקבות הסתלקותו של הגאון רבי שלמה חי דוד יצחק חליווה זצ"ל ראש הישיבה, והוא אך בן 66.

ראש הישיבה זצ"ל מונה בחודש אלול תשפ"ג למלאות את מקומו של חמיו, זקן ראשי הישיבות הגאון רבי אהרן משה שכטר זצ"ל, חבר מועצת גדולי התורה, בראשות הישיבה.

כבר בחיי חמיו סומן כמי שיטול על עצמו את עול הנהגת הישיבה לאור העובדה שר' אהרן זצ"ל סמך עליו ואכן הוא מינה אותו לכהן במקומו. למרות שמינוי ראש ישיבה ספרדי נחשב נדיר בעולם התורה הליטאי, באמריקה הדבר התקבל באופן טבעי. 

הגאון רבי שלמה חי דוד יצחק חליווה זצ"ל נולד לאביו הגאון רבי אברהם זצ"ל שעלה ממרוקו לארה"ב והיה רב בפלטבוש ולאמו מרת מסעודה. בהגיעו לפרקו נשא את רעייתו שתחי', בתו של הגאון רבי אהרן שכטר זצ"ל ראש ישיבת רבנו חיים ברלין, שלקחו לחתן לאחר שהיה אחד מבחירי תלמידיו. 

הרב חליווה נודע כתלמיד חכם עצום, ואהוד מאוד על תלמידיו, כמו כן ידיו רב לו בתורת המחשבה, בדרך מייסד הישיבה גאון המחשבה מרן הגאון רבי יצחק הוטנר זצ"ל בעל ה'פחד יצחק'. בישיבה יש המספרים שאף שעיקר תורת ה'פחד יצחק' הייתה בנויה על תורת המהר"ל מפארג, הגר"ש חליווה הרחיבה אף לתורת הרמח"ל והרמ"ד וואלי, מה שנתן נדבך חדש במאמרים ובשיחות.

Sunday October 27 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather 59° Sunny.  Increased risk of fire spread today due to dry conditions with no rain

- Exclusive by Ari Hoffman show: NYC officials only targeted Jewish schools with citations & inspections during COVID After 4 years a FOIL request finally revealed that NYC Democrats specifically targeted Jewish schools in Brooklyn in fall 2020 No non-Jewish private or charter schools were listed

- BDE שבר על שבר petirah of Rebbetzin Mesoda Halioua a”h, the mother of Harav Shlomo Halioua zt”l, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Chaim Berlin who was niftar earlier today. She was very sick and was niftar a few hours after the sudden petirah of her son Zatzal. Her husband Rav Avraham was a Rav in Flatbush and was niftar in 1988 at the age of 60

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- Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlita calls for the winter Zman to start earlier than scheduled in the yeshivos due to the matzav of the war. The first day if the zman will start this Wednesday. Other yeshivos under the leadership of Rav Asher Deutsch shlita were told that the sodrei hayeshiva were set by our gedolei olam and we should keep the regular schedule, of course during these times we must be sensitive to the matzav and act accordingly.

--Minyanim for Mincha .arrive at MSG as therally goes past shkiah

- Large crowds already voting today at the Lakewood township building 

- The Atzeres Zaakas Hagolah on Gezeiras Giyus will take place this Wednesday at Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn near prospect park.

- Atzeres Tefillah today at BMG Lakewood yeshiva 1:00pm  in the Yoshon BM due to the matzav of the Rosh Yeshiva of Chaim Berlin who is in need of rachmei shamayim with the participation of the Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva. Name for Tehillim Shlomo Chai Dovid Yitzchok ben Mesuda.

-Primary Applications start today for elementary boys and girls schools. Some playgroup morahs also open registration today for next year.

- Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlita said bein hazmanim trips for bochurim in Eretz Yisrael should be cancelled due to the war situation in Eretz Yisroel

- Early voting goingvonbin Lakewood at the municipal building from 10am- 6pm all voters eligible to vote.

- Local elections the incumbents have not publicly reached out to the community while there are newcomers that are challenging and running on platforms of safety fiscal responsibility  and transparency. Moshe Raitzik for township committee, and 3 candidates on the BOE Eisenbach, Schubert and Lang.

- BDE: Petirah of Mrs. Pearl Kaufman a”h, of Lawrence,NY director of Beer Hagolah school for 40 years and founding parents of Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway, she was 87. Her children R’ Zev, R’ Moshe, and Mrs. Rosie Waxman of Lakewood. Levaya this afternoon in Lakewood 2pm at the Chapel off 7th with kevurah at the nearby bais olam.

- Seasons kosher sale 32 Oz Haolam shredded chese $8.49

-Chuck e cheeses open today until 9pm with Chai Lifeline  special available at kiosk. Located at Brick plaza Cedarbridge and rt 70.

Whistle blower lawsuit filed against the Lakewood School District Here

- Many frum people attending the Trump rally today at Madison Square Garden in NYC.

- It is a Segulah for pregnant women to bite off the Pitum of the Esrog  and to give Tzedakah and daven for an easy labor. (See Likutei Maharich Sukkos page 106a. See also Elef Hamagen Siman 660:6 and Sefer Moed L'Kol Chai Siman 24:25 where a special Tefilah text is printed for the woman to say)

- Video: At Neelas Hachag last night in Satmar Williamsburg the chasidim sang Ani Maamin as the rebbe addressed the spilling of Jewish blood RL in Eretz Yisroel 

Photo: The large crowd in Satmar Monroe outside after the Neelas Hachag

Early Voting in Lakewood, New choices.

 Early voting begins in New Jersey, new choices for Lakewood voters. Traffic traffic, High increasing taxes,  quality of life, dangerous roadways, safety concerns, unaffordable housing, if you had enough of the status quo and there's new choices running to represent the people of Lakewood 

Video by Hershel Herskowitz about upcoming General elections in Lakewood 

Israel At War Sunday Oct 27

 Israel at war day 387

- A source in Hamas told the Al-Arabiya network: "Hams rejects any proposal for a ceasefire without Israel's complete withdrawal from Gaza."

-Lebanon update: IDF forces are very close to complete operational control of the first line of border villages in South Lebanon. The assessment in Israel is that the IDF will not recommend (to the political echelon) a further expansion of the ground operation in Lebanon. However, it will soon ask to operate in at least two more areas deeper than the first line of villages.  The IDF believes they will end intense offensive ground activity within a few weeks and then "act to return residents." (Hillel Biton Rosen, Channel 14)

- US security officials believe Iran may retaliate by attacking Israel again with hundreds of ballistic missiles as it did a few weeks ago

- Hamas to Qatari and Saudi media: "The organization will offer the negotiators a comprehensive deal to end the war. The proposal includes a complete Israeli withdrawal and an exchange deal under which all the Israeli hostages will be released at once."

דמם נשפך כמים........

 more reservists killed in Lebanon over 30 yesomim R"L in recent days

5 more IDF soldiers HY"D killed in Lebenon batteling Hezbollah terrorists and 14 soldiers wounded. Bringing IDF’s toll in the ground offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon and during operations to 33.

Rabbi Avraham Yosef Goldberg, 43, from Yerushalayim leaves behind 8 yesomim

Shaul Moyel (47) from karnei Shomorn leaves behind 10 yesomim

Gilad Elmaliach, 30, from Yerushalayim 

Amit Chayut, 29, from  Chaifa

Eliav Amram Abitbol, 36, from Eitan

Malachi Yehuda Harari(22) from Even Shmuel died from his wounds in Gaza a few days ago

- Terror attack at Glilot base  outside Tel Aviv when truck rammed into bus with passengers 

One dead, 32 wounded as truck rams bus stop near Tel Aviv in suspected terror attack

Driver shot and ‘neutralized,’ police say; a number of wounded were trapped under vehicle

- Three victims  were wounded in a Hezbollah rocket barrage on the arab Village of Tamra  and were taken to Rambam Hospital in Chaifa.

75 rockets were launched by Hezbollah into the Galil.

- Irans leader Khamenei responds to Israeli attack: "The evil of the Zionist regime two nights ago must not be underestimated. The miscalculation of the Zionist regime must be taken into account; they must understand the strength, desire, and initiative of the Iranian nation and the country's youth

-WSJ reports that per an Israeli source, all of Iran’s S-300 air defense batteries were destroyed. US officials said the strike on Iran's ballistic missile industry “stripped Tehran of capabilities it would take years to restore.”

Motzei Simchas Torah News Updates

                              א געזונטע ווינטער

Isru chag sukkos

Yartzeit of the Ribniter thousands flocking to his kever in Monsey

- Atzeres Zaakas Hagolah on Gezeiras Giyus will take place this Wednesday parshas Noach in New York City. The initial atzeres was postponed from before selichos while one took place in Lakewood before Rosh Hashana.

- Simchas Torah at BMG Lakewood the Rosh Hayeshiva Rav Malkiel Kotler was honored with Chosson Torah Rav Yisroel Neuman was honored with Chosson  Bereishis and Rav Yeruchom Olshin was honored with Maftir. The davening finished at after 4pm on Friday.

- Tehillim for Rav Shlomo Haliwa shlita Rosh Yesshiva of Yeshiva Mesivta Chaim Berlin who is in need of Rachmei Shamayim after he was hospitalized on Shmini Atzeres with an infection. name is Shlomo Chai Dovid Yitzchok ben Mesuda. There will be Tehillim at the Yeshiva tonight 9:15pm

- Early voting began today in Lakewood for the general and presidential elections  at Lakewood Municipal Building, 231 3rd Street. 10am - 6pm

-Several  recent polls showing a tied race between Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris with 9 days to go.

-Massive Trump rally tomorrow in NYC at Madison Square Garden with the attendances of Elon Musk, RFK Jr, Vivek, Tucker Carlson

- Drought continues in New Jersey with no rain in forecast for this whole week. Increased Risk of Fire Spread Through Sunday with Relative humidity values Sunday afternoon will drop to 20 to 30 percent across much of the area. 

- Russia is expected to deploy North Korean troops to the front lines of its war against Ukraine within days, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 

- B"H Rav Boruch Hirshfeld shlita of Telz Cleveland has been released from hospital after he was admitted on Erev Shmini Atzeres

- Over 40 million people have already cast their ballots in the upcoming November 5 election, accounting for a quarter of the total votes cast in the 2020 presidential election.

Israel At War Motzei Simchas Torah

 News from over yom tov 

- The IDF conducted massive strikes against military targets in Iran

 

- An Israeli delegation leaves for Qatar tomorrow to resume negotiations for a hostage deal in Gaza

- 13 IDF soldiers were killed HYD in combat in Lebanon & Gaza

- Biden/Harris Leak of Attack plans against Iran delayed the operation, according to reports.

The Israel Air Force struck a dozen targets in Iran that were used to produce solid fuel for long-range ballistic missiles as part of its retaliatory military action against the Islamic Republic, severely harming Tehran's ability to replenish its inventory, Israeli media reported on Saturday night.

Names of soldiers killed in Gaza and Lebanon 10 were killed in Lebanon 

Guy Idan (51) from Shomrat

Alon Safrai (28) from Yerushalayim 

Omri Lotan (47) from Bat Chefer

Tom Segal (28) from Ein HaBesor

Dan Maori (43) from Beit Yitzchok

Gai Ben-Haroosh(23) from Pardes Channa Mordechai Haim Amoyal(42) from Lod

Shmuel Harari(35)  from Tzfas

Shlomo Aviad Nayman (31) Mitzpe Yericho

Shuvael Ben-Natan(22) from Rechalim

Barak Israel Sagan (21) from Petach Tikva

Eliav Abutbul from Harchavot Eitan

Hillel  Ovadia(22) from Yerushalayim 

Ido ben Tzvi(21) from Shomrat

Lakewood Zmanim שמיני עצרת שמחת תורה שבת בראשית

 נגיל ונשיש בזאת התורה, כי היא לנו עוז ואורה 

- Wednesday, October 23, 2024 / כ״א תשרי תשפ"ה הושענא רבה

Eruv Tavshilin

- Candle lighting 5:46 pm

 -Shkia/ sunset 6:04 Shecheyanu by Hadlokas Neiros 

Reminder to check bigdei shabbos for muktzah

-First day Yom Tov  /Yizkor/Tefilas Geshem/

Yom tov weather  hi 65 - 69 sunny no rain simchas Torah night low of 39

Minhag in some shuls to sell the first Aliya of shabbos Breishis

A story in which the Maharik relates that in his time (fifteenth century), the custom in many shuls in France and Germany was to auction off the first aliyah in Bereishit. Large sums of money would thus be raised, serving to honor the Torah as well as to fund many communal needs. If a non-Kohen bought it, Kohanim would leave the shul. One time, a Kohen refused to leave and demanded to be given the aliyah. The Maharik ruled that the custom was acceptable, and the obstinate Kohen could be ignored (c.f. Beit Yosef, OC 135; Peri Chadash 135:3; MA 135:7).

 יהי רצון מלפניך , כשם שקיימתי וישבתי בסוכה זו כן אזכה לשנה הבאה לישב בסוכת עורו של לויתן

Chol Hamoed Sukkos 5785 Lakewood

- Tehillim for Rav Boruch Hirshfeld shlita from Telshe Cleveland he collapsed and in critical condition Baruch Chaim ben Malka

- Kamala Harris: "Trump would invoke Adolf Hitler, the man who is responsible for the death of six million Jews."

Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung. He told NBC News that Harris is peddling “outright lies and falsehoods” because he said her campaign is “in shambles.”

Hoshana Rabba Erev shmini Atzeres Simchas Torah shabbos Bereishis

Candle lighting 5:46 pm 

shkiah 6:04 pm

Yizkor candle

Simchas Torah day in BMG will take place in Bais Aaron Bais Medrash at 10th and Clifton Hakafos at night will begin at 7:00 with Maariv and end with krias Hatorah at 11:35 pm. Simchas Torah day shachris at 8:10 am Hakafis will be 25 minutes  each. Rav Malkiel Kotler will speak at 12:30 pm bet 5th & 6th Hakafos. Mincha will conclude at 3:25pm due to erev shabbos

Eruv Tavshilin reminder for Shmini Atzeres

 A gut kvittel

- הושע נא עננים מלהמניע 

New Jersey is on track for its driest month on record, with the last significant rainfall being in August, leading to elevated fire risks and lowered reservoir levels across the state - which is now officially in a drought watch.(sschorr)

Fourth day Chol Hamoed Tuesday Oct 22

81° Abundant sunshine. Near record high temperatures. High 81F. 

- Dorney park rented out by chasdei lev for rebbeim

                              ליל הושענא רבא 

Simchas Torah medleys

5785  Simchas Torah Medleys,Freilach,  Sefardi, Chabad,Classic and TYH Nation upmix TYH Upmix Medely sefardi medely

Israel At War Hoshana Rabba

Israel at war day 383 erev Shmini Atzeres Simchas Torah

Egyptian journalist Ahmed Jama'ah from the daily Alyum al-Sabah: "According to the information coming in - the north of the Gaza Strip has completely fallen... Allah, please make it easy for the people."

- Barak Ravid: The Israeli Airstrike On Iran Could Happen In The Next Few Days  “The strike, as far as I know, was supposed to take place already. One of the only reasons that stopped it is objective reasons like weather conditions that did not allow it to go forward in the last few days. I think that there's a it's highly likely that we will see the strike moving forward in the next few days. I think very likely sometime this week.”

- Agudah One Year Later, How to Approach Simchas Torah. Torah Perspectives: Guidance On How to Approach Simchas Torah in Light of Last Year’s Tragedy watch video Here

- A year later since the massacre on Simchas Torah, while the evacuation from Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip continues, thousands of Israelis gathered this morning at the Nova compound and prayed for the return of the captives.

- Hezbollah fired 25 rockets into the Gallil today with one seriois injured in Nahariya from shrapnel of intercept, another direct hit on Kiryat bialik industrial building damage, no injuries.

- Over 20,000 Gazans have already left Jabaliya, 150 Hamas terrorists have been captured

- Gallant to the IDF pilots and technical staff at the Chatzerim  air force base: "After we attack Iran, everyone will understand what you did in the preparation and training process. Anyone who dreamed a year ago of beating us- paid a heavy price and is no longer dreaming about it.”

- IDF claims uncovered documents prove 6 Al Jazeera journalists are Hamas, PIJ operatives

- Jewish leaders demanded in comments on social media and to the media that Vice President Kamala Harris issue a strong rejection of claims that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. 

Israel At War Tuesday Oct 22

Israel at war day 382

- The IDF has confirmed that 3 weeks ago, Hashim Safi al-Din, Nasrallah's successor, was eliminated in an IDF strike. His body, along with 23 others, was just recovered a few hours ago.

- Potential new Hostage deal Cabinet members proposed that Israel offer anyone in Gaza the following: release of a live hostage in exchange for immunity, passage to a 3rd country, and a monetary sum. PM Netanyahu is reportedly considering the proposal. (Channel 14)

- A senior Israeli political official in response to Blinken "Israel is the one running the campaign." 

- Blinken conveyed the message that the US expects Israel to further moderate its response to Iran. Blinken also spoke about the need to end the ground operation in Lebanon and "translate the military achievement in Lebanon into a strategic achievement." (

- Netanyahu and Blinken met for 2 hours today

Reservist killed in Lebenon Harav Aviram Chariv hyd ,43 from Dolev

- 2 IDF soldiers killed one in Gaza and other in the north.  

Saar Eliad Navarsky, 27, from Tel Aviv.

- Three other soldiers of the artillery battalion were seriously wounded in the same incident, the IDF says. Ten rockets were launched from Lebanon at the Neot Mordechai area in the Galilee Panhandle in the attack earlier today.

- Home Front Command: "We may repeat the scenario from October 1 - prepare for notifications about entering protected areas"

- Report on Sky News in Arabic from a senior Pentagon official: the name of the director at the American Ministry of Defense who is suspected of leaking the documents of the Israeli attack on Iran - Ariane Tabatbai, an American of Iranian origin. She is the director of the office of the US assistant secretary of defense for special operations, who has access to highly classified information

- IDf officialy acknowledged The drone launched by Hezbollah on Saturday hit Netanyahu's house in Caesarea The impact was on the bedroom window

- lIDF bombs dahiya neighborhood on Beirut overnight 

Changing The Minhag When to Say Hoshanos

There are 2 minhagim when to do the hakafos around the Bimah when reciting Hoshanos. Minhag Eretz Yisrael is to do it after Hallel before krias hatorah which is the more convenient way since you don't have to take the Lulav and Esrog out again. The second Minhag is to do it after Mussaf where you have to take the lulav out again. There have been many halachic debates among the poskim regarding when to do it and there are many reasons both halachacily and al pi kabbalah when to do it.

Some Shuls who had the minhag to do it after mussaf wanted to switch the minhag to the first way as a matter of convenience. In some shuls they took a vote others asked a shailah.

Israel At War Tues Oct 21

Israel at war day 382

- Israeli Cabinet ministers were informed that a "very significant attack" will be happening soon in Iran. The ministers will not be informed beforehand of the exact nature of the attack. (Channel 13)

- IDF Spokesperson: We eliminated Sheik Salah's (Hezbollah Unit 4400) replacement in Syria today. We will continue to act against Hezbollah in Syria.

- Shabak Chief Bar put forward a new hostage proposal after his meeting in Egypt: A "few" (I have heard anywhere between 3 and 7) live hostages in exch

- The IDF released a visualization showing one of Nasrallah's bunkers, which is used as a central money storage facility for Hezbollah and was built under the Al-Sakhael Hospital in Beirut. According to the IDF, the bunker contains a minimum of $500 million.

- Israel's response to Iran will intensify and take into account the launch of the UAV towards the Prime Minister's residence in Caesarea.

- Israeli aircraft intercepted and shot down five drones in the Mediterranean Sea. The unmanned aircraft were intercepted before crossing into the country. These were likely targeting Ben Gurion Airport and launched by the Houthis or Iraqi militias.

Israel Airports Authority - In coordination with the security establishment, ALL departures from Ben Gurion Airport are being halted

- The WSJ reported that Sinwar told his confidants before he was killed not to agree to any future Israeli proposal. Sinwar cited mounting US pressure on Israel as a reason why he felt Hams could continue to hold out.

After Nasrallah was killed, Sinwar felt that it was only a matter of time before Israel got to him. He spoke to his brother and other senior officials and told them that when he died, Israel would try and "sweeten" the deal or increase the pressure and that they shouldn't agree to anything except a complete IDF withdrawal from Gaza.

- 7 Jewish Israelis arrested for spying on behalf of Iran; suspects accused of collecting information on targeted military bases

The suspects are all Jewish residents of Haifa and the north and include a soldier who deserted the military, as well as two minors.

The suspects are accused of photographing and collecting information on IDF bases and facilities, including the Kirya defense headquarters in Tel Aviv and the Nevatim and Ramat David air bases, as well as Iron Dome battery sites. The Nevatim base was targeted in both Iranian missile attacks this year, and Ramat David has been targeted by Hezbollah.

In return for their actions, the suspects were paid hundreds of thousands of dollars, some of it in cryptocurrency, investigators say.

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- Israel is preparing for a "very significant attack" on Iran, per an Israeli official who spoke to Kan 11. He also said that Iran will have no choice but to respond to that attack, so Israel is focusing heavily on preparing its defense before the attack happens.

Iran IRGC-affiliated Tasnim channel: "If Israel attacks military sites, the Iranian response is certain and will be at a higher level than the Zionists estimate. If it attacks nuclear sites, Iran will also consider the "nuclear policy" in response. If the possible action affects the facilities and infrastructure, Iran does not commit to maintaining its operations' scope, nature, and intensity."

- The Israeli Cabinet will meet tonight for a sensitive discussion on several issues, including the attack on Iran. The discussion will occur in the Kirya bunker, which is not the usual meeting room.

- Lebenon: Israeli security source: "Tonight, there will be attacks that we have never seen before." IDF will attack numerous banks in Beirut tonight to damage the Iranian money that arrives in suitcases through Syria - and is used to pay Hezbollah terrorists, build infrastructure, and obtain weapons.  A massive movement of civilians fleeing Beirut has begun - following the IDF's threats to attack economic facilities used by Hezbollah.

Bernie Sanders says Kamala Harris will be open to an arms embargo on Israel because of the war on Gaza

- Israeli security official to N12 on the Hezbollah drone strike on PM Netanyahu's house in Caesarea: "There was a direct hit to the house with significant damage

- The IDF found "extremely valuable intelligence" on Sinwar's body, which is now being analyzed. Sinwar was estimated to be underground in the tunnels for around 90% of the war. He only came above ground when he had to move from one hiding place to another.

- IDF Colonel Ehsan Daxa from the Druze community, the commander of the 401st Armored Brigade, 162nd Division, fell in battle in Jabalia, Gaza, today. Colonel Daxa was a Druze fighter from Daliyat al-Karmel. He is the highest-ranking IDF casualty since 10/7

Motzei shabbos Chol Hamoed

Gut Moed

BH no rain in forecast throughout sukkos tonight low of 42

Ushpizin Melava Malka: Most pizza stores open tonight with sukkas on premises

Nutmeg, Aisle 9 open

Celebrations around the world as news spread of Sinwars death. In Russia the chief Rabbi gave out Haman Tashen depicting the terrorists ears.  At the tish in  zhvil Yerushalayim they danced to the song of vechol Karnei Reshaim.  In Vizhnitz they sang Dedan Natzach

Simchas Bais Hashieva tonight

Arlington shul 

Bais Medrash Kelmwoods Westgate 

Clarification:  from the court of Rav Zilbershtein he just said that the day of Hoshaana Rabba is mesugal for Gog Umagog he did not say that it will happen this year, this is not his way.

- Rav Yitzachak Zilbershtein has said that the Milchama of Gog Umagog will take place for 3 hours on Hishanna rabba as stated Hoshaana Shalosh shaos and anyone who will be inside the sukka will be saved. Israel media reported this but not in any context 

- BDE Petira of Mr. Isaac Reichman ZL who was niftar on first day of Sukkos. The Levaya will take place tomorrow in Toronto 

BDE:Petirah of Rav Amrom Roth, Homoradr Rav ZT"L was nifter at age 62 on the first night Yom Tuv, the Levaya will be 9:15 tonight at his Shul on 50th and New Utrecht in Boro Park on the way to Meron to be buried next to his father Reb Cheskal Zatzal.

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- Hamas terror leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza. 

- Hezbollah drone targets Netanyahu’s Caesarea home; he says ‘agents of Iran tried to assassinate me’

- Israel plans to attack Iran leaked possibly by US 

Israeli civilian killed by Hezbollah  rocket near Ako

Netanyahu offered immunity to any Gazan who releases hostages.

Daniel Birnbaum, former CEO of SodaStream, is offering $100,000 to anyone who retruns an Israelis hostage alive. The deadline to do so is Wednesday Oct 23.

- 8 IDF soldiers killed HYFover 3 days 5 in Lebanon and 2 in Gaza another died from injuries in Lebanon last week.

Ofek Bachar

Elad Siman Tov (23)

Elyashiv Eitan Wieder (22)

Yaakov Hillel (21)

Yehudah Dror Yahalom (21)

fell in combat in Southern Lebanon. 

Ofir Berkovich(20) Elishai Young (19) fell in combat in Northern Gaza.

 Yishai Nathanel Greenbaum Z"L (38) died of his wounds sustained in combat in Southern Lebanon two weeks ago. 

Hamas terror chief Yahya Sinwar has been killed during an Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces announced Thursday. leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by a gunshot wound to the head, according to the director of Israel’s national forensic institute, Dr. Chen Kugel, who oversaw the autopsy He said that shrapnel, possibly from either a small missile or tank shell, had earlier hit Sinwar’s arm, causing bleeding that he was trying to stanch by using an electrical cord as an impromptu tourniquet. “But it wouldn’t have worked in any case,” Mr. Kugel said. “It wasn’t strong enough, and his forearm was smashed.”

On Wednesday, a combat team from the Bislamach Brigade operating in the Tel Sultan neighborhood spotted several suspicious individuals in the area, the IDF reported. The troops began scanning the area, during which they encountered terrorists who opened fire and threw grenades at them. The soldiers returned fire, hitting the terrorists, who then attempted to flee, splitting into two nearby buildings. The soldiers continued their operation, combing the area to close in on the terrorists. They attacked the buildings with tank fire, eliminating the terrorists inside.

During the searches conducted by soldiers the following morning, the body of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was discovered.

The IDF and Israel's Shin Bet intelligence agency released a joint statement saying it can "confirm that after a year-long pursuit, on Wednesday  October 16, 2024, IDF soldiers from the Southern Command eliminated Yahya Sinwar, the leader of the Hamas terrorist organization, in an operation in the southern Gaza Strip. Some of the items Israel said it found near Sinwar: Mentos, a map, an expired passport of a UNWRA teacher.

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Candle lighting 6:56 pm
Shkiah 6:14 pm  

"ושמחת בחגך והיית אך שמח"

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Al Arabiya sources: 7 Israeli soldiers killed and at least 17 injured in battles in southern Lebanon today in close combat in a building with Radwan forces.

- Tehillim: serious incident in Lebanon IDF soldiers ambushed by Hezbollah Radwan forces commander and several soldiers killed RL many injures media blackout.

- Ahmed Kaheil, the mayor of the city of Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, has been killed along with five other employees of the municipality in an Israeli airstrike targeting the headquarters of the Nabatieh municipality.

- Senior officials to CNN: Israel's plan for an attack in Iran is "ready." 

- After US threat to Israel to hold back on missile supplies, Israel says 50 aid trucks enter northern Gaza for humanitarian purposes this came after the Biden administration sent a message to Israel earlier this week in which it warned that continued US security assistance will be at risk if Jerusalem doesn’t address the Gaza humanitarian crisis in 30 days

- French president Macron said he would only allow Israelis to visit the defense show in France, but they would not be allowed to participate.

-Gallant harsh words on French President Macron: "His actions are a shame for the French nation and the values of the free world he claims to represent. The decision to discriminate against the Israeli defense industries in France a second time helps the enemies of Israel in times of war. France has consistently adopted and implemented a hostile policy towards the Jewish people. We will continue to protect our nation against enemies on seven different fronts and to fight for our future - with or without France."

- Hezbollah Terrorists fire an RPG missile at IDF Golani fighters, and a short time later, the Air Force destroys them in the building to which they fled.

- Chancellor of Germany Schulz: "There are arms shipments on their way to Israel, and there will be in the future as well. We will not accept that Iran will attack Israel with missiles; it is playing with fire."

- Dozens of Hezbollah terrorists were eliminated on the last day in southern Lebanon; the IDF attacked more than 50 areas throughout the country. The weapons found by the IDF

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video at the Daled Minim shuk at Blue Claws open today until 3:30pm (courtesy of Efraim Feder)  

Erev Sukkos or Erev Pesach Which is Busier?

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There's a famous saying if Men had to clean for Pesach and ladies  had to build a sukkah they woukd both start on Erev Pesach.

Talk about Erev Pesach the pressure of getting ready for the Seder, making sure there is no chometz, turning over the kitchen, cooking the zeroa, making charoses etc. Men usually have easy chores when it comes to Erev Pesach its the Nashim tzidkaniyos that are the ones knocked out when we sit by the seder.

Its on Erev Sukkos when rolls are reversed that the men get to feel a bit what it is for the women on Erev Pesach. Talk about the stress of getting the sukkah up, making sure its sturdy, adding 2 new panels, last minute runs to the