Friday November 22 News Updates Lakewood

 Friday, November 22, 2024 / כ״א חשון תשפ״ה

ערב שבת פרשת חיי שרה

Candle lighting 4:17 pm

Shkiah/Sunset 4:35 pm

- Friday night: 35° Cloudy. Periods of light rain early. Chance of rain 80%.

- Shabbos day: 53° A few clouds early, otherwise mostly sunny. Winds at 15 to 25 mph. Higher wind gusts possible

BDE: Petirah of Rav Eliyohu Zev Gershbaum ZL

Levaya in Lakewood today Erev Shabbos 3pm

- Trump's sentencing in New York is canceled indefinitely. Judge Juan Merchan has granted President-elect Donald Trump's request to file a motion to dismiss the charges.

- Former Rep. Matt Gaetz said Friday he will not be part of the new Congress when it convenes early next year despite handily winning re-election earlier this month “I plan to be a big voice, but maybe not as an elected member of the government.”

- Snow in NJ One high-elevation area of Sussex County  Highland Lakes  picked up a full foot of snow, and a measurement taken Friday morning at High Point Monument showed a whopping 20 inches of snow on the ground.

- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk

The recent developments, including the exchange of missile strikes between Russia and Ukraine, indicate that we are reaching a critical phase in the conflict. The threat of a global war is serious and real.

- BDE:  Petira of Mrs Chaya Garfunke lA"H from Lakewood/Cleveland wife of Rav Moshe Z"L, mother or R' Chaim Shimon and R' Yosef Dovid, Shmuel,Avrom Menachem,Yitzy

Of Lakewood. Levaya Motzei shabbos at the Lakewood chapel 7:30pm

- While much of the tri-state received rain overnight, some residents in New York and New Jersey are waking up to the first accumulating snow of the season. The most significant snowfall was expected in higher elevations north and west of the New York City area. So far, the snow accumulation has been very "elevation dependent," according to NWS

- New nusach sefard shul opens at the woods development in Lakewood under the leadership of Rav Reiss shlita

- With New Jersey's gubernatorial primaries well underway, Ocean County GOP chairman George Gilmore is highlighting his county's role in Republican races, saying in a statement that, for the first time ever, Ocean County provided the most Republican votes in a statewide race(onejerseyschorr)

- An El AL flight from NY to Tel Aviv took off after a 2 hour delay and is expected to arrive in Israel very close to shabbos with not enough time for frum passengers to get to their destinations. Plans are underway to have then stay  close to the airport for shabbos.

- There's some talk about CHS child care payments in NJ to only be paying up to 4 years of a full time student in college, since there's a requirement to find work during that time. going forward there's no payment afterwards for students. The question remains for those who remain in academia if they can stay on,, as this can effect thousands of youngeleit. There's been no clarification from askanim or elected officials.

- Thousands spending shabbos in the city of חברון for parshas Chayei Sara

- Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlita will be spending shabbos together with his talmidim from Slabodka yeshiva at the Malon Hotel in Florham Park, NJ. Next shabbos parshas Roldos he will be in Lakewood 

- The Gerer rebbe shlita is spending shabbos with the tomchim of ichud mosdos gur at the cotyof Papous in Cypress.

- President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly considering former Secret Service agent and ex-Fox News host Dan Bongino to lead the U.S. Secret Service in his upcoming administration, according to a CNN report

- The Lakewood Township Planning Board has just filed an initial appeal from Judge Hodgson's ruling on..application to add 500 cars to the James Street and Cross Street area traffic, FAA News has learned. More

- EMT course starting this Sunday info@Hatznef.org by Hatzolas Nefashos

- Customers of New Jersey Natural Gas will see their monthly heating bills jump by about 15.7% after the utility agreed to a lower rate hike than proposed earlier this year. Under the rates that took effect on Thursday, the typical residential heating customer using 100 therms a month will see their monthly bill go from $151.62 to $175.56, up $23.94.

- Frum journalists pointing the arrest warrant to Netamyahu and Galant the same week the IDF sent out over 1000 arrest warrants to yeshiva students. Some joked that the gedolei yisroel instructed Netanyahu and Gallant not to comply  with the ICC.

- Video in Hebrew of a man who entered inside the מערת המכפלה  some 40 years ago

 Video Toameha display at the Ger shabbos retreat in Cypress

Gerer rebbe lights shabbos candles at the ichud mosdos Gur shabbos retreat in Cypress