sefira reminder Thursday night
היום חמשה ימים בעומר
Thursday April 17
לא ניתנו שבתות וימים טובים אלא לעסוק בהם בדברי תורה" (ירושלמי שבת טו, ג) ספר החינוך: "כי לא לעסוק במלאכה נקבעו ימי חולו של מועד, כי אם לשמוח לפני השם, רוצה לומר להתקבץ במדרשות ולשמוע נועם אמרי
ספר" מצווה שכג
- kollel Chazu with 45 locations to Learn inbthe greater Lakewood area
-Greater adventure chol Hamoed learning at Bais Faiga hall 10:30am - 11:30am
Lakewood shopper chol Hamoed guide
HERE
-Showboat Lucky Snake Arcade the “world’s largest arcade” in lAtlantic City is offering Chol Hamoed Pesach specials.
here Near Cape May zoo which is free
Six flags Great adventure with NCSY Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday, 10:30am -7 pm (Safari option drive thru for $27 per person in the car,under 2 free) ncsygreatadventure.com
- Keansburg amusement Pirchei special $20 unlimited ride braccelet Tues, Wed,Thurs, from 2:30pm - 6pm
- American dream mall free shows 2&4pm
- Cherry Blossoms in Newark bigger than Washington DC at Branch Brook Park in Newark, New Jersey, has around 5,300 cherry blossom trees.
Friday April 18 erev shvii shel pesach News Updates
Weather: 70° Sunshine
Shabbos day hi 83 and sunny
2nd day YT hi 68
Candle lighting 7:20 pm
Shkiah/Sunset 7:38 pm
Reminder: Yaknehaz candle for kiddush(Chutz Laaretz)
Yizkor candle
- The White House just updated http://COVID.gov to a website outlining how COVID originated from a Chinese lab leak And they Exposed Dr. Fauci’s efforts to cover it all up.
- Car show begins today at the Jacob Javitz center in NYC
- President Donald Trump sent a kvittel to be placesin the kosel it said "For piece on Israel" on a hand written note with a black sharpie pen. It was brought by newly appointed ambassador Mike Huckabee.
- The four Lakewood roshei yeshiva attended a simchas Yom Tov visit at the home of R' Leizer Scheiner in Monsey.
-Harav Pinchus Brody Rosh Hayeshiva Yaaros Devash will give shiur Friday 12:30 In spruce shul 177 spruce street Lakewood
- Fascinating Shiur from Rav Aryeh Leib Paretzky for the 2nd days of Pesach.
Other Pesach Shiurim are also available
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- A missle from Yemen toward Israel was intercepted
Thursday April 17 news updates
Weather: 61° Plentiful sunshine
- Pidyon Peter clamor in Monroe this evening thousands in attendance
- President Trump to the NYT article: “I didn't stop an Israeli attack (on Iran), I'm just in no hurry to do it”
- NJ democrats primary race: At this still-early stage internal polls suggest that U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill is the slight favorite with a 10 point lead but other candidates has a plausible path forward.
- Hamas has rejected a 45-day ceasefire proposal from the Israelis. The deal would have had them release 10 Israeli hostages in return for 45 days of no hostilities.
- State troopers on GSP
- Florida State University shooting
5 dead, 4 injured, 2 shooters; 1 dead, 1 in custody. One shooter was 20-year-old FSU student, son of a Leon County Sheriff's deputy (his mother) her gun was found on scene.
- Shiur at Lutzk BM today by Rav Shmuel Yeshaya Yoffe shlita joining a live stream video of a shiur by Rav Dov Landau shlita for all Lakewood Bochurim.
-A large crowd were on hand for the Mamar last night at yeshiva Chaim Berlin as the new roshei yeshiva graced the event delivering the traditional מאמר.see video below
- BDE: Petirah of Rebbetzin Rochel Gross A"H of Long Beach,NY wife of Rav Moshe shlita lrebe at Long Beach Yeshiva. She passed away last night from a car accident in last week near Woodbridge, NJ. She was 70 years old. The levaya will take place today in Lakewood 3:00pm at the chapel off 7th st. Survived by her husband sons and Daughters are Mrs. Sussman, Bechoffer, Sommers, Sister of Rav Gershon Neuman ZTL, sisters are rebbetzin Basch wife of Rav Heshy shkita,Wife of Rav Yaako Landsman and Mrs. Pollack.
- Crown Heights: A protest rally targeting the Jewish community was announced to take place in front of 770 the main synagogue in Crown Heights following an altercation a few days ago between a frum resident and a Blackman in Wheelchair whose dogs were unleashed and threatened his children,NYPD arrested the chabad resident.
- Trump congratulates the state of Texas for passing school choice legislation "We will very soon be sending Education BACK TO ALL THE STATES, where it belongs.
- Potato starch shortage in Bnei Brak with some stores saying they ran out of the product.
- A baby girl was born yesterday to the almana of Chabad shliach Rabbi Zvi Kogan HY”D who was killed by terrorists in the UAE
- Netanyahu did not deny the publication about the planning for an attack on Iran and Trump's veto; he said: “We will not allow Iran to obtain nuclear weapons."
- WSJ: Hamas is so deep in financial collapse that it can no longer afford to pay its fighters or government staff. Salaries have been cut off entirely.
Wednesday April 16 news updates
- LPD Notice: As of today, you can no longer make a left turn onto Chestnut St from New Hampshire Ave. The newly-reconfigured intersection is nearing completion.
-Jacob Javitz center car show in NYC will begin Friday of chol Hamoed April 18 - 27
- A post circulating on social media claimed that Liebers BBQ potato chips hiven outvin Lakewood at a distribution may not be kosher for pesach since the individual bags say yeast extract and corn in the ingredients. The company clarified that the chips are indeed kosher for Pesach.
- NYT: Israel had planned to strike Iranian nuclear sites as soon as next month but was waved off by President Trump in recent weeks in favor of negotiating a deal with Tehran to limit its nuclear program, according to administration officials and others briefed on the discussions.
- NYC Ferry service added to Governors Island for Chol Hamoed
- Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is reportedly considering a run for governor of New York, NBC reported.
- Dave and Busters half price today spring break
Weather 55° Overcast skies and windy. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.
- Shiur tonight by Rav Elya Chaim Swerldloff shlita R"Y Paterson in Bais Faiga hall starting with Maariv 8:30 PM
- Roberts KNA carnival will take place today Wednesday 11:30am-5:30pm at the blue claws stadium parking lot
- Shiur in Lutzk B"M by Rav Yaakov Nekritz shlita 1:00pm followed by Mincha 1:30 Pm
- Windy today at Jenkinsins boardwalk
- Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva Tav Malkiel Koer Rav Dovid Schustal were maspid at the levaya held in BMG of TlReb Chaim Lipschuts ZTL a youngerman who was nifter over yom tov.
-Vizhnitz rebbe Reb Srultche shlita conducted a chol hamoed tish in Los Angeles while he recuperates from a medical procedure.
-The federal government says it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, after the institution said it would defy the Trump administration’s demands to limit activism on campus.
- IDF briefing today that the military pressure in Gaza is affecting Hams and promoting a hostage deal. Since then, fighting has resumed: about 250,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes, and at least 350 terrorists have been eliminated.
- Bloomberg Report: China is interested in entering into talks with the US regarding the trade war but is setting several conditions - including curbing the disparaging remarks of Trump administration officials towards China, appointing a special trade commissioner on Trump's behalf who can draft an agreement, and special attention to sanctions on China and questions regarding Taiwan
- Hundreds of Linden residents have shown up to tonight's city council meeting to voice their objections to recent zoning changes which they allege target their community.
- Hamas Rejects Israel latest ceasefire offer
Tuesday April 15
- BDE: Petirah of Reb Chaim Lipschutz z”l, yungerman from Lakewood, NJ who was niftar on Shabbos, Erev Pesach, in Chicago from a allergic reaction he was 25. A son of Rav Avrohom Lipschutz, mashgiach of Yeshivas Telshe in Chicago, and a grandson of Rav Yacov Lipschutz zt”l of Monsey and Rav Yisroel Meir Kagan, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Toras Chaim of Denver. He was a son in law by Rav Boruch Gedalia Heineman shlita.
Update: Levaya will take place in Lakewood today at BMG 4:30pm in the Yoshon B"M 7th and Private way.(Matzav)
- Name added for Rav Meir Mazzuz shlita רפאל מאיר נסים בן כמסאנה
- Trump’s Passover message - "To all the Jewish families gathering with friends and loved ones this week, have a blessed Passover, and may God continue to watch over the Jewish people, the State of Israel, and the United States of America."
Open tonight:
Evergreen
Kosher Village
Aisle 9
Nutmeg
- Adei Ad Shidduch initiative campaign launched to have girls wait a year before entering shidduchim and have boys leave yeshiva earlier to learn in EY.
- PA governor Josh Shapiro, his wife and their four children,and another family were forced to evacuate the state-owned Harrisburg residence, which was significantly damaged by a fire, hours after the family hosted a Passover dinner, the governor said. No injuries were reported. A suspect was arrested while authorities investigate of antisemitism played a role.
- Roberts KNA carnival will take place Wednesday 11:30am-5:30pm at the blue claws stadium parking lot in Lakewood everything is free.
- Six flags Great adventure with NCSY Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday, 10:30am -7 pm (Safari option drive thru for $27 per person in the car,under 2 free) ncsygreatadventure.com
- Keansburg amusement Pirchei special $20 unlimited ride braccelet Tues, Wed,Thurs, from 2:30pm - 6pm
Israel at war
PM Netanyahu to the family of hostage Eitan Mor: Negotiations are now on the return of ten abductees in one go.
Houthi missle was intercepted over Yom Tov.
Us bombed several Houthi positions killing tens of terrorists
Birchas Kohanim at the Kosel Thursday
Chol hamoed Maamar at yeshiva Chaim Berlin
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