כָּךְ אָמְרוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי הַקָדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עָשִׂינוּ לְךָ מְנוֹרָה בִּימֵי מֹשֶה – וְכָבְתָה, בִּימֵי שְׁלֹמֹה – וְכָבְתָה מִכָּאן וְאֵילָךְ אֵין אָנוּ מַמְתִּינִים אֶלָּא לְאוֹרְךָ. שֶׁנֶאֱמַר: "כִּי עִמְךָ מְקוֹר חַיִים, בְּאוֹרְךָ נִרְאֶה אוֹר". ילקוט שמעוני
- Weather: 42° Windy with a mix of clouds and sun. Winds at 20 to 30 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph
New Jersey could see two shots of snow over the next several days with a dusting expected Friday into Sunday followed by a storm Monday that could bring up to 4 inches to southern counties
- Parnassa job expo tonight at the westwood former Ramada Rt 70 and The 9 from 8:00pm to 10:00pm
- Fried's gourmet the garage from TR will be moving to the former Nostalgia location at 1200 River ave (feder status video)
- Council member mordy Burnstein was sworn in today in Jackaon township by Republican Governor candidate Jack Ciaterelli
- Price of Orange juice will increase next month on kosher brands due to shortage of crop and other factors.
- White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan recently presented US President Joe Biden with options for potential American strikes on Iranian nuclear sites if Tehran decides to move toward a nuclear weapon before the inauguration of Donald Trump later this month, the Axios news site reports.
- Giyus update: Bennet says current law to draft tens of thousand charedim won't do enough to eliviate the burden from the current reservists who are serving 70 days a year.
- NYPD says there was no malicious intent when a viral video showed a van running over two Orthodox Jewish women pushing their babies in strollers.Tuesday, December 31, at 2:42pm. rumors spread by talk radio hosts and on social media that this was a antisemitic attack against Jews in Brooklyn however the driver was an elderly person who stayed on scene.
- Republican Lakewood committeeman Issac Akerman voted yes to elect Democrat Ray Coles for mayor . In previous years he was always the single no vote in a republican 3-2 majority.
After closing the public comments portion, it was reopened again for assemblyman Avi Schnall who joined to congratulate the committee. Today's virtual meeting wasn't directly available on the main township website, but only after clicking on the site to other pages.
- Cases of Flu or Norovirus going around
- For the seventh consecutive year, more residents moved out of New Jersey than any other state, reporting a 67% outbound migration. The top motivations for moves out of the state were driven primarily from those looking to retire (22%) and wanting to be closer to family (20%), with more than 40% of movers aged 65 and older. Of those moving from New Jersey, 20% moved to Florida.
- Today at 11am Lakewood township reorganization meeting virtual on zoom only not in person choosing a mayor for 2025 as Ray Coles will be voted in again for a 9th term denying Isac Ackerman thebjobbhe held as it was a rotation and the majority is republican. Menashe Miller & Meir Lichtenstein will be sworn in for another 3 year term from behinda screen . The committee will appoint members to all township boards including a 5 year term for wife of Menashe Miller to the Lakewoood MUA.
Public can comment during the meeting via email comments@lakewoodnj.gov
- The first baby born at Monmouth hospital was to a frum mother from Manchester at 2:03am Jan 1.
- Lakewood mayor denies report by faanews that Township refused offer from Ocean county to install traffic signal battery backup system.
- Starting January 1, most prospective teachers in New Jersey will no longer be required to pass a basic skills test in reading, writing, and mathematics to obtain certification.
- New statement from President Donald Trump:
With the Biden “Open Border’s Policy” I said, many times during Rallies, and elsewhere, that Radical Islamic Terrorism, and other forms of violent crime, will become so bad in America that it will become hard to even imagine or believe. That time has come, only worse than ever imagined. Joe Biden is the WORST PRESIDENT IN THE HISTORY OF AMERICA, A COMPLETE AND TOTAL DISASTER. What he and his group of Election Interfering “thugs” have done to our Country will not soon be forgotten! MAGA
- NYC Mayor Eric Adams has ordered increased NYPD security at key locations, including Trump Tower and Times Square, as a precaution following the recent attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas.
- Free Chanukah Celebration today Thursday, January 2 at Leisure Chateu 962 River Avenue, Lakewood, light show 4:30 Concert Featuring: Uncle Moishy with Special Guest Cousin Nachum at 5:30 PM
- Be Aware! The Wild West of frum Podcasts
Article in this weeks
Yated Neeman
...Well, then, when we listen to someone on a podcast, whether it is for entertainment purposes or informational purposes, we should really first determine if they are a person whose dei’os, whose opinions, can be deemed kosher on a hashkafic level.Sadly, podcasting in the frum world is like the Wild West. There are harmless podcasts, harmful podcasts, and insidious podcasts that, under the mask of frumkeit, bring all kinds of opinions that are not, to say the least, in the mainstream of frum opinion. Others interview entertainers who are not at all role models for any frum Jew, but because some of these entertainers may have some redeeming values, they are suddenly considered fine role models and interviewed about their opinions on everything from politics to what is wrong with chinuch (!).
I have been told by numerous mechanchim, especially those involved in teen chinuch, that they are now dealing with many young people who are hashkafically very confused. These teens listen to podcasts on frum platforms or download them into their players and are unwittingly imbibing all kinds of alien values under the mask of a “frum podcast.”
In truth, podcasts should be treated no differently than newspapers. When one picks up this newspaper, they know more or less what they are getting hashkafically, and in the event that we, on occasion, err, we get grief from the best, most discerning readership in Klal Yisroel. So too, there must be some kind of standard when it comes to podcasts.
