Friday, January 17, 2025 / י״ז טבת תשפ״ה
ערב שבת פרשת שמות
Candle lighting 4:40pm
Shkiah 4:58 pm
Weather: 41°Sunny
Friday night: Low 28°
Shabbos day: 45° Considerable cloudiness rain showers in the afternoon. High around 45F. . Chance of rain 70%.
Sunday: Snow showers early, with a steadier chance of snow 90%. About one inch of snow pexpected.
- Rav Yitzchok Soloveichik giving Chumash Shiur Tonight at 9:00 55 Circle Pl Lakewood, NJ 08701
New lakewood bakery פרישע חלות ארץ ישראל like the famous Vizhnitz bakery in Bnei Brak watch video HERE
- President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony will be moved indoors due to extremely cold temperatures expected in Washington, DC on Monday
- Frum knesset members this afternoon showed up in their bigdei shabbos ahead of the vote on the hostage deal that is expected to go into shabbos. They davened mincha and kabolas shabbos nearby.
- Gas prices jump up by 15 cents to $3.15 a gallon
- Philanthropic Safra family member from Brazil in Lakewood yesterday also paid a visit and gave a sizable donation to the Lakewood cheder. He pledged 5 million a year for the next 5 years to BMG/Adirei Hatorah.
The scheduled visit of the Toldos Yehuda Stutchin rebbbe to Lakewood this shabbos has been postponed to a future shabbos.
- Giyus: The IDF announced it has initiated proceedings against members of the Charedi community who failed to report to induction centers after receiving multiple draft orders.
Those who ignored repeated summonses are considered to be in unauthorized absence and may face criminal penalties. While the IDF has not specified the sanctions, it has already issued over 1,000 travel bans for individuals who evaded conscription.
- Several Lakewood residents will be attending president Donald Trump inauguration. Thee committee sent a email attendees that they arrive early before 9am and dress warm and casual as the weather will be frigid.
-U.S. Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban.
- President-elect Donald Trump said he spoke on the phone with Chinese President Xi Jinping about TikTok, fentanyl, trade and more.
“We discussed balancing Trade, Fentanyl, TikTok, and many other subjects. President Xi and I will do everything possible to make the World more peaceful and safe!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
- Deputy Director of the Ocean County Board of Commissioners Frank Sadeghi said he recently had a positive meeting with the new president of Jersey Central Power & Light Company, which provides electric power to many areas of Ocean County.
- Biden issues more pardons: Today, I'm commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses. This is an important step toward righting historic wrongs and providing deserving individuals the opportunity to return to their communities after far too much time behind bars.
Remember that $25 million donation from South America next time people here start whining about those who give a lot to non local causes
ReplyDeleteHuh? no one has an issue with Safra making weddings in Lakewood. I think the issue they have is with Brooklyn making weddings here.
DeleteAt the hesped in bmg last night for Rav Asher deutsh rav malkiel stated that the hanhaga of the dor went from Rav shach to r shmuel Auerbach and then to r Asher deutsh .
ReplyDeleteSorry 90% of the Bnei Torah in Eretz Yisroel Disagree. As did Rav Chaim Kanievsky zatzal.
DeleteAnd now it is by me.
DeleteAnd after me, it will go to my broomstick.
And where did it go from there?
Delete"Biden.... I'm commuting the sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted of non-violent drug offenses." Hmm, like a kid in a candy store.
ReplyDeleteIt's OK Lakewood will manage fine w/o the stechinet for Shabbos
ReplyDeleteThe knesset members must be very frum ! Lol
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