Weather: 39°F, partly cloudy.
Storm Watch: A potential winter storm is expected Tuesday night with a 90% chance of snow. Heavy snow is possible, with total accumulations ranging from 4 to 6 inches, and localized totals reaching 6 to 8 inches.
AccuWeather reports that Lakewood area towns will receive 3-6 inches of snow.
Weather.com forecasts 1 to 3 inches of snow accumulation.
Ocean County could see between 4 to 8 inches of snow, while Monmouth County will be in the 2-to-4-inch range, Steven DiMartino, meteorologist at NY NJ PA Weather, said. Southern Ocean County will see the most snow
- Trump tonight: “If all the Gaza hostages aren’t returned by Saturday at 12 p.m., I would say cancel the ceasefire and all bets are off. Israel can override it,” . All of them. Not in drips and drabs." not two and one and three and four and two."
- Tomchei shabbos of Lakewood is reaching out to those who had Food stamp benefits stolen as they work on securing emergency funds from Ocean county. Several Gabbai Tzedaka in Lakewood have already stepped up and issued grocery gift cards to the families effected.
- The Trump Justice Department is dropping federal corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. CNN.
-Trump signs Executive order to lift ban on plastic straws
- Seminary acceptance system in E"Y in similar situation to what has transpired with the Lakewood mesivtos. It seems some seminaries are rumored to have accepted girls ahead of the agreed upon date of March 3rd that was set by the appointed high school vaad. The vaad issued a strongly worded letter calling on all seminaries to stick to the rule and not accept girls prior to the set date.
In addition, as a means to enforce it TTI program under Mrs. Raizel Rite who provide scholarship tuition has said they will not partner with any seminary that will break the rule and called on everyone to not send letters and pressure parents for answers before the set time.
- President Trump to pardon former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich who was convicted of 18 felony counts, including corruption charges like trying to sell Barack Obama’s former Senate seat in exchange for personal benefits and more than $1M in campaign donations.
- Chuck Schumer: Today, I’m calling on our brave public servants: I’m launching a new portal for anyone who wants to expose corruption, abuses of power, and threats to public safety with the legal protections of being a whistleblower.
Elon Musk responded to read the comments on schumers tweet they are comedy gold.
- BMG roshei yeshiva were at the Lakewood Matzah bakery today with their chanukah ahead of Pesach 5785. The bakery is now open for chaburos.
-Utility Bills:
Natural Gas Bills: Lakewood residents who heat their homes with natural gas saw a sharp rise in their bills, averaging $400 last month due to a combination of cold weather and rate increases.
Electric Bills: Electric bills were also higher during this period.
Water Bills: Over the next three months, the water company will calculate waste usage to adjust rates for the remainder of the year. It's advisable to be mindful of water usage to help lower overall costs.
-Adirei HaTorah Event:
A Shabbos event is scheduled for four weeks from now in Stamford, CT, allowing donors to spend Shabbos with the Roshei Yeshiva. Organizers are also exploring larger venues for the annual Adirei HaTorah event, potentially in the NY area.
- Several Gabbai Tzedaka gave out grocery gift cards to those families who had their EBT funds stolen
-Avian Flu Alert in NYC:
Live poultry markets in New York City rushed to sell off chickens and other fowl on Friday after seven cases of avian flu were detected. State officials have ordered a one-week closure of the markets in the metropolitan area.
Starbucks Promotion:
Update several Kashrus agencies are of the opinion that one can not purchase plain coffee at Starbucks. (Starbucks is offering free coffee on Monday, Feb. 10, as part of its "Starbucks Monday" promotion. U.S. Starbucks Rewards members can enjoy a free tall (12-ounce) hot or iced brewed coffee the Monday after the Super Bowl)
- Trump's Statement on Military Academies:
Trump stated: “Our Service Academies have been infiltrated by woke leftist ideologues over the last four years. I have ordered the immediate dismissal of the Board of Visitors for the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard. We will have the strongest military in history, and that begins with appointing new individuals to these boards. We must make the Military Academies GREAT AGAIN!”
- LDC Reorganization Meeting:
The LDC reorganization meeting will take place tomorrow, virtually. The following officers are appointed for the upcoming terms:
Raymond Coles – 1-year term
Deborah Fuentes – 1-year term
Moshe Zev Weisberg – 2-year term
Eli Rennert – 2-year term
Patrick Donnelly – 2-year term
-Musk on FEMA Misuse:
Musk tweeted: “The @DOGE team discovered that FEMA sent $59M LAST WEEK to luxury hotels in New York City to house illegal migrants. This violated the law and showed gross insubordination to the President’s executive order. That money was meant for American disaster relief but is instead being spent on high-end hotels for illegal migrants. A clawback demand will be made today to recoup those funds.”
- President Donald Trump has announced he will be introducing new tariffs on steel and aluminium for "everybody", with Australia to be hit with a 25 per cent tariff under the new policy. Trump said every country exporting steel to the United States will be hit with a 25 per cent tariff.
Which water company is HV referring to??
ReplyDeleteNJ American water
DeleteThere will be no clawbacks, these funds were previously approved and earmarked by congress. It is congress that controls the purse of the us govt, not the president.
ReplyDeleteThe whole thing is fake news. There was no 59 mil for hotels.
DeleteYou apikores!
DeleteHow dare you say something slightly negative about the Trump/Musk narrative?
Soon you will be promoting child mutilation.
BEWARE Wawa coffee has NO hashgachah ,,is it worth it to get a free coffee whose kashrus may be questionable??
ReplyDeleteHello?? Does it require a hechsher?? How about lookinmg into halacha. Please find a copy from OU website.
DeleteThere are several interesting halachik discussions involving coffee. One fascinating topic is whether the prohibition of bishul akum applies to this beverage. The gemara in Avodah Zarah (38a) states that it is prohibited to consume food cooked by a goy if the item cannot otherwise be eaten raw, and is prepared in a way that it could be served at an elegant affair. Coffee would seemingly fall into these categories since it is a cooked beverage, the coffee beans are not edible raw, and it can be served at high class meals. Accordingly, many poskim ruled that the restriction of bishul akum applies to coffee (see Pischei Teshuva Yoreh Deah 114:1 and Darchei Teshuva 113:2). However, there are a number of poskim that were lenient as well. Tosafos in Avodah Zarah (31b) posits that the prohibition of bishul akum does not apply to beer since the beracha of beer is shehakol, not mezonos, this demonstrates that the beverage is viewed primarily as water. Therefore, the prohibition of bishul akum would not apply to beer, since water cooked by a goy is permitted. The Pri Chodosh (Yoreh Deah 113:7) applies this reasoning to coffee as well.
The psak of the Pri Chodosh was accepted by a number of poskim. Rav Shlomo Eiger cites in his Gilyon Maharsha (Yoreh Deah 113) that it was accepted practice amongst many righteous individuals to purchase coffee at coffeehouses owned by goyim (also see Aruch Hashulchan Yoreh Deah 113:22). In recent years the existence of coffeehouses has become very prevalent in the United States. There are however, notable differences between Rav Shlomo Eiger’s time and today. Aside from the issue of bishul akum, there are other possible considerations. Modern coffeehouses all serve flavored coffees, which should require a hechsher. Moreover, it should also be assumed that hoses and other utensils could be shared between all varieties of coffee. It is not simple to assume that one may even purchase black coffee from this type of establishment. Whether the status of utensils used at a coffeehouse should be assumed treif is not a simple question. and requires the consultation of a Rov. Moreover, the Chochmas Adom (66:14) writes that although the prohibition of drinking with a goy (see Shulchan Aruch Yoreh Deah 114) only applies to certain alcoholic beverages, it is proper to refrain from sitting and drinking any beverages amongst goyim. Very often these type of establishments are not a proper “heimishe” atmosphere. According to the Chochmas Adom, even if one assumes that the non-flavored coffee is kosher, it is still proper to drink it elsewhere.
If it's free, it's kosher. Lakewood oilam doesn't like to be confused by halachic facts. A ben tora should not be drinking wawa coffee.
DeleteWholesale Motzi shem ra
DeleteIt’s kosher stop pushing your chumros. Obviously people should be drinking from kosher establishments ideally. But if someone wants a coffee from Wawa then let them live, and assume they spoke to their rebbe. Not stop blog poster being a kenai.
DeleteHaRav Dovid Feinstein ztl paskened that it is assur to buy even coffee from Starbucks, just like any other non-kosher reataurant.
DeleteOk. Everyone needs to be diligent and ask their own Rav / rebbe. Many poskim have their own outcomes regarding this conversation. Ty
Deleteeric adams gets $ from pakistanis who own the hotel thats the simple cheshbon
ReplyDeleteRiddle: When does Pesach fall on Chanukah? Answer: When the Roshei Yeshiva bake matza the week of Tu Beshvat!
ReplyDeleteNebuch. Mesivtas and seminaries behaving like this. How are they supposed to role model good behavior like this. I’m genuinely disappointed.
ReplyDeleteWhy in the world Would you send your daughter to EY ??.... The only justification is that everybody is doing it..... well if that's how you run your life you sort of deserve it Follow the crowd and have the people in power take advantage of you....... The people who create the trends don't have you in mind They created the trend for their own benefit.... If you don't do what's good for yourself why should they look out for you?
ReplyDeleteIf she doesn't go to a high-class (and I mean CLASS,)
Deleteseminary in Yerushalayim, she doesn't deserve to get married.
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