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- NJ warns 700,000 can lose Medical coverage: A memo posted on the New Jersey Department of Human Services website, Commissioner Sarah Madelman warns that the state could potentially lose $5.2 billion a year in federal funding cuts, if Congress moves ahead with some of their proposals to slash spending, potentially causing 700,000 residents to lose their coverage.(Shlomoschorr)
- Vivek Ramaswamy officially announced his candidacy for Governor of Ohio: “I am honored to officially announce my candidacy to serve as the next Governor of the state of Ohio.”
- Musk retweets: Medicaid pays out an estimated $50 billion per year in improper payments for medical services. The Republicans in the House Budget Resolution are prioritizing eliminating this waste and fraud, in Medicaid. This does NOT cut Medicaid, the goal is to get the improper payments eliminated without hurting services. Preventing unauthorized access to Medicaid preserves the services for those who are eligible. With DOGE auditing these agencies, this will enable us to save the services for those who need them.
- Trump gets fact checked by French president Macron who is visiting the WHTrump: Europe is loaning the money to Ukraine, they get their money back. Macron: No. To be frank, we paid. We paid 60% of the total effort
-New girls high school opening "Ner Bais Yaakov" with the Haskama of Rav uri Deutsch and Rav BenTzion Kokis under the leadership of Mrs. Devoiry Heller as menaheles Rebbetzin Mirel Schwartzberg assistant principal,Rabbi Chaim Friedman administrator.
- LSTA now requiring all parents to sign B6T forms for next year transportation, online only with no option to fill out a paper form. Schools sent home notes that they will have kiosks set up for those without access as it will be solely the parents responsibility
Several Lakewood parents claim this new rule by the LSTA is not accurate and breaking community standards. They say paper submission still remains a standard in some NJ districts and the LSTA can't force everyone to submit online. Some signs were posted in shuls calling out the mosdos for forcing parents to go online when there should be other options.
- Trump says Zelenskyy may come to the WH this week to sign a final deal.
- Morning Traffic Update: Despite assurances from the mayor and the committee that construction would not begin before 10 a.m., a lane on Central Ave was closed, exacerbating traffic on Monday morning. Assemblyman previously Schnall called the construction a minor inconvenience for the long-term safety benefit of adding sidewalks.
- BDE: Petirah of R’ Zalman Kolko Z”L of Lakewood, following a lengthy illness. He was 75 years old. R’ Zalman originally lived in the 14th Street area before later moving to the Ridge area. The Levaya will take place today at 3:00 PM at the Lakewood Chapel off 7th Street.
- Trump Appoints Dan Bongino: Former President Donald Trump has appointed podcaster and ex-Secret Service agent Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director. Bongino is well-known for his strong support of Israel and his vocal opposition to pro-Hamas protesters on college campuses.
- New Openings in Lakewood Area: A new Ice Cream House has opened on River Ave at the Lakewood/Toms River border. Other new openings include Peyrot,at Chateau plaza, Playa Bowl in Toms River, Fried's Garage at the former Nostalgia location, and Dips of Brooklyn across the st, at Chestnut and Rt 9.
- Costco Gas Station Hours Extended: Costco has extended its gas station hours beyond the store’s closing time. The new hours are: Monday-Friday from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 6 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- Gezeiras Chinuch in England: The head of the largest yeshiva in Europe, Rabbi Avrohom Gurwicz of Gateshead Yeshiva, has warned the Orthodox community in the UK to leave if proposals to change the status of yeshivas become law. The bill would subject religious institutions to inspections and government oversight, which Rabbi Gurwicz says poses a "terrible danger" to the 75,000-strong Charedi group.
- Gov. Ron DeSantis on Property Taxes: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis discussed the idea of ending property taxes statewide. He questioned, “Is it really your property if, after purchasing land or a home, you're taxed on it year after year?” He added, “A lot of people can't afford that. It's a big issue. We're looking into ways to provide relief.”
-Montclair Schools Calendar Update: Montclair,NJ Public Schools has proposed a draft calendar for the 2025-26 academic year that eliminates Diwali, Lunar New Year, Eid al-Fitr, and the second day of Rosh Hashana as days off. Traditionally, students have had two days off for Rosh Hashana, alongside the single-day observance of Yom Kippur.
-Gezeiras Giyus in Israel: The IDF is preparing for a significant expansion in the detention of ultra-Orthodox defectors. The Deputy Chief of Staff has instructed the allocation of resources to increase enforcement, anticipating a rise in the number of arrests as discussions over conscription laws continue.
Wait.. Are zionist in England trying to close yeshiavas??
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed, unfortunately.
DeleteWake up now.
They know no limits.
Are they going to detain the detectors together with the nakbu terrorists?
ReplyDeleteWouldnt be suprised
ReplyDeletehttps://fixinglakewood.blogspot.com/2025/02/a-collection-of-rabbanim-supporting.html
ReplyDeleteWow the מתירים are going low disgusting
DeleteThat site is seemingly run by someone disconnected from society. He represents very few people, even though many may identify with individual issues.
DeleteForget the blog, those letters are fascinating. I didn't know that there were so many Gedolei Yisroel on the side of the mattirim.
DeleteReb Reuven Feinstein is quite clear. His 'talmid' should stop using his name.
That was quick the matirim shut it down feeling the heat
Deletehow did they get it to shut down?
DeleteThe professional tumulers have power that we cannot imagine.
DeleteThat website was not set up for this tumult, yet they were the ones who could close it, as soon as it became famous.
The Beis Din should be scared. These people are tough and shrewd.
Loser creates a joke blog that's full of garbage and sinas chachomim, loser realized his blog is a joke and doing more harm for his hopeless cause than good, so he closed it. Loser then claims professional tumblers magically closed his blog.
Deleteדאס איז א גוטע חלום שלום
It was shut down by aliens.
DeleteThis fight seems to have nothing to do with Halacha. Pashkevilln, chazaros and chazaros from chazaros, strange accusations, and balancing old budgets with Dayanim.
DeleteNow we are on to blogs, resignations, threatened resignations, and pressure for resignations.
This is everything about halacha and corruption and the mattirim making the coverup worse then the crime ..and trying to fight back when they were exposed ..instead of coming clean
DeleteWhat's this tumult about the site being down? I just went and it seems it was only down for a very short time. It's definitely not down now.
DeleteI just went on the site and it is definitely not down.
DeleteWhat were they trying to be matir?
DeleteReb Zalman Kolko was special yid a suffered trmendous yisurim but alway looked for the good in others and had a kind word for others. Very talented and I think he built the aron kodesh in Satmar on Forest.
ReplyDeleteIs Frieds garage a car repair shop?
ReplyDeleteNo. It's a sheitel store.
DeleteThey sell boys suits on the side.
Can someone clarify by when does this narishe lsta form thing have to be done?
ReplyDeleteAlso what constitutes proof of address for my child?
I think it's a bigger churvah to force bochurim to learn a whole day straight ( which they are NOT capable of) than have them take a break for an hour or two and learn a little math, English, history, etc. Especially today u have frum teacher & books! In all the original Lakewood masivtas they taught, and still teach English .
ReplyDeleteWhich "original" mesivta taught and teaches English?
DeleteI blame that guy who said והגית בו יומם ולילה, that's where the trouble started
DeleteIt is much easier this way to open a mesivta where the rosh mesivta doesnt need to busy with secular studies program. In New york all mesivtas has a serious studies program. Rav Aron Talmidim Rav Shmuel and Rav Elya (prior ot that Rav Schwartzman, Rav arons eidimn) had a serious secualr program in Philadelphia.
Deleteyou can hold what you want but don't lie and say that "original lakewood mesivtos" had english. The Mesivta of Lakewood is the original mesivta in Lakewood and it does not have English. Neither do any of the next ten mesivtos that opened in lakewood. there were no mesivtos in Lakewood with secular studies until Weinberger opened a few years ago.
DeleteSlomowitz was the first in lakewood, tried it as a sales pitch, stopped when no longer needed, the pirtzah still there.
DeleteOriginally, it was understood a Yeshiva and Secular Studies should not go together, atleast in Lakewood, anyone wished to open a high school with Tirah studies did it out of town.
Peer hatorah was a vocational institution.
Rav Shmuel's father was always insistent on secular studies in TV.
DeleteWhat faction does this new girls HS belong to?
ReplyDeleteNot zioninsts
Deleteit is a division of the Ice Cream House
DeleteUm Mr Brooklyner, No yeshiva in Lakewood would have inglish out of deference to Rav Aharon until _ was poretz geder
ReplyDeleteBelmar yeshiva opened there for a reason.
Reb Aharon backed, funded and did whatever necessary for Day Schools all over America and beyond, that was tha hatzaloh portal of that time, still height for Torah B'Taharah in Chadorom where possible. He wished and hoped that one day it will extend to all ages and yeshiva levels.
DeleteHe expressed his deep pain that unfortunately he did not succeed yet in his lifetime.
Listen up dumbbells! The mesiftah of R Yossel was not the first masifta of Lakewood even though it was physically in Lakewood. The first Lakewood masivtas ( led by talmidim of R Aaron & R Shnuir and adhering to their guidance) were, Philly, Scranton , and Denver.
ReplyDeleteIt was R Yossel who BMG allowed to stay open being the aidem of the Mashgiach , he ALONE started this NEW STYLE of a masifte without english
ReplyDeleteNew style?! Did Baranovitch have English? For centuries, the idea of limudei chol in a Yeshiva was anathema.
Delete6:17 -- Rav Chaim has no problem with Russian in Volozhin. It was his BIL who opposed.
DeleteBy the way, the Netziv was also a Tziyoni, he just didn't want it in Volozhin.
Reb Yossel opened the Mesivta as a talmid of Reb Aharon and eidim of the Mashgiach.
DeleteMission of the RY finally made possible when the time was ripe.
Certainly in today's day and age and even 20-30 years ago boys needed English studies. Firstly they can not be expected to sit with their head in the memorable all day long. Their fathers nor rabbeim did it at their age. Secondly most of the boys will be going out to work at a real job and need a diploma and the skills. It's easier for them to do it when they're in HS rather than when they need to look for a job.
ReplyDeleteAgree.Particularly nowadays. Avos 3:21
Delete[ Unless you plan to subscribe to 6:4]
Problem is in a nutshell: Those who have taken over calling the shots were invariably part of the crowd who were lousy in class-or pretended they were
בזמן שאינו לא יום ולא לילה.
Deleteואספת דגנך -לפרנסה מותר. אך ורק!
Why should yeshiva be for what and when is easier to do things not for a yeshiva?
DeleteThe Mesiftah of Lakewood was NOT a Lakewood Yeshiva project. It was a project of R Yossel . The original Lakewood Yeshiva masiftas are Philly, Scranton, Denver
ReplyDeletethanks for repeating yourself dumbbell. the more times you say it, the better it sounds.
DeleteFirst of all, the idea that Rav Aharon banned English in yeshivas is simply not true. Assu “original Lakewood yeshivas” means the ones started by his talmidim—like Long Beach, Philly, Scranton, and Denver—then the fact is, they were all founded by his talmidim and had strong English departments.
ReplyDeleteyes, keep repeating it over and over and eventually it will be true.
DeleteAnd Slabodka (RAK's talmid too)?
Delete“Assemblyman Schnall previously called the construction a minor inconvenience for the long-term safety benefit of adding sidewalks.” Yet, sidewalks have always existed along Central Ave, so it’s unclear what the real purpose of the work is. There seems to be a lack of transparency about what’s actually going on.
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