Tuesday February 4 News Updates Lakewood

 49° A mix of clouds and sun with gusty winds  could occasionally gust over 40 mph.

Another potential winter storm could bring up to three inches of snow to the Jersey Shore on  Wednesday, Feb. 12. 

- Trump plan for Gaza 

The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it, too." –President Donald J. Trump 

Trump says after a US takeover Gaza could be "The Riviera of the Middle 

 - Trump on Gaza: "Everybody I've spoken to loves the idea of the United States owning that piece of land.

-David friedman: Trump’s proposed USA takeover of the Gaza Strip may sound out of the box, but it is brilliant, historic and the only idea I have heard in 50 years that has a chance of bringing security, peace and prosperity to this troubled region.

 - U.S. Senate confirms Pam Bondi as Attorney General, 54-46.

-  USPS suspends packages from China and Hong Kong until further notice.

- Tonight/tomorrow 7 Shevat is the 101st Yartzeit of Rabbi Avroham Yitzchok Klugman known as the Tzadik of Freehold.  Arrangements were made for the cemetery to be open throughout the night and day.

- The FBI just revealed that 5,000 out of their 13,000 agents were focused on January 6th protestors.39% of the entire bureau, for this.

- Trump meets with Netanyahu in Washington DC

Trump on Netanyahu: We have the right man who has done a good job for a very long time and we are a winning combination.

Netanyahu: Trump added tremendous leadership power. I support achieving all of the war goals, including freeing the hostages and toppling Hamas.

- Trump signs order to tighten sanctions on Iran, saying: They are too close to nuclear weapons hopes to make a deal with them says if they try to assasinate him they will be destroyed.

- Rabbonim in the US from across the spectrum met yesterday about those in the Lev Tahor cult

- Trump plans to attend Super Bowl 2025, I'm New Orleans, becoming first sitting president to do so.

- Big Loss as Shein, Temu and Amazon Haul prices are likely to rise for American shoppers, analysts and industry experts said, after U.S. President Donald Trump this week shut a trade loophole that has been used to ship low-value packages duty-free from China, thanks in part to the "de minimis" exemption enabling them to keep prices low. oth Temu and Shein, have taken measures such as sourcing more products from outside China, opening U.S. warehouses and bringing more U.S. sellers on board, to mitigate the impact. it's not going to be the end of the reign of Shein and Temu". the cancellation of de minimis may add a few cents to the price of each product sold by Shein and Temu in the United States

- Wholesale egg prices reached a record high this week as the bird flu outbreak continues to limit supplies severely. Large eggs are now selling at $7.25 per dozen, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. National restaurant chain is putting a 50 cent per egg surcharge in place temporarily due to the biggest bird flu outbreak in a decade. Experts say they are likely to climb further as an avian flu outbreak decimates flocks across the country.

- Hisachdus rabbonim sign letter and call for protests against Netanyahu in Washington DC as Israel looks to force Charedim to serve in the IDF calling ut6a Gezeiras shmad. Several buses left today from Williamsburg BP and Monroe to DC.

- United airlines to resume flights from Newark to Issrael starting march 15 and will have 2 daily flights beginning March 29

- US official to Reuters: Trump will sign an order today to reactivate "maximum pressure" policy on Iran

- Lakewood planning board meeting tonight watch live stream Here 

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 Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah campus on corner 

Cross Street and James Street to create 128 lots adding 500 cars

Stone Mountain Estates LLC to create 68 lots off New Hampshire and Erica

- Giyus: Discussions on the conscription exemption law resumed in the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee: as the daycare subsidy to working couples that will end this month. Just yesterday, the spokeswoman revealed that the IDF is considering tightening the sanctions so that evaders will not be able to enter the country and will not only be prevented from leaving.

- RFK Jr. has just been Approved by U.S. Senate finance committee votes 14-13 to advance nomination favorably.

- Levaya of Rabi Levi Wolosow  ZL Chabad shkiach in Manalapan NJ  will take place on Tuesday

2:00 PM at 770, followed by kevura  3:20 PM

- The Levaya of Ian Epstein A"H, a flight attendant and one of the 67 victims of the tragic mid-air collision over a Washington, D.C. airport last week, will take place Wednesday in Charlotte, North Carolina at Chabad of Charlotte, NC.

- NJ governor Phil Murphy's  office said his remarks were misinterpreted  that he has an illegal living in his house and clarified that the woman is here legally and has never actually lived at Murphy’s residence. earlier border czar Tom Holman said  "If Phil Murphy is bluffing, we're going to look into it, [...] but if hes harboring an illegal, thats a felony, we will seek prosecution"

- Axios Report: About 20,000 US government employees accepted Trump administration's offer to resign for severance package - 1% of US public sector employees

- In win for Trump, oil giant Shell walks away from major New Jersey offshore wind farm: AP

-Jackson: The controversial land swap deal between the township and a school developer is on thin ice after an appellate panel invalidated the town's plans to condemn two small plots at the center of the deal. App

Sadly Increase of divorces in the fum cities in Israel Bet shemesh 223 couples got divorced this year as opposed to 154 last year a 45% increase 

Beitar illit 78 this year 54 last year 44% increase

Modiin illit 77 in 2024 53 in 2023 45% increase 

Bnei Brak 168 to 136 24% increase 

 Federal officials on Thursday approved a new type of pain pill designed to eliminate the risks of addiction and overdose associated with opioid medications like Vicodin and OxyContin.