Friday May 2 News Updates Lakewood

 Friday, May 2, 2025 / ד׳ אייר תשפ״ה

ערב שבת פרשת תזריע-מצורע

Candle lighting: 7:35 pm

Shkia/Sunset:  7:53 Pm

Weather: 85° Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. 

Friday Night: 61°Slight chance of a rain shower. 

Shabbos day: 84° Partly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible.

Yartzeit of the Bais Halevi today

-Temu halts all shipping directly from China into the U.S. amid Trump tariffs, will ship from local suppliers in the US.

Teen boy charged in connection with Jones Road fire The 17-year-old, whose name was not released, has been charged with aggravated arson, arson and hindering apprehension, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer.

- Some flights back from Kerestir made it to Ben-Gurion very close to shabbos

- The אדמו"ר מחסידי ירושלים שליט"א will be spending shabbos in Lakewood at the Strulowitz shul 8th st and Madison Ave Friday night Tish 10:15pm

-Trump: We are going to be taking away Harvard’s Tax Exempt Status. It’s what they deserve!

- Giyus: Another 4000 draft notices will be sent out next week to conscript yeshiva bochurim into the IDF.

- Hatzolah of central Jersey to add 22 new members as EMT's to cover new expanding areas.

- WZO Eretz Hakodesh recruitment of Chabad lubavitchers claiming a seat at the table for the rebbes values and other issues central to the Rebbe’s vision such as  Shleimus HaAretz firmly opposing territorial concessions and standing for the integrity of Eretz Yisrael.

- BMG ads another building to Safra Family in campus dedication

Daf Yomi begins  מסכת שבועות 

- Trump appoints the Yated: 

Trump: is my pleasure to announce the appointments of Betty Schwartz, Fred Marcus, Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz, Sid Rosenberg, Ariel Abergel, Barbara Feingold, Alex Witkoff, and Robert Garson to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. This Council has the important task of preserving the memories and stories of the loved ones whose lives were robbed in one of the darkest moments in History. NEVER FORGET!

- Trump: Gasoline just broke $1.98 a Gallon, lowest in years, groceries (and eggs!) down, energy down, mortgage rates down, employment strong, and much more good news, as Billions of Dollars pour in from Tariffs. Just like I said, and we’re only in a TRANSITION STAGE, just getting started!!! Consumers have been waiting for years to see pricing come down. NO INFLATION, THE FED SHOULD LOWER ITS RATE!!! DJT

- Price of orange juice soars due to tariffs both Aldi OJ $4.49

- NJMVC introduces 'REAL ID Tuesdays'. You can now schedule your appointment on Tuesday in addition to Thursday 

- Toms River school board rejected a 2025-2026 budget proposal with a 12.9% tax increase.

The board cited the state's  funding formula as the reason for the district's financial struggles.

The district is suing the state over cuts in state aid and claims Toms River has been unfairly targeted.App