Weather: 74° Some early morning breaks in the overcast, otherwise cloudy
- Trump: Could somebody please inform Jerome “Too Late” Powell that he is hurting the Housing Industry, very badly? People can’t get a Mortgage because of him. There is no Inflation, and every sign is pointing to a major Rate Cut. “Too Late” is a disaster!
-Bde: Petirah of Mrs. Esther Kuperman a”h, who was niftar at the age of 88. wife of R’ Eliezer Kuperman z”l, of BMG whose shloshim concluded only days ago Levaya this evening the Lakewood chapel. Followed by kevurah.
- Swimming bans expand to 16 Jersey Shore beaches as Hurricane Erin churns the ocean.
Due to the high risk of life-threatening rip currents, high surf advisory, and storm surge associated with Hurricane Erin, the Borough of Mantoloking will be flying DOUBLE RED flags through at least Friday, August 22. What this means: THE WATER IS CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. Effective Tuesday, August 19, at the close of business, all walkways within the Borough of Mantoloking will be CLOSED. Walkways and beaches are scheduled to reopen on Friday, August 22, at 10:00 a.m. During this time, there will be. NO PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE BEACH AND NO LIFEGUARDS OR BEACH STAFF ON DUTY
- A unique hachnosas sefer Torah this evening in Yerushalayim at the Satmar shul in Kiryas Moshe in honor of the Rebbe zy"a yartzeit with tour buses from London open trucks and horsemen. A procession that the frum community hasn't seen such sorts .
- Reports of ICE agents in Lakewood today making arrests in the downtown on Clifton Avenue
- Hurricane Erin to cause fierce waves, rip currents, beach erosion at Jersey Shore
The National Weather Service has issued a high-risk warning for rip currents and a small craft advisory, urging boaters and swimmers to exercise extreme caution.
- Tonight marks the 46th yartzeit of the Satmar Rebbe ZTL thousands expected to visit the tziyon in Monroe
- Trump: STUPID AND UGLY WINDMILLS ARE KILLING NEW JERSEY. Energy prices up 28% this year, and not enough electricity to take care of state. STOP THE WINDMILLS!
- B"H, the boys are trickling back as the sleepaway camps and bochurim road trips return from the brief summer vacation, ready to begin the new zman next Sunday night. This year, thousands of Lakewood residents spent the summer in Eretz Yisrael, something that wasn’t as available last year due to the war. Other popular vacation spots this summer included the Poconos with Airbnb rentals, Arizona, Utah and the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls, and of course the Catskills and Lancaster. While the boys are back, the girls’ schools are starting a full week later, giving many families the opportunity to squeeze in the last licks of summer.
- New Jersey health insurance plans are set to soar in 2026
Get Covered NJ health insurance policies are set to rise by more than 15% in 2026
The increases will affect more than 500,000 New Jersey consumers. Health insurers selling plans in New Jersey's Affordable Care Act market are proposing double-digit rate increases for 2026 because of rising health care costs and the expected end of federal subsidies, according to filings with the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance. Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey, the biggest insurer in the marketplace, is proposing an average increase of 17%. AmeriHealth Insurance Co., the second biggest, is proposing an average rate hike of 15.5%. UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. is proposing an average increase of 18.4%.(NJ)
- Giyus: Early Tuesday morning, Israeli military police arrested a yeshiva bochur at his home in Or Yehuda. The young man, a talmid at Yeshiva Nezer Yisrael in Modiin Illit, was taken into custody at around 1:45 a.m. and transferred to the Mitav detention facility. The Bochur is Bucharian a d comes from a background that has strengthened recently in Torah and is a full fledged yeshiva bochur learning with Hasmada
- A seven-lot major subdivision in Lakewood has received conditional final approval from the Ocean County Planning Board, paving the way for new residential development on Central Avenue off Monterey circle going west but only after a lengthy list of roadway, drainage, and traffic-related improvements are addressed by the developer.
- Giyus: Thousnds will protest tonight opposite the jail where yeshiva bochurin have been arrested leading the delegation is the Toldos Avrohom Yitzchok rebbe shlita , Rav Yaakopov Meir Schechter shlita and Rav Yehoshua Dovid Turchin shlita
- Trump: "I'd like to get to heaven, and I think I can, if I save a lot of lives"
- Trump says there will be no U.S. troops on the ground in Ukraine adding that possible U.S. security guarantees could be provided "by air."
If you're flying out of New York or Newark, good news. You might get through a little faster than other airports. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) launched a quicker version of PreCheck, although the service is currently available at only 15 airports in the United States.
- President Trump revealed that during the negotiations, one of the leaders asked him to meet again on the war in "a month or two..." ..."I said, 'A MONTH OR TWO? You're going to have another 40K people DEAD! You have to do it TONIGHT." "And I did. I called Putin, we're trying to work out a meeting with President Zelensky."
- The Satmar Community mourns the passing of the legendary Rabbi Berel Wein OBM (91) Known for his extraordinary oratory, Rabbi Wein captivated audiences worldwide with thousands of recorded lectures on Jewish history and Torah, sharing wisdom over decades through tapes, CDs, and online platforms. He was renowned for his ability to bridge generations, with a personal connection to pre-Holocaust rabbinic leaders, including the Satmar Grand Rebbe Joel Teitelbaum OBM (1887-1979). The Satmar Grand Rebbe taught Rabbi Wein during his time as Rav in Miami, Florida in the 1960s, guiding him on which Halacha's he should excel in to become a successful rabbinic leader. To honor his legacy, here’s a powerful speech Rabbi Wein gave about his relationship with the Grand Rebbe: [Listen here]. His impact will be felt for generations to come.
Satmar community??? He was the last true litvak left. Everyone else were influenced by the Heimishe (Galician, Polish and Hungarian).
ReplyDeleteRabbi Wein wrote in one of his articles that when the Satmar Rebbe first met him he was a clean shaven Rav in Miami . One of the first things the Satmar Rebbe asked him was what his view about Israel is. At first he tried to evade the question and said “Chazal talk about the maalos of Eretz Yisroel…” The SR said “you know that isn’t what I’m asking about” RBW then gave an answer that he knew the SR strongly disagreed with. He was expecting the SR to react strongly but actually he only calmly said was “Ihr hut a toes” They had a very good relationship afterwards.
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DeleteGo to the 31-minute mark. Listen for about a minute. It's one of the many, many times he discusses his relationship with the Satmer Rebbe. (As every great person, he allowed himself to, and desired to learn from many great people.)
Typical of modox living in their own bubble. Somehow places like kelm where men and women walked on opposite sides of the street. People like r elya and r chatzkel are not real litvaks
DeleteHe was an amazing, brilliant man. Talented beyond: Talmid Chochom, Captivating speaker, amazing writer, posek who gave semichah to hundreds, mechaber sefer, head of the OU, etc. A great spokesman for the frum world who said things straight without sugar-coating.
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DeleteI can't say that your story isn't true, but when he was asked on an interview on kol mivaser how he was able to have such a warm relationship with the satmar rav considering how different their hashkafa was in regards to Israel, he replied that it's interesting that the topic never came up in all his encounters he had with the Rebbe.
Although he was a real litvak (or perhaps because he was), he still was able to appreciate other sects of yiddishkeit. Besides for Satmar Rav, he had a chavrusashaft with the Taycher Rav in Shulchan Aruch to learn shulchan Aruch the old hungarian way.
DeleteAnon at 9:57. No clue what you're talking about. He was a great asset to all of klal yisrael and will be sorely missed by hundreds of thousands of true yidden. And just because he came from a different generation does not mean he was 'modern' He was a very choshuve Jew in every way who accomplished tons on every front. For those who never heard his amazing speeches, just listen to this clip about the Satmar Rav and see how awesome a a speaker he was and how much tochen he had. This applies to his thousands of lectures, and his many outstanding books as well. Yehi zichro baruch!
DeleteSome one wrote "Somehow places like kelm where men and women walked on opposite sides of the street.... are not real litvaks".
DeleteBut it isn't true. Some how, going to Tashlich on separate streets (Like Lakewood today) became 'men and women walked on opposite sides of the street"
Until you have documentation I don’t believe for a second that in Kelm men and women walked on different sides of the street
DeleteDo some reading you will find out they had a very close relationship
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ReplyDeleteThanks to askanim who bully the community to vote for democrats
Living in New Jersey is unaffordable as costs keep going up even in Lakewood Taxes going up
Car insurance
Utilities
All this a direct result of Trenton democrats and their leftist policies of giving licenses to illegals
Pushing green energy without accountability to keep up with demands
People are just not making enough for these added expenses and now tuition has gone up too.
Schnall keeps quiet as his fellow democrats drive up the cost of living in NJ
DeleteNo tuition relief
No new application for child care
But keep voting for dems because a few selfish aakanim are making money off their connections while they use and abuse lakewood naive voters rights with pressure tactics of daas Torah and other intimidating methods enriching themselves off the backs of the poor as they laugh all the way to the bank
get ready for this election season with more empty false promises as they will fool you again to vote for their buddies stealing resources away from the community for their pet projects. The paid off lakewood media will be all in to fool the voters again just like they did with Josh Gottheimer who finished 4th place and had zero chance but they had no bisha lying to the rabbonin to force the community vote
The new increases in health insurance costs are due to the Republicans cutting funding. If you voted for Trump you did this to yourself
DeleteLsta just charged my credit card $370 without asking me based on last year's mistakes
ReplyDeleteWhy not just dispute the erroneous charge, instead of publicizing it here?
DeleteThe township pays the fee for public school students for courtesy busing paid for by the municipal tax which is discrimination against private school yeshiva students and possibly illegal
Deletethe LSTA charges are illegal based on the fact that they only charge religious Jews the fee but not the rest of the population
DeleteWhy do girls schools start a week later? The parents have enough on their shoulders without having to keep their daughters entertained for another week.
ReplyDeleteSchool is not a babysitting service.
DeleteIt actually is
DeleteEven if school is not a babysitting service it does not benefit the chinuch of the girls to have them loafing around for another week.
DeleteIt's hilarious how our mechanchos talk out of both sides of their mouths on one hand the education is so crucial blah blah on the other hand forever and ever the girls need a break.... Yes that has to be a happy medium but I have my suspicions that a lot of this is just a matter of convenience and money saving for schools
DeleteActually, the girls will have a much better year if the teachers get the week off.
DeleteMaybe had the teachers gone to a school with a longer schedule they would be able to cope better with only two months off in the summer. Time to break the cycle.
Delete20-30 girls in a class is cheaper than individual babysitting. Of course, the daycare industry still insists to charging state rates.
Delete1:07, did you bother looking at the girls school calendar??? They start 9/3, they have school for 2.5 weeks, then they have VACATION for FOUR WEEKS.
DeleteWHY DO THEY NEED THIS WEEK OFF ???????
give them a month off then they will have an even better year.
DeleteBe happy it's not a babysitting service. If you break down the pricing by the hour, you are paying a lot less for school than you would pay for babysitting.
ReplyDeleteIt's sad that your children are not your priority.
It is sad. It's really, really sad. I really really wish I could be a full time mother. Unfortunately I'm stuck working to pay the bills.
DeleteIt also doesn't benefit anyone that the girls and boys in lakewood are not on the same schedule. Look at many other towns and cities. There's a schedule that they follow and vacations coincide. Thereby allowing parents to have a normal schedule and not need to figure out how to entertain kids for 3 or 4 weeks. Yes between the time girls and boys have off over the summer that's what's it amounts to. How are families supposed to function like this and pay tuitions that keep rising??
ReplyDeleteThere is no bussing before Labor Day, if girls schools started it would be a huge mess.
ReplyDelete3:56 Per your logic, please explain why the boys could start but not the girls
DeleteGirls teachers are also watching their kids for the extra week...
ReplyDeleteI understand your frustration. You could probably use a therapist, and we can work through your issues together.
ReplyDeleteIf anyone needs a therapist during the week that the girls are off, please feel free to call me.
We are running a sale during this week, only $275 for 50 minutes - a true bargain.
A true bargain! See, it's your mother's fault. When you were 2 years old, your mother told you no to driving her car. That's why you're frustrated and have a hard time coping.
DeleteOh, times up. When would you like your next appointment?
Do you offer free babysitting?
ReplyDeleteYou get what you pay for.
DeleteFree means meaningless.