Tzom Gedalya 5786 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 78° Showers this morning then scattered thunderstorms developing during the afternoon hours. Storms may contain strong gusty winds.  Chance of rain 60%.

There is a marginal risk of severe weather today.

Fast is over 50 minute zman 7:38

-Reminder it's Erev shabbos tomorrow 

-Trump: We will be imposing a 50% Tariff on all Kitchen Cabinets, Bathroom Vanities, and associated products, starting October 1st, 2025. Additionally, we will be charging a 30% Tariff on Upholstered Furniture. The reason for this is the large scale “FLOODING” of these products into the United States by other outside Countries. It is a very unfair practice, but we must protect, for National Security and other reasons, our Manufacturing process. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

- Former FBI Director James Comey has released a statement after being indicted."We've known for years that there are costs to standing up to Donald Trump.""We will not live on our knees."

"Fear is the tool of a tyrant. I'm not afraid."

"I'm innocent."

- Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on two counts  false statements to Congress and obstruction of justice.

Attorney General Pam Bondi: No one is above the law. Today’s indictment reflects this Department of Justice’s commitment to holding those who abuse positions of power accountable for misleading the American people. We will follow the facts in this case.

-Tropical Cyclones Colliding can threaten the East coast:

Two tropical cyclones in the Atlantic are on a potential collision course, which could trigger the rare Fujiwhara Effect. If they come within 900 miles of each other, they may merge into a single, powerful storm, potentially causing severe damage along the East Coast. This event involves the cyclones rotating around a shared center, like an erratic dance, potentially forming a super-storm.

- Rep. Mikie Sherrill, a New Jersey gubernatorial candidate, was blocked from walking at her US Naval Academy graduation in 1994 after being involved in a major cheating scandal. While her name was absent from the commencement program, Sherrill explained she was barred from walking because she refused to implicate classmates involved in the cheating, which affected 130 midshipmen.

- New Poll Finds Jack Ciattarelli And Mikie Sherrill TIED In NJ Governor Race ew Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill survey showing Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli tied at 43% each among likely voters. Eleven percent remain undecided

-Trump comments on NJ Poll: Wow! ! ! A just out poll has Jack Ciattarelli essentially beating close to incompetent Mike Sherrill in the race for Governor of New Jersey. Jack is tough on crime and cutting taxes, two things that people really demand today. He will be a GREAT Governor, and Sherrill wants Open Borders (again! ), men playing in Women’s Sports, Transgender for everyone, and all of the things that almost DESTROYED America. She is a big supporter of the perhaps future Communist Mayor of New York City! We need Jack in New Jersey! ! ! President DJT

- Sherrill campaign: “No Merger Of Lakewood Schools With Toms River, Brick, Jackson. MIkie Sherrill’s campaign denied plans to force full mergers of Lakewood, Toms River, Brick, and Jackson school districts. Instead, the campaign said she is focused on expanding shared services (attorneys, transportation, purchasing) to reduce costs.

-Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ordered a rare, urgent gathering of nearly all Generals and Admirals in the U.S. Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force next week at Marine Corps Base Quantico in Virginia, for a currently unknown reason, according to The Washington Post.

-Bank of America will begin charging a $12 monthly fee to checking account holders, which you can avoid by doing one of the following each month:

Get a direct deposit of $250+  Keep a $1,500 daily balance Be in the Preferred Rewards program

Due to a scheduled exhibit at Blue Claws Stadium, the  daaled minim shuk will not take place there this year. Instead, it will be held The parking lots of the new wedding halls on Oak Street. There will be another shjl at The municipal lot at 9th and Clifton.

The shuks will open the day after Yom Kippur.

- No daled minim shuk at Blue claws stadium this year due to scheduled Boat exhibit at the stadium. Instead there will be a shuk at the parking lots of the new wedding halls om Oak street and another shuk at the municipal lot 9th and Clifton. They will open day after Yom kippur.

- Kaporos today at Bingo $5 a chicken  at 1pm

-Tat כפרות  3 locations at Bais Aharon, Ateres Reva and Neemas hachaim parking lot from  2pm- 7pm  $8 a chicken

- Jackson Mayor Michael Reina resigned suddenly Tuesday morning after almost 20 years in office.  The mayor said “I’ve done close to 18 years as mayor, I do believe the time has come,” Reina, 67, said in an interview. “The decision is an easy one, but I’m torn. It's been a great position."

- Lakewood’s school board has again tried to rehire former attorney Michael Inzelbuch his third attempt in six months but the state monitor blocked it again. Inzelbuch, who , submitted the highest hourly bid among six candidate app reports

- There will be a Hakomas Matzeiva for Habachur Chaim Tzvi Chatzi Katz Z"L on Tzom Gedalya 4:30pm at the Lakewood Bais Olam followed by a seuda Motzei taanis at 1115 Cross st.

- Turkish President Erdogan will meet with Trump today at the White House, in his first visit there in six years. 

-Barack Obama denounces Trump’s Tylenol Claims connecting it to Autism during pregnancy.

- Obama: “We have people in power making broad claims around certain drugs and autism that have been continuously disproven.”

- Trump retweets post about Ciattarelli and Sherrill debate in NJ Gov race Jack obliterated her Sunday night in their debate.  I was astounded at how ill prepared she was.  She refused to answer almost every question given to her and talked in circles.  Reminded me of Kamala Harris.  If he loses to her it will because of cheating.

Rosh Hashana recap

- At Rav Don Segal Minyan  his aliya for Levi was  purchased  for 30k

-At Spinka Bnei Brak, a new custom was introduced this year Rosh Hashana: the piyut of “V’chol Ma’aminim” was sung to the tune of the well-known Jewish song “Od Yoter Tov” 

In Mir a new minyan for english bochurim was added to accommodate the crowds

- Over 55k spent Ropsh Hashana in Uman 

- In Lakewood thousands davened in BMG minayim,  this year Rav Shneur Kotler shlita ben Rav Malkiel shlita davened for the amud in the Yoshon BM.