Friday October 31 News Updates Lakewood

 Friday, October 31, 2025 / ט׳ חשון תשפ״ו ערב שבת פרשת לך לך

Candle lighting 5:37 pm

Shkiah/sunset 5:55 pm

Weather: 58° Decreasing cloudiness and windy. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. NWS  “Gusts of 40-50 mph will blow around unsecured objects and may down tree limbs, potentially resulting in a few power outages. Wet ground and remaining foliage on trees may heighten the threat for tree damage.”

Shabbos day 60° Intervals of clouds and sunshine.

Yartzeit of Rav Shimon Shop today

Motzei shabbos Yartzeit of Rochel Imeinu 

- Move back the clock Day light saving time is ending motzei shabbos when we fall back to Standard Time from Daylight Saving

- A federal judge in Rhode Island has ordered the U.S. Department of Agriculture to continue funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) using its contingency reserves. 

- Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on the challenges travelers, and Air Traffic Controllers, are all facing as the government shutdown continues - "If you're delayed, if you're cancelled... call Chuck Schumer."

- The New Jersey Department of Health announced that, based on current spending patterns, funding for WIC benefits and services will continue without interruption through November 2025. 

- Long lines at the polls today with people taking advantage of erev shabbos to go vote 

- MDY live daf yomi  shiur this Sunday in Lakewood with R Eli Stefansky at the Beru hall 9:00 pm 

- Sunday Yarchei kallah event for Talmidim of Rav Nissan Kaplan at Bell works 

-Election Rally Weekend in Lakewood:

Two major political events are planned in Lakewood this Sunday as campaigns make their final push before Election Day.

At 1:00 p.m., Turning Point USA, the Charlie Kirk foundation, will hold a “Get Out the Vote” rally at Ocean County Park.

At 3:00 p.m., Jack Ciattarelli will headline a rally in downtown Lakewood at Clifton Avenue and 3rd Street (Town Square), joined by New York Congressman Mike Lawler, marking the final day of early voting.

- In the final stretch before Election Day, Lakewood residents are being flooded with campaign mailers and political messaging as both state and local races heat up. One postcard from the Jack Ciattarelli campaign featured an image of a $1,700 check, promoting his promise to opt into the Trump tuition tax credit  a benefit he says voters would receive only if he’s elected, noting that Rep. Mikie Sherrill opposes the measure.

Meanwhile, in Toms River, tensions rose after an antisemitic mailer was circulated. The flyer drew swift condemnation from candidates in that local race, who denounced the message as hateful and unacceptable.

Robo calls begin Motzei shabbos

- Six separate polls were released on Thursday, giving Democrat Mikie Sherrill an average lead of 6% in her race against Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the close New Jersey governor’s race.

- Gas prices jump back up by 15 cents now over $3 a gallon 

- Keep in mind it is Holoween weekend trick or treaters may come to your door for nosh

- Instacart said today Friday it will offer SNAP beneficiaries 50% off their next grocery order as the government prepares to cut off food aid payments.Any customer who placed an order in October using a SNAP/EBT card will be eligible for the discount, which will be available even if the government makes the payments as planned on Nov. 1, the company said

- Eruv campaign launched alerting lakewood residents that one may not carry by crossing Rt 9. After An Official eruv has been constructed in south Lakewood near Oak n Vine that goes over route 9 something that the Roshei Yeshiva have never allowed before in Lakewood several Chasidishe rabbonim have signed a letter approving of this new eruv 

-Fox News host Sean Hannity held a town hall last night  in Point Pleasant, NJ with Jack Ciattarelli. They criticized New Jersey's high taxes, cost of living, and the state's fiscal stability. Ciattarelli pledged to rescind the state's immigrant Trust Directive sanctuary cities  and end "cashless bail" if elected

- The Trump administration has reportedly authorized strikes on Venezuelan military sites, with the attacks expected to begin at any time. - Miami Herald

-Howell:  A QuickChek convenience store and fuel station will take the place of an old bank branch at the corner of Route 9 and Strickland Road. right across from the 7-11 The township's Zoning Board  approved the application this week Another QuickChek is on the northbound side of Route 9 south of the Interstate 195 interchange.(APP)

- With SNAP benefits expecting to run out due to the govt shutdown In an announcement yesterday  late in the afternoon Assembly Speaker Craig  Coughlin, Gov. Phil Murphy and Senate President Nick Scutari said they would be “accelerating the delivery of food and hunger grants” to food banks throughout the state.

- Giyus: The military’s top lawyer, Maj. Gen. Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, who commanded the arrest operation against yeshiva bochurim studying Torah as well as against IDF soldiers in a vile false accusation is being dismissed from her position in disgrace a few hours after the  Atzeres rally as a criminal probe was launched after she had approved the leaking of a surveillance video from the Sde Teiman detention facility, which purported to show soldiers severely abusing a Hamas terrorist 

- The United tates to restart Nuclear Testing in Atlantic City,NJ after Trump orders dept of war to keep up  competition with other countries 

- More photos of the Atzeres yesterday in Yerushalayim HERE 

- Trump: As I have said for years, OBAMACARE IS A DISASTER! Rates are going through the roof for really bad healthcare!!! Do something Democrats!!!

- Nathan Slifkin goes on the attack following yesterdays Atzeres : How many people have the charedi leadership killed so far, by projecting an attitude that the laws of science are irrelevant, Hashem looks after them, and rules are for goyim? Let's see - there's the 45 dead in Meron, God knows how many from reckless driving, and now one teenager dead and another in serious condition after hundreds of charedim irresponsibly climbed cranes and buildings under construction. It's a microcosm of the catastrophe that charedi society will cause to Israel as a whole, with their approach that even as they become a third of the population they don't need to help with national defense or contribute to the economy.

- In an interview with TVOL Jack ciatterelli says  about Plastic Bags: He would bring them back “on day one.”

He opposes allowing customers to pump their own gas.

He promises to fight antisemitism aggressively by appointing state leaders familiar with Jewish community needs, creating an Advisory Council on Jewish Affairs

Lakewood & School Funding:

He plans to overhaul the funding formula so money follows the student, reduce state control over high-performing districts, and expand school choice and charter options. in a interview with TVOL Jack ciatterelli says  about Plastic Bags: He would bring

- Giyus: Rabbi Moshe Tzadka shlita, leading Sephardi rosh yeshiva, has issued an updated draft of resolutions following the atzeres, adopting a tougher tone: there will be no compromises or quotas for drafting chareidim, nor will frum boys not currently in yeshiva be drafted.

- Update: Contrary to earlier reports, The Brisk R"Y R Avrohom Yehoshua Soloveitcik did actually participate in the Atzeres against giyus yesterday and skipped his daily shiur in order to go with the  bnei yeshivah to the rally.

Oif Simchas Thurs 9 Cheshvan

Kiddush Levana spotty visibility 

Chasunas: 

Moskowitz - Schwartz Ateres Reva

Yaniv - Michael Ateres Blima

Stein - Krohn Ateres Esther 

Eckstein - Blumenthal Fountain Ballroom 

Dwek - Avrum Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Birnbaum - Feldberger Ateres Chaim Elazar 

Chumash Shiur by Harav Yeruchom Olshin shlita 11:30 pm at B"M Ateres Bracha live 646-726-9977 

Thursday October 30 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 64° Windy at times with periods of rain. Rain may be heavy late. Thunder possible. Winds at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100%. 1 to 2 inches of rain expected.

There is a marginal risk of severe weather today.

Rain is likely to end around 4:30 PM

- Trump calls for nuclear option: BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE DEMOCRATS HAVE GONE STONE COLD “CRAZY,” THE CHOICE IS CLEAR — INITIATE THE “NUCLEAR OPTION,” GET RID OF THE FILIBUSTER AND, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!

- Leil Shishi meet the local and county republican candidates at kosher2 go Lakewood Exxon.7pm -8pm with some hot refreshment 

- Governor Murphy, Senate President Scutari, and Assembly Speaker Coughlin Announce Accelerated Delivery of $42.5 Million in Food and Hunger Grants

- Jack Ciattarelli will host a major Ocean County GOP rally in downtown Lakewood this Sunday, November 2, alongside Congressman Chris Smith (R-NJ) and Congressman Mike Lawler (R-NY).The event billed as “Meet Our Next Governor, Jack!” will begin at 3:00 p.m., with the event opening at 2:30 p.m., at the corner of Clifton Avenue and Third Street in the heart of Lakewood. Organizers are encouraging attendees to arrive early, offering a $5,000 raffle prize for one attendee over the age of 18.

-Flooded streets and road closures Cross st area with some dowmed wires and transformer  firereported  in the Cross st area. 

- Senior police official: 400,000 people participated in the rally in Yerushalayim.

- New Quinnipiac puts Sherrill ahead by 8 points in new poll according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released this afternoon.

Sherrill leads Ciattarelli, 51%-43%, in a poll of likely voters in the November 4 election. 

-New Emerson Poll Sherrill and  Ciattarelli in dead heat

Democrat Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli are in a statistical dead heat in the race to become the next governor of New Jersey, according to an Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill poll released this morning.

The poll has Sherrill leading Ciattarelli, 49%-48%, among likely voters

- Quinnipiac University, will release a poll on the governor's race at 2 PM.

- In person early vote Ocean County, NJ

Day 5: 🔴 4011 🔵 1772 ⚪️ 1746

Republicans net 2239 more ballots on Wednesday

Lakewood numbers for yesterday 1,521 in person votes for a total of 6,397

An additional 4700 voters returned their vote by mail ballots.

New jersey total in person voting Day 5 71,415 ballots

🔵 DEM 40.5% | 28,889 ballots

🔴 GOP 37.2% | 26,502 ballots

⚪️ UNA 22.3% | 15,865 ballots

- Levaya of Rav Ezra Neuberger ZTL will take place Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in Yeshivas Ner Yisroel’s Bais Medrash.  livestream HERE 

Call in number for the Levaya:

USA: 956-752-6742 PIN: 430 176 089#

Israel (IL): ‪+972 73-359-9899‬ PIN: 470 610 051 6356#

The kevurah at United Hebrew Cemetery, 3901 Washington Blvd., Halethorpe, MD 21227.

- Bingo: Deal on Chicken Bottoms for $1.69 a lb

free samples of J7J products today at Evergreen from 11 - 4 pm 

-A letter that went viral on social media was written by a mother whose child has still not been accepted into a school in Lakewood. She explains that her family recently moved from Brooklyn. In response, some pointed out that there is a vaad established specifically to assist families from the Chassidish community with school placements. At the same time, others noted that community leaders often advise parents not to relocate to a new town before securing school placements for their children.

 - A Democratic New Jersey town councilman has publicly warned that his party’s gubernatorial nominee, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, is “not cut out for the job.”

Branchville Councilman Jeff Lewis is one of at least 13 elected Garden State Democrats backing Republican Jack Ciattarelli in next week’s election.

-The penny shortage A national penny shortage is occurring after the U.S. Mint stopped producing the coin.Retailers like ShopRite and Aldi are asking customers to pay with exact change, cards, or bring in extra pennies. other stores have a note at the register saying they will round out the price. The question is Round up or round down? Some retailers are calling for consumers to potentially pay more at times when they can't make exact change.to round up to the nearest nickel. At least 10 states have laws prohibiting rounding transactions to the nearest nickel

It costs 3.69 cents to produce a single penny, according to the U.S. Mint.

- Vaad L'Mishmeres Shatnez:

Popular T. O. woolen coat found with shatnez!

T.O. brand coat - Wool Collection

­Dear Friends, It's important to address the discovery of shatnez in a popular winter coat. It has been confirmed by shatnez experts that one woolen 3/4 coat from the T.O. brand - wool collection - contained four linen-blend scraps. These scraps connect the lining to the woolen outer fabric. ­Good news: the shatnez has been carefully removed from the coat, without damaging the coat. Several identical coats were also tested at a shatnez laboratory and found to contain various types of scraps none of which were linen. This underscores the risk of assuming that all coats are constructed in the same manner. These T.O. woolen coats cannot be worn before a qualified shatnez laboratory verifies that they do not contain any linen.

- Circus at WZO congress with progressives voting on resolutions 

Chaos at the WZO world jewish congress after Yair Netanyahu, the elder son of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, has reportedly been appointed to a senior role in the World Zionist Organization. Outrage over the proposed appointment derailed a carefully brokered coalition framework and forced the World Zionist Congress to add two weeks to its timetable while parties hunt for a new compromise

Delegates voted on a resolution A resolution calling for the reopening the egalitarian area of the Western Wall, closed for several years after a stone fell from the wall in 2018. The resolution passed 

 Zionist Congress Votes to Fund Israeli Left-wing Civil Society Groups if Targeted by Gov't

Israel News Thurs Oct 30

 Day 755

-Bodies returned by Hamas identified as slain hostages Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch Military representatives have notified the families of Amiram Cooper, 85, and Sahar Baruch, 25, that their bodies were returned to Israel by Hamas this afternoon.

Cooper was abducted from his home in Kibbutz Nir Oz on October 7, 2023, and was killed in captivity, the IDF confirmed in June 2024.

Baruch was kidnapped by terrorists in Kibbutz Be’eri during the onslaught and was killed during a failed IDF hostage rescue mission in December 2023.

-The Red Cross is on its way to a meeting point in the center of the Gaza Strip, where coffins of fallen captives will be handed over to it.

- Hamas will hand over two bodies of hostages in the next few hours

 - A terrorist who was released in a hostage deal, a resident of Bethlehem, was arrested on suspicion of renewed involvement in the manufacture of explosive devices was planning to carry out a attack on kever Rochel this shabbos 

- IDF operation last night in the village of Blida in southern Lebanon, a town located about a kilometer from the border opposite Kibbutz Yiftach: An IDF force raided the city and reached the local municipality building. The force entered the building and eliminated Ibrahim Salameh. In footage published this morning from the scene, the municipality building can be seen with its windows riddled with gunfire from the IDF force.

- Following the IDF's activity last night in the village of Blida: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun ordered the army commander "to deal with any Israeli invasion, to protect Lebanese territory and the security of its citizens. The Monitoring Committee for the Implementation of the Agreement is not supposed to be satisfied with just recording the facts, but to act by exerting pressure on Israel and pushing it to commit to the November agreement and stop violating Lebanese sovereignty."

- The Hostages and Missing Families Forum demands Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet immediately with the relatives of slain hostages still held by Hamas to give them an update on the efforts to return their loved ones’ remains from Gaza, saying their requests for a sit-down the past two weeks have been rebuffed.

Atzeres Tefillah on גזירת גיוס in Yerushalayim

At the conclusion of the rally, Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman shlita met with the Gerer Rebbe shlita for a short l’chaim. Rav Bergman remarked, “I think a declaration should come out of this rally  that no one is a baal habayis over the Torah. And in any case, we cannot give up on anyone.” The Gerer Rebbe responded, “Of course! It’s true.”

Summary and Translation of the “Declaration of the Atzeres Resolutions”

Oif Simchas Wed 8 Cheshvan

Chasunas:

Eisenbach - Abraham Bais Faiga

Kresh- Lefkowitz Kessser Moshe Yehuda 

Burzstyn - Gross Ateres Reva

Shmelczer - Estreicher Ateres Esther

Bleeman - Ullman Lake Terrace

Plotnick  - Ungarischer Fountain Ballroom 

Zahler Cedar Palace 

Wednesday October 29 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: ° Cloudy skies. High around 55F.

Winds 10 to 15 mph. 

Tonight 51° with rain showers at times. Chance of rain 70%.

A storm system will bring heavy rainfall to New Jersey on Thursday, with potential for minor flooding and gusty winds up to 50 mph that are expected to continue into Friday night  which is observed as Halloween  The rain will begin Wednesday night and become widespread Thursday afternoon into Thursday night.

Today, 7 Cheshvan, marks the yahrtzeit of Rav Meir Shapiro zt”l, founder of Daf Yomi and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin

Thursday of בה"ב tomorrow 

- BDE tragedy in Boro Park Reb Noach Klein Z’L (84) of Williamsburg was Nifter after being hit by a car on 18th ave and 49th st in Boro Park tonight, outside of his popular store, Unique Silver.(KH)

- Agudah: In light of the massive atzeres tefillah set to take place in Yerushalayim Thursday afternoon in protest of the harassment and shocking imprisonment of lomdei Torah in Eretz Yisroel, Chavrei Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah of America have requested that Klal Yisroel join together in tefillah.

Rabbonim of kehillos across the country have been informed of the request of the Chavrei HaMoetzes that, tomorrow morning, immediately following Shacharis, every kehillah and Yeshiva is asked to recite three kappitlach Tehillim — coordinated with the time of the atzeres in Eretz Yisroel — as we unite our voices with our brethren across the ocean.

- Trump posts: "I (WE!) just won the War on the Climate Change Hoax. Bill Gates has finally admitted that he was completely WRONG on the issue. It took courage to do so, and for that we are all grateful. MAGA!!!"

Donald Trump declared victory in the "War on the Climate Change Hoax" after Bill Gates softened his stance, saying climate change won't destroy humanity but still requires innovation and adaptation.

- BDE: Petira of Rav Ezra Dovid Halevi Neuberger zt”l, Rosh Kollel and Maggid Shiur at Yeshivas Ner Yisroel Baltimore youngest son  of  Rav Naftoli  Neuberger ZTL son-in-law of Rav Meir Hershkowitz ZTL R"Y of Stamford. He was 68. Levaya tomorrow at Yeshiva Ner Yisroel 1:30 pm.

- VoteHub: Where in New Jersey had the most voters on Day 4 of in-person early voting?

Lakewood led the statewide list with 1474 new voters on Tuesday, followed by Jersey City with 1123 voters and Middletown with 948 voters. Jackson Howell Brick Toms River Manalapan Union all in the top 10 Grand total of 71,415 ballots were cast on Tuesday.

- Over 825,000 votes cast in New Jersey so far Turnout so far is 13.5% for November 4 general election Democrats have a significant advantage in mail-in ballots: 57% of the requested ballots came from Democrats and 20% from Republicans. Both parties are returning Votes By Mail at a relatively consistent rate: 60.2% for Democrats, 58.6% for Republicans, and 36.6% for unaffiliateds and independents.(Nj Globe)

-  The Democratic advantage among voted ballots has grown to +218,283. Meanwhile, 145,000 ballots cast so far are by unaffiliated voters.

-Tomorrow, Suffolk University will be releasing a NJ statewide poll of likely voters

- Satmar Ahronim leadership announced they will not endorse Cuomo in the mayoral race. In an open letter, they praised Zohran Mamdani’s outreach and positive gestures toward the community, urging followers not to oppose him. The Zalis in Williamsburg also said they will not endorse any candidate in the race for mayor.

In a statement, Satmar leadership condemned the vicious campaign portraying Mamdani as hostile to Jews, calling it “false and dangerous.” Mamdani also gave an exclusive interview to the Yiddish magazine Der Moment, addressing issues important to Jewish voters.

- Lights out of New Jersey's Newark Airport are operating at an approximate 40-minute delay this evening following a 75-minute full ground stop which was ordered by the FAA at 3:30 this afternoon due to "staffing issues" reportedly related to the federal government shutdown.(Onejersey)

-Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch with a decisive instruction to participate in the atzeres : "One must come even from a very far distance, and it is very difficult, even with mesiras nefesh" "The government will understand that it is impossible to continue like this! Now we are praying but if that does not succeed, there are other ways"

- The Quinnipiac University poll finds that, if elections were held today, 60 percent of New York city Jews would vote for Cuomo, and 16% for Mamdani. The survey has a relatively small sample size of 170 Jews, with a ±9.2% margin of error for Jewish respondents.Twelve percent of Jews would vote for Republican Curtis Sliwa, while the remainder are undecided, favor another candidate, or refused to answer.

- Pundits comment on election data so far 

the New Jersey Early Voting file is in for 10/29. Cumulative In-Person Through Day 4 of 9

Republican In Person - 122,628

Democratic In Person - 127,543

All Others In Person - 61,030

DEM Raw Vote Edge: 4,915 (D +1.58%)

Democrats won Tuesday's turnout by just under 700 votes;

-Impressive showing for Mikie Sherrill so far. It looks like every single county in NJ is seeing a net increase in the percentage of Democratic early votes cast compared to this time in 2024. "At current rates of voting by (vote-by-mail) and (In-Person early Voting) Jack will need to win E-Day by 63%-37%, or 750K to 450K."

- The WZO World Zionist Congress was forced to move its Thursday sessions to Wednesday due to expected road closures and disruptions from the Atzeres protests against the IDF draft in Yerushalayim.

 Tensions also arose after reports that some Charedi delegates planned to join the demonstrations, prompting WZO Vice Chairman Dr. Yizhar Hess to condemn the idea. "National service is defined as a core Zionist value in the Jerusalem Platform, and as signatories on that platform, the ultra-Orthodox factions must immediately reject the planned participation of any of their delegates in tomorrow’s anti-Zionist demonstration," said Hess. "WZO must demand repayment from any delegate who traveled to Israel on the dime of the Zionist Movement and participates in promoting draft dodging.”

- Rav Moshe Shternbuch of the Eidah Hacharedis issued a letter calling on everyone to join the atzeres tomorrow 

- Yeshiva Ateres Shlomo headed by R Shalom Ber  Sorotzkin will gather  at Mosad Harav Kook building near the strings bridge during the atzeres.

-WZO: The World Jewish Congress is meeting this week in Yerushalayim as some 2,500 participants from 42 countries descend upon binyanei Hauma International Convention Center for the 39th World Zionist Congress from October 28-30. About a third of the resolutions on the table promise to be controversial, one insider estimated. Among the controversial bills are calls for Israel to extend sovereignty over the Temple Mount and the West Bank and resolutions calling for equal army conscription for all Israeli citizens,

- Hurricane Melissa slammed into southwest Jamaica overnight, killing seven and leaving over half a million without power. Officials say 25,000 tourists are stranded as the storm heads toward Cuba, where 700,000 have been evacuated.

-The Lakewood Police Department, Goal: Zero, a bold initiative to tackle the growing number of traffic fatalities in New Jersey. The upcoming enforcement event will take place on Thursday, October 29, 2025, focusing on State Highway 70 from Brick to Toms River. This operation is part of a coordinated effort with Monmouth County and Ocean County law enforcement. Together, these actions will cover over 50 miles of roadway to promote safe driving practices.

- If you haven’t filed an application for New Jersey’s property tax benefits, it’s time to get in gear.The deadline to file is Friday, Oct. 31. File Here 

- Badatz eidah hacharedis protest on the draft has been postponed to Monday 

- Jack Ciattarelli met with the BMG Roshei Yeshiva at the home of Rav Malkiel Kotler and pledged to work toward passing a school voucher program in New Jersey, similar to those in Ohio and Virginia. He also expressed support for tax credits for private school tuition included in the Trump “Big Beautiful Bill.”

- Mikie Sherill will have a  campaign event  today in Manchester

-  There's a discussion if one can make the ברכת חכם הרזים at the upcoming atzeres tefilah tomorrow a bracha that is said when one sees 600,000 yiddin.

Yeshiva chemdas hatorah continues legal battle for project to add 500 cars to lakewood's James & cross more  

- Tefillos for Toldo Avrohom Yitzchok rebbe shllita who was hospitalized name is 

 שמואל יעקב בן יענטא 

-Mir yeshiva will go by foot to the million man atzeres leaving the yeshiva at 2:10 pm and  will gather and stage at  at Malchei Yisrael street and Haturim 

Brisk yeshiva has yet to announce if they will participate 

Chabad will join the atzeres

- There will be no Agudah Convention weekend this year the first time in quite a while. What was once the premier event of the year has slowly petered out as Klal Yisroel has grown, with many of today’s new organizations tracing their roots to those conventions. It is unclear whether this pause is only for this year or signals a new direction going forward. The first Agudah convention in America took place in Cincinnati in 1923.

- Election updates 

Mikei Sherril will campaign in Manchester today 

Lakewood numbers over 12,000 have cast votes already including 1,472 in person votes yesterday  and 7,2415 mail in ballots returned so far

- Day 4 NJ in person voting: 71,415 ballots

DEM 40.3% | 28,747 ballots

GOP 39.3 | 28,073 ballots…

- Ned Thompson Republican Assemblyman candidate for Lakewood and Howell responds to remarks by Mikie Sherrill that she will  push  LGBT  education into our schools "I will not allow radical leftists like Mikie Sherrill and Trenton Democrats to shove this garbage into our schools.Make no mistake: a Republican victory for myself and Jack Ciattarelli comes down to turnout. Plain and simple. If we sit this election out and don’t encourage our friends, family, and neighbors to vote, our families will suffer for it, and Marxist Mikie Sherrill will become your governor.

-The mayor of Tzefas paid a visit to the homes of the Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva Rav Malkiekl Kotler and Rav Yeruchom Olshin

- In BMG today a donor offered to pay every  talmid $100 if they  learn one hour uninterrupted as a zechus for someone undergoing a complicated surgery  there are 10,oo talmidim if all sign up thats $1 million

- In Eretz Yisrael they began to say Vesain Tal Umatar today  7 Cheshvan if someone from chutz Laaretz plans to travel to EY  for a short period of time and return before the date of Dec 4 when you say it in the US , the halacha is more complex, and there are different opinions. Some poskim say you should insert the request of ותן טל ומטר in  Shema Koleinu  while continuing to say Vesain bracha in your regulr quiet shemona esrei

- Ten GOP senators have signed on to back Sen. Josh Hawley’s (R-Mo.) bill to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) as the government shutdown threatens a program lapse in November. 

- Trump Seals the Deal! President Trump has officially locked in a massive $350B trade pact with South Korea, $200B in direct U.S. investments, $100B in LNG buys, and slashed tariffs from 25% to 15%

- President Trump called for Special Counsel Jack Smith to be imprisoned after new documents showed the Biden-era FBI secretly investigated more than 160 Republicans including Trump officials without clear cause.

-Zohran Mamdani leads the NYC mayoral race with 46%, trailed by Cuomo (31%) and Sliwa (21%), per a new Manhattan Institute poll one week before Election Day.

Letter from Rav Ezriel Auerbach about not joining the Atzeres

Mir Yeshiva instructions for Talmidim going to the  Ateres

Miahpacha cover about Atzeres

Israel Updates Wed October 29

 Day 754

- IDF assessment: Hams will return four bodies of hostages in the coming days, including the two it planned to release yesterday

- IDF strikes in the northern Gaza Strip The terrorists who were attacked in Gaza City planned to carry out a terror attack against IDF forces. They have not yet crossed the yellow line.

- Israel Prime Minister's Office spokesperson in a briefing to foreign media: Hams is deceiving Israel, deceiving President Trump, deceiving the Americans, and deceiving the world. Prime Minister Netanyahu informed President Trump about the IDF attack in the Gaza Strip before it was carried out

- Western intelligence sources to CNN: Iran is restoring its missile program with the help of China UN reports that although Iran is reportedly not currently enriching uranium, suspicious movements were observed near sites where uranium is stored

- The ceasefire in Gaza is back on after massive IDF strikes in Gaza last night, following Hamas shooting at Israeli soldiers.

- President Trump: "Hamas hit an Israeli soldier and Israel fired back. They need to fire back. This will not endanger the ceasefire. Hamas needs to behave well. If they don't behave well, they will be destroyed and they understand that."

- Reservust Yona Efraim Feldbaum hyd hit by sniper fire targeting his excavator; retaliatory strikes said to kill over 100; military says 30 terror commanders targeted

- Israel Defense Minister: I signed an order prohibiting visits by Red Cross representatives to prisons for terrorists, including Hamas Nukba terrorists

Germany calls on Israel to show restraint in Gaza.

- IDF Spokesperson: In accordance with the political echelon's directive, and following a series of significant strikes in which dozens of terror targets and terrorists were attacked, the IDF has begun renewed enforcement of the agreement after its violation by the terrorist organization Hamas. As part of the strikes, the IDF and Shin Bet, led by the Southern Command, attacked more than 30 terrorists in command positions within the terrorist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip. The IDF will continue to enforce the agreement and respond forcefully to any violation.

-Israel Defense Minister Katz: Dozens of Hamas commanders have been eliminated in a powerful IDF operation since yesterday in response to the attack on IDF soldiers and the blatant violation of the agreement for the return of the kidnapped bodies, in addition to attacking dozens of infrastructure targets. There is and will be no immunity for anyone in the leadership of the terrorist organization Hamas - neither for those wearing suits nor for those hiding in tunnels- whoever raises their hand against IDF soldiers - their hand will be cut off. The IDF has been instructed to act forcefully against any Hams target and this will continue in the future. Whoever attacks IDF soldiers and violates agreements will pay the full price.

Giyus Draft Law Version Revealed

 Summary of the Draft “Giyus Law” by MK Boaz Bismuth

The new draft of the Charedi enlistment law introduces a graduated system of personal sanctions for anyone who receives a draft order and fails to appear.

A senior Agudas Yisroel party  criticized the newly revealed draft as nonsense.” The law imposes sanctions on yeshiva students and sets unrealistic enlistment targets. It doesn’t even have the attorney general’s approval and will end up being canceled within three years. So what will we have accomplished? They want us to lend our support to a bad law, only for an even worse one to replace it in a few years. Netanyahu must fulfill his commitment and present the version he promised us.”

Backlash Across the Political Spectrum

Criticism of the bill was not limited to the chareidi parties. Likud MK Yuli Edelstein,  I don’t have the talent to invent a draft-dodging scam in the middle of a war for our survival while our reservists are collapsing.”

Opposition leader Yair Lapid  criticized it as well “This isn’t a draft law it’s a disgraceful draft-dodging law in full. If this draft moves forward, not one chareidi will enlist. It’s a slap in the face to soldiers, families.

Key Points of the Proposal:

According to the outline formulated by MK Boaz Bismuth, the goals will be up to 50% conscription within five years

Sanctions on draft evaders:

Immediate loss of state benefits.

Ban on obtaining a driver’s license until age 23 (an age when many yeshiva students are already married).

Travel ban  cannot leave Israel until age 26.

Loss of eligibility for scholarships, government jobs, housing discounts, and subsidized apartments if recruitment targets are not met.

The driving restriction will apply only to new evaders  existing license holders will not lose theirs to avoid retroactive punishment.

service in rescue and emergency organizations will count toward annual targets.

Definition of “Charedi”:

Anyone who studied in a yeshiva for at least two years will be classified as Charedi for the purposes of the law — including those who left yeshiva but remain identified with the community.

Recruitment targets:

Year 1 – 4,800 recruits

Year 2 – 5,760 recruits

Year 3 – 6,840 recruits

Year 4 – 7,920 recruits

By Year 5, the goal is to recruit half of each Charedi age cohort.

The Knesset legal adviser, Adv. Miri Frenkel-Shor, suggested raising the first-year target to 5,760, arguing that the 4,800 figure was outdated.

 

No combat quotas:

The law removes the specific requirement for a number of combat soldiers. The IDF said it cannot control combat placements, so that demand was dropped.

Expanded definition of “civil service”:

Oversight Committee:

The IDF Chief of Staff will establish a committee to oversee implementation.

Members will include:

A retired rabbinical court judge

A former Chief Military Rabbi

A representative from the IDF’s Human Resources Division

Two additional officers appointed by the Chief of Staff

The committee will monitor whether the IDF is creating suitable service tracks for Charedim and meeting enlistment goals.

Biometric enforcement rejected:

There will be no use of biometric fingerprinting for enforcement.

Procedural Notes:

The public discussion of the law was postponed to next week, officially at the request of Prime Minister Netanyahu, who wants to review the draft  and also due to requests from Charedi parties not to hold the session at the same time as the planned “Million-Man Atzeres” protest in Yerushalayim  this Thursday.

Oif Simchas Tuesday 7 Cheshvan

 Chasunas:

Mackay - Rosskam Ateres Blima

Soroka - Shapira bais Faiga

Kotler - Broyde Cedar Palace 

Landamn - Moller Ateres Reva 

Braun - Jaraslowitz Ateres Esther 

Abramowitz - Shechter Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Teitelbaum - Krynman Fountain Ballroom 

Schulgasser - Kanarek Ne'emas Hachaim 

Deutsch - Schuck Lake Terrace 

Tuesday October 28 News Updates Lakewood

 weather: 55° Generally cloudy Winds 15 to 25 mph. Higher wind gusts possible.

The nor'easter that was expected to hit the Shore Tuesday, Oct. 28 has moved out to sea, but another storm on its heels could soak New Jersey with 1 to 3 inches  on Thursday 

- Highest GOP net margin yesterday 

Lakewood (+1426)

Toms River (+1034)

 Jackson Twp (+888)

More

- Trump: If you are foreign born and hold dual citizenship with the country you were born in, you should not be allowed to vote or hold office in America.

- With 7 days to go, more than 239,000 voters have cast an in-person ballot and more than 494,000 have voted by-mail. Together, more than 734,000 have voted so far.

- Today several Orthodox Jewish community members met with Islamic socialist mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani to express their support

- Fox news interviews: New Jersey Jewish voters, who say they are horrified by Zohran Mamdani’s rise in New York City, and are rushing to the polls to vote for Republican Jack Ciattarelli for governor.“Everybody’s turning out. Everybody’s worried, and so we’re voting. That’s our only voice: to vote.”“We all feel that it’s crucial that we vote for the biggest friend of Israel, and that it makes the most sense for all of us.”

- JUST IN: NEW JERSEY governor poll from Quantus Insights

🔵 Mikie Sherrill: 49% (+3)

🔴 Jack Ciattarelli: 46%

- New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli met with the BMG Roshei Yeshiva today in Lakewood (see photo below). they also met with assemblyman Avi Schnall later in

a separate meeting.

 The Roshei Yeshiva offered a strong endorsement of Ciattarelli’s gubernatorial campaign, praising his understanding of the community’s values and his long-standing commitment to dialogue and fairness in addressing education, public safety, and religious concerns.

 They gave their encouragement and urging the Lakewood community to re-elect Avi schnall for a second term in the New Jersey General Assembly.

- Eye Of Category 5 Melissa Approaching Western Jamaica Hurricane Melissa is still an extremely dangerous Category 5 hurricane. The eye of the storm is approaching western Jamaica and is forecast to make landfall in the next few hours. Catastrophic winds, life-threatening flash flooding and storm surge is expected on the island today.  Melissa is forecast to make a second landfall in Cuba tonight, then impact the Bahamas Wednesday into Thursday, before nearing Bermuda by Friday.

- Alexander Rebbe shlita is in Lakewood today kabolas Kahal 12-1:30 and 4:30-7:30 pm

Men only at 2 Sienna way Brookhil Lakewood 

- Election update:

Jack Ciatterelli made a small visit to Lakewood yesterda, in a interview wqith Belaaz news he urged the Jewish community to come out and vote, emphasizing that Democrats have held power in the state for decades. He said that if voters want change particularly on issues important to the community such as vouchers, charter schools, and educational choice they must vote for change, since Democrats, influenced by the teachers’ union, will not support those initiatives. 

 More than 239,000 have cast an in-person early vote ballot.

Ocean  county saw a republican advance of  +8,318  Another 1,500 people voted in person in Lakewood  yesterday 

-School acceptance season is in full swing, with some schools already sending out decisions while others have yet to respond or schedule interviews.

A few new schools are expected to open next year, but existing institutions have received hundreds of applications for a limited number of available slots, making the process especially competitive.

- Construction is moving along at the new Gourmet Glatt location on West County Line Road in Jackson, at the site of the former Stop & Shop.

The former supermarket space is being divided to accommodate multiple retail stores in addition to Gourmet Glatt. No opening date has been announced yet.

As for Moisha’s upcoming location in Howell, there is likewise no confirmed opening date at this time.

- A strange endorsement for local assemblyman  faanews here 

- Assemblyman Avi Schnall will host a meet an greet tonight Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. at the Ice Cream House Party Room  for Oak and vine and south Lakewood heimish developments 

- The  eCap summit west 2025 networking event  for leaders in the Skilled Nursing Facility industry. will take place  November 3rd -5th in Phoenix Arizona 

-The Badatz Eidah hacharedis is planning a Demonstration including all the factions associated with the Eidah hachareidis it will take place on Wednesday  at the entrance to yerushalayim a day before the big Atzeres tefillah bby the Litvisha Chasidisha and Sefardi communities 

- Israel Police have officially approved the Atzeres Tefillah demonstration scheduled for Thursday against the gezeiras giyus.

There will not be a central stage; instead, the gedolim will be stationed on porches along the route of Sarei Yisrael and Yirmiyahu Streets. The atzeres will last for approximately two hours, during which the crowd will recite Tehillim and Selichos. It is expected to conclude before shkiah, at around 4:30 p.m.

The rally area will extend from the entrance to Yerushalayim—beginning near the Strings Bridge toward the city entrance and the nearby gas station, continuing along Yirmiyahu Street to Hatzvi Street. It will also spread from the other side of the bridge along Shazar Boulevard and Rechov Yaffo until its intersection with Sarei Yisrael Street, and from there along Sarei Yisrael to Yirmiyahu Street, as well as along Malchei Yisrael Street to Brandes.

- The Bnei Torah faction under the leadership[ of Rav Ezriel Auerbach  will not  participate in the Atzeres tefillah protest on Thursday 

- Polymarket: Mamdani's odds collapse in NYC Mayoral Election. If he continues falling at the rate he has the past 24h, Cuomo would be the projected winner.

- Giyus: Rav Eichenstein R'Y in Eretz Yisrael explained why the Charedi public is protesting the arrest of a  yeshiva bochur from Yeshivat Ateret Shlomo - and not the arrest of other Charedi youths: "Now they've arrested one Torah scholar, and you can't just brush that off he said in a interview untill now we tried working on each one individually sometimes we were successful 

- The House Oversight Committee accuses the Biden staffers of exercising unauthorized presidential powers (auto pen) amid Biden’s cognitive decline Some are considered null and void

- Knesset panel delays presentation of Giyus draft  law exemptions bill to Monday it was initially supposed to be resented this Thursday at the same time of the planned million man Atzeres 

- The US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that the US military attacked four drug boats yesterday in three different strikes in the Pacific Ocean, and 14 people on them were killed. One person survived, and the authorities in Mexico acted to rescue him

- Sean Hannity will host a town hall Thursday at 9 p.m. with Jack Ciattarelli at the Crystal Point Yacht Club in Point Pleasant.

-DoorDash Launches Emergency Food Response As SNAP Funding Cliff Threatens To Impact 40 Million Americans by  delivering 1 million free meals through food banks and waiving fees for 300,000 SNAP recipient grocery orders. More than 800,000 people in New Jersey receive food stamp benefits SNAP  and more than 8% of all NJ households are food insecure, DoorDash confirmed the United Way and Feeding America are participating in ProjectDASH. Both organizations serve New Jersey.

- New Jerseyans expected to pay nearly 175 percent more for health insurance on exchange the Murphy administration announced Monday. The state’s Department of Banking and Insurance said the sticker shock is attributed to the expiration of enhanced federal health insurance subsidies For the 2025 plan year, just over 500,000 New Jerseyans had health insurance through the state exchange, known as Get Covered New Jersey. Politico 

- President Donald Trump  Sends Letter to Bobov-45 Rebbe in Honor of New Shul that was just built in Boo Park at 49th st and 14th ave 

- The Bobover kehillah announced that the Bobover Rebbe Rav Bentzion Halberstam himself personally voted in the ongoing New York City mayoral elections, an act that kehillah leaders described as “an extraordinary moment for Klal Yisroel in New York.”

a firstt ime such an anouncement was made according to Boro Park 24 news .Bobover askanim officially announced their endorsements for the upcoming election: Andrew Cuomo for mayor and Simcha Felder

- Rep. Frank Pallone says moving Monmouth Medical from Long Branch is harmful.

 “RWJ Barnabas has applied to the New Jersey Department of Health to relocate the Monmouth Medical Center hospital in Long Branch to Tinton Falls. Don’t let RWJ Barnabas fool the public. The application is to transfer the hospital license. Whatever they keep in Long Branch cannot include services of an acute care hospital like major surgery, delivery of babies, ICU or anything that requires a hospital stay overnight for care. What they are leaving behind in Long Branch does not qualify as a hospital. A satellite emergency room. Some outpatient care for same day procedures. Facilities for behavioral health. But, without an acute care hospital license, all of the outpatient care, even the emergency room can eventually be closed.” APP

Lakewood BMG Roshei Yeahiva meet with Jack Ciattarelli today in Lakewood and encourage the community to vote.

Israel Updates Tuesday Oct 27

Day 753

- Over 30 Hamas terrorists killed tonight by IDF airstrikes in Gaza after Hamas violation for shooting at IDF soldiers.

- Hamas: We located the bodies (Israeli hostages) of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch

- BDE: IDF Reservist killed in Gaza today.

Yonah Ephraim (Efi) Feldbaum, 37 years old,  father of 5,HYD

-IDF strikes said to kill 7 in Gaza, as Israel vows Hamas will ‘pay’ for violations

- JD Vance: "The ceasefire is holding. That doesn't mean that there aren't going to be little skirmishes. We know that Hams attacked an IDF soldier. We expect the Israelis are going to respond—but I think the President's peace is going to hold."

- Following security consultations, Prime Minister Netanyahu instructed the military echelon to immediately carry out powerful strikes in the Gaza Strip.

-Israel decided to expand the area of the 'Yellow Line' in Gaza after Hamas ceasefire violations 

- Hamas: We will delay the transfer of the hostage's body we found "due to violations" by Israel

- Hamas terrorists opened fire on IDF forces in the Rafah area in the Gaza Strip, using anti-tank weapons and snipers. 

- Casket returned by Hamas had partial remains of hostage whose body IDF had recovered, Israel says It contained the partial remains of Ofir Tzarfati, a hostage whose body was recovered by the military in early December 2023.

The return of the remains means that Hamas did not return the body of one of the 13 deceased hostages still held in Gaza. Israel has said Hamas has access to many of the remaining bodies and is dragging its feet in returning them, which it is required to do under the terms of the US-backed ceasefire agreement.

- Report: 279 IDF soldiers attempted suicide since start of 2024, and July 2025, The report, , found that for every soldier who died by suicide, seven additional attempts were recorded.

 - PM Netanyahu is currently discussing the possibility of capturing more territory and expanding the yellow line due to Hams violations. An Israeli official says the US has given the green light to the proposal.

- Israeli military airstrike killed three Palestinian terrorists during a raid in the northern West Bank village of Kafr Qud, near Jenin, on Tuesday morning, the Israel Defense Forces and Israel Police said.

- An Israeli military drone video shows Hamas staging the fake recovery of the remains of a hostage it returned to Israel last night.The video shows Hamas terrorists bringing a body bag from a building to a hole that was dug in the ground and covering it in dirt. The terrorists are then seen digging up the body bag they had just hidden, using an excavator, before moving it and dumping it nearby. Red Cross representatives are seen arriving as the excavator dumps more dirt on the body bag.

- British Daily Mail: Hams terrorists who were staying at the luxury hotel in Egypt were expelled from it

Oif Simchas Monday 6 Cheshvan

Kiddush Levana opportunity 

Chasunas:

Gruen - Gruebaum Bais Faiga

Neuschloss - Strulowitz Kesser Moshe Yehuda

Green -  Sova Ateres Esther 

Nieman - Bernfeld Neemas Hachaim 

Saftlas - Ziskind Ateres Blima

Gershenszon - Lesser Fountain Ballroom 

Friedman - Kahan Lake Terrace 

Monday October 27 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 58° Abundant sunshine

Put away the Sukka. A nor’easter is increasingly likely to hit New Jersey with heavy rain and gusty winds starting Wednesday, according to the latest forecast. A track closer to the coast would bring an increased threat of wind and flooding at the Jersey Shore. 

- Polotico NJ: Premium increases for over 460,000 New Jersey residents who currently are on Affordable Care Act health plans are expected to skyrocket next year by more than $2,780 annually, or an increase of 175%, the state Department of Banking and Insurance said today.

The premium increases will affect residents who get federal subsidies through Get Covered NJ, the state's ACA marketplace.

According to the analysis, a family of four living in Ocean County with a household income of $131,000 would see a premium increase of $26,000 for the year without the enhanced tax credits currently at the center of the federal government shutdown fight in Washington.

(H/T Shlomo schorr@one jersey)

- Latest New Jersey Governor Poll by CoEfficientpoll:

- Mikie Sherrill: 47%

- ⁠Jack Ciattarelli: 46%

- ⁠Vic Kaplan: 1%

- ⁠Undecided: 4%

Among unaffiliated voters: Ciattarelli leads 48%–39%

-  Lakewood, Toms River, Jackson and Howell in the top 10 municipalities statewide with early, in-person voting. See here 

- GOP governor candidate Jack Ciattarelli made a brief stop in Lakewood this afternoon at a local boys school and than held a rally in Brick, New Jersey 

- Speaker Johnson "What we're witnessing is truly the end of the Democratic Party as we've known it."

- Giyus: Reb Shalom Ber Sorotzkin Sorotzkin, responds to critics and defends the  use of the yellow  hostages symbol  today as kids wore yellow hats at the protest  he said "The hostages are ours, and perhaps more ours than yours. We learned and davened for them  We performed the great miracles that led to their release from captivity."

--Lakewood numbers over the first two days of early, in person voting, with 1,899 ballots cast so far (1,605 of them on Sunday) - a nearly 17% increase over the first two days of the 2024 presidential election. (Onejersey)

New Jersey More than 163,000 have cast an in-person early vote ballot.

Day 2: 72,982 ballots

Democratic 42% | 30,626 ballots

 Republican 38% | 27,666 ballots

 Unaffiliated 19% | 14,690 ballots

Republicans find themselves about 5 points behind where they were on this day in 2024, which is about 10 points behind where they want to be. According to pundits.

- The man with the truck (Mr. Rosenberg) is coming to Lakewood today at Ohr Tuvia hall from 4-8pm 969 East End st.

- Election update:

Early voting continues today for the third day, with polls open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

National media outlets are closely watching the Orthodox Jewish vote in Lakewood and surrounding towns following a community-wide endorsement of Jack Ciattarelli.

Turnout numbers for Lakewood have not yet been released, but political commentator Matt Rooney noted that many Republicans stayed home yesterday across New Jersey during early in-person voting. “Jack is still very much in this thing,” Rooney said, “but if GOP voting doesn’t pick up, Mikie Sherrill will be the next governor. It’s a time for choosing, New Jersey Trump voters. Choose wisely.”

As is common during elections several lawn signs of candidates have been knocked down.

- Monday of Behab minyan mincha with krias Hatorah of Vayechal at Rabbi Forcheimers shul 418 5th st 2:10 pm 

- Food stamps SNAP benefits: The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program issued that no benefits will be issue on Nov. 1 due to the shutdown and  blamed Senate Democrats for not funding the food stamp program. The alert said, “Bottom line, the well has run dry.”

As for WIC the New Jersey dept of health posted that "NJ WIC remains open at this time. Keep your WIC appointments and continue using your eWIC card at any WIC store. 

- Campaign 4 sifrei Torah for the 4 bochurim:

 Four Bachurim who grew together in Ruchniyus, Ahavas Hashem, and Ahavas Habrios. Spending their last two precious years in Yeshiva Chedvas Hatorah, preparing themselves as Olos Temimos for Gan Eden. But they have left us- their families, their friends and Rebbeim with a deep void. Join us at Yeshiva Chedvas Hatorah in commemorating their legacy, and keeping their Torah flame alive, as we dedicate Sifrei Torah in their Zchus. Help finish 4 Sifrei Torah Donate HERE

- Trump arrives in Tokyo, Japan, for the second leg of his Asia trip.

- Gas prices come down with average in Lakewood area at $2.87

- The Bank of America ATM at 4th Street and Madison Avenue in Lakewood remains closed due to ongoing construction. The project was originally scheduled to be completed a month ago, on September 27, but there is still no information about when it will reopen.

JThis closure has caused significant inconvenience for many local residents  especially those in Lakewood who lack internet access and cannot use online banking. Currently, the only nearby Bank of America branch is located on Route 70, near the Lakewood–Brick border. Many residents feel that Bank of America should do more to serve the community by opening additional branches in Lakewood instead of reducing access.

אגודים בצרה לשפוך תחינה

- Giyus: The Million-Man Atzeres Tefillah and Protest against the gezeiras giyus and the proposed IDF draft of yeshiva bochurim will take place Thursday afternoon at the entrance to Yerushalayim.

As of now, the Bnei Torah faction, under the leadership of Rav Ezriel Auerbach shlita, is planning to join and participate in the rally.

- Early today thousands of boys from Ateres Shlomo school network came to a protest rally in front of Prison 10 after a bochur from the Yeshiva has been jailed for Draft dodging.

-President Trump says he’d be allowed to serve a 3RD TERM in 2028 via running for vice president, then the president stepping down But, “I wouldn't do that. I think it's too cute.”

- NJ.com- The winner of the New Jersey governor’s race next month could decide whether to bring a huge change to the state’s school system.

Unlike many other states, New Jersey does not have a traditional school voucher program that gives government- funded scholarships to families who want to send their kids to private school.

- The Lakewood School District has ended its long relationship with former board attorney Michael Inzelbuch, who faced criticism for earning over $1 million a year, and has decided to bring legal work in-house. The district hired Joshua Forsman of Caruso Smith Picini in Fairfield, N.J., as full-time counsel at a prorated annual salary of $230,000. His appointment was approved at the Oct. 22 board meeting, and he will begin on November 10.APP

- President trump renewed his warnings Sunday against the use of tylenol by pregnant women and young children “Pregnant women, don’t use tylenol unless absolutely necessary, don’t give tylenol to your young child for virtually any reason, break up the mmr shot into three totally separate shots (not mixed!), take chicken p shot separately, take hepatitis b shot at 12 years old, or older, and, importantly, take vaccine in 5 separate medical visits! president DJT,”

-Trump delivered a stark message to Vladimir Putin on Monday, responding to the Russian leader’s boast about testing a so-called “invincible” nuclear missile. Trump declared, “They know we have a nuclear submarine, the greatest in the world, right off their shore.”

Israel News Updatea Monday Oct 27

Day  752

- Israel received the coffin of a fallen captive handed over to the IDF and Shin Bet forces inside the Gaza Strip. From there, it will be transferred to Israel and received in a military ceremony with the participation of the Chief Military Rabbi

-Tonight Hamas handed over the body of aa hostage to the red cross who will be transfered to the IDF

- Hamas informed the mediators that it is in the process of recovering 7-9 bodies of hostages whose locations Hams managed to identify in various areas of the Gaza Strip.

- Two years after Oct. 7, Israel declares end to emergency status in south

- IDF says it carried out a strike in the southern Gaza Strip earlier today against a group of Palestinian terror operatives who crossed the Yellow Line demarcating the military’s pullback in the Gaza Strip. The operatives “posed an immediate threat” to the troops, and upon being identified, they were targeted in a strike, the IDF says. Palestinian media reports that two people were killed in the strike.

- Israel has increased its strikes on Hezbollah in Lebanon. The strikes appear to have expanded as well, to include the Beka’a valley and other areas,

- King Abdullah of Jordan said in an interview with the BBC: "International forces will not want to enforce peace in Gaza. If we have to patrol Gaza with weapons and conduct tours, this is not a situation any country would want to be involved in"

- National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir calls opposition lawmakers “Hamas spokespeople” during a stormy Knesset meeting, after they lambast him for bragging about harsh conditions imposed on Palestinian security prisoners, which reportedly led to increased abuse of hostages held in Gaza.

Former hostage Bar Kuperstein, who was released from captivity on October 13 as part of the ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas, said his Hamas captors beat him so severely he couldn’t walk for a month as an “eye for an eye” reaction to National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s treatment of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.

- Israel Foreign Minister Sa'ar: The Palestinian Authority continues to pay terrorists - including those released in the Trump plan. It has only changed the method of payment (through the Palestinian postal service).

Oif Simchas Sunday 5 Cheshvan

תפילת בה''ב tomorrow morning

Chasunas:

Sperka - Paneth Ne'emas Hachaim 

Vitrial  -Levy Ateres Chaim Elazar 

Lieberman -Goldberg Fountain Ballroom

Reich - Pinter Ateres Blima

Ravens - Moyal Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

 

Sunday October 26 News Updates Lakewood

Weather:  60° Sunshine to start, then a few afternoon clouds. 

-The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that the SNAP  Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program issued that no benefits will be issue on Nov. 1.

On an announcement on their website, the USDA blamed Senate Democrats for not funding the food stamp program. The alert said, “Bottom line, the well has run dry.”

Addressing the democrats, the alert said, “They can continue to hold out for healthcare,” on the official USDA website. “We are approaching an inflection point for Senate Democrats.”

As for WIC the New Jersey dept of health posted that "NJ WIC remains open at this time. Keep your WIC appointments and continue using your eWIC card at any WIC store. 

- Political pundits shared a picture  on social media of long lines in Lakewood at town hall with a line of people stretching out the door waiting to vote. All news media focusing on the Lakewood area turnout for Jack Ciattarelli 

- Trump: What’s worse, the NBA Players cheating at cards, and probably much else, or the Democrats cheating on Elections. The 2020 Presidential Election, being Rigged and Stolen, is a far bigger SCANDAL. Look what happened to our Country when a Crooked Moron became our “President!” We now know everything. I hope the DOJ pursues this with as much “gusto” as befitting the biggest SCANDAL in American history! If not, it will happen again, including the upcoming Midterms. No mail-in or “Early” Voting, Yes to Voter ID! Watch how totally dishonest the California Prop Vote is! Millions of Ballots being “shipped.” GET SMART REPUBLICANS, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE!!

- Dov Hikind now supporting Andrew Cuomo for mayor after he stood behind Curtis Sliwa up to today.

- Trump: New York is about to elect an admitted communist named Zohran Kwame Mamdani to run the city. Mamdani's biggest take from radical Islam knocking these two buildings down and killing over 2000 people was that his aunt was scared wearing a Hijab on the subway. Shameful.

- The Badatz Yerushalayim met today regarding potentially joining the atzeres againstvgezeiras giyus but will do so only on condition that the Moetzes of Shas Degel and Agudah all agree not to approve any compromise in the draft law that will have quotas.

Rav Moshe Sternbuch,  delivered sharp words: "We are now going out to war,HKBH wants to help us and He can help us, but He is waiting for us to prove our meairas nefesh, and with the help of Heaven, now we will come with self-sacrifice and we will see great yeshuos."

- Early voting today at Lakewood Town hall polls open until 6pm.  Residents can vote at any Ocean county polling location this week.

- Hanochas Even Hapina today at the new Novominsk Bias Medrash at 324E. 7th street Lakewood program begins at 2:45pm

-Republican pundits watching the Lakewood area vote say ut could put a swing of 65k votes towards Jack Ciattarelli 

- New Jersey  in-person early voting, day one

 Democratic: 42.1% (38,039)

 Republican: 39.3% (35,512)

 Other: 18.7% (16,895)

2025 Democrat lead: +2.8 points

2024 day one: Democrat+1.2

- Clock Change in Israel they moved back 1 hour, In US it will be done next week.

- Giyus: The atzeres of a million people against the draft will likely take place this Thursday in Yerushalayim at 5 pm

- Giyus: Thousand of  children I Ateres Shlomo school network will hold a tehillim rally outside prison 10 tomorrow 

-Oraysa ticket sales open up for the siyum on Seder Moed at Cure arena in Trenton, NJ 3 kislev 

-A new MDY Daf Yomi satellite shiur has launched in Toms River at Babad Shul, nightly at 9 pm the shiur started this past Thursday night with 25 participants joining the live location. The shiur connects local participants to the global MDY network

- Power was knocked out to about 4,000 customers in Brick and Lakewood on the morning of Oct. 26 after an unknown object came in contact with electrical equipment outside a substation, a utility spokesperson said.

Electricity has been restored to the area, 

- American airlines will resume JFK to Tel Aviv daily service on a 777-200 starting on March 28 tickets are expected to go on sale early next week . As the ceasefire takes hold there's more competition expected in the Israel US routes and prices are expected to come down. United is also expected to add a 3rd daily flight from Newark.

- French authorities arrested two men accused of pulling off one of the most audacious thefts in recent memory the $100 million Louvre crown jewel heist one of the suspects was intercepted at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport just as he was about to board a flight to Algeria. 

-Bde: Yerushalayim,  a two-year-old girl passed away from severe complications linked to measles. Her death brings the toll of the current outbreak to eight  all children younger than two and a half.

Israel News Sunday Oct 26

Day 751

- The IDF eliminated in Lebanon, a total of four terrorists in the last 24 hours, and seven in total since Friday

- Israel approved a Hamas representative to enter the yellow line together with the Red Cross to assist in locating bodies of hostages.

- Trump: We have a very strong PEACE in the Middle East, and I believe it has a good chance of being EVERLASTING. Hamas is going to have to start returning the bodies of the deceased hostages, including two Americans, quickly, or the other Countries involved in this GREAT PEACE will take action. Some of the bodies are hard to reach, but others they can return now and, for some reason, they are not. Perhaps it has to do with their disarming, but when I said, “Both sides would be treated fairly,” that only applies if they comply with their obligations. Let’s see what they do over the next 48 hours. I am watching this very closely.

- Qatar would contribute troops to Gaza peacekeeping force, Trump says sitting next to emir.

-Deputy chief of Hamas's political bureau, "We will enter new areas in Gaza on Sunday to search for bodies,"  Al Jazeera.

-Egyptian teams enter Gaza to help locate remains of slain hostages, there are 13 bodies remaining. The Egyptian team has entered Gaza with several engineering vehicles (bulldozers) and several Egyptian team members - with the aim of trying to locate hostages. 

- A senior IDF official to Channel 14 regarding the claim that the IDF is "subordinate" to the Americans in everything related to activity in Gaza: "This is not true. It is clear that the situation is sensitive and that they are interested in advancing. But we are not subordinate to them in any way. There is coordination and cooperation, but they do not have a veto, and we have no obligation to report or request approval."

- Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz: 60% of Hamas terror tunnels still exist.

"The disarmament of Gaza through the destruction of Hamas's terror tunn⁸els, alongside the disarmament of Hamas itself, is, in my view, the most important strategic goal for achieving victory in Gaza.

The most urgent moral mission is, of course, to bring all the fallen hostages home, and we will do everything to fulfill this sacred and important mission.

Motzei Shabbos Noach News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 41° Cloudy early with some clearing expected late. Frost advisory until 9am

No visible Levana tonight 

- Early voting began today in New Jersey polling stations will be open all week. Tomorrow 9am to 6pm and daily until 8pm.

Local Jewish organizations and tabbinic councils in Ocean and Monmouth county towns of Lakewood Howell Monmouth Toms River have put out a united endorsements for Republican Jack Ciattarelli for governor in New Jersey. Pundits are expecting a high voter turnout from Ocean county Orthodox community.

- Evergreen, Aisle 9 Nutmeg, Judaica Plaza open tonight 

- In light of the recent tragedies, HaRav Avrohom Helberg shlita, Rov of Bais Medrash D'Kelm Woods, will be speaking for ladies and girls (12th grade & up), TONIGHT at 9:00pm at 45 Kelm Woods in westgate (back basement entrance).

- Giyus:A commite was formed of all frum factions to coordinate the upcoming Atzeres protest against the IDF drafting of yeshiva bochurim

- Two House Republicans have asked the Justice Department to investigate Zohran Mamdani’s citizenship, alleging he lied during his 2018 

- President Trump stopped in Qatar to meet with the Emir on his way to Malaysia, inside Air Force One.

Far-left candidate who said Israel behaving like ‘terrorist state,’ called Hamas ‘part of fabric of Palestinian people,’ elected Irish president

– The Lakewood School District has hired an in-house attorney to replace former board counsel Michael Inzelbuch.

- N.J. Attorney General's office tells county election officials, "Department of Justice monitors have no greater rights to enter or access polling sites than members of the public."

-It's election season and Lakewood politicians pull out the Route 9 card again about Widening the 9. More Here

- Jack Ciattarelli: The  energy is ELECTRIC across New Jersey! 

Democratic mayors are endorsing our Republican ticket because they know their own party has failed their communities.

When lifelong Democrats cross party lines, that’s not politics — that’s people demanding real change.

2021 proved we were within striking distance.

Now it’s time to finish the job.

 Early voting opens TODAY and runs through November 2nd!

Don’t wait — make your voice heard and be part of the movement for change.

New Jersey is ready for leaders who put families first, small businesses ahead of special interests, and common sense over political correctness.

The countdown to November 4th starts NOW.

Are you ready to shock the nation?

- 2025 NYC Mayor — Day #1 Early Voting

Manhattan: 24,046

Bronx: 7,793 

Brooklyn: 22,105

Queens: 19,045  

Staten Island: 6,420

Total: 79,409

In the Primary, Day #1 was 2.85% of the electorate. 

- N.J. weather: Nor'easter threat increasing for next week. Latest forecast.

The chances of a nor'easter hitting New Jersey next week with high winds and rain are increasing, according to the latest National Weather Service forecast

The threat of a nor’easter hitting New Jersey with strong winds and rain next week is increasing, though forecasters say the storm’s track and details remain uncertain.

“A dynamic setup is forecast for the mid to late week time frame,” the National Weather Service said in an update Saturday afternoon. “There does however appear to be an increasing risk of a storm impacting our region during this timeframe.”

Lakewood Zmanim עש"ק זפרשת נח תשפ"ו

 Lakewood Zmanim עש"ק פר' נח תשפ"ג

 יום שַׁבָּתוֹן אֵין לִשְׁכֹּחַ זִכְרוֹ כְּרֵיחַ הַנִיחוֹחַ יוֹנָה מָצְאָה בוֹ מָנוֹחַ וְשָׁם יָנוּחוּ יְגִיעֵי כֹחַ הָעָם אֲשֶׁר נָע וְכַצֹּאן תָּעָה יִזְכּוֹר לְפָקְדוֹ בְּרִית וּשְׁבוּעָה לְבַל יַעֲבֹר בָּם מִקְרֵה רָעָה כַּאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ עַל מֵי נֹחַ.

Friday, October 24, 2025 / ב׳ חשון תשפ״ו ערב שבת פרשת נח

-Candle lighting 5:45 pm

- Shkiah/sunset 6:03 pm

Weather 60° Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. Friday night low of 38

shabbos day 60° Sunshine and clouds. 

- מברכים בה׳׳ב

 Who was the mother of נח? It is not mentioned in the Torah by there are 3 different names brought in a sefer from Harav Chaim Kanievsky

הגר"ח קניבסקי שליט"א בספרו טעמא דקרא (בקונטרס למכסה עתיק, פרשת בראשית עמוד ה) הביא, ששם אמו של נח היה אשמוע בת אלישוע בן חנוך. ויש אומרים, שמה בת אנוש (מדרש כתב יד). ויש אומרים, ברונוש בת ברכאל

(בריש ספר תולדות אדם להר"ש אלגזי. וכנראה העתיקו מאיזה מדרש)

video: Noach was a big Tzadik

Divrei Chizuk, Hadracha Following The Tragedy

 Following the tragic Petirah of 4 yeshiva Bochurim,as the families get up from shiva a collection of some of the chizuk hadracha and memories of the boys Z"L Yaakov Kilberg, Aharon Nosson Lebovitz, and Shloimy Cohen from Lakewood; and Chaim Simcha Grossman of S. Fallsburg 

Fruday Ocrober 24 News Updates Lakewood

 Friday, October 24, 2025 / ב׳ חשון תשפ״ו ערב שבת פרשת נח

Candle lighting 5:45 pm

Shkiah/sunset 6:03 pm

Weather 60° Sunshine and a few afternoon clouds. Friday night low of 38

shabbos day 60° Sunshine and  clouds. 

- The US is ordering an aircraft carrier strike group to the Caribbean region, defense secretary says, as Trump ramps up pressure campaign to combat drug trafficking

- Hanochas even hapina this sunday for the Novominsk Bais Medrash in Lakewood at 324 E 7th street

- Adirei HaTorah launches  News & Updates: via  a watsapp community to send out Adirei HaTorah / BMG updates, pictures, and videos. 

- American airlines will resume JFK to Tel Aviv daily service on a 777-200 starting on March 28 tickets are expected to go on sale early next week . As the ceasefire takes hold   there's more competition expected in the Israel US routes and prices  are expected to come down. United is also expected to add a 3rd daily flight from Newark. 

- This Shabbos, many kiddushim are expected to take place following the busy Yom Tov season. Among them will be several bar mitzvah celebrations and Chosson Bereishis kiddushim, and aufrus, as families and friends gather to mark these special occasions throughout the community.

Early Voting Begins in Lakewood

- Early voting in New Jersey begins tomorrow. In Lakewood, residents can cast their ballots throughout the week at the Township Municipal Building (Town Hall).

Unlike in previous election cycles, there has been little visible push within the community to encourage voter turnout. Notably, no public letters or ads have been released in the name of the rabbonim or roshei yeshiva emphasizing the importance or mitzvah of voting. Additionally, the Vaad has not yet issued its traditional pre-election letter endorsing candidates or guiding the community ahead of Election Day.

- Giyus Crisis: Growing Outrage as Yeshiva Bochurim Remain in Military Jail

In a dramatic show of solidarity, Yeshiva Ateres Shlomo arranged for a helicopter to fly over Prison 10 carrying a banner expressing support for the yeshiva bochur who was recently arrested. Currently, over 40 bnei yeshiva are being held in military jails, yet there has been little visible action or response from frum politicians or Knesset members.

Israeli media outlets have published editorials expressing outrage over the perceived complacency of the religious and political establishment while yeshiva students are being pulled from their homes by military police and detained for what many view as the “crime” of learning Torah. A large atzeres tefillah is reportedly being planned for next week, though details have not yet been finalized.

- The Lakewood Township Committee meeting held last night lasted just about 15 minutes, including five minutes of public comment. One resident spoke out regarding the state monitor’s ongoing control of the Board of Education. In response, the mayor stated that the Township Committee continues to support the board members.

Aside from that exchange, it was business as usual for the committee’s once-a-month virtual meeting, during which members approved tax abatements and authorized over $6 million for capital improvements just months after raising local taxes and receiving an additional $8 million from the state.

Meanwhile, The Lakewood Shopper newspaper, in its pre-election coverage, criticized the township’s current financial management, describing the committee as “fiscally irresponsible” and pointing to the community’s growing cost of living. The paper noted that if the township were a business, “it would be bankrupt.”

- A Red Bank man accused of driving drunk and causing a deadly head-on crash that killed a mother and her young daughter on Cross street in Lakewood has been indicted on multiple homicide charges by an Ocean County grand jury.

- Political pundits are watching Deep-red Ocean county, New Jersey is now reportedly expecting up to 25K in-person votes starting tomorrow  It voted for President Trump by +35 points. They're urgently preparing staff.

-Trump: CANADA CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT!!!They fraudulently took a big buy ad saying that Ronald Reagan did not like Tariffs, when actually he LOVED TARIFFS FOR OUR COUNTRY, AND ITS NATIONAL SECURITY. Canada is trying to illegally influence the United States Supreme Court in one of the most important rulings in the history of our Country. Canada has long cheated on Tariffs, charging our farmers as much as 400%. Now they, and other countries, can’t take advantage of the U.S. any longer. Thank you to the Ronald Reagan Foundation for exposing this FRAUD. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!

Oif Simchas Thurs 2 Cheshvan

Chasunas:

Magid - Ungarischer Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Spillman - Noble Fountain Ballroom 

Posner - Hess Ateres Blima

Gottlieb -  Feldman Ne"emas Hachaim 

Rosenman - Mandel Cedar Palace 

Ahavas Tzedaka fundraiser event in Lake Terrace 

Thursday Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan News Updates

 Weather: 62° sunshine and clouds mixed

Frost advisory in effect from 2am to 9am Friday Temperatures as low as 34 will result in frost formation.

חדש עלינו את החודש הזה לטובה ולברכה לששון ולשמחה לישועה ונחמה לפרנסה ולכלכלה לחיים טובים ולשלום

1 Cheshvan: Yartzeit of R'Yisrael Shapira ZTL, the Bluzhover Rebbe

- Major airports issue ground stops due to air traffic controller staffing shortages amid government shutdown

- Trump  terminates all trade negotiations with  Canada:

"The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs. The ad was for $75,000. They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts. TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DJT"

- Andrew Cuomo's odds of winning the New York City mayoral race fail to budge on Polymarket after Mayor Eric Adams made his official endorsement for Cuomo.    

 Socialist Zohran Mamdani currently has a 92% chance of winning the upcoming election.  

- Mishpacha White House reporter Jake Turx asks Press Sec. Karoline Leavitt if Trump plans to build the Bais Hamikdash" being that Trump is the greatest builder of our time has the subject of rebuilding the holy temple in Jerusalem come up"  she responded that it has not. 

-Sen Chuck Grassley: Just received this doc from DOJ Proof that Biden Atty General Merrick Garland+ Deputy Atty General Lisa Monaco+ FBI Dir Chris Wray all PERSONALLY APPROVED opening Arctic Frost This investigation unleashed unchecked govt power at the highest levels

- Two B-1 bombers of the US military flew today in the international airspace near the border with Venezuela as part of an effort to increase pressure on the Maduro regime. Last week, a similar show of force was conducted—with B-52 bombers and F-35 aircraft

- Winter zman begins today in BMG with chavrus tumul the yeshiva will be learning maseches Gittin.

- Senate blocks Republican bill to pay federal workers during shutdown, with only 3 Democrats voting yes

-  Lakewood Elections: Faa news reports assemblymanAvi  Schnall voted yes for Pride month this past June 2025 after abstaining in 2004.  In 2024 when the NJ Legislature voted to make June LGBTQIA Pride Month, Schnall did "not vote" on the bill. When Schnall  on the Library Bill,  famously said that “Daas Torah advised him that abstaining is the same as voting no.” In 2025, the NJ legislature again voted on making June 2025 “Pride Month.” This time Schnall voted yes, according to the NJ Legislature voting tally. More Faanews

-N.J. turnout at 7% with almost 425,000 ballots cast  New Jersey voters have returned 424,234 mail-in ballots as of Thursday morning, according to a VoteHub analysis of county-level data  an increase of 19,899 ballots since October 22.(NJGlobe)

- TRUMP will make an “announcement” in the White House State Dining Room at 3PM today

-Schools begin to give interviews for parents who applied for primary next year  acceptance letters already going out

- The latest Fairleigh Dickinson University poll shows that Mikie Sherrill holds a seven-point lead over Jack Ciattarelli, with just 3% of voters saying they’re still undecided.

- The massive Atzeres tefillah protest scheduled for Sunday in EY has been postponed for later in the  week.

-Republicans are driving voter registration across New Jersey and particularly in Monmouth and Ocean counties, according to state election data. There were about 1.7 million registered Republicans in New Jersey as of Oct. 1, a 17% increase since 2020 and a nearly 40% increase since October 2016.

- Lakewood township committee meeting today 5:30 pm watch livestream Here 

 see agenda Here 

 On the agenda

Appropriating $5,790,000 Bond for various Capital omprovements and the acquisition of Vehicles And Equipment, 

-A 5 year tax abatement for 512 Chestnut llc

- overpayment of taxes totaling $114,935.75 to be refunded to various property owners 

-Lakewood township has been awarded a legislative grant from the State of New Jersey in the amount of $8 million.to support public health and safety. 

-A flashing light beacon will be installed at the intersection of Route 9 and Ford Avenue/Finchley Boulevard in front of presidential estates

-Appointment of CFO John E. Barrett for a 4 year term

-Appointment of Danielle Peacock, as Tax Collector, for a four-year term 

Public comments during the meeting can be sent via email to  comments@lakewoodnj.gov

-Article on the four bochurim Z"L The atmosphere at four consecutive levayos in Lakewood on Sunday was a mixture of agony and shock. A stunned tzibbur gathered in the Lakewood High School gym, at nearby Sons of Israel chapel, and at Kamenetz of Lakewood to pay kavod a:charon to four young men, snatched from their families’ embrace in the prime of their lives. Listeners clutched tissues, many rocking back and forth in their chairs in mourning. More

Nichum Aveilim

Shiva for Miss Leah Gitty Ruvel A"H is at 27 Kingsfield dr  in Westgate Shachris 8am, Mincha 1:45pm, Maariv 7pm. getting up Tuesday am

Shiva for Habachur Shlomo Abba Cohen z”l is at 31 Ponderosa Pine River Lakewood Shachris 8am Mincha 1:45 pm Maariv 9 pm  getting up Motzei shabbos

Shiva for Habachur Chaim Simcha Grossman Z"L will be in Lakewood until wednesday noon at 74 Tova Drive shachris 8 am Mincha 1:45 pm, Maariv 8:45 pm Thurs and Friday in South Fallsburg at 24 Estate drive 

getting up Friday before shabbos

Shiva for Habachur Yaakov Kilberg Z"L is at 120 Hearth Ct E Lakewood. Shachris 8am, Mincha 1:45 pm, Maariv 8:30 pm getting up Friday before shabbos

Shiva for  Habachur Aharon Nosson Lebovits Z"L is at  132 Spruce street Lakewood 

Shachris 8am, Mincha 1:45pm, Maariv 9pm

getting up Friday before shabbos

- Agudah NJ director interview In Lakewood Jack ciatterelli has strong Orthodox Jewish support… but again, he must have turnout. Only 12,000 voters in Lakewood came out to pull the lever for him four years ago. “He needs triple that, or get at least 30,000 this time around,” Schorr says.

- New Jersey voters have returned 404,335 vote-by-mail ballots, according to an analysis by VoteHub. Of those ballots, 254,088 (62.8%) are from registered Democrats, 88,396 (21.9%) from registered Republicans, and 61,851 (15.3%) from unaffiliated or third-party voters.

Ocean: county 62,609 mailed, 28,249 returned (45.1%); 46.0% Democratic, 37.9% Republican. Democratic return rate 52.8%, Republican 46.4%. (Njglobe)

- NJ Drone mystery continues the ny Post reported that an unnamed private company had taken credit for the bizarre phenomenon.But the company, identified by NJ Advance Media as an aerospace company headquartered in Palo Alto, California, denies any role in the sightings and says it has never flown its aircraft over New Jersey.

- Giyus: Rav Moshe Sternbuch shlita remarked to the arresting of yeshiva bochurim “This is a matzav that we never in the world imagined would happen, that it would come to such a matzav. Rishus and cruelty! And the ones who committed ‘crimes’? Their crime was simply learning Torah. Have you ever heard of such a thing?!”“It would be fitting for every one of us to cry day and night over this. The Shechina Hakedosha is surely in tremendous pain.” “But bezras Hashem, they will not succeed. We have a hidden koach the heart of a Yid will never give up on Yahadus. The Torah Hakedosha is our lives. Ki Heim Chayeinu viorech yameinu “We will not concede! We will publicize this throughout Israel and abroad. We’re calling out to our brothers abroad—do not be silent. You should know that this tzarah will reach you also. Don’t think that you’ll be exempt.”

-The Lakewood Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) has seen a  surge in business participation, with 294 new businesses joining the Lakewood UEZ since August 2024 a 177% increase over the previous year’s new member count.

-Mayor Eric Adams will endorse former Gov. Andrew Cuomo for mayor, in hopes of slowing the momentum of Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee.

- In a press conference attended by FBI Director Kash Patel, New York DA says a widespread sports gambling investigation uncovered "one of the most brazen sports corruption schemes since online sports betting became widely legalized in the United States."