Fruday Ocrober 24 News Updates Lakewood

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

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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!!!