Tuesday October 21 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 70° Plentiful sunshine.

ערב ראש חודש מרחשוון  תשפ"ו

There's no yom Kippur kotton today erev Rosh chodewh due to yom Kippur that occurs in chodesh Tishrei.

- The House Judiciary Committee refers former CIA Director John Brennan to the Justice Department for criminal prosecution.

 

- Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva Rav Yeruchom Olshin left today for Los angeles where he will join with other roshei yeshiva from across the world who will partake in the wedding for the daughter of Torah philanthropist R Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz tomorrow evening 

-Wedding shtick at a lakewood wedding last night a pony and hoarse were brought into the hal the pony didn't comply and made itself at home refusing to move adding to the simchas chosson vekallah 

- Trump: on Mamdani "It looks like we're going to have a communist as the Mayor of New Yorkit will be very interesting. But here's the good news: he's got to go through the White House. Everything goes through the White House."

- BDE: Petirah of HaBochur Alter Yaakov Wagshal ע״ה,son of Harav Shia Heshel Rav of Yasla שליט״א.  from Monsey. Alter Yaakov, 23 years old, tragically lost his life shortly after midnight last night when his vehicle was involved in a devastating crash and went up in flames on the Garden State Parkway. The niftar  was a part of the Skver community. 

- Ocean county WIC program: Beginning October 1st, due to budget cuts, the monthly fruit and vegetable benefits have decreased to the below amounts:

Children - $9.00 per month

Women - $11.00 per month

This is not an error with your benefits, all fruit and vegetable benefits have been decreased. WIC will keep you updated on changes.

- Last night at the zoning board meeting, most applications were postponed because two members had to leave at 9 p.m. However, the board did hear the application for a warehouse near Cedarbridge, at the Brick-Lakewood border. The discussion will continue at the next meeting, as the plans still need approval from Brick Township."

- ABC 7 Eyewitness news reports on the tragic car crash with the 4 bochurim: 

NJ Turnpike crash victims remembered in Lakewood: 'Larger than life'

The four were friends and classmates, having studied at a Jewish school together.

The family of one victim, Aharon Lebovits, released a statement saying in part: "Anyone who he crossed paths with quickly became a friend and part of his ever growing circle."

Rabbi Shlomo Landau says Aharon and another passenger - Shlomo Cohen - were friends with his son. "We loved it when they would come to our house. My kids loved it," Landau said. "We believe there's an afterlife and we believe that these young men are in a really beautiful and sweet spot." More

- VP JD Vance in Israel: We are one week into President Trump's historic peace plan in the Middle East, and things are going, frankly, better than I expected. This is going to take a very, very long time.

- Republican-led congressional committee in the US is seeking testimony from former president Bill Clinton as part of its investigation into the late financier Jeffrey Epstein, its chairman says

- Six New Jersey zip codes made the list of the top 100 most expensive in the country. In addition to Alpine, Deal, Stone Harbor, Short Hills, Avalon and newcomer Allenhurst made the list. Alpine has been New Jersey’s priciest zip code for nine of the past ten years. It was unseated one year, in 2022, by Deal, which ranked second this year for the Garden State and 22 nationally, in a tie with Los Angeles. Deal’s median sale price increased by 20%, from $2.95 million to $3.55 million

-Sefer Torah campaign liluy nishmas  Habachur Chaim Simcha Grossman Z"L Here

- Rav Yisroel Mantel, the longtime mara d’asra of KAJ in Washington Heights, will be relocating to Gateshead, England, after 19 years of leadership. In a letter to the community, the Board of Trustees shared that Rav Mantel made the decision after Yom Tov, citing the need for him and the Rebbetzin to be closer to their children and grandchildren as they grow older.

- Barack Obama will travel to New Jersey next week to campaign alongside Democratic gubernatorial nominee Rep. Mikie Sherrill,

- Several American Roshei yeshiva currently in E"Y attended the annual Lev L’Achim Asifa, tak in Bnei Brak  including Rav Malkiel Kotler,  Rav Elya Brudny, and the Novominsk rebbe.

- Agudah: With great sadness, we inform you of the petirah of Mrs. Leba Werdiger a”h, Leba bas Reb Yosef Chaim, beloved mother of our chairman, Mr. Shloime Werdiger

Mrs. Werdiger was an extraordinary woman whose life was defined by selflessness, devotion, and ahavas Yisroel. Her middos tovos, quiet dignity, and boundless love for her family and Klal Yisroel served as a shining example to all who knew her. The levayah will take place today at 12:30 p.m., at Shomrei Hadas Chapels, located at 3803 14th Avenue in Brooklyn, NY.