Friday December 12 News Updates Lakewood

 Friday, December 12, 2025 / כ״ב כסלו תשפ״ו ערב שבת פרשת וישב

shabbos מברכים חודש טבת 

Candle lighting 4:13 pm

Shkiah/sunset 4:31 pm

Weather: 36° Plentiful sunshine. tonight low of 22

Shabbos day 44° Cloudy. 

Motzei shabbos 28° Cloudy with rain and snow in the evening, becoming all snow late. Chance of precip 90%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches.

Sunday Erev Chanuka: 32° Light snow during the morning Chance of snow 70%. Snow accumulations less than one inch.

Jackson Lakewood Toms River : 1 to 3 inches

- Rosh Chodesh Teves is next Shabbos chanuka and on Sunday

Molad is Friday night 22 minutes and 10 chalakim after 2:00 am

- Some playgroup morahs have said they did not teach the story in this weeks parsha of mechiras Yosef to the kids based on guidance they received from rabbonim over the years 

- Miami boys choir with new Chanukah nights music video Here 

- Power ball Jackpot is an estimated $1 billion drawing is Motzei shabbos

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Get a $115 Lamppost Bistro e-gift card for $100 with code GCDD25.(Dansdeals)

-- New for this year Chanukah: Gelbstein’s is offering the option to print business logos on Chanuka donuts. Siegelman’s of Brooklyn, known for their popular log cakes at simchas, has launched a new line of sufganiyot for Chanuka. Several bakeries have also introduced gluten-free donuts, and one of the most popular items this season is the Dubai chocolate donut, available in both pareve and dairy versions.

Bingo selling 4 pk for $4.29 and 6 pk for $8.49

- LSTA officials told TVOL that they are not legally obligated to transport students every single school day from September through June 30. They said their contract with the BOE requires only that they “procure the services of transportation for the students,” not provide buses on every date.

This response came after parents complained about the lack of transportation on Thanksgiving and December 25.

- Gourmet Glatt now requires a PIN number for self-checkout in addition to your phone number. The PIN can be set up at the customer service desk. The change was made for security after some customers were abusing the system by entering random phone numbers.

- RCCS auction concluded last night hitting their goal of over $4 million the lakewood community raise $609k

- Connecticut will spend $70 million to help offset the loss of $295 million in expiring federal ACA premium tax credits, Gov. Ned Lamont announced Thursday. He used emergency authority granted in last month’s special session to authorize the funding, following the U.S. Senate’s failure to advance either a Democratic or Republican plan to extend the credits. New Jersey has not said anything yet regarding the high premiums for residents.

- The BMG Chanukah mesiba will take place this Monday evening 2nd night of Chanuka 

- A pedestrian was injured in a crash on Route 547/Squankum Road around 6 p.m. Wednesday, Howell police said. The incident occurred just north of Maxim Road and remains under investigation. The woman struck was still alive as of Thursday morning, according to Police Chief John Storrow. Further details have not yet been released.

- Giyus: Officials in Israel’s Finance and Justice ministries are considering a full freeze on all yeshiva funding until the government can confirm that none of the money is reaching yeshiva students classified as draft-evaders.

- Police in Tel Aviv are searching for a 19-year-old bochur from Bnei Brak who has been missing since Wednesday evening, Israel Police said. Eliyahu Abba Shaul left his home shortly before Storm Byron intensified and has not made contact since. According to Channel 12, search efforts are focused near the Yarkon River, where his bicycle was found.

Vudeo: Chanukah vibes in Yerushalayim