Thursday Dec 4 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 42° partly cloudy this afternoon. A few flurries are possible. tonight low of 20° clear Near record low temperatures

 Tonight: מתחילין לומר ותן טל ומטר במעריב

-New Jersey will see its coldest weather of the season as an arctic air mass moves in Thursday night, with temperatures dropping to the single digits in the northwest and teens elsewhere. Light snow is possible late Friday.

-  Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlita paid a visit today to yeshiva darchei Torah

 - In a win for Republicans, the Supreme Court rules 6-3 that Texas can move forward with the 2026 Congressional redistricting map.

- Mikie Sherrill: I’ve said it before, and I will say it again: Pete Hegseth is wholly unfit to lead the Department of Defense and should resign or be fired immediately. His reckless decision to use Signal to share classified information not only broke the law but put the mission and U.S. pilots’ lives in danger. Our armed forces deserve better than his masterclass in incompetence.

- BDE: Petirah of Mrs. Ita Hildersheim A"H from Cleveland at the age of 101. She was in Lakewood recently. Almana of Rav Moshe Hildersheim ztl. Daughter of the Uzda Rav ZTL. Levaya is tonight 8:00 pm at the Lakewood chapel  off 7th with kevura in Cleveland tomorrow. Children are ybl"c R' Shimon R' Yosef Elchanan R' Shmuel Mordechai, R' Eliezer, Mrs. Sanders.

-The CRC Hisachdus has issued a new clarification regarding which beers that remain fully kosher and pose no kashrus concerns. Among the brands listed as acceptable are Blue Moon, Corona, Carlsberg, Coors, Heineken, Keystone, Miller, Modelo, Samuel Adams, and Stella Artois. This is only a partial list; the CRC noted that additional brands will be reviewed and publicized as verified information becomes available. However, any beer containing added flavors should be consumed only when it carries reliable kosher certification.

 - U.S. employers announced more than 1.17 million layoffs so far this year, up 54% from last year, and the highest level since the 2020 pandemic.

- A Satmar couple visiting Israel got lost while trying to drive from Yerushalayim to Shilo and accidentally ended up deep in Nablus (Shechem). As local arab residents attempted to attack them, an IDF unit intervened and rescued the couple.

-A Slabodka youngerman found 150,000 shekels hidden in a wall of the Bnei Brak apartment he bought. Rabbi Yehuda Silman ruled the money belongs to the seller, who hadn’t known about it as it belonged to her brother who lived there prior. The avrech returned it in a small ceremony, and the non religious woman was moved to tears. The Rav blessed him for his honesty.

- An 85-year-old Sefer Torah hidden during the Holocaust was returned last week to the Jewish community of Wisznice, Poland after being safeguarded for decades by a non-Jewish Polish farmer.

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

 see agenda Here public can submit comments during meeting via email to comments@lakewoodnj.gov

On the agenda

-Eleanor Levovitz Senior Apartments – Tax Exemption Extension Location: 500 Clifton Avenue Extend the tax exemption for the 150-unit senior housing complex until December 31, 2057, or until affordability requirements expire.

- A New Handicap Parking slot In front of Satmar Shul, 405 Forest Avenue

- 30 year Tax abatements for the new buildings going up in Cedarbridge Park

- The Township of Lakewood is selling several township-owned properties in Block 175 under the following minimum bid conditions they are located off E. Kennedy blvd in the Brookhill neighborhood.

Block 175, Lot 52: $1,380,000

Block 175, Lot 58: $1,380,000

Block 175, Lot 67: $500,000

Block 175, Lot 69: $1,320,000

These prices represent the minimum bids required for the sale of the properties. The 30 day bids begin after the ordnance reading at the township meeting.

- Last month, 17 Israeli rabbis spent a week in the United States on an Orthodox Union program aimed at helping them better understand American Jewry and the factors that make aliyah challenging. Some were surprised to hear U.S. Charedi rabbis claim that young religious Israelis lose their observance in the army a perception the visitors strongly rejected. During the trip, the group visited Lakewood, N.J., including Beth Medrash Govoha,They also attended the Chabad Kinus HaShluchim in Brooklyn, met leaders at Yeshiva University, Ner Israel in Baltimore, and Lakewood’s rabbinic leadership, visited the New Square Rebbe, and toured the 9/11 Memorial.

- Rav Sholom Ahron Ehrenfeld:  One Boy Locked Away For 6 Years All Bottles Locked Away For 6 days Of The Week listen here 

- Giyus: Agudas Yisrael party has warned Netanyahu that without changes to the draft law, they are prepared to head to elections.

- Giyus: Likud MK Avichay Boaron told Kol Berama that the draft law will be advanced carefully and thoughtfully, with agreements reached with the Charedi parties. He believes the law will pass.

- Baltimore's Seven Mile Market has announced that membership or photo ID will be required to enter the store beginning in January, 2026. due to several recent incidents

- Local  Lakewood restaurant owner shared a linkedin post that a major personal health challenge recently forced him to step back and fear for his career and business. Against expectations, he B"H returned sooner than planned and is now rebuilding slowly with deep gratitude for every customer. He invites people to come support the restaurant and offers encouragement to anyone facing tough times: take the next step you’re not alone. he asks that people continue to patronize the restaurant agripasstreet

-FBI makes arrest in Jan. 6 pipe bomb probe nearly 5 years after devices were discovered the alleged DC pipe bomber, arrested today in Virginia by the FBI, is expected to appear in court today identified as Brian Cole, 30, of northern Virginia 

- Thousands are expected tonight Thursday at the grand wedding for the 1st great-grandchild (4th generation) of Satmar Grand Rebbe Aron at the Duggal Greenhouse complex in the Brooklyn Navy Yard,