Friday January 23 News Updates Lakewood

 Friday, January 23, 2026 / ה׳ שבט תשפ״ו ערב שבת פרשת בא

candle lighting 4:47 PM

Shkiah/sunset 5:05 PM 

weather: 40° Sunny to partly cloudy.

Friday night cold low of 9°

Shabbos day 21° Partly cloudy skies. Record low temperatures expected.

early sunday morning 30° Periods of snow during the morning will transition to a wintry mix in the afternoon. Chance of precip 100%. 8 to 12 inches of snow and ice expected. Higher wind gusts possible.

- Major airlines are suspending flights across the Middle East citing the “security situation.” Air France, British Airways, Lufthansa, and KLM have begun cancelling flights tonight and through the weekend to and from Israel, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, with additional international carriers expected to follow as regional tensions escalate.

This Motzei shabbos Sunday on the Yartzeit of Rabbi Avroham Yitzchok Klugman known as the Tzadik of Freehold. Freehold Hebrew Cemetery in Freehold, New Jersey is located along NJ-33 Business (which is a split-off of Rt-33) right before Cardigan Bay Lane behind the Freehold Raceway Mall. (Kevarim)

This Shabbos is the 100th Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Chaim Zvi Teitelbaum the Sigeter Rav and author of “Atzei Chaim” (1880-1926) 

Today is the Yahrzeit of the Sfas Emes 

- Rav Nissan Kaplan will be spending shabbos in Lakewood at the Miller rd area

- The Admor מבישטנא will be spending shabbos in Lakewood 

- The annual Bnei Torah Yarchei Kallah to take place in Princeton New jersey had been canceled due to the weather and will take place after Pesach

- This motzei shabbos a melava malka Chanukas habayis will take place for Yeshiva Mishkan Hatalmud R"Y Rav Yisroel Ehrlich shlita 8:45 pm at Joe Parker rd  

- KLM airlines cancels all flights to Israel for next few days

- Youtuber who visited Lakewood area earlier this week releases  20 minute video on social media showing footage around the yeshiva until security kicked him out. He attempted to engage with locals but has nothing to show. While harrowing residents if they are on government programs. He attempted to obtain Food stamps while making up information admiringly.

- MDY Daf Yomi shiur took place in Monroe,NY today

- Due to the weather, Walmart Plus and other deliveries are arriving later than usual, and stores have run out of salt and other essential items.

- Lakewood officials: Residents are urged to keep vehicles off roadways during the storm to allow plows and emergency crews full access. Cars can be parked in garages, driveways, or on grassy areas without risk of summonses. If off-street parking isn’t possible, vehicles should be parked on only one side of the street to help snow-clearing operations.

- Trump: Record Cold Wave expected to hit 40 States. Rarely seen anything like it before. Could the Environmental Insurrectionists please explain — WHATEVER HAPPENED TO GLOBAL WARMING???

- Reports that YouTubers who harassed residents in KJ last week are now in Lakewood around yeshiva area. Earlier today they were in Jackson attempting to film and interview people. In response, several establishments have posted signs prohibiting filming or photography on their private property. A group of YouTubers was also seen yesterday in Lakewood along Clifton Avenue, filming and trying to enter buildings.

- Ahead of Shabbos , IDF Spokesperson Brig. Gen. Efi Defrin said the IDF is fully prepared defensively and offensively, stressing that there is no change to Home Front Command instructions. He urged the public to rely only on official sources and ignore rumors, and noted that the IDF continues its efforts while remembering Staff Sgt. Ran Goyeli.

- BDE: Petirah of the Kosoner Rebbe of 9th Avenue, in Boro Park Harav Yaakov Yehosef Rottenberg zt”l, He was 77 years old. - Levaya will be at 11:30, at the Rebbe's shul, located at 906 50th Street.

- RWJBarnabas Health is expanding in Monmouth County with a new 67,000-square-foot multispecialty medical facility on Route 9. The project is a joint venture with New Jersey Imaging Network, Seaview Orthopedics, and Family First Urgent Care, aiming to bring a wide range of services from imaging and ultrasounds to orthopedic surgery closer to local residents.

- In an article by Amit Segal, senior regional officials assess that despite renewed tensions and growing threats of war involving Iran, the chances of the Iranian regime’s survival remain very high.

- Federal immigration authorities have launched new enforcement sweeps in Lakewood and across Ocean County targeting criminal illegal aliens. ICE officials say the operation is part of an ongoing federal crackdown and stressed that those being arrested have already gone through the legal process and are subject to existing removal orders.

- Three Democratic legislators from Monmouth County have publicly condemned former Gov. Phil Murphy’s decision to commute the 100-year sentence of a mom who was convicted of killing her two toddlers in a 1994 arson. In a joint statement, Sen. Vin Gopal and Assemblywomen Margie Donlon and Luanne Peterpaul said they were “outraged and disgusted,” echoing Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago’s criticism that the move was “the polar opposite of justice.”

- Israel has reportedly put its Air Force and intelligence units on heightened alert as preparations advance for a possible U.S. strike on Iran. According to Israeli sources cited by military journalist Amos Harel, officials in Jerusalem believe Washington may be weighing a large-scale attack aimed at triggering a chain reaction that could destabilize Iran’s leadership.