Friday February 13 News Updates Lakewood

 Friday, February 13, 2026 / כ״ו שבט תשפ״ו ערב שבת פרשת משפטים

Candle lighting 5:12 pm

Shkiah/sunset 5:30 pm

Rosh chodesh Adar is Tuesday and Wednesday 

Weather: 37° Sunny.

A dusting to a half-inch of snow is possible overnight into Saturday from a quick moving storm. The storm track for a system Sunday night currently favors more rain for the Jersey Shore and southern counties with much warmer weather to follow for the rest of the month.National Weather Service

- Off  shabbos for some yeshivos

- Seminary answers for the first round of acceptance letters will iy”H be coming this Motzei Shabbos. For girls who applied 

- Lakewood: The New Jersey Appellate Division has approved the application of Yeshiva Chemdas HaTorah to add parking that could bring up to 500 additional cars to the area of James Street and Cross Street in Lakewood.

In a major upset to neighbors and commuters, the New Jersey Appellate Division on Friday issued a decision approving Yeshiva Chemdas Hatorah's project to construct 125 duplex homes plus basement apartments on Cross Street and James Street in Lakewood, FAA News reports  more

- The world's largest aircraft carrier, Gerald Ford, is on its way to the Middle East.

- Giyus: The draft enlistment law’s “sanctions for all” model would penalize anyone who fails to enlist, even if overall targets are met, with measures like cuts to daycare funding, travel restrictions, and loss of driver’s licenses. Ultra-Orthodox representatives say it’s too strict, while Knesset legal adviser Miri Frankel-Shor insists on keeping the sanctions to ensure the law can withstand High Court (Bagatz) review.

- Giyus: Avraham Ben Dayan, a yungerman detained for failing to report for enlistment, was released this morning after nearly a week in military custody. Arrested at his home in the moshav of Tifrach, he was held in a military prison since Motzaei Shabbos. During his detention, Ben Dayan complained of harsh treatment, including being shackled, denied access to study in the shul, and prevented from putting on tefillin on his first day.

- khal  Walden Woods of Toms River  traveled with their Rav, Rav Chaim Scheiner, to the kever of Tosfos Yom Tov following a campaign encouraging mispalelim not to talk during davening in the shul.

- A Yeshiva University student was violently assaulted in an attempted robbery tonight at the 181st Street subway station in NYC, an area with no cameras or police presence. University officials said the attack was not biased. The student is back on campus in good condition. YU Security is coordinating with law enforcement and reminded students, faculty, and staff to remain alert and exercise caution.

A New Jersey Assembly committee advanced two bills aimed at protecting the immigrant community and limiting local law enforcement’s cooperation with ICE after former governor Murphy vetoed similar legislation on his final day in office.

DHS faces a shutdown after Senate Democrats blocked a funding bill amid stalled immigration negotiations. A two-week stopgap expires at midnight as leaders recess without a deal.