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- Thousands packed BMG botei medrash to attend the kabolas Panim Hachtara for the new Mashgiach Rav Reuven Hechster shlita. He was introduced by the Roshei Yeshiva and than delivered a Mussar shmuees in Yiddish quoting from the previous mashgichim Rav Nosson Wachtfogel and Rav Mattiayahu Solomon ZTL. He expounded on the need to learn musssar not just to hear it but to learn it personally from your heart. Before he spoke the crowd broke out singing ימים על ימי מלך תוסיף.
-Listen live to kabolas panim at the Yeshiva dining hall call in # on the conference 857-347-0100 pin 125005
- Giyus: Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch called the wife of the youngerman arrested for Draft dodging and said they will do the maximum pressure on the army while instructing her to be machazek him while he serves a 10 day jail sentence.
- Trump: Record Stock Market, and National Security, driven by our Great TARIFFS. I am predicting 100,000 on the DOW by the end of my Term. REMEMBER, TRUMP WAS RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING! I hope the United States Supreme Court is watching
- Today: Kabolas Panim at BMG this Sunday for the newly appointed Mashgiach Rav Reuven Hechster Shlita as he joins the hanhalas Hayeshiva. It will take place Sunday 6:50 pm at Beren hall
- Shas A Thon for A Time org today at Kalahari resort, with hundreds of lomdim finishing shas together, Rav Elya Brudny shlita will be the mesayem and speak followed by music with Yonatan and Aron Razell. Watch live
-E- cap summit gets underway tonight in Miami at the Trump Doral hotel for the nursing home industry
- Hespedim tonight marking the yartzeit of the Manchester Rosh Yeshiva Rav Yehuda Zev Segal ZTL 10:15pm tonight at Zichron Shneur Ezras Nashim 282 Oak Knoll Lakewood with maariv followed by Divrei zikaron from Rav Michel Handelsman shlita
- Giyus: IDF Military Police Continue Arrests of Yeshiva Students for Draft Evasion
Yesterday, a newly married young man, just two months into his marriage, was arrested in Ofakim for draft evasion and sentenced to 10 days in military prison. Today, in a separate case, a bochur was arrested in Beer Yaakov for evading military service.
- Rav Moshe Sternbuch shlita received a birthday card proclamation from the King of England celebrating his 100th birthday as he is a English citizen.
- RSV spreading in more than half of NJ counties including Monmouth and Ocean As of Jan. 31, the illness is responsible for 304 hospitalizations statewide. The majority of hospitalizations are among children under 4 and adults 65 and older, according to state data.
- Israeli Air Force jets escorted a Wizz Air flight from London to Tel Aviv after a mid-flight security scare, reportedly sparked by a passenger renaming a Wi-Fi network to “terrorist” and sending threatening messages. The plane landed safely at Ben-Gurion Airport, passengers were questioned, and authorities later determined there was no real threat.
- Jackson: A local resident has filed a lawsuit seeking to block construction of a private Orthodox Jewish boys’ school in Jackson Township, arguing local officials rushed approval without properly addressing zoning and environmental concerns. The project, would be built on a nearly 25-acre residential site along Frank Applegate Road and include dormitories.(NJ)
- New Jersey’s average property tax hit $10,570 in 2025, up $475 (5%) from 2024, outpacing inflation. Schools take over half of the revenue, and Essex County has the highest bills ($14,460) while Cumberland has the lowest ($5,114) .Lakewood municipal taxes went up this year again.
Lakewood property taxes over 8% increase for municipal portion. Last year 2024 property taxes were raised in Lakewood 2024 property tax increase for a home assessed at $450,000 was approximately: $513.26. This year again For a home assessed at $450,000, the total estimated 2025 property tax increase (municipal + school) is approximately $574.81.
- Iran’s foreign minister says unexploded US bombs, including 14-ton GBU-57 bunker-buster munitions, remain inside Iranian nuclear facilities struck in June 2025, claiming some failed to detonate at the Fordow Nuclear Facility.
- More YouTube copycats are posting videos about visits to the Lakewood area, filming grocery stores and trying to engage with residents to push their antisemitic agenda. There is no evidence for their claims they just repeat the same old lies and propaganda, trying to show empty daycare buildings or other false impressions of the community.
- New York has authorized the assisted suicide retzicha bill medical aid in dying law for certain terminally ill residents after Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation on Friday permitting the practice for patients diagnosed with less than six months to live.
-Trump: America’s Elections are Rigged, Stolen, and a Laughingstock all over the World. We are either going to fix them, or we won’t have a Country any longer. I am asking all Republicans to fight for the following: SAVE AMERICA ACT! 1. ALL VOTERS MUST SHOW VOTER ID (IDENTIFICATION!). 2. ALL VOTERS MUST SHOW PROOF OF UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP TO REGISTER FOR VOTING. 3. NO MAIL-IN BALLOTS (EXCEPT FOR ILLNESS, DISABILITY, MILITARY, OR TRAVEL!).
- Trump: “U.S. Olympic Skier, Hunter Hess, a real Loser, says he doesn’t represent his Country in the current Winter Olympics. If that’s the case, he shouldn’t have tried out for the Team, and it’s too bad he’s on it. Very hard to root for someone like this. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”
- Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi: "The negotiations on Friday in Muscat dealt only with the nuclear issue. We repeatedly declared that we are negotiating only on this matter, and that was indeed the case. If there is continuity in the future, it will be only in the same format. The results of the negotiations are currently under review, and a decision will be made regarding the way forward"
- Elon Musk calls for mail-in voting to be abolished nationwide except for troops overseas or a serious medical condition.
- The Artificial Intelligence Battleground
Yated article on AI The machlokes seems to be manifesting in song versus song, video versus video. Text vs. text. Instead of the fiery shmuessen we baby boomers were used to and the kol korehs plastered on pashkevilin throughout the streets, this argument seems to be played out with animated mentchees flying on carpets and eating bilkilach. More
New York has authorized the assisted suicide retzicha bill medical aid in dying law for certain terminally ill residents.
ReplyDeleteTHIS is just the beginning:
https://nationalpost.com/opinion/amy-hamm-how-long-before-canada-has-a-suicide-helpline-to-help-you-commit-suicide
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" describes a deeply troubling case involving an elderly woman in her 80s who was euthanized the same day, despite earlier stating she wanted to live.
According to the report:
- The woman initially requested MAiD while in medical decline
- She later withdrew her request, citing personal and religious values, and asked for hospice care instead
- Hospice admission was denied
- Her husband, experiencing caregiver burnout, pushed for an urgent MAiD reassessment
- One assessor objected, citing concerns about coercion and the rushed timeline
- Despite this, two other assessors approved the request
- She was euthanized that evening
The case is fueling .. whether MAiD safeguards are always bound to be eroded, particularly when vulnerable patients lack adequate care options."
So many kids not in mesivta why is everyone celebrating
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