Thursday February 12 News Updates Lakewood

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This week is shabbos mevorchim chodesh Adar and Parshas Shekalim

Today 25 Shevat is the Yartzeit of ר' מרדכי פוגרומנסקי זצ"ל He didnt leave over any children name is Mordechai ben Eliyohu 

- Tehillim for Lea Necha bas Sara, a 16-month-old baby girl from Lakewood who is in critical condition. She initially suffered second-degree burns to her stomach over Shabbos and was treated and released from the hospital but later developed an infection that led to a high fever and her condition has worsened.(Blaaz)

-Giyus: The demand of the Degel leadership that has still not received a response from the legal counsel: a retroactive cancellation of all 80,000 draft orders that were sent to tens of thousands of Charedim.

WH Press Sec Karoline Leavitt Parents across America can now officially apply to open a Trump Account for their child. These Trump Accounts are special investment accounts aimed at providing American children with a jumpstart on building wealth for life. If you are a parent who maximizes contributions to your child’s Trump Account, its projected value could reach nearly $1.1 million dollars by the time they turn 28, based on average historical stock market returns. Safe to say – Trump Accounts will give a substantial head start to position your child for a very bright future. Visit http://TrumpAccounts.gov and fill out the IRS Form 4547.

- U.S President Trump says Israeli President Herzog "should be ashamed of himself" for not granting a pardon to Israeli PM Netanyahu.He adds, “The people of Israel should shame him, he’s disgraceful”.

President Herzog’s office responds to Trump and aid no decision has been made on the prime minister’s request, which is currently under legal review by the Justice Ministry. The president will decide only after that process is complete, stressing that Israel is governed by the rule of law and that no outside pressure will influence the decision.

- Giyus: The shift in language  from Roshei yeshiva no longer stating that even those not studying won’t be drafted has fueled speculation that groundwork is being laid for a stricter giyus  draft law with higher enlistment targets and immediate sanctions, potentially agreed to by the frum parties, according to reporter Ishay Cohen.

- At last night’s AI Asifah for women, speakers cautioned that consulting AI is like asking a non-Jewish posek and emphasized the relational concern that people are turning to a non-human entity for guidance.

- Final Mincha and Tikkun Shovavim today Thursday At BM Ohr Moshe Serdehely

26 Dfena Ct 1:00 PM

-The Rachmastrivka rebbe shlita of Lakewood, will speak tonight with words of chizuk for yungeleit, marking the conclusion of the days of Shovavim, at his beis medrash in Lakewood. off E County Line rd 

- Kashrus tips from cRc Chicago about Salmon: Here's a fresh tidbit about salmon. You can buy raw (unseasoned) salmon sold in supermarkets which were prepared in an industrial factory, where they cut many of the same fish one after another and there is no meaningful concern of non-kosher residue, even without a hechsher!

- Genazim judaica Auction this Sunday: Including Chofetz Chaim’s historic 1926 Tzavaah/ will detailing his life, mission, and Radin Yeshiva. starting at $240K, Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sassov letter starting bid $360K, Handwritten Ramchal letter $290K. 

Tucker Carlson, will visit Israel

- Rav Reuven Hechster, the mashgiach, delivered two vaadim yesterday: one for the bochurim earlier in the day, and another in the evening for the talmidei hayeshiva.

- Lakewood Township skipped annual salary range disclosure. This year, the committee meeting agenda did not include the usual Annual Minimum and Maximum Salary Ranges for township offices and positions, which shows salary increases for public employees and elected officials 

- The New Jersey Assembly Public Safety Committee will hear three ICE-related bills today, including one banning masks for ICE agents and two previously vetoed measures that would limit state cooperation and information-sharing with federal immigration authorities.

- Giyus: The son of a Litvish Rosh yeshiva was arrested in Ashdod for draft dodging but was quickly released according to reports 

-Giyus: Netanyahu reportedly sought to meet Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch Shlit”a but was refused, as the rabbi withdraws support for the draft exemption law, threatening coalition stability.

Giyus: Senior officials in the Degel HaTorah faction clarified today that no instruction has been issued by leading gedolim to oppose the draft legislation currently under discussion. On the contrary, they said they have been directed to continue working vigorously toward an agreed-upon law that would regulate the status of yeshiva students and bring an end to their arrests.

- Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus, in partnership with Lev Rochel Bikur Cholim of Lakewood, is hosting an emergency Blood & Platelet Drive on Thursday, February 12.from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Kimball hospital ocated at 600 River Avenue in Lakewood.

- Benjamin Netanyahu has presented evidence to US officials of Iran carrying out mass executions of thousands of protesters.

-The Pentagon has directed a second U.S. aircraft carrier strike group to prepare for possible deployment to the Middle East, according to a WSJ report. The USS George H.W. Bush could join the USS Abraham Lincoln in the region, pending final approval from President Trump.

- Russia has blocked WhatsApp in the country, removing the app previously used by at least 100 million people from the online services database run by the national internet regulator.

- Jackson mayor ignored an attorney’s warning, It cost the town $2 million. Council President Mordechai Burnstein disclosed that Mayor Michael Reina was warned in advance by the township attorney that elevating Joseph Candido to a civilian public safety role could expose Jackson to legal risk. The advice, Burnstein said, was never shared with council members before they voted to confirm the appointment. “Reina should be ashamed of himself,” Burnstein said NJ.com reports 

- PM Netanyahu, before his departure back to Israel: "There is a close, genuine, and open connection between Trump and me. The president believes that the Iranians already understand who they are dealing with. I think that the conditions he sets, combined with their understanding that they were wrong the last time when they did not reach an agreement, may lead them to agree to terms that will allow for a good agreement to be reached."

- Trump praised AG Pam Bondi for the Epstein hearing, claiming he was fully exonerated of Russia-related charges and blaming Democrats for wrongdoing. He also attacked RINO Congressman Thomas Massie and criticized Democrats’ focus on issues like immigration and transgender policies, framing them as distractions from Republican successes.

- Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) has called on Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to launch a federal investigation into allegations that New York City health employees used taxpayer-funded resources to hold a “politically motivated” antisemitic meeting during work hours 

- The Aguda Chairmans take: this week, I found myself far from Har Sinai.

Parnassah obligations took me to a football stadium on Sunday, where the biggest game of the year was being played. This Shabbos, with Hashem's help, I will be in California, hosting a Shabbos of kiruv and kiddush shem Shamayim for NBA executives, staffers and guests in advance of a basketball game on Sunday. It has become an annual tradition at this point, and so many of them wait for the Shabbos all year- the tefillos, the seudos, the singing and spirit. They crave the ma'achalei Shabbos and the feeling of belonging that all the wins can't give them.

I try to live with this vort, taking the chizuk and inspiration of the shtiebel with me even when I'm far away, and to be honest, it's getting easier.

Once upon a time, a stadium felt so foreign, so alien, but in recent years, we have seen so many joyous celebrations in just that sort of venue- siyumim and chizuk gatherings and Adirei HaTorah; now, when I walk into a large stadium, I am overcome with memories- and anticipation, Baruch Hashem, with the great Siyum Hashas of 2027 approaching. As Klal Yisroel continues its march through Seder Kodashim, I can already hear a different sort of applause and euphoria, marking an eternal accomplishment.