Weather tonight 51° Foggy with occasional rain lateChance of rain 70%.
Rest of week Temps will fluctuate from mid 70's to low 20's.
Change clocks tonight day light savings time
- BDE: Petirah of Reb Manish Weintraub ZL from the elderly choshuv Gerer chasidim in the US. Levaya today in Lakewood 1:30pm at the chapel off 7th st with kevurah at the adjacent Bais Olam. Shiva at 1112 Monmouth Ave Lakewood
- Annual Melava Malka for khal Zichron Elazar Santov of Lakewood
- Tomorrow evening a asifa will take place for bochurim and rebbeim regarding the danger kf Aĺ technology. Will take place at the Lakewood high school. Scheduled Speakers Rav Elya Ber Wachtfogel shlita and Rav Efraim Wachsman shlita
- Two shuls in Toronto, Canada, were struck by gunfire overnight in separate incidents that are now under investigation by local authorities.
The buildings hit were identified as the BAYT and Shaarei Shomayim shuls. Police in Toronto and the neighboring York Region reported on social media that shots were fired at the two houses of worship around midnight. Authorities said that while bullets struck the buildings, no one was injured in either one.
-Tomorrow Lakewood shops pop up stores for women at Ateres Blima hall 11am -9pm
- Barack Obama Today, announces the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center on June 18th in Chicago, and welcoming the public on June 19th.
- The website of YouTuber Tyler Oliveira has been taken offline by its hosting provider.
- The official Facebook page of Jackson, NJ Councilman Chris Pollak has been suspended, according to a notice that now appears on the account. “We suspended your Page. This is because Chris Pollak oes against our Community Standards.”
Many Yeshivos are not attending the Asifa as they feel that the stance being taken is too extreme, and that the publicity is hurting their bochurim more than they can gain form this. I know of 3 mesivtos that are not attending and there are many more.
ReplyDeletethe difficulty in finding a mesg that is shavveh lechol nefesh to the metzuin bochur and to the weaker bochur and everyone in between was discussed at length with reb efraim glassman... the end answer was doing nothing is also not an option
ReplyDeleteRabbi Glassman is not a Rosh Yeshiva, and not from Lakewood.
DeleteUltimately it is about the message, and it went very extreme.
DeleteWill there be food at this asifa? They should have a full shmorg, and everybody will come.
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