Erev Pesach News Updates

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 / י״ד ניסן תשפ״ו

ערב פסח

Candle lighting 7:03pm

Shkiah 7:21pm

Chatzos 1:01am

Weather: 79°Cloudy skies.

Tonight 44° Scattered thunderstorms rain likely late Chance of rain 80%.

First day Yuntiff 47° Cloudy skies

Second day YT  70° Cloudy skies early,

Shabbos Chol hamoed 74° Sunshine/clouds 

Sunday Chol Hamoed Rain 

-Eruv Tavshilin reminder

- Lakewood Matza bakery will be open tomorrow after noon for erev Pesach matzos from 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm no need to pre order drive thru pick up only $90 for 6 matzos

- State of New Jersey official twitter account: "Today, we are announcing plans to lift the statewide ban on self-service gas stations in New Jersey. We encourage New Jerseyans to familiarize themselves with gas pumps as this change is in effect immediately, April 1, 2026"

- New Jersey is increasing police patrols in April for the “Put the Phone Away or Pay” campaign during National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Drivers using handheld phones can expect stricter enforcement, more stops, and higher chances of fines.

- National News reporters were in Lakewood documenting erev pesach in the community 

- After NJ supreme court shuts down the 12 year battle by R 'Aaron Lang to fix the funding formula for Lakewood school district

R' Aaron  Lang says "If the state continues to encumber Lakewood children with hundreds of million of dollars of debt, we'll be back in Court." "The Court never decided the (NJ) constitutionality of lending a district $100 million a year just to meet operating expenses

Trump: We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow “Birthright” Citizenship! President DONALD J. TRUMP 

-In response to President Trump’s executive order that seeks to crack down on mail-in voting, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill says she will “take every action available to protect New Jerseyans fundamental voting rights.” onejersey

Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch at Biur Chometz

Amshinover Rebb (Video M. Weisberg)