Sunday Isru Chag Shavuos May 24 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 59° Cloudy with occasional rain showers. Chance of rain 50%.

- Giyus A sefardi yeshiva bochur was arrested at his home tonight in Yerushalayim Armon Hanatziv neighborhood by IDF military police for Draft dodging. Despite attempts by hundreds of protesters to block the arrest, border police showed up beat the protesters and the bochur was taken away. 

- Giyus: Gadi Eisenkot reportedly met quietly with MK Moshe Gafni amid growing tensions over Israel’s draft law and early elections. The meeting came after signals that Degel HaTorah may leave the right-wing bloc, and highlighted the chareidi parties’ preference for Eisenkot’s more flexible conscription proposal over the stricter positions of Naftali Bennett and Avigdor Lieberman. The report is being viewed as a sign of possible post-election political realignment and quiet coalition discussions already underway.

- Soft opening today at Mendelsohns pizza new lakewood/Toms River location delivering the Brooklyn experience  located at 2360 Lakewood rt at the old stop n shop plaza off rt 9.

- On Thursday a House committee overwhelmingly approved legislation that would keep daylight saving time in place throughout the entire year. The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 48-1 to advance the Sunshine Protection Act, a proposal aimed at eliminating the long-criticized ritual of changing clocks every spring and fall. The measure is expected to be folded into a broader five-year transportation package.

This will impact the frum community as shachris during the winter won't start before 8am with a late zman for Netz. Kids will be waiting in the dark to get on a bus to school.

- Traffic Alert: Memorial Day weekend  the Garden State Parkway  one of the most heavily traveled highways in the nation As tens of thousands of drivers head south to kick off the unofficial start of the summer season.

- NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she is disturbed by reports of unsafe and inhumane conditions at Delaney Hall, in Newark where ICE detainees are stationed. she renewed her call to close the private detention facility, and said she is working with ICE, lawmakers, and advocates to ensure humane treatment and accountability

Update: TAdirei Hatorah satellite location will be at the Cure Arena in Trenton,  has a seating capacity of 10,500. The website and phone line to order tickets will be open later today.

Organizers have not announced if there will be a daisy with live program at Cure Arena or just a hook up to the main event in Philadelphia.

- An earthquake has been recorded in northern Israel around the Sea of Galilee Kineret, measuring at 3.5 on the Richter scale.

- A notice  was posted at the Biala chasidus Bais Medrash in EY over Shavuos: A call not to enter into transactions in the "Kiryat Lakewood" project in Ma'aleh Amos, as the  development is not secure financially alongside a call not to lend a hand to the exorbitant apartment prices in the settlement's second-hand market. There no mention who is behind either the kirya or the notice.

- Giyus: Netanyahu prepared a updated draft law to be voted on, however Rav Dov Landau instructed the MKs that they are not going to support this version at this time. New sections are likely to be held on September 15.

Charedim who are considered draft Dodgers as of today will not be eligible for discounts on finances of purchasing a home.

-Lakewood Township announced today  that due to the inclement weather, the planned 2026 Memorial Day Parade scheduled to take place on Monday morning has been cancelled.

- Lakewood High school acceptance letters to go out this week Tuesday. There's still hundreds of girls that have yet to be places yet into a school.

- Hachnosas Sefer Torah today to the Skulen B"M of Lakewood procession leaving from the Gratter building on Park Ave. 4:30pm to Skulen. 

- Hachnosas Sefer Torah at Talmud Torah Yeaodei HaTorah procession leaving from Joe Parker Rd and  Cedarwood 1:30pm

- Lakewood, home to one of the state’s largest Orthodox Jewish communities, reported a birth rate of 36.1 per 1,000 residents in 2023. By comparison, the city of Newark has a birth rate of 12.5.

As a result, nearly 20,500 babies were born in Lakewood between 2020 and 2023, according to the New Jersey Department of Health. That’s nearly equivalent to the entire population of Point Pleasant, 19,463.(NJ.com)

-  Adirei HaTorah announce satellite location  with cheaper ticket prices taking place at Cure Arena in Trenton. Organizers say the reason the tickets sold out in few hours is due to the yeshiva having 11000 talmidim  plus many tickets reserved for VIP sections and donors left a few thousand for purchase by the general public. According to an article in TVOl there is no plans for a live stream however the event has been lived streamed every year.

- Chasuna season resumes the busy June season fron Shavuos to Shiva Asar BTamuz over 200 wedding Kahn are booked for the Lakewood area 

- The sign atop MetLife Stadium read "New York New Jersey Stadium" on Friday, reflecting the temporary name of the venue during the World Cup. The more prominent of two signs will soon read "New Jersey New York Stadium" according to Gov. Mikie Sherrill. Who said “I will always put New Jersey first, and I wanted to make sure the stadium hosting eight World Cup matches in our state did the same".

-  Trader Joe's newly released sugar-free Sweet and Sour Gummy Worms. Shoppers have reported experiencing significant digestive distress and laxative effects after consuming the candy, which contains 14 grams of fiber per serving approximately half of the daily recommended intake. It is kosher with a Chof K Dairy hashgocha.

- Early voting begins Tuesday for primary elections in New Jersey. In Lakewood there are 2 seats on the township committee up for reelection Mayor Ray Coles as the democrat and Debbie Fuentes as the republican. The primary challengers on the ballot for the republican seat are  resident Mr.  Aaron Hirsch a regular at township meetings and current fire commissioner Moshe Raitzik. The running mate on the Democrat ballot is Harriet Goldberg.