Friday June 12 News Updates Lakewood

 Friday, June 12, 2026 / כ״ז סיון תשפ״ו ערב שבת פרשת שלח

Candle lighting 8:08 pm

shkiah/sunset 8:26 pm

Rosh chodesh Tamuz is Monday and Tuesday 

Molad Monday morning, 46 minutes and 16 chalakim after 6:00 am

Weather: Day 93° Scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. Near record high temperatures. Chance of rain 50%.

Tonight 66° Scattered thunderstorms, partly cloudy skies after midnight. Storms could contain damaging winds Chance of rain 40%.

Shabbos day 89° Sunny skies. 

N.J. weather: Severe thunderstorms, record heat possible today.

Yartzeit today of Rav Chaim Stein ZTL R"Y Telz

Yartzeit today of Rav Dovid Trenk ZTL

- BDE: Petirah of Rav Yechiel Moskowitz zt”l, a noted marbitz Torah,  Rosh  Chabura in BMG and former magid shiur at Yeshiva of  Bayonne he was 70 years  old. A son in law of YBL"c Rav Shmuel Kamenetzky Shlita. Levaya Sunday in Lakewood details TBA .

- NWS: Unfortunately, there has been little change in the Drought Monitor from last week. Most of the region remains in at least a Moderate Drought, with the exception of the Poconos. An extreme drought is now posted for portions of the Delmarva & southern NJ.

- Elon  Musk just created 4,400 millionaires in a single day. 400 of them are now worth over $100 million.

- Stock Market Today: Dow Rises On Iran Peace Deal Hopes; SpaceX Shares Hit 168 In Debut

Elon Musk company SpaceX priced its IPO at $135 per share, raising about $75 billion and valuing the company at roughly $1.77 trillion, making it the largest IPO in history. Shares reportedly rose on early trading, pushing valuation higher amid strong investor demand.

- The Keren Olam HaTorah delegation will travel to Florida on Sunday 

- Rav Dov Landau, will spend Shabbos in Monsey 

Rabbi Avraham Salim, will spend Shabbos in Kew Gardens Hills

Rabbi Yosef Chevroni, will spend Shabbos in Kew Gardens Hills 

The Modzitz Rebbe will spend Shabbos in Lakewood 

The Koson Lakewood Rebbe is spending Shabbos in Tosh Hungary for the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Meshulam Feish of Tosh.

Rav Don Segal will spend Shabbos in Boro Park 

- Lakewood police have increased police presence on local roads, with LPD motorcycle officers conducting traffic enforcement and pulling over motorists.

 Jackson Police have also stepped up enforcement efforts, issuing more traffic tickets along the Lakewood–Jackson border. At W, County line rd

- Slices Pizza in Deal has moved to a new location at 232 Norwood Avenue 

- Giyus: Seven yeshiva bochurim were released this morning from Prison 10 after detention periods of 3–20 days. The released individuals were greeted with song, dance, and excitement by their family members and friends who arrived to welcome them upon their release.

- Jackson officials approved a fifth straight budget with little or no tax increase, but concerns are growing over the township's finances after at least $9 million was taken from surplus funds to balance the budget. Some council members warned that continued reliance on surplus could create fiscal challenges in the future APP

- Toms River Mayor Daniel Rodrick is suing the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, alleging it interfered with township oversight of the police department by denying the business administrator access to a police radio and the department's Facebook page.

- Rav Moshe HIllel HIrsch shlita i at a wedding last night was surrounded by talmidim as they danced to songs עוצו עצה ותופר against the military campaign to arrest yeshiva bochurim 

- NJ Assembly GOP: After months of careful study, Trenton Democrats have finally identified New Jersey's most urgent crisis. The state nut. We don’t have one. You think we’re joking.

- Dime Commercial Bank opened its newest branch in Lakewood located at 500 Boulevard of the Americas.

- Hapeles newspaper editorial argues that the recent anti-draft protests demonstrated the strength of the Chareidi community's opposition to drafting yeshiva students. It calls for even broader participation from all segments of the Chareidi ציבור, claiming that a united mass movement could halt any effort to impose military service on bnei yeshiva, while criticizing reliance on political and parliamentary solutions alone.

- Giyus: Chanel 13: Very senior officials in the police conveyed a message to leading Charedi figures that the police are expected to stop conducting proactive arrests of charedi draft evaders. On Monday, a meeting will be held between police commanders and senior frum leaders. The commanders reportedly assured the Charedi representatives that the goal is to "calm tensions" and return to a policy under which a police officer who encounters a draft evader will only issue a summons to report to the Israeli military (IDF), rather than arresting him.

-  LGBT bill: Rutgers law professor Ronald Chen and the New Jersey Press Association, said the language could punish protected speech, truthful reporting, and political advocacy. Supporters say the bill is intended to protect patients and providers from harassment and intimidation, not restrict free speech. The Assembly is expected to amend the legislation before moving forward with a vote later in June.

At Keren Olam Hatorah Atzeres in Lakewood