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-Trump: Based on my very good relationship with Kim Jong Un, of North Korea, I am not happy with the fact that the United States has, long ago, agreed to participate in Joint Military Exercises with South Korea. These exercises are not only costly, with much of these costs paid for by the United States of America (as usual!), but send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile, to a Country that, as long as Donald J. Trump has been President, has been unthreatening and respectful. Therefore, and based on the fact that it is too late to cancel, I have instructed Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to substantially reduce the Joint Military Exercises! While somewhat unrelated (?), I recently asked the President of South Korea if they would like to join us in the Denuclearization of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and they said, “No thanks!” Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
- 3 Elul Yartzeit of R'Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz (1886-1948). Rebbe & Menahel in Torah Vodaas. Founded Torah Umesorah with a goal of setting up day schools in every major city in America.
- Majority of U.S. voters say they are financially worse off since Trump took office, according to a Financial Times poll
- GSP North was shut down to to an accident at mile marker 135.
- 100th Yartzeit of the Ohr Sameach Rav Meir Simcha Hakohen ZTL of Dvinsk. There will be several events in Lakewood. Rav Michoel Sorotzkin will speak at Lutzk B"M 1pm
- There will be a evening of Torah and Chizuk with crashes by Rav Yankel Drill man shlita, Rav Uren Reich shlita Rav Lipa Geldwirth shlita at the Torah Links B"M 1301 Central Ave Lakewood 7:30 pm
- Moadim LSimcha sukkos order deadline is Tomorrow August 17
- Frum Schools are tightening enforcement of unpaid tuition balances ahead of the upcoming school year. Some schools will not complete registration or reserve spots for students until outstanding balances are paid.
- Attorney General Todd Blanche announces that he has officially received the criminal referral for Anthony Fauci and an investigation is currently underway.
- Giyus: Reports that Agudah Yisroel party has offered the Bnei Torah Yerushalmi faction to join for the upcoming elections welcoming them and giving them a slate for representatives.
- Meat prices soar. Besidea for the shortage i. Tge kosher market due to a fire at Agri processors. U.S. cattle herd plunges to a nearly 50-year low, sending beef prices to record highs.
- BDE: Petirah of Rav Avrohom Yitzchok “Avry” Juravel zt”l, one of the foremost experts in contemporary kashrus, whose extraordinary command of halacha, coupled with a rare mastery of the technical realities of modern food production, made him a trusted authority in the field for more than four decades. Rav Juravel, who was a resident of Monsey, NY, had battled illness and medical challenges the last few years with tremendous strength and fortitude. Rav Juravel was widely known through his longtime work with OU Kosher, where he served as Rabbinic Coordinator for Technical Services. Levaya inspiring Valley today 11am at Khal Zichron Yitzchok(Matzav)
- Ponovezh a judge has enforced the arbitration notifying the yeshiva under the leadership of Rav Shmuel Markowitz shlita that they must vacate the current location by September as ler the ruling.
- South Korea proposes talks with North Korea to formally end the 70 year old Korean conflict.
- Hurricane Lala is pounding Hawaii with torrential rain and dangerous winds after narrowly missing a direct landfall. The storm is far from finished, and at least one person has been killed. Meanwhile, historic flooding in Indiana has killed at least five people, prompting President Trump to approve an emergency declaration for the state.
- Those who ascend the Har Habayis have now been allowed to bring a siddur along with them by Israeli police. Most poskim forbid going on the temple mount.
Video: Habachur Yosef Levi of Yeshivas Porat Yosef is released from IDF military Prison after 3 months. His father sat outside the jail for 42 days protesting his sentence.
The unpaid tuition balances are a quiet crisis in Lakewood that isn't getting nearly as much attention as it should. Schools are collapsing under the weight of the unpaid tuition, but at the same time, the families with unpaid balances are genuinely unable to pay up. With just three days to go until boys start their school year and two weeks until girls start theirs, many families literally have no idea whether their children will be able to continue to attend school this year.
ReplyDeleteSchools had no right to charge what they did with so little rachmanus for struggling families. They didn’t ask parents before putting up huge, beautiful buildings and taking on $30 million mortgages. Then, instead of raising the necessary funds, they kept adding registration fees and other expenses on top of basic tuition, making it nearly impossible for struggling parents to keep up.
DeleteIf schools wanted to take on those kinds of expenses, they also needed to take responsibility for raising the funds to support them rather than continually passing the burden on to parents.
And to all those who screamed during the election about “free tuition”: now is the time to own up get involved, roll up your sleeves, and help raise the funds to make it happen.
Running a school is NOT a business. If school owners can't figure out how to run school with parents behind on tuition, should NEVER have opened a school , and should shut it down or give it to someone more capable to run!
ReplyDeleteThe financial situation of families is serious and heartbreaking. We need to help, in every way possible.
DeleteHowever, are you really sure we should be advocating for fewer shools in Lakewood?
One hundred years after his petirah, the fire still burns. An unforgettable journey through the Torah, life, struggles, and towering legacy of Rav Meir Simcha of Dvinsk
ReplyDeleteA Special 100th Yahrtzeit Feature by Horav Michoel Sorotzkin
https://youtu.be/jnz16A0elGM
BR/ BL for years are always threatening the parents, but nobody says Boo, and keeps licking the Israeli owner that everyone is so scared of.
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ReplyDeleteHow much money did keren olam hatorah pull out of Lakewood?
ReplyDeleteImagine if it would have gone to local yeshivos to pay for tuition of families that are struggling just to cover the month.
The leadership and decision makers are tonedeaf and not in tune with the middle class. Its not that there's money and they are just not paying they simply don't have. The expenses are rising faster than the ability to make more money.
What are you talking about?
DeleteWhen did Keren Olam HaTora start?
How much moneybwas donated to local Lakewood schools in 2023?
How much last year and how much this year?
Do you have any data showing that since Keren Olam HaTorah Lakewood has received less financial support?
They 'pulled' nothing.
DeleteBelieve it or not, people are baalebatim on their own money. If they respect Reb Moshe Hillel more than the local leaders, Reb Moshe Hillel is not to blame.
Nobody can honestly claim that less money was distributed to local tzedakos since the Keren Olam Hatorah started.
Additionally, I don't think it is disputable that the long-term viability of Yeshivos in Eretz Yisroel are our problem no less than Yeshivos in Lakewood. If they collapse, we are all in trouble.