Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Wednesday September 23 News Updates Lakewood

Sukkos Bein Hazmanim first day of Fall 2026.

Weather:  67° Windy with mostly cloudy skies. High 67F. Winds 20 to 30 mph. Coastal flooding possible at high tide. 

Tonight kiddush Levana opportunity IYH. low 56° Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. 

- Daled Minim shuks open at 400 Oak Street and Clifton Ave and 9th street 

- Lakewood BOE meeting tonight large crowd of public school students expected demanding action regarding courtesy busing.

- Sukkos magazines out now  both Ami and Mishpacha front covers feature articles with Rav Bunim Schreiber shlita, coverage on Whitehouse visit by gedolim. Price for YT edition $16

- Fire in Meah Shearim 10 Sifrei Torah reportedly damaged R"L at the Bais Shalom Mordechai shul. A large fire broke out in a building on Rechov Avinoam Yellin/Sharei Pinah near Karlin Stolin shul. Fire and Rescue Services reported heavy smoke as crews searched the area to determine whether anyone was trapped. People were seen carrying out the sifrei Torah. No reports of anyone injured.

- Governor Mikie Sherrill: A coastal storm is expected to impact New Jersey over the next several days, with the biggest impacts coming Wednesday and Thursday. Strong winds, coastal flooding, high surf, and beach erosion are possible, especially along the Jersey Shore and tidal waterways. Some power outages and downed trees are also possible. Please monitor your local forecast and emergency alerts, charge your devices, and never drive through flooded areas.

- Record-Breaking Sukkos in Yerushalayim: Israel media reports: Chareidi America is emptying out as Yerushalayim sees a record influx of American families for Yom Tov Luxury apartments are reportedly going for over $120,000 for 10 days, charter flights are sold out, and there are major shortages of apartments and rental cars Household help is reportedly reaching $100 an hour, with private chefs also in high demand. 

- Breeze Airways launched service from New Jersey’s Trenton-Mercer Airport on Sept. 20, offering travelers new nonstop options to South Carolina and Florida, with introductory one-way fares starting at $59.

Lakewood Homeowners Face Major Tax Increase

- Lakewood homeowners will see a significant property tax increase under the newly adopted 2026 municipal budget, officially approved today by the Township Committee. The brief meeting included no discussion of the increase or its impact on homeowners before the budget was adopted. Committeeman Lichtenstein was not online for the virtual meeting and did not vote.

- PSA: Lakewood township authorizes accelerated tax sales: The Township Committee approved a resolution allowing the Tax Collector to begin selling liens on properties with delinquent 2026 taxes and water/sewer charges starting November 11, with the tax sale scheduled for December. Property owners will be charged a $25 tax-sale notice mailing fee.

- Trump: Canada is destroying itself by allowing millions and millions of people into the Country, essentially unchecked and unvetted, and who are causing problems that will soon be too big to handle. It is a Liberal takeover that will end very badly. Already showing up in their numbers. Big unemployment. ‘Oh Canada! President DJT

- Netanyahu ahead of his speech at the UN: “I’m going tonight to New York to defend the State of Israel and IDF soldiers from the UN podium. I will fight against the lies. I will fight for the truth of our soldiers, for the truth of our country. Yes, there will also be surprises." 

- Netanyahu will land in New Jersey instead of New York in order to avoid any  entaglment with NYC officials in coordinating the trip. He will not stay overnight and will be in the US fkr a total of 7 hours before returning to Israel 

- New Jersey DEP issued a $1.07M fine against the DataOne AI data center in Vineland after inspectors discovered 62 unauthorized power generators operating w/out mandatory state air pollution permits.

- Tyler Oliveira’s ‘Jewish fraud ring’ video goes viral as key allegations remain unproven Nearly 10 million people watched Oliveira accuse Orthodox Jewish schools of fraud, but none of those targeted in his new claims have been charged; the video, posted before Yom Kippur, meaning much of the Orthodox community it portrayed was offline during the period in which the claims spread most rapidly.quickly drew a wave of antisemitic comments across social media (Ynet)

- Rosh Yeshiva Harav Moshe Hillel Hirsch wrote a letter of support to Harav Eliyahu Meir Feivelzon after receiving a letter from him. The letter was reportedly written after extensive consideration and discussion by the Rosh Yeshiva. He later issued a strong protest against an extremist group that, according to the report, has been pursuing and degrading the honor of Torah of Rav Feivelzon, calling their conduct “false zealotry.” Rav Hirsch also encouraged Rav Feivelzon to continue spreading Torah and daas to his students and bringing them closer to their Father in Heaven. Bhol

Rav Ezriel Auerbach  shlita 
Yidden in Williamsburg waiting for the Levana
Scaffold structure for a Sukka outside the home of Rav Moshe Sternbuch shlita 



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