Friday October 16 News Updates Lakewood

 Friday, October 16, 2026 / ה׳ חשון תשפ״ז

ערב שבת פרשת נח

Candle lighting 5:57 pm

Shkiah/Sunset 6:15 pm

- מברכים בה׳׳ב

weather 78 Chance of a shower or two during the morning, followed by partly cloudy skies this afternoon.Chance of rain 30%.

NWS: Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds are possible,” the weather service said. “The timing looks to be late this afternoon and evening, approximately 4-9 p.m.”

Tonight low 48° Showers and thundershowers early, then overcast overnight with occasional rain. Storms may contain strong gusty winds. Low 48F. Chance of rain 90%.

Shabbos day Cloudy skies. High 53F. Winds 10 to 20 mph.

- Trump  said he told newly appointed White House Press Sec. Katie Zacharia to reconsider her role, suggesting the job “may not be for her.”

-President Trump posts that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is considering RETIREMENT “A great man!!!”

- Admor of  דעעש  will be sitting shiva in Lakewood on the petirah of his mother from MOtzei shabbos through Sunday afternoon 32pm at 27 Lenox Drive after that he will join the aveilim in Boro Park 

- BDE: Petirah of Alter Yitzchok Isaac Wachtfogel A"h, son of yblch Rosh Yeshiva  Rav Elya Ber Shlita.The Levaya took place Friday morning at Shamgar in Yerushalayim.There will be limited Shiva hours.

- This Motzei Shabbos  the Dirshu Anud Yomi siyum will take place in Lakewood at Ateres Esther hall. The siyum will be made by Rav Reuvein Feinstein Shlita and guest speaker Rav Asher Dovid May Shlita.

- Frum Newspapers and magazines raise their prices

Ami magazine now $10

Yated Neeman $6.50

Hamodia $7

Mishpacha $8

- Over 1,191 flights delayed, 79 canceled amid widespread U.S. travel disruptions due to weather.

- Anti Trump protestors will gather for the annual no Kings  protest Shabbos morning in Lakewood at Route 70 just east of Airport Road.

- Degel HaTorah says it wants to protect those genuinely devoted to Torah study, but its representatives  MK Pindrus acknowledged that they were prepared to accept a system that would push some other Charedim toward military service and out of yeshiva.

- Giyus 47 Bochurim/Avreichim are sitting in Jail this week for draft evasion. Today 2 more bochurim from Ohr Hachaim yeshiva were arrested in Yerushalayim. Protests likely to resume again next week.

- Kosher  meat prices are just too high Kiddusg club podcast exclusive   Do kosher meat prices really need to be that high? Or is Big Kosher Meat taking advantage of us? Watch Here 

- Faanews: A Three-judge panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division heard oral argument Thursday in the closely watched appeal challenging the Lakewood Planning Board’s approval of Sunset Road Sefardic Congregation  and the judges appeared highly engaged with virtually every major issue raised in the appeal.

- Whistleblower lawsuit rocking Jackson Township is moving forward more at faa

- White House press secretary Katie Zacharia responds to questions about whether she still has President Trump's confidence after her first week on the job. "I'm standing here, and I was able to travel with him... and I hope to be able to build the trust and confidence of everyone around me

- APP: Jackson Township DWI arrests have increased by 50% this year compared to all of 2025, according to new data from Jackson Police, which also shows arrests have more than doubled since 2023. But before you start thinking local drivers have gone on some kind of drunk driving binge, police credit much of the increase to stepped-up enforcement of all motor vehicle laws, from speeding and cel phone use to vehicle registration and insurance requirements..

- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is reportedly considering retirement, potentially BEFORE the midterm elections. The timing could be critical. If Alito steps down, Trump and Senate Republicans could rush to confirm his replacement before January 2027, when Democrats could potentially take control of the Senate. (Report)