Wednesday October 21 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 62 A mix of clouds and sun 

A nor'easter lurking far offshore will bring gusty winds and coastal flooding to the Jersey Shore again on Wednesday.National Weather Service.

- Tonight Yartzeit of  Rochel Imeinu A soul-stirring address by Horav Michoel Sorotzkin, recounting Reb Chaim Shmuelevitz’s tearful plea at Kever Rochel for Mamme Rochel to weep for her children, and revealing the profound power of her tears in safeguarding Klal Yisroel throughout the long exile, as foretold by Yirmiyahu Hanavi watch HERE

- The special day of י' מרחשוון The Sefer (מועד לכל חי ר' חיים פלאג'י writes, "The 10th of Cheshvan, the birthday of גד בן יעקב is a lucky day.

The זכות of גד hovers over us all day long."

The מזל of גד raises our מזל for all our needs.(source)

Bingo: crazy sales Tasters choice $14.89,Kleenex tissues 10pk $19, Oil $6.49

- JD Vance, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and others announced some of the findings of what they said was the first nationwide surge focusing on SNAP fraud uncovering $42 million in fraud.

- BDE: Petirah of Rav Binyomin Grunwald Z"L of Cleveland following a illness he was 81. Son is Reb Yehoshua shlita of Lakewood. Levaya in Lakewood today 4:30 pm at the  chapel with kevura in EY. Zoom link HERE Passcode:794029 Phone hook up 646-931-3860 PIN 84095309125#

- BDE: Petirah of Rav Yitzchok Zev Rosengarten ZL long time baal Tefilh at B"M Emunas Yisroel in Boro Park he was 100 years old. Levaya took place in EY.

- Lakewood’s Tax Hikes: As early voting begins this weekend, there’s little local media coverage of the significant tax increases Lakewood residents are now facing. Residents are questioning the township’s confusing “For Advice Only” tax notice, which fails to clearly explain the increase or when payments are due. Some are questioning whether the timing and format are deliberate, coming just ahead of the elections. Taxpayers deserve transparency and clear answers not confusion when it comes to their money.

- Ocean County NJ Among the Nation’s Top Counties for Home Value Growth. Ocean County home values have increased 4.8% over the past year with the typical home now valued at approximately $551,000. Rising home values mean more equity for existing homeowners, but they also make it increasingly difficult for young families and first-time buyers to afford a home in the area. Homeowners are gaining equity, but affordability remains a growing challenge. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026. 

- U.S. House Judiciary Committee subpoenas the Gov Sherrill administration over the improper registration of 6,600 noncitizens to vote in New Jersey. GOP lawmakers accused the state of withholding records.NJ globe

- Satmar spokespersons Rabbi Moishe Indig:

We have hakaras hatov. We remember who stands beside us, who has the Jewish community’s back when it counts, and which friends we can always count on. Governor Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli have been those friends, and now we stand with them.

We ask every eligible voter to show up for them at the ballot box. They have earned it.

- Rav Dov  Landau addressed the emergence oàaf alternative chareidi parties for the first time, warning that dissatisfaction with the established political leadership does not justify supporting factions that lack the approval of the Gedolei Yisroel.

- Moti Leitner, chairman of the "HaTzibur HaChareidi" party, said he is staying in the race

 I am not withdrawing. We think we have a chance to pass the threshold." : "But in parallel, the heads of United Torah Judaism and Shas along with their emissaries are sending harsh threats against us; they shy away from nothing powerful systems, petitions with the full force of a monopoly; power corrupts."

- Trump: Numerous people, who requested that sanctions be immediately imposed on Russia, have called to apologize to President Trump in that they didn’t know that he was negotiating the release of Stephen Hubbard, a truly big and important deal for the U.S. If sanctions would have been placed, certainly those negotiations would have come to a complete and total halt

- A bill in the state Legislature would lift some of the most controversial and restrictive requirements of New Jersey’s new e-bike law by deregulating the slowest low speed models.

The measure, introduced on Oct. 15 by state Sen. Raj Mukherji, D-Hudson, would also amend the current law to remove a requirement for a person to register and obtain a license to operate a low-speed class 1 or 2 electric bicycle.

-  Giyus  another yeshiva bochur arrested learning in Yeshiva Torah Btifarta.

- A new New Jersey water-quality analysis found PFAS “forever chemicals” in 91% of 86 water samples from the Raritan River watershed. PFAS were detected at all sampled locations upstream of a Bridgewater drinking-water intake. These chemicals are highly persistent and have been linked to several health concerns, including some cancers.

- Nurses Are in High Demand, but Many Are Leaving Bedside Care in Droves - WSJ

Despite strong demand and rising salaries, hospitals across the United States are struggling to retain nurses as burnout, understaffing and workplace violence push many away from bedside care. According to The Wall Street Journal, the median annual income for nurses has climbed to $97,550, yet many are seeking less stressful roles in urgent care, remote patient monitoring and other fields

- Brad Lander NY Democrat: I’ve been detained by the IDF, along with a group of rabbis & volunteers. We were simply harvesting olives in a grove near Nehalim in the West Bank. The IDF issued a statement Due to the security risk posed by conducting an uncoordinated harvest near an Israeli community, IDF soldiers, Border Police forces in Judea and Samaria, and officers from the Judea and Samaria District Police arrived at the scene and detained those present

- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said 

 he would accept a peace deal that freezes the war along the current frontlines, calling it a realistic way to stop the fighting. He says Ukraine would then seek security guarantees from President Trump and European allies to ensure peace and security.

- New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would require annual inspections of baggage scales at Newark Liberty International Airport after an investigation revealed that more than one-quarter of the airport’s scales produced inaccurate readings, potentially exposing travelers to unwarranted overweight baggage charges.