Friday November 6 News Updates Lakewood

Friday, November 6, 2026 / כ״ו חשון תשפ״ז ערב שבת פרשת חיי שרה

Candle lighting 4:30 pm

Shkiah/sunset  4:48 pm

Sof Zman Krias shema shabbos morning Gr"a 9:06 am 

Rosh Chodesh Kislev is Tuesday and Wednesday

Molad:   Monday evening, 27 minutes and 3 chalakim after 10:00 pm

Weather today : Thunderstorms during the morning will give way to steady rain this afternoon. High 67F. Chance of rain 90%. Localized flooding is possible. tonight clear low 49

Shabbos day  61 Partly cloudy skies

Flash Flood Warning remains in place until 11 am. Flooding was still ongoing across portions of Monmouth County, as well as northern Ocean County. The heaviest rains have moved out, but more than 3.00 inches fell earlier this morning.

Welcome home bochurim off shabbos for mesivtos 

- Trump: I am pleased to announce that Mr. Stephen Miller, the current Deputy Chief of Staff of the Trump Administration, and one of my most trusted advisors, will become the Chief of Staff starting Monday, November 9, 2026. Susie Wiles, who has done an outstanding job, will be moving over to the Trump Political Operation. I want to thank her for her service as Chief of Staff — She has done a great job! President DONALD J. TRUMP

- Trump has replaced Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller as White House Chief of Staff. 

- Trump: Israel and, in fact, the entire Middle East, WOULD NOT EXIST TODAY if I did not stop Iran from having a Nuclear Weapon. Nobody wants to say that, but everybody knows it’s true! President DONALD J. TRUMP

- BDE: Petirah of Mrs. Miriam Weiss A"H of Lakewood following an illness she was in her 30's.Husband is R Avi. Levaya at the  chapel erev shabbos. 

- Heavy traffic and accidents around Lakewood due to the weather . Accident at Hope chapel and Miller rd backing up traffic.

- ICE activity today in Lakewood onb2nd street making arrests.

- Moishas in Howell open today until 2 hours before the zman 

- Shabbos Chevron thousands gather to spend shabbos Chayei Sarah in the city of Chevron

- Chabad kinus Hashluchim going in this shabbos in crown heights.

- Black Friday deals at Bingo  store will be open motzei shabbos 

- Mock wedding day at local playgroups and kindergartens erev shabbos chayei Sara for Yitzchok and Rivka

- Flooding on Lakewood roadways due to the storm and clogged drains. Several schools in the Newport area canceled for the day due to flooded and closed roads 

-Avigdor Lieberman officially announces: We will compromise on the conscription law and form a government with the ultra-Orthodox parties.

- Torah Umesorah shabbos convention in Pennsylvania 

- At last night's township committee meeting the members all congratulated each other on winning reelection with no other statements or mentions about the 9000 votes for Moishe Raitzik 

- Tefillos for the gerrer rebbe and Vizhnitzer rebbe   יעקב אריה בן יוטא   ישראל בן לאה אסתר

- LPD Weather Alert: Flash Flooding Warning through 11AM - Radar shows heavy showers & thunderstorms moving SW to NE over the area. Estimated 2.5-3" has fallen, raising flash flood concerns. Creeks and streams will quickly rise out of their banks. Any low lying areas will remain flooded. Activity will continue through the day as additional energy pushes in from the south. Thunderstorms will become less likely after 2pm as the strongest energy slides east. Moderate showers are expected into the evening hours. Conditions dry out from 8-11pm. An additional inch of rainfall is expected. Stay safe!

- A controversial proposal to construct a towering 100-foot communications structure in the heart of a Lakewood  four seasons residential neighborhood is facing organized opposition, as residents have retained prominent attorney Jan Meyer to represent them before the Lakewood Township Zoning Board of Adjustment. faanews

-Israel elections

 Eisenkot reveals his cards: A minority government with 48 seats, supported externally by the Arab parties, and possibly with United Torah Judaism abstaining. Segal

-Amit Segal: The political reality you won’t hear about in the media: Lieberman has torpedoed the minority government that Gadi was planning before Gadi even received the mandate to form a government. Lieberman’s new demand: 61 Knesset members, without the Arab parties, but including United Torah Judaism and Shas every single one of their MKs. Bennett, who ran on the promise of an “Alliance of Those Who Serve,” has remained silent and has not agreed to this arrangement. He is not expected to agree, either. One thing is already clear: There is no “Alliance of Those Who Serve”  only those who serve.

- Amit Segal In effect, two competing government scenarios are currently taking shape: Eisenkot wants to quickly swear in a 48-seat minority government with the support of the Arab parties. Lieberman wants a rotation government bringing together the pro-change bloc and the ultra-Orthodox parties. There is a covert rivalry between the two

- Urgent White House meetings over the past two days focused on potentially resuming strikes against Iran, Fox News reports, citing senior U.S. officials. CENTCOM is reportedly finalizing preparations for a possible operation. The report points to active military planning but does not establish that Trump has issued an order to strike.

U.S. economy delivers a major jobs surprise, adding 165,000 jobs in October and crushing economists' expectations.