Iran War Updates Tuesday April 14

- President Donald Trump says that Iran talks could resume in Pakistan over the next two days, according to an interview with the New York Post.

- American Airlines has extended the suspension of its flights to Israel, it will not resume operations until at least September 8.

- Hezbollah bombards northern Israel as Lebanese and Israeli envoys meet in DC

- The IDF Home Front Command on Monday adjusted its wartime guidelines, conditionally permitting educational activities in parts of northern Israel while limiting gatherings in the Jerusalem area and the south, amid the ongoing fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon and the shaky ceasefire in Iran.

- An IDF reservist was killed and three were injured when a Humvee overturned in southern Lebanon on Sunday night, name is  Ayal Uriel Bianco Z"L, 30,  from Katzrin.

- More than 10,000 U.S. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen along with over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft are executing the mission to blockade ships entering and departing Iranian ports,” the US Central Command says in a statement.

- Reuters : The US and Iran may return to negotiations as early as the end of the week - but a date has not yet been set

- 10 IDF soldiers wounded, 3 seriously, in Bint Jbeil clash with Hezbollah

- Mossad Director Barnea: "Our commitment will only be fulfilled when the extremist regime in Iran is replaced. We did not think the mission would be completed immediately after the fighting subsided. Still, we planned and planned that our campaign would continue and be manifested even in the period following the attacks on Tehran."

- Negotiations between Israel and Lebanon  will take place today in Washington.

- The MarineTraffic tracking service shows a largely empty Strait of Hormuz as the American military enforces a naval blockade on Iran.

- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni: Due to the current situation, Italy is suspending the automatic renewal of the security agreement with Israel

- NYT: During the talks in Pakistan, the US demanded that Iran freeze its nuclear program for 20 years, not permanently. The idea was intended to allow Iran to claim it did not completely abandon its nuclear program. Instead, Tehran proposed suspending the nuclear program for five years - similar to the Iranian proposal in the February talks, and Trump also refused then.

Oif Simchas Monday 27 Nissan

ברוך אתה ה אלוקינו ... אקבו"צ על ספירת העומר

היום שנים עשר יום שהם שבוע אחד וחמשה ימים בעומר

Chasunas:

Friedman - Weiss Fountain Ballroom

Chasunas:

Taylor - Garfinkel Cedar Palace

Pfeiffer - Brenner Bais Faiga

Karfunkel - Frankin Lake Terrace

Neuman - Posner Ateres Blima

Kahn - Tomasis Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Aisenstark - Friedman Fountain Ballroom

Kagan  Ateres Reva

Monday April 13 News Updates

Weather 80 ° Cloudy.

- Back to school today for summer season plaugroups, elementary and girls high schools resume today.

- White House economists estimate the U.S. is short at least 10 million single-family homes.

 - Trump announces the U.S. "may stop by Cuba" when finished with Iran

- Kentucky Passes Law to Contact Chabad Before Cremations Kentucky has passed legislation requiring that, before cremating an unclaimed deceased individual, authorities must make a good-faith effort to notify Chabad or another relevant religious organization.

- Shuvu held a fundraising event in Lakewood today at the Tomohawk restaurant attended by the delegation of gedolim visiting from EY who came briefly to Lakewood before heading back to NY.

- Giyus: The IDF Military Police arrested  7 yeshiva bochurim  today who were spending bein hazmanim in the Eilat area

- U.S. forces killed five alleged narco-terrorists during two kinetic strikes on vessels approaching America's borders in the Pacific Ocean.

Bein Hazmanim shiur today in Lutzk B"M by Rav Michoel Sorotzkin shlita 12:45pm

- Trump was scheduled to visit Israel this coming Week to celebrate Israel's Yom Haatzmaut but as of now he will not be coming according to reports. 

- Lakewood zoning board meeting today 7PM watch livestream Here see agenda Here partial list of applications to be heard:

 – SK Prospect Cross Lakewood, LLC – Major subdivision for 8 duplexes (16 units); use variance.

– 1501 Prospect Street, LLC – Single-family homes in M-1 zone; use variance.

– Duvie Holdings, LLC – Boulder way  Subdivision to create 5 residential lots.

 – 1 E. 13th st Dormitory addition to existing school.

 – Peace Realty Holdings, LLC – Ashley Ave Single-family home; bulk variances requested.

– Rabin & Company, LLC – Residential development (single-family + duplexes); use variance. Nassau Street, Amsterdam, Columbus and Nostrand Avenues.

 – Beth Medrash Govoha – Major subdivision for 74 homes and a school lot; prior use variance.

- The Lakewood Police Department will join New Jersey’s “Goal: Zero” campaign on April 14, increasing enforcement on speeding, distracted driving, DUI, and traffic violations to reduce crashes and promote safer driving.

- Continued tefillos for Habachur Mordechai Zelig ben Blima who was injured in a accident Early Sunday morning  and in need of Rachel Shamayim.

- Shiva for Habachur Eliyohu Schepansky Z"L at 14 Garden of Eden Drive Lakewood.

 At the levaya yesterday in Lakewood, the maspidim all echoed a common theme: his great maalos his chesed and lev tov. He was always looking out to help others, never expecting anything in return or seeking recognition. Full of heart, with no chitzoniyus, he embodied a true Toras Chaim and ahavas chesed. He was a serious ben aliyah, a true ben Torah diligent and strong in his learning, always standing out, proudly carrying himself with the dignity and appearance of a yeshiva bochur.

- A lakewood Hatzolah volunteer was praised on a public facebook forum for stopping to help victims of a multi-car crash on Route 70 in Lakewood, while others drove past. The volunteer immediately provided care, despite the victims not being from the Jewish community, highlighting Hatzolah’s dedication to helping anyone in need.

- One person was killed and another critically injured in a shooting at the Excelcare nursing and rehabilitation facility in Egg Harbor Township on Monday morning. Officials said the individuals involved knew each other and confirmed there is no ongoing threat to the community.

- A Rutgers-Eagleton poll shows President Donald Trump remains broadly unpopular in New Jersey, with 61% viewing him unfavorably, 26% favorably, and 12% with no opinion.

-Ambassador Mike Huckabee: As Yom HaShoah begins this evening, we remember the six million Jewish men, women, and children murdered by the Nazis in the Holocaust, the systematic attempt to annihilate the Jewish people from the face of the earth.

Iran War Updates Monday April 13

- CNN: Sources in the Trump administration are discussing the possibility of holding another meeting with the negotiation representatives from Iran before the ceasefire ends. As part of the discussions, possible dates and objectives for the meeting are being considered

- Trump warns: "Iran’s Navy is lying at the bottom of the sea, completely obliterated - 158 ships. What we have not hit are their small number of, what they call, “fast attack ships,” because we did not consider them much of a threat. Warning: If any of these ships come anywhere close to our BLOCKADE, they will be immediately ELIMINATED, using the same system of kill that we use against the drug dealers on boats at Sea. It is quick and brutal. P.S. 98.2% of Drugs coming into the U.S. by Ocean or Sea have STOPPED! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT"

-US naval blockade of Iran comes into effect; IDF says it’s on high alert

 

- Two soldiers were moderately hurt and six others were lightly injured in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon earlier today, the military says.

- A senior US official told Al-Jazeera: We are ready to impose a naval blockade on Iran, and we have enough forces and equipment to carry it out. We will implement this, regardless of the duration set by President Trump. We will not discuss the possibility of the US fleet passing through the Strait of Hormuz to secure our operations, nor will we, at this time, discuss the rules of engagement in the event of a violation of the naval blockade of Iran.

- The IDF confirms: More than 250 terrorists and commanders from the Hezbollah terrorist organization were eliminated in the largest strike in Lebanon on April 8 - including dozens in Beirut.

- The US military said it will enforce a blockade on all traffic entering and leaving Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz from 10 a.m. ET today, after weekend peace talks in Pakistan faltered. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has vowed to retaliate.

- Iran has threatened to close Bab el-Mandeb, the gateway to the Red Sea, in response to the U.S. blockade of its ports. This could be carried out through its proxy forces in Yemen, the Houthis

- Netanyahu: The ceasefire between Iran and the US “could turn on a dime.”

-A military source warns the IRGC could respond as early as tonight, including potential strikes on U.S. and Israeli targets tied to Strait of Hormuz developments. The IDF is bracing for escalation and a possible ceasefire collapse, updating its target bank and intensifying monitoring inside Iran.

- Pope Leo XIV said he has “no fear of the Trump administration” and will continue to speak out after criticism from President Donald Trump, who denounced his stance on the Iran war and said he was “terrible for foreign policy.”

-Oil prices have again topped $100 a barrel and stock markets fell as the collapsed weekend talks, and imminent blockade, threatened to further disrupt the global economy.

- The head of the Iranian delegation that met US Vice President JD Vance over the weekend has said Americans will soon be nostalgic for the era of $4 gasoline. “Enjoy the current pump figures,”

- The Israeli military has nearly completed the capture of the Hezbollah stronghold of Bint Jbeil in southern Lebanon, killing more than 100 members of the terror group in the area in the process, the Israel Defense Forces said Monday.

Oif Simchas Sunday 25 Nissan

 היום אחד עשר יום שהם שבוע אחד וארבעה ימים לעומר/בעומר

Chasunas:

Feuer - Steinhaerter Fountain Ballroom 

Fischer - Ovitsh Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Rosenbloom - Meister Ateres Esther

Greenberger - Blumenkrantz Neemas Hachaim 

Mirsky - Rose Ateres Reva 

Gross - Ciner Ateres Blima

Glieberman Knobel Ateres Chaim Elazar 

Lots of Vorts tonight for the pre and pesach engagements

Sunday April 12 News Updates

 Weather: 56° Mostly sunny

Forecast for this week temps will be in the mid 80's through Friday.

 Chap-A-Nosh of Brooklyn, a longtime kosher staple in the Midwood neighborhood of Brooklyn that served the community for over 40 years, has permanently shut its doors, with owner Elie Pollak announcing that April 7th marked the restaurant’s final day of operation.(Matzav)

 - Giyus: A hot mic conversation between the petitioners' lawyers at the Bagatz hearing to enforce the draft

A: "What do you say, Chagai? About what I presented to them, this will end it."

Adv. B: "We will dismantle the Torah world" that's what it's about "To dismantle the world of Torah"

- LPD traffic enforcement in Lakewood today 

- Levaya of Habachur Eli Schepansky Z”L will take place 5:15 pm at the Lakewood chapel followed by Kevurah at the bais Olam.

- BDE: Petirah of Reb Yeruchim Leshinsky ZT”L, longtime Maggid Shiur in the Mirrer Yeshiva for 65 years. He was 89. He was born in Mir Poland

Reb Yeruchim devoted his life to the Mirrer Yeshiva, inspiring generations of talmidim, he escaped the war with the yeshiva and later settled in America. He is survived by his wife, Rebbetzin Libby Leshinsky, daughter of HaRav Avigdor Miller ZT”L. Levaya this afternoon in Flatbush at Mir Yeshiva with kevura in EY.

- NJ inspection sticker extension 

The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission announced the permanent closure of its Newark inspection station as of April 11, 2026.

To ease the impact on drivers, the agency is granting a three-month extension for any vehicle inspection stickers set to expire between April and July 2026.

- Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlita will lead a delegation this week to the US on behalf of Shuvu. He will be joined by Rav Shimon Galai and Rav Yitzchok Silman, the nasi of Shuvu. The delegation is scheduled to remain in New York for a brief stay.

- NJ Governor Sherrill said that one person was killed and six others were injured during last night’s shooting at a Chick-fil-A in Union Township. According to a preliminary investigation, the shooting was not a random act of violence but  there is no "immediate ongoing threat to the general public."

- NJ: Affluent N.J. town launches affordable housing lottery for homes starting at $192K

The affordable homes include two- and three-bedroom condos priced from $191,950 to $216,934. Colts Neck Township is accepting applications for affordable housing units at The Grande at Colts Neck condominium development. When a unit becomes available, eligible households are selected by lottery from the active pool, according to the Affordable Housing Alliance. The available homes include two- and three-bedroom units priced between $191,950 and $216,934.

- BDE: Bein Hazmaim tragedy at Ein Eikev in the Negev: Habachur Yehoshua Ram, Z"L  of Bnei Brak,  17 years old, was pulled from the water without signs of life after drowning during a trip with his friends.

- The NJ state Motor Vehicle Commission is on target to meet the July 1 deadline to begin a new controversial law that requires registration of all e-bikes and licensing of operators.

- After 26 years, residents and locals are saying goodbye to the Mandarin Oriental, one of Miami Beach’s iconic hotels. 

According to Swire Properties, the demolition will make way for the groundbreaking of The Residences at Mandarin Oriental Miami. The ultra luxury hotel and residential development is scheduled for completion in 2030. JV

Iran War Updates Sunday April 12

10pm 

Trump: "At 10a tomorrow, we have a blockade going into effect — that'll be 10a tomorrow. Other nations are working, so that Iran will not be able to sell oil and that will be very effective."

Trump:  "Iran is in very bad shape — and just so you understand, Iran will not have a nuclear weapon... There is no way. They still want it, and they made that clear the other night. Iran will not have a nuclear weapon

WSJ: President Trump is considering limited strikes on Iran together with the US Navy blockade on the Strait of Hormuz.

- U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) will begin implementing a blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports on April 13 at 10 a.m. ET, in accordance with the president's proclamation.- Iran warned that any military vessels entering the Strait of Hormuz would be treated as a breach of the cease-fire and met with a “strong and forceful response,” following President Trump’s announcement of a blockade targeting the strategic waterway.

- The spokesman of the Iranian National Security Council, Rezaei: “Trump's statement that he will begin a naval blockade of Iran is mere bluffing rather than reality, because it would be considered a military operation and we will respond, it complicates the current situation he's already in and further unsettles the market that's furious about it, and we might even reveal other cards we haven't played in this game, If you want the situation to improve, respect the Iranians, accept your defeat, and don't demand at the negotiating table what you failed to achieve in war.”

- ELAL resumes to full service today. "Following the removal of restrictions after a challenging and complex period, as of today, April 12, 2026: We are returning to our regular service profile, including a full menu, on flights departing from 8:55 PM. Advance check-in will be available via the EL AL website or mobile app for flights from Israel starting April 12 and for flights to Israel starting April 14."

- Trump on news reports that China is preparing to ship weapons to Iran: "I doubt they would do that... but if we catch them doing that, they get a 50% tariff, which is a staggering amount

- Trump announces a naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz: "So, there you have it, the meeting went well, most points were agreed to, but the only point that really mattered, NUCLEAR, was not. Effective immediately, the United States Navy, the Finest in the World, will begin the process of BLOCKADING any and all Ships trying to enter, or leave, the Strait of Hormuz. At some point, we will reach an “ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO IN, ALL BEING ALLOWED TO GO OUT” basis, but Iran has not allowed that to happen by merely saying, “There may be a mine out there somewhere,” that nobody knows about but them. THIS IS WORLD EXTORTION, and Leaders of Countries, especially the United States of America, will never be extorted. I have also instructed our Navy to seek and interdict every vessel in International Waters that has paid a toll to Iran. No one who pays an illegal toll will have safe passage on the high seas. We will also begin destroying the mines the Iranians laid in the Straits. Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO .... Iran knows, better than anyone, how to END this situation which has already devastated their Country. Their Navy is gone, their Air Force is gone, their Anti Aircraft and Radar are useless, Khomeini, and most of their “Leaders,” are dead, all because of their Nuclear ambition. The Blockade will begin shortly. Other Countries will be involved with this Blockade. Iran will not be allowed to profit off this Illegal Act of EXTORTION. They want money and, more importantly, they want Nuclear. Additionally and, at an appropriate moment, we are fully “LOCKED AND LOADED,” and our Military will finish up the little that is left of Iran! President DONALD J. TRUMP

- Trump: The Iranians haven’t left the negotiations; I predict they’ll come back and give us everything we want.

- Flights on foreign carriers resume on Bluebird, Tus, Etihad, Smartwings, and Ethiopian this week, this is all dependent on the fragile ceasefire holding…American has canceled flights through 9/8.

El Al will resume flying to dozens of destinations this week, with full service resuming later this month(Dansdeals)

- The IDF Chief of Staff put the IDF on alert: Immediate readiness to return to war with Iran. In light of the collapse of negotiations between the US and Iran, the IDF has entered a structured combat procedure similar to the format used before previous operations on the soil of the Islamic Republic. The Intelligence Directorate is accelerating target development. It is emphasized that no decision on military action has been made yet.

BDE: Tragic Accident

A tragic accident took place early this morning as several bochurin were on the way back from Philadelphia after doing a chesed for a friend driving to the airport. Their car was involved in a accident with a truck resulting in the petirah of Habachur Eli Schepansky Z”L, age 18  the son of Ybl"c R’ Moshe and Mrs. Leah Schepansky. Another bochur, was seriously injured. Name for Tehillim is Mordechai Zelig ben Blima.

Askanim are working with local authorities to ensure proper kavod hameis.

Levaya will take place 5:15 pm at the lakewood Bais Olam followed by kevura.

- Shiva is at 14 Garden of Eden Drive Lakewood 

Motzei Shabbos News Updates

 Weather tonight 41°

היום עשרה ימים שהם שבוע אחד ושלשה ימים בעומר

Giyus: Israel’s High Court of Justice is hearing a petition from the Movement for Quality Government in Israel accusing the government of ignoring court rulings by failing to enforce mandatory military service for ultra-Orthodox men.

- While New Jersey fully reopens the child care assistance program, funding limits and eligibility restrictions may still prevent many families from accessing affordable child care, according to reports.

- Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlita is expected to come to the US this week for a quick visit on behalf of the Shuvu organization.

-NJ Firefighters have fully contained an approximately 160-acre wildfire that broke out Saturday in Gloucester County, officials said.

- Levaya of Rav Chanoch Friedman ztl of Yerushalayim will take place tomorrow morning 10am in Lakewood at the BMG Yoshon Bais Medrash with kevura in EY.

- Nichun Aveilim: Shiva for Rebbetzin Reva Halperin A"H is at 705 Valley Dr. Lakewood her brothers Rav Dovid and Shlomo Feivel Schustal shlita are sitting at same address

- Authorities are investigating a shooting at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Union County Saturday night, a spokeswoman for the Union County Prosecutor’s Office confirmed. It’s unclear how many people have been shot or the extent of their injuries.

- A video of United Airlines Boeing 777 was seen performing a low approach over the New Jersey turnpike while landing on Runway 29 at Newark Liberty International Airport. It was reportedly 50 feet above the highway.

- Continued tefillos in EY where two brothers were caught in the water off the beach in Netanya. One was rescued in critical condition and taken unresponsive to Laniado Hospital in Netanya, while the second remains missing as search and rescue operations continue.

- NASA’s Artemis II Moon Mission Splashed down Fridat night off San Diego. The crew of three Americans and one Canadian are to return to Houston on Saturday after concluding a journey that sent humans around the moon for the first time since 1972.

Iran War Updates Motzei Shabbos Shmini

12:45 am

- Trump: “The Trump card the president holds if Iran won’t bend: a naval blockade.”

- Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar calls on Iran and the United States to keep their commitment to maintain a ceasefire after the countries ended historic, face-to-face talks without an agreement. Pakistan will continue to play a mediating role and try to facilitate dialogue between Iran and the US in coming days, he says.

Negotiation talks collapse between US and Ira.

-Vice President Vance: We were quite flexible, but Iran chose not to accept our terms. We are returning to the US without a deal. 

Vance: “We've been at it for 21 HOURS. We've had substantive discussions...bad news is, we have not reached an agreement."

"The bad news is that we have not reached an agreement. And I think that's bad news for Iran much more than it's bad news for the United States of America. So, we go back to the U.S. having not come to an agreement. They have chosen not to accept our terms."

Vance: The simple fact is that we need to see a positive commitment that they will not try to develop nuclear weapons, and will not try to obtain the tools that would allow them to acquire nuclear weapons quickly.

- Trump: We are now beginning the process of clearing the Strait of Hormuz as a benefit to countries all over the world, including China, Japan, South Korea, France, Germany, and many others. Amazingly, they do not have the courage or desire to do this work themselves.

- Turkey: Erdogan says, If The War drags in and US-Iran talks in Pakistan failed to achieve peace, then Türkiye may enter the war against Israel. 

Iran says talks with US to continue Sunday despite ‘serious disagreements’ remaining

IRGC warns that any attempt by military vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz will be met with “a strong response,” saying only non-military vessels would be allowed to pass under specific regulations, the IRGC declares in a statement carried by Iranian media after the US Central Command announced two US Navy warships transited the strategic waterway to clear mines laid by Tehran.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the campaign against Iran “is not over,” “We hit them, we still have more to do.

- President Trump on Iran: "We are winning, no matter what happens, we are winning. Let's see what will happen. Maybe they will make a deal, maybe not. It doesn't matter. From America's point of view, we are winning."

LEBANON WAR UPDATE: Over the past 24 hours, the IDF has struck dozens of Hezbollah targets in South Lebanon and tightened the siege on Bint Jbeil ahead of Israel-Lebanon talks set to begin on Tuesday.  

- Israel struck 200 targets in Lebanon 

Zmanim Lakewood עש"ק פרשת שמיני תשפ"ו מברכים חודש אייר

Friday, April 10, 2026 / כ״ג ניסן תשפ״ו

ערב שבת פרשת שמיני אסרו חג

candle lighting: 7:12 pm

 Shkiah/sunset 7:30 pm

Weather shabbos day 65° Sunny skies.

Shabbos Mevorchim chodesh Iyar

 Rosh chodesh is Friday and Shabbos 

Molad is Friday morning, 18 minutes and 14 chalakim after 5:00 am

Sefiras haomer reminder

- Minhag Hayeshiva  not to say אב הרחמים this shabbos mevorchim even though it is sefirah (sefer Noheg Bachachma)

- פרקי אבות פרק א

שלא חסר בעולמו כלום וברא בו בריות טובות ואילנות טובים להנות בהם בני אדם

יְחַדְּשֵׁהוּ הַקָּדושׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא

עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל עַמּו בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל

לְטובָה וְלִבְרָכָה

לְשָׂשׂון וּלְשִׂמְחָה

לִישׁוּעָה וּלְנֶחָמָה

לְחַיִּים טובִים וּלְשָׁלום

לִשְׁמוּעות טובות

וְלִבְשׂורות טובות

וְלִרְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה

וְלִגְאוּלָה קרובָה

וְנאמַר אָמֵן.

שבת שלום!

Friday Isru Chag Pesach April 10 News Updates Lakewood

Friday, April 10, 2026 / כ״ג ניסן תשפ״ו

ערב שבת פרשת שמיני אסרו חג

candle lighting: 7:12 pm

 Shkiah/sunset 7:30 pm

Weather 63° sunny

tonight: 50° partly cloudy skies 

shabbos day 65° Sunny skies.

Shabbos Mevorchim chodesh Iyar Rosh chodesh is Friday and Shabbos (those holding first half of sefira can get haircut and shave next Friday)

Molad is Friday morning, 18 minutes and 14 chalakim after 5:00 am

Reminder no music for those who keep first half of sefira

- Updated AKO Post-Pesach Shopping Information 2026 Here 

- No soughrdough challos available at stores due to short schedule 

- Nichun Aveilim: Shiva for Rebbetzin Reva Halperin A"H is at 705 Valley Dr. Lakewood her brothers Rav Dovid and  Shlomo Feivel Schustal shlita are sitting at same address.

- Nichum Aveilim: shiva For Mrs. Beatie Solomon A"H of Brooklyn is at 1459 58th st in Boro Park. Her sons are R' Yaakov Schwartz of Lakewood R' Yossi, R' Moshe Akiva Schwartz. 

- ICE agents arrested an undocumented Mexican man in Jackson, New Jersey, on April 1, despite Governor Mikie Sherrill’s ban on masked enforcement officers. Officials said the qman had been deported twice before and also faced prior domestic violence charges.APP

- New Jersey Human Services Commissioner has announced that his Department has fully reopened the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), restoring access to all eligible families seeking child care assistance. All new enrollments were frozen last August due to a funding shortage. In her proposed $60.7 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2027, New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill included an additional $18 million for the program, which is projected to support for up to 77,500 children, or 2,500 more than the current year's budget.(Shlomoschorr)

- New Jersey drivers who have a vehicle inspection sticker set to expire between April and July of this year will get a three-month grace period due to the closure of the Newark Inspection Station this weekend. Vehicles with April expirations will now be extended to July, May stickers are good until August, June stickers are extended to September and July stickers are valid until October. (Onejersey) 

- BDE: Petirah of Hagaon Rav Chanoch Friedman zt”l, Rosh Kollel and Av Beis Din of Beis Yechiel in Har Nof, who passed away while in the US. He was known as a iluy a respected talmid chochom and marbitz Torah a mechaber sefoeim and was one of the youngest talmidim of Rav Aharon Kotler Zatzal. The levaya was scheduled for Friday at 2:00 p.m. at Congregation Adas Yeshurun, 3050 W Touhy Ave, Chicago, with a second levaya planned in Lakewood on Sunday 10 am at BMG, followed by kevurah in Eretz Yisrael.

- Report Lakewood Police say that drones spotted over sensitive areas during Pesach were part of an authorized security operation. The effort involved local police, county and state law enforcement, and Shomrim, providing coordinated aerial and ground coverage across Lakewood during Yom Tov. Specific monitored locations were not disclosed.

- BDE: Petirah of Rav Avrohom Altman zt”l, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Ateres Tzvi in Ashdod, passed away at the age of 94 after collapsing at his home. He had recently been weakened but was still able to daven in his bais medrash over Pesach. The levaya was held at Yeshivas Ateres Tzvi in Ashdod, and continued to Har Hamenuchos in Yerushalayim for kevurah.

- A tragic incident occurred at zanz Beach in Netanya on Friday, where two brothers were caught in the water. One was rescued in critical condition and taken unresponsive to Laniado Hospital in Netanya, while the second remains missing as search and rescue operations continue.

- Emergency teams, including ZAKA and Magen David Adom, are conducting intensive efforts along the shoreline and surrounding waters. Please be mispallel for: 

אברהם ישעיהו בן שושנה

יששכר דב בן שושנה

Shlissel Challah, the Key to making it, the reasons behind it

10 Reasons for Shlissel Challa on shabbos after Pesach see below

(As this year Isru Chag is Friday some opinions say that this segula is for the first time that one bakes challah after Pesach that can be done next week.)

There is a minhag to bake shlissel challah (shlissel means key in Yiddish) for the Shabbos after Pesach. Shlisel challos are best known as a segula for parnasa,Some bake the challah with an actual key inside,
some make the challah in the shape of a key and some put sesame seeds on top in the form of a key. The Ohev Yisroel says about shlisel challah that “the minhagim of our fathers are most definitely Torah”. There are many reasons given for this minhag of baking shlissel challah; (Some of the items written below can also be found in Taamei Minhagim, Nitei Gavriel, Sefer Hatoda’a and Minhag Yisroel Torah)

Iran War Updates Friday April 10

- Israeli Ambassador to the US Yehiel Leiter: Israel agreed to negotiations with Lebanon on Tuesday, but it refused to discuss a ceasefire with Hezbollah

- WSJ: The US military continues to deploy forces to the Middle East - with fighter jets and attack aircraft that recently arrived in the area and 1,500-2,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division. Meanwhile, thousands more Marines and sailors are making their way to the area, as is the aircraft carrier George Bush

- Hezbollah continues to shoot rockets Friday night into Israel 

- Trump says the results of talks with Iran will be clear "in about 24 hours. We’re going to know soon."Trump added, "We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition... even at a higher level than we use to do a complete decimation." NYP

Trump: In the meantime, US warships are being loaded with the best ammunition ever produced to resume attacks on Iran if the talks fail - we will carry out destruction.

- Trump Warns Iran Has “No Cards” Ahead of High-Stakes Islamabad Talks

In fresh remarks, Donald Trump said Tehran’s only remaining leverage is short-term pressure through international waterways, adding that negotiations are now Iran’s only viable path as U.S.-Iran talks intensify in Pakistan 

- The Saudi Al-Hadath network reports from its sources: Intensive international efforts are underway that may lead to a ceasefire declaration between Israel and Lebanon tomorrow

- 4 lightly injured in latest hezbollah rocket attack on the north. Strategic site in tzefas was hit with fragments falling near the meor chaim shul and Ziv hospital which Israel suspects was the target

- A senior Iranian security official told Press TV: "Due to Iran's insistence and pressure, Israel was forced to stop the attacks in Beirut. Their cessation was set as a precondition for their participation in ceasefire negotiations with the US." According to him, the Iranian delegation's trip to Islamabad was postponed several times for this reason, and Iran warned that continued attacks in Lebanon could lead to the complete cancellation of the talks.

 - Hezbollah fires missile at southern port of Ashdod as IDF strikes launchers in Lebanon

No injuries in overnight attack, which sets off sirens in Tel Aviv due to falling interceptor debris; home in Misgav Am hit by rocket; Lebanese reel from major Israeli strikes

- Airlines returning with gradual schedule to Ben Gurion Airport starting next week and April 25,  Bluebird, Wizz air and Etihad airlines.  British Airways will fly again from July 1st

- IDF Chief of Staff Zamir on a visit inside Lebanon: "We are not in a ceasefire - the IDF is in a state of war. Iran is much weaker, and Hezbollah understands that it is isolated."

 - Israel is removing Spain from the Gaza coordination center in Kiryat Gat due to an anti-Israel obsession

 - New York Times: Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, is under lockdown ahead of the US-Iran talks scheduled for the weekend. Authorities have blocked roads using shipping containers and barbed wire fences, and deployed security forces throughout the city. The area within a radius of more than three kilometers around the Serena Hotel, where the delegations are expected to stay, has been completely closed off. Even the walking trails on the hills overlooking Islamabad have been closed to the public.

Motzei Pesach 5786 Lakewood

                             א געזונטן זומער

 היום שמונה ימים שהם שבוע אחד ויום אחד  

לעומר/בעומר

Isru Chag pesach 5786

Erev shabbos shmini/Schlissel challah

-  long lines at local pizza shops with wait times at 45 minutes. Stores are giving out numbers to customers to keep their place. Evergreen open tonight until 2am , aisle 9 open all night Madison location. Nutmeg, Manko all open Gourmet Glatt locations open until 1:30am

NPGS locations open until 1:30 am

 Rt 9 south road closures 

- Post pesach chometz bonanza at ShopRite Howell will be open all night motzei Yom Tov 4594 Route 9 South. Saker Shop Rites are fully owned by Saker family and has no חשש of חמץ שעבר עליו הפסח

- post pesach shopping  guide by AKO - The Association of Jewish Kashrus Organizations HERE last year info

- POST PESACH GLUTEN FREE Gemach

Have you miscalculated and bought too much pesach products? There are lots of children and adults who are gluten free all year long and look forward to these Pesach foods. If you have any UNOPENED, SEALED PACKAGES of cookies, cake mixes, sauces, snacks, flours, etc... consider donating to the "Post Pesach Gluten Free Gemach"

Drop off at 145 Cannonball Dr, Lakewood

More dropoff locations available

 - Trump calls Alex Jones, Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens and Megyn Kelly, "Low IQ... stupid people... nobody cares about them, they’re NUT JOBS, TROUBLEMAKERS

- Automatic military draft registration in the US  takes effect in December. 

 The Trump administration is preparing to implement a new system that would automatically register eligible men for the military draft beginning in December, a move aimed at simplifying the process should conscription be reinstated for the first time in more than five decades.

Under the proposal, the Selective Service System would directly enroll “every male citizen of the United States” between the ages of 18 and 25 into its database, replacing the current requirement that individuals sign up on their own

Iran War Updates Motzei Pesach

 - President Trump declares a 2-week ceasefire with Iran ahead of negotiations for a larger deal

- Lebanon is not included in the deal and IDF carries out unprecedented wave of strikes against Hezbollah

- Negotiations with Iran starting  tomorrow in Pakistan with VP Vance leading US delegation

Ben Gurion Airport fully reopened Wednesday night resuming regular operations.

El Al will operate full flights to about 30 destinations under the ministry’s new outline.

Kosel has reopened without restrictions 

- Iran violates ceasefire numerous times with attacks on Gulf countries and not fully opening Strait of Hormuz

- Trump tonight: Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz. That is not the agreement we have! President DONALD J. TRUMP

- Trump tonight: There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait — They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now! President DONALD J. TRUMP

Israel says peace talks with Lebanon to begin ASAP, rejects calls for truce first

 Netanyahu says disarming Hezbollah will be focus of talks, said set to kick off next week in DC

- The Israeli Air Force on Wednesday carried out its largest wave of airstrikes yet against Hezbollah, the military said, after announcing that it would keep fighting the Iran-backed terror group in Lebanon, despite the two-week ceasefire.

Netanyahu 

We have achieved tremendous accomplishments

We still have goals to complete. We will achieve them by agreement or by fighting.

The ceasefire was made in full coordination between the Americans and Israel. We were not surprised.

Iran gave up all its preconditions for the ceasefire agreement. Iran is weak.

The relations between me and President Trump are excellent.

We destroyed the missile production machine. They are firing what remains in their warehouses and are not producing new missiles.

We severely damaged Iran's nuclear program. We eliminated more nuclear scientists.

All the enriched material will be removed from Iran either by agreement or by fighting.

We destroyed Iran's money printing machine.

We destroyed the Iranian navy and the military bases of Iran.

We damaged the regime's protest suppression mechanism.

We eliminated senior regime officials.

We are creating new alliances in the region.

I insisted that the ceasefire agreement would not include Hezbollah.

Anyone who tries to belittle our achievements either does not know what they are talking about or does so for foreign considerations.

Zmanim Lakewood ערב שביעי של פסח תשפ"ו

 Lakewood Zmanim ערב שביעי של פסח תשפ"ו

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 / כ׳ ניסן תשפ״ו

ערב שביעי של פסח

Candle lighting 7:09 shkiah 7:27

Weqther today 56° Sunny tonight low of 29°

Wed Shvii shel pesach 48° Sunny

Thursday Achron 55° Cloudy

- Yizkor candle reminder

- Check shabbos clothing for Muktzah items

- (yizkor Lecht) בשביעי של פסח אומרים תפילת יזכור (Achron in חו"ל)

PSA: Some items that people buy for achron shel pesach like Bisli  the matzoh meal is not shmura matza

- Kriyas Yam Suf at Toldos Mordechai Vizhnitz Clifton Ave 12:00 am

- Shiras hayom at Satmar Rockwell 12:00 am Shvii Shel Pesach

-Sterling Forest Krias Yom Suf 11:15 'Bizas Hayam 'All Night long

-Lev Avos Krias Yam Suf 11:15

-N'eelas Hachag at BMG Beren hall Achron shel Peach Mincha 6:40 pm

 חסידים אומרים שבתפלת ואמונה כל זאת' שבתפלת ערבית של ליל שביעי של פסח הוא הזמן שמחלקים את הפרנסה לכל אחד ואחת לכל ימות השנה...

חסל סידור פסח כהלכתו, ככל משפטו וחוקתו, כאשר זכינו לסדר אותו, כן נזכה לעשותו לשנה הבאה בירושלים 

סגולת הרב יעקב אדלשטיין זצ"ל ערב שביעי של פסח בחצות

There is a well-known Segulah from Rav Yaakov Edelstein to be said today Erev Shvii Shel Pesach at Chatzos Hayom midday 12:59pm it is for Parnassah shidduchim and any yeahuah that one needs.

There is a well-known Segulah from Rav Yaakov Edelstein to be said Erev Shvii Shel Pesach at Chatzo Hayim

נוסח התפילה לסגולה 'בדוקה ומנוסה' של הגר"י אדלשטיין 

מדובר בסגולה שרבים מספרים כי נושעו בזכות אמירתה, בזיווג, פרנסה, בריאות וכל ישועה שהאדם זקוק לה.

Chol Hamoed Pesach 5786

Tuesday, April 7, 2026 / כ׳ ניסן תשפ״ו

ערב שביעי של פסח

Candle lighting 7:09 shkiah 7:27

56° Sunny tonight low of 29°

Wed Shvii shel pesach 48° Sunny

Thursday Achron 55° Cloudy

- Yizkor candle reminder

- Some stores have run out of Kosher Lpesach Coke. 

- If Jenkinsons Beach boardwalk parking lots are full,   you could drop off passengers and park further down about 10-15 minute walk

-Kashrus alert if you are buying Gbroktz products that have matza in it make sure it is shemurah. Some Osem products are not shmurah matzah 

- LPD traffic enforcement around lakewood pulling over motorists 

- Post pesach chometz bonanza at ShopRite Howell will be open all night motzei Yom Tov 4594 Route 9 South.Saker Shop Rites are fully owned by Saker family and has no חשש of ח ץ שעבר עליו הפסח

Iran War Updates Tuesday April 7

6:45pm

Trump suspends bombing of Iran for 2 weeks.

Trump on Truth Social: Based on conversations with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir, of Pakistan, and wherein they requested that I hold off the destructive force being sent tonight to Iran, and subject to the Islamic Republic of Iran agreeing to the COMPLETE, IMMEDIATE, and SAFE OPENING of the Strait of Hormuz, I agree to suspend the bombing and attack of Iran for a period of two weeks. This will be a double sided CEASEFIRE! The reason for doing so is that we have already met and exceeded all Military objectives, and are very far along with a definitive Agreement concerning Longterm PEACE with Iran, and PEACE in the Middle East. We received a 10 point proposal from Iran, and believe it is a workable basis on which to negotiate. Almost all of the various points of past contention have been agreed to between the United States and Iran, but a two week period will allow the Agreement to be finalized and consummated. On behalf of the United States of America, as President, and also representing the Countries of the Middle East, it is an Honor to have this Longterm problem close to resolution. Thank you for your attention to this matter

- Report Political figures in Lebanon were informed that there is a high possibility of a ceasefire declaration that will also include Lebanon within an hour.

- Official White House X account: Iran's decades of terrorism won't continue under President Trump.“47 years of extortion, Corruption, and death, will finally end.”

- Middle East Regional source to CNN: "A deal is expected to be closed tonight; good news may come from both sides."

-President Trump to Fox News: We are in the midst of intense negotiations

Senior US official to Al Jazeera: The Pentagon has prepared military plans and our forces are ready - if the president decides to implement his threats against Iran tonight. The Pentagon's plans range from limited strikes to extensive operations against Iran. We will not reveal whether nuclear facilities are among the targets Trump has identified within Iran.

- Pakistan PM requests US President Trump yo extend the Iran attack deadline for two weeks.

- Fox News' Bret Baier: "I just got off the phone with the president. He called. He said '8pm is happening. If we get to that point, there is going to be an attack like they have not seen.' He's sticking to that at this point."

-IDF regrets “collateral damage” to Tehran’s Rafi Niya synagogue during a strike on a senior Khatam al-Anbiya commander. The military says precise munitions and aerial surveillanceq were used to minimize civilian harm; results are still under review.

-Progress has been made in the past 24 hours in the negotiations between the U.S. & Iran, though reaching a ceasefire deal by President Trump's 8pm deadline still looks like a long shot. Axios

- President Trump to Fox News: The 8:00 PM ultimatum remains in place. If we reach that point, there will be an attack like no other. If negotiations progress today and something concrete emerges, there might be a change, but for now, the ultimatum stands.

- White House: Denies US intent to use nuclear weapons in Iran

- Senior US official tells Fox News this morning, "We are absolutely in touch with (Iran). Absolutely. (The talks) have been positive. If we get lucky, we will have something by the end of the day."

- Iran closes all diplomatic and indirect channels of communication with the U.S., suspending the exchange of messages, following Trump’s threat to kill Iran's "whole civilization." — Reuters

-Hours before Trump deadline,  Iran sends thousands of civilians to act as human shields at energy infrastructure locations and protect from attack

- Prime Minister Netanyahu: "We are crushing the terrorist regime in Iran with increasing force. Yesterday we destroyed transport planes and dozens of helicopters, and today we attacked the railroads and bridges used by the Revolutionary Guards." "And this is the main point: These actions, which I approved together with the Minister of Defense, are not intended to attack the Iranian people. 

On the contrary, they are intended to weaken and crush the regime of terror that has oppressed them for 47 years. 

This is no longer the same Iran, nor is this the same Israel. We are changing the balance of power from one end to the other."

- The IRGC has issued a stark warning: any "red lines" crossed by the U.S. will trigger a response that extends "beyond the region."

- Trump threatens: A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again. I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World. 47 years of extortion, corruption, and death, will finally end. God Bless the Great People of Iran!

- Israeli source: The next 24 hours are the most decisive in the war. If it were up to the political leadership in Iran, there would have been a ceasefire long ago. There is doubt about their control. (Amit Segal)

- US sources to the Wall Street Journal: The US attacked more than 50 military targets on Kharg Island including ammunition depots and bunkers with air defense systems.

- Terror attack at Istanbul in front of Israeli consulate 3 Isis terrorist began shooting and we're eliminated by Turkish police.

- Iranian state media claimed that Israel targeted and partially destroyed a synagogue in Tehran in an airstrike, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel that “Israel doesn’t target synagogues. Anyone claiming otherwise thinks you’re gullible.”

- Trump said his team is actively trying to identify a leaker who revealed that a pilot was missing, claiming Iran only learned this because of the leak. Amit Segal responds to accusations from several outlets blaming him, denying responsibility and noting that other journalists reported the pilot’s status first. They suggest the claims are driven more by attention-grabbing headlines like “Israeli Journalist Endangers American Pilot” .

- Trump: US has plan to destroy every bridge and power plant in Iran Tuesday night if no deal. All of Iran ‘can be taken out in one night… might be tonight,’ president warns, calling Tehran’s truce offer ‘significant’ yet insufficient; Iran: ‘Baseless threats’ by a ‘delusional US president’

Damage was caused in central Israel by cluster submunitions from an Iranian ballistic missile, according to rescue services, impacts in Rosh Haayin, Ramat Hasharon, Bnei Brak and other areas of central Israel

- Israel source says IDF will attack the Iran railways infrastructure as residents were warned not to ride the trains today.

- Iran leader Mojtaba Khamenei being treated in ‘severe’ condition in Qom, unable to govern Iran, reports say based on US Intel.