Friday, September 11, 2026

Lakewood Zmanim ראש השנה תשפ"ז

                             כתיבה וחתימה טובה

Erev  Rosh Hashanah 5787 Friday, September 11, 2026 / כ״ט אלול תשפ"ו לייקווד
Rosh Hashana is on shabbos and Sunday Sep 12 & 13
-Chatzos: 12:54pm
-Candle Lighting: 6:54 pm
-Shkiah/ sunset: 7:12 pm
72 minutes 8:25 pm
Shalosh seudos ט שעות: is 4:01pm

Weather:
- First day R"H: 81° cloudy
 2nd night 68° A steady rain early. Showers with perhaps a rumble of thunder Chance of rain 90%.
2nd day Sunday 81° Thunderstorms likely in the morning. Then a chance of scattered thunderstorms in the afternoon. Chance of rain 80%.
           תכלה שנה וקללותיה תחל שנה וברכותיה
                                                 

                                מהפיוט "אחות קטנה" מאת רב  אברהם חזן מגירונדי, ספרד, במאה 13 ה

Erev Rosh Hashana 5787 News Updates

 Monday, September 22, 2025 / כ״ט אלול תשפ״ה
ערב ראש השנה
Chatzos: 12:54pm
-Candle Lighting: 6:54 pm
-Shkiah/ sunset: 7:12 pm
72 Minutes 8 25 pm

- America commemorates the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks President Trump Attends 9/11 Ceremony at the Pentagon

All members of the moetzes of Agudas Yisrael in EY, including the Admorim of Ger, Belz, Vizhnitz, and Sanz, together with dozens more oAdmorim,  signed a pointed letter against joining the IDF Charedi tracks including the Kodkod and Ma'alot Tzur tracks. 

- BMG will have thousands davening over RH with minyanim in 6 Botei medrashim new minyan at Princeton B"M

- Lakewood – Do the township’s tens of thousands of private school students deserve the same free busing as their public-school counterparts? That question sparked a fierce debate at the Board of Education and concerns about potential lawsuits. APP 

- Tens of thousands in Uman participate in the central recital of Tikun Haklali

- Ami &Mishpacha magazines YT issue is $12.


- Mikva

Main Mikva at 11th and Madison will have police directing traffic in the area

-Tashlich

As in previous years the men will recite Tashlich at Lakewood Avenue via 5th street and the ladies will say tashlich at 2nd Street and North Lake drive.

Rav Moshe Sternbuch message Erev Rosh  Hashana 5787. The situation is not good, but I am forbidden to speak as he calls on us to do Teshuva.





Thursday, September 10, 2026

Places For נשים To Hear תקיעת שופר

Rosh Hashana 5787 If anyone needs to hear at Kimball hospital call 732-552-9197 before YT or leave a message at the front desk on yom tov

Halachos and Minhagim Erev Rosh Hashana 5787

 Minhagim for Erev Rosh Hashana 5787 and Halachos for Shabbos R"H תשפ"ז

תשמע שועתנו פרנסנו זוננו
תהא שנת פריילעך זיין
תאריך שנותנו פתח זבולך
תהא שנת פרנסה זמינה, זיווגים
תהא שנת זהב פז
תהא שנת פרשת זכור.
תפתח שערי פתחי זבולך
תהא שנת פלפול זך
תהא שנת פתחון זכות
תהא שנת פנימיות זכה
ה יה ת הא ש נת פ דות ז רעינו


-Some have a minhag to purchase a new knife on Erev Rosh hashana as a  segulah for parnassah. החותך חיים לכל חי

- List of Selichos Erev Rosh Hashana for those that skip. 23, 24,25,26,29,32,34,35,38 said as pizmon followed by אל תבוא במשפט the פתיחה for 40 is said chazan Kahal, 40 pizmon and 42 Pizmon.
שמע קולנו and ובכן skip to משיח צדקך 

-The minhag is for men to fast on erev Rosh Hashana up to chatzos (12:54 pm in Lakewood)
-Some go to visit kivrei tzadikim on erev Rosh Hashana.

-Minhag is to go to the mikva on erev yom tov.
- This year the bracha on candle lighting for
 Rosh Hashana is להדליק נר של  שבת ושל  יום טוב and שהחיינו (some do say Yom Hazikaron)

-Remember to recite all additions for shabbos during the tefilos

 -Maariv: Kabolas shabbos/ Mizmor shir after mincha
-Vayechulu/ Magen  Avos
-kiddush friday night vayechulu
-First day Shabbos NO Avinu Malkeinu, Tekias Shofar or Tashlich.
-Shalosh seudos ט שעות: is 4:01pm
-Mincha with Krias Hatorah

2nd night Maariv ותודעינו
Yaknehaz kiddush (Purchase a Yaknehaz candle)
72 minutes 8:23 pm

Iran Israel Updates Thurs Sept 10

Israel on high alert as Ali Taher Ridge operation nears end amid fears of Iranian response. IDF says Hezbollah’s main underground complex has been cleared and work continues to neutralize tunnels and remaining infrastructure.

- Sky News: "President Trump's advisors are pressing him in recent hours to resume the war with Iran at an exceptionally high intensity and in an immediate manner in order to launch a new and powerful campaign ahead of the midterm elections."

- Report: Iran resumes ballistic missile production at underground sites despite heavy wartime damage. The Wall Street Journal reports Tehran is assembling new missiles from stockpiled parts at sites including Khojir, despite heavy US bombings.

- IDF on the destruction of the Ali Taar ridge: "Hezbollah failed and abandoned its men to die inside. Terrorists who tried to abandon the route or to supply the terrorists besieged in it were eliminated. Some of the terrorists who tried to flee were eliminated in close-quarters combat when they encountered ambushes by our forces.

IDF used more than 1,100 tons of explosives to destroy the tunnels. Each ridge in Al-Tahar had 8 tunnels totaling 5.4 km in length, and dozens of drones, UAVs, and rockets were found inside them

- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu:
President Trump announced tonight that Iran is attempting to rearm with nuclear weapons, and this is correct. After we destroyed its immediate capability to produce nuclear bombs, both in Operation Iron Swords and in Operation Rising Lion, they are trying again. I commit to you here, at the Western Wall, ahead of Rosh Hashanah: As long as I am Prime Minister, Iran will not have nuclear weapons. In parallel, we are striking the Iranian axis, not only very hard in the Gaza Strip, but also in Lebanon. We destroyed the Boufort Ridge and are now dealing with the Ali Taar Ridge.

- IDF eliminated a Hamas terrorist who infiltrated Israel on 10/7 and participated in the killing of the IDF commander of the Nahal Brigade, Colonel Jonathan Steinberg, ZL

- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Katz in a joint statement: "The IDF has now destroyed the underground infrastructure of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the Ali Taher Ridge, thus completing the organization of the security zone in southern Lebanon"

- Over 100 U.S. military advisers are on Saudi soil, feeding intelligence and targets to Saudi forces in the operation against the Houthis. The U.S. is providing geospatial targeting and a tool that lets officers track the battlefield in real time, but is not joining strikes or refueling. American officials now believe hundreds of Revolutionary Guards officers are inside Yemen. One assesses the Iranian officers are working with the Houthis to eventually close the Bab al-Mandab strait, a move described as Tehran's "doomsday weapon" if talks with the U.S. collapse

Thursday September 10 News Updates Lakewood

Weather:  89° Sunshine and clouds mixed. Warm. Night cloudy skies late. Slight chance of a rain shower 

Reminder for Yaknehaz candle 2nd night Rosh Hashana.


Up to 50,000 expected in Uman over Rosh Hashana 5787.

- Bingo Kaporos Tzom Gedalia $5 a chicken from 1pm

- A federal appeals court is pumping the brakes the Trump administration's new rules for mail-in voting while the legal challenge continues, saying the rules are likely unlawful. The administration says the changes are meant to protect election integrity, while opponents argue states, not the federal government, should decide how mail-in voting is handled.

- The Lakewood Yerushalayim Vizhnitz rebbe Rav Lazer hager shlitsa will be spending Rosh Hashana with Chasidim in EY 

- Nshei Adirei HaTorah event will take place Wednesday, September 16 Aseres Yemei Teshuva  1600 Avenue of the States, Tower 5 Free of charge; ticket required for entry

- Moishas supermarket in Howell getting closer to opening with signs going up (Feder status)

- Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend for every adult U.S. citizen would cost roughly $1,226,375,630,000.00.

- Now open in Lakewood Oh Délices Patisserie and Cafe, authentic taste and charm of France to Lakewood! Oh Délices is a full-service café with a complete menu featuring sandwiches, croissants, fresh salads, soups, specialty coffees, drinks, French pastries, beautiful desserts, and a full line of authentic Israeli salads and dips!  Located at Todd Plaza. This is the 2nd French Cafe to open in Lakewood this year.

- Bais Medrash Toldos Yehuda Stutchin will be iyh building a new shul in the heart of Lakewood at Madison Ave corner 14th st. The shul application will be heard by the planning board next week.

- On the 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks, Former President George W. Bush and Condoleezza Rice revealed that for roughly 10 minutes on Sept. 11, 2001, they believed the U.S. military might have shot down United Airlines Flight 93  a civilian aircraft full of passengers. Rice described the scene inside the White House bunker: Bush had given the order through the vice president that any plane failing to properly identify itself should be shot down, because "every plane had become a missile." When Flight 93 went down, the immediate assumption was that the military had carried out that order

- BDE: Petirah of Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Greenhaus Z"L Baltimore/Lakewood. Levaya today 6:30 pm  at the chapel off 7th st.  Shiva at 61 Radin Village Drive Westgate getting up tomorrow afternoon at 3:00 pm. Maariv tonight 10:30pm Shacharis Erev Rosh Hashana: 6:30 am, Mincha 1:30pm.

- Giyus: Unconfirmed report Israeli police officers who encounter draft dodgers in Uman have been instructed to mark their passports so that they can be arrested upon landing in Israel. This was reportedly conveyed by a police officer who came to conduct an inspection at an apartment in Uman.”

- Electric bills this months are significantly higher with new surcharges. This is before the 9% increase coming next year.

- AAA says the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline in NewJersey has risen to $4.36, an increase of about 5 cents overnight. In Lakewood it's closer to $4.50 a gallon.

- NJ Transit announced that free Wi-Fi is now available on more than 1,500 buses across New Jersey as part of a major technology upgrade.

- President Donald J. Trump announces $500 rebate checks to nearly 1 million hardworking Americans who were wrongly overcharged through Obamacare."Our Administration is doing the right thing and giving the money back to the people who were wrongly ripped off."

- APP: Former Lakewood board attorney suing the district for parents. Again Former Board of Education attorney Michael Inzelbuch who was ousted more than a year ago after charging nearly $7 million in fees over eight years has been involved in filing more than a dozen legal complaints against the district.

- Clementon Park & Splash World, one of New Jersey’s oldest amusement parks, is closing permanently and will be offered for sale, its owners announced Wednesday.

- A  donor reportedly paid 3 months of overdue paychecks for yeshiva Ateres Shlomo yungeleit, on condition that Rosh Yeshiva Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin join him in Uman for Rosh Hashonah. They flew together and are on their way after landing in Moldova.

- N.J. State Commission of Investigation report warns of deed fraud and seller impersonation and tells the legislature it needs to adopt safeguards


Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Iran Israel Tuesday Sept 9

- Wall Street Journal: Senior officials in the Trump administration, including Vice President Vance and Secretary of State Rubio, warned the President that a war with Iran could last until the end of his term

- Trump on the war with Iran: “The war's gonna end immediately after the election. Because they can't hold out any longer. They're desperate to try and affect the election so that we can get a nice weak group of people in there and leave them alone and let them have their nuclear weapon. All they want is a nuclear weapon. And if they had a nuclear weapon, the whole world is in deep trouble."

- Trump on the sanctions from the UK on Israel: “I'll be speaking to Israel, I'll be speaking to them, and I'll find out what they're thinking…I understand what's going on. But I want to find out why all of a sudden has that happened

- IDF: Following the sirens that sounded a short while ago regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration in several areas in northern Israel, it qwas determined to be a false identification.

Satellite imagery shows a construction surge at Iran's deeply buried Pickaxe Mountain site near Natanz, a possible future enrichment or nuclear safe-haven facility.

Wednesday September 8 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 86F Mainly sunny to start, then a few afternoon clouds.


- President Trump makes a major promise at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas: $5,000 for every adult U.S. citizen if Republicans win both the House and Senate in the midterms.“I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000.”

- Karoline Leavitt just revealed that President Trump is getting ready to drop MAJOR NEWS during his speech at the RNC Midterm convention. "You’ll hear news from the president tonight. He’s gonna announce some new blockbuster policies for the Republican Party in the next two years

- Israel media report Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin, rosh yeshiva of Ateres Shlomo, is expected to spend Rosh Hashanah this year in Uman, Ukraine, after a major American donor pledged a multimillion-dollar contribution to the Ateres Shlomo institutions on condition that the rosh yeshiva spend the Yom Tov with him there.

- Belzer rebbe has returned home and was taking kvitlach tonight from chasidim at his home.

-  Trump on the sanctions from the UK on Israel: “I'll be speaking to Israel, I'll be speaking to them, and I'll find out what they're thinking...I understand what's going on. But I want to find out why all of a sudden has that happened

- Lakewood officials finally question hazardous busing disparity After years of ignoring the issue, local elected officials spoke out at tonight’s Lakewood BOE meeting about thousands of yeshiva students who live along hazardous routes and have been paying for LSTA busing.

The question raised was straightforward: If hazardous-route transportation is being provided to non-mandated public-school students, why isn’t the same transportation available to non-mandated private-school students?

Under New Jersey law, officials questioned whether the district can provide hazardous transportation to one group of non-mandated students while denying it to another based on whether they attend public or non-public schools.  The NJ statute says that if they don't provide courtesy busing to public school they can't provide hazardous busing to non public. Yet there was some conflicting interpretation between the  state monitor and school attorney.

The school district attorney acknowledged that the regulations and district policies are complicated and called for a committee to review and clarify the rules.

Officials also asked the Township to update the list of hazardous roads which could directly affect which students qualify for transportation.

-Today the Lakewood Board of Education will have a special meeting on hazardous bus transportation. The agenda includes a resolution authorizing up to $14.88 million for the Lakewood Student Transportation Authority (LSTA) to provide hazardous route  transportation for eligible nonpublic-school students. The funding is based on up to 12,642 students at a maximum of $1,177 per student, with the final amount subject to verification. Meeting  at School Commons 855 Somerset Avenue Lakewood, NJ 08701 watch live Here

- Shiva for rebbetzin Sarah Bressler AH is at 218 St. Nicholas Lakewood getting up Friday. The R"Y Rav Chaim Bressler shlita and daughter Mrs. Pritzker will be leaving to Scranton Thursday night for rest of shiva.

- BDE: Petirah of R 'Shimon Simchowitz Z"L who took ill many years ago and was living in EY..evaya was last night in EY.  Family is sitting shiva in Lakewood at 1884 New Central Ave. Mincha 7pm,Maariv 10:30 pm.

- Shiur hachana for the yomim noraim tonight with Rav Avrohom Schorr shlita at B:M Chasam Sofer  890 Manetta in Ridge area  10:00 pm

- Shiur Hachana for yomim Noraim Talmidei NOvominsk by the Admor shlita at B"M Ohr Tuvia  969 East End 8:30 pm.

- Uman Rosh Hashana the border  between Ukraine and Moldova has been closed due to security reasons as Russian missiles have landed in the area 

- A new state law restricting cellphones in New Jersey classrooms is now in effect.But there are still questions about how the new “bell-to-ball” ban will be enforced and what impact it will have on the state’s schools.

- The emergency inflatable slide deployed on the new Qatar-gifted Air Force One while President Trump sat in Marine One. It looks like the working plan may be to fly him to Dallas on the older Air Force One instead for the pre midterms convention. This comes as it's reported the new Air Force One is not as safe as the legacy plane

- The L bus shuttle in Lakewood will begin charging soon as the township faces budget crisis

- Ahead of Rosh Hashana Lakewoods Judaica Plaza  launches the shredder podcast featuring R'Shalom Rosenberg veteran Baal Tokeah and mechaber seger on Shofros What Most People Don’t Know About Shofar watch HERE 

- New Jersey residents receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits will see higher maximum monthly benefit levels beginning October 1, as new federal cost-of-living adjustments take effect. The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released its SNAP benefit levels for the 2027 federal fiscal year. The annual adjustment increases the maximum allotment available to households in New Jersey and the other 47 contiguous states, as well as Washington, D.C. Under the new amounts, the maximum monthly SNAP allotment for a one-person household will increase from $298 to $306, while the maximum for a family of four will rise from $994 to $1,023.

- Concerns in Yerushalayim from UK sanctions
The UK is advancing a trade ban on goods from the West Bank, and in Jerusalem there are concerns that the move could spill over to Israeli companies throughout the country. Winery owners in the area report European customers who fear arrest as a result of purchasing wine. They warn of the consequences and make it clear: anyone who thinks this will stop with us is simply naïve.

- Hersheypark has officially concluded its 120th summer season and confirmed the permanent retirement of Tidal Force. The 32-year-old water ride, known for its 100-foot drops and 50mph speeds, took its final voyage on September 7, 2026. While the park reopens for its fall schedule on September 12, the splash zone will remain empty.

- Tax Dollars: Lakewood Fire Department Expands Career Ranks as Township Growth Drives New Demands: Lakewood's growing career fire service now has 48 firefighters 

- President Trump insisting gas prices will fall below $2 a gallon after the midterms, saying current high prices are the cost of keeping Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon."Right after the election, oil prices are going to be tumbling downward. They're going to be tumbling down, and we'll get them down, I think for gasoline, we'll get them below $2 a gallon.

- Faanews  a 45 page court brief was filed defending Lakewood zoning board denial of duplex in Chestnut area. More

 - Trump reposts "Deport every single 3rd world migrant, illegal alien and America hating Visa holder...""...or surrender your nation the way the UK have, and watch your society collapse in the coming years.

Yiddish media newspapers  coverage of the historic visit of Admorim  at the White house with president Trump


New National Fund Launched to Bring Federal Tuition Tax Credit Dollars to Yeshivos

Agudah & Torah Umesorah Endorse National Scholarship Fund to Maximize New Federal Tax Credit for Yeshivos


Agudath Israel of America and Torah Umesorah recently announced that they are jointly endorsing the Opportunity Fund for Jewish Education, a national Scholarship Granting Organization backed by the Orthodox Union and Teach Coalition, Jewish Federations of North America, and Prizmah.

The organizations said they spent months studying how the Orthodox Jewish community could maximize the benefit of the new tax credit, including extensive deliberations by the Moetzes Gedolei HaTorah and the Vaad Roshei Hayeshivos.

Their conclusion was that the community would be better served by working through a single national SGO with the scale and infrastructure to attract the maximum amount of funding.

The Opportunity Fund says donors will be able to designate participating yeshivos and schools to benefit from their contributions. It also says that 100% of every dollar designated to a school will go toward scholarships, with administrative and operating expenses funded separately.

The New York and New Jersey Problem

While the federal law is scheduled to begin January 1, 2027, participation is not automatic.
The IRS's most recent official list shows that 30 states have made advance elections to participate for 2027. New Jersey is not on the list. New York is also not on the official participating-state list.

When Rosh Hashana Falls On Shabbos, No Shofar Could be A Good Year Ahead

 (א"ר יצחק, כל שנה שאין תוקעין לה בתחילתה, מריעין לה בסופה, מאי טעמא, דלא עירבב שטן" (ר"ה, טז ע"ב
 Any year that we do not blow the Shofar on Rosh HaShana we will have a bad year at the end (Rosh HaShanah 16b). There are opinions that the gemara refers to a regular year where there was no shofar blowing others say it is talking about  when shabbos falls out on Rosh Hashana such as this year. The Aruch Laner, (in his Minchas Ani, Parshas Haazinu) He discovered that whenever Rosh Hashanah fell on Shabbos, that year was either a terrible or a fantastic one for Klal Yisroel. Either way, it is almost never an uneventful somewhat forgettable year.

Article in the Yated  By Rabbi Yaakov Feitman -  No Shofar, No Chain, But Shabbos is Always There for Us
This year, we will not hear the sound of the shofar on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. ..

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Tackling Today's Challenges

Tackling Today's Challenges Q&A  at Hashkafa In The Workplace Vaad Labor Day, Beru hall Lakewood 

Tuesday September 8 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 83° Mostly sunny 

Last day of Bingo/Mesamchei Lev Yom Tov sale


- A hafgana took place tonight in Yerushalayim, organized by the Hifkadeti organization, to protest the arrest and continued detention of an American yeshiva bochur who has been jailed for the past three months following his involvement in opposition to the Jerusalem Light Rail. Rav Velvel Soloveitchik, Rosh Yeshiva of Brisk, was on hand to show his support for the protesters. The demonstrators marched down Kikar Shabbos, making their way toward Bar Ilan Street. Police eventually called off the protest and arrested two additional bochurim.

- Trump’s proposed stay-at-home parent benefit would reportedly require recipients to be married & have one spouse working 35+ hours a week, with benefits averaging around $9,000 per child.

- United Torah Judaism Submits Knesset Candidate List: United Torah Judaism submitted its list for the next Knesset. The top 10 candidates are chairman Yaakov Asher, Yitzhak Goldknopf, Yitzhak Pindrus, Meir Porush, Moshe Rosenthal, Elyakim Stark, Yehuda Weissfish, Yaakov Tessler, David Salz and David Ochana

- Police in Lakewood, NJ responded Tuesday morning to a report of a possibly armed person near Laurel and Clover, prompting nearby school lockdowns. Officers located the individual but found no weapon. Police say there is no known threat to the public and no ongoing threat

- There's still a handful of girls not placed yet in school for primary a week into school year

- New rideshare to yeshiva. The Yeshiva Carpool is a simple ride-sharing system that helps youngeleit get to and from yeshiva. Passengers  call and enter their location, and get connected with a driver in their area who calls in to the system with his pick up locations.

- Will playgroup registration also be postponed to later in the year, following the letter issued by the  girls elementary schools stating that registration will begin Rosh chodesh Shevat? Some are wondering whether the Rabbonim will implement a similar policy for playgroups, especially since registration for two-year-olds currently begins on Isru Chag Sukkos—almost a full year before parents can know how the child will adjust and behave in a playgroup setting. Additionally, in Manchester, the Rabbonim have capped the monthly fees, following a tremendous increase in playgroup prices over the past few years.

- NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill said Tuesday that any credible report of inappropriate behavior or misconduct involving members of her administration must be “fully examined and addressed,” but did not directly address an internal investigation into her lieutenant governor, Dale Caldwell. “Public service is an honor,” Sherrill said in a statement. “And I have spent a lifetime of service in the Navy, as a prosecutor, in Congress, and now as Governor.”“I demand that everyone in my administration hold themselves to the highest standards and put their obligations to public service first,” she said.

- ICE activity in Lakewood today

- Rav David Yosef sefardi chief Rabbi paid a visit to the Skver rebbe yesterday while he's in the US ahead of Yomim Noraim.

The former yeshiva chofetz Chaim building in Radin was bought back and a chanukas Habyis is planned after Sukkos with a kollel expected to open there.

- British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband on Tuesday announced an import ban on goods from illegal settlements in the West Bank, as well as sanctions against specific individuals and businesses that provide services such as construction, instruction, financing or real estate for settlement expansion. The announcement was carried out in coordination with France and Canada.

- Israel announced counter sanctions on Britain: The closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem, which has been operating since the 19th century, and the expulsion of British representatives from the headquarters in Kiryat Gat that handles Gaza.

- Internal turmoil within Degel HaTorah party. The chatter of Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch shlita denies that the RY saw pr approved the letter in the Yated Neeman or supported the ouster of MK Gafni and Maklev.

 Reporter for CH 13 says It’s hard to get over the twisted way they are trying to rewrite history here: Gafni and Maklev are ousted in the dead of night and in a humiliating manner, and then they are “thanked for their contributions and service.” After that, their aides and associates, who were simply trying to defend their bosses and their livelihoods, are publicly blamed and dismissed. Then a video is circulated claiming that all these steps were supposedly taken with the approval of Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch. Only one small mistake was made along the way: Rabbi Moshe Hillel Hirsch did not approve this forceful document.

- Icecream House in Lakewood has added more parking spaces with two additional parking lots behind the building to accommodate the customers (feder status)

- A growing dispute within the Agudas Yisroel faction of Yahadut HaTorah could lead to a major political shakeup ahead of the next Knesset election. MK Porush and Belz MK have announced they will run on their own party within UTJ  a procedural move that allows them to not be beholden to Gur. The conflict centers on Ger’s demand to remove Sanz representative Moshe Shimon Roth from the fifth spot because he would not commit to following Ger’s Central Faction on every vote. The dispute has become so serious that other Agudah factions are now considering running with Degel HaTorah without Ger or forming their own electoral bloc, and negotiations on a joint Degel-Agudah slate have reportedly been delayed.

- Uman Rosh Hashana: Hundreds of Breslover Chassidim traveling to Uman for Rosh Hashanah were left without their luggage after HiSky flights from Ben Gurion Airport to Kishinev, Moldova, departed without passengers’ suitcases. The missing luggage contains clothing and other essential supplies, leaving many travelers scrambling to manage ahead of Rosh Hashanah.

- Trump holds phone call with Putin, telling him he wants the war in Ukraine ended “as soon as possible.”

- NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he will attend Friday’s 25th-anniversary 9/11 ceremony at Ground Zero, despite former Mayor Rudy Giuliani criticizing his attendance. Mamdani said the event should focus on the nearly 3,000 victims, their families and the first responders who responded to the attacks.

- Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, the Chief Rabbi of Britain: "This is truly a dark day for British Jews. Today, our government chose to ignore the deep concerns expressed by so many of us. The steps announced today are nothing more than a political flag-waving for false rhetoric against Israel and those who hold a dangerous obsession with the Jewish state. These steps will only succeed in strengthening the very extremism they claim to be combating

Iran Israel Updates Tuesday Sep 8

- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Claim Attacks on 2 US Vessels and 8 Tankers: Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they attacked 2 US vessels and 8 oil tankers in the Gulf in response to a US strike that destroyed 5 Iranian tankers. They claimed the 10 vessels had tried to cross an area of the Strait of Hormuz designated “prohibited and unsafe.” 

- Jordan says it intercepted 18 of 20 missiles, with no injuries reported. Iran says there was heavy damage.

- Iranian missiles explosions over Jordan were seen in Israeli skies including from Yerushalayim 

- Israeli official: Israel had a warning regarding a planned strike by the Revolutionary Guards into Jordan, but was surprised by the scale there had been no warning of an attack of this magnitude.

- US announces it destroyed 5 Iranian crude oil tankers tonight, in response to the IRGC attack on the US nuclear aircraft carrier with ballistic missiles, per CENTCOM.

- Iran launched barrage of  missiles at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan; a large number of interceptors were fired. Explosions at the Muwaffaq Salti and Prince Hassan US air bases in Jordan minutes ago, the first targets. Initial reports of direct impacts at Muwaffaq with cluster munitions

- The US military is currently striking Iranian oil tankers near Kharg Island, a US official says, with Iranian media reporting multiple loud explosions heard near Kharg in the past minutes. Initial reports from Iran say the US struck 2 more oil tankers near Jask, +800km southeast from Kharg.

- Iran's IRGC warns all crews serving US oil tankers in and around the ports of Kuwait and Bahrain to "immediately leave their vessels whether at anchor or at the ports" because the tankers will be targeted, citing the US strikes on several Iranian oil tankers, in a statement just released. The IRGC names Kuwait and Bahrain as hosts and partners of the US military in the strikes, widening the imminent response from the US bases Iran named an hour ago to US shipping sitting in two Gulf states' ports.

- Netanyahu’s Office Denies UAE Warning Before 7 October: Netanyahu’s office called reports that UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed warned him before 7 October “false,” saying any relevant information would have been shared through intelligence channels. The UAE declined to address the reports directly, stating that it does not comment on speculation about conversations and that both countries maintain open communication and share relevant intelligence when necessary.

- Trump on Iran: "And I will tell you, we're right now fighting because we have a certain nation that wanted a nuclear weapon; they were very close to getting it, and now they have no chance of getting it. They will never have a nuclear weapon; Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. And they've been punished greatly"

 - Days before Oct. 7, UAE leader warned Netanyahu Hamas was planning war, but PM did nothing with the info.  Some 10 days before Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was personally warned by the leader of the United Arab Emirates that Hamas was planning a major offensive move against Israel, but did not update Israeli security leaders and did nothing with the information, according to a report on Tuesday in Haaretz.

- Israel announced counter sanctions on Britain: The closure of the British consulate in East Jerusalem, which has been operating since the 19th century, and the expulsion of British representatives from the headquarters in Kiryat Gat that handles Gaza

- British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband announces a sweeping sanctions package targeting Israeli settlements in the West Bank as well as a range of other punitive measures, during a speech in the House of Commons featuring Britain’s strongest-ever criticism of the settlement enterprise. Denouncing Israel’s entirely “unlawful occupation” of the West Bank, Miliband decries spiraling instances of settler violence against Palestinians, saying “settler terrorism is rampant,” and citing United Nations reports of an “average of six violent settler attacks against Palestinians per day this year, the highest on record.”

- Bloomberg: British diplomats updated the US that the sanctions planned by British Foreign Secretary David Miliband against the “settlements” are "largely symbolic and will not have a real impact on the broad relations between Britain and Israel in trade and security

- 12 countries jointly declare support for European measures against West Bank settlements. After UK Foreign Minister Ed Miliband announced wide-ranging sanctions against Israeli West Bank settlements, a group of Western states jointly declare their intention to support European measures against settlement products and to introduce new sanctions. Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK release a statement confirming their “intention to introduce national and/or support European restrictions on trade in goods with settlements which are illegal under international law, or that they are actively considering these and other measures, in accordance with their national procedures.”The 12 countries underscore their commitment to a two-state solution. They call on Israel to “immediately halt the expansion of settlements and civilian administrative powers, ensure accountability for settler violence, and investigate allegations against Israeli forces.

- US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee” This is an irrational action... if the UK is really interested in dealing with issues they feel are wrong, where are the sanctions against North Korea, China, Russia?

- Israel Foreign Minister Saar: The Labor Party's move is particularly absurd, especially given the Balfour Declaration by the British government, which officially recognized the right of the Jewish people to establish the State of Israel in the Land of Israel, including Judea and Samaria

“Too Dangerous to Walk”: Mayor Responds to Parent’s Hazardous Busing Concerns

Hazardous Busing: A Safety Issue for Every Child

Tomorrow  the Lakewood Board of Education will have a special meeting on hazardous bus transportation. The agenda includes a resolution authorizing up to $14.88 million for the Lakewood Student Transportation Authority (LSTA) to provide hazardous-route transportation for eligible nonpublic-school students. The funding is based on up to 12,642 students at a maximum of $1,177 per student, with the final amount subject to verification.

At the Lakewood Township  meeting last Thursday, Mayor Raymond Coles addressed the issue of hazardous busing in response to a parent who had sent emails to the Township and spoke up during the meeting online about the safety of children traveling to school.

According to Mayor Coles, the Board of Education will be paying for courtesy busing for non-mandated public-school students who live on hazardous routes. However, approximately 300 students will still not be covered.

As for hazardous busing for yeshiva and private-school students, the mayor said they are looking into the issue and indicated that the money should go “across the board.” to both private and public school.

A parent, who has children attending a yeshiva on Cross Street, pointed out that the route is too dangerous for children to walk. He questioned why parents are being forced to pay exorbitant amounts for LSTA transportation while there is no money specifically allocated in the new budget for the safety of children getting to school.

This raises a fundamental question: If a road is considered too hazardous for children to walk, shouldn't safe transportation be provided equally to all students public, yeshiva, and private?

Would you let your child walk to school down Cedarbridge Avenue, Cross Street, County Line Road, Route 88, or any other hazardous road with no sidewalks and heavy traffic?

For many parents, the answer is obvious: No.

Most of Lakewood is not safe to walk to school with no sidewalks, safe shoulders, and safe crossings at busy intersections.

And that is precisely the problem. There are roads in Lakewood that are recognized as hazardous for children traveling to and from school. New Jersey itself recognizes hazardous walking routes and allows districts to provide transportation for students who would otherwise have to walk along those routes.

Yet under current New Jersey law, a student who lives within the mileage threshold is not automatically entitled to transportation simply because the route is dangerous. Districts may provide courtesy or subscription busing and may charge parents for that service.

In Lakewood, until a few weeks ago the Township paid the Board of Education for courtesy and hazardous transportation for public-school students. Private-school families, however, are required to pay out of pocket when they opt into courtesy transportation through the LSTA. With the annual fee increasing to $675, families are being asked to pay for transportation because the alternative is for children to travel along roads that have been designated hazardous.

This should not be a question of whether a family can afford the bus. A child's safety should not depend on whether his or her parents can afford the transportation fee.

A distance measured on a map does not tell us whether a child can safely walk that route. Two miles on a sidewalk is not the same thing as two miles along a road with no sidewalk, heavy traffic, high speeds, blind curves, dangerous crossings, or other hazards.

The mayor's response is an important step, but the question remains: Will the new budget provide funding for hazardous transportation for every child who needs it, regardless of which school they attend?

Monday, September 7, 2026

Oif Simchas Events Monday 26 Elul

Chasunas:
Neiman - Kurz Neemas Hachaim 

- Kabolas Panim reception  for the Roshei yeshiva of Torah Vodass Rav Yisroel Reisman, Rav Yitzchok Lichtenstein  Rav Yosef Savitzky shlita Hachana for Yomim Noraim at 227 Autumn Rd Lakewood Maariv 8:40pm Kabolas Kahal 9:30pm

- Adirei HaTorah Parlor meeting at Jackson 21

- Yartzeit of Rav Menashe Klein ZTL and Kabolas Kahal with the Ungvar Rav Shlita 1002 W. Kennedy Blvd Lakewood Maariv 8:40 p.

- Fundraiser for Keren Hatzolah Satmar at 47 Arosa Hill Lakewood 

Selichos Stolin B"M 9:45 pm
Neimark Toms River 10:00pm
Lutzk 10:15 Simcha Hall
Chestnut shul, Kol Shimshon, Satmar, Lutzk, Alumni 12:45am


Iran Israel Updates Monday Sep 7

- Israeli officials admit: "We have no idea when the 'spark' that will ignite the protest in Iran will arrive - but it will arrive"..

- Iran launches multiple waves of anti-ship cruise missiles and Shahed-136 drones from Sirik, southern Iran, toward vessels under US Navy escort in the US-backed southern Omani corridor of the Strait of Hormuz, per initial reports.

- UK set to announce ban on trade with Israeli settlements in West Bank. British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband told the House of Commons last week the UK needs “a comprehensive reset of our policy” when it comes to the West Bank.

- Jared Kushner on Gaza and Israel: "We are working on several political issues in Israel. I think we agree with them on the desired end state. It's just that they have crazy elections, and that makes them a bit irrational in certain aspects.

- Iran: IRGC Deploys in Isfahan: IRGC and Basij forces are deploying in large numbers across Isfahan Province. This move precedes a petrol price hike scheduled to take effect at midnight local time.

- Strait of Hormuz: Mine Clearance OperationThe US Navy spent four months secretly clearing Iranian naval mines from the Strait of Hormuz. Divers, robotic boats, and underwater vehicles located and neutralized mines, though commercial shipping remains cautious due to ongoing threats.

- Jizan: Aramco Facility StruckSaudi Aramco's Jizan oil facilities were struck, marking the second attack in just over a month. NASA FIRMS detected three thermal anomalies at the facility, which has not fully operated since late July.

Monday September 7 News Updates Lakewood

Weather:  80° Abundant sunshine.

Labor day major retail stores and grocery chains are open on Labor Day, while government offices, banks, and mail services are closed. Costco is closed.

Today The 25th of Elul marks the anniversary of the first day of creation, of the ששת ימי בראשית 


- Trump: Oil prices will drop precipitously, like everything else is dropping (but more!), when we WIN the war with Iran. Three Dollars a gallon, but ultimately, below Two Dollars a gallon. It will all happen quickly, and Iran will never have a Nuclear Weapon. MAGA! President DJT

- Update on White House Admorim visit 
Repprt: Jared Kushner called Rabbi Yisrael Moshe Spitzer, the mayor of New Square, and told him that President Trump had read the letter from the Skverer Rebbe, shlita. Trump then told his daughter, Ivanka Kushner, that the letter was an extremely warm and heartfelt letter, and that it was a beautiful and wonderful letter.


- BDE: Petirah of Rebbetzin Sarah Bressler A"H wife of  Ybl"C Rav Chaim Bressler shlita  rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Bais Moshe of Scranton, Pennsylvania.  Levaya tonight in Lakewood 10pm at the chapel she was 87.
Rav Bressler along with Rav Schnaidman arrived in Scranton as young talmidim of Rav Aharon Kotler in 1965 to establish the yeshiva Rebbetzin Bressler accompanied and supported that mission throughout. Recently Rav and Rebbetzin Bressler  relocated to Lakewood, New Jersey, where they settled in the A Country Place neighborhood. Rebbetzin Bressler leaves behind her husband, Rav Chaim Bressler, as well as their distinguished family of children and grandchildren who continue in the path of Harbotzas haTorah  The levayah will be held in Lakewood tonight, Monday night, at 10 p.m. at the  Chapel,  off 7th street. 
Zoom link HERE Passcode 622300

- MK Moshe Gafni will remain as party chairman after he was removed off the list from serving as a knessset member after the elections. MkUri Maklev will remain with the party in a supporting role.


- New Jersey’s Democratic governor Sherrill is facing heat over her immigration policies after an illegal immigrant fleeing a targeted ICE operation crashed into multiple vehicles, injuring the wife of a Democratic mayor. The incident is renewing criticism from Republican lawmakers who have opposed New Jersey’s restrictions on cooperation between local police and federal immigration authorities. 

- Polymarket Centrist former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot is now projected to be Israel's next prime minister, unseating Benjamin Netanyahu.51% chance.

- Hashkafa in the work place Labor day learning event with Q And A panel at the Beru hall in Tims River today.

- President Trump appears to be switching up his signature look, and social media is taking notice. Trump stepped off Air Force One in New Jersey with his famously blond hair appearing noticeably darker, sparking a wave of speculation online over whether the president debuted a new color.

- The NJ GOP is now calling for Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell's resignation following a report about an ethics investigation of inappropriate behavior that was kept secret for  a while.

- Infestation updates for Rosh Hashonah here

- Belz  chasidus announced that MK Yisroel Eichler will not run on United Torah Judaism’s Agudas Yisrael slate and will be replaced by Rabbi Eliakim Stark. Eichler has served almost continuously as a lawmaker since 2003 and recently held the post of deputy communications minister. Israeli political reporters note this was a last minute switch the hospitalization of the rebbe was a factor.

- White house meeting with Admorim, activist Yossi Gesterner in a  interview from behind the scenes leading up to the historic meeting says very powerful forces tried stopping it up to the last minute. The Complicated Path to the Historic White House Visit watch Here

- For the girls who are still not placed in school Submitted: Beautiful initiate for girls out of school. This is a temporary program for girls currently waiting for school placement — iy”H they’ll all be in schools very soon! We’ll be running Monday–Thursday, 10–2, with Monday & Tuesday at Dr. Suss Stables and Wednesday & Thursday at Rosenfeld Ranch. Just heard about this and it would be a chesed to share with those out of school.

- Kosher Pizza vending machine at Exxon kosher, to go live this week

- Trump: Happy Labor Day to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics, Communists, and Dumocrats who will do anything possible to destroy our Country. These Deranged People, after fighting for 10 years, should finally acknowledge that your Favorite President (ME!), knows how to WIN! They should be exhausted by now but, sadly, they’re not. They’re going to give it one last shot at ruining America, but we’re not going to let that happen. We’re going to win the Midterms, BIG, and SAVE AMERICA! President DONALD J. TRUMP

- First Delta airlines flight arrived in Israel as the company resumes flights since October 7th.

- Israir Airlines will begin selling tickets tonight for its new Tel Aviv–New York route after investing $85 million in two Airbus A330 wide-body aircraft. The first flight from Tel Aviv is scheduled for September 15, with the first return from New York on September 17.

- Lakewood busing NJ 12 reporter joined students who are now walking to school since courtesy busing was cut "According to an attorney for the Lakewood School District, Lakewood Township previously paid for courtesy bussing. However, the township has stopped funding the service and the district's council said the school system cannot afford to cover the cost on its own."
There will be a Special  BOE meeting this Wednesday open to the public to discuss Hazardous busing for both public and private mon mandated students.

- Uman Rosh Hashana thousands have arrived already ahead of RH. Earlier today near Uman air sirens went off of possible Russian attack  forcing people to seek shelter.


- President Trump posted a video of him changing New Mexico State to New America

- A Hafgana is planned tomorrow at Kikar Shabbks for an American Yeshiva bochur who is in jail for 3 months following protects against the light rail construction in Yerushalayim.

The annual pre Rosh Hashana cleaning of the paper kvitlach from the Kosel



Sunday, September 6, 2026

Hashkafa Q & A

Hashkafa With Rav Gershon Ribner Shlita
 
The Shaila that stumped the great Posek of all time Failed initiatives to solve shidduch crisis Halachic and ethical boundaries for Rabbinic interactions with women
 The one student who built up HG”R Nochum ז”ל The State of Israel's scorn of the chareidim
Essence of cantorship: voice, character, spirituality Generals of faith choose which battle matters most

Sunday September 6 News Updates Lakewood

 יום א סליחות שבוע של ראש השנה

Weather: 74° Considerable clouds this morning. Some decrease in clouds later in the day.

24 Elul:  The 93rd Yartzeit of R' Yisrael Meir Kagan HaKohen of Radin, the Chofetz Chaim (1838-1933)

Last full Sunday before Sukkos due to calender schedule this year.

Bingo Yom Tov sale going on thru Sept 8


-Trump: Many people suggested changing the name of New Mexico, one of the great vote cheating states of all time, to NEW AMERICA. So much more prestigious and beautiful for the people of that potentially incredible State. Wow, I Love It!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP

- Trump declares "The Moon is ours"

- Channel 13 reports: The drama within Degel HaTorah party Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman, the senior rabbinic authority of Degel HaTorah, is refusing to sign today on the removal of Knesset members Moshe Gafni and Uri Maklev. Rav Berel Povarsky, head of the Ponevezh Yeshiva, is also refusing to sign. They believe that ulterior considerations are behind the move to oust Gafni and Maklev.

- Update 5 killed and 5 injured. An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767 cargo jet overran the runway at Miami International Airport, crossed a perimeter road and caught fire. Heavy black smoke is visible across the area. The FAA has issued a ground stop. The flight was arriving from San Juan. Details on the crew remain limited. 

- A Cargo Plane Crashes Near Miami International Airport Runway unconfirmed reporte say  3 Dead & 1 Ground Fatality after it overruns the runway.

- The Belzer Rebbe was taken to Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital for medical tests after not feeling well. He did not attend Selichos.  ישכר דוב בן מרים לרפו"ש

- Hanochas Even Hapina at Yeshiva Heichal  Hatalmud R'Y Rav Moshe Weiss shlita today 3:00pm Bellevue corner Newport st Lakewood

- Chanukas Habayis at Rachmastrivka  aisle Medrash in Lakewood on Oak and Vine intersection.

- Hachnosas sefer Torah to Bais Medrash Shvilei Dovid Oak n Vine procession leaving 4pm from 101 Oak st to the Bais Medrash 74 Broadway.

- Hachnosas Sefer Torah to Bais Medrash of Pine Street LKewood procession leaving from 1 Treeside at 5:30pm to the B"M.

- Hachnosas sefer Torah at BM Ohev Yisroel Opta at Oak N Vine procession leaving from 82 Wadsworth Lakewood at 6pm

- Breslov rabbonim urge those with draft issues with IDF to not attempt going to Uman but to spend Rosh Hashana in Miron instead.

- Trump: Canada’s (currency) Dollar imbalance with the U.S. is unacceptable. It has been that way for years - but no longer! President DJT

- The Lakewood BOE is set to hold a special meeting Wednesday afternoon to address courtesy busing and hazardous routes, The special session is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 4:30 p.m., with the Board expected to discuss transportation for both public and private school. Meeting will be open to the public.

- Pre yom tov semi annual warehouse sale for women's and girls clothing will take place at American Dream mall tomorrow and Monday Labor day at the brand new event center 11am -8pm

- Shas moetzes keeps all incumbent knesset members for upcoming elections and adds new names

- Degel ousts MK Gafni and Maklev amid internal  turmoil followed by a letter sent motzei shabbos from Rav Dov Landau notifying of their  termination. Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch has not issued any statement or signed the letter.

- Agudah Ger rebbe instructed party that MK Goldknopf will remain in the kneesset.

- Deal, New Jersey known for its luxury estates, tops the list as the borough with the greatest increase in home prices, followed by Bay Head and Sea Girt all three Jersey shore towns the towns with the fastest growing home prices in Monmouth and Ocean counties: 
Deal Typical home value: $4,570,316
1-year price change: +$615,185 (+15.6%)
5-year price change: +$1,876,391 (+69.7%)

- Naftali Bennett announces B’Yachad list for October elections Yair Lapid's Yesh Atid party is running on a joint list with Bennett, and the final list will include a merger between the two parties' members,

- Submitted: Some phones got an update over shabbos, asking people to sign in to their SMS. This is security vulnerability, it is NOT recommended to sign in or to give over any information; as this allows the app to see all your text messages.

- US peace envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv today Sunday as the Trump administration renewed its push to end Russia's four-and-a-half-year war in Ukraine, Report informs via Reuters.
Kushner and Witkoff travelled from Moscow, where ‌they held three hours of talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Shabbos but did not appear to secure a breakthrough in the conflict.

- President Trump and JD Vance are making it Possible for Stay Home Parents to Collect Federal child-care Subsidies, Possibly up to $9,000 per Child The Trump administration is drafting a rule change that would let married couples collect federal child-care subsidies if one spouse stays home with the kids while the other works. Critics say 9k is not enough to replace a salary plus childcare cost savings 

Selichos at the newly renovated Satmar  Rodney Bais Medrash in Williamsburg




Iran Israel Updates Sunday September

- US President Donald Trump posted two inverted maps of the Middle East on Truth Social, one showing Iran in its real shape while the other shows the country in the shape of his head's silhouette.

- Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "A nuclear deal with Iran may not happen; we will simply continue to destroy their ability to achieve it. Any agreement may have to wait for the next government in Iran; we don't know that yet."

- Ali Abdullahi, commander of the Iranian armed forces: "The expectation of the United States that Iran will surrender is an illusion that will never come true."

- Hezbollah fired drones at Israeli soldiers. Israel responded with fire. The IDF describes the coming days as “particularly sensitive,” partly due to the operation in the Beaufort area and the fact that Hezbollah and, to a certain extent, Iran as well have threatened to respond to the advance of ground forces beneath the Ali Taher Ridge.

- IDF Chief Warns of Tense Period During Surprise Drill: IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir held a General Staff assessment as part of the surprise exercise “Dawn 2.0,” which began this morning. Zamir said the situation across all arenas is tense and volatile, stressing that the IDF is preparing for the upcoming holidays and maintaining readiness for a surprise attack.

- Israel Security Council issued a warning to Israelis traveling abroad: Iran’s Quds Force and Hamas abroad will intensify efforts to harm Israelis during the holiday period in countries around the world

 New York Times report: Iran has gained confidence in its ability to strike targets in the Middle East and appears determined to continue the confrontation for months to frustrate the United States, according to recent US intelligence reports.

- U.S. forces have destroyed three Iranian oil tankers after Iran attempted to fire ballistic missiles at two U.S. Navy warships, according to CENTCOM. An aircraft carrier and a guided-missile destroyer were targeted but not hit. 
No Americans were injured.

CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper: “Let the message to the IRGC be clear: If you shoot at two of our ships, we will impose an even higher economic cost  taking out three of yours.”

- US Central Command: Thanks to the precision and professionalism of US service members, the oil tanker M/T Kylo sank today in the Gulf of Oman and joined the Iranian fleet on the seabed.

- NYP: “The Islamic Republic is allegedly plotting to repeat Hamas’ barbaric Oct. 7 attacks  which saw more Jews killed in a single day than any time since the Holocaust but this time with full coordination of their sprawling terrorist network, which includes Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Houthis in Yemen, according to the Jerusalem Post.
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps officials have sought to revitalize its “Axis of Resistance” terrorist network and have held multiple planning meetings with leaders from Hezbollah, the Houthis and Iraqi militias about an escalation against Israel, the outlet reported.”