Severe weather knocks out Power around Lakewood

 The severe wind and rainstorm overnight has knocked out power to many areas of Lakewood and surrounding towns. There are power outages in the Raintree area effecting hundreds of customers as well as smaller outages Lakewood. Per JCP&L power may not be restored before 7pm. Other estimated restoration time will be provided when available. The strong winds knocked down trees and blew loss items across yards and streets.

Oif Simchas 6 Teves

 Chasunas:

Edell- Muller Fountain Ballroom 

Nulman - Feigenbaum Ateres Reva

Bromberg - Littman Bais Faiga

Neoughoski - Weisenfeld Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Sunday December 17 News Updates Lakewood

Weather: 55° Overcast with rain showers at times. Chance of rain 80%

Storm and wind advisory  with 4 inches of rain possible as storm brings high winds, flooding to N.J. Power outages are possible as the storm moves through later Sunday into Monday.

Tonight: Becoming windy late. Low 54F winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100%. 2 to 3 inches of rain expected. Localized flooding is possible.

Tomorrow: steady rain in the morning. Showers continuing in the afternoon. Morning high of 60F with temps falling to near 45. Winds at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.

- A car plowed into a parked SUV that was guarding President Joe Biden's motorcade Sunday night while the president was leaving a visit to his campaign headquarters. The president and first lady Jill Biden were unharmed.

- Today Satmar opened Torah veyirah school in the former  Yeshiva Torah Temima building on the corner of Ocean Parkway and Ditmas Avenue. The rebbe Rav Zalman Teitelbaum was there at the opening event.

- Interview last night on the Zev Brenner show with the satmar Ger who left Judaism and reembraced  Christianity claiming new information came to light watch the interview Here he denied being an imposter, callers called him out as still being a Jewish.

- The Torah Umesorah presidents conference taking place in two weeks was supposed to have representatives of the WZO eretz hakodesh slate, the gedolim were made aware of the schedule and  had it dropped from the program 

- Ruby Label Shoe Sale, in Lakewood, for one day only! Today Sunday 12/17, at Gourmet Glatt Plaza Madison next to sprinkles, from 11-7. All pairs $20 only!

Lakewood residents opposed to cell tower on Clifton Avenue Elanore Levovitz building  bring case to the appellate division more

- Public opinion poll conducted by Harvard University: 

- 51% of young people in America age 18-24 believe that the right solution to ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is ending the existence of the State of Israel.

 - 67% said Jews are oppressors and should be treated as such.

 - 67% supported an unconditional ceasefire that would release detainees in Gaza.

 - 76% believes that Hamas is an organisation that can be negotiated with to achieve peace.

 - 76% of young Americans surveyed said they believe Israel is committing genocide in #Gaza.

- Poll conducted by the Harris Institute and the Center for American Policy Studies at Harvard University 

Israel At War Dec 17

 Israel at war day 72

11:00pm

- Another 4 soldiers killed in Gaza ground operation bringing death toll to 126.HYD

Urija Bayer, 20, from Maalot Tarshisha 

Liav Aloush, 21, from Gadera

Etan Naeh,26, from Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu

Tal Filiba, 23 from Rechovot

- Israel attacked the "Burkan" rocket depot in the area of ​​the village of Yaron in southern Lebanon, near the border, yesterday. After the attack, vudeo was circulated of smoke mushrooms rising from the ground as a result of the explosion of dozens of heavy rockets. The "Burkan" rockets, which can carry a 250 kg warhead, have already been fired into Israeli territory during the war, so the IDF's damage to them is significant. (Nir Dvori)

- Ceasefire negotiations Hamas is insisting on unilaterally deciding the next hostages to be freed and wants Israeli troops to withdraw to pre-set lines. According to the sources, Israel rejected the latter term, and demanded to see the list of hostages before the time and duration of the ceasefire are determined.

- US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will announce a new maritime protection force during his visit to the Middle East,  after repeated attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on commercial ships traversing the Red Sea.

The IDF publishes photos showing signs left behind by the three hostages who were mistakenly killed by troops in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood on Friday, on a nearby building the signs reading “SOS” and “Help, 3 hostages” were written on fabric using leftover food.

- Reports of a Second hostage deal between Hamas and Israel rumored to be finalized “mid to late next week” in Oslo,Norway.  Israel to release 300 Palestinian terrorists, notably including Fatah's Mustafa Barghouti. Hamas to release at least 50 hostages, including six Israeli military members. Hamas says no deal until fighting stops.

- Another soldier killed in Gaza Boris Dunavetzki 21 from Kiryat Bialik bringing total deaths in Gaza operation to 122.

- Hezbollah shot 6 missiles at the Margaliot region in the north

- A public opinion poll conducted by Harvard University in the USA: 51% of young people in America believe that the right solution to ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is ending the existence of the State of Israel.

- Israel Defense chiefs take blame for hostage killings, and issued new protocols as they did not plan for hostages to be on the battlefield.  They note complexities of Gaza battlefield

 Netanyahu rejects calls to halt fight for deal freeing remaining hostages.

- Massive Hamas tunnel discovered: The IDF has revealed the largest-ever Hamas attack tunnel discovered by the military, in the northern Gaza Strip, close to the Erez border crossing. The tunnel, of which around four kilometers, goes down some 50 meters underground in some areas and appears to be wide enough for vehicles to pass through. It did not enter Israeli territory. One of the shafts was found just 400 meters from the Erez Crossing, which until Hamas’s October 7 onslaught, facilitated the movement of Arab civilians into Israel for work and medical care. The IDF says that over the last few weeks, the Combat Engineering Corps’ elite Yahaom unit and Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade used “advanced intelligence and technological means” to uncover the “strategic” tunnel network, scan it, and clear it of any potential threats. The tunnel has several branches and junctions, along with plumbing, electricity, and communication lines, according to the IDF. In some parts of the tunnel, troops found blast doors, which the IDF said were intended to prevent troops from entering.

- Sen. Lindsey Graham on says Israel will have to accept a two-state solution if it wants to normalize ties with Saudi Arabia on the day after. 

Motzei Shabbos Miketz 5784 Lakewood News Updates

- Major Coastal storm Sunday into Monday with  heavy rain and strong gusty winds, posing a threat of flooding and power outages, according to the National Weather Service’s Mount Holly office. 2-4 inches of rain expected 

Tonight: Rubashkin seudas Hodaah melava malka at Bnos Melech 550 James st Lakewood 8:30 pm with Reb Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin HaRav Yeruchom Olshin, Rav Pinchos Lipschutz. Event will also be live streamed Here. Neginah by R' Shlomo Tausig music by Yossi Cohen

- Ruby Label Shoe Sale, in Lakewood, for one day only! This Sunday 12/17, at Gourmet Glatt Plaza next to sprinkles, from 11-7. All pairs $20 only!

- Rudy Giuliani was ordered to pay $148 million in damages  for the defamation of two Georgia election workers after the 2020 presidential election.

- Breadberry open tonight until 12

- Agudah issues statements on the public reaction to the lawsuits  settlement with Jackson township. 

This week the Jackson Township Council voted to approve two ordinances agreed to as part of its settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, and Agudath Israel of America.

The council’s commitment to the religious freedom of all residents reflects a dedication to the values of fairness and inclusivity that contribute to the well-being of the Jackson community.

However, while Agudath Israel appreciates the democratic process that allows for diverse opinions, we wish to express our deep concern regarding the hateful rhetoric espoused by members of the public prior to and following the vote.

Israel At War Motzei Shabbos Miketz

Israel At war day 71

- U.S. is actively weighing options to strike Houthi targets in Yemen in response to its continuous attacks on ships in the Red Sea. Politico reports.

- Two major freight firms including MSC, the world's biggest container shipping line,  said they would avoid the Suez Canal as Houthi militants in Yemen stepped up their assaults on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

- Two  more soldiers killed in Gaza on Saturday, bringing the toll  of the ground operations to 121.

Joseph Avner Doran, 26, from Yerushalayim

Shalev Zaltsman, 24, from Ramat Yishai

- IDF troops mistakenly open fire and kill 3 hostages in northern Gaza battlefield

IDF spokesperson: Army responsible for ‘tragic incident’ in which Yotam Haim, from kibbutz kfar Aza, Samar Talalka, Alon Shamriz were shot dead Friday morning. Netanyahu said it is a Unbearable tragedy

IDF  troops mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages in northern Gaza’s Shejaiya neighborhood as a threat and opened fire at them, killing them the IDF bears full responsibility for the “tragic incident,” which took place on Friday morning, “in an area where the soldiers encountered many terrorists, including suicide bombers.”

- Initial IDF probe: 3 hostages were shirtless, waving white flag when troops shot them

One of the 3 killed in tragic mistake shouted ‘Help’ in Hebrew; IDF says soldiers fired against protocols; on Wed., troops found ‘SOS’ and ‘Help, 3 hostages’ spray-painted nearby

Three hostages shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood Friday were shirtless, and one of them was carrying a stick with a makeshift white flag, the IDF said Saturday after an initial probe into the tragic incident. Yotam Haim, Samar Talalka and Alon Lulu Shamriz managed to escape Hamas captivity before they were mistakenly shot dead by troops on Friday morning at around 10 a.m.

According to a senior officer in the Southern Command, citing an initial probe, the incident began after a soldier from Bislamach Brigade’s 17th Battalion stationed in a building identified three suspicious figures exiting a building several dozen meters away.

All three were shirtless, with one of the figures carrying a stick with a makeshift white flag, according to the investigation.

The soldier, who believed the men moving toward him was an attempt by Hamas to lure IDF soldiers into a trap, immediately opened fire and shouted “terrorists!” to the other forces.

According to the probe, that soldier killed two of the men, while the third man, who was hit and wounded, fled back into the building from which he came. At that stage, the commander of the battalion, who was also in the multi-story building where the soldier had fired from, went outside and called on the forces to stop shooting. Meanwhile, sounds of someone — apparently the third hostage — shouting “Help” in Hebrew were heard by troops in the area.

Moments later, the third man came out of the building to which he had fled, and another soldier opened fire at him, killing him.

- The cabinet is expected to deliberate efforts to reach another deal for a release of hostages held by Hamas.

- A reservist soldier was killed and another two were wounded this morning, including one seriously, when an explosive-laden drone launched from Lebanon impacted near the northern community of Margaliot, the military said. The soldier was identified as Yehezkel Azaria, 53, from Petach Tikva. 

- Today U.S. warship operating in the Red Sea shot down 14 attack drones from Yemen.

- 27 year old  hostage Inbar Heiman had from Chaifa was killed in captivity by Hamas in Gaza 

Lakewood Zmanim עש"ק פרשת מקץ זאת חנוכה תשפ"ד

Friday, December 15, 2023/ ג׳ טבת תשפ״ד ערב שבת פרשת מקץ חנוכה

candle lighting: 4:14pm

Shkia/sunset: 4:32pm

Weather shabbos Day High 52F

כָּךְ אָמְרוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְנֵי הַקָדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עָשִׂינוּ לְךָ מְנוֹרָה בִּימֵי מֹשֶה – וְכָבְתָה, בִּימֵי שְׁלֹמֹה – וְכָבְתָה מִכָּאן וְאֵילָךְ אֵין אָנוּ מַמְתִּינִים אֶלָּא לְאוֹרְךָ. שֶׁנֶאֱמַר: "כִּי עִמְךָ מְקוֹר חַיִים, בְּאוֹרְךָ נִרְאֶה אוֹר". ילקוט שמעוני

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אֶת־הַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁפַ֣ט הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ מִפְּנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּ֣י רָא֔וּ כִּֽי־חָכְמַ֧ת אֱלֹהִ֛ים בְּקִרְבּ֖וֹ  

(Haftora Miketz) לַעֲשֹ֥וֹת מִשְׁפָּֽט

Friday זאת חנוכה News updates Lakewood

 Friday, December 15, 2023 / ג׳ טבת תשפ״ד ערב שבת פרשת מקץ  זאת חנוכה 

Candle lighting 4:14 pm

shkiah/sunset 4:32pm

weather: 53° sunny  shabbos day hi 52

- The Lakewood Yerushalayim Vizhnitz Rebbe Reb Lazer Hager shlita will spend shabbos in Lakewood all tefillos and tish will take place at  B"M Michtac Sofer 1051 W County Line Rd 

- Ruby Label Shoe Sale, in Lkwd, for one day only! This Sunday 12/17, at Gourmet Glatt Plaza next to sprinkles, from 11-7. All pairs $20 only!

- Litigation for banquet halls has cost Lakewood tax payers  over $200k A review of those legal invoices indicates that the taxpayers have already paid $211,060.25 for this noble fight (which has no end in sight). more on faa 

- Rubashkin seudas hodaah this motzei shabbos at Bnos Melech hall in Lakewood 

- ADL comments on Jackson: "We are extremely concerned by hateful comments made during the public hearing, including calls to bar an Orthodox council member from voting," Anti-Defamation League New York/New Jersey regional director Scott Richman said in a statement. "The rhetoric used plays into classic anti-Semitic tropes and conspiracy theories about power and influence. Given the broader context of rising antisemitism in this country, we are especially concerned."

- A member of the Satmar Chassidishe community in New York and his wife have been exposed as impostors. “He participated in matzah baking the day before Pesach at the finest bakery, delivered drashos in shuls, and received extensive support for his family. Chassidim actively fundraised on his behalf,” said a member of the community.

Sources within the community revealed yesterday that, unbeknownst to them, the couple had been leading a completely secular lifestyle for the past five years, suggesting that they had been imposters from the very start. Matzav.com 

Israel At War Friday Dec 15

 Israel at war day 70

2:00pm

- The 2nd largest container ship company in the world “Maersk” has suspended all operations in the Red Sea (Suez Canal) effectively immediately after Houthi terrorists struck one of Maersk’s ships.

- In an attempt to ambush IDF troops, Hamas terrorists connected dolls to speakers playing crying sounds and set them up in an area rigged with explosives. The dolls and children's backpacks were intentionally placed near a tunnel shaft connecting to a large tunnel network that extends under nearby civilian areas including a school and a medical clinic.

IDF forces conducted thorough searches of the area and exposed the ambush as well as Hamas intelligence and anti-tank positions in the area.

- 3 more soldiers killed in Gaza  bringing the toll of slain troops in the ground offensive  to 119.

Tomer Shlomo Myara, 28, from Netanya.

Shay Uriel Pizem 23 Kibbutz Hanatziv

Oz Shmuel Aradi,19 from Kibbutz Chatzor

- The Bodies of 3 hostages recovered by IDF,  they were killed in captivity  by Hamas 

Remains of soldiers Nik Beizer and Ron Sherman and civilian Elia Toledano returned to Israel

- Several rockets fired from Gaza are intercepted in the Yerushalayim area, one rocket fell in a open area at Beit Shemesh 

- Minister Benny Gantz on Friday warned that Israel would be forced to push the Hezbollah terror group away from the Lebanese border if the international community could not do so through diplomatic means.

- 13 rockets fired from Lebanon IDF destroys Hezbollah military installation that was used to fire rockets at Israel 

- The US wants  Israel to end the war “as soon as possible, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan pressed Israel on moving away from its ferocious military campaign and instead focusing more on pinpoint operations. Sullivan said the Biden administration wants the IDF  to wrap up the current phase of “high intensity” fighting in Gaza within weeks, Israeli leaders vow that the IDF would push ahead with the military offensive in the Gaza Strip until the terror group’s defeat

Oif Simchas Zos Chanuka 5784 Mesibos

 כך אמר רבי ישראל מרוז'ין: מה שהצדיקים יכולים לפעול מהשם יתברך בראש השנה ויום הכיפורים - יכול יהודי  פשוט לפעול מהשם יתברך בזאת חנוכה   

Admor Mskulen Hadlakah and Tish 8:30pm

Rachmastrivka tish 

Mordys shteible farbrengen at 10:00 pm

Torah with niggun

Chasunas: 

Beyman - Braude Kesser Moshe Yehuda 

Waknin Bais Faiga

Thursday December 14 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 43° Abundant sunshine

zman Hadlokas ner Chanukah 4:54 pm candles should burn until 6:13 pm

- House fire in Raintree neighborhood tonight BH everyone made it out safely. The home was fully engulfed in flames.

- The Seudas Hodaah for Rab Shalom Mordechai Rubashkin usually on Zos Chanukah will take place on MOtzei shabbos at Bnos Melech on James st  Lakewood with the participation of Rav Yeruchom Olshin shlita and Rabb Pinchos Lipschutz shlita It is 6 years since he was commuted by president Trump 

- Insider NJ  An Ongoing, Angry Battle in Jackson Township  ome of the signs at a five hour-plus council meeting were not encouraging. One man said this: “We are witness to the hostile takeover of Jackson Township. Just as we were witness to the hostile takeover of Lakewood Township in 2017.” By now he was screaming.

” And it has got to stop!” There was yet another moment when a resident said that an orthodox member of the council should not be allowed to vote on this matter because he has a conflict of interest. More

- Replay video of Jackson council meeting watch Here

- LIC  Strand theater  bank account ledger, as shown below, indicates that they started the 2023 year with $192,622.85, and they are now DOWN to $170,511.04. more here 

- Seaside Heights’ school board voted unanimously last week in favor of its K-6 school district joining the Toms River Regional School District. In a separate meeting, the Toms River Regional school board voted 7-2 in support of accepting Seaside Heights’ students.

A Choice Of Sufganiyot

So who makes the best doughnuts?

When it comes to Chanukah donuts, there's no one size fits all or one that satisfies every pallet. There are many more options and varieties available nowadays to buy a good donut. The traditional chanukah Jelly donut, either homemade or the Israeli style sufganiya, fried in tons of oil is one many yearn for and has a nostalgic feel. With time, a larger variety of donuts has since taken over the market, some have no oil at all which is a far cry from the minhag to eat oily foods on Chanukah. However there is still a large assortment of many more choices, varieties and flavors. Local bakeries and stores bake their own while others get it delivered from New York or from bakeries in the tri state area. Ice cream stores, Sushi vendors, fleishig takeout stores have all made their own donuts lekavod Chanuka. 

Despite the steep prices, the stores are selling out. With a large variety of donuts there sure are many options not only as a topic of conversation but to get one of your specific liking. 

A few years ago, a sefer עמק הסופגנים with 400 pages was published for chanukah on the minhag of eating donuts or sufganiyot on

Israel At War Thursday Dec 14

 Day 69 refresh page

7:00pm

- A senior Biden administration official says it’s “safe to say” that Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s “days are numbered.”

- Israel's war in Gaza needs to "transition to the next lower intensity phase in a matter of weeks, not months," White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and members of the war cabinet in a meeting on Thursday,

- Another soldier was killed while fighting in Gaza Elisha Levinshtern, 38 from Charish, total in gaza ground operation is 116 HYD

- CNN: Unprecedented tensions between the White House and Netanyahu amid Biden's feeling of the political price for standing by Israel

-70 Hamas terrorists surrender at north Gaza hospital

- 20 rockets fired from Lebanon 

- IDF removed soldiers who took a video saying Sheva Yisrael inside a mosque in Jenin

- IDF concludes operation in Jenin killing over 10 terrorists arresting 14 and destroying  tunnels

- Ron Ben Yishai Ynet : The reduction in the advance of fire in Jabaliya and SaJa'iya is partly a result of American pressure to reduce the destruction and harm to the palestinian  civilians in Gaza. Basically s a result ,soldiers have died instead of the IDF heavy bombardment on buildings loaded with terrorists 

 

- The IDF details the operations of the Nahal Brigade’s reconnaissance unit in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya camp over the past week, during which the troops encountered and killed dozens of Hamas operatives. The IDF says in one of the encounters, explosives were detonated and Hamas gunmen opened fire with machine guns and launched anti-tank missiles from two directions at the troops.

Chanukah Gridlock Traffic

 The last few days Lakewood residents have been sitting in gridlock traffic during school dismissal time  all over town. James Street was backed up from Cross st passed Drake rd. Sunset rd a standstill, Cross st a parking lot.Drake rd is a nightmare with buses and garbage trucks stuck as theres construction with no police directing traffic. Cedarbridge Ave New Hampshire Pine MLk and good ol Rt 9 don't let you down. Central ave backed up for 30 minutes. Morning construction contributes to the traffic. Like a broken record township officials keep on blaming others and repeatedly say they don't allow construction to go on before 10am yet somehow they are the ones not to get the memo

Mesibos Chanukah 7th night

- Admor M'Alexander shlita will light chanukah neiros tonight in Lakewood at the B"M 23 HIgh street 8:00 pm 

- Kollel Ohr Shmuel Family chanukah mesiba at Fountain Ballroom 

- Chanuka Mesiba/ Parlor Meeting to benefit Rav Eliyahu Levin's Kollel tonight in Kol Aryeh Simcha Hall at 9:30PM. Donations are also accepted at kollelchoshenmishpat.com

- Spinka Lakewood: Hadlokas Ner Chanuka    ע"י כ"ק מרן אדמו"ר שליט"א בבית מדרשינו

615 bergen ave  at 9:00pm followed by חלוקת מטבעות חנוכה

Wednesday Rosh Chodesh Teves News Updates Lakewood

- The House on Wednesday authorized the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, with every Republican rallying behind it. The 221-212 party-line vote put the entire House Republican conference on record in support of an impeachment process that can lead to the ultimate penalty for a president: punishment for what the Constitution describes as “high crimes and misdemeanors.

- Bde: Petira of Mrs. Rochel Grossman A"H from Los Angeles wife of Rav Dovid Grossman ZTL She was spending chanukah in Lakewood and passed away from an illness. Levaya this afternoon in Lakewood 5:45pm at the chapel off 7th street with kevurah in Eretz Yisroel

- Wednesday, December 13, 2023 א׳ טבת תשפ"ד ראש חודש טבת ו' חנוכה - חַדֵּשׁ עָלֵינוּ אֶת הַחודֶשׁ הַזֶּה לְטובָה וְלִבְרָכָה- Lakewood crash report numbers go up in November total crashes 515 resulting in 59 injuries including 12 pedestrians struck  and 1 fatality  last month there were 463 more 

- Last night the Jackson council meeting members approved the new regulations for schools/dormitories/eruvim/shuls and mikvaos  as part of settlements with the DOJ, NJAG and Agudath Israel. several members of the public made statements according to APP reporter: 

"Not open person in this community are anti semitic none of us are antisemitic we just  don't want to be forced out because a minority of Jackson is getting everything they want while the rest of us suffer"

The next person pointed to Councilman Mordechai Burnstein, an Orthodox community leader and said he shouldn't be allowed to vote. 

"Mr Burnstein, all due respect you have one agenda here and it's not for the people of Jackson

Someone else spent 3 minutes talking about because he was a Marine veteran and dug at 9/11, he wasn't antisemitic. Then he pointed at the only Orthodox guy on the council and said "you have one agenda, and it's not for the people of Jackson, it's for your people of Jackson." its for your people of Jackson. 

- Admor M'Alexander shlita will light chanukah neiros tonight in Lakewood at the B"M 23 HIgh street 8:00 pm 

- Kollel Choshen Mishpat and Even HaEzer of Lakewood will be having their annual Chanukah mesiba bhishtatfus HaRav HaGaon Eliyhaou Levin shlita and HaRav HaGaon Rav Shalom Kamenetsky shlita tonight at Bais Medrash Kol Aryeh. This is the Kollel's one fund raiser of the year.

- The Supreme Court today agreed to hear an appeal from a man charged in relation to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a case that could have significant implications for the prosecution of Donald Trump. Joseph Fischer is seeking to have a charge dismissed that accuses him of obstructing an official proceeding—the “proceeding” being Congress’ certification of President Joe Biden’s election victory.

Hunter Biden: "My father was not financially involved..."

Minhag For Rosh Chodesh Teves

 The Segulah of the First of Teves

The Ben Ish Chai wrote: “And we are accustom to light oil in honor of the Neshama of Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes ZT”L on Rosh Chodesh Teves.”

And Rabbi Chaim Palagi ZT’L added: It's suitable for every member of Klal Yisroel to give tzedaka on Chanukah, and especially on Rosh Chodesh Teves to the foundation of the Holy Tanna, Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes ZT”L.

 

Israel At War Wednesday Dec 13

Day 68 israel at war Refresh page

7:30pm

- Family members of the Israeli hostages held in Gaza say they are “shocked” by a report earlier that the war cabinet decided against sending the head of the Mossad to Qatar to advance negotiations on a new hostage deal, and are demanding an “immediate explanation” from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

- The family of Gaza hostage Tal Chaimi an 41 father of 3 announce that authorities have told them that he was murdered on October 7.

His body is believed to be held by terrorists in Gaza.

- Over 350 Hamas terrorists eliminated from the Sanjaya battalion 

- The IDF says the Hamas terror group has fired at least 116 rockets from within the al-Mawasi designated “humanitarian zone” in southern Gaza toward Israel. It says that 38 of the projectiles fell short in the Strip.

- Hezbollah takes responsibility for 4 missile attacks on the northern border today including one at Rosh Hanikra.

- Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen: Israel will continue the war against Hamas with or without international support. A ceasefire at the current stage is a gift to the terrorist organization Hamas, and will allow it to return and threaten the residents of Israel."

- Russia is calling for an international conference of world powers and Arab representatives to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for good.

- Two more soldiers died in the Sajaya battle bringing total to 115 killed in Gaza ground op

YItzhak Ben Basat, 44, from Sde Ya’akov

Eran Aloni,19 from Ofakim

Eight IDF soldiers were killed last night in battles in Gaza Strip -  Shajeya neighborhood in a ambush by Hamas terrorists whobdetonated a explosive and shot at the soldiers and rescue team bringing the death toll in the ground offensive against Hamas to 113. HY"D

 

- Tomer Grinberg, 35, from Almog

- Roei Meldasi, 23 , from Afula

- Moshe Avram Bar-On, 23, Ra'anana 

- Achia Daskal, 19, from Haifa

- Liel Hayo, 22, from Shoham

- Ben Shelly, 26 , Kidron

- Rom Hecht, 20, Givatayim

-  Oriya Yaakov, 19,Ashkelon

Oif Simchas, Mesibos Chanukah Rosh Chodesh Teves

6th night of Chanuka ר"ח טבת  חנוכה תשפ"ד

יעלה ויבוא/על הניסים

Chasunas:

Gelbfish - Deutsch Ne'emas Hachaim 

Tendler -  Krasner Fountain Ballroom 

- Yeshiva South Fallsburg Mesibas Chanuka bhishtatfus the Rosh Yeshiva shlita at Yeshiva Ktana hall Maariv 8:45

- Mordys shteibel  mesiba with simply Tzfas 8:30pm

- Admor M'Bluzev Hadlokas ner Chanuka 1404  14th street 8:30 pm

Tuesday Dec 12, News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 45° Sunny to partly cloudy

5th day of Chanukah erev Rosh chodesh Teves

- It is officially easier to get approval for a dormitory in Jackson than in Lakewood. Faanews

- Levaya of Rav Gershon Neuman zatzal at BMG  

- Menorah lighting in Manchester today at town hall 3:30 pm by chabad of Toms River

- Heavy traffic from construction across Lakewood roads today starting before 10:00 am despite township officials continuous  claims that they wont allow projects to start before 10 in the morning

- Tax dollars at the LFD more at faa 

-U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-11th Dist., wrote to the presidents of more than 40 of New Jersey’s colleges and universities Monday, urging them to address the rise of antisemitism on campus.

 “Jewish students report feeling targeted by faculty and their fellow students, being threatened verbally and physically by student activists, and harassed with hurtful antisemitic tropes,” Sherrill wrote in a letter obtained by NJ Advance Media.

- At White house hanukkah party last night Local Ami reporter  Jake Turxand singer Shulem Lemmer were on hand as well as Agudah representatives. 

Hashkafa: The proper Hisoirerus of Chanukah

Sapping out the redundancy of the Chanukah themes

Israel At War Tuesday December 12

 Israel at war day 67

11:00pm

- Eight soldiers killed HYD they were ambushed by terrorists in Gaza who detonated a explosive device and than shot at them

-UN General Asembly demands immediate Gaza ceasefire in non-binding 153-10 vote

- Israel's military has begun to pump seawater into Hamas' tunnels in Gaza — WSJ

-Biden: Netanyahu is a good friend, but I believe he has to change his govt. Netanyahu can't say 'no' to the Palestinian state in the future. The rest of the world is looking at Israel. (Bloomberg)

- The IDF anounced it recovered the bodies of 2 hostages Eden Zacharia and Ziv Dado, who were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7. During the operation to recover the bodies last week, two soldiers were killed, Gal Meir Eisenkot and Jonathan David Deitch and other soldiers were wounded.

Harvard University announces that President Claudine Gay will keep her job even after reportedly losing more than $1 billion in donations since her disastrous congressional testimony about antisemitism and not condemning pro-Hamas protesters who call for genocide of Jews on her campus.

- Rockets fired at Sderot, Ashkelon Gaza border communities

- Rocket warning sirens in northern city of Acre

IDF: Deaths of 20 out of 105 soldiers killed in Gaza were friendly fire, and other accidents. Thirteen soldiers were killed by friendly fire due to mistaken identification in airstrikes, tank shelling, and gunfire. One soldier was killed by gunfire that was unintended to hit them, and another two were killed by accidental misfires.

Two soldiers were killed in incidents involving armored vehicles running over troops. And two soldiers were killed by shrapnel, including from explosives set off by Israeli forces. The IDF has assessed that there are myriad of reasons including the large number of forces operating in Gaza, communication issues between forces, and soldiers being tired and not paying attention to regulations.

- A Norwegian-Flagged Oil/Chemical Tanker, M/V Strinda in the Bab al-Mandab Strait was reportedly Struck earlier tonight by at least 1 Missile which was launched by the Houthi Terrorist Group in Yemen causing a Large Fire onboard the Ship; the USS Mason, a U.S. Navy was nearby and  Responded to the Attack. The ship was reportedly supposed to dock at the Ashdod port in Israel.

- Qatar, Israel held secret meetings in Europe to discuss hostage deal - to include children, women, and men, including three senior IDF officers who were captured by Hamas.  The Saudi report states that Israel has committed to release around 300 Palestinian prisoners in exchange, in addition to ten veteran prisoners serving long sentences, including Marwan Barghouti, the leader of the Fatah movement. Officials say the chances for the deal are slim.

בד"ה Harav Gershon Neumann ZT"L Rosh Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma

Hook up info for Levaya 845-251-3344 dial 9

Matzav.com:  Sudden petirah of Rav Gershon Neumann zt”l, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma of Union, NJ. He was 75 years old. Rav Neumann was a beloved rosh yeshiva, who, for 25 year s, taught, molded and nurtured talmidim.

Rav Neumann hadn’t been feeling well in recent weeks but had been going to yeshiva and giving shiur. His passing has shocked his many talmidim and admirers, plunging them into mourning.

The levayah is currently schedule to take place on Tuesday at 10:30 a.m., at Yeshiva Gedolah Zichron Leyma, located at 2035 Vauxhall Road in Union, NJ. The aron is expected to stop at Bais Medrash Govoah in Lakewood at about 2 p.m. before proceeding to the Mt. Sinai Bais Hachaim in Lakewood for kevurah there.

In 1998, together with his brother-in-law, Rav

Hadlokas Neiros בחצרות קדשיך

- BMG Chanukah mesiba will take place tonight at Beren hall 8 pm with the participation of Rav Yisrael neuman shlita and Rav Uren Reich shlita 

- Reb Chaim Eluzer Weiss shlita at 174 Village path 8:00pm

- Admor Djikov- Vizhnitz At Veyolipol BM 8:45pm 1142 E. County Line Rd

- Amshinov Rebbe of BP will light chanukah neiros in Lakewood tonight at BM Bais Elimelech 105 Harvard 8:30pm followed by a messibas lechaim tish.

Monday December 11 News Updates Lakewood

 Weather: 45° Windy with a mix of clouds and sun Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph

4th day of Chanukah

Zman Hadlaka 4:54pm candles should burn at least until 6:13pm

- BMG Chanukah mesiba will take place tonight at Beren hall 8 pm with the participation of Rav Yisrael neuman shlita and Rav Uren Reich shlita 

- Today at Breadberry Lakewood a girls sushi rolling class with the chef from 1pm - 4 pm 

Ladies swimming at Americam dream water park 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm $89 a ticket 

- Tefilloa for Rav Reuven Feinstein shlita rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva of Staten Island, has been hospitalized and needs a refuah name is  Shalom Reuven ben Shima.

Amshinov Rebbe of BP will light chanukah neiros in Lakewood tonight at BM Bais Elimelech 105 Harvard 8:30pm followed by a messibas lechaim tish.

- Former NJ senate president Steve Sweeney (D) launched a bid for governor of New Jersey 

- Another restaurant opening soon in Lakewood with a  fine Mediterranean dining experience,

- Ocean county officials purchase Shooters Sporting Center, located on Route 539 in Little Egg Harbor Township,  as rumors spread about Lakewood  buyers more at faa 

Israel At War Monday Dec 11

 Israel At War day 66 

9:00pm

-Bde: Tzvika Lavi, a resident of the settlement of Eli, was a father of three. A reservist who was seriously wounded in Gaza a few weeks ago has died of his injuries

- Biden at White house chanuka party : Were there no Israel, there wouldn’t be a Jew in the world who is safe,“The warmth and connection I feel to the Jewish community is unquestionable.” Biden added that “I ran into trouble and criticism when I said a few years ago that you don’t have to be Jewish to be a Zionist, and I am a Zionist.”

- Hundreds of Harvard faculty members are urging the university to keep its president, Claudine Gay, in command, as she faces calls to step down over comments at a congressional hearing on antisemitism last week.

- The US State Department says it found images of "stripped Palestinian suspects in Gaza in recent days “deeply disturbing” and is “seeking more information.”

- Defense minister says Hamas northern battalions near collapse, with many surrendering, Some of those turning themselves in took part in Oct. 7 attacks

- Potential new hostage deal with Hamas, Gallant says: “I believe that if we increase the military pressure, there will be offers for more hostage deals, and if there are offers, we will consider them.”

- White House spokesperson John Kirby tells reporters Washington is “concerned” by reports of Israeli use of American-made white phosphorous shells in Lebanon, and will ask for information about the circumstances.

- Netanyahu: the difference between Hamas and the Palestinian Authority is that Hamas wants to destroy us here and now and the PA wants to do it in stages  

 

- Channel 13 reporter almost every civilian home in Gaza has Hamas paraphernalia in them including pamphlets for children 

Troops of the Nahal Infantry Brigade have discovered a Hamas training site inside a mosque in northern Gaza’s Jabaliya.

- Rocket barrage fired at central Israel with a direct hit on Cholon. A 45 year old man was injured. 

- Hamas threatens to execute the hostages if their demands are not met

- Hezbollah says they 100 of its terrorist were killed since the start of the war, Israel believes the number is much higher

-Heavy fighting continues in Khan Younis in southern Gaxa. Terrorists were hiding in a school building were they fired upon the soldiers and detonated a explosive device killing 5 soldiers

 Another two soldiers killed HYD bringing total in Gaza ground op to 104

Roman Bronshtein,46 from Bat Yam 

Eliya Yanovsky, 24 from Yerushalayim 

Another four soldiers killed hyd while fighting in Gaza, as ground operation death toll is now 102.

Gideon Ilani, 35, from Asahel

Itay Perry, 36, from Modiin

Avitar Cohen, 42, from Kfar Saba

Gal Becher, 34, from Oranit killed,  in a military car accident.

Sirens are sounding in a number of towns close to the northern border with Lebanon, warning of incoming rocket fire. There are no immediate reports of injuries or damage.

- Houthi rebels force ship heading to Israel in the red sea to turn back after they threatened the crew

- UN says photos of Hamas terrorists in underwear is a violation of article 4 of the Geneva convention

Sunday Chanukah Dec 10 News Updates Lakewood

3rd day חנוכה

Weather: 61° Showers this morning, becoming a steady rain during the afternoon hours. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch. Locally heavy rainfall possible.

Zmanei hadlaka al pi minhag Hayeshiva Hadlokas ner chanukah throughout the week is 4:54 pm and candles should burn until 6:13 pm

-Admor M'Bluzhev Ribatitch will have hadlokas Ner chanukah tonight at 606 9th st 8:30pm

- Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva call for chizuk in learning this Sunday of Chanuka

- Free Chanukah Event today Sunday at American Dream mall with live music, interactive shows, and Chanukah crafts. Sunday Dec 10th 2-4pm Located on the 3rd floor at the dream live exhibition space. Live music, interactive shows, basketball hoop show, acrobat show crafts and more

- Breadberry all day chanukah event tomorrow giveaways ,raffles contests etc..

- Sunday chanukah celebration circus show at Toras Menachem hall featuring Bello and twins from France admission tickets $25 @1pm

- Lakewod Resident donates his property off Drake rd to be used as a public park HERE

- Toms River Chabad Menorah parade leaving from Ridgewood Park @5pm

GRAND OPENING "SLIMELIGHT" - a place that fuels a child's imagination!

Israel At War Sunday Dec 10

Israel  at war day 65

6:00pm

- Initial Reports that Israel has given the Lebanese Government and Military a “48-Hour Ultimatum” to begin Negotiations on an Agreement to return Hezbollah to their Positions which were agreed upon by United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, or else the IDF will launch a Military Operation to Destroy any and all Hezbollah Infrastructure in Southern Lebanon up to the Litani River.

- Another soldier killed in Gaza bringing the toll of slain troops to 98.  Nethanel Menachem Eitan, 22, from Yerushalayim.

-IDF spokesman: Any soldier violating morals to be punished, military did not circulate surrender photos

- Belzer rebbe instructs his chasidim not to congregate outside of shul or in hallways during davening 

-Netanyahu says the surrendering of Hamas terrorists is the beggining of the end

- Hamas spokesman says no hostage will leave "alive" unless group's demands met (Arab media)

IDF now updates injuries from Gaza ground operation 559 injured soldiers including 127 in serious condition. 97 killed hyd

- Israel warns Hezbollah it will bomb and destroy all electricity grid in Lebanon if it does 

not stop the attacks. Analyst say after Hamas Israel will continue full force against Hezbolllah

- Senior IDF officer says that in recent days the military has identified “signs of Hamas breaking” in Gaza, There are areas in the Gaza Strip that Hamas no longer controls militarily,” t

“Despite the achievements, we are not close to the end of the fighting and about half of the 24 Hamas battalion commanders have been eliminated in airstrikes and other operations. 

- The IDF says tanks and a fighter jet struck several more Hezbollah sites in southern Lebanon in response to repeated attacks by the  on the northern border after 6 soldiers were injured in a drone strike.

- Netanyahu in 50 minute call with expresses annoyance’ over Russian backing for a ceasefire at the UN but asks for help to pressure the Red Cross

Motzei Shabbos Chanukah 5784 News Updates Lakewood

3rd night of חנוכה

Weather: Showers early, then cloudy overnight. Areas of patchy fog developing. Low near 45F. Chance of rain 30%.

Tomorrow: 63° Periods of rain winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch. Locally heavy rainfall possible.

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- Bingo open tonight until 12:00 am,  Evergreen open with simply sushi, breadberry open until 12. Gelbstein open until 10:30pm. Aisle 9 Jackson open, NPGS open until 11pm.

-Bagel Nosh closed tonight will open tomorrow bagels and Donuts are first come first serve.

- Judaica Plaza open until 11:00 pm, Torah treasures open.

- Family Chanukah party

Tomorrow Sunday greater adventure learning at Bais Faiga hall for boys grade 3 -8 @10:30-11:30

- Free Chanukah Event tomorrow Sunday at American Dream mall with live music, interactive shows, and Chanukah crafts. Sunday Dec 10th 2-4pm Located on the 3rd floor at the dream live exhibition space. Live music, interactive shows, basketball hoop show, acrobat show crafts and more

- Breadberry all day chanukah event tomorrow giveaways ,raffles contests etc..

- Sunday chanukah celebration circus show at Toras Menachem hall featuring Bello and twins from France admission tickets $25

Toms River chabad Parade and Menorah lighting tomorrow 

Israel At War Motzei Shabbos Chanuka

 Israel At war day 64

- Last night in LA, mobs of antisemites took to the streets to chant antisemitic slogans and graffiti buildings, including Synagogues. This particular location is the epicenter of Persian Jewish life on the Wilshire corridor.Parents and grandparents are hearing the same Jewish death chants they heard during the Iranian Islamic Revolution some 44 years ago forcing them to flee their homes of 2000+ years.

- IDF death toll in Gaza operation rises to 97 as army announced the deaths of five soldiers, one of whom succumbed to wounds suffered on October 7 and four of whom were killed during fighting in the southern Gaza Strip over the weekend. They are:

Liav Atiya, 25 from Beersheva.

Omri Ben Shachar, 25, from Givatayim.

Jonathan Dean Jr Haim, 25, Ramat Gan.

Maor Cohen Eisenkot, 19, Eilat.

Haim Meir Edan, 20, from Rehovot, who was wounded on October 7, succumbed to his wounds today.

- The IDF says another 12 soldiers from several units were seriously wounded during fighting in Gaza on Friday and Saturday.

- IDF captures most of the Jebalya neighborhood and press ahead in Khan Yunis

- 12 soldiers seriously wounded over shabbos I Gaza fighting 

Armed Hamas terrorists are surrender themselves to the IDF throughout Gaza

- Israel  believes Hamas leadership escaped Northern Gaza with Humanitarian convoy and are now hiding in deep tunnels in Southern Gaza

- Based on evidence from captured hamas terrorist, it seems Hamas head Sinwar is not in control with operations on the ground

- University of Pennsylvania president Liz Magill resigns, days after drawing outrage by insisting that calls for genocide of Jews don’t necessarily go against the US university’s code of conduct, and after her subsequent clarification was widely

- Israel thanks US for the veto innUN resolution calling for a ceasefire.

- Houti rebels say they will block all Israi ships passing through the red sea. Israel tells US if they don't take military action against Houthis, the IDF will do so.

- Hostage Sahar Baruch from Kibbutz Beeri was killed in captivity by Hamas. 

- 2 soldiers were seriously wounded in an attempt to rescue a hostages based on intelligence they received but IDF says the hostage was not there. The soldiers killed off the terrorists.. Hamas claims the hostage Sahar Baruch was killed in the rescue attempt