Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Video Helpful for Today's Daf Yomi
The following video will be helpful for todays’s Daf Yomi pesachim צד. Start at minute mark 19:35-23:00
Monday, February 22, 2021
When Purim Falls on Friday What Time is the Purim Seuda?
For informational purposes only for Halacha and Minhagim speak your LOR.
Written by Rabbis Eli Gersten, Yaakov Luban, and Moshe Zywica of the Orthodox Union
The Rema (Shulchan Aruch OC 695:2) writes that when Purim is on erev Shabbos, it is preferable to begin the Purim seuda in the morning (before chatzos) so as not to detract from the honor of Shabbos.
The Mishnah Berurah (695:10) cites the Yad Efrayim who writes that if this will be difficult, one may l’chat’chila postpone the seuda up until three hours before Shabbos Bedieved (after the fact), if one is unable to begin the seuda until later, one must still eat the seuda up until Shabbos. If one is still in the middle of the Purim seuda at shkia (sunset), when Shabbat begins, one can be “Poress Mappa”, in which the Purim Seuda and Shabbos evening meal are essentially combined into one. According to this approach, the Purim Seuda begins late in the day on Friday. In the minutes leading up to sunset, one is to cover the challah/lechem mishna which is on the table and one then be mekabel shabbos with the recitation of Kiddush. (If one drank more than a Reviis wine ny the purim seuda he does not make a bracha of borei pri hagefen by kiddush only vayechulu and asher kideshanu) After Kiddush has been recited one simply eats a kzayis of bread and continues with one’s meal which has now been transformed into the Shabbos evening meal. Maariv is done after the meal. The Mishnah Berurah writes that if this were to happen, one would recite Retzei in bentching, but not al hanissim. One cannot recite both retzei and al hanissim, since this would be a contradiction. Since we are required to recite retzei, this indicates that it is Shabbat and Purim is over. Therefore, one can no longer recite al hanissim. (Kosher.com)
Monday Feb 22 News Updates Lakewood
-Weather: Periods of rain. High 42F. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch.
-14 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 12048/276
-Food Distribution: OTL Box at Mekor Hatorah 180 Sims 6:30 pm Tashbar 82 Oak 6:30 pm
-Link for Klausenberg BOX delivery HERE
- Just in time for Purim Effective immediately Murphy anounces, houses of worship and religious services can operate at 50% capacity in NJ masks required and members from different households must be six feet apart
-Recreational marijuana now legal in NJ starting 180 days from today; Murphy signed bills to Legalize adult-use cannabis, Decriminalize marijuana possession in small amounts, Limit the use of previous marijuana convictions. Create a regulated cannabis marketplace. Starting immediately, those who had been subject to an arrest for petty marijuana possession will be able to get relief and move forward.
-White House PressSec says President Biden is ordering flags at half-staff for five days in memory of the 500,000 Americans lost to the pandemic.
-10:45 am snowing in Lakewood but not sticking turned to rain
-Food distribution: OTL In order to minimize chometz with Pesach approaching, starting after Purim the weekly boxes will have less frozen chometz items and more shabbos products for the next 3 weeks every box will have a challa, kugel, dip and other shabbos items.
-Chesed of Lakewood arranging volunteers to lein megilla for those that are homebound if you can help please call at 732-901-0482 ext 4, or email office@chesedoflakewood.org
-(CBS) Police are investigating a homicide in Lakewood New Jersey. Authorities say a 20 year old man from little Egg Harbor was shot to death Sunday night in Coventry sq off E Kennedy blvd, (Misaskim services were not needed). Ocean county prosecutors say there appears to be no danger to the public.
- Supreme Court allows release of Trump tax returns to NY prosecutor
Sunday, February 21, 2021
Sunday Feb 21 News Updates Lakewood
Weather high of 35. Forecast for purim shows a sunny day high of 39 Shabbos possible snow/rain
- 44 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 12031/274 Toms River deaths at 288
-Shooting outside coventry square development this evening 1 person killed misaskim services not needed
-Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Sunday that it is possible Americans will still be wearing masks in 2022, but that measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 would be increasingly relaxed as more vaccines are administered.
- Beloved BBA Ref Collapses at Game in Lakewood, Passes Away Matzav
-NPGS purim extravaganza balloons from 11-5 pm raffle for electric scooter in each store 1 ticket with every $20 spent
-Evergreen purim tent setup with many specials
-Glatt Bite: all purim orders should be in by Monday Feb 23
-A group of nedivim have put together a fund to distribute an additional monthly kollel check for talmidim in Lakewood yeshiva that are there for a longer period of time. This stipend will continue as long as there is funding available
-New Jersey and its municipalities would receive an estimated $9.4 billion from the stimulus bill to pay the salaries of first responders, school teachers and other public employees Lakewood would receive $25 million Jackson $10.6 million, Toms River $9 million, Howell $9.6 million, Brick$7 million
-Chesed of Lakewood arranging volunteers to lein megilla for those that are homebound if you can help please call at 732-901-0482 ext 4, or email office@chesedoflakewood.org
-CBSNY- Bikur Cholim of Lakewood is sending food for the Sabbath.Yehudah Kaszirer told CBS2’s Ali Bauman. Kaszirer says the food on their trucks will serve more than 1,000 people. Two volunteers drove all night to get there. “One guy drove, one guy slept, one guy drove, one guy slept, and 24 hours later, they made it there,” he said.
Mir Rosh Yeshiva Calls bochurim To stay in EY For Pesach
Hamodia- Hagaon Harav Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, shlita, Rosh Yeshivah, Yeshivas Mir in Yerushalayim, released a letter on Sunday, in which he calls on the bachurim of the yeshivah from abroad to stay in Eretz Yisrael over the Pesach bein hazmanim period, due to the current situation in which it is unknown if they will be able to return after Pesach due to the closed airports across the world, especially in Israel.The yeshivah will tend to all that is needed for the bachurim, and we hope we will be able to celebrate the Seder and the days of Pesach and bein hazmanim properly in the holy yeshivah.” See letter below
Saturday, February 20, 2021
Motzei Shabbos Teruma 5781 News Updates
- 50 New covid cases in Lakewood totals 11987/276
- Johns Hopkins Dr. Marty Makary says the U.S. may hit COVID herd immunity "by April" "At the current trajectory, I expect Covid will be mostly gone by April, allowing Americans to resume normal life" -WSJ
- Yeshiva Bochurim in full swing with purim Campaigns in lieu of collecting purim day reaching out to family and friends to raise funds for the yeshivos by sponsoring learning seder on Purim.
-State officials announce $1.2 billion in federal COVID-19 relief funds for school districts to address student educational and mental health needs. Lakewood Public Schools will receive $51 million.
-Vaad Rabbonim Linyonei Corona: excerpts from letter dated 6 Adar - Numbers of cases have increased recently to numbers not seen since Tishrei. The virus is having negative impacts on young and pregnant woman. It is vital for them to test right away if they feel they have covid. If they are positive they should contact bikur cholim to see if they can be treated with monoclonal antibodies. There is no need or value to panic and this development does not represent any direct sakana to them or their children. There is no need to avoid regular daily activities such as work and shopping..however it is irresponsible to (look away) and not take precautionary measures or attend large gatherings like chasunas The primary drivers of the spread have been large gatherings specifically chasunas There is no reason that a person who has any safek that they may have covid should be attending any of these gatherings nor should any person who is high risk. With purim approaching households that have anyone with high risk young or old should be careful and not host or attend large seudos.
-Bingo open tonight untill 1:00 am
Friday, February 19, 2021
Lakewood Zmanim עש''ק פרשת תרומה - זכור
Friday, February 19, 2021 / ז׳ אדר תשפ״א ערב שבת פרשת תרומה פרשת זכור
-Candle lighting 5:19 pm
-Shkia/sunset 5:37 pm
-Weather: Friday night Low 19F, shabbos day: Sunny, then becoming mostly cloudy High 34F.
- שבת זכור שחל בפרשת תרומה In a regular year - not a leap year, שבת פרשת תצוה is always שבת זכור - except for this year when it will be פרשת תרומה instead. While this has no practical ramifications, it is nevertheless an extremely rare occurrence.
ראחמסטריווקא: הגה"צ ר' בערל טווערסקי שליט"א בן כ"ק אדמו"ר מראחמיסטריווקא שליט"א איז צוגאסט אויף דעם שבת אין לעיקוואד בקרב חסידי ראחמיסטריווקא, און וועט אפרעכטן די תפילות און שבת אחים אין ביהמ"ד ראחמיסטריווקא אין שטאט
Shiur on Parshas Zachor by Reb Yankel Cohen ZT"L
Shiur on Parshas Zachor by Reb Yankel Cohen ZT"L. He gave this shiur 2 years ago.
Welcome to the Neighborhood Find your own School
Who has the achrayus on schooling once someone moves into a town? everyone has a right to move to wherever they want. The simple option would be to open more schools.
The igud hamosdos of Lakewood put ads in various publications both Yiddish and English. To all those seeking to relocate to Lakewood, Toms River, Jackson, Howell to Please ensure proper school placement before you finalize your move there is currently a severe shortage of space in our local mosdos we can not guarantee that any school will accommodate auditions to the current enrollment.
Friday Feb 19 News Updates Lakewood
Candle lighting 5:19 pm Shkia/Sunset 5:37 pm parshas zachor
-63 New Covid cases in Lakewood totals 11937/276
-NJ assembly Marijuana bill: Underage drinking or marijuana use will be subject to written warnings for anyone under 21. Underage drinking is currently a petty disorderly persons offense
-AOC calls for a full investigation into the Cuomo administration’s handling of nursing homes.
-Bikur Cholim Van arrived in Dallas with 1000 meals for shabbos
Weather: A wintry mix this morning will transition to some snow showers for the afternoon. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Chance of precip 80%. 1 to 3 inches of snow and ice expected.
-Regular school transportation expect weather related delays.
-LPD: Drive carefully if you are traveling this morning. Roads may be icy
-Glaze of ice on cars, to remove dont scrape but chop at it, or roll down window and push out wall of ice.
- Rayze it purim campaigns go live "Instead of raising funds for our yeshiva, we will be sitting and raising z'chusim by learning a seder Purim night, followed by a mesibah in the yeshiva. "Instead of you allowing us into your homes, we ask you to please allow us into your hearts."
-New Jersey State Trooper Pulls Over a Long Lost Friend. Rabbi Shloime Greenwald of Crown Heights was driving back from Delaware on Wednesday when he was pulled over by a NJ State trooper who recognized him they indeed had learned together as children in the Hebrew Academy Orange County in Huntington Beach, California. Greenwald marveled at the divine providence of their meeting and immediately dialed his father Rabbi Peretz Greenwald who was their teacher in the Long Beach school. "It’s good to hear from you,” Kohn was heard telling his teacher. “A freilichen Purim!” Collive.com
Lev Rochel Bikur Cholim Feeds Dallas Jewish Community Over Shabbos more here
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Rav Chaim Kanievsky Gives Bracha to Groups Collecting on Purim
The heads of TAT keren chasanim from Several Israeli yeshivos gathered at the home of Rav Chaim Kanievsky they asked for hatzlocha in this years purim collecting campaign due to limitations because of Corona. Rav Chaim gave a Bracha they should make a lot of Money and those that donate will get Gan Eden and money.
Video: Lakewood Bikur Cholim sends Shabbos Food to Dallas
With power outages across Texas. Lakewood volunteers drive to Dallas delivering 250 Shabbos meals to the Jewish community. (Video courtesy of Belaaz)
Lakewood Township Committee/ BOH Virtual Meeting- Tax Abatements
Lakewood township committee virtual meeting today February 18 at 5:30 pm. The meeting will start off first as a board of health meeting by the committee members followed by the township committee meeting
watch live stream Here
See Agenda Here and below
-Granting Abatement Of Local Property Taxes To River Avenue Properties LLC For Facilities Located At Block 1070, Lot 1.01(Chestnut/rt9)
-Granting Abatement Of Local Property Taxes To Airport Road Investments LLC For Facilities Located At Block 1160.01, Lot 242.05
Thursday Feb 18 News Updates Lakewood
-81 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 11874/275
- Lakewood Township Board of Health formally suspended the Township's noise decibel level prohibition on Purim night from 2:00am to 7:00am. The Township Board of Health generally prohibits noise above 55 decibels between the hours of 11:00pm and 7:00am. (reporter Moshe Zeines on twitter)
-Trump on Biden: “I saw that he said there was no vaccine before he came into office and yet he got a shot before he came into office,” .“So either he’s not telling the truth or he’s mentally gone. One or the other,” he added.
-2:45 pm currently stopped snowing, light sleet and freezing rain will resume this evening into Friday
-12:45 pm Changeover to sleet
-11:45 am heavy snow in Lakewood a few inches fell
-Food distribution: Bnos Yaakov box at 12:00pm in Pine Park. The park is plowed
-Third shot may be needed to combat new coronavirus variants, Bill Gates says
-Trump said his team was still exploring its options for returning to social media and "negotiating with a number of people," but suggested he may build his own platform "We're looking at a lot of different things," he said.
-10:45 am sleet pellets coming down with the snow
-FAA: Reliable sources are reporting to us that over the last two weeks an alarming number of women in Lakewood, some diagnosed as covid19 positive, have suffered late term miscarriages and that doctors are trying to determine why (Faa)
-10:20 am snowing lightly route 9 clear other roads messy, forecast South Jersey: 1-4 inches with icy conditions Central Jersey: 4-8 inches with potential accumulations of ice North Jersey: 4-8 inches
-Several boys elementary will have school with a late start and early dismissal at 1:00 pm. Mesivtas are open with regular schedule
-Lakewood askanim set up online donation page for mosdos to collect money on Purim this year The project is facilitated by Keren "Supporters of Torah" apply HERE 70 mosdos have signed up
-8:15 Girls schools cancelled, Lakewood cheder boys no school
-8:00 am snow coming down hard in Lakewood no decision yet on school openings
-LSTA bussing is cancelled for both the morning and afternoon runs. Schools may be open as they will update on the snow number.
-LPD: Drive carefully if you are traveling this morning. Roads may be icy.
-NWS: One to 4 inches of snow and as much as a tenth of an inch of ice are expected Snow will briefly be heavy this morning before precipitation change to sleet and freezing rain Thursday afternoon. Light precipitation will continue into Friday.
-Mesivta/boys school no shachris
-Lakewood school district is closed today
-Pfizer and Moderna vaccines have reduced effectiveness against South African variant, new studies show
-Bobov-45 Rebbe paid a visit to the new neighborhood being established by his chasidim in Union, New Jersey
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Oif Simchas ו' אדר תשפ''א
Bingo open to 1:00 am
Costume closeouts open -9:00 pm Near Target rt 9 Howell
Kiddush Levana
Chasunas:
Wednesday Feb 17 News Updates Lakewood
Weather: cold 26 in the morning Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 33F
Updated schedule changes: Food distribution:
- Bnos Melech on James will take place tonight 8-10 pm
- Bnos Esther Malka Shabbos box distribution today, Wednesday at 7:00 pm 488 Whitesville
-Tehilas Chaya Sara 7 day "Food Box" for all children under 18 who are not receiving school meals, TONIGHT at 8:00PM. 1115 Cross Street
-Belz on Chestnut 5:45 pm
OTL box at SCHI 7:00 pm Center Prospect st 6:45
-Gelbsteins 2:45pm - 5:15 pm at Middle School & Clifton Ave Grade School
-104 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 11793/274
-NWS updates advisory for Ocean County: Winter weather advisory effective from 4 a.m. Thursday through 10 a.m. Friday. Forecasters are expecting 1 to 3 inches of snow, but the snow is expected to change to sleet and freezing rain by Thursday afternoon.
- Bingo will have extended purim hours starting tonight will be open untill 1am
- NPGS: orders for Thursday & Friday 2/17-2/18 May be delayed due to snow
- FOREVER YOUNG An appreciation of Rav Sheftel Neuberger By Rabbi Yissocher Frand Mishpacha
- Hannity to present an interview with former President Trump tonight at 9:00PM to discuss the life and legacy of Rush Limbaugh.
-Firat Chicago, now Lakewood askanim set up online donation page for mosdos to collect money on Purim this year .The project is facilitated by Keren "Supporters of Torah" apply HERE
-NY Gov Cuomo says summer camps "can plan" on reopening. "We hope the current trajectory stays until June.
- President Trump on the death of Rush Limbaugh: “He would just talk for two hours and three hours. Just talk. And that's not an easy thing to do.” “People, whether they loved him or not, they respected him.”
-Rush Limbaugh, conservative American Radio Host, Dies at 70 from Lung cancer He died Wednesday morning at his home in Palm Beach, Florida
-NYT article on the coronavirus devastating Israel’s ultra-Orthodox communities. with a interactive look inside an insular culture that has often flouted antivirus protocols. here
-In Chicago, a special fund is being set up for individuals to contribute to, and after Purim the funds will be distributed to the yeshivos that have regularly come to the community in the past.(Matzav)
-Russia has been mediating a prisoner swap between Israel and Syria after a young Jewish woman from Kiryat Sefer mistakenly crossed the border to Syria and was arrested. Israel is releasing two Syrian prisoners from the Golan heights region.
-Snow storm starting early Thursday morning through Friday noon with heavy, wet snow and the potential for dangerous ice, Ocean county Jersey shore area 3-4 inches Jackson and areas west could get 4-6 NWS predicting 6 to 8 inches for the northern half of NJ and AccuWeather calling for up to 1 foot of accumulation. the storm looks as if it might track further south and east, which would increase snow totals along the Interstate 95 corridor and move the snow/mixed precipitation line closer to the Jersey Shore.
-Bonei Olam Lakewood raised over $1.5 million in recent charidy campaign
-Two masks now required to enter Manhattan federal court buildings You are required to wear either: (i) one disposable mask underneath a cloth mask with the edges of the inner mask pushed against your face; or a properly fitted, FDA-authorized KN95 or N95 mask.”.
-Name change: Lakewood township will be changing the name of a portion of Zinfandel Road To North Zinfandel Changing The Name Of A Portion Of Parkview Avenue To Kiryas Sanz Avenue and a portion of Edgecomb Avenue To Shefa Chaim Avenue
-9:00 am Trump Plaza implosion in Atlantic City: Watch live nowump Plaza implosion in Atlantic City: Watch live here
- Snow falling in Eretz Yisrael
Videos: Snow in Yerushalayim
About 4 inches of snow is expected to fall in Yerushalayim as snow storms move across Israel
Vaad HaRabbonim of Baltimore: Purim Protocols and Guidance
Vaad HaRabbonim of Baltimore: Purim Protocols and Guidance
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Tuesday Feb 16 News Updates Lakewood
Weather: Rain showers this morning with some sunshine during the afternoon high of 55F Chance of rain 90%.
-President Trump Releases Statement Slamming Mitch McConnell Vows to back America First primary candidates
- Purim mukdam: The Lakewood cheder school will be having all younger grades come to school dressed up with their costumes and bring shalach manos to their rebbe on Sunday 9 Adar instead of going purim day. There will be a purim program for each class.
-Food distribution: Sanz Klausenberg ordering link active now sign up HERE
-100 new Covid cases in Lakewood totals 11689/272 (OCHD readjusted deaths +7)
-Tehillim: Please daven for Rav Dovid Cohen Rav of Gevul Yaavetz in Flatbush who had a stroke and is in need of a refuah name is Dovid ben esther malka.
-Snow storm this Thursday across NJ The weather service says 2 to 3 inches will pile up in South Jersey, 4 to 6 inches will drop in Central Jersey and 6 to 8 inches will accumulate in North Jersey. It will clear out by Friday morning.
- Temple Beth Or a conservative synagogue and its 4.6-acre in Brick, NJ on the corner of Rt 70 and Van Zile road is under contract with a group in Lakewood closing date at the end of February or beginning of March, the temple is downsizing after a shrinking congregation looking to relocate.(Jerseyshore OL)
-Satmar Rockwell finished construction of their new Mikvah in the shul in their Shul . The Mikvah will be in use starting today (LNN).
-Only 165 patients have been hospitalized with the flu in the US since October. Last season, there were 400k hospitalizations
-NJ Town's Average Property Tax Bill In New 2021 Lakewood $7,435, jackson $7,778, Howell $8,192, Brick $6,819, Toms River $6,673 full list
-Volunteers will be needed to lein megillah this year on Purim for the homebound elderly and those in quarantine.
Monday, February 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15 News Updates Lakewood
Weather: Off and on rain showers during the afternoon hours. Areas of freezing rain possible. Temps nearly steady in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 40%.
-Message From L.A. Rabbonim: Don’t Come From Out Of Town Collecting This Purim same applies for Loc bochurim. They call on the community to increase support to Mosdos of Torah and chessed.
-Bonei Olam Lakewood live stream charidy event HERE 7:00 pm
-FOOD Distribution Tonight. Due to pending ice storm .OTL box at Tashbar 6:45, Mekor Hatorah 180 Sims 6:30 pm
-4 new covid cases in Lakewood, deaths revised down by 6 totals 11589/265
-Director of HR at CHEMED Friday morning, over 150 pregnant women showed up another 100 received the shots at on Sunday. some of the obstetricians were still not completely sold, but over the last three weeks, there's been a significant increase of risks [of COVID-19 infection] we feel are possible, based on the new strands [of the virus].” over the last two weeks, the obstetricians who were not necessarily pushing the patients to do it, have changed that message and really have been pushing their patients to get vaccinated,” he added. “Is hesitancy higher or lower among Orthodox patients? I don’t see it,” he told Haaretz. “Anecdotally, we have not found that our Hispanic patients are (Haaretz)
-For the first time in 80 years, Beth Medrash Govoha, the rabbinical college at the heart of Lakewood, won't host Purim festivities, rabbi Aaron Kotler, the school's CEO and president, told the Press (App)
--BDE: Petirah of rebbetzin Galupkin the wife of Rav Eliyahu Nechemia Galupkin zt”l, mashgiach of Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland. The levayah will be held at 4:30 p.m. at the Telshe Yeshiva Dining Room in Wickliffe, Ohio. Listen to the levayah by calling 202.926.4500 and enter passcode 4846273. (Matzav)
-The Mir Rosh yeshiva Rav Lazer Yudel Finkel shlita held a emergency meeting in the main bais medrash he spoke strongly about the dangers of the internet and smartphones. He made a takana any talmid bochur or youngerman that owns a device that is not kosher is considered a gazlan if he has any bennefit from the yeshiva, LIkewise, even kosher devices will be banned inside the yeshiva hall. The rosh yeshiva appointed talmidim to act as enforcers to the new takanos.
- Food distribution Sanz Kleusenberg home delivery option not open yet for orders this week check back again HERE
- Winter weather advisory in effect from 1:00pm Monday-2:00am Tuesday for central and southern New Jersey Freezing rain expected. Total ice accumulations of up to one tenth of an inch
-Today is presidents day township offices closed no USPS most banks are closed TD bank is open, School district is closed.
-Hamodia- Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva and Rabbonim Purim Guidelines read here
-APP: Lakewood groups are canceling Purim festivities fearing a repeat of last year's COVID-spreading events, and the deaths and illnesses that followed. "For the first time in 80 years, Beth Medrash Govoha, the rabbinical college at the heart of Lakewood, won't host Purim festivities, rabbi Aaron Kotler, the school's CEO and president, told the Press. The biggest statement possible is that we're not scheduling any celebrations (at BMG)," Kotler said. "... The physicians and the rabbis and community activists continue to caution folks to be extremely careful on whatever activities are taking place or being done in a far more careful fashion."APP
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