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- New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill will sign all three ICE related bills Wednesday morning in Newark

- NYC AG Letitia James has rejected the proposed merger between Maimonides Health and NYC Health plus Hospitals, putting the deal in serious doubt. The decision reflects concerns about oversight, financial risk, and potential impacts on patient care, leaving the future of the merger uncertain.

- Effective April 20, 2026, the U.S. Army is increasing the maximum enlistment age from 34 to 42 and eliminating waiver requirements for a single conviction of possession of marijuana.

- OpenAI said it’s closing Sora, the short-form video app that went viral after its launch six months ago.

- United Airlines introduces Relax Row: 3 Economy seats with leg rests that create a cozy lie-flat bed with a mattress pad, blanket and two pillows. It will be available next year on Boeing 787 Dreamliners and expand to over 200 of United's 787s and 777s by 2030, positioned between standard economy and premium plus cabins. Pricing to come. 

- Germany's Volkswagen is in talks with Rafael, the Israeli Iron Dome maker, over a deal that would switch production at one of their factories from cars to missile defense

- After pressure from Washington to take action on the issue, the government will approve the establishment of a unit in the Ministry of Defense to deal with the hilltop youth in tge5 settlements, with a budget of 130 million shekels for the next three years

- Rav Yitzchak Meir Roshatzky, a posek on Hilchos Pesach in Eretz Yisrael, advised that weight loss injections like Ozempic may reduce appetite and affect fulfilling the mitzvos of matzah, maror, and afikoman. He recommends consulting a halachic authority before use. This guidance was issued after consultation with rabbanim and kashrus experts to ensure proper Pesach standards.

- Today, the Kollel Shomrei Hachomos pushka truck will be visiting the Jackson 21 Royal Grove neighborhoods in Jackson as well as Pine Lake Park in Manchester. The truck will be available from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM, giving residents the opportunity to drop off their pushkas.

- An Israeli was arrested today at Egypt’s Taba airport after putting on tefillin while waiting for a flight, and another Chareidi traveler was reportedly reprimanded by authorities for learning Gemara at the airport. Israeli officials intervened, and the detained passenger was later released and allowed to board a different flight

- A 41-year-old Colorado man, Christopher Neff, has been indicted on 15 charges, including aggravated manslaughter, after allegedly driving drunk the wrong way on the New Jersey Turnpike and causing a crash that killed four yeshiva bochurim right after Sukkos  Yaakov Kilberg, Aharon Lebovits, Shlomo Cohen, and Chaim Grossman Z"L. Authorities say Neff had been drinking before the incident and had a blood alcohol level nearly three times the legal limit. He was also charged with weapons offenses after firearms were found in his vehicle. He remains in jail and is expected to be arraigned in early April.

- R' Aaron Hirsch, a  community activist has entered the race for Lakewood Township Committee seeking to run for a seat as a Republican in the upcoming primary election 

- The following approved companies produce Pesach products free of xanthan gum. : Unger’s, Bakers Choice, Blooms, Haddaga, Gefen, Glicks, Landau’s, Mehadrin Dairy, Ostreicher’s, and Balebuste

- Bein Hazmanim shiur today at Lutzk B"M 1pm by rav Yisroel Goldblatt shlita

- Lakewood planning board meeting today 6 pm watch livestream Here on the agenda an application to create 13 lots in the Oak Vine area Oak, Elroy, and Halsey Streets Block 1005, Lots 1 & 4 

-Pesach sale items Kosher West Chicken Legs Family Pack, Hisachdus-Kcl  $1.99 / lb

Chicken Cutlets Family Pack, $7.49 / lb

Nutmeg Chicken cutlets $6.79 (Marvid hisachdus or wsmndl

15 dozen eggs at Bingo $20

- A major development in the world of chazzanus in Yerushalayim was announced as Yeshurun Synagogue in Rechavia named Yitzchak Meir Helfgott as its new chief chazzan, where he will perform with choirs. He succeeds Nissim Saal, who held the position for the past three years. and rumors are that he may go next  door to the great synagogue of Yerushalayim. Helfgot was chazzan at Park East synagogu in NYC for over 25 years. (Matzav)

- The Dinover Rebbe of Toms River  Matzos with his Kehila last night at the Neimark Shul.

- Federal immigration ICE agents sent to assist at airports across the country have been confronted by travelers, including a woman at Newark Liberty International Airport who called them “Nazis.”

“Nazis don’t belong in America, and they don’t belong in airports,” the unidentified woman said when the agent appeared at the airport on Monday morning. NJ

- A new bill sponsored by New Jersey state Senators  would rename all township committees in the state to "township council;" townships would be required to update all materials to reflect this title change under the bill.

-In a move that indicates a desire to participate on the national political stage, Gov. Mikie Sherrill has launched a federal political action committee, Mission to Deliver PAC, to boost federal and statewide Democratic candidates across the U.S. in the 2026 midterm election.