Weather: 88° Plenty of sunshine. Temps will hit mid 90's midweek with rain in the forecast for shavuos.
Erev shavuos shopping traffic at local plazas
- The 14th siyum Hashas of Daf Yomi will take place exactly in a year on Rosh Chodesh Sivan 5787
- Nesivos Marathon this afternoon starting at North Lake Park to industrial park. Expect road closures
- Bikur Cholim Men's Health screening today at Ateres Esther hall off Oak Street from 10am - 8pm
- Hachnosas Sefer Torah to B"M Kol Aryeh leavibg from 102 Destiny Way at 4:00pm
- Shiur Hachana for Kabolas HaTorah tonight at Bais Medrash Emunas Yisroel of Lakewood by the Rav shlita 8:30 pm Ridge area.
- Large crowds gathered at the kosel for Rosh Chodesh prayers as tensions rose over Women of the Wall reportedly bringing a Sefer Torah into the women’s section against regulations. Hundreds of frum seminary girls came by to protest there was and heavy police force present.
- Tehillim: Please continue to daven for Chaim Avrohom Moshe ben Rivka a Lakewood resident who is still intubated in the ICU and needs Rachamei shamayim.
- Giyus: Israel’s Land Authority Council approved a major change today that could block Charedim who have not resolved their military status from entering the next "discounted housing" lottery.
- At least one person was killed and three others injured after a tanker carrying 8,000 gallons of gasoline collided with another vehicle on Route 287 in Edison, New Jersey, causing a massive fire on the side of the highway. Over 150 firefighters were battling the blaze.
All lanes on I-287 North remain closed.
- Charedi enlistment data to the IDF:
- In the 2023approximately 2,200 charedim enlisted.
- In the cohort, a2,800 enlisted.
- In the first half of the 2025 1,850 enlisted, and according to IDF estimates, by the end of 2025, more than 3,000 charedim are expected to enlist.
Deserter data: Out of 80,000 individuals in draft evasion processes, approximately 75% are from the charedi public.(Ishay cohen)
- New home construction is surging across New Jersey driven mostly by three counties. Hudson, Ocean and Bergen counties led the state in new home construction from 2020 through 2024, according to a new Rutgers University study that found New Jersey is building homes at its fastest pace in decades.Hudson County saw an annual average of 5,777 new homes between 2020 and 2024. Ocean County added 3,923 new homes and Bergen County added 3,648 new homes
In Ocean County, construction is being fueled by the influx of Orthodox Jews and the proliferation of retirement communities. NJ.com