- Netanyahu posts image of atomic bomb over Tel Aviv: ‘Nothing else will matter’ Sharing a warning by political commentator Yuval Bloomberg, Netanyahu casts domestic controversies as a ‘smokescreen’ obscuring Iran's nuclear threat, warning of ‘second Holocaust’ by Iran.
- Iran FM Araghchi:“If there is any rationality, they will not try a military war against Iran again; they tried it twice and saw the result…”
- Trump:"Obama was a grossly incompetent President! He paid off Iran with Billions, and gave them a road to a Nuclear Weapon.
-A Qatari delegation reportedly arrived in Tehran today as diplomatic efforts intensify to prevent a broader military confrontation in the region. According to the Qatari newspaper Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, Iran has clearly communicated its demands and positions to mediators involved in efforts to defuse tensions. The visit comes amid heightened tensions between Iran, the United States, and Israel
- Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf: “The Americans believe that through a few media pressure levers or military threats, they can subdue this great nation.” “We are not intimidated, and we are ready to provide a response that goes beyond anything they can imagine for any violation of the territorial integrity of Greater Iran. Therefore, a threat of a large-scale war or assassination is not something that will cause the Iranian nation to give up its rights and interests.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused Washington of derailing efforts to secure an interim agreement, while urging another push to finalize a deal. “We negotiated, but [the Americans] ruined everything. I still believe we should try to complete the agreement,” he said
- Mossad chief David Barnea says Iran is executing “Israeli spies” who have no connection to Mossad. “Who are they?” Barnea asked. “We don’t know either.”He says 99.9% of Mossad agents remain undetected, with operatives involved in Israel’s campaign still living freely in Tehran, “knowing in their hearts that they served a noble purpose.”
-The IDF says two terrorists involved in transferring millions of shekels from Iran and Turkey to Hamas’s military wing were killed in Gaza last week. One was a Hamas cell commander. The other was a Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist.
- US intel warns Iran stepping up plots to kill American diplomats. An October 23 intelligence memo says Iran has "substantially increased" efforts to assassinate US diplomats and officials in the Middle East and beyond, with some plots at "advanced stages," Axios reports. The State Department has cut diplomatic staff in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Lebanon, Qatar and Jordan.
- Iran Claims Interception of US Drone: Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that the Iranian military intercepted a US LUCAS drone over Bandar Abbas.
- Drone Strike Reported in Southern Lebanon: Lebanese reports said a drone strike targeted the village of Tibnine in southern Lebanon
-A massive US military buildup underway around Iran, Oct 24:
• US warships in the Arabian Sea being restocked with long-range missiles and bunker-buster bombs
• 2 US carrier strike groups already operating in the Arabian Sea
• 3rd carrier strike group heading toward the Middle East
• Additional amphibious assault group with 2,000+ Marines also en route
• Around 9,000-10,000 additional US sailors and Marines being deployed
• Around 190-195 US aerial-refueling tankers tracked across Europe and CENTCOM as of Oct. 21
• US and Israeli aircraft reportedly rehearsing strike maneuvers over Iraq
• US extending regional military deployments and sending additional equipment
Weather tonight lpw 36°
13 Cheshvan yahrtzeit of the Buffalo Rebbe, Rabbi Eliyahu Yosef Rabinowitz ztl. Large crowds expected
- Melava Malka with the Pitsburger rebbe at Royal Grove Jackson tonight Imperial court.
- Yarchei Kallah with Talmidei Rav Nissan Kaplan tomorrow at Bellworks.
- BDE: Petirah of Malka Grossman A"H of Lakewood bas Reb and Mrs. Meir Grossman, after an illness she was 19. Levaya tomorrow at Bnos Devorah 360 Oak st with kevurah at the Lakewood bais olam.
- Tefillos for the Gerrer rebbe, who is scheduled to undergo medical treatment on Sunday, at Hadassah Ein Kerem hospital name is Yaakov Arye Ben Yuta Hena.
- Police ticketing motorist tonight with traffic enforcement around busy eatery establishments
- Early voting underway in NJ. polls open tomorrow at the Lakewood town hall and Jackson Toms River Libraries.
- Trump: There is a Fake News report out there that I am going to remove the White House Press Room and bring back the old Swimming Pool, which lies directly underneath. Although I may move the Fake News to a less obnoxious location, the old swimming pool will never be brought back. I NEVER even thought to do such a stupid thing! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DJT
Lebanon’s pro-Hezbollah newspaper Al-Akhbar reports that Iran is revising its target lists and preparing for a potential third war, amid expectations of a U.S.-Israeli attack either before or after the American midterm elections. According to the report, all Iranian military and security units have received instructions outlining their response to a possible attack.
Friday, October 23, 2026 / י״ב חשון תשפ״ז ערב שבת פרשת לך לך
Candle lighting 5:47 pm
Shkiah/Sunset 6:05 pm
Weather: tonight low 39
Shabbos day 63° generally sunny.
"וקוי ה' יחליפו כח יעלו אבר כנשרים ירוצו ולא ייגעו ילכו ולא ייעפו" ישעיהו מ' הפטרה פרשת לך לך"
There is מחלוקת between the אבן עזרא and the רד"ק how to pronounce the pasuk in the haftorah this week, either with a Tzeiri under the Yud as in וְקוֹיֵ or with the Tzeirei under the vov as in וקווי
Those who hope in Hashem will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.
Friday, October 23, 2026 / י״ב חשון תשפ״ז ערב שבת פרשת לך לך
Candle lighting 5:47 pm
Shkiah/Sunset 6:05 pm
Weather: 59° Abundant sunshine. tonight low 39
Shabbos day 63° generally sunny.
- Pittsburg rebbe will ne spending shabbos at the Royal Grove community in Jackson
- Admor Toldos Mordechai Vizhnitz of Lakewood will have a shabbos Oifruf for an einikel tefillos and tish will take place in the Nais Medrash on Clifton Ave and 12th st.
- In Eretz Yisrael they will be changing the clock this motzei shabbos while the USA will fall back next week.
- Rav Nissan kaplan will attending a Yarchei jallah for his Talmidim this aSunday at Bell Works
- Trump: The judge in the Charlie Kirk case is doing a terrible job! This case should be tried within a month, not three years — and it should be over with! The judge is desecrating the memory of the Great Charlie Kirk, while taking forever to ask questions that people already know the answer to. The whole Country is mocking him and our “Legal” System. JUSTICE FOR CHARLIE! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- A ElAL flight on the way from EY to Newark had a medical emergency last night for one kf the pilots and landed in Paris since it was too close to shabbos the frum passengers will be staying at a local hotel and continue their flight on Motzei shabbos.
- SAFECELL BULLETIN: FIG phone Siddur now show ותן טל ומטר as in EY they already started saying it. You need to change it in settings to USA. If anyone has trouble configuring it, they can bring it into Safecell at 1771 Madison (2nd floor). Safecell will also have the option of printed Siddurim so you can save yourself all this heartache (and from receiving SMS while davening).
Israel elections. The Charedi Achi party fkr sefardim, backed by Rav Chaim Yosef David Abergel, has announced its withdrawal from the race following heavy political pressure aimed at preventing vote fragmentation within the religious right-wing bloc. They reportedly have told their followers to vote for Likud.
A letter signed by several American Roshei yeshiva in support of voting for UTJ Gimmel.
A large election rally with thousands took place last night in Boyan BM in Yerushalayim for Degel Attended by roshei yeshiva and rabbonim.
- Giyus: Whike Eight yeshiva bochurim were released from IDF Military Prison this morning after serving jail sentences. There's a few more who were arrested yet there's silence from the frum knesset members about the arrests.
- An article by Rich Roberts in this weeks Voice magazine addresses if frum Jews should vote for democrats in New Jersey since they will win anyways
On voting for Cory Booker: "So now I’m being asked if we should support this Senate run because he will likely win in blue New Jersey. The US in 2026 is not Germany in 1933. But there are some too-familiar themes. Supporting Booker will not curry favor with him if the woke wave is against us. It will only show that our values can be compromised.
When Lakewood voted against the vaad
"When Christie ran against Corzine for New Jersey governor, the Lakewood leadership told the community to vote for the Democrat Corzine because he would win and we wanted to curry benefits from him. The Lakewood frum community re-voted and heavily favored Christie for one reason: the sanctity of marriage. That was the first time the yeshivah community didn’t follow the directive of the leadership."
Tuition relief only came from Trump
"More recently, the community leadership instructed us to abandon a Republican who had been loyal and dedicated to our community for many years in favor of a Democrat so that we would “have a seat at the table.” We were told that we would get tuition vouchers. The Democrat won, and the only chance for financial relief for school tuitions came from the Trump Republican party, which passed federal legislation that will help fund tuitions in states in which the governor of that state opts in. At the time that we abandoned a loyal Republican for a Democrat, violating our values, I publicly wrote that the Democrats only care about the support of the teachers’ union, so they will never support school vouchers. It was the Republicans in the House and Senate that passed this law.
- Chewing gum could be banned in the state of New Jersey under a recently proposed law focused on reducing our inadvertent consumption of microplastics. The bill includes a list of daily products that could no longer be sold in the state if it’s passed. Gum was included in the bill after researchers discovered microplastics were released into the human body during the first few minutes of chewing. The Protecting Against Microplastics Act, introduced last month by Democratic Assemblywomen Shama A. Haider and Margi Donlon, proposes labeling products such as chewing gum and tea bags as including “intentionally added microplastics” for two years, before outright banning their sale in the state. Foodware like plastic plates, forks, knives, and containers cleaning products and cosmetics are also included in the bill. NJ.com
- President Trump directed CENTCOM to prepare a strike plan against Iran without setting a target date, according to Kan News. Israel has reportedly heightened its security alert. Unlike previous rounds, however, the preparations have not resulted in approval for an immediate strike.
- Netanyahu from Chevron: The army has carried out an extensive and powerful operation in the West Bank, the likes of which has not been seen since the Six-Day War.
- Two IDF soldiers HYD killed in terrosist shooting attack. The slain soldiers were named as Ron Yonatan Roytman, 23, from Ashkelon, and Yuval Shai Svilem, 20, from Hod Hasharon. After conducting a preliminary probe, the Israel Defense Forces said it believed the gunmen were planning to carry out a larger attack against Israeli civilians on Route 35, but realized they would not be able to reach the highway and decided to open fire at the temporary checkpoint instead.
- Palestinian terror attack five Israelis were wounded in the shooting attack in the southern West Bank. They include two critically wounded and three in light-to-moderate condition, according to first responders. The IDF says troops returned fire at the Judea Junction on Route 35 and killed two Palestinian terrorists.
- During a situation assessment, IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir said:“This is a serious attack. The rapid action of the soldiers prevented an even more severe attack and further harm to civilians and security forces. A large amount of ammunition was found in the vehicle in which the terrorists arrived at the attack scene, which was intended to be used to carry out an attack on a larger scale.”
- Netanyahu said Israeli military intelligence and Mossad had provided clear warnings that Iran and its proxies were considering ways to influence Israel’s elections.“They don’t want me elected,” Netanyahu said. He argued that Iran’s leadership, Hamas and Hezbollah want him defeated because they view his continued premiership as an obstacle to their goals.
- Mike Huckabee: The Palestinian terror attack this morning would have been an even worse catastrophic event had the IDF not acted so quickly. Will the media give this as much coverage as when olive pickers get detained for failing to report their activities?”
- Iran warns it will target U.S. aircraft carriers, American personnel, oil pipelines, energy infrastructure, airports and civilian and economic assets across the Gulf if the U.S. and Israel launch fresh attacks, per The Wall Street Journal.Iranian officials also warned that AI infrastructure, data centers and undersea internet cables across up to seven Gulf countries could be struck, declaring “zero red lines” if war resumes. A senior Iranian security official told Al-Mayadeen that Tehran will no longer distinguish between Trump and Netanyahu, warning that U.S. and Israeli targets will be struck without distinction.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would extend the offensive model used in refugee camps to urban neighborhoods from which terrorists emerged. He said the IDF would enter those neighborhoods, evacuate residents, conduct house-to-house operations and destroy terrorist infrastructure. Netanyahu said Israel was ready for a large-scale operation in Judea and Samaria.
Chasunas:
Eidelman - Sauer Bais Faiga
Kanarek - Zeidel Ne'emas Hachaim
Mann - Friedman Ateres Blima
Neuman - Kalmanowitz Fountain Ballroom
Busel - Sperka Kesser Moshe Yehuda
Endzweig - Cohen Beru hall
Kraushar - Pfeiffer Ateres Reva
Frost - Frankel Cedar Palace
Burr - Mushell Ateres Esther
Harris Ateres Chaim Elazar
Skulen Bar Mitzva at the shul on Park Ave
- Chumash Shiur by Harav Yeruchom Olshin shlita 11:30 pm at B"M Ateres Bracha live 646-726-9977
LPD Traffic Alert: Joe Parker Rd will be closed from Spyglass to Long Beach Ave for planned NJNG construction. Plan alternate route if possible.
Weather 68° Sunny. Warmer
The lingering nor'easter became Subtropical Storm Josephine on Wednesday afternoon, but the effects on New Jersey are expected to be limited to gusty winds and some minor coastal flooding at the Jersey Shore
Yartzeits today 11 Cheshvan:
רחל אמנו ע"ה
Rav Yehuda Leib Chasman ZTL
Rav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi ZTL
Rav Pesach Pruskin ZTL
Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZTL
- Askanim are warning non-U.S. citizens not to vote. R' Yonasson Shwartz of Brooklyn said that two heimishe residents were arrested after voting with visas or green cards, mistakenly believing they were eligible. Congressman Mike Lawler is reportedly trying to help one of them.
Agudath Israel COO and NJ Assemblyman AviSchnall also warned that illegal voting can lead to criminal charges, immigration detention, and possible deportation. Only U.S. citizens who are legally eligible may vote in federal elections
- Admor Pittsburg rebbe is visiting Lakewood a Kabolas Panim will take place at 269 Ridge ave 7:30 pm the rebbe will be staying in Jackson for shabbos
- Agudah CEO Mr. Sol Werdiger, has endorsed NY Governor Kathy Hochul for reelection, citing her decision to bring New York into the new federal scholarship tax credit program that president Trump signed into law.
- Thursday of בה"ב today Behab minyan mincha with krias Hatorah of Vayechal at Rabbi Forcheimers shul 418 5th st 2:10 pm
- Judaica Plaza seforim in Lakewood Shtender podcast new episode "President Coolidge Saw His Yarmulke" featuring a conversation with Rav Moshe Scheinerman Shlita watch Here
- Rabbi Amnon Yitzchak will be in Lakewood November 3rd at Tiferes Bais Yaakov hall.
- Rabbonim are in the midst of constructing a large eruv that will cover a significant portion of Lakewood, strengthening existing neighborhood eruvin that are already connected and creating a unified kosher structure that can be relied upon.
- With seminary applications set to open, reports indicate that Israeli seminaries are implementing significant tuition increases across the board, with hikes amounting to thousands of dollars.
- Lakewood elections: Lakewood voters have plenty of choices this year both how to cast their ballots and whom to cast them for. and for voters looking for change in Lakewood government, FAA News is urging support for Moshe Raitzik for Township Committee more
A Lubavitcher bochur from Crown Heights was stabbed from behind on Wednesday late afternoon, at around 5:45 PM, near West 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues in Manhattan’s Diamond District. The victim, reportedly in his 20s, was treated by Hatzalah and transported to Bellevue Hospital in stable condition. According to reports, the suspect, a woman in her 30s, fled toward Sixth Avenue. The NYPD Hate Crimes Unit is investigating whether the incident was antisemitically motivated. The weapon used in the attack has not been officially confirmed but possibly a needle or syringe, and no arrest has been confirmed in the reports available. (shchuna)
- Shas Pledges Tefillin for Every Child: Shas chairman Aryeh Deri pledged that every boy reaching bar mitzva age of 13 would receive a prayer shawl and tefillin kit from the Education Ministry. He also said Shas would seek to require schools to provide prayer spaces for students wishing to pray and put on tefillin.
- After a caterer failed to show up 45 Minutes Before Shabbos, Lakewood neighbors in the Hearthstone area Pull Together to Save Entire Sheva Brachos read full story here
- Elon Musk has spent more than $500,000 to help re-elect Rep. Mike Lawler, the Hudson Valley Republican facing Democrat Cait Conley in a competitive New York 17th District race that could determine House control.
- Shalom in the chasidish world: Great excitement among chasidim as The Admor of Vizhnitz Rav Srultche spoke today with his brother-in-law, the Admor Rav Aaron of Satmar, following a prolonged rift that lasted several years.
- Israel Elections:Large public rallies by UTJ will take place in Bnei Brak and Yerushalayim ahead of elections this Tuesday.
Out of fear of threats against the rabbonim who support the new Tzibbur Hacharedi party Haredi Public Party, the party is expected to reveal the names and letters of support from dozens of prominent rabbis, and famous admorim, after Shabbos.
- Ttrump: As the President of the United States, I have been watching Data Centers very closely, and have come to a very strong conclusion. New and large, in some cases gigantic, Data enters are mandated by me to make their own electricity, and give or sell any excess back to the local community, or grid, and therefore there is electric price increase. In fact, there could be a substantial decrease. Other elements likewise! If companies want to make their Data Centers popular, pay the community, and/or individuals within the community, a “dividend.” I have watched the process closely, and Data Centers that were highly unpopular in a certain area, have become extremely popular when a financial deal is struck. MAKE DEALS, and get them built!!! GREAT FOR THE U.S.A. President DJT!
- The Lakewood Police Department reminds residents that National DEA Drug Take Back Day is on Shabbos, October 24, from 10:00 AM to 2:00 P Collection locations will be available throughout Lakewood. Can't make it Saturday? The Lakewood Police Department has a Project Medicine Drop box available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year, right outside the department!
A siyum to commemorate the yartzeit of the Mir Rosh Yeshiva Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel ZTL
- Trump on Iran: We’ve knocked the h.. out of them, and we may do it a little bit further
- An unnamed Iranian security official told Fars that Tehran is preparing on the assumption that a joint U.S.–Israeli attack is inevitable and considers Washington’s diplomatic efforts unreliable. The official claimed Israel dictates U.S. regional policy and blocks a diplomatic settlement, while pressure inside Iran is growing for decisive action to break the naval blockade.
- Hamas leaders conveyed an unusual message to Israel stating that the terror organization is prepared to carry out another attack like that of October 7, 2023. (Ynet)
- Trump: US Is Not Negotiating with Iran; “Something Will Happen Fairly Soon” “We’re doing very well militarily and financially against Iran,” Trump said, adding: “I think we’re not negotiating. Something one way or the other will happen fairly soon.
- New York Times: U.S. and Israel armies have formulated plans to resume strikes on Iran after the U.S. midterm elections on November 3.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz says any attacks on Israel in the future would be “licensed in the names” of opposition leaders who have criticized him and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for warning of potential attacks by Israel’s enemies in the lead-up to the election. “Every attack on Israel and all future terrorist attacks, if God forbid there are any, will be licensed in the names of Yair Lapid, Naftali Bennett, Yair Golan, and their friends in the opposition who don’t stop attacking the prime minister and me and are casting aspersions on our efforts to warn and alert.
- IRGC says four vessels carrying oil hit mines near Hormuz, warns US of wider responses
- Hezbollah rebuilding military capabilities in Beirut as IDF prepares for possible renewed fighting."They are making a major effort to regain operational experience and return to peak combat readiness," a security official said about Hezbollah. Jpost.
- Dozens of Israeli fighter jets and refueling aircraft reportedly flew over Syria and Iraq toward the Iranian border earlier this week, following a flight path resembling an attack on Iran. The aircraft turned around shortly before reaching Iranian territory and returned to Israel, according to Axios . Israel informed Washington of the sortie in advance, saying it was a military exercise and a show of force intended to deter Iran from attacking ahead of next week’s election, the sources told Axios.
Chasunas:
Salel - Gewirtz Bais Faiga
Doppelt - Draisin Cedar Palace
Kleinman - Gottleib Ateres Esther
Gobioff - Roth Fountain Ballroom
Goldman - Freund Kesser Moshe Yehuda
Jacobowitz - Goldstein Ateres Blima
Levovitz Neemas Hachaim
Hochman- Lowenthal Ateres Chaim Elazar
Blitz - Seiff Ateres Reva
Tonight: Yartzeit of Rachel Imeinu
Mesilas Yesharim Shiur by Rav Simcha Bunim Cohen shlita at Ateres Yeshaya 10:00pm after 9:45 Maariv
Challah Bake event lzechus Malka bas Yuta Tzipprah at Chailifeline Jackson.
Tomorrow Thursday of Behab בה"ב
Weather: 62 A mix of clouds and sun
A nor'easter lurking far offshore will bring gusty winds and coastal flooding to the Jersey Shore again on Wednesday.National Weather Service.
- Tonight Yartzeit of Rochel Imeinu A soul-stirring address by Horav Michoel Sorotzkin, recounting Reb Chaim Shmuelevitz’s tearful plea at Kever Rochel for Mamme Rochel to weep for her children, and revealing the profound power of her tears in safeguarding Klal Yisroel throughout the long exile, as foretold by Yirmiyahu Hanavi watch HERE
- The special day of י' מרחשוון The Sefer (מועד לכל חי ר' חיים פלאג'י writes, "The 10th of Cheshvan, the birthday of גד בן יעקב is a lucky day.
The זכות of גד hovers over us all day long."
The מזל of גד raises our מזל for all our needs.(source)
Bingo: crazy sales Tasters choice $14.89,Kleenex tissues 10pk $19, Oil $6.49
- JD Vance, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and others announced some of the findings of what they said was the first nationwide surge focusing on SNAP fraud uncovering $42 million in fraud.
- BDE: Petirah of Rav Binyomin Grunwald Z"L of Cleveland following a illness he was 81. Son is Reb Yehoshua shlita of Lakewood. Levaya in Lakewood today 4:30 pm at the chapel with kevura in EY. Zoom link HERE Passcode:794029 Phone hook up 646-931-3860 PIN 84095309125#
- BDE: Petirah of Rav Yitzchok Zev Rosengarten ZL long time baal Tefilh at B"M Emunas Yisroel in Boro Park he was 100 years old. Levaya took place in EY.
- Lakewood’s Tax Hikes: As early voting begins this weekend, there’s little local media coverage of the significant tax increases Lakewood residents are now facing. Residents are questioning the township’s confusing “For Advice Only” tax notice, which fails to clearly explain the increase or when payments are due. Some are questioning whether the timing and format are deliberate, coming just ahead of the elections. Taxpayers deserve transparency and clear answers not confusion when it comes to their money.
- Ocean County NJ Among the Nation’s Top Counties for Home Value Growth. Ocean County home values have increased 4.8% over the past year with the typical home now valued at approximately $551,000. Rising home values mean more equity for existing homeowners, but they also make it increasingly difficult for young families and first-time buyers to afford a home in the area. Homeowners are gaining equity, but affordability remains a growing challenge. Source: Zillow Home Value Index, September 2026.
- U.S. House Judiciary Committee subpoenas the Gov Sherrill administration over the improper registration of 6,600 noncitizens to vote in New Jersey. GOP lawmakers accused the state of withholding records.NJ globe
- Satmar spokespersons Rabbi Moishe Indig:
We have hakaras hatov. We remember who stands beside us, who has the Jewish community’s back when it counts, and which friends we can always count on. Governor Kathy Hochul, Attorney General Letitia James, and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli have been those friends, and now we stand with them.
We ask every eligible voter to show up for them at the ballot box. They have earned it.
- Rav Dov Landau addressed the emergence oàaf alternative chareidi parties for the first time, warning that dissatisfaction with the established political leadership does not justify supporting factions that lack the approval of the Gedolei Yisroel.
- Moti Leitner, chairman of the "HaTzibur HaChareidi" party, said he is staying in the race
I am not withdrawing. We think we have a chance to pass the threshold." : "But in parallel, the heads of United Torah Judaism and Shas along with their emissaries are sending harsh threats against us; they shy away from nothing powerful systems, petitions with the full force of a monopoly; power corrupts."
- Trump: Numerous people, who requested that sanctions be immediately imposed on Russia, have called to apologize to President Trump in that they didn’t know that he was negotiating the release of Stephen Hubbard, a truly big and important deal for the U.S. If sanctions would have been placed, certainly those negotiations would have come to a complete and total halt
- A bill in the state Legislature would lift some of the most controversial and restrictive requirements of New Jersey’s new e-bike law by deregulating the slowest low speed models.
The measure, introduced on Oct. 15 by state Sen. Raj Mukherji, D-Hudson, would also amend the current law to remove a requirement for a person to register and obtain a license to operate a low-speed class 1 or 2 electric bicycle.
- Giyus another yeshiva bochur arrested learning in Yeshiva Torah Btifarta.
- A new New Jersey water-quality analysis found PFAS “forever chemicals” in 91% of 86 water samples from the Raritan River watershed. PFAS were detected at all sampled locations upstream of a Bridgewater drinking-water intake. These chemicals are highly persistent and have been linked to several health concerns, including some cancers.
- Nurses Are in High Demand, but Many Are Leaving Bedside Care in Droves - WSJ
Despite strong demand and rising salaries, hospitals across the United States are struggling to retain nurses as burnout, understaffing and workplace violence push many away from bedside care. According to The Wall Street Journal, the median annual income for nurses has climbed to $97,550, yet many are seeking less stressful roles in urgent care, remote patient monitoring and other fields
- Brad Lander NY Democrat: I’ve been detained by the IDF, along with a group of rabbis & volunteers. We were simply harvesting olives in a grove near Nehalim in the West Bank. The IDF issued a statement Due to the security risk posed by conducting an uncoordinated harvest near an Israeli community, IDF soldiers, Border Police forces in Judea and Samaria, and officers from the Judea and Samaria District Police arrived at the scene and detained those present
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said
he would accept a peace deal that freezes the war along the current frontlines, calling it a realistic way to stop the fighting. He says Ukraine would then seek security guarantees from President Trump and European allies to ensure peace and security.
- New Jersey lawmakers are advancing legislation that would require annual inspections of baggage scales at Newark Liberty International Airport after an investigation revealed that more than one-quarter of the airport’s scales produced inaccurate readings, potentially exposing travelers to unwarranted overweight baggage charges.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the IDF and Mossad to overthrow Iran’s regime during an IDF officer cadet graduation ceremony Wednesday afternoon. “My directive to the IDF, the Mossad, and the defense establishment… is to overthrow the regime in Iran,”
- The U.S. State Department is preparing to order some embassy personnel and their family members to leave Gulf countries, Reuters reports, citing U.S. officials.
- Israeli Defense Minister Katz warns the Iranian regime against attacking Israel amid the upcoming elections: "If Iran attacks Israel, Iran will burn!" "In recent days, we have identified attempts by our enemies, led by Iran and its proxies, to carry out attacks intended to influence the outcome of the elections in Israel," "The Iranian regime is at its weakest point ever, and we recognize that this weakness could drive it to take the most extreme measures, including against Israel. Our message to the Iranian regime is clear: We see your attempts, we are prepared to thwart them, and we are ready to strike back with full force."
-Netanyahu warned that Iran is once again pursuing nuclear weapons under its new supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei. “Iran is once again trying to develop nuclear bombs. Mojtaba Khamenei has decided to follow in his father's footsteps, and he has pulled the pin.”“There is only one way to remove this threat: overthrow the regime in Iran.”
- Report: Israel Planned to Attack Iran This Month but Was Blocked by Trump: The Financial Times reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the IDF to plan a major, multi-day air campaign for the weekend of October 10, targeting civilian infrastructure, nuclear facilities and regime-linked sites. The operation was ultimately canceled because US President Donald Trump opposed renewing the conflict before the midterm elections.
- United Airlines Pilot Barred From Operating Flights to Israel: An Iranian-born United Airlines pilot will not be allowed to serve on flights to Israel following information provided to Israeli security and transportation authorities. Social media posts allegedly showed Sina Amjadian expressing support for the Iranian regime, the Revolutionary Guards and Hezbollah
- Pakistani army chief Asim Munir carried a final U.S. warning into Tehran during his visit yesterday, according to leaks cited by the Lebanese paper Al-Akhbar. Iran is to concede on the nuclear issue before any other step, or face a wide-scale attack directed mainly at its nuclear facilities at Pickaxe Mountain.
- Israel may be forced to act as Iran rebuilds military capabilities before election, officials warn Israel is tracking Iran's efforts to rebuild its military capabilities, warning that renewed threats could force action despite upcoming elections. Jpost
- Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei told visiting Pakistani army chief Asim Munir on Tuesday that Tehran will not allow nuclear material to leave the country, according to state TV, and delivered the message that there would be no talks with Washington until its demands were met.
Chasunas:
Blier - Kruger Cedar Palace
Braun - Green Fountain Ballroom
Gornish - Simon Bais Faiga
Bursztyn - Tauber Ateres Reva
Badouch - Jena Kesser Moshe Yehuda
Kagan - Rottenberg Ateres Chaim Elazar
Millman - Teller Lake Terrace
Niasoff - Gindoff Ateres Blima
Madison Ave construction road closures
Traffic New Hampshire and Cedarbridge closed due to accident
Weather: 68 Plentiful sunshine.
The nor’easter churning off the East Coast will bring increasing wind gusts and coastal flooding at high tides along the Jersey Shore over the next three days. but No rain. A coastal flood advisory for Ocean, southeastern Burlington, Atlantic and Cape May counties will be in effect from 3 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, with minor coastal flooding expected.
Yartzeit of Rav Shimon Shkop ZTL
- Accident shuts Cedarbridge New Hampshire intersection this evening
-Trump has revealed his new anti-fraud program set up to reward people who expose fraud with a 1% commission on the money uncovered. "If you turn somebody in and you, let's say report and you find $1 billion, we are giving a commission to that person of 1%."
- Video: BMG’s Massive Kitchen! 12,000 Portions Every Single Day! Efraim Feder goes Behind the Scenes With Head Chef Eli Rand! Watch HERE
- Giyus: 40 Chabad Bochurim Temimim have agreed to enlist in the IDF after they were arrested at the airport upon their return to Eretz yisroel after spending a year at 770.The IDF says all 40 Chabad chassidim apprehended at Ben Gurion Airport after arriving in Israel have now signed affidavits committing to enlist. The final 13 signed after initially refusing, joining 27 others who had agreed earlier before a judge. The military says they will be assigned to various Chareidi service tracks in the coming period.
- PSA: Jackson property that have a lien and will be sold in 2 weeks. Look and see if maybe you or your friend is on it and let them know. These are a lien for sewer water or tax HERE.
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- Gov. Mikie Sherrill faces a January 1, 2027, deadline to decide whether New Jersey will join a new federal scholarship tax credit program. The program offers taxpayers a federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for donations to scholarship organizations supporting eligible students, including those attending private schools. Supporters say opting in could bring millions in scholarship funding to New Jersey, while public-school advocates warn it could undermine public education. Sherrill’s decision remains pending. Nj.com
- Lakewood residents are questioning the township’s confusing “for advice only” tax notice, which fails to clearly explain how much taxes increased or when payments are due. Some are questioning whether it was deliberately issued in this confusing manner ahead of the elections. Frustrated residents say the lack of transparency is unacceptable.
- At last night’s Zoning Board meeting, a large group of seniors showed up to oppose an application by the Lakewood MUA for a 100-foot communications tower. The MUA operates a well at the proposed location, and the existing fiber-optic lines buried in the ground are failing. After more than two hours of testimony and public comment, the Board voted to adjourn the application and continue the hearing at its November 19 meeting.
The Zoning Board also denied an application for an office building on E. County Line Road after nearby residents came out to oppose the proposal. An application for a mikvah was approved. A application, concerning duplexes on James Street and Route 9, was pushed to the next meeting because the Board ran out of time.
- Bobover rebbe ends the selling of aliens on shabbks by krias HaTtorah as it causes too much of a break and a time to talk.
- LTRAP reopens section 8 housing applications november 2–10, 2026. The Lakewood Township Residential Assistance Program (LTRAP) has announced that applications intake will reopen from 9:00 AM on Monday, November 2, until 11:59 PM on Tuesday, November 10, 2026. LTRAP administers the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program, which helps eligible low-income households afford rental housing.in the previous 2022 intake, 3,000 applications were selected through a computerized lottery and placed on the waiting list. Applicants should visit the official website for application instructions, eligibility information and updates: https://www.ltrap.org
- Trump: Because of my belief in the Republican Party, and all of our Policies and Principles, and especially after witnessing what is taking place in France, and other locations throughout Europe, I am pleased to announce that, having to do with the Most Important Midterm Elections in our Country’s History, I have spent, or will be spending, over 400 Million Dollars by Election Day. More than 300 Million Dollars has already been spent on Advertising, Direct and Indirect Voter Contact, Rallies, Rally Arenas, Telerallies, Get Out the Vote Programs, Election Integrity, and more. It is my Great Honor to do so on behalf of the Republican Party, which has done so much to bring our Country back from the Edge of Oblivion. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Giyus: Netanyahu says: “We must preserve the world of Torah because it preserved us. These arrests are a deliberate attempt to harm the process of drafting Haredim without coercion.” At the same time, he says that “anyone who does not study” at yeshivas “should go enlist.”
- Trump: The choice in this Election is very simple. You can vote for the Radical Left Dumocrat Communists to loot your Wealth, raise your Taxes by 5 Trillion Dollars, annihilate your Borders, decimate Kansas Farms, mutilate your Children, and give 25 Million Illegal Aliens Amnesty and the Right to Vote. OR, you can DEFEAT the Dumocrat Communists, and VOTE FOR MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKETS, BIGGER PAYCHECKS FOR YOUR FAMILIES, LOWER TAXES, LESS CRIME, A BOOMING KANSAS ECONOMY, AND NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS. YOU MUST VOTE REPUBLICAN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Boro Park: FBI uniforms and plated vehicles were spotted on the streets of Boro Park as multiple agencies conduct raids an Adult Day Care facilities per reports
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel’s political leadership believe military action against Iran should be taken as soon as possible, while senior security officials are urging a more cautious approach, according to an exclusive report by i24NEWS. The report comes following Monday’s meeting with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth at Ovda Airbase
- IDF kills Hamas terrorist involved in October 7 abduction of Shani Louk. In the aftermath of October 7, 2023, Tamer Mohammad Ibrahim Al-Zabaq advanced terrorist attacks against Israeli troops and attempted to rebuild Hamas terrorist infrastructure in Gaza.
- Netanyahu Says He Discussed Overthrowing Iran’s Regime with Trump: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he spoke with US President Donald Trump, including the day before yesterday, about the need to overthrow Iran’s regime. He argued this was the only way to prevent renewed nuclear weapons development and reconstruction of Iran’s regional axis, alongside eliminating Hezbollah
- US Accepts Iranian Proposal to Resume Negotiations: Qatari sources said Qatar and Pakistan presented a mediation proposal addressing US and Iranian demands, aimed at preventing escalation and returning both sides to negotiations. The plan reportedly received US and Iranian approval and partially addresses Iran’s demand to release frozen funds.
- Two tankers were set ablaze and brought to a halt south of the Strait of Hormuz after hitting Iranian mines, the Revolutionary Guards' Navy said in a statement shared by state media on Tuesday.
- Iranian security source told Tasnim that a major obstacle in negotiations is Tehran’s distrust of whether American interlocutors have the authority to make final decisions. The source claimed it remains unclear whether Vance, Witkoff, Rubio, or Kushner holds ultimate responsibility for significant decisions. According to the source, that uncertainty—combined with alleged political rivalries and internal disputes ahead of U.S. elections—has complicated indirect talks and exchanges of messages.
- Senior Iranian officials told Reuters that Tehran is deliberately prolonging negotiations with Washington to politically weaken President Trump ahead of the U.S. midterm elections. According to the officials, Iran is withholding concessions to deny Trump a diplomatic achievement before the vote. Tehran also believes he is prepared to launch another wave of strikes to break the deadlock in the war.
- US oil price soars over 5% on Mideast conflict
- Three Hamas weapons depots were destroyed in airstrikes in the Gaza Strip last week, the military and Shin Bet announce. The IDF says the sites struck on Thursday had been used by Hamas to store dozens of weapons, including Kalashnikov rifles, rocket launchers and rockets, RPGs, and other equipment.
Levaya tonight in Lakewood in BMG 6:30 pm apprx. Kevura in EY
Phone hook up BMG conference 857-347-0100 Access codes: #125000, #125001, #125002
Live stream Levaya Harav Yisroel Kagan Ztl
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Video replay Levaya in Denver Yeshiva HERE
תורה תורה חגרי שק Petirah of Rav Yisroel Meir Kagan zt”l, rosh yeshiva and cofounder of Yeshiva Toras Chaim of Denver, Colorado, whose decades of extraordinary dedication to harbotzas haTorah helped establish one of the most prominent Torah institutions in the American West and produced generations of Talmidim bnei Torah,
Matzav reports: Rav Kagan was among the distinguished talmidim of Rav Aharon Kotler zt”l who carried their rebbi‘s vision of uncompromising Torah learning beyond the established yeshiva centers of the East Coast.
Together with his longtime colleague, Rav Yitzchok Wasserman, he established a makom Torah in Denver in 1967, at a time when the idea of building a major yeshiva so far from New York and Lakewood was an ambitious undertaking. For nearly six decades, Rav Kagan devoted himself to the growth of Yeshiva Toras Chaim and the development of its talmidim. His influence extended far beyond the walls of the yeshiva, helping transform Denver into a recognized Torah community and demonstrating that the ideals of the great yeshivos could take root and flourish even in a city far removed from the traditional centers of American Torah life.
Rav Kagan was a prominent talmid of Rav Aharon Kotler at Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, where he absorbed the derech halimud, hashkafah, and commitment to Torah that would guide his life’s work. During his years in Lakewood, he was involved in giving chaburos, reflecting his stature as a serious ben Torah and his ability to transmit Torah to others.
The founding of Yeshiva Toras Chaim grew out of an initiative by members of Denver’s Jewish community who recognized the need for a yeshiva that would provide young men in the western United States with an authentic Torah
In 1966, a delegation from Denver traveled to Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood to seek leadership for the proposed institution. Their efforts ultimately led to the arrival of Rav Yitzchok Wasserman, Rav Chaim Kahan, and Rav Yisroel Meir Kagan, who came with their families to Denver for the opening of the 1967 school year...
Throughout his years as rosh yeshiva, Rav Kagan was supported by his devoted rebbetzin, Rebbetzin Leah Kagan a”h, who was nifteres in 2016.
Rebbetzin Kagan was a daughter of the Mattersdorfer Rov, Rav Shmuel Ehrenfeld zt”l, the founder of Yeshivas Chasan Sofer in New York and the Mattersdorf neighborhood of Yerushalayim. She was a descendant of the Chasam Sofer through his daughter Hindel, who married Rav Dovid Tzvi Ehrenfeld.
Her distinguished family included numerous prominent gedolei Torah. Among her sisters were the wives of Rav Shmuel Binyomin Fisher, Rav Binyomin Paler, and Rav Eliyahu Simcha Schustal.
Together, Rav Kagan and his rebbetzin raised a family deeply involved in Torah learning and harbotzas haTorah, continuing the mesorah of their illustrious forebears.
Their sons are Rav Chaim Ozer Kagan, Rav Dovid Kagan, and Rav Aharon Boruch Kagan.
Their daughters are Mrs. Miriam Kamenetsky, wife of Rav Shalom Kamenetsky, a rosh yeshiva at the Philadelphia Yeshiva; Mrs. Gitty Lipschutz, wife of Rav Avrohom Lipschutz, mashgiach of Telshe Yeshiva in Chicago; and Mrs. Chavie Furman, wife of Rav Yaakov Furman, rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Vyelipol in Flatbush.
In recent years, Yeshiva Toras Chaim began implementing a carefully planned transition to a new generation of leadership, ensuring that the institution established by Rav Kagan and Rav Wasserman would continue its mission.
During the summer of 2025, Rav Dovid Nussbaum and Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky assumed leadership of the yeshiva as its next generation of roshei yeshiva, carrying forward the derech and ideals established by the founders. Matzav
Cbasunas:
Donnebaum - Pitterman Cedar Palace
Svei - Sperling Lake Terrace
Haber - Biegeleisen Ateres Chaim Elazar
Friedman - Blum Neemas Hachaim
Kaluszyner - Berger Bais Faiga
Bromberg - Goodman Ateres Reva
Alterman - Landesman Ateres Esther
Cohen - Gindi Ateres Blima
Schulman - Friedman Fountain Ballroom
Meyer - Cohen Kesser Moshe Yehuda
Weather: 62° Abundant sunshine
A Nor’easter to bring 35 mph winds, coastal flooding to Jersey Shore this week Tues through Thursday
- Trump A BIG THANK YOU to our legendary friend, Elon Musk, for his incredible generosity in giving SpaceX Stock to millions of American children through TRUMP ACCOUNTS! This is exactly what was envisioned when we created TRUMP ACCOUNTS — Bringing together the GREAT PRIVATE SECTOR, Elon and so many more, to invest in our children, by far our greatest and most important asset, and give every American Child a piece of the American Dream. Thank you Elon! President DONALD J. TRUMP
-- Trump: The Dumocrats are the Party of Abdul Mohammed al-Sayed, Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, A.O.C., James TalaFREAKO, Elizabeth “Pocahontas” Warren, Maxine Waters, Chuck Schumer, and Nancy Pelosi, representing all the Fraudsters, Thieves, and Thugs driving around in luxury cars, while receiving welfare checks paid for by American Taxpayers. A vote for ANY Democrat this year is a vote to let that small and dangerous group of Extremists hold all of America hostage. In 15 days, we are going to re-elect Roger Marshall, and DEFEAT the Communists, Jihadists, and corrupt anti-American Lunatics once and for all! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Trump: New Mexico should immediately change its name to New America. We are not Mexico, we are the United States of America! The name would add great value and prestige to the State! Home Values and Incomes would rise, and you would be even prouder while saluting our beautiful American Flag! Maybe even the Crooked Elections, that New Mexico is known for, would become honest again!
President DONALD J. TRUMP
- About 12,000 SNAP recipients in Monmouth and Ocean counties still haven't activated their new EBT chip cards, The old magnetic-stripe cards stop working tomorrow on Oct. 20. The new cards arrive in an unmarked envelope from Kentucky, so many recipients may mistake them for junk mail. If you haven't gotten your card, check your mailing address at NJFamiliesFirst.gov or call your county social service agency. Activate the new card at NJFamiliesFirst.gov, on the ConnectEBT app, or by calling 1-800-997-3333
- First Monday of בה"ב today Behab minyan mincha with krias Hatorah of Vayechal at Rabbi Forcheimers shul 418 5th st 2:10 pm
- Chaim Medical resources opened a office in Lakewood located at 920 E. County Line rd. There was a Chanukas Habayis event yesterday attended by the Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva Rav Malkiel Kotler and the Skukener rebbe. The organization is dealing with many local cases.(Federstaus)
- Supreme Court agrees to review the constitutionality of a nearly 160-year-old federal ban on distilling liquor at home
- Noribar, the Brooklyn kosher sushi restaurant group, is opening a new location in Lakewood, New Jersey, its first outside New York City. The company announced that the restaurant is coming soon to River Avenue, in the space that was home to Dips Lakewood. It will be Noribar’s fifth location.(YTKosher)
- Moishas in Howell opening getting closer as the store is getting ready with last minute preparations and shelf stocking.
The NJ governments collect $9,178 in taxes per resident, about $2,100 more than the U.S. figure of $7,038 and 5th highest in the nation,
- Benny Gantz withdrawing from knesset election race: “I will not run in the upcoming elections. I will continue fighting for unity. This is the only solution that will prevent another disaster and safeguard Israel in the face of all the challenges, both domestic and external.” He did so not to lose votes for the left. Pressure is on the small right wing parties to drop out and not burn votes estimated to be 5 mandates.
- IDF on highest alert as troops ordered to remain on bases ahead of elections. IDF Chief Eyal Zamir orders all units to suspend leave starting Thursday and deploys additional forces to the West Bank ahead of October 27 vote; Netanyah.
- BDE: Petirah of Rav Menachem Mendel Porush zt”l, Rov of the Masmidim kehilla in Modi’in Illit and a prominent Biala Chassid. He was 71. A talmid of Harav Shach zt”l and Harav Leib Mintzberg zt”l, he was renowned for his vast Torah knowledge and decades of harbotzas haTorah.
- NYS Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to visit several major Jewish communities today, including Kiryas Joel, New Square, and Monsey.
In Kiryas Yoel, the Governor is expected to receive a massive welcome, with girls from Satmar school gathering for a special event to thank her and show their appreciation.
- Elon Musk announces plans to give every child in America one share of SpaceX stock next year.
- Lakewood zoning board meeting tod ay watch livestream Here on the agenda.
Westmount Group, LLC 270 Albert Avenue, Block 855.01, Lot 1.01, R-20 Zone. Use variance for a used car lot and sales office.
2. Lakewood Township MUA 8 Four Seasons Drive, Block 1449, Lot 22.61, R-40 Zone. Height variance for a 100-foot lattice tower.
3. River James, LLC River Avenue and James Street, Block 415, Lots 14 & 15, HD-6 Zone. Construction of two duplexes.
4. Candlite USA, LLC 1763 Lanes Mill Road, Block 187.15, Lots 16 & 104, OT Zone. Minor subdivision into four lots for two duplex structures.
5. Kennedy Boulevard, Block 140, Lots 5 & 6, OT Zone. Use variance for a duplex.
6. 16 Adams LLC 16 Adams Street, Block 9, Lot 8, R-15 Zone. Use variance to construct a mikvah.
7. 1127 CL, LLC 1127 East County Line Road, Block 183, Lot 101, R-15 Zone. Use variance for an office building.
- Israel weighs scrapping 200-shekel note, even eliminating cash.
- The Brick Township Council voted 6–1 to advance an ordinance allowing one recreational cannabis dispensary.
- Toms River council meeting tonight affordable housing in the agenda.
- EL AL announced major passenger-service upgrades beginning in November, including improved bedding, premium amenity kits, redesigned menus by chef Assaf Granit and new entertainment features. The airline is also introducing an upgraded mobile app and AI customer service assistant.
Free Starlink internet is expected to begin rolling out on equipped aircraft in 2027.
For a typical Lakewood duplex assessed at approximately $500,000, the municipal portion of the property tax has increased dramatically over the past five years. Based on the municipal tax rates, the municipal tax would have been approximately $3,455 in 2021 compared with approximately $4,895 in 2026 an increase of about $1,440 per year, or 41.7%. The increase in 2026 alone is approximately $720, or $60 more per month. Total approximately $14,000 a year.
And this comes at a time when the Township has sent residents a confusing tax bill marked “for advice only,” without clearly stating when the amount is actually due.
Look at where the money is going: approximately 23% of the total property tax bill goes to the county, 36.8% goes to the school tax, 35% goes to the municipality, and about 4.9% goes to the fire district. The municipal portion is now almost as large as the school tax portion. For a $500,000-assessed duplex, that means nearly $4,900 a year just for the municipal portion.
At the same time, Lakewood parents are paying an average of roughly $5,000 a year in school taxes through their property taxes, while not even receiving courtesy busing, and paying an additional $700 per child for transportation. That raises a basic question: What are property taxpayers getting for the taxes they are already paying?
With the municipal portion alone rising by roughly 42% in five years, residents have every right to ask for accountability, transparency and answers about spending.
And with the Township Committee election coming up, now is the time for residents to pay attention, ask questions where's all the money going?
Officials keep blaming everyone else but themselves while they were in charge for the last 20 years.
Chasunas:
Silber - Donnner Ateres Reva
Spanier - Bornstein Ateres Esther
Stern - Funkel Cedar Palace
Stretcher - Bikel Ateres Chaim Elazar
Fishman - Liebb Kesser Moshe Yehuda
Benson - Lockshin Ateres Blima
Kaplan - Klug Fountain Ballroom
Weather High 58° Sunny
NWS: Freeze warnings are in effect throug Sunday morning for portions of northwest New Jersey, where temperatures have dropped below freezing, while forecasters monitor a developing nor’easter off the coast that could bring gusty winds, showers and potential coastal flooding concerns to shore communities starting early this week.
- United Refuah healthshare anounce first ever price increase beginning January 1,2027, will cost another $600 a year for single & Couple.
New monthly contribution
Single $199 to $249
Couple $349 to $399
Family, 3–6 members $499 to $599.
Addressing the price increase United Reguah statement said "healthcare industry experts project an approximately 9% increase in the per-person cost of medical care and prescription drugs in the commercial healthcare market in 2027. With rising medical costs, higher sharing allowances, and more expenses being shared through the Preferred Provider program, we believe a modest adjustment is now appropriate"
The company notified members looking ahead to 2027, we are pleased to share several enhancements, including higher sharing limits, updated annual wellness allowances, and continued growth of our Preferred Provider program. Alongside these improvements, our first-ever increase in monthly contributions will take effect on January 1, 2027.
- Accident on Central Ave near Sunset rd this evening, injuries reported road is closed off to traffic.
- Netanyahu is in talks with Moti Leitner, chairman of the New Haredim Party, about withdrawing from the race.
- New Simcha Hall opens at Ave of the states in Lakewood the ALO venue hosted it's first simcha this past shabbos. The new hall is located off Ave of the states onto of the Soon ro be Rosemary bagels location.
- Reality hits as Lakewood homes are hit with huge property taxes. Tax bills arrive in the mail as Lakewood residents are notified as significant property tax increase now due for the 4th quarter. Elections begin in week for township committee which have increased taxes the last 5 years.
- Hachnosas sefer Torah today in memory of Rav Shimon Frank ZTL by the Frank/Klein families to the coventry shul. The procession will leave from 228 Stratford at 2:45 pm to the coventry shul. Knives Oisiyos starts at 12:15pm.
- First Monday of בה"ב tomorrow Behab minyan mincha with krias Hatorah of Vayechal at Rabbi Forcheimers shul 418 5th st 2:10 pm
- New girls elementary school to open in Lakewood next year Ateres Bais Yaakov under the guidance of Rav Uri Deutsch shlita.
Limited shiva hours for the Rosh Yeshiva Rav Elya Ber Wachtfogel shlita on the Petirah of his son.
- A shul in France has been desecrated today by Muslim rioters, with Sifrei Torah, seforim, tefillin and other religious articles found scattered across the floor.
- Trump: France is burning! The immigration of people from an entirely different world, people with hatred in their hearts, has shattered that once great country. Close your Borders and take control, before it is too late! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Giyus: Dozens of demonstrators blocked traffic on the Route 4 highway Sunday in protest of the arrest of yeshiva bochurim for draft evasion, with police using force to remove them.
- New Jersey residents who purchase health insurance through the individual market will face an average premium increase of 19.8% in 2027, according to data released by the state Department of Banking and Insurance. UnitedHealthcare will have the largest average rate increase, at 35.7%, followed by Oscar at 29.3%, Ambetter from WellCare of New Jersey at 20.8%, AmeriHealth at 17% and Horizon at 15.3%. Open Enrollment for 2027 coverage begins on November 1, 2026, and ends January 31, 2027.(Onejerseyyscjorr)
- Tuition relief Watch Interview on Taline with Zev Brenner and Agudah COO Rabbi Avi Schnall. HERE. Hopefully by January 1 New Jersey will opt in. Parents can choose which school their donation go to but can't choose which child. There's set limit in the scholarship given by a SGO per child. A couple filing jointly can donate and receive up to $3400 tax credit.
- The town of Fairfield, NJ gave approval for a Muslim school, with a cap of 90 students. 5 weeks in and they already got busted for flooding the town with hundreds more. Now the school seeks to increase to 400 at the planning board with local opposition.
- Lakewood zoning board meeting tomorrow on the agenda.
Westmount Group, LLC 270 Albert Avenue, Block 855.01, Lot 1.01, R-20 Zone. Use variance for a used car lot and sales office.
2. Lakewood Township MUA 8 Four Seasons Drive, Block 1449, Lot 22.61, R-40 Zone. Height variance for a 100-foot lattice tower.
3. River James, LLC River Avenue and James Street, Block 415, Lots 14 & 15, HD-6 Zone. Construction of two duplexes.
4. Candlite USA, LLC 1763 Lanes Mill Road, Block 187.15, Lots 16 & 104, OT Zone. Minor subdivision into four lots for two duplex structures.
5. Kennedy Boulevard, Block 140, Lots 5 & 6, OT Zone. Use variance for a duplex.
6. 16 Adams LLC 16 Adams Street, Block 9, Lot 8, R-15 Zone. Use variance to construct a mikvah.
7. 1127 CL, LLC 1127 East County Line Road, Block 183, Lot 101, R-15 Zone. Use variance for an office building.
- President Trump posted that our country was SCAMMED and we now have the proof! “Wow. Our Country was scammed, and we now have the proof. You have not heard the last of this! President DJT”Newly declassified State Department records and whistleblower files are calling into serious question the accuracy of key testimony used against him in the 2019 Ukraine impeachment proceedings. The six largest boomerangs from that narrative are now coming into focus, and the lies that drove the process are starting to unravel.
Donald J. Trump endorses Netanyahu
To the Great People of Israel:
Bibi Netanyahu has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran, with its 51 year old chant, “Death to Israel, Death to America! We will destroy the Little Satan and the Big Satan.” What Country can survive when things such as this are allowed to be said, because eventually, they always end up being true? It would have been only a question of time until Iran would have put that ominous phrase into effect, but they have been systematically destroyed, both Militarily and Financially, and unless they change their ways, rapidly, we will soon finish the job. If Israel has the wrong Leader, which would be anyone other than Bibi, America will have to do this work ourselves, and I am not inclined to do so. Bibi Netanyahu has been Strong, Brave, and Brilliant in the face of tremendous opposition, including that coming from even Israel, itself. Despite all of that, he has endured and, in fact, he has thrived! I have watched Bibi under the most trying of times. Normal men or women in such situations would have wilted under the pressure — But Bibi did not wilt, he actually got stronger, and maintains that same Strength today. This is the kind of Partner that the United States of America is demanding of Israel, a Country for which it has done so much. Please let this Letter serve to represent my Complete and Total Endorsement of Bibi Netanyahu in his upcoming Race for Re-Election as Prime Minister of Israel. BIBI NETANYAHU WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
DONALD J. TRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Trump gives full endorsement of Bibi Netanyahu in upcoming elections
To the Great People of Israel:
Bibi Netanyahu has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran, with its 51 year old chant, “Death to Israel, Death to America! We will destroy the Little Satan and the Big Satan.” What Country can survive when things such as this are allowed to be said, because eventually, they always end up being true? It would have been only a question of time until Iran would have put that ominous phrase into effect, but they have been systematically destroyed, both Militarily and Financially, and unless they change their ways, rapidly, we will soon finish the job. If Israel has the wrong Leader, which would be anyone other than Bibi, America will have to do this work ourselves, and I am not inclined to do so. Bibi Netanyahu has been Strong, Brave, and Brilliant in the face of tremendous opposition, including that coming from even Israel, itself. Despite all of that, he has endured and, in fact, he has thrived! I have watched Bibi under the most trying of times. Normal men or women in such situations would have wilted under the pressure — But Bibi did not wilt, he actually got stronger, and maintains that same Strength today. This is the kind of Partner that the United States of America is demanding of Israel, a Country for which it has done so much. Please let this Letter serve to represent my Complete and Total Endorsement of Bibi Netanyahu in his upcoming Race for Re-Election as Prime Minister of Israel. BIBI NETANYAHU WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN! Thank you for your attention to this matter.
DONALD J. TRUMP PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
- Iran Calls for Nationwide armed readiness ahead of possible U.S. attack.
Iran Defense Minister Ketabchi declaring: “Our finger is on the trigger; we are ready for war with the Zionists.”
- Iran is pressuring Hezbollah to carry out an attack that would shift public opinion in Israel ahead of the Israeli elections.
- Mohsen Rezaei says Iran’s armed forces have prepared a plan “more destructive” than those used in the 12-day and 40-day wars if a new conflict erupts. “Iran’s new operational plan will not be conducted according to the rules they know,” he warned, dismissing threats from U.S. and Israeli officials”
- IDF says it killed 4 Hamas terrorists including a Oct. 7 Nukba terrorist, in latest Gaza strikes.
- Iran urges US to accept proposal to reopen Strait of Hormuz within six days. Iran's offer to the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days is still on the table, Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told Iranian media outlets on Sunday
- Egypt is ready to provide Saudi Arabia with the support it needs to defend its security and stability, the presidency says, as Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis intensify their attacks on the world’s largest oil exporter.
- Vice President JD Vance says the U.S. has changed how and where troops are positioned after deadly Iranian attacks exposed serious vulnerabilities. “There were issues with where troops were located that we realized was a huge mistake and that we could do better on, and we have changed that.”
- 'You are the real target': Netanyahu warns Iran may attempt to develop missiles able to reach US.
Weather: Tonight low 38° Clear skies, tomorrow hi 59°
- BDE: Petira of Mrs. Goldy Kenigsberg A”H, wife of Ybl"c Rav Mordechai, and daughter of Rav Efraim Greenblat ztl of Memphis. she was a beloved Lakewood Lakewood Morah for 3 decades.
.The Levaya will take place Sunday at 2:30 PM at the Chapel, off 7th st in Lakewood, followed by Kevurah in Lakewood.
- Tax bills arrive in the mail as Lakewood residents are notified as significant property tax increase now due for the 4th quarter. Elections begin in week for township committee
- Yartzeit of Rav Meir Shapiro hundreds to attend Daf Yomi shiurum in tents set up on Hat Hamenuchos
- This Motzei Shabbos the Dirshu Amud Yomi siyum on maseches Yoma will take place in Lakewood at Ateres Esther hall. The siyum will be made by Rav Reuvein Feinstein Shlita and guest speaker Rav Asher Dovid May Shlita.
- Joseph dream burgers open motzei shabbos until 1am
- Special Asifas Hoda’ah for the Flydubai Miracle.
This Motzoei Shabbos, October 17, from 9:00–10:15 PM, Agudath Israel of America, together with Agudas Yisroel Bais Binyomin and Hakhel, will host an evening of hoda’ah and hisorerus thanking Hashem for the miraculous Flydubai rescue. Speakers include Rav Moshe Tuvia Lieff and Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn, with music by Sruly Williger and Shloime Dachs. Men and women are invited.
- A Jay's school bus is was involved in a collision with a Brick Township ambulance along Lanes Mill Road in Lakewood shortly before noon Friday, October 16, 2026. The bus was carrying Orthodox school girls. (APP)
- Katie Zacharia: President Trump is a kind, wonderful, gracious, thoughtful, enthusiastic, and hardworking man. I wish more Americans appreciated him. No one will ever make America great the way he has and continues to.
It was an honor to work for him.
- Rav Shaul Altet instructed his chasidim to vote for UTJ in the upcoming elections.
- Gerer rebbe officially instructed his chasidim to vote for UTJ on the front page of Hamodia
בעהי"ת, מוצש"ק ז' מרחשון תשפ"ז בשם כ"ק מרן אדמו"ר מגור שליט"א כאשר הבחירות מתקרבות, הנני לבקש מכל אנשי שלומנו שיחי', להצביע עבור רשימת יהדות התורה והשבת שסימנה ג' אגודת ישראל. יעזור השי"ת שעי"ז יתרבה כבוד שמים
- This Sunday October 18th! At the John F. Patrick Sports Center at 111 Vine street in Lakewood, NJ This free, family-friendly community event will feature a petting zoo, pony rides, craft activities, garden tours, demonstrations, games, and lots of exciting vendors. It is open to all members of the public at no cost, though refreshments will be available for purchase.
- The new Charedi party tzibbur hacharedi held a campaign event tonight in Yerushalayim drawing a large crowd as polls show they have 2 mandates of frum voters.
- France erupts into chaos as up to 800,000 people take to the streets, with protesters setting fires, storming government buildings, & clashing with riot police.
- The US asked Iran for permission to strike Iran's Pickaxe Mountain nuclear site without retaliation, and Iran rejected the request, per IRIB state media correspondent Morteza Ghoroghi.He said "Trump's statements today point to war within the next 24 hours," and that Iran's military forces are "in a state of complete readiness.
יום שַׁבָּתוֹן אֵין לִשְׁכֹּחַ זִכְרוֹ כְּרֵיחַ הַנִיחוֹחַ יוֹנָה מָצְאָה בוֹ מָנוֹחַ וְשָׁם יָנוּחוּ יְגִיעֵי כֹחַ הָעָם אֲשֶׁר נָע וְכַצֹּאן תָּעָה יִזְכּוֹר לְפָקְדוֹ בְּרִית וּשְׁבוּעָה לְבַל יַעֲבֹר בָּם מִקְרֵה רָעָה כַּאֲשֶׁר נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ עַל מֵי נֹחַ.
Friday, October 16, 2026 / ה׳ חשון תשפ״ז
ערב שבת פרשת נח
Candle lighting 5:57 pm
Shkiah/Sunset 6:15 pm
- מברכים בה׳׳ב
Weather Tonight low 48° Showers and thundershowers early, then overcast overnight with occasional rain. Storms may contain strong gusty winds. Chance of rain 90%.
Shabbos day Cloudy skies. High 53F. Winds 10 to 20 mph.
- Who was the mother of נח? It is not mentioned in the Torah by there are 3 different names brought in a sefer from Harav Chaim Kanievsky
הגר"ח קניבסקי שליט"א בספרו טעמא דקרא (בקונטרס למכסה עתיק, פרשת בראשית עמוד ה) הביא, ששם אמו של נח היה אשמוע בת אלישוע בן חנוך. ויש אומרים, שמה בת אנוש (מדרש כתב יד). ויש אומרים, ברונוש בת ברכאל
(בריש ספר תולדות אדם להר"ש אלגזי. וכנראה העתיקו מאיזה מדרש)
Video: Noach was a big Tzadik
Friday, October 16, 2026 / ה׳ חשון תשפ״ז
ערב שבת פרשת נח
Candle lighting 5:57 pm
Shkiah/Sunset 6:15 pm
- מברכים בה׳׳ב
weather 78 Chance of a shower or two during the morning, followed by partly cloudy skies this afternoon.Chance of rain 30%.
NWS: Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds are possible,” the weather service said. “The timing looks to be late this afternoon and evening, approximately 4-9 p.m.”
Tonight low 48° Showers and thundershowers early, then overcast overnight with occasional rain. Storms may contain strong gusty winds. Low 48F. Chance of rain 90%.
Shabbos day Cloudy skies. High 53F. Winds 10 to 20 mph.
- A Special Asifas Hoda’ah for the Flydubai Miracle
This Motzoei Shabbos, October 17, from 9:00–10:15 PM, Agudath Israel of America, together with Agudas Yisroel Bais Binyomin and Hakhel, will host an evening of hoda’ah and hisorerus thanking Hashem for the miraculous Flydubai rescue. Speakers include Rav Moshe Tuvia Lieff and Rabbi Paysach J. Krohn, with music by Sruly Williger and Shloime Dachs. Men and women are invited.
- Trump said he told newly appointed White House Press Sec. Katie Zacharia to reconsider her role, suggesting the job “may not be for her.”
-President Trump posts that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is considering RETIREMENT “A great man!!!”
- Admor of דעעש will be sitting shiva in Lakewood on the petirah of his mother from Motzei shabbos through Sunday afternoon 3:00pm at 27 Lenox Drive after that he will join the aveilim in Boro Park
- BDE: Petirah of Alter Yitzchok Isaac Wachtfogel A"h, son of yblch Rosh Yeshiva Rav Elya Ber Shlita.The Levaya took place Friday morning at Shamgar in Yerushalayim.There will be limited Shiva hours.
- This Motzei Shabbos the Dirshu Amud Yomi siyum will take place in Lakewood at Ateres Esther hall. The siyum will be made by Rav Reuvein Feinstein Shlita and guest speaker Rav Asher Dovid May Shlita.
- Frum Newspapers and magazines raise their prices
Ami magazine now $10
Yated Neeman $6.50
Hamodia $7
Mishpacha $8
- Over 1,191 flights delayed, 79 canceled amid widespread U.S. travel disruptions due to weather.
- Anti Trump protestors will gather for the annual no Kings protest Shabbos morning in Lakewood at Route 70 just east of Airport Road.
- Degel HaTorah says it wants to protect those genuinely devoted to Torah study, but its representatives MK Pindrus acknowledged that they were prepared to accept a system that would push some other Charedim toward military service and out of yeshiva.
- Giyus: 47 Bochurim/Avreichim are sitting in Jail this week for draft evasion. Today 2 more bochurim from Ohr Hachaim yeshiva were arrested in Yerushalayim. Protests likely to resume again next week.
- Kosher meat prices are just too high Kiddusg club podcast exclusive Do kosher meat prices really need to be that high? Or is Big Kosher Meat taking advantage of us? Watch Here
- Faanews: A Three-judge panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division heard oral argument Thursday in the closely watched appeal challenging the Lakewood Planning Board’s approval of Sunset Road Sefardic Congregation and the judges appeared highly engaged with virtually every major issue raised in the appeal.
- Whistleblower lawsuit rocking Jackson Township is moving forward more at faa
- White House press secretary Katie Zacharia responds to questions about whether she still has President Trump's confidence after her first week on the job. "I'm standing here, and I was able to travel with him... and I hope to be able to build the trust and confidence of everyone around me
- APP: Jackson Township DWI arrests have increased by 50% this year compared to all of 2025, according to new data from Jackson Police, which also shows arrests have more than doubled since 2023. But before you start thinking local drivers have gone on some kind of drunk driving binge, police credit much of the increase to stepped-up enforcement of all motor vehicle laws, from speeding and cel phone use to vehicle registration and insurance requirements..
- Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is reportedly considering retirement, potentially BEFORE the midterm elections. The timing could be critical. If Alito steps down, Trump and Senate Republicans could rush to confirm his replacement before January 2027, when Democrats could potentially take control of the Senate. (Report)
Hashkafa with Rav Gershon Ribner shlita.
Are the great Hasidic bloodlines purer than ours The gabbai who obsesses over the clock in shul Maintaining amicable conduct while settling a monetary dispute in court Strategy unique for a Talmudic scholar regarding slanderous speech The woman destined for you rejected your proposal A scholar’s bias to his own novella
Chasunas:
Michelson - Siegal Kesser Moshe Yehuda
Magid - Alter Neemas Hachaim
Levin - Kitovits Fountain Ballroom
Ely - Abrahamson Ateres Esther
Levy - Mandelbaum Lake Terrace
Cohen - Raikhman Ateres Blima
Better Ateres Chaim Elazar
Roseman - Pollack Ateres Reva
- Chumash Shiur by Harav Yeruchom Olshin shlita 11:30 pm at B"M Ateres Bracha live 646-726-9977
Kiddush Levana opportunity
Weather: today Sunny in the 60's , tonight Partly cloudy skies this evening. Increasing clouds with periods of showers late. Low 57F. Chance of rain 50%.
Severe thunderstorms with winds up to 40 mph are possible Friday as a cold front sweeps across New Jersey, bringing the chance for widespread frost this weekend.
- Frum Newspapers and magazines raise their prices
Ami magazine now $10
Yated Neeman $6.50
Hamodia $7
Mishpacha $8
- Secret Service on high alert at Trump's Alaska rally. One agent put his hand on his gun but doesn't draw it.
- Noribar sushi store opening location in Lakewood at former Dips location Chestnut and Rt 9 (Feder status)
- Donald Trump’s grandson Joseph Kushner had his 13th birthday dinner (Bar Mitzva) in the Red Room of the White House.
- BMG adds temporary parking for talmodim at a construction area off 9th st and Private way.
- End of an Era. After nearly 60 years of serving breakfast and lunch in Boro Park on the corner of 16th Avenue and 48th Street, Lieberman’s Luncheonette is heading toward its final chapter, with plans to close once its building is sold. BP24
- Joseph's Dream Burger will be open motzei shabbos starting this week Saturday night this week! One hour after Shabbos ends until 1 AM!
- LSTA Bus Stop Changes: Parents Must Attend In-Person Appointments.
LSTA’s new bus stop change process will inconvenience parents, requiring them to book an in-person appointment just to request a change. For working parents and families with young children, this means taking time off or arranging babysitters just to attend an appointment, rather than being able to submit a request by phone, email, or text. LSTA says routes are especially tight this year and changes will be very limited. Convenience requests will not be accommodated. All requests will be reviewed based on route timing, geography, and bus capacity, and approval is not guaranteed. Requests with missing or invalid documents will not be reviewed. Appointments are available October 26–28, from 6:30–8:30 PM, and must be booked online Here or by calling 732-655-6333.
- The Kibitz Room, a 'Jewish" deli in Cherry Hill,NJ known for massive pastrami sandwiches and an extensive pickle bar, has been fined $1,000 by the state for failing to properly display that it isn’t a kosher establishment. Per NJ.
- The Lakewood Township Municipal Utilities Authority (MUA) recently closed on a $4.9 million loan with the New Jersey Water Bank to construct a public sanitary sewer conveyance system in the Old Pine Acres neighborhood of Lakewood Township.The project will allow existing homeowners in the neighborhood to connect to the public sanitary sewer system and eliminate reliance on individual septic systems and septic fields.
- This Sunday October 18th! At the John F. Patrick Sports Center at 111 Vine street in Lakewood, NJ This free, family-friendly community event will feature a petting zoo, pony rides, craft activities, garden tours, demonstrations, games, and lots of exciting vendors. It is open to all members of the public at no cost, though refreshments will be available for purchase.
- The FBI, U.S. Postal Inspection Service and U.S. Capitol Police have launched a multi-agency investigation after several letters containing an unknown white powder were sent to state election officials, including several Secretaries of State, and to offices on Capitol Hill.
- WhatsApp now lets people join voice and video calls without having a WhatsApp account. Hosts can share a call link, approve guests before they join, and hold free, end-to-end encrypted calls with up to 32 participants and no time limits.
- Elon Musk has publicly called for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to leave office.
- Elon Musk Weighs Amazon Rival After Grok Bot Blocks Amazon has restricted third party AI shopping agents from accessing its platform, including bots powered by Grok. Users attempting to place orders through these agents report blocks citing violations of the site’s conditions of use. The policy aims to protect customer data, limit fraud risks, and preserve revenue from sponsored product placements that depend on human browsing.
- Jackson: Brewer's Bridge Road will be repaved in its entirety, aftwr NJ Gas installs new pipes in the road.
- Lakewood, New Jersey had the highest childbearing rate in the country, with 155.6 women per 1,000 women ages 15-44 in Lakewood giving birth in the previous 12 months, ranking first among geographic areas studied nationwide. The data was compiled by the People’s Policy Project using the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey five-year Public Use Microdata Sample.(OneJerseyschorr)
- President Trump canceled the planned livestream of Nidal Hasan’s firing squad but said the immediate families of the victims can attend in person if they choose. He wrote that streaming the execution might have served as a deterrent but that many people preferred not to watch. Trump said Hasan will still be executed by firing squad on the scheduled date and that the families deserve to witness it. Hasan killed more than a dozen people at Fort Hood in 2009 while shouting “Allahu Akbar.”
- President Donald Trump has reportedly been privately discussing replacing White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, one of his closest and longest-serving advisers. According to Politico, citing four sources familiar with the conversations, Trump has asked allies whether it is time for a leadership change and has floated several potential replacements.
- A Likud and Gadi Eisenkot unity government is what the Trump administration is reportedly pushing for in Israel, with Netanyahu remaining prime minister for up to two years before retiring from politics. The coalition's stated goals: ending the regional wars and securing peace agreements, Saudi Arabia above all.Eisenkot's bloc would demand Netanyahu's retirement be guaranteed, the judicial reforms reversed, and an inquiry opened into October 7. Israel Hayom. Ambassador Mike Huckabee denies this.
- Satmar spokesman Rabbi Moishe Indig: Hasidic Jews, like every other American, do NOT need permission from antisemites like Jake Lang or YouTuber Tyler Oliveira to build communities in Okeechobee, Florida, New York, or anywhere in America. Jewish growth is NOT up for debate. We will build, we will grow, and we will thrive. And those who are mad about it? Stay mad.
- Jackson Police Chief Mary Nelson, who rose through the ranks to become the township’s first female chief, is stepping down after only eight months.
- Coming Soon from Artscroll "At the Heart of Lakewood - Rabbi Yisroel Schenkolewski"The Quiet Force Behind America's Torah Capital
- Ami Magazine will not be sold in Crown Heights stores this week following the magazine’s front-cover feature of Rav Lazer Shach zatzal on his 25th yartzeit. Crown Heights stores have reportedly united in a decision not to carry this week’s issue. (Shechuna news)
- Jackson councilman Chris Pollack called out a Lakewood based news site as fake news in reporting on what went on in the council meeting. He said those who spoke out were not protesters but residents who spoke regarding the case of a missing person since last year.
- Israeli elections there's reports of certain charedi factions and chasidus that are currently not endorsing or instructing their followers to vote for UTJ in the elections as many may just sit it out or vote for other parties. Negotiations continue.
- Israel is now reportedly repositioning its air defenses as Western intelligence detects “extreme” new military moves by Iran, with Netanyahu briefing Trump on developments in Tehran as the U.S. president considers when to strike, per Israel’s Channel 12.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a direct warning to Tehran, emphasizing that Israel retains the ability to act independently. “We also have the option to act independently, and I do not suggest that anyone from among our enemies try us. In no way.”
- According to Lebanese security and military sources cited by Erem News, Iran has instructed Hezbollah to raise its military readiness to advanced levels as Tehran believes a major regional confrontation is imminent.
Hezbollah is reportedly implementing a new decentralized combat system designed to allow field units to operate independently, even if Israeli strikes eliminate senior Hezbollah commanders or disrupt its central command structure.
- Iran is now reportedly preparing its missile launchers for a large-scale retaliation against the U.S. if Washington launches another major attack, conducting large-scale missile exercises as the Pentagon reportedly develops new strike plans involving the 21,600-pound “Mother of All Bombs” (MOAB).Reuters
- Two Ships Sink near Hormuz after Being Hit by Projectiles Amid Surge in Attacks.
- More US airforce refueling planes have landed in Israel at Ben Gurion Airport as war drums loom again.
- Mother of all bombs': US potential Iran strike plans include largest non-nuclear weapon - report. According to CNN, multiple US officials said that the plans called for the MOAB to be used against Iranian energy infrastructure and nuclear sites, including Pickaxe Mountain.
- President Trump at an election rally in Arizona: “Iran’s first-level leaders are gone. They chose a second level, and they’re gone too. They chose a third level, and half of them are gone.” Trump revealed that he was asked to stop eliminating Iranian leaders and agreed. “They made me promise not to take out any more, and I did. I promised them.”He added: “I probably went a little too far. I’m sorry, because I don’t know who the hell we’re dealing with anymore.”
- Ministers in the government are in the process of approving an extension for the state of emergency on the home front until November 3, a week after the Israeli elections and on the day of the US
- Israel has introduced sweeping new aviation security restrictions following the September 30 attempted hijacking of a FlyDubai passenger aircraft bound for Tel Aviv.According to French investigative outlet Mediapart, flight crew members holding citizenship or dual citizenship from 31 countries without formal diplomatic relations with Israel are now prohibited from entering Israeli airspace aboard commercial aircraft.
- Former President Barack Obama declared during a visit to Northern Ireland that Israel has lost its moral standing in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, criticizing the country’s response to the October 7 Hamas massacre
- IDF: An Underground Terror Tunnel That Crossed the Yellow Line Area Was Dismantled: Southern Brigade and Yahalom Activity in the Gaza Strip Troops of the Southern Brigade, led by the Engineering Unit of the Gaza Division (143rd Division) and the Southern Command, continue to operate to clear the area of the Yellow Line of terrorist infrastructure in the southern Gaza Strip
There is hardly a greater slap in the face to the Lakewood community than the VAAD issuing endorsements for the upcoming elections after remaining largely silent on the major issues affecting the very residents it claims to represent.
First, the busing fiasco that threw an entire town into chaos. Families were left scrambling for solutions, with no clear guidance or leadership. Where was the VAAD? Not a peep from the anonymous leadership that suddenly reappears when election season arrives.
Then, just this week, Lakewood residents were hit with a massive municipal tax increase by the very politicians the VAAD is now endorsing. Did the VAAD publicly acknowledge the burden on homeowners? Did it demand accountability from politicians who have held power for years? Instead, the focus was on state aid cuts, while years of rising taxes and spending, tax abatements went largely unchallenged.
The deafening silence is especially troubling when you consider the VAAD’s election-season messaging. Every election, residents are flooded with mailers and robocalls boasting about how the VAAD keeps taxes low and urging the community to vote for its chosen candidates. But when residents are actually hit with another major tax increase, that same organization is nowhere to be found.
This is not a new concern. In a November 2013 Hamodia article, a VAAD spokesman, Weisberg, reportedly dismissed the idea that there was genuine frustration in the kehilla over rising property taxes, stating that “there is no real frustration in the kehilla regarding rising property taxes.” More than a decade and change later, residents are still dealing with the consequences of rising costs and are entitled to ask: Who is really standing up for the taxpayers?
Even worse is the continued use of the block vote. Anonymous individuals tell a taxpaying kehilla whom to vote for, yet the very residents being told to fall in line have no meaningful say in the VAAD’s decisions, no transparent process, and no accountability from those making these endorsements.
For more than 20 years, promises of change have come and gone. Yet, when election season arrives, the VAAD wakes up like a bear emerging from hibernation, expecting a gullible tzibbur to follow its endorsements and keep the same people and their political allies in power.
Meanwhile, what has the average Lakewood resident received in return? Higher taxes, an increasingly unaffordable cost of living, worsening traffic, and serious unresolved community problems.
The question is simple: Who is the VAAD really representing?
The community deserves more than election-season mailers, robocalls, and political endorsements. It deserves transparency, accountability, and leadership that stands up to elected officials when residents are struggling not just when votes are needed.
If the VAAD expects the community’s trust and support, it must demonstrate that it is willing to represent the community throughout the year, including when doing so means challenging the very politicians it endorses.
Leadership is not about telling people how to vote. It is about standing up for the people you claim to represent. When the community needed a voice, the VAAD was silent. When election season arrived, suddenly it had plenty to say.
And What About the Fallout in Trenton?
There is another question the community deserves to ask: could the political campaign in Lakewood to challenge the sitting governor by backing Josh Gottheimer in the Democratic primary have contributed to the strained relationship between Lakewood and Trenton? Gottheimer ultimately finished behind the leading candidates, and since then, residents have seen state aid cuts and a lack of the cooperative relationship with Trenton that the township needs. That does not prove the campaign caused those decisions, but it raises a fair question: were the potential consequences for Lakewood considered before local political leaders chose to take that position?
If these political decisions may affect state funding, municipal taxes, and the financial burden on every homeowner, shouldn't the community be consulted before a small group makes those choices on its behalf? Residents are the ones who ultimately pay the price, and they deserve transparency about the risks, the strategy, and the consequences not explanations after the damage is done.
The Vaad’s Own Legitimacy Is at Issue
There is also a fundamental question of how the Vaad itself is constituted. The Shulchan Aruch discusses the appointment of 7 Tovei Ha'ir community leaders entrusted with managing communal affairs. Rather than decisions being controlled by a small, anonymous group, the community deserves a fair and transparent process that allows its members to be represented and have a meaningful voice in choosing its leadership.
How can the Vaad expect the entire kehilla to accept its political endorsements when so many residents have no say in who makes those decisions? A system that asks the community to follow its voting instructions, without giving that same community a meaningful voice in its own leadership, raises serious questions of accountability and representation.
The Condescension Toward Lakewood Residents
Beyond the taxes, the busing crisis, and the lack of accountability, there is another fundamental problem with the VAAD’s approach: the condescending assumption that grown adults need to be told whom to vote for.
Lakewood residents are taxpayers, business owners, and working families who are perfectly capable of thinking for themselves, evaluating candidates, and deciding what is best for their community. Yet every election season, the VAAD launches its campaign of mailers and robocalls as though the public cannot make informed decisions without being instructed how to vote.
This approach is not only patronizing; it is insulting to the intelligence of Lakewood residents. A community deserves information, transparency, and an honest discussion of the issues not directives from an anonymous group that expects its endorsements to be accepted without question.
The residents of Lakewood are not children, and the VAAD does not own their votes.** If the VAAD wants to earn the community’s respect, it should start by respecting the intelligence, independence, and right of every resident to make their own decisions.
Chasunas:
Steinmetz - Mosseson Fountain Ballroom
Perlstein - Samet Kesser Moshe Yehuda
Kessner - Fligman Lake Terrace
Fish - Malik Ateres Blima
Dresdner - Ferster Ateres Esther
Neiman - Ashkenazi Ateres Chaim Elazar
Scharf - Waxler Neemas Hachaim
- LPD Alert (Note Time Change): NJ DOT Contractor advises that they will be performing repaving work Wednesday evening (10/14) on Route 9 between Central/Hurley Ave and 3rd Street. Partial closure of the Southbound lanes will begin at 9:00 pm. All lanes - in both directions - will be closed from 11:00 pm until 7:00 am. Detours will be in place. Plan alternate route.
Weather: 81° Thunderstorms likely this morning. Then a chance of scattered thunderstorms this afternoon. Chance of rain 70%
- Video of chavrusa Tumul at BMG Here
- Bingo crazy deals sale going on now Gefen instant soup $9.99 8pk Tissues $5.49
- Coming Soon from Artscroll "At the Heart of Lakewood - Rabbi Yisroel Schenkolewski"The Quiet Force Behind America's Torah Capital
- Ami Magazine will not be sold in Crown Heights stores this week following the magazine’s front-cover feature of Rav Lazer Shach zatzal on his 25th yartzeit. Crown Heights stores have reportedly united in a decision not to carry this week’s issue. (Shechuna news)
- Giyus: 143 charedi "draft evaders" were arrested by the police between July and October, but were released on the spot because the army did not arrive within half an hour.According to Ch13, the IDF arrested only 15 charedi draft evaders (excluding those arrested at border crossings) out of a pool of 70,000 draft evaders, compared with 14 non-Charedi draft evaders out of a pool of 10,000.
- Lakewood Residents Facing Sticker Shock as New Tax Hikes Kick In for November Lakewood residents are feeling the pain as new tax increases take effect following approval by Mayor Coles and the Township Committee. Homeowners paying monthly mortgages are receiving notices showing increases of over $200 per month due to escrow shortages. The reported 2026 municipal tax increase of 14.4 cents per $100 of assessed value means an additional $48 per month for a $400,000 home and $60 per month for a $500,000 home in municipal taxes alone. School and county taxes are separate and could add to the burden.With official tax bills expected after Election Day, residents should be prepared for the financial impact.
- Last night at the Lakewood Planning Board meeting, the three applications for warehouses on Cedarbridge Avenue and 60 homes off New Hampshire Avenue were postponed until the next meeting. The board heard several smaller applications and approved them, including a proposal to allow the basement area of the new shopping center off Avenue of the States to be used as additional retail space for certain stores. A board member opposed the proposal, arguing that the space would not be adequately regulated and that, within a few years, the entire basement could become retail space, leading to insufficient parking. Despite the objection, the board voted to approve the application.
- Jackson council meeting last night voted on approval of affordable housing overlay ordinances despite opposition from residents
- President Trump has recently demanded that Senate Majority Leader Thune bring the U.S. Senate back into session for a vote on the Sunshine Protection Act, which seeks to make daylight saving time permanent nationwide, Thune told Trump senators, who are on recess until mid November, would never come back to Capitol Hill for this and shot the idea down.(Onejersey)
- A 10-year-old boy was killed R"L after a burning object was propelled from an exploding recycling bin that was lit aand struck him as he left a school on Nadvorna Street. Firefighters suspect children may have ignited the bin while playing and thrown in a container that exploded from the heat, but the cause remains under investigation
-Trump: Massive Oil, Gas, and Mineral Exploration is getting ready to begin in our new and beautiful Greenland! There are Experts that are saying that the amount of easily available Oil is far greater than that of almost any land, anywhere in the World and, even more importantly, from a Security Purpose in the Defense and Offense of both the United States of America, and Europe, is second to none. Any future attack on the United States will have to come across Greenland, where our Defense will routinely knock down drones, missiles, or any other form of weapon not yet even conceived. It gives us time, location, and sightline, like nowhere else in the World! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Brian Flanagan, the 47-year-old chief of the Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company in Manchester, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver while working in a New Jersey Turnpike construction zone early Tuesday, prompting an outpouring of grief from regional fire services.
- At a time when Lakewood residents are facing major issues a significant and potentially unaffordable tax increase, a school busing disaster, public school students receiving free courtesy hazardous busing while regular frum children have to pay, some kids are still not in school, new parents navigating registration for primary, traffic accidents, and November elections for local and federal, you would think these matters would be front and center in Frum media coverage and community leadership discussions. Instead, the media seems consumed with nonstop coverage of a FedEx delivery driver singing Yiddish songs, with repeated stories, follow-ups, and videos. There is nothing wrong with enjoying a feel-good story, but where is the same level of attention to the issues directly affecting Lakewood families? Families are facing rising living costs, and other. Challenges Shouldn't the issues affecting our children's education, our family's finances, and our community's safety deserve just as much attention?
- A proposed development on Spruce Street at Washington Avenue in Lakewood is now heading to the New Jersey Appellate Division, FAA News has learned.Attorney Jan Meyer, Esq., representing neighboring property owners who have fought development proposals at the site for years, has now filed a Notice of Appeal seeking to overturn the Lakewood Zoning Board's approval permitting four single-family homes on the property. Faanews.com
- U.S. consumer inflation accelerated in September, with prices rising 0.6% from August and 3.7% from a year earlier, above expectations for a 3.6% annual increase. Core inflation, excluding food and energy, rose 0.3% for the month and 2.6% year-over-year, also hotter than expected, as elevated energy prices helped drive the increase.
- Zelensky says he has been betrayed by Trump, that Elon Musk and Trump deliberately blocked Starlink in Ukraine overnight and that people have been killed as a result. "I am sure they knew what they did, absolutely. Because it was 1am at night, Starlink was blocked by SpaceX and the United States," he tells Piers Morgan. "This decision will bring a lot of human losses. Of course, people will die." He said interceptors that rely on Starlink did not work, and that "this is not the right side of history."
- Rav Meir Tzvi Bergman delivered an emotional message to United Torah Judaism lawmakers on Tuesday, declaring that protecting yeshiva bochurim must remain their overriding priority in the upcoming Israeli elections. During the meeting, MK Yaakov Asher pledged that the party would refuse to join any government that fails to reach an acceptable arrangement safeguarding the status of yeshiva students. Rav Bergman told the lawmakers that the continued existence and protection of the yeshiva world must guide their political decisions.“We must understand that everything that concerns us revolves around the yeshiva bochurim,”.
- Journalist Ben Caspit reveals: A renewed military confrontation between Israel and Iran or the Houthis will begin before Israel’s elections on October 27. This was reported by Al-Monitor, citing the Maariv commentator.
Israeli officials believe no strike on Iran will take place before the elections. Israel is on alert for Iranian attempts to disrupt elections; an official warned that another strike without US ground forces could spell disaster for Trump ahead of US elections; Netanyahu said an attack before the vote would be inconvenient for Israel. Ynet
- Iran announces a large UAE-owned container ship carrying more than 2,500 containers hit a naval mine, exploded and sank this morning in the US-backed southern Omani corridor of the Strait of Hormuz.
- IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said multiple warnings across all arenas and the sensitivity of the period had increased the potential for escalation. He said forces had been reinforced, including the deployment of Division 98, and that the IDF was highly prepared for broad offensive action against anyone threatening Israeli civilians
- A container ship sank in waters south of the Strait of Hormuz after hitting a naval mine and catching fire, Iran's Revolutionary Guards Navy said in a statement shared by state media on Wednesda
- IDF: Over 100 Terrorists Eliminated and Approximately Eight Kilometers of Underground Terror Tunnels Neutralized: The 99th Division Completes Its Mission in the Northern Gaza Strip over the last four months
Parshas Noach 5787 פרשת נח
A group of U.S. scientists in Turkey believe they found Noah's Ark תיבת נח . Andrew Jones, Founder of Noahs Ark Scans, believes they will have confirmation of the findings by this winter, and the evidence so far is overwhelming. Formation dimensions shaped like a boat that match the תיבה Biblical length of the Ark EXACTLY as written in חומש בראשית Genesis. Radar results suggesting organized patterns below the surface that could be parts of Ark halls or a deck. Unexplained seashells in the region despite no sea nearby that suggest this was an area covered in water at one point per Fox news.
Article from Aish.com The New Noah’s Ark Claim: Should We be Cautious
by Rabbi Daniel Rowe
October 14, 2026
New scans claim Noah’s Ark is buried in the mountains of Turkey. A closer look at the evidence, and at the lesson Noah left behind.
There’s been a lot of excitement lately over claims that Noah’s Ark has finally been found. Is this proof that the biblical story is true? Or should we be a little cautious?
Photo: The Durupınar formation in Turkey
A team of researchers says it has proven that a mound in the mountains of eastern Turkey, near Mount Ararat, is Noah’s Ark. The group, Noah’s Ark Scans, was founded by an American researcher named Andrew Jones. They recently announced that a radar survey confirms the site is “not geological” and that “an extraordinary man-made structure lies beneath the surface.” According to the team, the radar shows corridors, compartments, and even several decks. They have drilled up to 18 meters deep and sent a robot camera down the hole. One press release reported that a drill bit shattered on what might be a layer of petrified wood. The headlines wrote themselves: “Noah’s Ark Found.”
How the story began
It starts with the Torah, the Five Books of Moses. It tells of a massive flood and of Noah’s ark, which saved his family and the animal world so that life and civilization could begin again. When the waters receded, the ark came to rest “on the mountains of Ararat.”
In 1948, near the town of Doğubayazıt, about 29 kilometers south of Mount Ararat’s summit, heavy rains and earthquakes stripped the mud from a hillside. A Kurdish shepherd, [Reşit Sarıhan], noticed something strange. In 1959, a Turkish army captain named İlhan Durupınar spotted the same formation in aerial photographs taken during a NATO mapping mission, and the site still carries his name. Geologically, it looks unusual: a long ridge of earth shaped like a ship’s hull. In 1960, LIFE magazine published the photograph, and people began to wonder whether this could be Noah’s famous boat.
The measurements added to the excitement. The formation came out to about 157 meters (515 feet) long, and some measurements put it at 164 meters. The Torah says the ark was 300 amot, or cubits, long. Scholars still debate the exact length of a cubit, but according to Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, a leading 20th-century authority on Jewish law, a cubit is 21.25 inches, about 54 centimeters. Three hundred of them comes to 162 meters, almost exactly what was found.
Seventy years of back and forth
Then the debate began. In 1960, an American expedition led by George Vandeman and Arthur Brandenberger spent two days digging, and even used dynamite. They found only soil and rock. Most people concluded it wasn’t Noah’s Ark, and the site was largely forgotten.
In 1977, Ron Wyatt, an American amateur explorer with no training in archaeology, revived interest. He claimed to have found petrified wood, iron brackets, and even the ark’s anchor stones. He was joined by salvage expert David Fasold and geophysicist John Baumgardner, and their radar scans reportedly showed walls and bulkheads. But in 1987, a professional radar operator named Tom Fenner went back to the site and couldn’t reproduce those scans at all.
In 1988, Baumgardner, once a supporter of the site, drilled four holes into the formation with a Turkish geologist. They found mud and bedrock. No wood, and nothing resembling an ark. He concluded it was simply an unusual natural formation.
In 1996, geologist Lorence Collins co-authored a paper with David Fasold, previously one of the site’s biggest champions. They called it “Bogus Noah’s Ark” and exposed the whole thing as a hoax.
Still, the claims kept coming. In 2019, Andrew Jones’s team scanned the site again and reported angular structures beneath the surface, shapes you wouldn’t expect in a natural mound. In 2024, they reported finding about three times more organic matter, material that came from living organisms, in the soil than in the surrounding formations. This June, the Turkish government granted permits for the largest investigation the site has ever seen, led by Professor [name, confirm spelling], an archaeologist at [university] in Sivas. The team began drilling, and a week or two ago came the latest announcement.
Why caution matters
Many of you have asked what I think. Here it is: anything connected to the Bible calls for real caution. The same goes for anything connected to Israel, ancient or modern. Very few people come to these subjects neutral. The Bible, Israel, and the Torah stir up deep emotions. They challenge people’s identities in complicated ways, whether they’re religious, atheist, or anything in between. Almost everyone has a stake in the outcome, which means almost everyone is biased.
Almost everyone has a stake in the outcome, which means almost everyone is biased.
That doesn’t mean we can’t investigate. The scientific method can do its job. We just need to wait for the lab results, for peer-reviewed journals to publish the findings, and for the wider archaeological community to examine and critique them. Then we’ll know where things actually stand.
So far, none of this work has been peer reviewed. The lab results aren’t expected until early next year. Andrew Jones is a software developer, not an archaeologist, and he says so openly. He simply believes this is the ark. The radar engineer says he is 100 percent sure the signals come from a single object, but, in his words, “a ship or spacecraft or what, I do not know.” And the university running the dig describes its goals far more modestly: to determine whether the shape is entirely geological, or whether it shows any evidence of human activity.
This pattern isn’t unique to this site. Over the next few weeks, I’m launching a series fact-checking the Torah. One thing I’ll show is how many sensational claims have been made over the last 150 to 200 years. Some people claimed they’d proven the Torah false. Others claimed they’d proven a particular story true. Again and again, on closer inspection, the claim fell apart. Sometimes they were looking at the wrong site. Sometimes a new discovery reversed the verdict entirely. People sincerely believed they had found proof one way or the other, only to see it overturned.
Archaeology is a genuinely difficult science. Unless an inscription turns up that tells you what a place was, you often can’t know for sure.
This could be an incredibly exciting find. If the researchers turn out to be right, if this really is a wooden, man-made structure from the time of Noah, a boat that carried animal life and came to rest on this mountain, it would be one of the most sensational discoveries in history. It would matter enormously to everyone who believes in the truth of the Torah, and to all of humanity, believers or not.
Intellectual honesty requires intellectual caution. I plan to withhold judgment until far more rigorous work is done and the scientific community has had a real chance to study the results.
But intellectual honesty requires intellectual caution. I plan to withhold judgment until far more rigorous work is done and the scientific community has had a real chance to study the results. Whatever the truth turns out to be, it will be contentious. Some will grab any straw to say this is Noah’s Ark. Others will grab any straw to say it can’t be, even if the evidence overwhelmingly points the other way. For me, the best approach is to wait and see.
Extraordinary claims need extraordinary evidence. More importantly, the truth of the Torah doesn’t hinge on any archaeological find. The real message of Noah’s story isn’t sitting on a mountain in Turkey.
See full article on Aish.com
Chasunas:
Wilner -Kahn Kesser Moshe Yehuda
Ehrsnfeld - Zamel Fountain Ballroom Rosenblum - Bloom Ateres Blima
Eckstein - Canant Ateres Esther
Bernath - Schwartz Ateres Chaim Elazar
Atlas - Wenger Bais Faiga
Levy - Feitman Neemas Hachaim
- LPD Traffic Alert: NJ DOT Contractor advises they will be performing repaving on RT 9 btwn Central/Hurley Ave & 3rd Street. This section of RT 9 will be fully closed - in both directions - overnight on Monday (10/12), Tuesday (10/13), & Wednesday (10/14) evenings, between 11:00pm & 7:00am. Detours will be in place. Plan alternate routes.
- Trump: "Wait till you see what we do to Iran. We're gonna—we're gonna do a number. Wait till you see... We've had it."
- Netanyahu is seriously considering resuming strikes on Iran before Israel’s October 27 elections after discussing a renewed war with Trump, with U.S. officials believing the Israeli PM wants attacks to resume before the vote, per Israeli N12. The discussions included a potential large-scale joint U.S.-Israeli operation targeting Iran’s military and nuclear sites. A senior U.S. official said Trump told Netanyahu to “go ahead and prepare” but made no commitment on timing — meaning strikes could happen “now, later, or never.”
- President Donald Trump said a decision on Iran would be made “very soon” amid heightened security tensions.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warns that Iran and its proxies are attempting to orchestrate attacks aimed at influencing the outcome of Israel’s upcoming elections. Katz issued a direct warning: “Let our enemies know: anyone who attacks us, before or after the elections, will have their hand cut off and will pay the heaviest price.”
- Saudi Arabia says Aramco administrative building attacked in Dhahran, no casualties reported. An administrative building belonging to oil giant Saudi Aramco in the eastern city of Dhahran was targeted on Tuesday, causing a limited fire.
- Tanker and Cargo Ship Hit in Strait of Hormuz: The UK Maritime Trade Operations said a tanker and a cargo ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz, south of Iran, were hit by “unidentified munitions
Weather: 78° Mostly sunny.
Yartzeit of Rav Ovadia Yosef Ztl tonight with over 100k expected to visit his kever at the Sanhedria cemetery off Bar Ilan and Shmuel Hanavi intersection on Yerushalayim.
- New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin announced today he will be introducing legislation that would establish universal free school breakfast in New Jersey, requiring every public school to provide breakfast to all enrolled students at no cost, regardless of household income or eligibility for federal meal assistance
- Youtuber Tyler Oliveira posts "Calling all non-Jews(Litvaks) to apply to this neighborhood and see if they’ll sell you a house" reposting a video of the new lakefront community in Okochobee,FL.
- Giyus: An attempt was made to hand over four bochurim from Yeshivas Chevron to the IDF military police, who were already on the scene along Route 1 near Sha’ar HaGai. After a call went out urging people to arrive and prevent the arrests, the bochurim were released.
-Trump: Why did Ilhan Omar report a Net Worth of up to 30 Million Dollars just a short time ago, and then immediately say, “Oh, I made a mistake! It’s really $100,000.” Could it be that her highly paid accountant actually reported the money that was stolen from her fraudulent activities in Minnesota? Would something like that be possible? Do you think the accountant actually gave the right number the first time, 30 Million Dollars, and then she was forced to disavow because she never would have been able to report where that much money came from? She must have freaked out when she saw that money! Where did her house come from, where did her cars come from, and what about her lovely place in Washington, D.C.? I didn’t know that Congressmen and women made that kind of money, but I do know her husband, according to information and belief, makes almost nothing, so it couldn’t have come from him. How many people did she illegally bring into our Country from Somalia? America wants answers, and we want them, NOW! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Online conspiracy Following Ukrainian strikes on Russian data centers: Tucker Carlson's views dropped 71%
- Last day to register is today. Election Day is 21 days away, and federal and local races are on the ballot. Today Tuesday Oct 13 is the last day in New Jersey to register to vote in the midterm election. Eligible residents can register online or in person at their local election office until 9 p.m. Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in the state.
- Giyus: 80 Chareidi avreichim joined the IDF this morning as part of the “Ma’alot Tzur” program and will serve in the IDF’s operational activity units.
- No Agudah convention again this year Agudah announces the 2nd Action summit to take place in Newark, Nj from 11-30-12/02 in lieu of the convention.
- Three Lakewood electric power units have been included in six federal emergency orders this year allowing them to operate beyond normal air-permit limits when needed to support the electricity grid. The latest order, issued October 12 and effective October 13–16, also includes two Woodbridge units, bringing the total to five New Jersey units with approximately 1,006 MW of generating capacity.
The U.S. Department of Energy says the order is intended to reduce blackout risks amid elevated electricity demand, generator maintenance and transmission-line outages. It also allows PJM to call on backup generators at large facilities as a last resort during severe grid emergencies.
- Lakewood Residents: An Important Tax Update to Keep in Mind Before the Elections:
Lakewood’s reported 2026 municipal tax increase will affect homeowners’ property-tax costs, with the impact reflected in upcoming tax bills and potentially in monthly mortgage payments through escrow adjustments. The reported increase of 14.4 cents per $100 of assessed value would mean an additional $576 per year, or $48 per month, for a home assessed at $400,000. A home assessed at $500,000 would mean an additional $720 annually, or $60 per month, in municipal taxes alone. Residents should keep these figures in mind before Election Day, as the official tax bills reflecting the new rates are expected to arrive afterward. The estimates cover municipal taxes only and do not include separate changes in school or county taxes.
- Six Flags Great Adventure has temporarily closed its Nitro roller coaster in Jackson Township after a man died Monday after falling from a similar ride at Six Flags Over Georgia.
Nitro will remain closed until further notice while the company reviews the incident, a Six Flags spokesperson said
- Major 60 family development proposed at busy route 70-New Hampshire Ave intersection in Lakewood. Lakewood's Planning Board is set to hear an application Tuesday night for a major residential development proposing 60 dwelling units at the busy intersection of Route 70 and New Hampshire Avenue with the plans seeking numerous design waivers and apparently providing no on-site recreational facilities or shul more at FAAnews
Lakewood planning board meeting tonight 6:00 pm watch livestream Here see agenda Here
Upcoming Applications
- Cedar Bridge Avenue: Applications for a three-lot subdivision, a warehouse for Tomchei Shabbos D’Lakewood, and two additional warehouse/office buildings.
- New Hampshire Ave. & Route 70 Kettle Creek Holdings seeks approval to subdivide the property into 30 lots.
- 1555 Avenue of the States:Spire Shoppes Equity seeks amended site-plan approval for a retail center.
- 1200 14th Street: Congregation Torah Veyirah D’Satmar seeks to subdivide the property into three lots.
- Turin Avenue: JMPM Equity seeks an extension for a previously approved four-lot subdivision.
- President Donald Trump was asked whether he plans to endorse a candidate in Israel's upcoming elections:“We haven't thought about it. I might be doing something about it.”
Trump left the door open to a potential endorsement but stopped short of committing to any candidate.
- New Eagleton Poll 82% of New Jerseyans support voter ID and 71% back proof of citizenship(NJ Globe)
- President Trump fired back at the fake news attacks on Press Sec. Katie Zacharia"I thought she was very good!" Now the fake news is pestering her about "where did she pass the bar exam?"Their obsession just proves they are worried she'll be too good.
- NJ Republican Senate challenger Justin Murphy drew loud applause at a New Jersey debate when asked what he'd tell Trump about the Iran war delivering a two-word answer as Sen. Cory Booker shook his head on the split screen.
Murphy, a former deputy mayor from the Pine Barrens, urged Trump to "put your cowboy hat on and get out there..." calling Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a "radical terrorist organization" that has deprived the Persian people of a decent life for decades. Booker fired back, blasting Murphy's stance as "yahoo cowboy foreign policy" that has "mired us in Middle East war after Middle East war" and drained the U.S. treasury.
- New Charedi Public Party Responds to Controversy Over Million-Shekel Surety. After reports that billionaire Daniel Hasidman, who has criticized Charedi subsidies and praised Avigdor Lieberman, provided one million shekels in surety for Moti Leitner of the Charedi Public Party, the party fired back at UTJ and Shas. The party accused the established frum parties of having no answers for years of failure and resorting to bullying and intimidation. It also highlighted chasidman’s charitable support for programs helping charedim enter the workforce with dignity.
- Authorities are investigating a crash on Route 9 that killed two people and shut the southbound lanes of the highway down early Tuesday, Oct. 13.
- Trump: The Houthis are behaving very badly. I thought they learned their lesson a year ago when we bombed the HE.. out of them and, at their request, stopped. They’ve been silent for a long time, but now they’ve emerged again, probably at the behest of Iran, which is a Failing Nation, with No Navy, No Airforce, the World’s Worst Economy, and 301% Inflation, in a very nasty way, hitting Saudi Arabia, and purposefully trying to drive up Oil Prices, probably prior to the U.S. Elections — NOT NICE. Somebody should explain to them that I’m not running in the Elections, I’ve already won, IN A MASSIVE LANDSLIDE, but I’ll be there after the Elections, and I will never forget! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Getty Images is poised to file for bankruptcy.
Getty that mostly provides stock photo for news media outle intends to go private after a $3.7 billion merger with rival Shutterstock fell through over the summer.
- "President Trump is the most family friendly president we've ever had."
New Press secretary Katie Zacharia says President Trump knew she was raising four children when he entrusted her with a demanding White House role, and she believes that decision speaks volumes.
At the BMG Chavrusa Tumul photo Credit E. Cohen
At the Nikolsburg rebbe grandson wedding last night in Lakewood
Night seder begins
Chasunas:
Rappaport - Kahn Kesser Moshe Yehuda
Kaster - Weingarten Bais Faiga
Pruzansky - Yenowitz Lake Terrace
Klein - Halpert Ateres Chaim Elazar
Petrekovsky - Grossmass Cedar Palace
Jungreis - Moskowitz Ne'emas Hachaim
- LPD Traffic Alert: James St westbound will be closed from Ridgeway Ave to Cross St for planned JCP&L construction. Plan alternate route if possible.
- LPD Traffic Alert: NJ DOT Contractor advises they will be performing repaving on RT 9 btwn Central/Hurley Ave & 3rd Street. This section of RT 9 will be fully closed - in both directions - overnight on Monday (10/12), Tuesday (10/13), & Wednesday (10/14) evenings, between 11:00pm & 7:00am. Detours will be in place. Plan alternate routes.
Weather: 73° Mostly cloudy early, then sunshine for the afternoon.
Columbus day: Federal, state, and city government offices, public schools, post offices, and most major bank branches are closed, while the stock market, retail stores, and grocery stores remain open. Costco is open with limited hours.
- Trump:"I see so many comments from the Radical Left Morons and Lunatics that China and Russia are helping the “wonderful” Islamic Republic of Iran. If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I don’t believe they are at all. They have too much to lose, and we would know about it, and know about it very fast! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP".
- The Nikolsburg rebbe from klal Yisroel shul in woodbourne making a chasuna for a einikel in Lakewood
- Lakefront community in Okeechobee, FL celebrates the first day of children going to Cheder as the community is launched.
- A small girls high school in Lakewood announced they were forced to close due to financial reasons with low enrollment.
- A American Bochur Accused Of Spying For Iran Released To House Arrest q after about four months in custody. Israeli Supreme Court President Justice Yitzchak Amit approved the release. Askan Rabbi Shimon Shisha, chairman of Merkaz Ezra Vayoetz, offered his apartment for the house arrest and Tzedek Association says it deposited 1 million shekel to the court as a guarantee.(Belaaz)
- BMG Chavrusa tumul going on today ahead of the new winter zman.
-ומוריד הגשם Lakewood, New Jersey, had the second highest rainfall total, with 3.45 inches yesterday.The highest rainfall total was reported in the Loveladies section of Long Beach Township in Ocean County, with 3.48 inches as of Monday morning, according to updated numbers from the National Weather Service.
- A wedding that was scheduled ro take place tonight in Lakewood has been relocated to Montreal after family members could not get entry to the US due to updated immigration policies.(Kremel)
- Trump HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY TO ALL, in particular our great Italian American Community which was forced to suffer as the Radical Left Dumocrats, Socialists, and Communists rampaged through our cities and towns ripping down almost all of the beautiful statues of Christopher Columbus. Well, those days of plunder are over, and the statues are back, more magnificent than ever. This is a big day for our great Italian American Community, and the Country of Italy itself, maybe the biggest. Congratulations! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- New York City's teachers union, which supports Hochul ahead of the upcoming election, has vowed to fight to reverse her decision to opt in to the federal educational tax credit program. The civil rights organization NAACP has also warned that support for private education could encourage wealthier families to leave public schools, deepening segregation among students.
-The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office is seeing a 10% decline in the willingness to vote among the chareidi sector.
- Tehillim: Tefillos for Rav Mordechai Wolmark shlita Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Shaarei Torah in Monsey, who has been hospitalized name is Mordechai Gimple ben Chaya Avigail.
- A non-Jewish FedEx driver in Lakewood is going viral after a clip of him playing Hasidic music was posted on social media. He learned Hershy Weinberger and other Hasidic songs just to make the Jewish kids on his route smile. "The music is so positive. How can you not like it? Singer Hershy Weinberger put out a social post seeking to meet the driver and thank him for spreading positivity (Tiktok on x)
- Lakewood Road closures on Rt 9 as night seder and wedding season resumes: A NJDOT contractor will be performing repaving operations along Route 9 between Central/Hurley Avenue and 3rd Street. Route 9 will be completely closed in both directions on Monday, October 12, and Tuesday, October 13, from 11:00 PM until 7:00 AM. Detours willedirect traffic around the work zone.
- Israeli election polls suggest that United Torah Judaism (UTJ) could lose up to two seats as a result of defections to the new Tzibbur Hacharedi party led by Moti Leitner. The emergence of the new party has prompted UTJ MKs to sharpen their attacks against Leitner and his movement, as they seek to protect their traditional Charedi voter base
- Trump: The European Union paid Russia 250 Billion Dollars for Energy, and the Fake News Media doesn’t want to get near that story. I made the right choice for the American People — ALWAYS, AMERICA FIRST! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Giyus: Hundreds of Breslov children gathered outside Prison 10 today, joined by senior rabbonim led by Rav Yaakov Meir Shechter, to protest the arrests of approximately 250 Breslov avreichim over the past month on charges of draft evasion. The demonstrators called for the release of the arrested yeshiva students, many of whom have been imprisoned for refusing to comply with military conscription orders
- Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed a court-authorized search warrant at Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home early Monday morning. According to Fox News, the investigation centers on possible immigration fraud involving paperwork completed by Omar’s late father when she was a child.
Bochurim in EY return to yeshiva for the Zman
On Rosh Chodesh of a leap year we added in the Shemona Esreh of Mussaf the words ולכפרת פשע
In a Leap Year, in addition to praying for good and for bracha, for ששון and for שמחה, for salvation and comfort, for פרנסה and כלכלה, for life and peace, for pardon of sin and forgiveness of iniquity”, we add a 13th request in respect of the additional month: “ולכפרת פשע-and for atonement of transgression”.
A possible reason suggested is that in case the Leap Year was mistakenly designated, and in consequence Chametz was eaten on Pesach, we pray for forgiveness. (טעמי המנהגים)
The 13 pleas are corresponding to the 12 expressions of praise “הללוי’ה-הללו-הללוהו”, and the last sentence “כל הנשמה” is said twice, in respect of the Leap Year. (תהלים קנ – תניא רבתי)
- (Mi Yodea) There are three different minhagim (according to Kaf HaChayim) for the timing of this addition: only during Adar 2, all year long (Cheshvan to Elul), and from Cheshvan to Adar 2.
Rabbi Shelomo Min-HaHar z"l (former rabbi of the Bayit VaGan community in Jerusalem) explains that this last minhag (which you're asking about) is due to the fact that from Nissan onward one cannot declare that year as a leap year, so that's when the addition of "ולכפרת פשע" stops.
Given that there are 3 possibilities as brought down in the Mishna Brurah 423 or the Kaf Hachaim. However, the prevalent minhag among Ashkenazim is from חשון to אדר שני.
הוספת "ולכפרת פשע" בשנה מעוברת
אבל המנהג הרווח הוא, לפי הספרדים כל השנה, ולפי האשכנזים מתחילת השנה עד חודש העבור.
The prevalent minhag among the Sefardim is the entire year and among the Ashkenazim until the leap month (Adar II)
This explains the Ashkenaz minhag rationale.
Since Adar II is the last month of the year when counting by months, and Rosh Chodesh Nisan is the first month then the minhagim of Rosh Chodesh would follow that way of counting. Thus, the addition of ולכפרת פשע would end at the "end of the year" by months.
Even if you count by the change in the year number (Tishrei), by the end of Adar II, the leap month has been added and the months have been reset to synchronize with the seasons. If the Sanhedrin were to determine the leap year, the end of Adar would be the absolute last time it could have been done. As a result, we have now added the thirteenth month and the brachos for the months now revert to the normal 12. Once Rosh Chodesh Nisan has passed (without an extra month having been set to synchronize it) a leap year cannot be decreed until the following Adar.
It should be noted that the gemara mentions that Chizkiyahu decreed a second Adar at Rosh Chodesh Nisan and the Chachamim stated that he was wrong to do so. See Sanhedrin 12b.
The question would more likely be "why start saying it in Tishrei rather than the previous Nisan" if you count by Nisan as the first month.
ראש חודש הוא זמן כפרה על מיעוט הירח, כמו שדרשו בגמרא על שעיר ראש חודש 'הביאו עלי כפרה על שמיעטתי את הירח',
כל עיבור השנה נגרם ממיעוט הירח, שהרי אם היה הירח גדול כחמה לא היה הפרש ביניהם. כל ההפרש של י"א ימים בין שנת חמה ושנת לבנה, הוא מכח שנתמעט הירח.כאשר מעברים את השנה, מתקנים את מיעוט הירח במידה מסויימת, ועל פי הסוד זה התיקון של גלות השכינה הנרמזת בלבנה. מכיון שהקב"ה אמר 'הביאו עלי כפרה', מוסיפים 'ולכפרת פשע' כביכול כלפי הקב"ה, ואומרים זאת בשנת העיבור שבו הוא בעיקר זמן התיקוןיותר מכל השנים
- Israel is expected to carry out strikes in Lebanon in response to the explosion of an unexploded Hezbollah cluster munition in northern Israel, which killed one person and injured 24 people. Jpost
- Update: BDE 1 Teen killed, 24 injured during school hike near Lebanon border, as unexploded Hezbollah munition blows up in student’s hands as he picked it up.
A Blast near Lebanon border wounds 20 schoolkids and teachers on hike; likely cause is unexploded ordnance Medics say 20 people injured one critical and 2 seriously and 15 lightly hurt following an explosion in the Ramim ridge area in northern Israel, close to the border with Lebanon, the Magen David Adom ambulance service says. The injured are schoolchildren and teachers who were on a hike near the Pe’er observation point in the area. The cause of the blast is believed to be the result of unexploded ordnance, although this is still under investigation by authorities.
Lebanese newspaper Al-Moudon reports that Hezbollah has exploited the ceasefire period to rebuild its military capabilities both north and south of the Litani River, preparing for the possibility of renewed war with Israel
- Iran says it is “deeply concerned” by escalating attacks between Yemen’s Tehran-backed Houthis and Saudi Arabia, after 14 people died in strikes on Riyadh’s airport over the weekend.
- Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei warns that if war resumes, Iran will expand its target list to include communications hubs, data centers, AI infrastructure, and valuable American assets in the UAE and near the Strait of Hormuz.
I- ran says the US has now accepted some of its seven conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran considers the response insufficient.
יעלה ויבוא
Cbasunas:
Yoffe -Eisenberg Bais Faiga
Goldstein - Goldstein Ateres Reva
Benedek - Kushner Lake Terrace
Goldenberg - Reiss Cedar Palace
Berman - Chekanow Ateres Esther
Markowitz - Huberman Ateres Blima
Gross - Feldbrand Fountain Ballroom
Weather: 65° Rain. Winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a half an inch. Locally heavy rainfall possible.
Tonight low 56° Showers with a possible thunderstorm early, then variable clouds overnight with Potential for heavy rainfall. Chance of rain 90%.
Wednesday will be a high of 84
Tomorrow is Columbus day a federal holiday No garbage pick up, no USPS mail.
- United Airlines has reportedly told crew members that anyone holding citizenship or dual nationality in 29 listed countries cannot work flights entering Israeli airspace, even if they also hold a valid U.S. passport, according to an internal memo shared with Live and Let's Fly.
- Trump: "I am pleased to announce that Katie Zacharia will be beginning her term as Press Secretary tomorrow, Columbus Day, and will be doing an introductory News Conference on Tuesday at 9:30 A.M. from the Press Briefing Room in the White House.""Katie has been with me, in spirit, from the very beginning, and will do a fantastic job! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
- Heavy flooding at local roads and parking lots
-Millions of Americans will turn their clocks back an hour next month after a congressional effort to permanently eliminate the twice-yearly time changes stalled in the Senate, despite overwhelming approval in the House of Representatives and strong backing from President Donald Trump. Daylight saving time is scheduled to end on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2 a.m., when clocks will move backward one hour to 1 a.m., giving Americans an additional hour of sleep while bringing earlier sunsets and darker evenings for the months ahead.
- Miami boys choir now coming to Lakewood they will take auditions for Lakewood boys looking to join the choir.
- Hachnosas sefer torah at Beis Medrash Torah Utefilah in Harmony Farms, Jackson. Procession at 5 pm. 81 Hickory Hill..
- Naftali Bennett launches an all-out attack on the Charedi establishment, speaking more forcefully than ever before: ‘We will abolish stipends for yeshiva students, shut down the Charedi education system, eliminate all exemptions, and dismantle the Charedi state within a state.’” There will be an influx of 1.5 million Charedim into the State of Israel. Think about how many doctors and engineers will come from among them.”
- Winter zman Begins tonight as yeshiva bochurim head back to the bais medrash for the long 6 months zman.
- Post Yom Tov restock sales at local supermarkets, Bingo sale on 'Lifetime" plastic products. Moishas in Howell store open ing within next few months.
- Mortgage rates just hit 7.4 percent, the highest since November 2023.
- Lakewood may spend $500,000 to defend against special education lawsuits. Last year, the Board of Education dismissed its former attorney Michael Inzelbuch in part because of high fees. This year, it has approved spending more than $500,000 to defend the district against a “substantial volume” of special education-related lawsuits, including a handful from that same former board attorney. (APP)
- Joseph Dream Burger will have an official grand opening celebration today from 1pm to 6pm at their new Lakewood location 1700 Madison Ave including raffles and giveaways.
- Trump: "Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!"
- Is this really what we want to promote in the Lakewood community? Luxury apartment developments in Yerushalayim are bombarding Lakewood residents via social media with images and videos of extravagant living, targeting families whose reality is often kollel, hard work, and tight budgets. There’s nothing wrong with wanting a home in Eretz Yisrael. But when did luxury and materialism become the dream we’re selling to Bnei Torah? Yerushalayim should be about kedushah, Torah, and Avodah not marketing an unaffordable lifestyle that so many families can’t even relate to.
- A resident who lives near a Orthodox shul on Old Freehold Road is asking a court to review a zoning board decision that allows the building to be significantly expanded.
-ICE agents arrested several individuals on Shabbos in Lakewood while they were working at a kiddush at a local shul simcha hall.
- The McDonald's location at Eeast Veterans and Hope near Kalamata is expected to close by November with reports of a kosher venue taking over the location according to news reports.
- Viral Facebook post from Toms River resident Booky Kaluszyner: I get dispatched as a Hatzolah volunteer to a motor vehicle accident in Toms River. Neither vehicle belongs to an Orthodox Jew. I approach one of the patients, and he tells me, “Get me the real 911. I don’t want your kind touching me.” No problem. We contact dispatch and request Toms River EMS. A few minutes later, two Orthodox volunteers responding with Toms River 911 EMS show up, they tell the patient that they are 911, yet the patient refuses to let them assist, The patient says the same thing: “I don’t want your kind touching me, I want real 911” So we wait for Toms River CSOs to arrive. They assess the patient and request paramedics. And guess who shows up? Two Hasidic paramedics with beards and payos sticking out! The patient finally gets to the hospital, only to discover that the nurse assigned to care for him is another Orthodox Jew. You have to wonder whether the patient is more concerned about his injuries or the religion of the people trying to save his life! And that’s the sad reality of what hatred can do to a person. Imagine being so consumed by hatred toward your Orthodox neighbors that you’re willing to delay your own medical care rather than allow one of them to help you. These are people who dropped whatever they were doing, left their families, their jobs, and their dinner tables to come help a complete stranger, without asking what religion that person practices. When hatred becomes more important than your own health and safety, perhaps it’s time to ask yourself who that hatred is really hurting.
- Lakewood Road closures on Rt 9 as night seder and wedding season resumes: A NJDOT contractor will be performing repaving operations along Route 9 between Central/Hurley Avenue and 3rd Street. Route 9 will be completely closed in both directions on Monday, October 12, and Tuesday, October 13, from 11:00 PM until 7:00 AM. Detours willedirect traffic around the work zone.
- Lakewood Police Department has charged Ericson Pring, 35, of Houston, Texas, in connection with a June burglary at a local business. On June 14, 2026, officers responded to the business following the activation of a burglar alarm. Upon arrival, officers discovered that the front glass doors had been shattered. The owner reported that approximately $250,000 worth of equipment had been stolen. Detectives determined that multiple individuals forced entry into the business during the early morning hours, damaged display cases, and fled with the stolen equipment. During the four-month investigation, detectives gathered evidence that led to the identification of Ericson Pring as one of the suspects.
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- A Senior Iranian official Mohsen Rezaei warns that if war resumes, Iran will expand its target list to include communications hubs, data centers, AI infrastructure, and valuable American assets in the UAE and near the Strait of Hormuz.
- A senior Israeli security official told Channel 14 News:
“In recent weeks, there has been a significant increase in Hamas’s preparations to resume fighting. Intelligence assessments indicate that Hamas is preparing for an offensive of its own, although no exact date has been determined yet.“The senior official added that Hamas is recruiting new, young operatives, including terrorists as young as 17 or even younger, and training them within a week in preparation for an attack.”
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding a security discussion at the Kirya military headquarters in Tel Aviv to discuss Iran, Gaza, and Lebanon, an Israeli official tells The Times of Israel. Defense Minister Israel Katz and senior security officials are also in attendance. The meeting follows the Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia today and comes amid growing concerns of escalation in the US-Iran war.
- Two developments amid escalating tensions with Iran:
The USS George H.W. Bush has departed Phuket, Thailand, following a rest and replenishment stop. Tracking reports suggest the carrier is heading back toward the U.S. Central Command region.
Approximately 20 U.S. aerial refueling aircraft have reportedly crossed the Atlantic from the United States to Europe in recent days.
The combination of carrier movements and a reported surge in aerial refueling assets warrants close attention. Tankers are essential for sustaining long-range combat operations.
These movements do not establish that a new strike on Iran is imminent, but they could provide Washington with additional operational options. (Jewishwarrior)
- Putin sends Iran's proposal for ending war to Trump directly, he says Russia will have custody of highly enriched uranium of Iran. While Trump says needs a guarantee that Iran will not build nuclear weapon in future.
Russia may end war between the Washington and Tehran very soon.
-Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that, as President Trump indicated, any agreement with Iran will likely come after the November elections. Bessent declared that the Iranianaa regime is the biggest loser, arguing that Tehran attempted to weaponize the Strait of Hormuz and diesel prices to pressure Washington and failed.
- Senior Israeli security officials say Trump and Netanyahu have been holding intensive discussions in recent weeks over possible renewed military operations against Iran.
According to Channel 13, the IDF is preparing for three scenarios:
An independent Israeli strike.
A joint U.S.-Israeli military operation.
An Iranian attack requiring an Israeli response.
No final decision has been made. Netanyahu has reportedly expressed reluctance to act before the Israeli elections on October 27.
The military options remain on the table, and Israel is preparing for the possibility of another confrontation with Iran.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu strongly condemned the terrorist attack on King Khalid International Airport, which killed 12 innocent people and injured hundreds. Netanyahu offered condolences to the victims’ families and wished the injured a full recovery.
- An outbound tanker was struck on its port side in the strait of Hormuz by an unidentified projectile today on October 11. The vessel sustained damage, but all crew members are safe.
- The IDF and Shin Bet announce the elimination of a Hamas Nukhba commander who led the October 7 assault on the Kissufim military outpost. According to Israeli security officials, the terrorist also participated in the abduction of Israelis during the massacre.
- Reports of explosions in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, as the Iran-backed Houthis accuse Saudi Arabia of striking Sana’a International Airport in Yemen.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warns that Khalil al-Hayya and other senior Hamas leaders remain targets for elimination. Katz accuses Turkish President Erdoğan of continuing to shelter Hamas terrorists and support their activities alongside the Muslim Brotherhood.
His warning: Hamas leaders will not enjoy immunity, regardless of where they operate
Rosh chodesh Cheshvan 5787
Rosh Chodesh of a leap year we add in the Shemona Esreh of Mussaf the words ולכפרת פשע
Weather: Tonight 59° Overcast
Tomorrow 65° Cloudy with periods of rain. Winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near an inch. Locally heavy rainfall possible.
Widespread heavy rain is expected across New Jersey on Sunday from the remnants of Hurricane Isaias. Wind gusts up to 30 mph are possible inland, with up to 40 mph gusts along the Jersey Shore.
- BMG winter zman begins tomorrow might with over 800 new bochurim expected. The yeshiva is learning maseches Bava Kama and a new Chabura will be learning at the Bais Medrash In Jackson.
- The Sunday funday Event scheduled for tomorrow in Ocean county park has been canceled due to the weather forecast.
- Tuition: After NY Governor Hochul said the state will opt in to the Trump federal scholarship program. Residents are calling on New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill to opt the state into the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, that could give up to $3400 per couple who file jointly.
- Degel HaTorah Releases Election Jingle Ahead of Israeli Elections
GLZ Army News reports that Degel HaTorah’s election posters featured only images of Rav Dov Landau and Rav Dan Segal, while deliberately omitting Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, shlita. According to the report, the omission was allegedly driven by personal vendettas on the part of some young askanim involved in running the campaign.
- Trump: The Dumocrats, along with their partners in crime, the Fake News Media, are trying to create the false narrative that, Donald Trump is so “unpopular,” the Republicans are going to lose. Actually, it's just the opposite. I'm so “popular,” that the Republicans are going to WIN, and that's being proven by the Record Setting Rallies we're doing (including the one in Tennessee where I'll be in a short while — See you soon!). President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Iran has preserved its missile and drone factories and can replenish its supply of the weapons, unnamed Western officials told Bloomberg in a Saturday report, with one official saying Russia was also providing the Islamic Republic with missiles
- Reports say The US and Israel may strike Iran before the Israeli elections or midterms.
- Trump reveals he’s considering renaming either the Pacific or Atlantic Ocean to “Trump Ocean.” or ocean of the Americas.
-A Houthi missile strike hit King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, killing 12 people, including an American, and wounding 309. The Iran-backed Houthi terrorists are escalating their attacks on Saudi civilian infrastructure and reports that President Trump is now considering direct U.S. military involvement against the Houthis.
- Trump: I settled 8 WARS, am close to ending or settling 2 more, got all of the Israeli hostages back, including the final 28, both living and dead, had hundreds of hostages, from countries all over the World, released and sent back home, won a war in Venezuela, and captured the violent dictator who so viciously ran that country, and stopped the number one state sponsor of terror, the Islamic Republic of Iran, from obtaining a Nuclear Weapon — AND MUCH MORE! Yet, with all of that I, or the United States of America, did not get the Noble Peace Prize. WOW
Friday, October 9, 2026 / כ״ח תשרי תשפ״ז ערב שבת פרשת בראשית
Candle lighting 6:08 pm
Shkiah/Sunset 6:26 pm
Rosh chodesh מרחשון is Sunday & Monday
Weather: Today 75° Sunshine and a few clouds. Tonight low 44°
Shabbos day: 69° Intervals of clouds and sunshine.
Sunday: 65° Rain likely.Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a half an inch. Locally heavy rainfall possible.
The remnants of Hurricane Isaias are expected to reach New Jersey by Sunday, with widespread rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches. Minor coastal flooding is also a concern during high tides Sunday and
Good idea to take down the Sukka today with rain on Sunday.
- Tuition Relief coming to frum communities New York State opts in to the Trump Tuition Federal education tax credit program. It was Anounced by Governor Hochul today that after review it won't take away from public school kids.
New Jersey expected to follow and opt in
- Hurricane Isaias shuts down 72% of U.S. Gulf of Mexico oil production, halting 1.46 million barrels per day as the Category 3 storm approaches landfall.
- A 7.6-magnitude earthquake off Panama’s southern coast was felt in Panama City, according to the US Geological Survey. US authorities warned that tsunami waves could hit Panama within the next 3 hours.
-President Trump says he has reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin to significantly increase diesel supplies to the U.S. and global markets.Under the announced deal: 300,000+ tons immediately
500,000 additional tons in November
1 million tons shortly thereafter
Up to 3 million more tons depending on Russian refinery capacity
- B"H Rav Elya Ber shlita was released today from hospital, continued tefillos.
- Trump has appointed Katie Zacharia as White House Press Secretary
- Two frum Jewish schools in Brooklyn,Yeshiva of Flatbush, and a chasidishe cheder in Williamsburg were evacuated after receiving bomb threats 6 minutes apart, but police searches found no explosives. The students were safely sent home, and police are investigating who was behind the threats.
- The Sunday funday event planned at Ocean county park has been canceled due to rain in the forecast.
- Not only Lakewood, Sign welcoming new residents moving into Lakefront community in Okochobee Florida refers it as עיר התורה והחסידות
- Nichum Aveilim: Those sitting shiva after Yom Tov will be getting up today
- AMI magazine price increase to $10. There is a Yated Neeman issue this week.
- Approximately 800 mew bochurim expected to join BMG for this coming winter zman,with a new dormitory at 5th st and Lakewood Ave
- Continued tefillos for Rav Elya Ber Wachtfogel shlita Eliyohu Dov ben Chava Esther.(After being hospitalized on Simchas Torah)
- What Bracha do you make on Dubai Chocolate. The Visa house Harabanim has issued a peak that the bracha of Mezonos is made.
- Hundreds of kiddushim across local shuls this shabbos including those of chosson Torah & Chosson Breishis. Bar Mitzvas aufrufs,births etc.. Minhag in some shuls to sell the first Aliya of shabbos Breishis.
- Melava Malka at khal shedlitz this motzei shabbos for the yahrzeit of Rav Gershon of Shedlitz zya
- At the Lakewood Township Committee meeting, last night members of the heimishe communitie logged in and expressed concern about changes to the current shuttle bus system. The mayor explained that state regulations no longer allow municipal workers to be paid with UEZ funds for this service. The township is seeking state approval to bring in another transit company to expand and improve the service, including personalized pickups instead of fixed bus schedules. The plan still requires state, UEZ, and township approval.
- Reuters reports that the Trump administration has imposed sweeping sanctions targeting the International Criminal Court (ICC).The measures reportedly prohibit transactions with the court and restrict its access to financial resources, potentially disrupting its ability to conduct investigations and prosecutions. The move represents a significant escalation in Washington's confrontation with the Hague-based court.
- Appeals court to hear Lakewood Sunset Rd Sephardic shul application
The appeal stems from the Lakewood Planning Board's approval of plans for a proposed two-story shul building, with neighbors challenging, among other things, the project's reliance on off-site parking at a nearby shopping center. More at Faanews
- Israeli authorities are preparing to introduce advanced surveillance technology and redesigned border-control gates at Ben Gurion Airport after discovering that 64 chareidi young men classified as military draft evaders managed to leave the country for Uman despite being subject to travel restrictions. Their departures were not recorded by the border-control system, and the irregularities were discovered only when they returned to Israel.
- Lakewood’s Board of Education voted 9–0 to restore free courtesy busing for 307 public school students, allocating approximately $245,000. Meanwhile, families with children in yeshivos and private schools must pay $675 per child for non-mandated busing. A proposal to provide comparable hazardous-route transportation to nonpublic students, estimated to cost $14.9 million, was blocked by the state fiscal monitor over funding concerns.
The decision has intensified criticism over unequal treatment, especially as homeowners face rising property taxes. Legal action is being considered by parents seeking equal transportation protections for all children. APP
- Trump said Iran had been prevented from obtaining nuclear weapons and predicted that fuel prices would fall. He added that the war would end soon “one way or another,” claiming Iran has no functioning military capabilities and that no one is passing through the Strait of Hormuzaa
- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted a tanker trying to “illegally" pass through the Strait of Hormuz, causing a massive fire, the country's state media reported on Friday.
- Israel’s Foreign Ministry urged Israelis abroad to remain vigilant and avoid demonstrations or areas at risk of clashes and antisemitic incidents ahead of protests expected tomorrow around the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre.
- British Airways plans to resume flight services to and from Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport on October 25, when it will begin operating a reduced schedule, it announced Wednesday.
- The IDF says it carried out a strike on a Syrian man it says was planning terror activity directed by Iran. In a statement, the military says it carried out an airstrike today along the Syrian-Lebanon border on Yusef Ali Al-Hassan, “a Syrian terrorist who advanced terror plots against Israeli civilians and IDF forces operating in southern Syria, under the direction of the Iranian terror regime.”
- According to findings released by UAE authorities, the Omani co-pilot intended to hijack the Flydubai aircraft and crash it into the passenger terminal at Ben Gurion Airport in a suicide terrorist attack inspired by September 11, 2001. Investigators reportedly established that: His radicalization began as early as 2017 while studying in Australia. He passed all professional and security screening requirements without raising suspicion.He attacked the captain inside the cockpit with an emergency axe. A second captain, assisted by cabin crew and passengers, helped rescue the injured pilot and overpower the terrorist.
מי שעשה ניסים לאבותינו וגאל אותם מעבדות לחירות הוא יגאל אותנו בקרוב, ויקבץ נדחינו מארבע כנפות הארץ, חברים כל ישראל ונאמר אמן
חסידים היו אומרים: ״היכן שיהודי מעמיד את עצמו בשבת בראשית - שם הוא יעמוד בכל השנה כולה״.
Friday, October 9, 2026 / כ״ח תשרי תשפ״ז ערב שבת פרשת בראשית
Candle lighting 6:08 pm
Shkiah/Sunset 6:26 pm
Rosh chodesh מרחשון is Sunday & Monday
- Molad will be Sunday morning, 43 minutes and 2 chalakim after 9:00 am
- Weather: Shabbos day: 69° Intervals of clouds and sunshine.
Sunday: 65° Rain likely. Chance of rain 100%.
מפטירין מחר חודש
-Minhag in some shuls to sell the first Aliya of shabbos Breishis
A story in which the Maharik relates that in his time (fifteenth century), the custom in many shuls in France and Germany was to auction off the first aliyah in Bereishit. Large sums of money would thus be raised, serving to honor the Torah as well as to fund many communal needs. If a non-Kohen bought it, Kohanim would leave the shul. One time, a Kohen refused to leave and demanded to be given the aliyah. The Maharik ruled that the custom was acceptable, and the obstinate Kohen could be ignored (c.f. Beit Yosef, OC 135; Peri Chadash 135:3; MA 135:7).
(Reposted)
Dear Gaabai, Please make sure that Hagba during these weeks is performed in a way that is proper kavod haTorah and shouldn't give anyone in shul, heart failure. There's been too many close calls where people near the bima end up catching the sefer.
As we read the parshios of Breishis the sefer Torah is rolled that the left side is heavier making it harder for a righty to lift up during Hagbah. The newer sifrei Torah are lighter but older sifrei torah are heavier.
The Mishna Berura writes that Hagbah should be given to someone who has the strength to lift and turn the Torah without needing to sit immediately. If one knows they do not have the strength to do it properly they should decline the honor. Although generally one should not turn down an invitation for an Aliyah, we don’t find this with Hagbah, albeit the greater honor.
A Few important tips:
1) Please whoever is performing Hagbaa ask them if they have the strength and technique to lift the sefer Torah. Try giving to lefty's or able bodied men.
Gelilah should also be given to someone with knowledge to immediately secure the atzei chaim and begin rolling the sefer Torah
Very important for the Gabbai to stand nearby within an arms length until after gelilah is done.
Thank You
K. H.
Chasunas:
Weinberger - Silberberg Kesser Moshe Yehuda
Bixenspanner - Hasenfeld Ateres Chaim Elozer
Keller - Bresler Ateres Reva
Lamm - Weisz Ateres Esther
Silberman - Azatchi Ateres Blima
Straus - Goldkrantz Fountain Ballroom
- Hachnosas Sefer Torah Seuda for Bochurin at Lake Terrace hall 8:45 pm drasha by Rav Uren Reich shlita
Mir Yeshiva Dinner Ne'emas Hachaim
- LPD Traffic Alert: Martin Luther King Dr. will be closed from Cedarbridge Ave. to Center St. for planned NJNG construction. Plan alternate route if possible.
Weather: Sunny. High 77F. Winds
Rosh chodesh Cheshvan is Sunday & Monday
- At tonight’s Lakewood Township Committee meeting, members of the heimishe communitie logged in and expressed concern about changes to the current shuttle bus system. The mayor explained that state regulations no longer allow municipal workers to be paid with UEZ funds for this service. The township is seeking state approval to bring in another transit company to expand and improve the service, including personalized pickups instead of fixed bus schedules. The plan still requires state, UEZ, and township approval.
- BMG will be opening a Bais Medrash in Jackson for this coming winter zman with a chabura learning maseches Berachos.
- Hundreds of bichurim at Hachnosas Sefer Torah in Bais Yitzchok Bais Medrash this afternoon
- Agudath of New Jersey is calling on New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill to opt the state into the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit program, which could provide thousands of dollars in additional tuition assistance annually to families sending their children to yeshivos and other private schools.
- Millions along the Gulf Coast are facing a potentially dangerous hurricane threat, with forecasts warning of storm surge reaching 7 feet and winds up to 75 mph. Fox weatherreports that roughly 30 million Americans are in the potential impact zone as residents from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle prepare for heavy rainfall, flash flooding and possible power outages. Forecasters warn that 5 to 8 inches of rain could fall, with coastal flooding posing a particularly serious threat. Rain Sunday in New Jersey.
- President Trump just posted that the blockade stays, the oil is moving, and the U.S WILL NOT STRIKE Iran until after the Midterms. “We are having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran. I want to make it clear to everybody that, while Iran is in very bad condition, both Economically and Militarily. “and while the Blockade will remain in full force and effect, with Oil flowing in Record Numbers of Barrels through the Hormuz Strait (22 Million Barrels, last night alone, with not one barrel coming from, or going to, Iran!)” “we will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd. IRAN WILL NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON!”
- Giyus: Major protests against the arrest of yeshiva bochurim began Thursday afternoon in Yerushalayim and Gush Dan, causing heavy traffic on major roads. Police blocked Route 4 southbound near Bnei Brak, while near the entrance to Yerushalayim, there were reports of an attempted vehicle ramming during the protest with police using stun gernades. Police brutality on display beating an avreich mercilessly and a policewoman was seen dragging a bochur by his tzitzis.
Thousands of bochurim and avreichim are participating, following the call of their Gedolim and rebbeim.
Israeli media pundits have also called out Degel HaTorah and Shas party's for their silence as yeshiva bochurim are being arrested in their homes. They point out that just a few months ago, as the elections approached, the Yated Ne'eman ran a front-page call for a “war” against the draft. Now, they say, there is silence.
- More than 70 million U.S. children are now enrolled in Trump Accounts, special tax-advantaged investment accounts for kids, But it will be up to parents to activate those accounts and claim any federal seed money on the Trump account APP. The $1,000 in seed money is not automatically deposited under the auto-enrollment process. Parents or guardians will still have to request the money and claim their child’s account before they can make a deposit. Accounts are set up by filing Form 4547 with the IRS with taxes or at any time during the year. The IRS estimates it takes five to 10 minutes to establish an account.
- A Hachnosas Sefer Torah will take place today in memory of 3 Lakewood yeshiva bochurim who were killed in a tragic car accident last year, Dovid Yitzy Handler Z"L ,Chaim Zelig Berl Z"L, Refoel Faham Z"L will take place today 45pm Thursday in BMG with kesivas oisiyos in the Maarav B"M from 2:15 -4:15 With a procession to Bais Yittzchok across the street,followed by a seuda in Lake Terrace hall 8:45 pm.
- Courtesy busing reinstaed for non mandated public school students while Yeshiva and private school children must pay $700 per child to LSTA. Lakewood public schools reverse course on courtesy busing after protests. The Board of Education this week reinstated “courtesy” busing to more than 300 public school students who had lost the free service last month after dozens of parents and students demanded the action at Wednesday's board meeting. In a unanimous 9-0 vote, the board agreed to fund the non-mandated service at a cost of $245,000. The transportation will be provided for 307 students. APP Reports.
This comes on top of a record property tax increase on Lakewood residents that just went into effect costing another 700-900 a year.
- Chanukas Habayis today of Bais Medrash Chasdei Avos in Jackson at 922 Hyson Rd dedicated By the Stern family. Beginning with a Hachnosas Sefer Torah at 5:30 pm followed by Maariv and a seuda.
- Lakewood township committee meeting today 5:30 pm watch livestream Here see Agenda Here
On the agenda Lakewood township is asking to use up to $4 million of its existing UEZ funds to improve local transportation. The proposal would combine Lakewood’s current fixed-route shuttle system with a new on-demand microtransit service is basically a small public shuttle that you request when you need a ride, rather than waiting for a bus that follows a set route and schedule. There's no money for courtesy busing Though.
- TAG Lakewood is now blocking Internet in cars! We have set up dedicated resources to help provide solutions to the tzibbur as Internet in cars becomes more and more commonplace.
There is now a dedicated information line for cars: 732.952.4TAG (824). You can find out if your car has Internet or speak to a TAG representative to find out what options are available for your car. A representative is available from 12:30-4:30PM Monday-Thursday. Otherwise, leave a message and someone will return your call. You can also email [email protected] to get more information, or sign up below to receive updates
- New Jerseyans see state becoming less affordable, poll says. No real difference between Democrats and Republicans in new Rutgers-Eagleton poll. Affordability problems worsen in New Jersey, with a new Rutgers-Eagleton poll released this morning finds 65% struggle with housing costs and 77% give state economy poor or fair ratings. New Jersey’s affordability problems are getting worse, with majorities of residents struggling to pay for housing, food, transportation and health care and more describing those expenses as very difficult to afford.(NJGlobe)
- Today marks the 1st Yartzeit of the four yeshiva bochurim who were killed in a tragic car accident on the NJ Turnpike .
Habachur Shlomo Abba Cohen Z”L
Habachur Chaim Simcha Grossman Z"L
Habachur Yaakov Kilberg Z"L
Habachur Aharon Nosson Lebovits Z"L
Hashkafa With Rav Gershon Ribner shlita
The hidden wisdom of graphology
Should fierce opposition to Lubavitch morph into animosity? A great man declares himself the Messiah Endeavor of bringing the Messiah Matchmaking among the non-observant Scholars clash with laymen in the bomb shelters
Chasunas:
Falk - Svei Fountain Ballroom
Rosmerin - Follman Ateres Esther
Weitz - Tainsky Kesser Moshe Yehuda
Heisler - Gross Cedar Palace
- Tonight marks the 1st Yartzeit of the four yeshiva bochurim who were killed in a tragic car accident on the NJ Turnpike .
Habachur Shlomo Abba Cohen Z”L
Habachur Chaim Simcha Grossman Z"L
Habachur Yaakov Kilberg Z"L
Habachur Aharon Nosson Lebovits Z"L
- LPD Traffic Alert: Martin Luther King Dr will be closed north bound from Center St to Cedarbridge Ave for planned NJNG construction. Plan alternate route if possible.
Weather: 68° Plentiful sunshine.
Good idea to Put sukka away before Sunday with forecast of heavy rainfall this coming Sunday. as the remnants of Tropical Storm Isaias could bring heavy rain to NJ. Isaias is expected to reach hurricane strength on Thursday before making landfall along the Gulf Coast late Friday according to the National Hurricane Center.
- Every single eligible minor child in America has now been automatically enrolled in a Trump account."President Trump announces the nationwide expansion of Trump Accounts, saying the program creates an investment account designed to grow for children over time. More than 60 million additional eligible children now have accounts ready to be claimed, with parents, family members and employers able to contribute once a parent or guardian activates the account
- Car accident at Rt 9 and 9th st takes out a traffic light this evening
- Dans deals: El Al: Fly Between Tel Aviv And NYC From Just $399 One-Way, Fly Round-Trip From NYC To Tel Aviv From $864! More
- Vaad L'Mishmeres Shatnez A Banana Republic men’s wool suit was found to contain shatnez. The suit contained a linen sandwich collar. Additionally, another shatnez concern has been identified involving GB-brand bekeshes. Several of these garments were found to contain highly recycled shoulder pads, which present a shatnez concern. This finding further underscores the importance of having garments properly tested for shatnez even when purchasing from a Jewish-owned store.
- Bikur cholim of Lakewood stocked 14,238 Portions of Food in hospital pantries over Sukkos
- Kosher sourdough Pizza vending machine ar Exxon station in Lakewood now open
- No money for courtesy busing but
Lakewood township is asking to use up to $4 million of its existing Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) funds to improve local transportation. The proposal would combine Lakewood’s current fixed-route shuttle system with a new on-demand microtransit service. On-demand microtransit is basically a small public shuttle that you request when you need a ride, rather than waiting for a bus that follows a set route and schedule. For example, a resident could request a ride through an app or by phone, and a shuttle would pick them up and take them to a nearby destination or designated stop. The goal is to make it easier for residents and workers to get to jobs, businesses, shopping, and services. The resolution does not mean Lakewood is immediately spending $4 million it authorizes the Lakewood Development Corporation to apply for up to $4 million, which still has to be reviewed and approved by the state UEZ Authority.
- Giyus: Rav Ezriel Auerbach shlita callsProtests Called in Yerushalayim and Gush Dan after silence from Charedi leadership on the arrests of yeshiva bochurim and youngeleit plucked from their homes at 3am.
The Committee to Save the Torah World announced that, at the direction of Rabbi Azriel Auerbach, protests will take place Thursday at 4:00 p.m. in Yerushalayim and Gush Dan following the recent arrests of yeshiva bochurim and kollel avreichim by the Military Police. The announcement follows several recent incidents, including arrests in Beersheva and Eilat and an attempted arrest in Modi’in that drew large crowds. Rabbi Auerbach called for the protests over what he described as the “denigration of the honor of the Torah and its students as well as the terrible Chilul Hashem of yeshiva bochurim and kollel avreichim being thrown into prison.
- At the Planning board meeting last night the applications for warehouses on Cedarbridge and airport rd were postponed to the next meeting. The Ohel Gittel yeshiva application will continue to be healed in November 10th meeting without notice. The board approved a lot line adjustment for the upcoming CHEMED medical village off Lakewood airport.
There will be apartments constructed off Airport rd for the workers of the chemed village no information was provided.
- Tomorrow A Hachnosas Sefer Torah will take place in memory of 3 Lakewood yeshiva bochurim who were killed in a tragic car accident last year, Dovid Yitzy Handler Z"L ,Chaim Zelig Berl Z"L, Refoel Faham Z"L will take place this Thursday in BMG with kesivas oisiyos in the Maarav B"M from 2:15 -4:15 With a procession to Bais Yittzchok across the street,followed by a seuda in Lake Terrace hall 8:45 pm.
-APP reports: Lakewood Township is tightening its finances after facing a multimillion-dollar budget shortfall, cutting its 2026 spending plan from roughly $163.5 million to $155.5 million, imposing a hiring freeze and sharply reducing overtime. The cuts come despite another significant municipal tax increase, with the owner of a home assessed at $375,000 expected to pay about $541 more in municipal taxes. That follows increases of approximately $300 in 2025 and $225 in 2024, putting the combined increase over the three years at roughly $1,066. Officials say the 2026 deficit, which initially approached $8 million, was driven in part by rising snow-removal costs and lower-than-expected state aid. Township CFO John Barrett confirmed that officials are already considering a municipal layoff plan for next year, although no number of layoffs or affected departments has been announced. Mayor Ray Coles called it the hardest budget Lakewood has faced in many years.
- The Trump administration is considering a policy that would prioritize communities with high birth and marriage rates when allocating federal transit money, Politico reports.
Under the transit proposal, the Federal Transit Administration would cover up to 10 percentage points more of a project’s costs if an area’s average birth and marriage rates meet, exceed or are just below nationwide thresholds. Lakewood’s birth rate of 36.1 per 1,000 residents in 2024 was almost three-and-a-half times greater than the state’s (10.9) and nation’s (10.7) birth rates.(Onejerseyschorr)
-Ocean County is seeking bids for the next phase of Cross Street improvements, covering roughly 0.6 miles between Prospect Street and Augusta Boulevard in Lakewood expansion the entire Cross street to 5 lanes from Jackson to Toms River.
- List of Lakewood area kollelim for balei batim and avreichim
cRc kosher list of beverages at Dunkin
- Trump asks Pentagon for Iran strike options before midterms - report The White House has reportedly requested options for strikes before November 3, although no final decision has been made.
- Trump: Three years ago today, on October 7th, the World witnessed one of the darkest and most evil days in the history of Israel. Innocent men, women, and children were murdered, kidnapped, and subjected to unimaginable horrors at the hands of Hamas TERRORISTS. Today, we remember every innocent life taken, honor the survivors and their families, and remember the hostages who endured the unthinkable. I fought relentlessly to bring the hostages home, and reunite them with their loved ones, and I did, both the living and the dead! We will NEVER forget October 7th. We will NEVER forget the victims. And we will always stand against the forces of Terror and Evil. President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Israel’s defense establishment’s nightmare scenario: Iran is under heavy internal pressure to launch a preemptive attack on Israel even before the election, amid the economic collapse and the American blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. The IDF and Shin Bet are also concerned about a scenario in which unrest breaks out simultaneously on several fronts. (i24NEWS)
- Israel marks 3 years since Oct. 7/Simchas Torah with memorial ceremonies
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Iran was given multiple opportunities to reach an agreement with the United States over its nuclear program and squandered every one of them. The message from Washington: Tehran had chances for diplomacy. It chose a different path.
- Fars News Agency reports that an adviser to the commander of Iran’s IRGC says “illegal routes” through the Strait of Hormuz will soon be closed.
-Maritime security sources tracking the incidents report that last week saw more attacks on tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz than any other week since the start of the Iran war, the highest weekly figure recorded so far. Reuters
- Ambassador Leiter gave another update on his son’s condition: ‘Neria has severe head injuries, but in recent days he has started breathing on his own. However, he is not conscious.
- New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani releases a statement marking three years since the October 7 massacre in Israel. Mamdani mourns those killed and condemns Hamas, but the bulk of the statement is focused on Israel, accusing Israel of genocide and apartheid. “Three years later, we must refuse to accept a world in which occupation and apartheid continue, where war crimes are met with impunity, and our federal government continues its complicity with every arms shipment. To honor the dead, we must fight for a world in which every person can live with freedom, safety, and dignity,”
- Vance: Iran needs to show ‘meaningful’ reduction in nuclear enrichment for a deal
- Over 75 retired US military leaders reject Gaza genocide allegations in open letter.
- Sec. Marco Rubio: “Three years ago today, Hamas terrorists tortured, mutilated, and murdered 1,200 innocent civilians in Israel. Among those slain were men, women, and children including dozens of Americans. We will never forget this act of barbarism against an ally and recommit ourselves to the defense of civilization.”
- On the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre, NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is scheduled to attend a vigil remembering the victims and then, shortly afterward, meet with Palestinian New Yorkers. His office has provided no further details about the meeting.
- The US-backed Board of Peace issues a statement marking the third anniversary of the Hamas-led October 7 massacre, highlighting the tragedy of the attack as well as the subsequent suffering of both Israelis and Palestinians in the war “unleashed by Hamas,” and stressing its commitment to advancing Washington’s plan for Gaza’s “demilitarization and deradicalization.”
- A coalition of Jewish officials in New York City calls for a permanent memorial to the victims of the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, onslaught in Israel.
- In a statement marking three years since the October 7 massacre, Hamas military wing spokesman Abu Obeida says that “October 7 was an extraordinary military achievement, with God’s help” “Enemies and friends alike acknowledged the scale of the planning, execution and deception,” he says.
Chasunas:
Schreiber - Epstein Fountain Ballroom
Mendelsohn - Dunoff Ateres Chaim Elozer
Paretzky - Rosen Ateres Blima
Weiner - Goldstein Ateres Reva
Aboud - Arking Kesser Moshe Yehuda
Gorelick - Berniker Ateres Esther
Zoberman - Thaler Ne'emas Hachaim
- Israel’s National Security Council is warning Israelis and Jews abroad to exercise increased vigilance as the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre approaches. According to the NSC, Iran and its proxies, Hamas, Hezbollah and global jihadist organizations remain highly motivated to target Israelis and Jews overseas. Officials warn that October 7 could become a focal point for attempted terrorist attacks, violent demonstrations and disturbances.
- US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the biggest problem for him is that nobody knows who is running Iran.
- Expected Iranian drone attack led to removal of US bombers from UK airbase. Iran has denied any involvement in any alleged plot at RAF Fairford, the preferred European base for US bombers.
- Recent satellite imagery reportedly shows renewed activity at the Min-Zadayi nuclear weapons development compound northeast of Tehran. Israel struck the secret facility on March 3, destroying several buildings and likely damaging underground infrastructure. The Institute for Science and International Security confirmed extensive destruction at the heavily secured site immediately after the strike.
- Israeli sources tell CBS News that Israel was ready to shoot down flydubai Flight 1073 with all passengers onboard after the Omani copilot attacked the captain, scrambling fighter jets before calling them off as the plane went to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia. The sources say that as part of a protocol for a potential 9/11-style incident, the Israeli Air Force sought to contact the cockpit after the plane made a sharp plunge, but didn’t receive an answer. A committee formed in advanced was then swiftly convened and a command center was set up, as fighter jets were scrambled and Israel closed its airspace, according to the report.
- The warplanes were called back however once Israel realized that the plane was turning to Saudi Arabia, which had scrambled its own fighter jets.
- Qatar says the United States and Iran are still engaged in talks to end the Middle East war, despite an apparent deadlock seven months into the conflict.
- Defense Minister Israel Katz says he has instructed the military to “increase its readiness and be prepared for any possible scenario in Gaza” ahead of the third anniversary of Hamas’s October 7 onslaught tomorrow.
- Some 1,240 aircrew members from countries that do not have diplomatic relations with Israel have entered the country over the past year, according to Hebrew media reports citing leaked remarks from a closed-door meeting of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee.
- The meeting today is said to be examining security failures surrounding the attempted terror attack aboard flydubai Flight 1073 last week,
- The White House pushes back after Democrats accuse US President Donald Trump of suggesting Iran should “take out” the major American cities of Los Angeles and San Diego.Viral footage shows comments by Trump at a midterm elections rally in Nebraska on Monday, where he said high oil prices from the Iran war were justified by the need to stop Tehran getting nuclear weapons. “It’s a little bit high. It’s a small price to pay for keeping the world safe, keeping our country safe,” Trump said. “They can take out a city. Let them take, let them take out Los Angeles, let them take out San Diego. This is a very small price to pay, and it’s going to be over with very soon.”
- Hamas will try to carry out an attack ahead of the upcoming general election, claims Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting.
- IDF says it recently demolished 1.5 km tunnel in north Gaza
Weather: Sunny. High 64F.
Yahrzeit today 25 Tishrei
Rav Levi Yitzchok ZTL of Berditchev The Kedushas Levi
Rav Moshe Sofer ZTL The Chasam Sofer
Rav Shlomo Halioua ZTL R"Y Chaim Berlin
- Continued tefillos for Rav Elya Ber Wachtfogel shlita Eliyohu Dov ben Chava Esther.(After being hospitalized on Simchas Torah due to dehydration, HaRav Elya Ber Shlit”a is expected to return home tomorrow B”H.)
- Moisha’s Supermarket, a Brooklyn-based kosher grocery chain, is preparing to open in the former Stop & Shop location at Lanes Mill Marketplace. Workers were recently seen renovating the 66,441-square-foot space, which has been vacant since Stop & Shop closed in 2024. The store will be the latest kosher supermarket to open in Monmouth County. App
- Schools resume for the long winter stretch. Mechanchim call this stretch from Cheshvan to Chanukah as the best 7 weeks of the year, as there are no interruptions following the yomim tovim were talmidim can get into a routine and focus on their learning.
- This year several Lakewood girls schools did not officially set any days for midwinter vacation in the school calender. It dosent necessary mean there won't be vacation but rather that parents can't schedule an official trip in advance.
- Brisk to take on 300 -400 bochurim this zman. After not accepting new bochurim the past few zmanim Brisk yeshiva under Rav Avrohom yehoshua Soloveitchik has opened for this zman. Many talmidim also left and going to BMG and other yeshivos.
- Giyus: The IDF acknowledged that it did not initiate proactive arrests of "draft evaders" during the holiday period, and announced that proactive enforcement would resume in October. Last night there was an attempt to arrest a yeshiva bochur in Bnei Brak but the alert system worked and hundreds came to protest preventing the arrest.
- Giyus: A yeshiva bochur from Chevron yeshiva was arrested in Eilat by IDF military police the boy is a nephew of Ashkenz chief Rabbi Dovid Lau.
- Hachnosas Sefer Torah today to BM Tiferes Pinchos Ridge Procession leaving at 5pm from 318 E.5th 6 pm to Tiferes Pinchos
- Lakewood Tax increase: Look out for new charges on your monthly mortgage or tax bill after Lakewood officially approved a major property tax increase right before Sukkos. Lakewood Homeowners: Another $541 Tax Increase For a home assessed at $375,000 Lakewood’s 2026 municipal tax increase is estimated at $541. That follows increases of approximately $300 in 2025 and $225 in 2024. Three-year increase: approximately $1,066 more per year in municipal taxes alone, not counting School county and fire tax.
For those upset about this and looking for change there's an election in 3 weeks and vote by mail ballots have begun to arrive. There's new candidates running for township committee.
-Kashrus PSA: Aldi Fruit strips now have the Star-k hashgacha again on the box for both Strawberry and wild berry flavors. Important to always check for a hashgacha on Aldi products as it can change quickly without notice.
- Federal Scholarship Tax Credit: New Treasury rules allow a $1,700 tax credit per taxpayer, or up to $3,400 for a married couple filing jointly. The program begins in 2027, but New York and New Jersey have not yet opted in, so families in those states cannot currently take advantage of the credit.
- Lakewood Planning Board meeting tonight 6pm watch live stream here On the agenda:
-1900 Cedar Bridge Ave / Airport Road:Township Industrial Commission seeking a lot-line adjustment
-Cedar Bridge Ave – R26MSE922B, LLC: Proposed three-lot subdivision
-Cedar Bridge Ave – R26MSE922B, LLC: Plans for two warehouse/office buildings
-Cedar Bridge Ave Tomchei Shabbos D’Lakewood: Proposed warehouse building
-140 Doria Ave Ohel Gittel Inc.:Existing house proposed to be converted into a school
- Applications are now open for HEAP New Jersey’s Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program which helps eligible households pay home heating and medically necessary cooling costs. Applications for federal fiscal year 2027 opened Oct. 1 and will be accepted through June 30, 2027.
- FAA news: Trenton democrats advance bill allowing towns to report rental properties to Insurance companies . A bill moving rapidly through Trenton would authorize municipalities to notify insurance companies that activity occurring at a rental property violates the terms of the property's insurance policy..The proposal could be particularly significant in Lakewood where renting basement apartments is common. Assemblyman Avi Schnall voted in favor of the bill. More Here
- R' Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz is celebrating his grandson’s birth by donating approximately 10 million shekels, roughly $3.3 million, to support Torah in Eretz Yisroel Yeshivas Mir announced an extra yom tov bonus for its kollel youngeleit after Sukkos. Reports say approximately 7,000 married Torah students will benefit. Rechnitz also requested double stipends for hundreds of youngeleit in his kollel network in Yerushalayim, Beit Shemesh and Modi’in Illit, alongside additional donations to other yeshivos.
- Ocean County says the owner of three gas stations settled for $17,500 fine after investigators found the price on the sign didn’t match what customers were charged. Two of the stations are on Route 37 in Toms River, a Delta and a Sunoco, and the third is a Delta in Lakehurst.
- The Brisker Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Velvel Soloveitchik, delivered a sharp critique over Sukkos of prominent chareidi institutions that hosted Israeli President Isaac Herzog, saying they had compromised longstanding principles in exchange for government funding. He declared that “the Chazon Ish must be trembling in his grave” over what was done to his home. Rav Soloveitchik also criticized another unnamed rosh yeshiva, who had previously spent time in the Brisker Yeshiva and later hosted Herzog before his talmidim at the beginning of Elul zman. Referring to him, Rav Soloveitchik remarked that he was someone who also knows how to sing Beshilton Hakofrim when it suits the situation.
- At last night’s Lakewood Zoning Board meeting, several applications were carried to future meetings. The board approved a single-family home application on North Drive, while another application was withdrawn by the applicant’s attorneys and will be brought to the Planning Board for further consideration. The board also entered closed session to discuss litigation matters.
- Trump: My Rally crowds and enthusiasm are unbelievable! Nobody has ever seen anything like it. We are flipping races all over the place. The Fake News knows it, but they don’t want to be truthful with their viewers. It’s all happening! The Dumocrats never counted on this. Thanks you to the great Networks that are covering the Rallies in full. They are being rewarded with BIG RATINGS. Watch for the “Midterm Surprise!” President DJT
- Trump: What’s happening in France is nothing less than out of control mass migration. This isn’t about schools, this is about Islam wanting to take over a once great Country! President DJT
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Isru chag sukkos
Weather 69° Clear most of the week to put away sukkah.
- Isru Chag Sukkos registration deadline to sign up 2-3 year olds to playgroup for next year in 12 months. Some morahs have postponed registration to Chanuka.
- Isru chag Application to register for primary boys and girls starts today. Some girls schools signed a letter postponing registration to later on in the winter.
-First families are moving into the brand new Lakefront Development in Ockechobee, Florida. There will iy'h be 80 families there for this coming shabbos. (KH)
- BDE: Petirah of Rav Rephoel Dovid Ben Avrohom Abba Levi z'l (father of Reb Pesach shlit'a) Levaya will be tonight at 9:45 pm in the Chapel 613 Ramsey. Shiva at 124 Alan Ct. Until Monday morning - Besuros Tovos.
- Simchas Torah in Lakewood
This year, Simchas Torah in Lakewood was marked by rain throughout the day. At BMG, thousands gathered for Simchas Torah, with the Bais Aaron Bais Medrash packed wall to wall with many bochurim.
A high dais was constructed in front of the Aron Kodesh to honor the Roshei Yeshiva. Rav Malkiel Kotler Shlita was given the distinguished honor of Chosson Torah and Rav Yeruchom Olshin was honored with Chosson Breishis. Rav Shneur Kotler was honored with Shlishi. In addition, special memunim were appointed to ensure that any bochurim who were a bit tipsy remained outside. There were several layers of security and the Roshei yeshiva were surrounded during the dancing by a team of security. The Rowh ueshiva spoke during the hakafos and made leitzanus of smart phone use. There was earlier zmanim for Kris haTorah to receive aliyos.
- Rav Dov Landau “It would have been better if [the state] had never been established and we had remained under the Mandate; the Religious Zionist fighters are being killed because of a distorted Torah. Amit Segal chanel 12 reposting old clip
- President Trump: What's driving up Gasoline is no longer the Strait of Hormuz, because Record Numbers of Barrels are coming out now on an almost daily basis, but the word, "Refineries," where Russia's are being blown up by Ukraine, and where ours are being closed up, in Blue States, like California, by the Dumocrats.
- Bus from Lakewood to Ribnitz yartzeit in Monsey leaving at 2 pm from starting at Hanover st corner Locust Croos st corner River Ave, Oak and rt 9, Squankum and Kennedy $35 round trip
- Bein hazmanim shiur today at Lutzk B"M 1 pm by Rav Simcha Bunim Londisnky shlita
- Shiva for Rav Raphael Yitzchok Issac Shain ZTL is at 695 Nowlan Place Lakewood. Shacharis: 6:30 am Vasikin and a second minyan at 8 AM, Mincha 1:45 pm. Maariv 8 pm
- Shiva for Rabbi Shimon Shalom Hershkowitz ZL is at 1375 Princeton Avenue, Lakewood. Shacharis: 7:45 am Mincha: 6:00 pm Maariv: 8:00 pm
Lakewood zoning board meeting tonight at 7pm. on the agenda:
– Westmount Group, LLC, 270 Albert Avenue, Block 855.01 Lot 1.01, R-20 zone. Use variance requested for a used car lot and sales office.
- 235 North Drive, Block 423 Lot 3, R-12 zone.Variance requested for combined side yard setback of 20 feet where 25 feet is required.
– Elroy Properties, LLC. Oak Street, Block 1006 Lots 2.01, 23.01, 1.04, HD-7 zone. To construct 4 duplex units and 2 single family dwellings.
– SGS Development, Chestnut Street, Block 1159 Lots 40.08 -40.11 Use variance to develop duplexes in accordance to R-10A standards.
– Sterling Forest Homeowners Assoc. 144 Hadassah Lane, Block 423Lot 78.01. Use variance for a Mikvah.
- The Omani co-pilot of the FlyDubai flight had a second plan. If he could not crash the aircraft in Israel, he intended to crash it at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, a U.S. military base in Jordan. I24News
- The U.S. has authorized Israel to operate without previous restrictions in Iraqi airspace, reportedly allowing Israeli strikes against pro-Iranian militias in Iraq.
- Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz says 4,000 of the 6,000 terrorists who entered Israel on October 7 have been eliminated, leaving about 2,000 and Israel will pursue and eliminate the remaining terrorists, from senior leaders to lower-ranking terrorists
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, addressing the standoff with Washington: "Negotiations with an enemy that imposes terror, sanctions, pressure and threats on a daily basis is meaningless."
- Gov. Mikie Sherrill is taking billionaire Mark Cuban up on his offer to help New Jersey rein in the soaring cost of its public employee health benefits program, welcoming the billionaire entrepreneur to “Team Jersey” as her administration searches for ways to overhaul the troubled system. “Thanks for the offer. I appreciate your innovative work in this space as we bring all ideas to the table,” Sherrill told Cuban. “No more kicking the can down the road in New Jersey. I want accountability and results.”
א געזונטע ווינטער
Isru chag sukkos
Weather tomorrow Morning clouds will give way to afternoon sunshine. High 71F.
Tefilos for Rav Elya Ber Wachrfogel shlita R"Y South Fallsburg who was hospitalized on Simchas Torah during Hakafos after not feeling well. Name is אליהו דב בן חוה אסתר
- Yartzeit of the Ribniter thousands flocking to his kever in Monsey.
-The Omani pilot said during his interrogation that he had planned to crash the plane into Ben Gurion Airport. That is why he attacked the other pilot only while over Jordan, near Israel.
He planned to make a normal landing approach and, in the final seconds, when interception would no longer be possible, crash the plane into the terminal.
The plot was thwarted only thanks to the fateful decision of the injured Indian pilot to open the door at all costs.(Amit Segal)
- A Hachnosas Sefer Torah in memory of 3 Lakewood yeshiva bochurim who were killed in a tragic car accident last year, Dovid Yitzy Handler Z"L ,Chaim Zelig Berl Z"L, Refoel Faham Z"L will take place this Thursday in BMG followed by a seuda in Lake Terrace hall
- BDE Petirah of chazzan Reb Chaim Adler z”l, from Tel Aviv who was niftar over Yom Tov at the age of 86
נגיל ונשיש בזאת התורה, כי היא לנו עוז ואורה
Friday October 2, 2027/ כ״א תשרי תשפ"ז הושענא רבה
- Candle lighting 6:19 pm
-Shkia/ sunset 6:37
- Shecheyanu by Hadlokas Neiros
Reminder to check bigdei shabbos for muktzah
-First day Yom Tov koheles /Yizkor/Tefilas Geshem/
יהי רצון מלפניך , כשם שקיימתי וישבתי בסוכה זו כן אזכה לשנה הבאה לישב בסוכת עורו של לויתן
First day Chol Hamoed Monday
וביום השני וביום השלישי
Weather tonight:
Cloudy. Low 57F. Winds light and variable.
Monday night Simchas Bais Hashoeva:
- For all yeshiva bochurim, at the Fountain Ballroom. 8pm
- Skulen 9pm
- Stolin
- Neimark shul 2461 Whitseville Rd Toms River
- Breslov 944 E. County Line 9pm
- Mishpachas Brodt 14th st
- Rubashkin Jackson
Weather: Rain showers early with some sunshine later in the day. High 68F. Winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%. Flood watch until 10:30 am
- Trump: Axios just released a story that “Trump” offered Sanctions Relief and Frozen Funds to Iran. This is untrue. I offered them NOTHING! Axios’ story, like most others, is a HOAX, used only for purposes of satisfying their Trump Derangement Syndrome. They should withdraw this fake story, IMMEDIATELY! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Iran has agreed to haluranium enrichment in exchange for US sanctions relief.
-BDE: Petirah of the Dzirka Rebbe zt"l, Harav Aharon Brizel of Boro Park, niftar at 73.Levaya set for 3:30 PM, at the Jirka Shul, 5 Ditmas Ave. Kevura at Har Shalom, Airmont, NY.
Greater adventure learning program every morning in bais Faiga 10:30am - 11:30am
Shiur in Lutzk by 1:00pm
- BDE: Petirah of Rav Yisroel Dov Birnhack Z"L from Brooklyn/Lakewood Levaya in Lakewood at the. Chapel off 7th st. 10:30 am Kevurah in EY.
Tonight Simchas Bais Hashoeva for all yeshiva bochurim, at the Fountain Ballroom with the participation of the Lakewood BMG roshei Yeshiva shlita and Rebbeim and Roshei yeshiva and mesivta across Lakewood special guest Rav Efraim Waxman shlita. Music by R Shloimy Daskal and R Hershy Weinberger with Yedidim choir. Starting with Maariv at 8pm.
Motzei Yom Tov first days. A Gut Moed.
Weather tonight Night Periods of rain. Low 59F. Winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around a half an inch
Tomorrow Monday Cloudy. Periods of rain early. High 63F. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%.
Rest of week dry no rain temps in the 70's and upper 80's
For indoor trip ideas see Here
- BDE: Petirah of Rav Rephoel Yitzchok Isaac Shain -ZTL long time Rebbe in Adelphia Yeshiva son of Rav Moshe and rebbetzin Ruchama Shain. Levaya tomorrow in Lakewood at BMG Yoshon Bais Medrahsh 2:15 pm with kevurah in Lakewood.
- Simchas Bais Hashoeva motzei YT
Due to weather some may be indoors or canceled Simchas Bais Hashoeva motzei YT
Many Mesivtas and chadorim tonight
Skulen 10pm
Westgate shul
Kumzitz in Jackson 6 Bear Trail 9:45pm
Arlington shul
R' Gissingers shul
Klausenberg Oak N vine
Kelmwoods shul Westgate
Stolin E. 7th street
Forest park BM
- A Memorable First Days of Sukkos in Lakewood
The first days of Sukkos in Lakewood were certainly memorable, with heavy rains and strong winds throughout Yom Tov. A Nor’easter soaked parts of N.J. with 4+ inches of rain. The Lakewood area received bet 4-5 inches of rain.
B’H, on the first night of Yom Tov, the rain arrived later in the evening, allowing many people to have their first meal inside the sukkah. However, rain continued through much of the remainder of Yom Tov. A brief pause in the rain on the first day allowed time for a brief seudah, though the rain continued straight through the night, making it difficult for many to say the bracha of leishev basukkah and eat a kezayis in the sukkah on the second night. On the second day, the rain stopped early, allowing a few hours for people to have a seudah in the sukkah. The rain then resumed and continued for the rest of Yom Tov.
The weather also caused significant damage to many sukkahs. Some sukkahs collapsed, while in others the schach fell in, caved in, or was blown away. Some schach became extremely heavy from the accumulated rainwater on the shlock, causing the sukkah underneath to give way and, in some cases, topple inward. Many awnings also broke or were unable to withstand the strong winds. Despite the severe weather conditions, there were no reports of any power outages. In Ocean County, some 17,800 customers lost power around midday, including 10,800 in Brick, or 30% of the town. The Lexington area blackout from 930 to 1230.
Nearby areas in Ocean and Monmouth counties experienced much higher totals such as Toms River with 3.70 inches and Bradley Beach with over 5 inches while Lakewood remained on the lower end of the regional precipitation spectrum.
- Open tonight Aisle 9, Nutmeg,Evergreen
All Pizza shops
- President Trump has announced he will address the nation tomorrow from the Oval Office at 2 pm
- President Trump says he expects further talks with Iran this week, but made clear that renewed U.S. strikes remain on the table.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly flew secretly to Abu Dhabi and met UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed to discuss the Iranian threat.
Birchas Kohanim Monday at the Kosel
Rav Moshe Sternbuch Netilas Lulav 1st day Chol Hamoed Sukkos
ופרוש עלינו סוכת שלומך
Friday, September 25, 2026 / י״ד תשרי תשפ״ז
ערב סוכות
candle lighting: 6:30pm
shkiah/sunset: 6:48 pm
Chatzos 12:48
Weather update;
6pm 60% chance
7pm 65% chance of Rain
8pm 36% chance of rain
9pm 33% chance of Rain
10pm 64% chance of rain
11pm 67% chance of rain
12am 57% chance of rain
"ושמחת בחגך והיית אך שמח"
אומר הגאון מווילנא "המצווה הכי קשה בתורה היא
מצוות שמחה בחג סוכות, שבה חייב אדם לשמוח כל רגע ורגע במשך שבעה ימים ברצף" כתב האר"י ז"ל- הקב"ה מחלק בחג זה פרנסה לכל יהודי כפי שמחתו" ולכן חג סוכות ניקרא "חג האסיף" כי בחג זה אוספים שפע פרנסה לכל השנה!
כותב הזוה"ק- המארח עניים בסוכתו מתברך בברכות רבות ע"י האושפיזין בעצמם!!!
א סוכה’לע א קליינע
פון ברעטעלעך געמיינע
האב איך מיר א סוכה’לע געמאכט
צוגעדעקט דעם דאך
מיט אן ביסעלע סכך
זיץ איך מיר אין סוכה’לע באנאכט
א וינט א קאלטין
בלאזט דורך די שפאלטן
און די ליכטעלעך
זיי לעשן זיך פיל
עס איז מיר א חידוש
ווי איך מאך מיר קידוש
און די ליכטעלעך זיי ברענען גאנץ שטיל
צום ערשטן געריכט
מיט א בלאסן געזיכט
ברענגט מיר מיין טעכטערעל אריין
זי שטעלט זיך אוועק
און זאגט מיט שרעק
טאטעלע די סוכה פאלט באלד איין
זיי נישט קיין נער
האב נישט קיין צער
זאל דיר די סוכה ניט טאן באנג
עס איז שוין גאר
באלד צוויי טויזנט יאר
און די סוכה’לע זי שטייט נאך גאנץ לאנג
Friday, September 25, 2026 / י״ד תשרי תשפ״ז
ערב סוכות
Candle lighting 6:30pm
Shkiah: 6:48 pm
Weather today Cloudy with gusty winds. High near 70F. Winds NNE at 20 to 30 mph. Coastal flooding possible at high tide.
Tonight Windy. A steady rain this evening, with showers continuing overnight. Low 56F. Winds NNE at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.
- The forecast track for a powerful nor’easter storm expected to bring high winds and tidal flooding to the Jersey Shore has shifted closer to the coast, with more widespread wind and rain possible inland through early Sunday. “The main impacts of the approaching storm still look to be primarily for marine and coastal-land areas, with tidal flooding and strong gusty wind “However, the forecast for the inland winds has increased, and northerly winds gusting 30-45 mph are forecast to occur as early as tonight through Shabbos night.”
- LPD Advisory: As Lakewood anticipates heavy winds and rainstorms over the weekend, we urge residents to ensure that all outdoor items are safely secured ahead of the difficult weather conditions.
- Some shuls will be davening maariv earlier than scheduled
- Daled minim shuks open today until 2 pm
- Center of town open until 4pm
- Video: Learn how to make a lulav ring HERE
- Ami/Mishpacha magazines are $16 Zman is $18
- Reports of scalping cleaning ladies during the busy erev sukkos season.
- Simchas Bais Hashoeva at BMG Wed night in Bais Aaron 9:00pm
- Att Westgate Lakewood commons residents, in previous years township garbage trucks would come at 5 or 6am to collect the garbage from the dumpsters while people are asleep in the sukka waking up the neighborhoods. Reach out to DPW if you want simchas Yom Tov
- American Philantrophists in Wretz Yisroel for Sukkos distributed money on the streets kf Yerushalayim to toshvei Eretz Yisroel leaved Yom Tov. R Yoeli Landau gave out envelopes of 1200 Shekel totaling 7 million shekels.
- JCP&L are ready for the storm: Forecasters, including FirstEnergy's in-house meteorologists, are monitoring the nor'easter developing along the eastern U.S. coast. JCP&L is prepared. We've activated our storm response plan and have additional crews and resources in place before the weather arrives. Line workers, forestry teams, substation personnel and support staff are pre-positioned across our service territory and ready to respond if outages occur.
- Vaad L'Mishmeres Shatnez A Tiglio-brand men’s wool suit was recently found to contain shatnez. Threads containing both wool and linen were discovered within the garment.
- Manasquan officials are urging residents in the borough’s oceanfront neighborhood to voluntarily evacuate as a powerful nor’easter approaches, raising concerns about significant coastal flooding
What To Do If It Rains The First Night of Sukkos
Hopefully the forecast holds up and we get the meal in tonight.
The weather forecast for the first night of Sukkos this year is not looking promising for the Lakewood area with rain in the forecast although some weather stations are showing a later start after 12am others show earlier possibility after 9pm and late into the wee hours of the morning. 8 years ago in 2018 it rained the first night yuntiff.
As people came home from shul the question was how long to wait before starting the meal. Do you hold out to chatzos hoping the weather will let up? what about the kids how late can they stay up? Can you make a bracha of leishev ba’sukka in this weather? Those with a shlock could unroll it and quickly make kiddush before the rain seeeps in.
For reference:
Some Rabbonim announced in shul not to wait more than an hour, others held out longer for a small break in the weather enough to make kiddush hamotzie and start the meal.
Chazal say its a סימן קללה if it rains on sukkos some say it is only referring to the first night and only applies to Eretz Yisrael. The piskei Teshuva brings down from the bikurei yaakov that according to the Rama that one can eat in the rain on the first night it is not considered a סימן קללה, to the contrary one gets more schar fr it.
For all halachick matters consult with your LOR.
פסקי תשובות (סי’ תרלט אות יח) . ביכורי יעקב (שם ס”ק לט) כתב כי מאחר שדעת הרמ”א שניתן לאכול בסוכה כשיורדים גשמים בלילה הראשון, הרי דווקא בלילה זה אינו סימן קללה, שהרי הוא אוכל בסוכה, ואדרבה מתוך צער, ושכרו מרובה יותר. וכן הביא בשם שו”ת זכרון יהודה (גרינוולד, סי’ קפג).
- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Tehran has presented Washington, through intermediaries, with a seven-day plan aimed at ending the war. Under the proposal, if certain conditions are met, Iran would reopen the Strait of Hormuz by the end of the seventh day, followed by comprehensive negotiations with the United States over Iran’s nuclear program.
- Two IDF reservists were killed Thursday after a small explosive drone they were operating in the Gaza Strip crashed for an unknown reason and exploded shortly afterward, the military announced on Friday. The troops were named as Nadav Kali, 24, from Har Chalutz, and Ofek Moalem, 23, from Yerushalayim.
- Trump told Xi that China’s support for Iran is unacceptable
- NY Post Front Cover: Netanyahu Invokes His Hero Brother Yoni: “We’re Going To Win. We Have No Other Choice” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu makes the front cover of the. Y POST as they cover the delivery of his forceful message to the UN General Assembly, declaring that Israel and the United States would prevail in the war with Iran. Netanyahu invoked the words of his late brother, Yoni Netanyahu, the legendary Israeli commando who was killed leading the 1976 Entebbe hostage-rescue operation, recalling what Yoni said during the 1967 Six-Day War:
“We’re going to win. We have no other choice.”
- The Israeli military warns that it will continue to target Hamas members involved in financing the terror group’s military wing. Since the start of the war, the IDF says that it has killed 16 “key” Hamas financial officers, involved in transferring more than $1 billion in funds to the terror group and financing its military activities, “using a network of dozens of money changers in Turkey and the Gaza Strip.”
- Two Hamas operatives, including a terrorist who invaded Israel on October 7, 2023, and held hostages in captivity, were killed in Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip earlier this week, the military announces.
- The IDF says it is bolstering forces across all fronts ahead of the Sukkot holiday, following similar moves conducted ahead of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
B"H the latest forecast has the rain developing tonight after midnight between 12am - 1am. However once the rain begins it will be a washout mostly thru both days of Yom Tov. There's a small chance of clearing after 2pm on Shabbos and again for the 2nd night after 8pm.
Friday night: Windy with rain developing after midnight. Low 56F. Winds NNE at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph
1st day Sukkos Shabbks: Rain and wind. High 59F. Winds N at 25 to 35 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall may reach one inch. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.
Motzei Shabbos 2nd night: Cloudy and windy at times with periods of rain. Low near 55F. Winds N at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near an inch. Coastal flooding possible at high tide.
Second day Yom Tov Sunday: Windy with rain likely. High 63F. Winds NNE at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall possibly over one inch.
Sunday Night Motzei YT: Rain likely. Low 58F. Winds NNE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a half an inch
The main elements of the coastal storm won’t reach New Jersey until Friday night or Saturday, so many areas of the state will see partly sunny skies during the day on Friday, with highs in the upper 60s. The weather service says there’s only a slight chance of rain showers after 2 p.m. Friday, but winds will be blowing at about 15 mph and gusting to 30 mph. Clouds will increase on Saturday, and gusts will continue to reach 30 to 35 mph at times in inland areas and higher near the coast. Once again, the strength of the winds will be determined by how far or how close the storm’s center gets to New Jersey. As of now, rain showers are likely in the late afternoon and Saturday night, then again on Sunday. The storm should be gone from our region by Monday, with partly sunny skies returning and highs reaching the mid- to upper 60s.
By Rav Doniel Nuustadt shlita Rav Pine River Village Lakewood
See PDF Here
Question: Are we required to eat a k’zayis of bread in the succah when it is raining?
Discussion: There are several disputes among the poskim concerning the obligation to eat in the succah on the first night of Succos if it is raining. The following points are debated:
If rain is falling, is one obligated to eat in the succah or not?
If it is raining, is one obligated to wait and see if the rain will stop so that he can eat in a dry succah?
If one does eat in the succah while it is raining, can a blessing be recited?
If a person ate in the succah while it was raining and then the rain stopped, is he required to eat in the succah again?
If a person ate in the succah while it was raining and then went to sleep, is he obligated to get out of bed to eat again once the rain has stopped?
Since there are various opinions on all of these issues, the following is a summary of the majority view[30] and the accepted practice:
If it is raining steadily and there is a reliable weather forecast for rain all night, one should make Kiddush [with shehecheyanu] and eat a k’zayis [or slightly more than a k’beitzah] in the succah. No blessing over the succah is recited. The rest of the meal is eaten in the house.[32]
If (as is often the case) there is no reliable weather forecast and there is a possibility that the rain will stop, e.g., it is drizzling or it is raining off and on, it is proper to wait an hour or two for the rain to subside.[33] The poskim agree, however, that if the delay will disturb the dignity and pleasure of the Yom Tov, or if the family is hungry and/or tired, there is no obligation to wait.
If the rain stops while the meal is being eaten in the house or even after the meal is finished, one is obligated to go to the succah, recite leishev basuccah, and eat at least slightly more than a beitzah[34] of bread. Even if the rain stops after midnight, that amount of bread must be eaten in the succah. If one has already gone to bed and then the rain stops, there is no obligation to get out of bed in order to eat in the succah.[35]
Footnotes
[30] Based on rulings of Mateh Efrayim and Mishnah Berurah.
[31] Mateh Efrayim 625:51, 62 and Elef Lemateh 84. See, however, Ketzei Hamateh, who maintains that in this case a k’zayis is sufficient according to all of the views quoted earlier.
[32] When reciting hamotzi, one should have in mind that he will recite Birkas hamazon in the house.
[33] Some poskim are more stringent and recommend waiting until midnight.
[34] In this case, because of the blessing which is to be recited, a k’zayis is not enough.
[35] A minority opinion (Moadim U’zemanim 1:86, based on his understanding of the Gaon of Vilna; Rav M. Soloveitchik, quoted in Reshimos Shiurim, Succah, pg. 92, and in Mesorah, vol. 14, pg. 57) maintains that even after going to sleep, one is obligated to wake up and get out of bed in order to eat in the succah
Weather: 66 Generally cloudy Winds 15 to 25 mph. Coastal flooding possible at high tide
Friday erev Sulkos Cloudy skies. Windy during the morning. High near 70F. Winds 20 to 30 mph.
Friday Night Showers in the evening, then cloudy overnight. Low 58F. Winds 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Shabbos Day Windy with periods of rain. High around 65F. Winds 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 70%. Rainfall near a quarter of an inch. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.
2nd Night Overcast with rain showers at times. Low 56F. Chance of rain 70%.
Sunday Rain. High 63F. Winds N at 15 to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near a half an inch.
Sukkos weather update: Friday night meal theres a 34% chance or rain until 10 pm followed by cloudy skies
Shabbos day heavy rain in forecast from 11am and on and rain all the wy thru second night Yom Tov into Sunday
- A powerful nor’easter is increasingly likely to track closer to the East Coast and pound the Jersey Shore with tidal flooding and up to 60 mph winds into the weekend. “The latest trends suggest it could certainly get close enough Friday night and/or Saturday during its peak strength to cause high winds along our immediate coastline,” the National Weather Service said early Thursday.
News Updates:
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- A federal judge blocked President Trump’s White House ban on CNN, MS NOW, and Politico, ordering the administration to immediately restore the outlets’ press credentials.
Israeli study claims Rise in the rate of those leaving ultra-Orthodox society - according to new data 15.3% of every cohort of men up to age 30 leave ultra-Orthodox society (compared to 13.5% until now)
11.9% of every cohort of women up to age 30 leave ultra-Orthodox society (compared to 9.6% until now) Significant worrisome increase,if true.
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Erev sukkos vibes in Yerushalayim Geula Kikar Shabbos area.
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- Mamdani hits back after Israeli PM Netanyahu singled him out at the UN, telling the mayor "shame on you" and called him out for attempting to "silence" him: "As he has done time and again, Prime Minister Netanyahu used his speech to repeat baseless lies meant to sanitize his genocide of Palestinians.""Yet no lie can change the fact that he remains the subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant alleging war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
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- Netanyahu: "There's an eighth front to this war. It's the war for truth. It is waged in the world's media and, most perniciously, in social media. Several foreign countries have spent untold billions to spread lies about my country. The first to do so was Qatar, decades ago. It started massively funding American universities and toxic media outlets like Al Jazeera. They did the same in Europe, by the way. And their goal was clear: brainwash young minds to hate Israel, hate America, hate the West."
- Netanyahu: “Fourteen years ago, I stood on this podium and I drew a red line. I vowed to prevent Iran's murderous dictatorship from developing atomic bombs — nuclear weapons aimed at destroying Israel, nuclear weapons that could threaten the entire world. That's exactly what we did.” “Devastating Iran's nuclear facilities was hard. It was very hard to do. But for me, it was one of the easiest decisions I've ever had to make as prime minister, because if we hadn't done it, we'd all be dead!” “Now, you want to hear the ultimate irony? Israel is also defending many of the countries whose delegates just left this hall. In fact, I want you to know that many of their leaders even thank us privately for taking out Iran's nukes.”
- Netanyahu to Syria’s Jolani: “Mr. al-Sharaa, you should know the Jews have been on the Golan Heights since the days of Moses. You can read it in the Bible.”
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Sukkos Bein Hazmanim first day of Fall 2026.
Weather: 67° Windy with mostly cloudy skies. High 67F. Winds 20 to 30 mph. Coastal flooding possible at high tide.
Tonight kiddush Levana opportunity IYH. low 56° Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late.
- KIDDUSH LEVANA 7:00pm Moon is out already
- Several Sukkah have been knocked down by the winds.
- Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva Rav Malkiel Kotler shlita visits the Daled Minim should at BMG Clifton Ave.
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- Governor Mikie Sherrill: A coastal storm is expected to impact New Jersey over the next several days, with the biggest impacts coming Wednesday and Thursday. Strong winds, coastal flooding, high surf, and beach erosion are possible, especially along the Jersey Shore and tidal waterways. Some power outages and downed trees are also possible. Please monitor your local forecast and emergency alerts, charge your devices, and never drive through flooded areas.
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- Breeze Airways launched service from New Jersey’s Trenton-Mercer Airport on Sept. 20, offering travelers new nonstop options to South Carolina and Florida, with introductory one-way fares starting at $59.
Lakewood Homeowners Face Major Tax Increase
- Lakewood homeowners will see a significant property tax increase under the newly adopted 2026 municipal budget, officially approved today by the Township Committee. The brief meeting included no discussion of the increase or its impact on homeowners before the budget was adopted. Committeeman Lichtenstein was not online for the virtual meeting and did not vote.
- PSA: Lakewood township authorizes accelerated tax sales: The Township Committee approved a resolution allowing the Tax Collector to begin selling liens on properties with delinquent 2026 taxes and water/sewer charges starting November 11, with the tax sale scheduled for December. Property owners will be charged a $25 tax-sale notice mailing fee.
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- New Jersey DEP issued a $1.07M fine against the DataOne AI data center in Vineland after inspectors discovered 62 unauthorized power generators operating w/out mandatory state air pollution permits.
- Tyler Oliveira’s ‘Jewish fraud ring’ video goes viral as key allegations remain unproven Nearly 10 million people watched Oliveira accuse Orthodox Jewish schools of fraud, but none of those targeted in his new claims have been charged; the video, posted before Yom Kippur, meaning much of the Orthodox community it portrayed was offline during the period in which the claims spread most rapidly.quickly drew a wave of antisemitic comments across social media (Ynet)
- Rosh Yeshiva Harav Moshe Hillel Hirsch wrote a letter of support to Harav Eliyahu Meir Feivelzon after receiving a letter from him. The letter was reportedly written after extensive consideration and discussion by the Rosh Yeshiva. He later issued a strong protest against an extremist group that, according to the report, has been pursuing and degrading the honor of Torah of Rav Feivelzon, calling their conduct “false zealotry.” Rav Hirsch also encouraged Rav Feivelzon to continue spreading Torah and daas to his students and bringing them closer to their Father in Heaven. Bhol
Rav Ezriel Auerbach shlita
Yidden in Williamsburg waiting for the Levana
Scaffold structure for a Sukka outside the home of Rav Moshe Sternbuch shlita
- A IDF reservist Neria Dov ben Chana, son of Israel’s U.S. Ambassador Yechiel Leiter, was seriously wounded Wednesday in a car-ramming attack at the Macaabim checkpoint near Route 443. He was taken to Shaare Zedek Medical Center in serious condition. The attacker was shot and killed at the scene. Please daven for נריה דב בן חנה.
This is not the first tragedy to strike the Leiter family: Ambassador Leiter’s eldest son, Maj. Moshe Yedidya Leiter, was killed in combat in Gaza on November 10, 2023, while leading IDF forces
- Ambassador Yechiel (Michael) Leiter: I am grateful to the IDF, to the medical team at Shaare Zedek who are now fighting to save the life of Neria Dov ben Chana, and for the prayers of the people of Israel. I believe in the power of prayer, and I believe that when the people of Israel unite, miracles happen. Neria needs a miracle. Neria continued to serve in the reserves after losing his older brother, Moshe Yedidya Leiter, of blessed memory. Since October 7th, he has served hundreds of days in the reserves on multiple fronts. Palestinian terrorism seeks to uproot the people of Israel from their land. They choose death - we choose life.
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says that a deal with Iran would involve hard work over a period of time, telling reporters that US President Donald Trump also has military options
- Netanyahu ahead of his speech at the UN: “I’m going tonight to New York to defend the State of Israel and IDF soldiers from the UN podium. I will fight against the lies. I will fight for the truth of our soldiers, for the truth of our country. Yes, there will also be surprises
- Tehran is reviewing Washington’s response to Iran’s proposal to end hostilities, a senior Iranian official tells Reuters. The development indicates that diplomatic exchanges between the two sides remain active following indirect talks mediated by regional countries. The talks covered reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports. Iran has now received the American response and is reviewing it.
- Rubio: Trump doesn’t think the world ‘needs a West Bank crisis’ right now “The president has made it clear… that we don’t want to see additional flashpoints there, given everything that’s going on in the region now,”“The last thing this region needs is an additional flashpoint, and the last thing we thi
- The U.S. delegation walked out as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed the United Nations General Assembly. The walkout came as Pezeshkian criticized the United States and rejected accusations that Iran supports terrorism.
- Iran now announces there is no longer time for negotiations, only time to act, with SNSC Secretary Mohsen Rezaei declaring the Americans must first fulfill Iran’s seven conditions — “otherwise, neither the Strait of Hormuz will be opened, nor will negotiations begin, per Iran’s State TV. Rezaei said no talks are underway in New York, that Foreign Minister Araghchi has already delivered the seven conditions to intermediaries, and that Tehran will not return to the Islamabad memorandum or the earlier Bern track. The publicly named terms include an end to the war on all fronts, the release of frozen Iranian funds, and the lifting of the US naval blockade.
Get ready to start paying more on the monthly mortgage or tax bill.
Lakewood homeowners are now facing a significant municipal property tax increase after the Township Committee officially adopted the 2026 budget today.
The brief virtual meeting focused on formally adopting the budget, with no discussion of the size of the tax increase or what it will mean for homeowners before the vote.
Based on the previously discussed 14.4-cent increase per $100 of assessed value, a property assessed at $450,000 roughly the assessment of an average duplex would see an estimated $648 increase in its annual municipal property taxes, or about $54 per month
For comparison, the estimated municipal increase would be approximately $720 per year on a $500,000 assessment, $1,080 on $750,000, and $1,440 on a $1 million assessment.
The increase comes as Lakewood officials have cited reductions in state aid and the lack of FEMA reimbursement for snow-removal expenses from this past winter as factors contributing to the budget pressures. The Township Committee had previously introduced the budget amendment following approval by the Local Finance Board. Today’s meeting formally completed the budget adoption process.
Committeeman Lichtenstein was not online for the virtual meeting and did not vote.
The figures above represent the municipal portionof the property tax increase. A homeowner’s total tax bill also includes school, county and other taxes, so the overall increase on an individual property will depend on its assessment and the applicable tax rates.
Sukkos Weather Outlook – NJ/NY Area. Sukkos Nor’easter Threat: Heavy Rain, Strong Winds and Coastal Flooding Possible; Storm Track Remains Uncertain.
See below about tying down Schach
A developing nor’easter could bring heavy rain, strong winds and coastal flooding to the New Jersey/New York area over Sukkos with conditions potentially beginning Friday and becoming more unsettled over first day/Shabbos and Sexind day Yom Tov on Sunday.
Yom tov meals forecast
1st night Friday night, 7–11 PM: Around 66° at 7 PM, dropping to the upper 50s by 11 PM. Chance of rain around 35–37%, with strong winds and gusts potentially reaching 30–36 mph.
Shabbos day, 11 AM: Around 62°, with north winds gusts around 31 mph. About a 44% chance of rain.
Second night Motzei Shabbos, 8 PM–12 AM: Around 61° at 8 PM, dropping to about 57° by midnight. Around a 55% chance of rain, with winds easing to 11–15 mph.
Second day Sunday morning, 11 AM: Around 63°, winds gusts around 30+ mph. Rain remains possible, around a 45% chance.
Bottom line: Friday night is mainly a wind concern, Shabbos day is cool and windy with some rain risk, Second night has the highest rain risk, and Sunday morning remains cool, windy and potentially wet.
Friday Erev Sukkos:Rain chances are currently around 20%–40% along the Jersey Shore, with showers potentially spreading inland later in the day. Forecast confidence remains low because models differ on the storm’s eventual track.
Friday Night –First Night Sukkos: The main concern is increasing rain and wind particularly closer to the coast. Conditions could range from relatively manageable to wet and windy depending on the storm’s track.
Shabbos Day: Rain chances are expected to expand inland toward the I-95 corridor, with stronger winds possible. Along the Jersey Shore, conditions could be significantly rougher, with gusts potentially reaching around 50 mph, high surf, dangerous rip currents and beach erosion.
Motzei Shabbos second Night Sukkos: The unsettled weather could continue, with rain and wind remaining more likely near the coast. The exact severity will depend heavily on how close the coastal low tracks to New Jersey
Sunday:Rain chances could become statewide with continued wind and potentially heavy rain at times. The current outlook suggests the storm may affect New England more significantly than the Jersey Shore, but that remains uncertain.
Sunday Night into Monday: The storm is expected to begin pulling away, allowing rain chances and winds to gradually decrease.
Bottom line: Right now, the Jersey Shore appears more vulnerable than areas farther inland, but it is still too early to know exactly how much rain and wind Lakewood and the surrounding areas will receive. The biggest forecast question is the storm’s track: a farther offshore track would mean less impact locally, while a closer track could bring heavier rain, stronger winds and coastal flooding. The forecast should become much clearer as we get closer to Friday.
To secure the Schach one can place 2×4 beams or branches over it. You can tie down schach using natural twine made from unprocessed plant materials suchas cotton or Hemp.
Using zip-ties to tie down the schach so that they don't blow away is a problem if otherwise the schach would blow away in a Ruach Metzuya a normal wind. After the fact, the sukkah is still acceptable, though it should be avoided. If the schach is secure enough that it'll stay for a normal wind then using the zip-ties is totally fine since it is only adding extra security to avoid uncommon winds Rav Nissim Karelitz (Chut Shani p. 210) writes that a person should not tie down his schach with zip ties. But if his schach would have stayed in a normal anyway without the zip ties it is fine to use them because of an abnormal wind. Piskei Teshuvot 629:11 agrees and also quotes this from Avnei Yishfeh 1:120. Rav Aryeh Lebowitz explains that the only issue of zip ties is maamid since it enables the schach to be held in place and not blow away. The entire issue of maamid is rabbinic and initially an issue but not after the fact. If the schach would be able to withstand normal winds then you can add the zip ties to add security so it doesn't blow off in an uncommon wind (ruach sheino metzuya). Star-K and OU come to the same conclusion in terms of it only being an issue if it is going to blow away in a normal wind. (Miyodea)
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives in New York, where he’s set to address the UN General Assembly
- President Trump says a deal may be taking shape: “I think a settlement is going to be reached.” He added that Iran was talking with the U.S. “even today” and said the relationship “is developing.”-
- Trump: U.S. officials met with the Iranian delegation for three hours on Tuesday
- Trump: I have a big decision to make: Will there be a deal with Iran that allows them to build a great nation, or will I eliminate them and do it quickly – will I send them to hell? But I believe there will be a deal by the midterm elections.
- JNS reports that Hamas terrorists made three separate attempts in the past month to kill and kidnap IDF soldiers near Gaza’s Yellow Line. According to the report, dozens of terrorists prepared a large ambush involving explosives and heavy gunfire, with the apparent goal of creating chaos and then abducting soldiers. Ten terrorists were later found dead at one of the sites. In another incident, an unmanned IDF bulldozer struck a second explosive device. A third attempted operation reportedly ended with Israeli forces withdrawing after multiple tanks suffered technical failures.
- Trump: The Supreme Leader of Iran celebrated the massacre and called it a "service to humanity." That same regime has murdered over 72,000 of its own citizens this year. Just imagine what a vile regime like that would be capable of if it ever had the ability to carry out large-scale terrorist attacks under the cover of a nuclear umbrella. That was the reality we were facing – a reality that too many people chose to ignore.
- Benjamin Netanyahu sends a scathing message to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani as he heads to New York for the United Nations General Assembly."I am coming to the UN. I'm going to tell the truth about our heroic soldiers... and I'm going to tell the truth about you."“Shame on you, Mr. Mamdani. Shame on you for supporting the Hamas monsters who butchered our people. Shame on you for inciting riots against New York Jews. I’m coming to the UN. I’m going to tell the truth about our heroic soldiers, and I’m going to tell the truth about you.”
- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani rejected Benjamin Netanyahu’s video claims about him as untrue. Mamdani cited the International Criminal Court arrest warrant over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity and accused Netanyahu of orchestrating “a horrific genocide against Palestinians.”
- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani rejected Benjamin Netanyahu’s video claims about him as untrue. Mamdani cited the International Criminal Court arrest warrant over alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity and accused Netanyahu of orchestrating “a horrific genocide against Palestinians.”
11:30 pm Kiddush Levana opportunity moon in and out of the clouds
Weather: 66 ° Becoming partly cloudy and windy. Winds 20 to 30 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph.
Tonight 56° Partly cloudy skies early will become overcast later during the night.
First night Yom Tov rain after midnight. First day rain starting at 11am.
- Erev Sukkos and first day Yom Tov A coastal storm is expected to batter the Jersey Shore with multiple rounds of tidal flooding and wind gusts up to 45 mph through Friday, and possibly into the weekend.The fate of the storm system heading into the weekend is uncertain.National Weather Service “While not currently forecast, the threat for major flooding is not off the table, especially getting near the full moon,” the weather service said. A wind advisory has also been issued for most of the Jersey Shore from 6 a.m. to midnight Wednesday. Sustained winds of 25 to 35 mph could gust up to 45 mph. Pp
11:30 pm Kiddush Levana Opportunity
- President of Argentina Javier Milei bisits Yeshivas Darchei Torah on Far Rockaway.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrives in New York, where he’s set to address the UN General Assembly
- Vaad L'Mishmeres Shatnez: Shatnez Found in Women's Top!
The obligation to test woolen garments and linen garments for shatnez cannot be overstated!. A wool-blend women’s top by the brand Azalea was recently found to contain linen bridges inside the garment, connecting the top to the shoulder pads. This finding highlights the importance of having garments tested by a qualified shatnez laboratory, even when the presence of shatnez may not be apparent from the garment’s exterior or its fiber-content label.
- Hachnosas sefer Torah today procession 5:45 pm from 411 Ashley Lakewood to B"M Arlingtom Khal Rayim Ahuvim
- Drivers who speed in construction zones on the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge and other MTA crossings could face fines starting today Tuesday. The MTA announced it will begin fining motorists caught going 10 miles per hour over posted limits in construction zones on the bridges and tunnels the agency operates. Fines will start being issued Tuesday
- Dozens of flights into and out of Newark Liberty International Airport were cancelled on Tuesday, a day after a construction crew accidentally cut a fiber line. As of 8 a.m., 22 scheduled flights out of Newark and 36 inbound flights have been scrapped, according to FlightAware.com. Another 44 are delayed.
- Bein Hazmanim shiur today by Rav Michoel Sorotzkin shlita at Lutzk B"M 12:45 pm
- Kollel Chazu resumes fkr Sukkos Bein Hazmanim
- New trend: Videos of photos posted across social media of yom kippur davening in shuls at the end of Neelah after the zman.
- Erev Yom Tov shopping local stores with extended hours
- President Trump declares at the UN General Assembly that Artificial Intelligence is now officially known as "Super Intelligence."
- Trump at the UN: "I have a BIG decision to MAKE! Will I make a deal, or do I ANNIHILATE the Islamic Republic, "Do I DRIVE THEM INTO H...? With NO CHANCE of survival? "
"But I believe we’ll make a deal right after the election, because it doesn’t make sense for them not to."
- Lakewood Airport to get a official Helipad to accommodate the many helicopters which land daily at the airport off Cedarbridge Ave.
- Daled Minim shuks open at Mattel Leah halls on Oak Street and at Clifton Ave parking lot corner 9th street
-A shul in Lakewood had a fire last week which officials say started from a battery of the donation kiosk on the wall.
- Lakewood Police Investigate Shots-Fired Incident Lakewood Police are investigating after a driver reported that someone inside a passing vehicle fired a shot toward his vehicle late Monday night.
At about 11:00 p.m. on September 21, officers responded to a residence on Massachusetts Avenue following a report of gunfire on Sunset Road. The driver told police that he was following a white four-door sedan when an occupant fired a single round toward his vehicle.
Police said the sedan was believed to have been stolen in Lakewood earlier that evening. Authorities later received information that a vehicle matching the same description was reportedly involved in another shots-fired incident in Howell.
- ICE activity has increased over the last few days in Howell and Lakewood with arrests reported.
- Tyler Olivera drops a video over Yom Kippur about the Orthodox community with over 2.6 million views on YouTube.
- Lakewood BOE public meeting tomorrow regarding courtesy busing, large crowds expected.
A Gut Kvittel
לך אכול בשמחה לחמך כי כבר רצה אלקים את מעשיך
- Weather tonight 61° Cloudy skies with a few showers after midnight. Chance of rain 30%
Tomorrow 65° Cloudy with showers. Chance of rain 70%.
Kiddush Levana slight chance Wednesday night
- Motzei Yom kippur learning seder at BMG Bais Aharon from 9-12am Liluy Nishmas Harav Chaim Stein ztl
- Daled Minim shuk open tonight's at Clifton ave parking lot 10:00 pm tomorrow 2pm
- Daled Minim shuk at Mattel Leah halls on Oak street opening tomorrow at 12pm
- Bingo, Aisle 9 both locations Evergreen Nutmeg, Judaica plaza open tonight
- BDE. Petirah of Rav Yeruchem Septimus Z”L, of Lakewood who was niftar motzei YK following a prolonged illness. He was 79. He was a Halacha rebbe at Bai Kayla high school. The Leavya will take place Tuesday morning at 10:30AM at the Lakewood Chapel with kevura at the adjacent bais olam. Shiva at 1421 Oakwood Lakewood
Maftir Yonah at the minyan of Rav Don Segal was bought for $30,000 which came with a mi sheberach for Keren Olam HaTorah (Updated)
- A gunman opened fire outside a shul in Ontario, Canada, during Yom Kippur, with at least 23 bullets striking the building’s windows
The shooting occurred outside Bnei Yaakov Shul in Belleville, Ontario. The 29-year-old gunman fired repeatedly toward the shul while peoplewere inside BH no one was injured.
A police officer who responded to the scene was shot and critically wounded before he shot and neutralized the suspect,
- President Trump considered ordering U.S. strikes against the Houthis in Yemen over the weekend, but ultimately decided to hold off for now, according to two senior U.S. officials
Trump: The White House is not instituting an assault on the Free Press, something which I cherish. It is instituting an assault on the FAKE NEWS, something that has grown like Cancer in our beloved United States of America. It is corrupt, purposeful, pervasive, fully coordinated, and totally out of control. It is a threat to our National Security, and must be stopped, NOW! Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP
Trump: While in New York City, I’m on the way to one of my favorite places in the World, Gracie Mansion. I spent lots of hours there over the years, with some great Mayors, some average Mayors, and some bad Mayors. It will be interesting to see how it looks now, invited by Mayor Mamdani. Look forward to it. MAKE NEW YORK CITY GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
Rav Moshe Hillel at Kiddush Levana
Birchas Kohanim took place at Belz after Neelah thr first time in 30 years
At Khal Pnei Menachem R Levi Yitzchok Niggun
Traditional March at Yeshjvat Hakotel to the Kosel
Sunday, September 20, 2026 ערב יום כיפור תשפ"ז ט' תשרי
יַעֲלֶה תַחֲנוּנֵנוּ מֵעֶרֶב וְיָבוֹא שַׁוְעָתֵנוּ מִבֹּקֶר וְיֵרָאה רִנּוּנֵנוּ עַד עָרֶב.
כִּי הִנֵּה כַּחֹמֶר בְּיַד הַיּוֹצֵר בִּרְצוֹתוֹ מַרְחִיב וּבִרְצוֹתוֹ מְקַצֵּר כֵּן אֲנַחְנוּ בְיָדְךָ חֶסֶד נוֹצֵר לַבְּרִית הַבֵּט וְאַל תֵּפֶן לַיֵּצֶר.
שנה טובה, גמר חתימה טובה, וצום קל – שיתקבלו תפילותינו לרצון לפני אדון כל
-Yizkor/Yom Kippur candle reminder
-Chatzos 12:49 pm
-Candle lighting 6:39 pm
-Shkiah/sunset 6:57 pm
What time is fast over? -Yom Kippur ends Monday night at 8:08 pm (72 minutes)
Weather: today Weather 73° Chance of rain 60%.
Yom Kippur night: 60° overcast chance of rain
Yom Kippur day: 69°Overcast chance of rain
Seder Limud Motzei Yom Kippur at BMG share in the zchus HERE לע'נ רב חיים שטיין זצ"ל
-Gourmet Glatt open till 3 pm, Seasons 3 pm Evergreen 3 pm, NPGS 3 pm, Bingo 3:30 pm, Judaica plaza 2 pm, Aisle 9 untill 4pm.
Mikva Erev YK for Nashim- Chesterfield 11-2
Coventry 10 am-2 pm
Westgate Ohel Blima morning hours
Bais Shmuel (Perl) 732 703-1829.
כפרות לפנות בוקר עיוה'כ אם שחיטה אצל ר' אייזקוביץ רחוב שבע ליד במ"ג, 229 רחוב חמש ,ב"מ שבילי דוד אוק און ווין , מורדיס שטיבל,
Candle lighting 6:39 pm
Shkiah/Sunset 6:57 pm
- President Trump told Fox News Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst that he is in a “deciding mode” and "very big things" are going to happen in the near future regarding the US-Iran war. Trump said, "My question is, if and when do I blow the entire nation up? They better behave." Trump also said he's "open" to meeting with Iran's president after Tehran sent a list of war-ending demands
Trump reportedly described three options under consideration:
Destroy Iran militarily.
Allow Iran’s economy to collapse.
Reach a deal.
- Shooting attack on Erev Yom Kippur The victim of the attack: Natanal Shkron, ZL HYD, from Eli Zahav, father of six children was killed by a Palestinian arab terrorist as he went to tovel in a spring in the northern West Bank on erev Yom Kippur. Security forces captured the terrorist in a hospital in Ramallah.
- President Donald Trump is proposing a new name for artificial intelligence, arguing that the term used to describe the rapidly advancing technology is both inaccurate and inelegant. The President posted a poll on Truth Social offering followers three possible replacements for “AI.” “Superior Intelligence,” “Extreme Intelligence” and “Supreme Intelligence.”
Trump uldates “Supreme Intelligence,” probably because of its relationship to the Supreme Court, is losing badly to both “Superior” and “Extreme Intelligence.” Therefore, we are going to take “Supreme Intelligence” OUT, deleting it as a qualifier, and let you vote for the Final Two: Superior Intelligence, or Extreme Intelligence. A fresh Vote begins now! President DONALD J. TRUMP.
Daf Yomi begins Maseches Bechoros.
הלכות יום כפור לנשים מעוברות
The laws and Halachos of fasting on Yom Kippur for Expectant Women Reviewed by Harav Shmuel Felder shlita the information was compiled in collaboration with highly experienced OB/GYNs and frum nurses (see brochure below). For questions and additional copies call the Rav 732-942-9609
Erev Yom Kippur 5787
Cloudy tonight no kiddush Levana opportunity for those who say before YK.
Weather 73° tomorrow Cloudy with showers. Potential for heavy rainfall. Chance of rain 60%.
Yom kippur Night Overcast with rain showers at times. Low near 60F. Chance of rain 60%.
Yom Kippur day Overcast. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 69F.
All major supermarkets open tonight untill 12 or 1am
Kaparos all might through 2pm tomorrow at 229 5th street shechita available after 4am. Kaparos at Satmar Rockwell with shechita early morning.
Time Release capsule Tylenol, Advil, Electrolytes, Aspirin & Caffeine Pills for Yom Kippur. Available at all stores. $10 to $12
Mikva app Erev YK for Nashim
Chesterfield 11-2
Coventry 10 am-2 pm
Westgate Ohel Blima morning hours
Bais Shmuel (Perl) 732 703-1829
- Daf Yomi makes siyum on Maseches Chulin begins maseches Bechoros.
-BDE: Levaya of Rav Chaim Yisroel Weinfeld ZTL will take place tonight at his shul 2201 Ave L and E 22nd in Flatbush with kevura in New Jersey.
- BDE: Petirah of Rav Mordechai Auerbach zt”l, son of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach ztl who served as rav and av bais din of Kehillas Abir Yaakov in Tel Aviv, headed Yeshivas Halichos Shlomo,He was 84. Levaya took place in Yerushalayim at Shamgar with Kevura in Har Hamenuchos.
- BDE: Petirah of Chacham Leon Gindi ZT”L, of Flat longtime Rav in the Syrian Jewish community. He was 79 years old. Chacham Gindi was delivering a speech before a large crowd at Shaare Zion Shabbos afternoon when he suddenly suffered a massive heart attack.
The Lakewood dated Minim shuk at Mattel Leah halls parking lot will first open Tuesday 12pm
- US Embassies across the entire Middle East, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Lebanon, Jordan, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Oman have just issued new STEP security alerts, warning Americans of flight cancellations, airspace closures and travel disruptions amid a risk of sudden escalation.
- Reports suggest US may attack Houthi rebel positions and in response Iran may shoot missiles at Israel
- After a widespread State Department alert for the Middle East, U.S. President Donald J. Trump is set to return early from Camp David, citing the potential for significant escalation in the region due to the Houthi’s attacks against Saudi Arabia, the president will return early from Camp David. Trump is preparing for a major week in New York, where the Iran conflict is expected to be a focus as world leaders gather for the U.N. General Assembly. Iran says it has presented conditions for ending the conflict and is awaiting Trump's response.
- Tips on how to prepare for the fast of Yom Kippur according to Rabbi Yechezkel Aschayek author of the sefer חיים בריאים כהלכה One should start preparation from the morning 2 days before by drinking 50 % more water of your daily intake. Drink 20 minutes before eating and after meals, don't drink until the food is digested in order not to dilute the acids that digest the food. The food should be chewed well before swallowing in order for the body to digest it and not have it sit in the stomach. One should increase protein starting 2 days before, such as eggs fish etc. By the seudas Hamafsekes one should drink 20 minutes before and no need to drink afterwards
Last night of Selichos 100,000 at the Kosel
Levaya of Rav .Mordechau Auerbach ztl his Brother Rav Ezriel shlita being maspid.(JDN)
Friday, September 18, 2026 / ז׳ תשרי תשפ"ז
ערב שבת פרשת האזינו שבת שובה
-Candle lighting 6:42 pm
- Shkiah/sunset 7:00 pm
אומרים המלך הקדוש במגן אבות , א''א ויהי נועם במוצ''ש
אמר הרבי מרוז'ין הקדוש ברוך הוא מבטיח לכל יהודי "אם תשיב משבת רגליך" - אם בשבת-שובה תשוב מהרגל לא טוב אחד שלך - תזכה ל"עשות חפציך ביום קדשי": אני, הקב"ה, אמלא את כל חפציך ותפילותיך
ביום הכיפורים הקרוב
שבת שלום גמר חתימה טובה
פרשת האזינו אמרו חז"ל "גדולה שירה זו, שיש בה עכשיו ויש בה לשעבר ויש בה לעתיד לבוא ויש בה בעולם הזה ויש בה לעולם הבא", ובלשון הרמב"ן "שהיא כוללת כל העתידות למו, ולכן זו הירושה המיוחדת שמותיר לנו משה רבינו ביום מותו, ויש ציווי מיוחד לשנן אותה: "וְעַתָּה כִּתְבוּ לָכֶם אֶת הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת וְלַמְּדָהּ אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל שִׂימָהּ בְּפִיהֶם לְמַעַן תִּהְיֶה לִּי הַשִּׁירָה הַזֹּאת לְעֵד בִּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל". ובשם ר' דב בער, המגיד הגדול ממעזריטש (תלמידו-ממשיכו של הבעש"ט) נמסר שכל יהודי צריך לדעת את שירת האזינו ממש בעל-פה
The Inspiring Story of Rabbi Avner, the Sinner
The Ramban had a disciple, Avner, who strayed from the path of observant Judaism, left his community, and became an important official in the government. One Yom Kippur, Avner sent guards to the synagogue, ordering the Ramban to appear before him. In his palace, before the eyes of his former teacher and master, Avner slaughtered a pig, roasted it, and ate it on this holiest of fast days.
The Ramban couldn’t contain his anguish and cried, “What caused you to fall so low?! What compelled you to abandon the holy teachings of your ancestors?” “It was you, my master!” Avner roared derisively. “Your teachings completely disillusioned me and caused me to reject Judaism.
“You were once teaching the Torah portion of Haazinu,” he explained. “You taught us that in this brief Torah portion of fifty-two verses, the Torah encodes all the details of the long history of the Jewish people until the coming of Moshiach. You claimed, too, that encoded in its verses are the names of every Jew to have ever lived.
“This is obviously preposterous!” Thundered Avner. “How could 4000 years of history and millions of names be compressed in 614 words?”
“What I said is absolutely true,” declared the Ramban.
“If so, then I must be found there too. Where is my name and where is my fate?”
The Ramban’s expression grew serious. He prayed silently to G‑d to reveal this secret.
“Your name, Avner, can be found in verse twenty-six. Tell me what is the third letter in these words: AmaRti (Resh) AfEihem (Aleph) AshBita (Beit) Me’eNosh (Nun) ZichRom (Reish).”
In this verse, G‑d is rebuking the Jewish people for turning away from the path of the Torah and becoming so evil that He wanted to destroy them.
The verse reads: “I (G‑d) said in my heart, that I would scatter them, causing their memory to cease from mankind.”
Avner turned a deathly white and began to wail bitterly.
“Is there any hope for me?” he begged. “Is there anything that I can do to rectify my terrible sins?”
The Ramban looked compassionately at his former student. “The verse itself has provided the rectification. It says that G‑d will scatter them till their memory is erased. You must run away, never to be heard from again.”
Avner boarded a ship and was never seen again.
The third letter, in each of the words of this verse, spell out R’Avner, Rabbi Avner.
Notice that the name encoded is not Avner, but includes the prefix “R”, which stands for Rabbi Avner. Even though up until this point, Avner lead a life that was the complete antithesis of what a rabbi stands for, the Torah calls him Rabbi.
Avner had free choice to choose whether or not he would repent. But the Torah is confident that ultimately the holiness of his soul will shine through and that through repentance, he will have transformed himself not only into an Avner, but an illustrious Jew, a rabbi.
“G‑d devises means so that no one shall be forever banished from him.” (Samuel 14:14) Ultimately, the holiness and greatest potential of every Jew will emerge.
Through these encrypted verses, the Torah teaches us how we must view every Jew—with the confidence that even a great sinner like Avner can, and will, become a great rabbi.
Friday, September 18, 2026 / ז׳ תשרי תשפ״ז
ערב שבת פרשת האזינו
Candle lighting 6:42 pm
shkiah/sunset: 7:00 pm
Weather today 82° Cloudy Slight chance of a rain shower.
-shabbos say 71° Partly cloudy skies..
-Sunday Erev Yom Kippur Considerable cloudiness. Occasional rain showers in the afternoon. Potential for heavy rainfall.Chance of rain 40%.
-Yom Kippur night: 62° night Rain Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall around a half an inch.
-Yom Kippur day: 70° Cloudy with occasional rain showers. Chance of rain 40%.
- BDE: Petirah of Rav Chaim Yisroel Weinfeld zt”l, the longtime rav of Khal Toras Chaim D’Flatbush, "Rav Weinfelds shul" at Ave L and East 22nd in Flatbush
Rav Weinfeld suffered a heart attack earlier on Friday after 1pm he was niftar shortly before 4 p.m. The devastating news spread rapidly through Flatbush in the hours before Shabbos, leaving his family, mispallelim, talmidim, friends and countless others stunned by the sudden loss. Levaya details TBA
- No Yated Ne'eman this week due to the schedule. Other papers did print a Shabbos Shuva edition.
-Rav Simcha Bunim Cohen shlita will give a shabbos shuva drasha for men at 5:00 pm and women on Motzei shabbos 9:30 pm at Ateres Yeshaya
- Shedlitz Rav will give a drasha shabbos morning before krias Hatorah at 10:10 am in the B"M on Somerset Ave
- A delegation of Agudas Yisroel Siyum Hashas committee-members attended the shiur today at MDY presenting the magid shiur with a plaque ahead of the siyum Hashas
- Daled minim in Bais Faiga will be open MOtzei shabbos 9:45 pm - 12:15 am
- A shul in Lakewood had a fire which officials say started from a battery of donation kiosk on the wall
- Jackson officials get death threats NJ.com reports: Candidate Eli Shem Tov said “Jackson Township is facing deep, systemic issues right now that need our urgent attention,” We cannot allow this situation to be used as a political distraction to avoid talking about real solutions for our community.
- Fatal shooting in Toms River: Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office...are currently investigating a fatal shooting that occurred this morning at approximately 7:20 a.m., in the parking lot of the Wawa convenience store located at the corner of Route 37 and Garfield Avenue in Toms River.
Amshinov rebbe at Tashlich
Selichos At the Kosel last night
ותשובה ותפילה וצדקה מעבירין את רוע הגזירה
To Whom Do We Give Tzedakah and Who Comes Before Whom?
Aseres Yemei Teshhuva between Rosh hashana and yom kippur when many tzedaka requests are made by Mosdos, Yeshivos individuals and organizations asking for donations as klal yisrael is in a giving mode of tzedaka during this time. we are bombarded by Tzedaka letters in the mail, robo calls, telemarketers soliciting donations, emails, a meshulach knocking at your door or approaching you in shul. Some have family obligations to support a relative.
If one can afford to give to all that would be wonderful, however not everyone is capable of that. The question is is whom do I have to give
According to Halacha there are priorities in who to give tzedaka to first. Please discuss this with your Local Rabbi as there are differences of opinions.
Some Poskim rule that Hachzokas hatorah is the highest form of giving tzedaka. categories in giving based on the shulchan aruch Yore Deah: The Laws of Tzedakah siman 251
Category 1: Captives, prisoners and matters of life and death- pikuach nefesh
Category 2: Very close relatives
Category 3: Needy Torah scholars, support for dissemination of Torah learning, and other poor persons
Category 4: Communal needs
Category 5: To finance the cost of mitzvos
Rav Moshe Feinstein rules (Igros Moshe Yore deah 144) that the giver of charity has the right of disposition and the system of detailed priorities applies only to communal Tzedaka funds. An individual has more leeway on the concept of Tovas hana'ah in giving. Some Poskim rule that Hachzokas hatorah is the highest form of giving tzedaka. see more about the halachos of Tzedaka HERE
Hashkafa with Reb Gershon Ribner shlita
Setting standards for a Kehila in formation Growing with your spouse at the same pace The suffering classmate caused by High School cliques is often unforgivable
When concentration during Davening is an irrelevant interference Early detection in a shidduch prospect of corruption
Daled Minim today only at Ateres Esther hall
Dated Munim at Bais Faiga until 11:45
- Yeshiva Nesiv HaTorah a night of chizuk and song with Reb Abish Brodt at 2030 Whitesville Toms River
- Mashpia Rav Shimon Spitzer shlita will speak at chateau park sefard 9 pm
- HaRav Shlomo Eisenberger Shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe Yeshiva Cleveland, will deliver Divrei Chizuk tonight, at Khal Kol Chaim, 618 Carnetta Drive, at 8:00 PM
- Chumash Shiur by Harav Yeruchom Olshin shlita 11:30 pm at B"M Ateres Bracha live 646-726-9977
Day 6 of עשרת ימי תשובה
Weather: 84° Sunshine and clouds mixed Tonight Cloudy. Slight chance of a rain shower. Low 69F.
Rainy forecast next week of Sukkos
- President Trump announces he will now be deciding between "ANNIHILATING" IRAN, or wrapping it up entirely "Anything could happen with me. Axios reports
- N'shei Adirei Hatorah 2026 “All Because of You”watch Here
- There will be a minyan for selichos tomorrow at Bobov B"M in Lakewood of for those who say selichos in order, the Yud Gimmel middos will be said tomorrow 6:30 am 100 Astor Dr.
- Mr. Nicholas Kent Under Secretary of Education, paid a visit to BMG Lakewood yeshiva this morning.
- ICE activity and arrests this morning reported in Lakewood in the county line area
- The Lakewood Township Committee held a brief 2 minute meeting Thursday to introduce amendments to the 2026 municipal budget, after approval by the Local Finance Board. Officials blame the looming tax increase largely on cuts in state aid and the lack of FEMA reimbursement for last winter’s snow-removal costs. Critics are questioning why the township has not also proposed significant spending cuts, reductions in high salaries, or changes to tax abatements before passing the increase. A public hearing and final vote on the 2026 budget is scheduled for September 23. The meeting was held on zoom, a reporter for APP attempted to speak during public comments ut there was some technical difficulties.
- The Keren Olam HaTorah fund is shifting from relying mainly on wealthy donors in chutz Laaretz to involving the broader Torah community, after the falling dollar reduced donations by about 20% and institutional needs continued to grow. As part of the new model, 80 seminaries and thousands of Bnos Yisroel are participating in the emergency “L’maan Torasecha” campaign to support the Torah world.
There was some criticism in the Israeli media over the idea of using seminary girls as fundraisers. Others suggest the campaign could also serve as an opportunity to have the girls vote in the upcoming elections and encourage support for Degel HaTorah after receiving the guidance of the Gedolim
- HaRav Shlomo Eisenberger Shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Telshe Yeshiva Cleveland, will deliver Divrei Chizuk tonight, at Khal Kol Chaim, 618 Carnetta Drive, at 8:00 PM,
- Rav Shalom Ber Sorotzkin is in Lakewood following spending Rosh Hashana in Uman
- The Supreme Court is set to hear a case brought by a man whose hometown sought to block him from holding a minyan in his residence, a case that Jewish community advocates argue could have profound implications for religious Jews as well as those of other faiths
- Jewish students in grades 7–12 from SAR Academy and the Ramaz School will lead Friday morning services outside NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s official residence, Gracie Mansion. Organized with IMPACT and other Jewish groups, the gathering will include prayer, speeches and music amid concerns over antisemitism in New York City.
- The US House has left Washington DC until after the midterms, but Speaker Johnson says ALL members are on a 48-hour notice to rapidly return to DC if the Senate gets anything done "700 bills are waiting in the Senate. The House has done its job. We're on a 48-hour notice to return as necessary. We're hopeful the Senate can send us bills of substance." "The House has passed 70 bills THIS WEEK ALONE, 900 total this Congress!
- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport has joined a multistate lawsuit challenging a new Trump administration rule that gives immigration officials broader discretion to consider an immigrant’s use of means-tested public benefits when determining whether the person is likely to become a “public charge.”
At nshei Adirei HaTorah event (photo credit to the photographer(
- President Trump announces he will now be deciding between "ANNIHILATING" IRAN, or wrapping it up entirely "Anything could happen with me. Axios reports
-Iran declares the Strait of Hormuz will stay closed until Trump and Netanyahu are removed from power,
- Update IDF says sirens in Israel's north were due to false identification. Rocket & Missile Attack & Hostile Aircraft Intrusion Upper Galilee & Golan (3 locations). Updating... Enter the safe room and remain until instructed otherwilse.
- Trump on the war with Iran: "Well, hopefully we're toward the end of the war. They want to make a deal. We'll see how that works out."
- Hunter Biden is now peddling a conspiracy theory saying Israel let October 7th “happen” in order to get the “green light” for a plan no one would let them do otherwise
- Iran strikes a U.S.-contracted vessel carrying American personnel near the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions around the critical shipping route continue to escalate.
- IDF: Hamas Nukhba commander involved in Oct. 7 attack eliminated. The IDF says it eliminated Jihad Sami Mahmoud Ismail, identified as the head of a Hamas Nukhba cell, in a strike in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza last Wednesday. According to the IDF, Ismail infiltrated Israel during the October 7 attack and participated in the assault on an Israeli tank crew. The IDF says the encounter resulted in the abduction of Lt. Omer Neutra, Sgt. Oz Daniel, and Cpl. Nimrod Cohen, while the tank’s driver, Cpl. Shaked Dahan, was killed
- Saudi Arabia is reportedly running short of missile interceptors as Houthi missile and drone attacks intensify, forcing Riyadh to seek additional air-defense support from regional and Western partners.
The U.S. State Department says it is extending visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority officials and PLO members, a move that will prevent PA President Mahmoud Abbas and a senior Palestinian delegation from attending this year’s UN General Assembly in New York in person. Washington says the PA and PLO have again failed to meet commitments under U.S. law.AP
- Tonight the annual Nshei Adirei HaTorah event 15-20000 expected will take place at 1600 Avenue of the States, Tower 5 doors open 6:45 pm program 7:30 pm
- Edison Yeshiva Parlor meeting at 1663 Hidden Lane Lakewood 8:00 pm
- Siyum and Chanukas Aron Hakodesh at KNA Roberts shul
- Att Torontonians Yartzeit seuda for Rav Menchem Adler ZTL Rav ofbl Imrei Noam Toronto. Seuda at Skulen B"M 547 Park Ave Maariv 10:30pm
- LPD Traffic Alert: Clifton Ave North Bound will be closed from 2nd St to 3rd St for emergent NJAW construction. Plan alternate route if possible.
- Selichos tomorrow: Minhag When the scheduked selichos for 5th day of Aseres Yemei Teshuva falls out on Thursday which has krias Hatorah and Yud Gimmel midos the selichos of יום חמישי is said instead of the selichos for יום רביעי which will be said instead on Friday. The Lakewood yeshiva does so too.
Schedule for Satmar Monroe Tomorrow
5th day of עשרת ימי תשובה
Weather: 81 Lots of sunshine
For tomorrow: Minhag When the scheduked selichos for 5th day of Aseres Yemei Teshuva falls out on Thursday which has krias Hatorah and Yud Gimmel midos the selichos of יום חמישי is said instead of the selichos for יום רביעי which will be said instead on Friday. The Lakewood yeshiva does so too.
- Multiple world leaders have reportedly fallen ill, after attending BRICS summit in India including president Xi of China and the South African president. Reports say they suffered a minor stroke.
- Trump: Interest Rates in the United States should be 1%, or less, because we are the Best Credit in the World — BY FAR. Our Country is BOOMING with new Investment! If we stopped Trading with every country that we have a Deficit with, which is most of them, we would make, at least, 1.5 Trillion Dollars a year. The word “Deficit” is nothing more than a fancy word for LOSS. We are “carrying” almost every country in the World, and that cannot go on any longer. LOWER THE INTEREST RATES FOR THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND FAST! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Tonight the annual Nshei Adirei HaTorah event 15-20000 expected will take place at 1600 Avenue of the States, Tower 5 doors open 6:45 pm program 7:30 pm
with The participation of the Lakewood Roshei HaYeshiva shlita, guest speakers, HaRav Dovid Breslauer shlita , Rosh Kollel Zichron Moshe, Yeshiva of South Fallsburg HaRav Uren shlita Rosh HaYeshiva, Ohr Zechariah, Woodlake Yeshiva. An unforgettable story brought to life by R’ Yechiel Spero Live music & an exclusive music video highlighting a woman’s role
Admission: Free of charge; ticket required for entry Free gift with entrance ticket
- The Lakewood planning board last night approved the new shul building for Toldos Yehuda under the leadership of the Stutchin rebbe Rav mOttel Zilber shlita. The shul will be at the corner of Madison and 14th street in Lakewood several neighbors addressed safety concerns which the board and shul members took into account with the resolution to approve.
- At the LDC meeting members of the heimishe communities in South Lakewood called in again via public comment to thank the board for the shuttle bus and asked if they can have a tracking system installed so people can know when the bus comes. This shuttle service has not been given to the Lakewood senior community developments, many who can't drive anymore.
- Mir yerushalayim, starting next zman there will be a separate dining room for the American bochurim with an American chef making the food.
- A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in Lakewood on Friday evening, authorities said. The person was hit at 7:04 p.m. Friday on Lenape Trail, according to State Police fatal crash data. The Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office referred questions about the incident to Lakewood police, who didn’t respond to inquiries from NJ.com on Monday or Tuesday.
Lenape Trail is just off County Line Road and runs along the Jackson border
- ICE agents in Lakewood area today Rt 9.
- Sukkos shopping Home Depot in Howell with signs directing customers for all sukkos related items.
- Free delivery is back at Lakewood pharmacies. After adding a $4 delivery fee by a group of Lakewood area pharmacies they have now backtracked and announce free delivery.
- Baruch Matir Asurim: Binyamin Chasin, also known as Binyamin ben Limor, spent nearly 10 years imprisoned in Iraq under threat of execution after being convicted in the death of a taxi driver. A global Pidyon Shvuyim campaign raised $250,000 for a traditional sulcha reconciliation agreement with the driver’s family. The agreement led to the cancellation of his death sentence and a short remaining prison term
- The Federal Reserve is expected to raise interest rates today for the first time in three years, over fuel prices. Investors are pricing a quarter-point move to a 3.75–4% range. That is the first hike since 2023. It will make car loans, credit card balances, and small-business lines of credit more expensive.
- New trend as Tiktokers are coming to Lakewood trying to engage locals to film them and upload the videos to social media.
- Toms River: APP reports Lawyers representing two Orthodox Jewish shuls that filed a religious discrimination lawsuit against Toms River five years ago are asking a federal judge to sanction the township for failing to preserve and produce information stored on elected and appointed officials' laptops and phones.
- Keren Olam HaTorah national fundraiser today across Eretz Yisroel with thousands of seminary girls recruited to volunteer at the call centers reaching out to donors.
- Rumors are emerging that Kamala Harris and AOC are considering running together in 2028. Many Democrats say that a Kamala AOC ticket would win every state in 2028. They would support it 100%. (Conservative media)
- The U.S. House of Representatives passed bi-partisan legislation on Tuesday that would require automakers to provide access to AM broadcast radio as standard equipment in new vehicles at no additional cost to consumers
- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection says none of the 5,000 gallons of diesel fuel which spilled from a data center in Secaucus into a nearby Meadowlands creek last week made it into the Hackensack River. The spill was a result of a failure of two valves that are used as part of the filtration process for the fuel, according to the company that has operated the data center since 2001.(Onejersey)
Rav Dov Landau pays a visit to the home of Rav Avrohom Yehoshua Soleveitchik R"Y Brisk. He also visited the Gerer rebbe and spoke at Mir Yerushalayim
Singing עוצו עצה ותופר in the Mir
According to the Shulchan Aruch everyone should follow the stringency of pas Yisroel during the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah. This Halacha is based on a Gemara Yerushalmi that says, “Reb Chiya said to Rav, if you can eat ordinary food in purity [ חולין בטהרה ] all year long, eat. And if not, eat [in purity] seven days of the year.” The mefarshim explain that this refers to the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah.
Eating Pas Yisrael During Aseres Yemei Teshuva
By Rabbi Doniel Neustadt shlita (Torah.org)
As part of their overall strategy to guard the Jewish People from assimilating among the nations of the world, our Sages decreed against eating [kosher] bread that was baked by a non-Jew.(1) This edict was one of several which served to limit social interaction between Jews and non- Jews. Thus non-Jewish wine, bread, and certain cooked foods were all declared off-limits for the Jew.(2)
Since bread is so much more of a dietary staple than other cooked foods – indeed, the Rabbis call it chayei nefesh, the vital element of the diet – the decree against non-Jewish bread was not as widely accepted as the decrees against other cooked foods.(3) Consequently, in many communities where quality Jewish-baked bread was not easily available, it became customary to eat pas palter, which is kosher bread that is baked in non- Jewish bakeries. The rationale behind allowing pas palter is that eating bread that was baked in a non-Jewish bakery does not lead to mingling and socializing with non-Jews.(4)
Although eating pas palter became commonplace and was endorsed by the leading authorities of the day, it was not universally accepted. Indeed, as soon as Jewish-baked bread was available, the Rabbinical decree against pas palter was reinstated in some communities, and non-Jewish bread was not an option. Only Jewish-baked bread, called pas Yisrael, was allowed. Thus, depending upon the locality, this Rabbinic decree was observed in varying degrees:
1. Some communities adhered to it strictly, not allowing any pas palter at all.(5)
2. Some communities allowed pas palter only when there was no other pas Yisrael available.(6)
3. Others allowed pas palter to be eaten even when there was pas Yisrael available, but only if the pas Yisrael was not of the same quality or type.(7)
4. Others allowed pas palter to be eaten even when pas Yisrael of the same quality and type was available.(8)
Even today, when pas Yisrael of the best quality is available almost everywhere, there are still many communities who rely on the custom of yesteryear and allow the consumption of pas palter,(9) especially when pas Yisrael of similar quality or type is not available.(10)
Shulchan Aruch advises, however, that during Aseres yemei teshuvah everyone should be careful to eat only pas Yisrael.(11) There are several reasons, all inter-related, for this halachah: a) so that we conduct ourselves with an extra measure of purity during these Days of Awe;(12) b) to serve as a reminder of the unique status of these days;(13) c) to beseech Hashem not to judge us stringently, just as we have adopted a practice which is not strictly required of us.(14)
The following rules, therefore, apply to those who observe the halachos of pas Yisrael all year round, and for everyone during Aseres yemei teshuvah.
WHICH FOODS ARE REQUIRED TO BE PAS YISRAEL?
Only bread or bread-family products made from the five species of grain are required to be pas Yisroel. Rice, corn, legume and soy bread do not need to be pas Yisrael.(15)
“Bread” includes any baked item over which one would recite ha-Motzi if he were to make a meal (kevius seudah) consisting of that food.(16) Thus, all breads, cakes, cookies, crackers, pretzels, etc., are included in the category of bread.(17) Pasta, flat pancakes, crepe-like blintzes, farfel, soup croutons, doughnuts, etc., are not considered “bread”, and need not meet the requirements of pas Yisrael.(18)
Many poskim hold that pure mezonos cereals whose raw batter rises just like bread dough rises, e.g., Cheerios, Grape Nuts, Wheat Chex, are also required to be pas Yisrael.(19) Most other cereals, though, are not considered bread family products and may be eaten during Aseres yemei teshuvah even though they are not pas Yisrael. [Nor do these cereals fall into the category of bishul akum, since they are not considered “important” foods which would be served to dignitaries. See The Daily Halachah Discussion, pgs. 255-258, for more details concerning the laws of bishul akum.]
HOW DOES BREAD BECOME PAS YISRAEL?
There are three halachic phases in the bread-baking process: a) pre- heating the oven; b) placing the dough into the oven; c) regulating and adjusting the temperature. If a Jew was involved in any one of these three phases, even if he merely adjusted the temperature by a few degrees, the bread is considered pas Yisrael.(20) If a Jew was not involved in any of the phases of baking, however, the bread is prohibited.
[There is a minority view that tends to hold that factories which produce foods on an assembly line, in a process which is totally different from the one used in standard bakeries, were not included in the prohibition of pas palter.(21) The majority of contemporary poskim do not accept this leniency.(22)]
There are certain food items which are only partially baked at the factory and the consumer completes the baking process before serving. Those items are considered pas Yisrael, since some part of the baking will be done by a Jew.(23) [For this reason all pasta products do not need to be pas or bishul Yisrael, since they require further cooking or baking before serving.]
QUESTION: May one who lives in a community where pas Yisrael products are not available even during Aseres yemei teshuvah eat pas palter like he does during the rest of the year?
DISCUSSION: If pas Yisrael is available within an 18-minute drive from his community, he should drive there and purchase it. If pas Yisrael is not available within that distance, one should try to bake his own bread or bread-family products. If pas Yisrael is not available and one cannot bake his own bread, then he may eat pas palter.
If one is on the road, and he knows that within a 72 minute drive ahead [or 18 minutes back] there will be pas Yisrael available, he must travel that distance in order to obtain pas Yisrael. More than that he is not required to travel and may eat pas palter. (24)
QUESTION: It often happens during Aseres yemei teshuvah that one forgets and prepares a dish containing pas palter (e.g., an ice cream dessert with cookie crumbs, etc.). May such a food be eaten during Aseres yemei teshuvah?
DISCUSSION: If the pas palter is recognizable, as it is in the above case, it is prohibited. If the pas palter is not recognizable, e.g., it dissolves, or all visible pas palter is removed, it is permitted, as long as pas palter is not the majority ingredient. [There is no requirement of shishim for this prohibition to be bateil .(25)]
If pas Yisrael items were baked in a clean utensil which was previously used for pas palter, the food may be eaten during Aseres yemei teshuvah.
see footnotes at Torah.org
- Daled Minim Shuk in Jackson tonight at Bais Faiga location 60 Citadel Drive until 11:30 pm
- Kabolas Kahal Djikov Vizhnitz Rebbe at 70 Cherry st Lakewood
- Ohel Sarala event for girls in Shidduchim at Eagle Ridge
- Nesivos Parlor meeting in Jackson Stacy Ct.
Day 4 of עשרת ימי תשובה
Weather: 72° Plenty of sunshine.
Today 4 Tishrei Yartzeit of Rabbi Avraham ben Yechiel Michel Danzig (1748–1820) "The Chayei Adam"He was a prominent dayan in Vilna.
- Anchor Tax rebate checks begin to arrive in the mail.
- Degel HaTorah party reportedly partnering with the MDY shiur to get back supporters who may have moved to other parties. Israel media says a Prominent Rosh Yeshiva may attend the shiur.
- BDE:Petirah of Tanchum Portnoy A”H, of the 5 Towns community. Tanchum Portnoy, composed the beloved melody for Eitz Chaim sung in shuls around the world. He composed it at just 22 years old. Since then, his melody has become part of the soundtrack of Jewish life, sung by generations as the Torah is returned to the Aron Kodesh. It was later popularized by leading chazzanim and musicians, including his good friend Shlomo Carlebach, and became a cherished part of Shabbos in shuls across the world. Born July 22, 1951 in Brooklyn, New York, he was a longtime resident of Lawrence, New York, and his kevurah was in Beit Shemesh, Israel. He is survived by his wife and his children. More
His father Rav Eliezer Portmoy was a talmid of Mir yeshiva in Poland and was instrumental in securing the documents to help the yeshiva escape to Japan during WW2.
- Congressman Jeff Van Drew: Elections can come down to one vote. So when hundreds of noncitizens cast ballots in New Jersey, we asked a pretty simple question: how did this happen? Instead of answers, the state has stonewalled us every step of the way
- Mashgiach Rav Reuven Hechster shlita will deliver a shmuz today during Mussar seder at BMG
- Keren Olam HaTorah hosts a gathering of thousands of seminary girls in EY attended by gedolei Yisroel who addresed the large crowd ahead of a fundraiser that will take place tomorrow
- BDE: Petirah of R’ Shui Englard Z”L, of Lakewood, Arlington area, after a brief illness he was 50 years old. He Talmid of Yeshiva Torah Temima and a magid shiur for Oraysa.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Rivka Englard (nee Oberlander), and their five daughters. The Levayah is today in Lakewood 4:00 pm at the Arlington Shul 501 Arlington Ave followed by Kevurah in Lakewood
Watch Levaya livestream HERE
- Lakewood planning board meeting today 6:00pm on the agenda:
-Bais Reuven Kamenitz, 831 Ridge Avenue – request to modify approved fencing
-Bais Medrash Toldos Yehuda Stutchin new shul building application 1314 Madison Avenue corner 14th st.
-Gefen Construction 165 Ridge Avenue Block
Minor Subdivision to create four lots.
- Tax Increase: Lakewood township will hold a special meeting on Sept 17 and 23 to adopt and vote on the 2026 budget. After they revised it and cut it down by $7.5 million in spending. The tax levy on lakewood homeowners stays the same at $114 million. Taxes will increase tremendously for the municipal portion alone. Fire taxes went up as is the school and county taxes.
- Sefardi chief Rabbi HaRav Yitzchak Yosef shlit"a, on the minhag of Kapparos
- To be meticulous with poultry that has veterinary supervision.
- It is obligatory to be meticulous regarding conditions of preventing cruelty to animals.
- It is preferable to do Kapparos with money, as was the practice of his father Rav Ovadia Yosef zt"l.
The amount for this year: 35 Shekel.
- Kikar reports. For the first time since the split within Gur and the establishment of the Pnei Menachem community led by Rosh Yeshiva Rav Shaul Alter, a historic development has taken place. A precedent-setting compromise agreement has been signed between the two sides. The agreement includes Gur representatives taking responsibility for past incidents, along with an explicit commitment to maintain peace and prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.
Earlier today Rav Shaul Alter kehila held a ceremony for a cornerstone laying on rechov Torah Metzion the future site of their new Bais Hamedrash of mosdos Pnei Menachem. (See video below)
- Manchester Township Council removed a provision from a redevelopment plan on Sept. 14 that could have allowed the construction of a large-scale data center on a former mining quarry on the Jackson-Manchester border.
- Trump: Everybody knows the Crooked Joe Biden FBI didn’t do what they should have with respect to the Lunatic who shot me in Butler, PA. By the time I got into Office, on January 20th, most of the information was missing, altered, corrupted, or gone. New info was just found! Why wasn’t it seen long ago? This was all a Democrat Plot, to get me out of the Election, that failed. Dirty Cop Christopher Wray should pay a price for the way he handled this assassination attempt, and certainly for the things he said. GOD BLESS AMERICA — MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Shidduch crisis: The number of single young men in the U.S. has surged to a record high, as the “male loneliness epidemic” intensifies.
- TAG Lakewood is expanding its internet-filtering program to internet-connected vehicles, as many newer cars now have built-in Wi-Fi, browsers and entertainment systems. Tesla owners can register for filtering at cars.tag.org. Starting Sept. 16, TAG will have a dedicated car-information line at 732-952-4824 (4TAG) for questions and vehicle-specific guidance. The general email is [email protected]. TAG notes that vehicle filtering is a developing service and staff are still being trained on the available solutions.
- At his Shabbos Shuvah drasha, Rav Moshe Sternbuch shlit”a delivered a strong warning about the dangers of the internet and technology, urging the public to strengthen themselves in prishus and distance themselves from these nisayonos. He also spoke about the 80 bochurim who spent Yom Tov in military prison, and emphasized the need to stand firm against pressures threatening the Torah community. He further called on everyone to strengthen their Shabbos observance and regularly learn Hilchos Shabbos, explaining that since Rosh Hashanah fell on Shabbos this year and there was no shofar, the zechus of Shabbos is especially important to sweeten the dinim.
- A 40-hour work week would be a thing of the past under a new proposal.
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, and Rep. Mark Takano, D-California, reintroduced a bill that would establish a 32-hour work week for Americans with no loss of pay or benefits. The 32-Hour Workweek Act would also require overtime pay at time and half for workdays longer than eight hours and overtime at double a worker’s regular pay for days where they on the job longer than 12 hours.
- FBI arrests a 21-year-old Pennsylvania man accused of preparing a mass shooting on behalf of ISIS
- At the Links event last night in Jackson there was a Q&A session with Rav Yaakov Bender Rav Shalom Kamenetzky and R' Nussi Muller a question was asked what would it take for the rabbonim to spend Rosh Hashana in Uman, it did not receive a response.
- Speaker Mike Johnson warns voters that Democrats are focused on "political retribution" as he draws a sharp contrast over what each party would do with power.
Johnson says Republicans want to stay on course, while accusing Democrats of seeking to reverse GOP tax cuts, pursue amnesty for illegal immigrants, reopen the border and restore taxpayer-funded health care for illegal immigrants."That's quite literally what they're going to do if you give them the reins back. We can't do that."
- Trump: Republicans just got another bad decision from the United States Supreme Court, one that the Court System took forever to give, and then blamed it, in part, on no time left to implement a solution to our totally CORRUPT and out of control Mail-In voting “disaster,” which is a laughing stock all over the World, and where we are the only country that has to endure such a Nation Destroying SCAM. Justices Alito and Thomas, legends both, strongly disagreed with this horrible, highly political, ruling. It is a big loss for Republicans, and America itself, and makes cheating by the Radical Left “Dumocrats,” on Mail-In Ballots, a much easier thing to do - And now they have an open field to do so! The Supreme Court has really let our Country down! Certain Justices are petrified of these crazed and depraved Democrats, and are totally unable to show the courage necessary to save our America. Their horrible decision on Tariffs will be costing the U.S.A., for many years to come, Trillions and Trillions of Dollars. They didn’t even state, “money paid does not have to be paid back,” much to the benefit of entities that truly hate our Country, and have been RIPPING IT OFF FOR YEARS, unnecessarily costing us, immediately, Billions of Dollars. Likewise, the Supreme Court’s Decision on Birthright Citizenship is a complete and total disaster for America, and has already led to massive corruption with respect to “citizenship” in our Country. The damage done to America is incalculable, and they know this, just as everyone else does - It is an irreparable and unrecoverable harm! The Court’s inability and unwillingness to do the right thing for our Country will go down, in a very negative way, in the annals of History. This Supreme Court is bullied and cajoled by the Radical Left into making decisions that have set America back at least a hundred years. These are not the people I interviewed to serve on the United States Supreme Court, they are merely a shell of their original selves, a Court that is costing the United States Trillions of Dollars with shockingly bad rulings that are of such magnitude that it won’t be easily possible for our Country to recover or heal. It is a Court that will go down as having rendered some of the most destructive, hurtful, and damaging decisions in our Country’s history. It is not easy for me to write this criticism of the United States Supreme Court - it will likely cost me dearly for years to come - but I feel it my obligation and duty, as President, to do so for the America we love! Thank you for your attention to this very important matter. God bless the U.S.A. President DONALD J. TRUMP
Video: At the הנחת אבן הפינה for Mosdos פני מנחם in Yerushalayim on Rechov תורה מציון
- The IDF and Shin Bet confirmed that Nail Abu Obeid, commander of Hamas’s Rafah Brigade and head of its operations array, was killed in a strike in Khan Younis. Defense Minister Israel Katz said the policy is to eliminate militants and threats without targeting civilians, adding that no militant is immune.
-Explosions Reported on Qeshm Island Near the Strait of Hormuz: Explosions were heard on Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s official IRNA news agency.
- Panama-flagged oil tanker attacked in Strait of Hormuz, two crew members still missing An Omani naval vessel evacuated 23 crew members, while two remain missing.
- Hezbollah will mount significant attack after regrouping, studying Israeli activity, IDF warns According to IDF assessments, Hezbollah's senior leadership is closely awaiting developments in the Iranian arena, with everything dependent on Iran.
- Negotiations are underway between Israel and Saudi Arabia, facilitated by the U.S. Central Command, to provide intelligence assistance to Saudi Arabia against the Houthis.
- IDF Says Two Hamas Militants Killed: The IDF said it killed Rafat Abu Zamer, a company commander in Hamas’s military wing who led militant training before 7 October and during the current period, in the Khan Younis area yesterday. In a separate strike in Gaza City, it killed Hamad Khader Fahmi Agur, who was involved in weapons production.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed that Iranian troops shot down a US MQ-1 drone over the Strait of Hormuz, Al Jazeera reported on Tuesday.
- The IDF and ISA struck in the northern Gaza Strip and eliminated the terrorist Ahmad Batash, commander of the Jabaliya Battalion in the Northern Gaza Brigade of Hamas’ military wing.
- Palestinian Reports: Hamas Battalion Commander Killed in Gaza City: Palestinian media reported that Ahmad al-Batsh, known as "Abu Osama," was killed last night in a vehicle strike in Gaza City's al-Saftawi area. He was reportedly a senior figure in Hamas's Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades and, according to several Palestinian sources, served as commander of the Jabalia Battalion.
- Lebanon: Lebanese media reported that a drone struck the village of Al-Jarmak in southern Lebanon.
- UN Seeks Gaza War Crimes Investigation: UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk urged Israel to allow international investigators into Gaza to help collect evidence amid concerns over alleged violations and war crimes. He said the discovery of numerous bodies under rubble could indicate war crimes and other atrocities.
- UN Security Council to Discuss Houthi Takeover of Bab al-Mandab: The UN Security Council will hold a discussion tomorrow on the escalation in Bab al-Mandab following the Houthis’ takeover of the strait, according to two French diplomats cited by Reuters.
- Trump: "Oil is flowing through the Hormuz Strait. The Countries of the World, which have been no help to us whatsoever, should, and will, reimburse the United States of America when this SCAM Confligration is all over. We are doing it much more for others, than we are for ourselves, and we have been for Generations! President DONALD J. TRUMP"
- Trump: "I’ve just received a Report that the United States is producing more Exquisite and Elite Weapons than at any time in our History. They are being delivered on a daily basis to our Forces in the Middle East, and beyond. Our Defense Company Factories are moving 24/7, while at the same time building, on average, 4 to 5 largescale brand new Plants, each! A primary focus of this production has been Patriots, THAAD Systems, Tomahawks, and other Standard Missile Systems, of which we already have large numbers in stock. President DONALD J. TRUMP"
Weather: 56° Clear skies
- Parlor meeting ro benefit The Freehold Kollel. The Kollel 9pm a t18 Glen Ave Divrei chizuk by Rav Shlomo Feivel Schustal shlita
- LinksFamily fundraiser at 16 Pointe circle Jackson 8pm
- Yartzeit farbreng for Habachur Chaim Tzvi Chatzi Katz Z"L at the hall 40 chestnut street Lakewood
- Daled Minim shuk @Bais Faiga 8:45pm - 11:30pm
- Bingo open until 12am
- Yeshiva Ner Yisroel of Baltimore will have a alumni event with divrei Hisorerus by Rav Nochum Lansky shlita at the Square 3rd and Clifton Lakewood 7
- LPD Traffic Alert: Martin Luther King Dr. will be closed Northbound from Center St. to Cedarbridge Ave. for planned NJNG construction.
Weather: 77°
Puting up sukka weather this week is clear. Next week is called for rain from Erev Yom Kippur through the first days of Sukkos with a rainstorm in forecast for first days.
Fast is over 50 minute zman 7:57
Tzom Gedaliah, observed on 3 Tishrei, day after Rosh Hashana, commemorates the murder of Gedaliah ben Achikam, whom Nevuchadnetzar appointed as governor over the Jewish remnant in Eretz Yisroel after the churban of the First Beis Hamikdash. Yishmael ben Netanyah murdered Gedaliah and many others, causing the remaining Jews to flee to Egypt. His death brought an end to the last remnants of Jewish settlement and independence in Eretz Yisroel after the Churban. Chazal established the fast to commemorate this tragedy and its devastating consequences.
- Tefilos for the Vizhnitz rebbe Reb Srultche shlita from Bnei Brak who will be undergoing a medical procedure tomorrow morning to install a pacemaker, name is Yisroel ben Leah Esther.
- The Supreme Court today has refused to let USPS’s new mail-ballot rules take effect for the 2026 midterms. Justices Alito and Thomas dissent. Ina 7-2 Ruling. The case is still open.
- Trump asked Rabbonim about Rubashkin More details of Admorim meeting with President Trump at the White house
- Ami Magazine reports on a conversation between President Trump and the Rebbes in the Oval Office before Rosh Hashanah.
"You guys are funny," Trump told the Rabbonim. "I send B-2 bombers to Iran, I bombed them to smithereens. If I wouldn’t have bombed them, they would have wiped out Israel, but I don't get a thank you. But I pardoned this butcher from Iowa - he has some kind of funny name - and everybody is happy."
"Rubashkin," someone promoted him.
"Yeah, Lubashkin [sic]. Is the guy still alive?" the President responded.
The attendees assured him that Reb Shalom Mordechai Rubashkin is doing fine, to which Reb Yoel Rosenfeld (an askan who accompanied the Bobover Rebbe) added, "Mr President, I want to tell you there was dancing in the streets of Brooklyn when this happened."
Trump replied classically, "Brooklyn? I got 94% of the vote in your areas."
He then shifted back to the Rubashkin case.
"That was total antisemitism. I called the prosecutor and asked, 'Why'd you give this person 28 years? He had some illegal immigrants, but who doesn't have? You get a fine, not 28 years.' The prosecutor said, 'he deserved much more.' I told him, 'You're an anti-Semite. I'm pardoning him."
Source: Ami Magazine issue 784.
- Peta activists were at kaparos locations today around Lakewood with signs about animal cruelty and to use coins and not live chicken. On social media too there the usual buzz
- Trump: I am the Hoax Buster, and I’m right now breaking another Hoax — That AI is going to take over, consume, and destroy the World, and that Robots will be marching into our Cities, and getting rid of us all! This is even wilder than the RUSSIA, RUSSIA, RUSSIA HOAX, or the Global Warming Scam. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- Jackson mayor receives 'disgusting' messages; cops investigating APP reports In recent months, someone has wished Jackson Mayor Jennifer Kuhn dead, compared her to both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a Nazi in the same breath, and has advised her to leave the country with her family.
- Kaporos today at Bingo $5 a chicken at 1pm
-Tat כפרות 3 locations at Bais Aharon, Ateres Reva and Neemas hachaim parking lot from 2pm- 7pm $8.50 a chicken
- Yeshiva Ner Yisroel of Baltimore will have a alumni event with divrei Hisorerus by Rav Nochum Lansky shlita at the Square 3rd and Clifton Lakewood 7:15 pm followed by Maaeiv and light refreshments
- LDC virtual meeting today 4:30pm
-There's ben renewed ICE activity in Lakewood with some arrests over the last few days
- Daled Minim shuk at Bais Faiga today
- At the BOE meeting last Wednesday The Lakewood school board voted to extend hazardous busing to private schools, the state monitor blocked it. School attorney warns it could bring lawsuits. The BOE did not day who will pay for the 14 million dollars in funding
- Trump lashes out at 'sick conspiracy' against AI and data centers, warns 'Conspiracy Theorists, Treasonists, Traitors, and Leakers after a report of A sudden burst of warnings about the potentially catastrophic dangers of artificial intelligence coming from Barack Obama, Democratic lawmakers and some of the most powerful figures in the AI industry just as the 2026 midterm campaign enters its final stretch is drawing questions about whether an emerging technology debate is becoming a coordinated political issue.
- Americans are expected to pay more for coverage in 2027 as hospital, doctor and drug costs rise. Employer health-benefit costs are projected to jump 8.2%, the biggest increase in 13 years.
- A Red Bank man an illegal immigrant has been sentenced to a combined 20 years in New Jersey State Prison for a horrific 2025 crash in Lakewood that claimed the lives of a 42-year-old woman and an 11-year-old girl. He had a previous DWI arrest. The Whitehouse previously used this case to highlight what happens in sanctuary states that don't allow cooperation between local authorities and ICE.
- Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Memorial Event Canceled: Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara’s position to the religious ministry to cancel a major memorial event because of its proximity to the election. Baharav-Miara had recommended holding it afterward due to concerns that it could serve as Shas election propaganda.
- BDE: Petirah of Rav Moahe Riegler Z"L of Brooklyn/Lakewood Enclave community. Levaya in Boro Park 1:00pm at Bobov 45 Bais Medrash at 49th st.
- BDE: Petirah of R Yosef Dovid Schur Z"L from Chicago/Lakewood a talmid of Rav Aharon Kotler ZTL. He lived in a Country place in Lakewood. Levaya and Kevura in Eretz Yisrael.
- BDE: Petirah of Rav Chaim Tzvi Ehrenreich zt”l, of Williamsburg, Gaavad of Shamloi and mechaber of aefer Maayan Yeshuah, who was niftar on the second day of Rosh Hashanah He was 94.
- Trump: I hope everyone realizes that price increases throughout America were caused by Sleepy Joe Biden and the Biden Administration, not by “TRUMP.” Even Oil was higher under Biden than it is right now, and we prevented Iran from having a Nuclear Weapon! With the temporary exception of Oil, prices are coming down sharply, and Oil will drop like a rock as soon as the Military Conflict with Iran is over, and that will not be long. Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP
- In Lakewood thousands davened in BMG minayim, this year Rav Shneur Kotler shlita ben Rav Malkiel shlita davened for the amud in the new Minyan at Princeton BM. Several new balai tefilah were introduced to serve as shliach tzibbur.
Trump: The $5,000 Trump Dividend, to be given to all Adults in the United States due to the fact that our Country is taking in Trillions of Dollars of Economic Development, Investment, and Pure SUCCESS, is being criticized by “Dumocrats” who are hoping that it never happens — But it will! As an example, the Dumocrats said THE GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, one of the largest ever approved by Congress, or signed into Law by a President happened, despite the Dumocrats saying it would be impossible to get approved — Or the Gift of $1776 that I gave last year to our Military, was an almost guaranteed Non Starter, everyone said it could not be done, but it was, our Military Patriots got the money, and loved it. When I say something, I mean it! The $5,000 Dividend will happen because the People of our Country deserve it. VOTE REPUBLICAN — MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DONALD J. TRUMP
גמר חתימה טובה
- Fast of Tzom Gedalia begins at 5:15 am or 5:24 am
- Open tonight Evergreen, Nutmeg, Aisle 9 until 1am
-Kaporos tomorrow's at Bingo $5 at 1pm
-Tomorrow Tat כפרות at Bais Aaron and Ateres Reva 2- 7 $8.50 a chicken New location this year at Neemas Hachaim
Selichos list for those who don't say all of them for צום גדלי
מו,מז,מח,מט,נב,נג,נה,נז.
- Official numbers 65,000 spent Rosh Hashana in Uman.
- Giyus over 80 bochurim and Youngeleit spent Rosh Hashana in IDF military prison for Draft dodging. 70 Broslevers who were arrested as they tried leaving for R"H to Uman. Others were released ahead of Yom Tov.
- There will be a yartzeit farbreng for Habachur Chaim Tzvi Chatzi Katz Z"L on motzei Tzom Gedalya at the hall 40 chestnut Lakewood
- President Trump insists the $5,000 "Trump Dividend" will happen, despite Democrat criticism and efforts to stop it. "When I say something, I mean it! The $5,000 Dividend will happen because the People of our Country deserve it." In his attack on Democrats "hoping it never happens," Trump uses the Big Beautiful Bill and $1776 checks to the military as examples that he keeps his word.
- At the beis medrash of Rav Dan Segal in Givat Moshe, Yerushalayim, where the mashgiach led Mussaf on both days Rosh Hashana, the Levi aliyah and the pesichah on both days were sold in his zechus for $50,000.
- Historic Moment in Dushinsky: Belzer Rebbe Included in Mi Shebeirach After 50 Years of Estrangement when the Dushinsky Rebbe publicly included the Belzer Rebbe in a Mi Shebeirach for those in need of a refuah.
- Trump: The White House was in very bad condition, both inside and out. Frankly, it was a “dump!” Past Presidents did not take care of it. I love renovating it during my spare time, which is not much. The Department of Interior, and various contractors, are doing a fantastic job. Attached are pictures of BEFORE and AFTER. The exterior “skin” of the Building was practically falling off! It is now in better shape than when built in 1792. Such an Honor to have the privilege of saving this Great Structure! More time without renovation would have destroyed our beloved White House! President DONALD J. TRUMP
