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Weather: 83° Abundant sunshine. Areas of smoke and haze are possible, reducing visibility at times.
5 Av Yartzeit of the ארי הקדוש thousands flock to his kever today in Tzfas.
5 Av today marks the 86th yartzeit of Rav Chaim Ozer Grodzensky Zatzal.
Sunday learning programs for boys begin today in neighborhood shuls throughout the summer. 10:30am - 11:30 am
- Trump praises Giant Eagle for lowering prices, says it helps working families, and urges other grocery chains to do the same while criticizing the Biden administration over inflation
- String of parlor meetings taking place to raise funds for a Almana and 10 Yesomim Donate to Keren Zichron Yehoshua HERE
- BDE: Petirah of Reb Dovid Berger z"l, of Lakewood he was a well-known sofer in the Lakewood community for many years, who was niftar suddenly today after suffering a heart attack at the age of 76. Known for decades of expert work writing sifrei Torah, tefillin, and mezuzos, he was also remembered for his humility and kindness. He was actively involved with safrus until his Petirah and was present at many hachnosas sifrei Torah.
The levaya is scheduled for tomorrow Monday 11:30 am at the Lakewood Chapel office 7th street. Followed by Kevura at the adjacent bais Olam.
- BDE: Petirah of Mrs. Gittel Zlata Bernstein A"H after complications from severe injuries she sustained last year while crossing Route 9 by evergreen Lakewood in March 2025. She was 73. Wife of Rav Efraim Bernstein. Her Levaya will be held tomorrow Monday at 10:00 am in Lakewood at the chapel office 7th st followed by Kevirah in Long Island at Elmont, New York.
- Vice President Vance and his wife announced the birth of their fourth son
-Some Spanish players were celebrating their World Cup final win with the Palestinian flag.
- Grocery shopping day off to camp sales and parcel takeout at local supermarkets. GG notice the weekly email with the sale flyer has grammatical and pricing errors please see in-store pricing instead
Powerade at GG .99 Watermelon at Aldi $4.65
- Border czar Tom Homan says ICE agents will soon surge i.n New York
- President Trump at Metlife stadium for world cup game. Fans were crossing the highways surrounding the stadium to get to the game.
-Israeli airline Israir is calling on British authorities to investigate a series of incidents that damaged its aircraft, suspecting they may be targeted acts against the airline. The latest happened Thursday at Luton Airport, where a pushback tug struck an Israir plane, forcing passengers to disembark and the flight to be cancelled. Israir says it's the third such incident in under a year.
- The Israeli Prime Minister's Office rejected Zohran Mamdani's criticism, arguing that the ICC has no jurisdiction over Israel, dismissing its arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu as illegitimate, and suggesting former ICC prosecutor Karim Khan issued it to deflect attention from misconduct allegations. The statement also defended Israel's conduct in the war against Hamas and accused Mamdani of attacking Israel while ignoring problems in New York
- Traffic alert: 9 Northbound all lanes closed South of Prospect St in Lakewood Twp due to downed pole and wires. Motorists are advised to follow the posted detour.
- The Kinus Tisha B' av program for ladies and girls will take place this year at a different location at Ateres Reva hall Tisha Bav day 10:30 am - 1:15pm
- Giyus: Ger chasidim planning another mass protest tomorrow night outside prison 10 after IDF arrests a Ger bochur for draft evasion. The Gerer rebbe shlita will join in the atzeres with Maariv and Pirkei Tehillum.
- Gur bochurim held an atzeres tefilah at the kevarim of the Gur admorim with the participation of Mekubal Rav Yaakov Adas shlita.
- Based on current estimates, Lakewood property owners could see their annual tax bills increase by close to $1,000 when the proposed municipal tax increase is combined with expected school and fire district tax increases. The proposed municipal tax increase would add approximately $144 per $100,000 of assessed value, or about $720 annually for a home assessed at $500,000. Township officials have cited higher snow removal costs as a factor in the proposed increase. Some residents have questioned the need for a permanent tax increase, noting that property taxes were not reduced in previous years when the township reported budget surpluses.
- Starting today New Jersey's law requiring owners and operators of electrical bicycles to obtain motorized bicycle licenses, registration, and insurance goes into effect today. As of today, to operate an e-bike in New Jersey, riders must be at least 15 years old and have either an e-bike license or a valid driver's license.
-The address store at American Dream mall will be closed today.
- Campaign launched today by Charedi factions demanding their own knesset representatives in the frum parties. Charedi youths are demanding to allocate them a representative in Shas and United Torah Judaism. According to them, they enjoy the support of tens of thousands of frum voters. The faction they established is called "the Haredi Public," headed by Motti Leitner, the deputy mayor of Beit Shemesh. Today they launched a street campaign costing more than 2 million shekel and held talks with the frum parties.
- NJ Governor Mikie Sherrill: All eyes will be on New Jersey today as Spain and Argentina meet in the FIFA World Cup Final. Use NJ transit.
- SCN food benefits in NY have been temporarily suspended due to a lack of funding.
- Vaad L'Mishmeres Shatnez Warning: Custom Suits! Recent findings highlight the crucial need to test for shatnez custom suits, even when guaranteed by the tailor that no linen will be used. A recent order for four suits was placed with A Custom Tailor. The loyal customer consistently specified that the under-collar fabric should be made from cotton and clearly requested no linen be used. However, as usual, all suits were returned with linen collars, not in accordance with the customer's specifications. In addition, one of the sleeve heads had a wool and linen fabric. Furthermore, both sleeve heads were made with different materials. In fact, all four suits had different sleeve head materials, totaling eight different fabric choices used across the suits' sleeve heads.
- Video: Rav Dov Landau the Medinah and Mizrachi are sending soldiers to die for the honor of the country and not to save others