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Today: Lakewood Township Commmitee Meeting

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 The Lakewood township committee meeting will take place today Oct 15, 2020 at 5:30 pm virtually
Watch live stream HERE  
See Agenda HERE
 Ordnance first reading Granting Tax abatements from local property taxes to:
-Chateau grand plaza at 939 River Avenue
-Prime Apartments at 7th and Madison former capitol hotel
-Street vacation, land sales.
-Public comment may be submitted via email at comments@lakewoodnj.gov before and
during the committee meeting.  see more


Oif Simchas 28 Tishrei 5781

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 Chasunas: 

Alon - Kalatsky  Ateres Chana
Klugman - Kramer  Lake Terrace
Teitelbaum -  Weinstein Fountain Ballroom

Vorts: courtesy of Simchas.net

 Hachosson Ari Polter to Hakalla Tova Oppenheimer 6:30PM at 1489 Pine Park Ave, 

 Hachosson Mordechai Rubinfeld to Hakalla Rivka Bracha Newman 7 pm at 618 Caranetta 

 Hachosson Shimon Schwab to Hakalla Bataheva Munk 7PM at  Ner Dovid 1414 14th St

Hachosson Yossi Silberstein to Hakalla Nechama Mendlowitz 7PM at 48 Sherie Ct, 

Hachosson Shimon Sturman to Hakalla Mindy Susna 7:30PM at Yeshiva K'Tana 120 2nd St, 

Hachosson Shmuel Tashman to Hakalla Malky Zeldes 7:30pm  at Bnos Brocha 1665 Corporate Rd West

Engagements: courtesy of Vivaser





Friday Oct 16 News Updates Lakewood

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Weather: Periods of rain. Morning high of 63F with temps falling to near 55. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near an inch. Locally heavy rainfall possible.

- Candle lighting 5:56 pm Shkia Sunset 6:14 pm Rosh Chodesh MarCheshvan Sunday & Monday

-Murphy: “There have been some big realities. And again, I will say that our working relationship with elected leaders, faith leaders and others in and around Lakewood has been outstanding, but there’s no escaping the fact that that’s been a hotspot.. But for the most part, I’ll use baseball terms, forgive me, this is a bunch of singles and doubles, small ball stuff that’s a little bit here, a little bit there.”

- New Hampshire and Massachusetts add the state NJ to a travel advisory as one of the states to quarantine for 14 days if you come from there.

- Cuomo's health commissioner  Howard Zucker admits in a brief in the Brooklyn Catholic Diocese case that “there is no specific percentage threshold to determine when an area should be designated as an orange or yellow zone.” Basically, Cuomo is making up rules and maps based on mood.(OJPAC)

- A "super-spreader event" near Monmouth University led to positive coronavirus tests for more than 100 students and forced the school into all-online classes, officials said Tuesday. The outbreak was traced to a single off-campus private gathering that resulted in 125 positive Covid-19 cases.

- Jays busing dismissal at girls schools today 11:00 am due to limited drivers.
- Changing of the guard Lakewood Hatzolah Captains retire after 10 year term. New captain appointed by vaad Harabonim
-BD'E: Rosh hakahal of Satmar in Monroe Reb Meir Zelig Rispler Z"L 75, was niftar after catching the virus recently.

- LNN - Prime Apartments and the new Chateau Grande shopping center have applied to Lakewood Township to receive 5 year tax abatements on their new buildings.⁣
The tax abatements would begin once the buildings are deemed by the tax assessor as "complete and ready for use for their intended purpose". The first year after completion the owners would pay $0 in property taxes, the second year they would pay 20%, the third year 40%, the fourth year 60%, and the fifty year 80%. After the 5 years they will need to pay the full amount of taxes due.⁣ The Prime Apartments building is currently assessed at over $19 Million.⁣ Committeeman Meir Lichtenstein voted no to the Prime Apartments request, and he abstained to the Chateau Grande plaza request. Committeeman Mike D'Elia abstained on both requests.

- Hamodia: -A group of Catholics and Orthodox Jews filed suit Thursday against New York’s recent COVID-19 restrictions, alleging unconstitutional infringements on freedom of speech, religion and assembly. This is at least the fifth lawsuit brought against the regulations imposed last week.

The federal suit was brought by a group of Catholic priests, Orthodox Jews, and Catholic-school and yeshiva parents, over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s closure of schools and limitation of houses or worship to as few as 10.

The new filing lists a host of state and city officials as defendants, including Cuomo, State attorney General Letitia James, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and the state and city health commissioners. (While the state enacts all closure laws, enforcement is mostly up to the cities).


“Seven months into the era of COVID-19, and nearly four months after this Court’s entry of a preliminary injunction protecting the original plaintiffs’ right to religious worship, New York officials simply couldn’t contain themselves,” the suit says. “Instead of respecting plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights and this Court’s crystal-clear injunction entered on June 26, 2020 … the State and City defendants, led by defendant Cuomo and defendant de Blasio, have suddenly done an about face. Less than one month before a Presidential Election and only hours after Cuomo promised Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn that their houses of worship could remain at 50% of capacity — as this Court’s June 26 injunction requires — Cuomo last week imposed a new, draconian crackdown on religious worship and education throughout much of New York City and surrounding counties.”

The new restrictions, which also shutter “non-essential” businesses in the red zones, come after portions of the state, including sections with large Orthodox Jewish populations such as in Brooklyn, Queens, Rockland County and Orange County, have been seeing a COVID uptick in recent weeks.

Cuomo has frequently blamed religious gatherings, often particularly naming “ultra-Orthodox” Jews, for the rise in cases. At his press Oct. 6 press conference announcing the new restrictions, the governor said, “The new rules are most impactful on houses of worship, because the virus is not coming from non-essential businesses. That’s not what this is about. It may be spread by non-essential businesses. The virus is not starting in schools. It may be spread by schools. This is about mass gatherings. One of the prime places of mass gatherings are houses of worship. I understand it’s a sensitive topic, but that is the truth. Period. You want to solve the problem? Acknowledge the problem.” At a press conference Oct. 14, Cuomo said that “the enforcement from the local governments is very uneven, especially when its politically sensitive,” and “that’s what we’re running into with a lot of these ultra-Orthodox communities, who are very politically powerful – don’t kid yourself.”


But the plaintiffs argue that “At no time has Cuomo presented evidence that New York religious gatherings have been a source of viral spreading as opposed to all the other gatherings his one-man rule has permitted for the past seven months,” and that the restrictions particularly target religious practices, as they severely restrict houses of worship while permitting “essential businesses” to remain open without limits on rates of occupancy, which “endangers the government’s interest in ‘containing the virus’ at least as much as religious schools or houses of worship.”


When limiting constitutional freedoms to achieve a compelling state interest (such as curbing the spread of a disease), governments are required to narrowly tailor the restrictions so they are the least-restrictive possible. But the lawsuit says these COVID restrictions are overborad, and cites as evidence comments Cuomo made to Jewish leaders in a conference call hours before he imposed the guidelines, a full recording of which was obtained and published exclusively by Hamodia.com.


In response to a question posed on the call by Harav Yaakov Bender, Rosh Hayeshivah of Yeshiva Darchei Torah in Far Rockaway, about why schools must be shuttered completely, rather than taking a more nuanced approach, Cuomo responded, “I’m a hundred percent frank and candid. This is not a highly nuanced, sophisticated response. This is a fear-driven response, you know. This is not a policy being written by a scalpel; this is a policy being cut by a hatchet. It’s just very blunt. I didn’t propose this, you know; it was proposed by the Mayor [Bill de Blasio] in the City. I’m trying to sharpen it and make it better. But it’s out of fear. People see the numbers going up – ‘Close everything! Close everything!’ It’s not the best way to do it, but it is a fear-driven response. The virus scares people. Hopefully, we get the numbers down in the zip codes, the anxiety comes down, and then we can have a smarter, more-tailored approach.”


Cuomo’s office did not immediately respond Thursday evening night to Hamodia’s request for comment on this latest suit. There have been at least four other suits filed against the restrictions, including one Wednesday evening by three Rockland County shuls. In response to previous suits, Cuomo senior advisor Rich Azzopardi said last week, “We’ve been sued virtually every day for every action taken. We’re concentrating on reducing the virus in these hot spots and saving lives, period.”

A Few Tips for the Gabbai about Hagaba on Sefer Breishis

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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.

2) Gelilah should also be given to someone with knowledge to immediately secure the atzei chaim and begin rolling the sefer Torah

3) Very important for the Gabbai to stand nearby within an arms length until after gelilah is done.

Thank You
K. H.


Lakewood Zmanim עש׳׳ק פרשת בראשית שבת מברכים חודש מרחשון תשפ׳׳א

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 חסידים היו אומרים: ״היכן שיהודי מעמיד את עצמו בשבת בראשית - שם הוא יעמוד בכל השנה כולה״
Friday, October 16, 2020 / כ״ח תשרי תשפ״א ערב שבת פרשת בראשית
-Candle lighting 5:56 pm 
-Shkia/Sunset 6:14 pm
-Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan is Sunday and Monday
-Molad: · Shabbos morning, 23 minutes and 0 chalakim after 3:00 am.
די מולד איז געווען שבת פארטאגס דריי און צוואנציג מינוט נאך דריי 
-weather Shabbbos day  A mainly sunny sky. High 61F

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 Bereishis. 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).



Motzei Shabbos Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5781 Lakewood

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- Chartered flights are heading to Israel the next few days with Yeshiva bochurim and Seminary girls going  to study and learn after not being allowed to enter. They will quarantine for 2 weeks upon arrival.

-39 new cases in Lakewood  totals 5706/204

-Tehillim Edison rosh yeshivas name has been changed. Please be mispalel for  Chaim Yaakov ben Faiga בתוך שאר חולי ישראל

- Rav Chaim Kanievsky responded to those who asked that they should open the chadeorim and  yeshivos ketanos starting tomorrow after failing to reach a deal with the state.

-NY Gov. Cuomo signed an order to stop a planned wedding this Monday for the grandson of the Satmar Rebbe Rav Zalman  It was expected to draw 10,000 guest and held in Williamsburg outside the color zones You can get married, you just can't have a thousand people at your wedding. You get the same result at the end of the day -- you're just married. It's also cheaper."Abc

- Coronavirus cases increased in 17 of N.J.'s 21 counties. Ocean County was the state’s biggest hotspot last week, adding 17.6 cases per 10,000, a 19% rise from last week. The county had curtailed its rate slightly after eclipsing 20 cases per 10,000 two weeks ago.




Sunday Rosh Chosesh Cheshvan News updates Lakewood

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חדש עלינו את החודש הזה לטובה ולברכה, לששון ולשמחה, לישועה ולנחמה, לפרנסה ולכלכלה, לחיים ולשלום, למחילת חטא ולסליחת עוון

Weather: Partly cloudy. High 63F 10% chance of rain

-Authorities enforcing social distancing rules and mask wearing at simcha halls.

-NJ- The statewide rate of transmission declined to 1.15, even though number of cases jumped up. Essex County led the state in new cases Sunday, with 139, followed by Hudson (131), Ocean (121), and Union and Middlesex, both 107.

-117 New cases in Lakewood totals 5823/204

-The Yom Tefillah requested by the Rabbonim  in Boro Park will take place  Tuesday 11:30am by phone, will include all mosdos and communities. 
-Mosdos in Monsey were shut down by Govt officials over shabbos 
- Lakewood Roshei Yeshiva and the Vaad Harabonim linyanei corona call for increase in Torah and tefilla. In a letter released it states the current threat to the operation of yeshivos and Talmudei Torah especially that some were shut down in other cities. The rabbonim ask that tehillim be said after all 3 daily tefillos in shuls.

- Lakewood Vaad does not make an endorsement for president citing a decades long practice to focus on matters of local concern and not make endorsement in presidential elections. Lakewood was the Trumpiest town in NJ who voted in 2016. The vaad did express hakoras hatov to the president and have significant concerns about the policies of the Democratic contenders.

-Boro Park is holding a protest (yom tefilah) against the Cuomo lockdown on Monday, based on a decision tonight by rabbanim. This, according to my recall, is unprecedented. Never before has Boro Park sanctioned a protest. Then again, the governor's rhetoric these days is also unprecedented. (Yochonon Donn)

- Tehillim for שמעון בן הניא רייזל hospitalized with corona. רפאל אברהם יצחק בן גיטל, חיים יעקב בן פייגא בתוך שאר חולי ישראל

- Satmar releases statement it will hold wedding for close family only and blames media smear since the original plan was with social distancing guidelines.



Audio: Election Update: Vote Column A straight Down

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 Election message from R' Harold Herskowitz VOTE STRAIGHT COLUMN A

Reminder this election is by mail in Ballot. There will be no formal in person voting besides for a few polling places on election day but the vote will not be by machine. You will have to fill out a provisional ballot.  The paper Provisional Ballot looks exactly like the ballot sent to you in the mail except "Provisional Ballot" or "Mail-In Ballot" appears in the upper right hand corner. Other than that they are identical. Paper Provisional Ballots require the voter to fill out a form (affirmation Statement) to go along with the ballot. This form is what is used to investigate the eligibility of the voter.

Oif Simchas 1 Cheshvan 6781 Rosh CHodesh

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Engagements courtesy of Vivaser Daily: To receive send email getvivaser@gmail.com


 

AUDIO: Cuomo Holds Conference Call With Jewish Leaders Sunday Night They Apologized for the Rhetoric

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"Please remember that when you see some, pardon me, idiots doing silly things, don’t paint us with that brush. We are really beating up on them, we are doing everything in our power to stop these people. At the same time, you know, one thing you mentioned earlier [that] you were sued without anybody talking to you – that’s one thing I feel is unfair. We wanted to meet with you. We wanted to speak with you. We didn’t get the time". 

 Hamodia: New York Governor Andrew Cuomo a held conference call with Jewish leaders Sunday night. Several askanim from Borough Park declined to be on the call, after the tensions that arose from the October 6th call, including the fact that the governor muted them during the call, and only talk several prearranged questions. However, on this October 18th call,  it appeared that questioners were able to talk freely, and one person involved described the conference to Hamodia as much more “conciliatory.”

Rabbi Yaakov Bender: This is Yaakov Bender from Far Rockaway, New York.

Read full transcript and Hear the audio at Hamodia.com

Monday Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan Oct 19 News Updates Lakewood

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 weather: Partly cloudy skies. High 67F

-Case Update: On Thursday there was a hearing at the appeals court. It is estiated the judge will issue a ruling within 2 months. It is possible the judge will iy"h declare the case an unjustified prosecution and dismiss the entire case or ח''וshe will recommend that R Osher shlita be resentenced for a 12 year prison sentence ר''ל. Please continue to dave for Osher ben Chana Frumit. There will be weekly tehillim Thursday night 10:30 pm in Binyan Beren.

-Satmar releases the grammen for the mitzva tzntz ahead of the wedding tyonight for all those who will be calling in to join along
-The Rosh Hayeshiva Rav Baruch Mordechai Ezrachi shlita tested positive for coronavirus he is feeling well and continuing his daily schedule please daven for Boruch Mordechai ben Hinda Malka
-Starting today Monday, Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan HaRav Simcha Bunim Cohen Shlita will continue daily Shaarei Teshuva Monday - Thursday 1:25pm-1:35 pmOn Chayeinu Hotline 732-301-4043 press 9 to hear it live and 6 for recordings

-Residents in Jackson speak up at meeting demanding closure of shuls video


What's A NJ Provisional Ballot? How Does It Work?

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  Patch- NJ - Ever since Governor Phil Murphy announced that the November election would be primarily vote-by-mail, there has been a flurry of concern about the voting in person which will be done by using a provisional ballot. According to Warren County Clerk Holly Mackey, in every election paper provisional ballots are supplied to the poll workers and are nothing new.

"They are commonly used for things such as a voter appearing in person but does not show up in the poll books, for a whole host of reasons, and for people who were issued a vote-by-mail ballot," Mackey said. "They are given the paper provisional ballot and the affirmation statement that they fill out."

Mackey said that after the election each provisional ballot cast is investigated by the Board of Elections and if the voter's registration is deemed valid, or the voter did not return a ballot in the mail, which would be voting twice, the provisional ballot is accepted.

Mackey noted that each county is responsible for their own ballot design, but in Warren County:

The paper Provisional Ballot looks exactly like the ballot we sent to you in the mail except "Provisional Ballot" or "Mail-In Ballot" appears in the upper right hand corner. Other than that they are identical.

Paper Provisional Ballots require the voter to fill out a form (affirmation Statement) to go along with the ballot. This form is what is used to investigate the eligibility of the voter.

Provisional Ballots are the last ballots counted in every election. This is because of the Vote By Mail program. The Election Board must wait until after the deadline to receive Mail-In Ballots has passed before they can conclude their investigation. This is to prevent a dishonest person from dropping their ballot off at a post office and then heading to the polls to vote a Provisional Ballot (voting twice). Once the deadline is closed, and if the voter did not return a ballot via mail, their Provisional Ballot is accepted.

For the Nov. 3General Election the deadline to receive ballots in the mail is November 10, so no provisional ballots will be counted before Nov. 11 at the earliest.

All Provisional ballots that have been investigated and deemed eligible get counted.

"The Executive order allows voters to return their mail-in ballots to their polling place on Election Day, this is new this election, and hand them to a poll worker," Mackey said. " These ballots are counted starting the day after the election, Nov. 4."

Lakewood Zoning Board Meeting

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 Lakewood Zoning board meeting tonight Monday October 19 at7:00 pm

-Watch Livestream HERE 
-See Agenda HERE 
-During the meeting, you may submit written questions and/or comments via e mail to the following e-mail address: zoningboardcomments@lakewoodnj.gov You must Include your name and address in your submission. 
OLD BUSINESS
Appeal # 4139A – Somerset NH LLC – New Hampshire Ave, Block 1248 Lot 1, B-5 zone.
 Subdivision for 30 duplex structures.
6. NEW BUSINESS
Appeal # 4155 – Perel Keller – Oak Street, Block 855.06/lots 17, 20, 34, 18, 33, 27, 24 &
 24.01; Block 1159.01 lots 16, 18.01 & 18.02, Block 1159.02/lots 11, 25 &
 18; Block 1159.03/lots 21, 21.01 & 28. R-20 zone. To subdivide 17 lots to
 create 39 single family lots in accordance with the requirements of the R-
 7.5 zone. Use variance.
Appeal # 4157 – Sam Schulman, Drake Road, Block 251.02 Lot 86, R-40 zone. Variance
 requested for lot density –minor subdivision to create two lots.
Appeal # 4161 – 118 Ocean Avenue, LLC, Vine Street & Washington Street, Block 837
 Lot 1, R-40/R-20C zone. Use variance for 6 single family lots in
 accordance with R-10 zoning requirements.
Appeal # 4159 – Erwin Zafir – Block 18 Lots 6 & 9, Block 18 Lot 9. To construct a new
 home on lot 9 with a covered walkway connecting to their childrens home
 located on lot 6. Setback relief is requested for the covered walkway. 

Lakewood Election Message

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 Listen: Vote for a Better Lakewood



Watch Video below



Tuesday October 20 2020 News Updates Lakewood

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 Weather: Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing.

-Ocean county down to #8 in List of cases in NJ with 55, led by Union 132. Middlesex 117, Essex 114, Bergen 103, Hudson 87, Passaic 67, Morris 60, who all have more cases. None of these counties are vilified by the Murphy administration as they did to Ocean county.

- 13 new covid cases in Lakewood totals 5886/205 + 1 death.

-Pizza on Wheels free lunch program daily 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

-NYC mayor Bill de Blasio expressed regret on how the city overreacted in terms of enforcement on the jewish communities, and that it would enforce compliance in more measured ways.(BP24)

-Murphy signs bill to release thousands of N.J. prisoners early beginning the day after Election Day due to covid19 in prisons. NJ.com
-The state shipped 170,000 antigen (rapid) tests to Ocean county, but claim they aren't reporting the results because they aren't PCR.(Non rapid).according to NJ12 reporter. Yet there seems to be a disconnect as local health departments are factoring it in their count. 

- Numerous car accidents around Lakewood this morning due to slippery roads

-Tefillos for Harav Dovid Soleveitchick  shlita who suffered a bad case of pneumonia please daven for Meshulam Dovid ben Alteh Hendel for a refuah sheleima

-Tefilos for Rav Aharon Chodosh  shlitamashgiach  Mir Yerushalayim who was taken to hospital after not feeling well his condition is stable they tested him for covid19. Please daven for Aharon ben Tzivia for a refuah shleima

-LPD: Kent Rd closed between County Line Rd and the Howell border until further notice reoairs to the bridgewill keep the road closed for a while.
-At the zoning board last night the board denied a application to build 39 single family on Oak Street between Albert Avenue and New Hampshire Avenue. The board approved  4 houses on Spruce street corner Washington where only 1.5 houses(LNN)
-Radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh  told his listeners yesterday “It’s tough to realize that the days where I do not think I’m under a death sentence are over,” after scans  showed the lung cancer was

spreading.  Limbaugh continued. “Now, we all are, is the point. We all know that we’re going to die at some point, but when you have a terminal disease diagnosis that has a time frame to it, then that puts a different psychological and even physical awareness to it.”



Write in Ballot Results for Lakewood Primary Elections July 7 2020

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See below for full list and results of write in candidates submitted for the Lakewood Primary Elections that took place by mail on July 7, 2020 (HT: Reporter Shlomo Schorr on Twitter,

 









Oif Simchas ג'חשון תשפ''א

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 Engagements: Courtesy of Vivaser Daily

Frankel - Handler KMY 
Bloch - Bursztyn Ateres Reva 
Gartenhaus - Rogow Ateres Chana 
Zelikovitz - Cogan Cheder






Wednesday October 21 News Updates Lakewood

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 Weather: Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. Areas of dense fog. High 74F.

-Cuomo makes adjustments to some zones but Brooklyn the red zone remains the red zone. The orange zone will go to a yellow zone .Rockland county red remains red. Yellow remains yellow. Orange county red remains red. Yellow remains yellow.

-Yesodei food distribution by Out To Lunch for kids not in school and weekend meals
Sanztown rd westgate 4:30 pm
SCHI parking lot 6:00 pm
Mekor Hatorah 180 sims 6:30 pm (off Pine street)
Tashbar 82 oak street 6:45 pm 
The center 1400 Prospect 7:00 pm
- Igud Harabonim Linyonei Corona in a letter dated yesterday 2 Cheshvan call for parents to test their children. " The Governor's office has made it clear that every  Mosad  have a testing protocol in place if they are to allow them to continue operating in light of the recent COVID-19 uptick. Therefore and after careful deliberation and consultation with the Roshei Yeshiva Shlita it is clear to us that in the current matzav it is appropriate that the Keilah partakes in the testing being conducted by their children's mosdos".
- continued tefilos for the Mir Mashgiach Rav Aaron Chodeosh who is hospitalized with Corona he is on a respirator. Name is Aaron Dovid ben Tzivia Leah 
The center 1400 prospect 7:00 pm

-An atrocious antisemitic message was discovered at a Costco woman’s bathroom yesterday in Ocean Township, NJ.

-Latest Hadhkafa shiurim uploaded at Rebgershonribner.com
Eating cheerios for Shalosh Seudos
LKWAT – Long term Kollel wife aptitude test
When is the appropriate time for a בחור/יונגער מאן to grow a beard.
Appreciating the huge sacrifice of our מחנכים ורבנים
Observing diversified eating habits among our Gedolim
Appreciating the huge sacrifice of our מחנכים ורבנים
Upgrading Tznius by upgrading the wardrobe
I hate my wife’s preoccupation with her smartphone

Living off bloodstained money


ברוך דיין האמת

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Live stream HERE or below 1:30 pm

Petirah of Rav Yosef Weiss Z"l, Menahel of Yeshiva Sha'agas Aryeh  in Lakewood who went into cardiac arrest after suffering from an illness. Levaya at the parking lot of Lake terrace hall at 1:30 pm Kevura at the Lakewood Bais Olam. The Levaya will be live streamed see below for the live feed. Phone hook up 1- 857-356-3300 or 612-398-0330

From Matzav- Rabbi Weiss served as the menahel at Yeshiva Shaagas Aryeh, as well as the principal of the Satmar Cheder of Lakewood. A veteran mechanech, Rabbi Weiss devoted himself to the field of chinuch with great dedication for decades. Rabbi Weiss was also the author of the popular Visions of Greatness series, published by CIS. Visions of Greatness contains hundreds of inspiring stories that have been enjoyed by thousands.


Zionist Groups fight Orthodox Right wing Takeover of the WZO at the World Jewish Congress

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 The 38th world Jewish Congress is meeting this week for its annual conference. They meet every 5 years in Yerushalayim and this year are holding the proceeding online. The WZO was founded in 1897 at the World Jewish Congress by Theodor Herzl. After the WZO elections earlier this year The right-wing and Orthodox coalition increased their delegates led by World Likud and includes World Mizrachi, Shas, Yisrael Beytenu and Eretz Hakodesh. The progressive groups are fighting back with Hadassah president denouncing the WZO coalition agreement and Masorti director threatening  that they will leave Zionist institutions and establish new ones if we have no place at the table

 The progressive reform and conservative groups such as Hadassah, other groups delayed right-wing takeover of World Zionist Congress after a  Power shift at the World Zionist Congress may strip progressive and center-left parties of influence, unless a compromised is reached. Legacy Jewish groups like Naamat, Maccabi, B’nai B’rith International, the Women’s International Zionist Organization and Emunah stepped in to delay the contentious vote

-JTA — A coalition of Jewish groups including the likes of Hadassah and B’nai B’rith International has

temporarily blocked a plan by Orthodox and right-wing parties to take over top positions throughout the World Zionist Congress, the Jewish National Fund and other crucial groups that spend $1 billion annually on international Jewish causes. Under the plan reported this week in Israeli media, the Likud and Orthodox parties of the World Zionist Congress would have reserved for themselves top positions at these groups, including the Jewish Agency for Israel and Keren Hayesod – United Israel Appeal. On Tuesday, Sheila Katz, the National Council of Jewish Women CEO and a member of the Hatikvah slate in the Congress, said on Twitter that legacy groups including Hadassah, Naamat, Maccabi, B’nai B’rith International, the Women’s International Zionist Organization and Emunah stepped in to delay the vote on the right-wing plan until Thursday to renegotiate how the professional leadership will be selected.

The top positions have until now been filled in consultation with all constituent bodies, allowing liberal groups a say on spending related to religious pluralism in Israel, minority communities in the country and settlement activity in the West Bank. The right-wing coalition believed it had a chance to take sole control of WZO spending because of its strong showing in this year’s election of the U.S. portion of the World Zionist Congress. The liberal groups who stood to be disenfranchised include affiliates of left-leaning Israeli parties, the Reform and Conservative movements, and Hatikvah, a slate of prominent US liberal Zionists.

They pressed a cadre of legacy Zionist groups that rarely participate in the partisan political fray to step up and vote to keep the takeover from taking place. Many of these groups share donors and members with the liberal groups. This year’s World Zionist Congress is taking place online because of the coronavirus pandemic. 

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