-Weather: 88°Partly to mostly cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms developing this afternoon Chance of rain 40%.
- Prime Minister to meet President Trump at the White House this Monday. He will arrive in Washington on Sunday
Beginning Tuesday, the New Jersey state sales tax for Electric Vehicle purchases will double from 3.3% to 6.6%.With the new rate, the purchase of a $50,000 electric vehicle will result in an additional $1,650 in state sales tax compared to purchases made until today.(One Jersey)
- Trump admin finds Harvard failed to protect Jewish students "from discrimination based on race or national origin" and threatens to cut all funding — AP
- The Senate has kicked off “vote-a-rama” — the marathon of amendment votes on the Republicans’ domestic policy megabill.
- School choice tax credit program was not yet clear if Republicans will try to rework these and other tax provisions that deemed inappropriate for the reconciliation process to include them in the budget bill.
- With a change in routine today and schedule especially with hot weather It’s important to keep the safeguards and implement reminders not to forget a child in the car. A good deterrent is for the Morah to call after a pre set time if the baby does not come after 10:15 am. It should be mandatory to take attendance each morning and call both parents if baby or child is not there by 10:30.
- Day Camp season begins today with girls proudly wearing their camp bags and other camp paraphernalia. After a long hard year and cold weather, the kinderlach get some time to unwind in a non pressure environment enjoying the summer fun. Thanks to the morah's and counselors who provide a fun Torah environment for the Lakewood kinderlach.
Heavy traffic: expect late morning traffic with new bus routes car pools
- Long Beach Yeshiva moves to their summerppppp 00pm m location in Princeton, NJ until end of Zman
- Yeshiva Chaim Berlin goes up to their Catskills location in Camp Morris
- DB electronics will ne open again today dromq 12pm - 4:00pm with their store osing clearance sale 50% all items in store. Located at 19 Clifton ave. Gift cards will bi cross honored at the Home ETC housewares store on Locust Ave in Lakewood near Nutmeg
- New Mattel Leah wedding halls opens tonight expect new traffic navigating Oak street wedding halls as many guests will be arriving at the same time for aimchas Chosson VKallah.
- Beware: A billboard with Yidddish words in the Catskills on rt 42 in Monticello near shop Rite directs viewers to a website. It is a missionary site.
- The tax exemption on duty-free cigarettes in Israel will end completely in June 2028. In January 2027, the exemption will be reduced by 50%.
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- Voting boycott resumes for frum knees members as they decide not to vote in favor of coalition laws on Wednesday - in protest of failure to advance conscription draft law
-Knesset investigation reveals health risks of water cannons, skunk spray used by police during protests could have serious long-term risks, including the potential for permanent disability. The report was commissioned by MK Eliyahu Baruchi (UTJ) to regulate the operation of water cannons should only use clear water without any added color or odor substances.
Poskim and gedolim issue letter of compliance for Lakewood bais din stating from today onward the bais din of the “Bais Havaad of Lakewood” is not presumed to be a legitimate bais din - un-til they comply with the abovementioned demand without delays or pretexts and in a manner that we find satisfactory.
Full text of letter:
Psak Halacha from Leading Gedolim and Poskim Regarding the Status of the “Bais Havaad of Lakewood”
"It has been some time since leading Rabbanim and Roshei Bais Din asked a panel of mem-
bers of the “Bais Havaad of Lakewood” to consent to a hearing before an agreed- upon
third-party Bais Din to present any and all investigations, processes, evidence and find-
ings upon which they based their ruling which permitted (or misled others to permit) a
kohen to marry a giyores. To date, the requested hearing has not taken place.
We therefore state our opinion, that since the members of the abovementioned panel con-
tinue to serve as dayanim at the “Bais Havaad of Lakewood”, from today onward the bais
din of the “Bais Havaad of Lakewood” is not presumed to be a legitimate bais din - un-
til they comply with the abovementioned demand without delays or pretexts and in a
manner that we find satisfactory.
Therefore, henceforth: a) one is not obligated to respond to any summons (hazmana)
issued by the “Bais Havaad of Lakewood” and b) any document or certificate attesting
to a maaseh bais din that may have been performed by, or have had the involvement of
any of the abovementioned dayanim (including permission to marry based on gittin that
they administer henceforth) is not presumed to be a valid maaseh bais din. (See Chazon Ish CM Likutim 2:1-2.)
To this we affix our signatures, with much pain,
Rabbi Shloime Miller Rosh Kollel & Av Bais Din of Toronto; Rosh Bais Din of Bais Horaah of Lakewood
Rabbi Elya Ber Wachtfogel, Rosh Yeshiva of South Fallsburg
Rabbi Avrohom Bromberg, Rosh Yeshiva Shaar HaTalmud
Rabbi Sariel Rosenberg, Av Bais Din of Bnei Brak (founded by Rav Nissim Karelitz)
Rabbi Nochum Eisenstein, Rav of Maalot Dafna Yerushalayim
Rabbi Asher Hachuel, Sephardic Bet Din of America
Rabbi Shraga Feivel Zimmerman, Av Bais Din of London
Rabbi Yitzchok Stein, Av Bais Din Faltichan Brooklyn
Rabbi Yisroel Shlomowitz, Rav of Yeshiva and Kehila South Fallsburg
