Month April 2019

A man arrested after entering St. Patrick’s Cathedral carrying two cans of gasoline, lighter fluid and butane lighters had also been arrested at a New Jersey cathedral this week and… Read more » The post Man Arrested With Arson Equipment… Continue Reading →

Over 100 needy Lakewood families will have a Simchas Yom Tov, thanks to your generous donations!  Click here to sponsor a family’s entire Seder for just $147! Pesach. The joyous atmosphere, the food, the rituals, the Afikoman gifts, the Matzah (and… Continue Reading →

Just days before Pesach, dozens of Jewish community leaders from across the United States converged upon the White House for a special meeting with high ranking administration officials – which was arranged upon the White House’s initiative. On Tuesday evening,… Continue Reading →

Jerusalem – The Israeli start-up behind last week’s failed lunar landing says human error may have caused the spacecraft to crash into the moon. SpaceIL, the non-profit that undertook the botched lunar mission, said Thursday that its engineers collectively decided… Continue Reading →

UPDATE: Squankum Road could be shut into tomorrow. Plan ahead. https://t.co/GRFVDovKQa — The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) April 18, 2019 https://t.co/5lbMGZrUeZ Use Route 9 as alt. Route. https://t.co/XwabjQ7aUB — The Lakewood Scoop (@LakewoodScoop) April 18, 2019

Jerusalem – The National Library of Israel has recently purchased an extremely rare Haggadah printed in Korea for the use of US military personnel in 1952. The 32-page ‘Korean War Haggadah’, of which only a handful of copies exist, begins… Continue Reading →

A New York State Supreme Court judge in Albany has invalidated the State Education Department (SED)’s recently enacted guidelines for evaluating the education provided at private schools. Agudath Israel of America, one of the plaintiff groups that challenged the SED… Continue Reading →

New York – Ride-hailing company Uber Technologies Inc is rolling out new features for the safety of its riders, NBC News reported on Thursday. In an interview with NBC News, Tony West, Uber’s chief legal and security officer said the… Continue Reading →

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has strongly rejected Israeli media reports claiming that Russian officials have taken the remains of legendary Israeli spy Eli Cohen out of Syria, where he was executed… Read more » The post Russia Furious Over Reports of… Continue Reading →

Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump had tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller’s… Read more » The post Trump Tried to Seize Control… Continue Reading →

New York – New York City’s Department of Health defended its mandatory measles vaccination order in a state court on Thursday after a group of anonymous Brooklyn parents sued, arguing that the order was unconstitutional. The department issued the order… Continue Reading →

New York – Private school parents throughout New York State are heaving a collective sigh of relief today as controversial educational guidelines have been struck down by a New York State Supreme Court judge. In a decision dated April 17th,… Continue Reading →

Before releasing a redacted version of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report to Congress and then the public, Attorney General Bill Barr held a press conference alongside Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein who oversaw the Mueller investigation, to give the Justice… Continue Reading →

Tens of thousands of Daf Yomi learners today completed Meseches Chullin, and are beginning Meseches Bechoros. Click HERE for a list of Daf Yomi Shiurim around Lakewood. See also Lakewood Daf Yomi’s Daf services here.  

Washington – Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller’s report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump had tried to seize control of the Russia probe and force Mueller’s removal to stop him from investigating potential obstruction… Continue Reading →