Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month July 2019

Job-seekers can acquire new skills this summer; PCS launching Bein Hazmanim Computer Crash Course

[COMMUNICATED] PCS is pleased to launch The Bein Hazmanim Microsoft Office Computer Crash Course. This highly popular course will begin on August 12, and consists of 10-11 sessions. Gain the basic computers skills that are necessary for just about any… Continue Reading →

Israel Police Continue Operations To Locate/Confiscate Illegal Weapons [VIDEO & PHOTOS]

(VIDEO AND PHOTOS IN EXTENDED ARTICLE) Israel police continue the battle to locate and apprehend illegal weapons. During the night, police, border police, IDF soldiers and agents of the ISA (Israel Security Agency/Shin Bet) operated in the Shomron District, in… Continue Reading →

Queens, NY – Recount Ends In Narrow Queens Prosecutor’s Race; Rivalry Persists

Queens, NY – Queens Borough President Melinda Katz declared victory over public defender Tiffany Cabán in the race for the Democratic nomination for Queens district attorney after a recount in the roller-caster race concluded Thursday, but Cabán vowed to keep… Continue Reading →

Report: IAF Strike Kills 6 Iranians Fighting in Syria

An Israeli Air Force strike was carried out in Syria early on Wednesday in which six Iranians fighting with the Assad regime were among those killed, the Syrian Observatory for… Read more » The post Report: IAF Strike Kills 6… Continue Reading →

US Long-Term Mortgage Rates Fall; 30-year Average At 3.75 Percent

U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week, edging toward three-year lows amid signals from Federal Reserve officials that they could cut their benchmark interest rate at their meeting next week. Read more on Yeshiva World News

San Francisco – Apple Buys Intel’s Smartphone Modem Division For $1 Billion

San Francisco – Apple is paying Intel $1 billion for the chip maker’s smartphone modem division in a deal driven by the upcoming transition to the next generation of wireless technology. The agreement announced Thursday comes three months after Apple… Continue Reading →

Notice from the Lakewood Board of Education

[Public Notice]

Shin Bet Busts Iranian Efforts To Recruit Israeli Spies

A joint operation by the Israel Security Agency (ISA), IDF, Israel Police and additional security elements has, in recent months, uncovered a network to recruit people from Israel, Yehuda, Shomron, and Gaza, for Iranian intelligence. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →

West Bank – Palestinian Leader Calls For End To Agreements With Israel

West Bank – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is calling Israel’s demolition of several dozen Palestinian homes on the outskirts of east Jerusalem “ethnic cleansing” and says he will take steps to terminate all agreements with Israel. Abbas issued a statement… Continue Reading →

Election Security Divides Congress After Muellers Testimony

Former special counsel Robert Mueller’s warning that Russian interference is still happening “as we sit” is putting pressure on Republican leaders in Congress to join Democrats in passing additional election security legislation. Read more on Yeshiva World News

Donald Who? Pelosi, Democrats Vow to ‘Own August’ on Issues

Congressional Democrats on Thursday pivoted away from questions of impeachment by saying they are going to “own” the upcoming August recess on issues like health care and prescription drug costs.… Read more » The post Donald Who? Pelosi, Democrats Vow… Continue Reading →

Paris – Israeli Soccer Fans Banned From Center Of French City Over Anti-Semitism Fears

Paris – Citing the risk of anti-Semitic incidents, authorities in eastern France are forbidding soccer fans from Israel to come to the center of Strasbourg and fly their country’s flag. The prohibitions, which are unusual and provoked vociferous criticism, came… Continue Reading →

BREAKING: Confirmed case of Measles in Lakewood

The New Jersey Department of Health is warning residents about another confirmed case of measles in an Ocean County resident who potentially exposed individuals in Ocean County between July 10 and July 12. Anyone who visited Congregation Belz, 18 Prague… Continue Reading →

Chinese Importers Looking at Buying More U.S. Farm Goods

Chinese companies are willing to import more U.S. farm goods, the Ministry of Commerce said Thursday, as envoys prepared to meet in Shanghai next week for talks aimed at ending… Read more » The post Chinese Importers Looking at Buying… Continue Reading →

Israeli Businessman Freed From Ethiopian Jail Ordeal

Israeli businessman Menashe Levy has been released from an Ethiopian prison where he was held since 2015 in deplorable conditions on what The Jerusalem Post described as “questionable charges.” Levy,… Read more » The post Israeli Businessman Freed From Ethiopian… Continue Reading →

Thousands Show Support for Chai Lifeline Lakewood at Annual Reception

Thousands last night attended the Chai Lifeline dinner at Ateres Chana in Lakewood. Rabbi Simcha Scholar, CEO of Chai Lifeline, then spoke about how Chai Lifeline exists for a single reason: to be there for families battling illness in our… Continue Reading →

WATCH IT: Jet-Powered Hoverboard Inventor Fails In English Channel Crossing Attempt

Looking like a superhero, the French inventor of an airborne hoverboard glided partway over the English Channel on his personal flying machine then crashed in the sea Thursday. Unharmed and undeterred, 40-year-old Franky Zapata said he plans to try again…. Continue Reading →

Brooklyn, NY – Parking Legislation Passes City Council

Brooklyn, NY – A bill sponsored by Councilman Chaim Deutsch (D-BROOKLYN) that will open up existing parking spots for New York City drivers was passed by the City Council this week, with a unanimous vote in favor. Around every school… Continue Reading →

150 Migrants Feared Dead After Boats Capsize Off Libya Coast

Up to 150 Europe-bound migrants were missing and feared drowned on Thursday after the boats they were traveling in capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off Libya, the country’s coast guard… Read more » The post 150 Migrants Feared Dead After… Continue Reading →

Military Says 16 Marines Arrested In Human Smuggling Probe

A human smuggling investigation by the military led to the arrest of 16 Marines Thursday while carrying out a battalion formation at California’s Camp Pendleton, a base about an hour’s drive from the U.S.-Mexico border. Read more on Yeshiva World… Continue Reading →

New York – Trump Calls Drenching Of NYPD Officers ‘Unacceptable’

New York – President Donald Trump says he is upset about videos showing New York police officers getting drenched with buckets of water. Trump said in a pair of tweets Thursday that “what took place in NYC with water being… Continue Reading →

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