Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month April 2021

Candlelight Vigil Planned at French Consulate in NYC in Honor of Slain Sarah Halimi

NEW YORK (VINnews) – “The French High Court’s ruling that Sarah’s murderer cannot be prosecuted because he was high on marijuana is a terrible miscarriage of justice and it signals the decay of basic decency in French society,” charged Dov… Continue Reading →

Two Brothers, Two Pieces Of Advice, Two Miraculous Occurrences

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Yitzchak and Efrat Chori, a couple who had been childless for over 20 years, came to Rabbi Chaim Kanievski in December 2019 and asked what more they could do to have children. Rabbi Chaim suggested that they… Continue Reading →

Iran Offers Upbeat Assessment Of Progress In Nuclear Talks

A senior Iranian official offered a cautiously upbeat assessment of progress in talks aimed at bringing the United States back into world powers’ 2015 deal with Tehran on its nuclear program, saying Saturday that a “new understanding” appears to be… Continue Reading →

Job opportunities at Eastern Union

Know a kollel yungerman that is looking to go to work after this or next zman and thinking about a career in business, research, or data analytics? Eastern Union is looking for a small group of yungerleit that want to… Continue Reading →

Two Jaffa Arabs Arrested After Assault of Rabbi

Police have arrested two suspects who were photographed assaulting Rabbi Eliyahu Mali, who heads a hesder yeshivah in Jaffa. According to Channel 12, Rabbi Mali and a colleague, Moshe Shendowitz,… Read more » The post Two Jaffa Arabs Arrested After… Continue Reading →

NY Residents 50+ Eligible for Walk-In Vaccines in Select Locations

New Yorkers aged 50 and above will no longer need to make an appointment prior to showing up at a vaccination site. The city announced on Saturday that more than… Read more » The post NY Residents 50+ Eligible for… Continue Reading →

Albert Arie, One Of Remaining Jews In Egypt, Dies At Age 91

CAIRO (JNS) – Egyptian activist Albert Arie, who was born Jewish and known for his opposition to Israel and the Zionist movement, died on Thursday at age 91. He was born into a Jewish family in Egypt but converted to… Continue Reading →

Report: Hamas Willing to Accept Less Prisoners in Deal 

Hamas may be willing to compromise on the number of prisoners released in a future exchange deal with Israel, but Israeli officials aren’t keeping their hopes up, security sources told… Read more » The post Report: Hamas Willing to Accept… Continue Reading →

Police: FedEx Shooter Legally Bought Guns Used in Shooting

The former employee who shot and killed eight people at a FedEx facility in Indianapolis legally purchased the two assault rifles used in the attack despite red flag laws designed… Read more » The post Police: FedEx Shooter Legally Bought… Continue Reading →

NEW TREND? Arabs Attack Chareidim And Post Videos On TikTok

Following the incident in which a 14-year-old yeshivah bochur was slapped on the face by an Arab on the Jerusalem light rail, there have been several additional incidents of Chareidim being attacked or harassed by Arabs, with some of the… Continue Reading →

White House Says There Will Be Consequences If Kremlin Critic Navalny Dies

President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on CNN on Sunday that the U.S. government has told Russia “there will be consequences” if Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny dies… Read more » The post White House Says There Will… Continue Reading →

With Layoffs Down and Spending Up, U.S. Rebound Gains Momentum

A much-awaited economic boom coming off the pandemic recession appeared to edge closer to reality Thursday with fresh data showing the pace of layoffs dwindling, consumers spending freely and manufacturing… Read more » The post With Layoffs Down and Spending… Continue Reading →

ICYMI: The Lakewood Scoop Text Alerts Are Back!

Since Twitter shut down text alerts, TLS has been working on a functional alternative, but we were unable to find a system that would cater to our readers – until now. To join, text ‘join’ to 732-592-5769. You will receive… Continue Reading →

Petirah of Rebbetzin Shulamis Kaplinsky A”H

We regret to inform you of Petirah of Rebbetzin Shulamis Kaplinsky A”H. She was 83. She is the mother of Reb Aron of Lakewood. The Levaya will take place 10:00 AM at the 7th Street Chapel, 613 Ramsey Ave. Kevurah in Eretz… Continue Reading →

Republicans in Georgia Censure Kemp, Others

Kelly Loeffler had a warning. The former U.S. senator from Georgia, defeated in a January runoff amid Republican infighting, told her hometown GOP committee Saturday that only a unified party… Read more » The post Republicans in Georgia Censure Kemp,… Continue Reading →

NY Mayoral Candidate Dianne Morales Describes Israel As ‘Apartheid State’

NEW YORK (VINnews) —New York mayoral candidate Dianne Morales has controversially termed Israel an “apartheid state”, according to a report by The Forward Saturday. Morales made the statement in a conversation with Jewish high school students in December which was… Continue Reading →

Police: New York Trooper Shoots Knife-Wielding Parolee

A New York state trooper on Friday shot and wounded a man who authorities say threatened officers with a butcher’s knife as they tried to arrest him in Rochester for allegedly violating his parole. The man was reported in guarded… Continue Reading →

Police: New York Trooper Shoots Knife-Wielding Parolee

A New York state trooper on Friday shot and wounded a man who authorities say threatened officers with a butcher’s knife as they tried to arrest him in Rochester for allegedly violating his parole. The man was reported in guarded… Continue Reading →

DOJ Tells Court White Supremacist a Danger to Lakewood Community

The Department of Justice argued in court that Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, an alleged white supremacist and Nazi sympathizer, was a danger to the Jewish community of Lakewood and therefore should remain… Read more » The post DOJ Tells Court White Supremacist… Continue Reading →

US West Prepares For Possible 1st Water Shortage Declaration

The man-made lakes that store water supplying millions of people in the U.S. West and Mexico are projected to shrink to historic lows in the coming months, dropping to levels that could trigger the federal government’s first-ever official shortage declaration… Continue Reading →

UPDATE: DOJ Says Nazi Sympathizer Should Remain Jailed, Says He Poses Threat to Lakewood’s Jews

Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, a Nazi sympathizer who is facing charges over storming the US Capitol on January 6th, should be held in prison as he awaits trial because he poses a serious threat to Lakewood’s Orthodox Jewish population, the Department of… Continue Reading →

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