Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month January 2022

NATO Outlines ‘Deterrence’ Plan as Tensions With Russia Soar

Tensions soared Monday between Russia and the West, with NATO outlining a series of potential troop and ship deployments and Ireland warning that upcoming Russian war games off its coast… Read more » The post NATO Outlines ‘Deterrence’ Plan as… Continue Reading →

Governor Murphy Announces Intent to Nominate Sarah Adelman as New Jersey Department of Human Services Commissioner

Governor Phil Murphy today announced his intention to nominate Sarah Adelman as the Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Human Services. Adelman has served as Acting Commissioner since January 2021. The New Jersey Department of Human Services serves one… Continue Reading →

Brother Of Texas Temple Terrorist: ‘Religious Nuts Got Hold Of Him, He Didn’t Hate Jews’

NEW YORK (VINnews) — The brother of the British terrorist who barricaded himself in a Texas temple on January 15 and took four people hostage said that his brother had been radicalized by “religious nuts” . Gulbar Akram, brother of… Continue Reading →

Justices To Hear Challenge To Race In College Admissions

The conservative-dominated Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative action to major cases on abortion, guns, religion and COVID-19 already on the agenda. The court said it will… Continue Reading →

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Inspiring Mussar Lesson from Kansas City Chiefs

Dear VIN News, As a sports fan who spent years in Kollel, I always look to find mussar in sports. I know it’s just a football game, but I believe that we can use it to inspire growth and motivate… Continue Reading →

Chasidic Man Hit in Anti-Semitic Attack in Crown Heights

BROOKLYN (VINnews) – The NYPD hate crime unit, is looking for a suspect that randomly slugged a Chasidic man in Crown Heights over the weekend. The 21-year-old victim was walking at Troy Avenue and Carroll Street in Crown Heights around… Continue Reading →

Bitcoin Skids to Six-Month Low as Fears of Ukraine Conflict Shake Markets

Bitcoin tumbled almost 9% on Monday to its lowest in six months as fears of a Russian attack on Ukraine saw riskier assets worldwide extend their sell-off. The largest cryptocurrency… Read more » The post Bitcoin Skids to Six-Month Low… Continue Reading →

Accident on Cedarbridge Avenue caught on Video

The accident happened this morning at the intersection of Cedarbridge Avenue and Avenue of the States. (Video provided exclusively by PM Security)

Judge Miriam Naor, Head Of Meron Government Commission Of Inquiry, Passes Away At 74

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — Former Chief Justice Miriam Naor, who headed the government commission of inquiry into the Meron tragedy last year, passed away Monday morning at the age of 74. Naor recently published the interim findings of the commission regarding… Continue Reading →

Record Houses Sold in Nov., Ahead of Tax Hike for Investors

A record number of homes were sold in Israel in November 2021, the Finance Ministry chief economist reported. 18,200 homes were sold in Israel in the month, as investors scrambled… Read more » The post Record Houses Sold in Nov.,… Continue Reading →

Black Democrats In South Carolina Giving Biden Mixed Reviews

Joe Biden’s run for the Democratic presidential nomination was all but declared dead as he headed to the South Carolina primary in late February 2020. He had finished fifth in New Hampshire and fourth in Iowa. Still, Biden advised skeptics… Continue Reading →

Syria Kurdish Forces Close In on IS-Controlled Prison Wing

U.S.-backed Syrian Kurdish fighters began closing in Monday on the last wing of a prison in northeastern Syria that has been controlled by terrorists for days, the force and a… Read more » The post Syria Kurdish Forces Close In… Continue Reading →

Gishmei Brachah: Kinneret Edges Steadily Higher

The Kinneret has been rising steadily but slowly over the past month from a low-point of 210.78 meters below sea level in mid-December, due to the gishmei brachah thus far… Read more » The post Gishmei Brachah: Kinneret Edges Steadily… Continue Reading →

WRONG DIRECTION: Most Americans Say US is On Wrong Track

An NBC News poll finds that a large majority of Americans believe that the US is heading in the wrong direction, their income isn’t keeping apace with inflation, and that the nation’s democracy is hanging by a thread. 72% of… Continue Reading →

Exposé Continues: Israel Police Spied On 3 Mayors, Their Relatives

In the third part of its shocking éxpose about Israel Police’s use of the NSO’s Pegasus spyware on Israeli citizens, Calcalist revealed on Sunday that the police spied on at least three mayors and their relatives and associates. The police… Continue Reading →

Snowfall Set to Hit Israel’s North as Elpis Storm Approaches

Israel on Monday will see intermittent rain as well as a fair amount of snow in the north as the Elpis storm system approaches the country. Meteorologists warned the short… Read more » The post Snowfall Set to Hit Israel’s… Continue Reading →

German Police: Heidelberg Gunman Is Dead After Wounding Several People

German police said on Monday a lone gunman was dead after injuring several people in an attack in a lecture hall in the southwestern university town of Heidelberg. “This is… Read more » The post German Police: Heidelberg Gunman Is… Continue Reading →

Trump to Huddle with Advisers Over 2022 Gameplan

Former President Donald Trump is expected to meet with his closest advisers on Wednesday to craft his gameplan for the 2022 midterm elections, Fox News reports. Trump has already made over 80 endorsements in upcoming races, but he has not… Continue Reading →

Iran Rules Out U.S. Prisoner Release as Nuclear Talks Precondition

Iran on Monday ruled out any U.S. preconditions for reviving a 2015 nuclear deal, including the release of American prisoners held by the Islamic Republic while blaming Washington for the… Read more » The post Iran Rules Out U.S. Prisoner… Continue Reading →

Two Men Drag Corpse Into Post Office To Claim His Pension

NEW YORK (VINnews) — Irish police opened an investigation into a bizarre incident in which two men carried a dead body into an Irish post office in an apparent attempt to claim his pension. The The deceased pensioner was allegedly  “propped… Continue Reading →

Dissent In The Ranks: Who Will Lead Likud The Day After Bibi?

Since Israeli media began reporting on opposition leader Binyamin Netanyahu’s possible signing of a plea deal, numerous Likud members have announced they will run for leadership of the party. Netanyahu’s departure would open up the Likud’s leadership race for the… Continue Reading →

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