Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month January 2022

TLS & ArtScroll Giveaway! Win The New Rav Chaim Kanievsky Book on Shidduchim! 10 Winners will be Picked Motzei Shabbos!

Free entry just by following ArtScroll and TLS Statuses! To follow ArtScroll Status, click here. To follow TLS Status, click here. Random winners will be picked Motzei Shabbos!

Unilever’s Israel Boycott Said To Cost Company $26 Billion

JERUSALEM (JNS) – Unilever’s stock has plunged 20.7% in the six months since it informed Avi Singer, the owner of Ben & Jerry’s Israel, that his contract was over unless he stopped selling the company’s ice cream in Judea and… Continue Reading →

Florida Mayor Critical Of DeSantis Virus Response Has COVID

A county mayor who has been a vocal critic of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent handling of the latest wave of the coronavirus has COVID-19. Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings was experiencing mild symptoms and would be working from home… Continue Reading →

U.N. Approves Resolution Condemning Holocaust Denial

The U.N. General Assembly approved an Israeli-sponsored resolution Thursday condemning any denial of the Holocaust and urging all nations and social-media companies “to take active measures to combat antisemitism and… Read more » The post U.N. Approves Resolution Condemning Holocaust… Continue Reading →

NYPD: Infant Critical After Shot In Face

An 11-month-old girl was in critical condition Wednesday after being shot by a stray bullet in her left cheek while in a parked car in the Bronx, police said. The child and her mother were in the vehicle at E… Continue Reading →

Israel Inks $3.4 Billion Submarine Deal With Germany’s Thyssenkrup

JERUSALEM (JNS) – Israel on Thursday signed a €3 billion ($3.4 billion) agreement with Germany’s Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems for the development and production of three submarines for the Israeli Navy, the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement. The first… Continue Reading →

Putin Turned Down Bennett’s Offer to Mediate in Ukraine Crisis

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett offered to mediate between Russia and Ukraine but was rebuffed by Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi last year, The Jerusalem Post reported Thursday, citing… Read more » The post Putin Turned Down Bennett’s Offer… Continue Reading →

Bill to Allow Auto Dealers in New Jersey to Sell Vehicles Online & Obtain Electronic Signatures Now Law

New Jersey auto dealers will be permitted to sell motor vehicles online under legislation recently signed into law, which allows power of attorney documents to be signed electronically by car buyers. Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic in New Jersey,… Continue Reading →

19-year-old Woman Sets Record For Solo Global Flight

KORTRIJK, Belgium (AP) — The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, touching her small airplane down in western Belgium on Thursday — 155 days after she departed…. Continue Reading →

US Begins Offering 1B Free COVID Tests, But Many More Needed

For the first time, people across the U.S. can log on to a government website and order free, at-home COVID-19 tests. But the White House push may do little to ease the omicron surge, and experts say Washington will have… Continue Reading →

What Comes Next In New York’s Investigation Of Donald Trump

After investigating former President Donald Trump for several years, New York Attorney General Letitia James used a court filing Tuesday to outline much of the evidence her investigators have gathered so far. The legal memo claimed the Republican’s company used… Continue Reading →

FINALLY: Gov’t Advances Compensation For Meron Victims, NIS 500,000 Per Family “To Start”

Eight months after the horrific Meron disaster and following many delays, the government is advancing a compensation plan for the families of the Meron victims. According to the plan finalized by Justice Minister Gideon Sa’ar together with Finance Minister Avigdor… Continue Reading →

TLS launches ‘Click It & Lick It’ Winter Edition – Wear a Reflector, Get a Free Ice Cream Card!

Over nine years ago, TLS founded and sponsored the ‘Click It and Lick It’ summer program in effort to get more children to wear helmets, and as a result, safety has greatly increased in Lakewood. Now, in response to the… Continue Reading →

Netanyahu’s Attorneys Say Odds for Plea Deal with Mandelblit ‘Low’

Former Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu’s defense team said on Wednesday that the chances for a plea deal in his corruption trial with Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit are very small, Ynet reports. Netanyahu has pleaded not guilty to charges of bribery,… Continue Reading →

NYPD Detective Shot In Staten Island – THIRD Officer Shot In 20 Days

An NYPD detective was shot and injured as police served a drug-related warrant at a Staten Island home on Thursday morning—the second time this week and the third time this month an NYPD member has been shot. The detective was… Continue Reading →

German FM: Diplomats Shared Blame For Holocaust

BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister said Thursday that the country’s diplomats during the Nazi era shared blame for the Holocaust and she wants more training for staff to speak up against all forms of discrimination. In a statement marking… Continue Reading →

NYPD Detective Shot In Staten Island – THIRD Officer Shot In 20 Days

An NYPD detective was shot and injured as police served a drug-related warrant at a Staten Island home on Thursday morning—the second time this week and the third time this month an NYPD member has been shot. The detective was… Continue Reading →

Pentagon Releases First Video Of Botched Kabul Airstrike

The Pentagon has declassified and publicly released video footage of a U.S. drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians in the final hours of a chaotic American withdrawal that ended a 20-year war in Afghanistan. The New York Times… Continue Reading →

BREAKING: Meron Victims’ Families to Receive Half Million Shekel in Compensation

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The Jerusalem Post is reporting that the Meron victims’ families will finally be awarded financial compensation from the government. According to initial reports, the families of the 45 victims who tragically perished will be given an initial… Continue Reading →

N. Korea Slams US, Hints At Resuming Nuclear, ICBM Tests

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Accusing the United States of hostility and threats, North Korea on Thursday said it will consider restarting “all temporally-suspended activities” it had paused during its diplomacy with the Trump administration, in an apparent threat to… Continue Reading →

Families of Meron Disaster Victims to Receive NIS 500K in Compensation

The 43 families of the 45 victims of the Meron disaster last Lag BaOmer will receive an initial payment of NIS 500,000 per family pending government approval, Finance Minister Avigdor… Read more » The post Families of Meron Disaster Victims… Continue Reading →

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