Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month January 2022

Tesla Inks Deal To Get Key Battery Component Outside China

LONDON (AP) — Tesla is turning to Mozambique for a key component in its electric car batteries in what analysts believe is a first-of-its-kind deal designed to reduce its dependence on China for graphite. Elon Musk’s company signed an agreement… Continue Reading →

Andrew Giuliani Struck in Face with Flower Pot

New York gubernatorial candidate Andrew Giuliani was hit in the face with a flower pot as he tried to break up a fight near Penn Station in New York City, the NY Post reports. Giuliani, 35, the son of former… Continue Reading →

Mazel Tov! Bnei Brak Mother Gives Birth To 21st Child

The Lefkowitz family of Bnei Brak welcomed their 21st child on Thursday, B’Chadrei Chareidim reported. Since there is a set of twins in the family it was “only” the 20th birth for the mother, Mrs. Chana Lefkowitz, 45, a daughter… Continue Reading →

Monday: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day – a federal holiday. In observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lakewood’s Municipal offices and other government offices will be closed. There will be no trash pickup today. Monday’s garbage and… Continue Reading →

British National ID’d As Hostage-taker At Texas Reform Synagogue

COLLEYVILLE, Texas (AP) — Authorities on Sunday identified a 44-year-old British national as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI SWAT team stormed the building, ending a tense standoff that… Continue Reading →

Cabinet Approves Multi-Year Plan to Develop Beit Shemesh

The city of Beit Shemesh can now look forward to a 500 million-shekel multi-year development program aimed at improving transportation, infrastructure and social services. The cabinet voted to authorize the… Read more » The post Cabinet Approves Multi-Year Plan to… Continue Reading →

New York’s Pandemic-Era Eviction Moratorium Expires

New York tenants and homeowners lost some protection from eviction and foreclosure Saturday as the state ended a nearly 2-year-old moratorium aimed at keeping New Yorkers from losing their homes during the coronavirus pandemic. Advocates and landlords don’t expect a… Continue Reading →

FBI Identifies Texas Attacker

The FBI have announced the identity of the man who held four people hostage for ten hours in Congregation Beth Israel in Texas yesterday. The hostage-taker has been identified  44-year-old… Read more » The post FBI Identifies Texas Attacker appeared… Continue Reading →

Oxygen Machines Flown From Israel To Jewish Kehilla In Moldova

The rapid spread of the Omicron caught the Jewish kehilla in Moldova at the height of the harsh Eastern European winter. Due to the increasing number of COVID patients in the hospitals, many members of the community prefer to be… Continue Reading →

WATCH: FBI Claims Attack on Jews in Synagogue on Shabbos NOT “Related” to Jews

COLLEYVILLE (VINnews) — The Biden FBI has attempted to promote the insane narrative that this weekend’s terrorist attack by an Islamic Jihadist was not specifically targeting Jews. The law enforcement agency is absurdly claiming that the attack by the man… Continue Reading →

Ministers Urge Shorter Quarantine as Omicron Empties Classrooms

As Omicron infections sweep through the Israeli school system, some officials on Sunday were calling for a shorter isolation period, from 10 to 5 days, The Times of Israel reported.… Read more » The post Ministers Urge Shorter Quarantine as… Continue Reading →

After Biden’s First Year, The Virus And Disunity Rage On

WASHINGTON (AP) — From the inaugural platform, President Joe Biden saw American sickness on two fronts — a disease of the national spirit and the one from the rampaging coronavirus — and he saw hope, because leaders always must see… Continue Reading →

Official: Alec Baldwin Surrenders Phone For Shooting Probe

Alec Baldwin has surrendered his cellphone to authorities as part of the investigation into a fatal shooting on a New Mexico film set last fall, a law enforcement official said. Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Juan Rios said Baldwin’s… Continue Reading →

Socks on the floor | Rabbi Ben Tzion Shafier

A couple came to me. They had been married for many years. Their marriage was okay, the wife reported, but he has an annoying habit that drives her crazy—he doesn’t clean up after himself. He leaves his dishes on the… Continue Reading →

Monsey: Levaya of Mrs Sydell (Sara) Rennert A”H, Teacher For 45 Years In Passaic

YWN regrets to inform you of the sudden Petira of Mrs Sydell (Sara) Rennert A”H. She was in her late 80’s. The Niftar resided in Monsey and taught in Yeshiva Bais Hillel of Passaic for the past 45+ years. She… Continue Reading →

Gas Prices Dip In NJ, Unchanged Around Nation At Large

Gas prices dipped slightly in New Jersey and remained unchanged around the nation despite an increase in crude oil prices. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.37, down… Continue Reading →

Covid Deaths And Cases Are Rising Again At Us Nursing Homes

COVID-19 infections are soaring again at U.S. nursing homes because of the omicron wave, and deaths are climbing too, leading to new restrictions on family visits and a renewed push to get more residents and staff members vaccinated and boosted…. Continue Reading →

Migrant Caravan From Honduras Stopped in Guatemala

Several hundred migrants who had departed from the Honduran city of San Pedro Sula Saturday in hopes of reaching the United States entered Guatemalan territory where they were intercepted by… Read more » The post Migrant Caravan From Honduras Stopped… Continue Reading →

Petirah of Mrs. Sydell (Sara) Rennert A”H

We regret to inform you of Mrs. Sydell (Sara) Rennert A”H. She was in her late eighties. Mrs. Rennert A”H, mother in law of Rav Dovid Diskind of Lakewood, resided in Monsey and taught at Yeshiva Bais Hillel of Passaic… Continue Reading →

Pacific Tsunami Threat Recedes, Volcano Ash Hinders Response

The tsunami threat around the Pacific from a huge undersea volcanic eruption receded Sunday, but the massive ash cloud covering the tiny island nation of Tonga prevented surveillance flights from… Read more » The post Pacific Tsunami Threat Recedes, Volcano… Continue Reading →

Netanyahu Supporter Opens Crowdfunding Campaign to Cover Legal Defense

A crowdfunding campaign was opened on Sunday to raise funds to cover the legal defense of former Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, should he decide not to sign a plea deal… Read more » The post Netanyahu Supporter Opens Crowdfunding Campaign… Continue Reading →

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