Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month March 2022

KIDDUSH HASHEM: Public School Changes “Jewish Hour” for Purim after Activists Get Involved

A beautiful story occurred this Purim in Queens, when a public school changed the day of its weekly “Jewish hour” to accommodate its Jewish students. In New York City’s public schools, each Wednesday has a designated “Jewish hour” during which… Continue Reading →

Interested in working for the Lakewood Township?

The Township of Lakewood currently has the following employment opportunities: Public Works: • Laborer w/CDL • Mechanic Police Department (Civilian Personnel): • Crossing Guard (Part-Time) EMS Department: • EMT (Full-Time/Part-Time/Per Diem) Tax Assessor’s Office: • Clerk 1 (Full-Time) Tax Collector’s… Continue Reading →

Not Forgotten: Community Honors Homeless Man Killed In NYC

NEW YORK (AP) — The homeless man lay unseen for much of a winter’s day, tucked in a sleeping bag on a New York City sidewalk, as pedestrians hurriedly walked along a busy street in lower Manhattan. Unbeknownst to hundreds… Continue Reading →

Coalition Backs War Crimes Probe Over Russia-Ukraine War

Dozens of nations met Thursday to pledge their support to the International Criminal Court’s investigation in Ukraine, offering money, technology and expertise to the probe opened soon after Russia’s invasion began a month ago. At a meeting of representatives from… Continue Reading →

How Much Do You Know About Shabbos? Learn why more than 10,000 Families’ Shabbos WIll Be Different! (FREE DOWNLOAD)

[COMMUNICATED] Do you know the answer to these questions?  Why do we skip ahead at Mincha time and read part of the next week’s Sedrah? Do we need to make Kiddush during Shalosh Seudos? Download Book 4 of Masmidei HaShabbos at… Continue Reading →

Motorists Flock To Chicago Area Gas Stations For Free Fuel

CHICAGO (AP) — Long lines of cars stretched for blocks near Chicago-area gas stations on Thursday, signaling that a businessman who has made repeated runs for local and national office was footing the bill for motorists to top off their… Continue Reading →

Mrs. Adele (Idy) Freidman ע”ה איידל בת ר יונתן בנימין

Family getting up: Shacharis: 7:30 amMincha: 7:00 pmMaariv: 7:10 pm R’ Shloime PerlBrother

Airline Executives: Enough with the Mask Mandates!

Even airlines are fed up with the mask mandates on aircraft and in airports. The chief executives of the largest U.S. airlines are now asking President Biden to allow the mask mandate for travelers expire on April 18th. Additionally, the… Continue Reading →

Pressured By Patients, FDA Reviews ALS Drug With Modest Data

When patients are battling a terminal illness and want access to an experimental drug, how much evidence that it works should regulators require before approval? That’s the question behind many of the Food and Drug Administration’s toughest decisions, including last… Continue Reading →

How Much Do You Know About Shabbos? Learn why more than 10,000 Families’ Shabbos WIll Be Different! (Free Download)

Do you know the answer to these questions?    Why do we skip ahead at Mincha time and read part of the next week’s Sedrah?   Do we need to make Kiddush during Shalosh Seudos?   How can the food… Continue Reading →

This Week’s Circle Time- Parshas Shmini

Circle Time: At Your Shabbos Table is a weekly parshah sheet download brought to you by The Circle. Here is this week’s parshah sheet, along with a printer-friendly version. For the colored parshah sheet CLICK HERE. For the printer-friendly version CLICK HERE. Have a birthday… Continue Reading →

Rare Event: Watch the Day Rav Chaim’s Personal Study Became a Matzah Bakery!

[COMMUNICATED] Just 2 weeks before his petira, Maran Sar HaTorah Rav Chaim Kanievsky allowed his study, where he had learned day in and day out for so many years, to be transformed into a matzah bakery. He personally poured the… Continue Reading →

VIDEO: Sar Hatorah Hagaon Rav Chaim Kanievsky ZT”L and the Rebbetzin A”H visit Hagaon Rav Elyashiv ZT”L

Rebbetzin Kanievsky A”H is the daughter of Hagaon Rav Elyashiv ZT”L. Video provided to TLS by Lishchas Haposkim. The post VIDEO: Sar Hatorah Hagaon Rav Chaim Kanievsky ZT”L and the Rebbetzin A”H visit Hagaon Rav Elyashiv ZT”L appeared first on… Continue Reading →

Bonei Olam Lakewood: ONE WEEK TO BREAK THE SILENCE

[COMMUNICATED] This week, we at Bonei Olam are running a weeklong campaign to raise much-needed funds to assist childless couples in Lakewood. Imagine, for a moment, the pain of a childless couple. Their lives are filled with anticipation. Heartbreak. Dashed… Continue Reading →

NATO Helps Ukraine Prepare For Chemical Attack

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says the military alliance is stepping up its defenses against chemical and nuclear weapons as concern mounts that Russia might use such weapons in Ukraine. Stoltenberg says that NATO leaders agreed at their summit Thursday to… Continue Reading →

OCHD Reminder: Free Potassium Iodide (Ki) Pill Program Discontinued After Oyster Creek Shutdown

The Ocean County Health Department (OCHD) is reminding residents that since the 2018 closure of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station, the free potassium iodide (KI) pill program has been discontinued. “With the Oyster Creek facility in Lacey Township shut… Continue Reading →

Man in Gov. Whitmer Kidnap Plot: I Wanted Cops to Kill Me

A man who pleaded guilty in a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer testified Thursday that he joined the conspiracy hoping he would be killed in a shootout with police. “I no longer wanted to live,” Kaleb Franks told… Continue Reading →

DISTURBING: Three Teenagers Harass Jewish Children in Boro Park [SEE VIDEO]

Three teenagers approached and harassed a group of Jewish children on Wednesday in the vicinity of 17th Avenue and 61st Street in Boro Park. Surveillance footage shows the trio approaching the children before knocking off the yarmulka being worn by… Continue Reading →

DCA Fully Disburses Its Original Allocation of $625 Million in Federal Emergency Rental Assistance

The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) announced today that it has completely disbursed its original $625 million allocation of federal Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) funds to New Jersey renter households impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. About $608 million… Continue Reading →

US To Welcome Up To 100,000 From Ukraine

WASHINGTON — A U.S. official says the United States will welcome up to 100,000 refugees from Ukraine as 3.5 million flee Russia’s invasion. The official spoke on the condition of anonymity ahead of the announcement later Thursday. The White House… Continue Reading →

Watch: A Glimpse Into The The Life And Times Of Rav Chaim Kanievsky

YidFlicks is proud to present Mint Media’s educational documentary about the extraordinary life of Rav Chaim Kanivesky.  This twenty minute film will leave you inspired like never before. Watch the full film today. CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE The post Watch:… Continue Reading →

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