Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month May 2022

Islamic Ra’am Party Saves Coalition From Dissolution

The past days have been tense ones for the coalition of Prime Minister Naftali Bennett as it awaited the verdict of the Shura Council regarding the continued membership of Ra’am in its ranks. Ra’am froze its membership in the coalition… Continue Reading →

Watch Live 7:30 PM: Lakewood Board of Education Meeting

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Kiddush Levana Alert | Rabbi Moshe Flohr

Even though tonight is only י”א אייר , tonight is probably the LAST NIGHT for Kiddush Levana. This is because based on the current forecast, Thursday night and Motzoei Shabbos and Sunday night will all be rainy and/or cloudy. Therefore,… Continue Reading →

NYC Mayor Calls On ATF To Yank Ghost Gun Kit Maker’s License

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City’s mayor is calling on the Biden administration to yank the federal firearms license of a Nevada company that sells parts and kits for ghost guns, firearms without serial numbers that have been increasingly… Continue Reading →

Arizona Plans to Execute 1st Prisoner in Nearly 8 Years

An Arizona man convicted of killing a college student in 1978 is scheduled to become the first person to be executed in the state after a nearly eight-year hiatus in its use of the death penalty. Clarence Dixon, 66, is… Continue Reading →

Israel Revokes 1,130 Entry Permits From Relatives Of Terrorists

In the wake of the murderous terror wave in recent weeks, Israel had revoked the entry permits of over 1,000 Palestinians in Yehudah and Shomron who have family members who carried out a terror attack in Israel, senior Israeli security… Continue Reading →

FAIL: Senate Test Vote On Abortion Bill Flops As Manchin Votes ‘No’

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s latest effort to codify abortion rights into federal law failed miserably today, with Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin joining all 50 Republicans to vote against kicking off debate on the legislation, the NY Post reports. The test vote… Continue Reading →

Israel To Start Its Own Web Domain In Hebrew

JERUSALEM (JNS) – The Israel Internet Association announced on Tuesday that it is launching a new domain, .Israel, which will allow users to enter Internet addresses in Hebrew. The association is allowing trademark holders to pre-register for Internet addresses until… Continue Reading →

PHOTOS: Pirchei Agudas Yisroel of America 59th Annual National Siyum Mishnayos

After two years of not being able to organize a large siyum mishnayos, Pirchei Agudas Yisroel celebrated the comeback of their Annual National Siyum Mishnayos al Shem Harav Yehoshua Silbermitz zt”l this past Sunday night at the Kol Yaakov Hall… Continue Reading →

High Inflation Leaves Food Banks Struggling to Meet Needs

Kendall Nunamaker and her family of five in Kennewick, Washington, faced impossible math this month: How to pay for gas, groceries and the mortgage with inflation driving up prices? Like many other working families, the Nunamakers are grappling with the… Continue Reading →

Assm. Kean calls convicted cop killer’s parole an affront to all law enforcement

Assemblyman Sean Kean released a statement Wednesday following news the N.J. Supreme Court ordered the parole of convicted cop killer Sundiata Acoli. In 1973, Acoli shot and killed state trooper Werner Foerster after a traffic stop on the New Jersey… Continue Reading →

All Tickets To Meron On Lag B’Omer Have Been Sold

All the tickets for Meron on Lag B’Omer have been sold, Meron project manager Tzvi Tessler told Kikar H’Shabbat in an interview on Wednesday. The only tickets left are for the less desired hours, such as for Friday, the day… Continue Reading →

Democrats’ Bill Would Make Roe v. Wade Law and Expand It

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says Democrats’ abortion legislation is “very simple,” as it would enshrine into federal law the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide. Senate Democrats are moving quickly to try to codify the… Continue Reading →

Congressman Smith cosponsors legislation to defund Biden’s so-called ‘Disinformation Governance Board’

Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) this week cosponsored new legislation (H.R. 7690) to defund the Biden Administration’s so-called “Disinformation Governance Board”—the taxpayer-funded initiative posing threats to free speech that was recently announced by Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…. Continue Reading →

Wartime Birth Amid The Air Raid Sirens In Ukraine Hospital

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — It’s easy to tell the delivery room from the rest of the main maternity hospital in Ukraine’s western city of Lviv, even from the outside. Its exterior wall is piled high with sandbags. In the dim… Continue Reading →

WATCH: Pilot Down, Passenger Takes Over With ‘No Idea How To Fly’

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A passenger in a small plane off Florida’s Atlantic coast used the cockpit radio to make an urgent plea for help after he realized that the pilot was too sick to handle the controls…. Continue Reading →

Kashrus Alert

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Judge Announces He’ll Block DeSantis’ Redistricting Plan

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A congressional map approved by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and drawn by his staff is unconstitutional because it breaks up a district where Black voters can choose their representatives, a state judge said Wednesday. Leon… Continue Reading →

WATCH: Dashcam Video Shows End Of Alabama Inmate Chase

ALABAMA (VINnews) – Evansville police released three videos linked to the investigation into Alabama fugitives Casey White and Vicky White. The videos show the moments officers arrested Casey White and pulled Vicky White from a crashed vehicle. Authorities caught up… Continue Reading →

US Overdose Deaths Hit Record 107,000 Last Year, CDC Says

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses last year, setting another tragic record in the nation’s escalating overdose epidemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Wednesday. The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly… Continue Reading →

Edmunds Compares The 2022 Acura MDX To The 2022 Audi Q7

Acura launched its MDX three-row luxury SUV more than 20 years ago, and a redesigned fourth-generation model has arrived for 2022. It features a sleeker design, a more spacious cabin and a new range-topping Type S trim. The improvements go… Continue Reading →

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