Frum News From The Greater Lakewood Area

Month July 2022

More Homes for Sale, but Low-Priced Listings Remain Scarce

The chronic shortage of homes for sale that’s made fierce bidding wars common and sent prices to record highs has long frustrated homebuyers. After a streak of annual declines going back three years, home listings finally rose on an annual… Continue Reading →

Looking into Programming? Open House for the Software Web & Apps Course @ PCS!

[COMMUNICATED] Are you Looking into Programing? This is your path to a Successful Job!   PCS/Agudath Israel Software and Web Development   Open House Monday, August 1, 7:30PM  Software & Web Development Course (11th Cohort)    THE PCS/AGUDATH ISRAEL ADVANTAGE   – 8… Continue Reading →

If we can’t do it, neither can the farmers

When Shmitah started, Keren Hashviis made a promise.  We told thousands of farmers, “If you keep Shmitah, we’ll provide a monthly stipend. We will stand with you.” The cost of these stipends is more than $66 MILLION globally ($33.5 million… Continue Reading →

WATCH: JASON GREENBLATT – ‘Trump was Enormously Fantastic For Israel’ (VIN EXCLUSIVE)

NEW YORK (VIN Podcast) In this exclusive and powerful interview, Jason Greenblatt, author of “In the Path of Abraham”, discusses his historic tenure as a President Trump Special Envoy to the Middle East. Mr. Greenblatt, an orthodox Jew, describes what… Continue Reading →

Williamsburg Satmar Rebbe: Belz Are ‘Thrusting A Sword Into Talmud Torahs’

NEW YORK (VINnews) — On the occasion of the yahrzeit of his Great grandfather, Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda (Zalman Leib) Teitelbaum, Satmar rebbe of Williamsburg, sharply attacked the Belz chasidim who recently reached an agreement with the Israeli… Continue Reading →

Williamsburg Satmar Rebbe: Belz Are ‘Thrusting A Sword Into Talmud Torahs’

NEW YORK (VINnews) — On the occasion of the yarhzeit of his father, Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda (Zalman Leib) Teitelbaum, Satmar rebbe of Williamsburg, sharply attacked the Belz chasidim who recently reached an agreement with the Israeli Ministry… Continue Reading →

In a 3rd Test, Facebook Still Fails to Block Hate Speech

Facebook is letting violent hate speech slip through its controls in Kenya as it has in other countries, according to a new report from the nonprofit groups Global Witness and Foxglove. It is the third such test of Facebook’s ability… Continue Reading →

RECESSION: US Economy Shrank 0.9% Last Quarter, Its 2nd Straight Drop

The U.S. economy shrank from April through June for a second straight quarter, contracting at a 0.9% annual pace and raising fears that the nation may be approaching a recession. The decline that the Commerce Department reported Thursday in the… Continue Reading →

In A First, Coin Bearing Zodiac Found Off Israel’s Coast

Israel’s Antiquities Authority said Monday it has discovered a rare 1,850-year-old bronze zodiac coin during an underwater survey off the coastal city of Haifa. The coin bears the image of the zodiac sign Cancer behind a depiction of the moon… Continue Reading →

Northwestern Mutual: Money Management and Guidance

By Avi Shiff When you speak to people in the frum community about “money management,” you’ll often get quizzical looks. Money management? For me? No way! I just don’t have that kind of money. I don’t need guidance or advice. … Continue Reading →

Israel’s State Comptroller: Severe Police Failure During Guardian Of The Walls

Israel’s State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman on Wednesday released an incriminating report on the conduct of the police in mixed Jewish-Arab cities during Operation Guardian of the Walls last May. The report says that the unprecedented violent riots that broke out… Continue Reading →

Rabbi Mutzafi: 99% Of Beggars Aren’t Paupers, Hoard Money For Themselves

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — During a question and answer session which took place Wednesday night with Rabbi Bentzion Mutzafi, a prominent Sephardi posek, he was asked about giving charity to beggars. The woman who asked said that she tries to be… Continue Reading →

JetBlue Agrees to Buy Spirit for $3.8 Billion

JetBlue has agreed to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion in a deal that would create the nation’s fifth largest airline if approved by U.S. regulators. The agreement Thursday comes a day after Spirit’s attempt to merge with Frontier Airlines… Continue Reading →

Germany To Pay More Money To Families Of 11 Israeli Athletes

The German government indicated Wednesday that it was willing to pay further compensation to the families of 11 Israeli athletes who were killed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich by members of a Palestinian group. Relatives of the athletes… Continue Reading →

75% of Democrats Don’t Want Biden in 2024, 55% of Republicans Say the Same About Trump

A stunning 75% of Democrats and Democrat-leaning voters want someone other than Joe Biden to receive the party nomination for president in 2024. The poll from CNN comes as Biden’s approval ratings continue to crater, inflation remains high, and consumer… Continue Reading →

6-Year-Old Matan Killed In Head-On Collision After Palestinian Overtakes Illegally

JERUSALEM (VINnews) — In a head-on collision which occurred Wednesday evening on Road 60, the main road which traverses Judea and Samaria, a 6-year-old boy was killed and four other family members were injured at varying degrees. The accident occurred… Continue Reading →

Black Family Sues Sesame Place, Alleging Discrimination

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Baltimore family is suing a Sesame Street-themed amusement park for $25 million over claims of racial discrimination, alleging multiple costumed characters ignored a 5-year-old Black girl during a meet-and-greet event last month. The lawsuit comes in… Continue Reading →

Feds Investigate USC Student’s Complaint Of Anti-Semitism

The U.S. Department of Education will investigate the University of Southern California after a Jewish student claimed she resigned from student government because she endured harassment over her pro-Israel views. The probe by the department’s Office for Civil Rights stems… Continue Reading →

Ex-Cops Kueng, Thao Sentenced for Violating George Floyd’s Rights

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil rights to lighter terms than recommended in sentencing guidelines, calling one “truly a rookie officer” and describing the other as “a… Continue Reading →

Kim Threatens To Use Nukes Amid Tensions With US, S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un warned he’s ready to use his nuclear weapons in potential military conflicts with the United States and South Korea, state media said Thursday, as he unleashed fiery rhetoric against… Continue Reading →

SPARKS FLY: Trump Says He’s Suing CNN Over Defamation

Former President Donald Trump, never a friend of CNN, informed the left-leaning network that he intends to sue it over repeated defamation going back to his 2016 presidential campaign. “I have notified CNN of my intent to file a lawsuit… Continue Reading →

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