Month November 2023

At precisely 7 a.m., the four-day ceasefire, brokered by Qatar between Israel and Hamas, came into effect. In the hours leading up to this temporary truce, rocket sirens blared in Israeli towns along the Gaza border, and there were reports… Continue Reading →

A crane operator played down tributes paid to him on Thursday after he lifted a man to safety from a burning high-rise building in England. Video from the scene in the town of Reading in southern England showed a man… Continue Reading →

By Rabbi Yair Hoffman By day, Dr. Boruch Adler is a dentist.  And no one ever doubted that he could drill deep (in order to remove all decay).  But who could imagine that at night, when he apparently wrote this… Continue Reading →

HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau spoke at a gathering of poskim at his home on Wednesday and warned of the risks of Chillul Shabbos by traveling on the short Fridays during the winter. The Rosh Yeshivah spoke about the importance of… Continue Reading →

Kosher Cocktails Many cocktails use vodka or rum as their base. While these 2 alcoholic drinks are seemingly innocuous, occasionally they can be distilled from problematic ingredients. Let’s hear from Rabbi Akiva Niehaus – Director of Kashrus Operations at the… Continue Reading →

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The following is an ‘Ask The Mayor’ question submitted to TLS, and the Mayor’s response. Email your questions for the Mayor to AskTheMayor@thelakewoodscoop.com. Question: Hi, When driving from Jackson towards Lakewood, the light by Hope and County is very short…. Continue Reading →

Amichai Shindler of Kibbutz Kerem Shalom miraculously survived the October 7th massacre but was left with severe injuries. Kerem Shalom is a mixed religious-secular kibbutz that is less than 100 meters [.06 miles] from the Gaza Strip. That Shabbos/Simchas Torah… Continue Reading →

Just when you thought that British TV hosts may have come to their senses following the overwhelming evidence of the Hamas presence in Shifa Hospital, British Sky News host Kay Burley asked a question unprecedented in its absurdity. Speaking to… Continue Reading →

South Korea has concluded that Russian support likely enabled North Korea to put a spy satellite into orbit for the first time this week, and it should be clear in several days whether it is functioning properly, officials said Thursday…. Continue Reading →

Emotions are running high as the hostage swap, originally set for 10 AM this morning, has been delayed until Friday. The anticipated plan is for Israel and Hamas to proceed with the exchange of 50 Israeli hostages held by Hamas,… Continue Reading →

Benjamin Neel, the former director of NYU Langone Health’s Perlmutter Cancer Center, has filed a lawsuit against New York University and the hospital, claiming his firing was due to his pro-Israel social media posts. According to Washington Square News, NYU’s… Continue Reading →

The Yahrtzeit is this Shabbos.

Our dear friend and neighbor, Shmuel Thurm, battled kidney failure for an extended period before he left us. Shmuel was not only a beloved member of our community but also the devoted father of ten children. As the primary provider… Continue Reading →

The pasuk states: הַצּוּר֙ תָּמִ֣ים פָּֽעֳל֔וֹ כִּ֥י כָל־דְּרָכָ֖יו מִשְׁפָּ֑ט קל אֱמוּנָה֙ וְאֵ֣ין עָ֔וֶל צַדִּ֥יק וְיָשָׁ֖ר הֽוּא: The deeds of the [Mighty One ] Rock are perfect, for all His ways are just; a faithful God, without injustice He is righteous… Continue Reading →