Month January 2024
Few things could better illustrate what the Gemara (Eruvin 53b) teaches us about the little boy and Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananiah—how a short road can in reality turn out to be terribly long—than Hank Johnson’s simple-minded approach to stopping Houthi… Continue Reading →
(JNS) – A U.S. State Department official warned that China is increasingly promoting antisemitic tropes and conspiracy theories in the wake of Hamas’s Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in Israel. Delivering a keynote address to the American Bar Association on Monday,… Continue Reading →
Family getting up: Sunday (1/28/24)AM Mrs. Rivky BauerDaughter Mrs. Freidy SichermanDaughter R’ Michael FriedmanSon
MILAN (AP) — An Italian Jewish leader on Tuesday protested a citation of Holocaust survivor Primo Levi on flyers for a planned pro-Palestinian demonstration in the Italian capital on Saturday, coinciding with International Holocaust Remembrance Day, as a surge in… Continue Reading →
Dear Lakewood, After seeing the poll on TLS about if parents or schools should be deciding about mid winter break locations, and reading all the comments, I felt compelled to pen this letter to see what the TLS readers say… Continue Reading →
You may want to warn your children about walking on the lake. Temperatures will be climbing up to 65 by the end of the week – and remain above freezing for at least 10 days – posing a serious danger… Continue Reading →
While many schools were closed this past Friday, Special Children’s Center Kids spent their in the snow at the Center Farm. TLS welcomes your photos by submitting them to photos@thelakewoodscoop.com
Roi Assaraf miraculously survived the October 7 Massacre, and he has been telling his story ever since. Roi was not religious at the time, but has since become a Baal Teshuva, and is traveling the globe being Mechazek others, ansd… Continue Reading →
The New Jersey Department of Education (NJDOE) and the New Jersey Schools Development Authority (SDA) today announced $75 million to provide funding for emergent construction and capital needs in school districts throughout the state. Districts can use these funds for… Continue Reading →
The Jackson Township Council will introduce an ordinance that will ban parking on public roads near busy county highway intersections. The ordinance will restrict parking within 100 feet of any county highway. Under the ordinance, vehicles will be barred from… Continue Reading →
A Burlington County, New Jersey, man was charged with possessing four destructive devices, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Jeremy Giliberti, 52, of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, is charged by complaint with one count of possessing destructive devices. He… Continue Reading →
We are devastated by the loss of so many of Israel’s soldiers, our best and brightest, idealistic young people who have chosen to give their lives to defend their people. The pictures of the fallen that have greeted us daily… Continue Reading →
The Jackson Township Veterans Commission, led by Council Vice President Sargent and Council President Jennifer Kuhn, recently met as a group after several years of inactivity. The meeting marked a new milestone in the township’s commitment to veterans moving forward…. Continue Reading →
Ocean County Prosecutor Brad Billhimer announced that the victim in the fatal hit and run crash that occurred in Brick Township on January 13, 2024, has been identified as Julia Sutton, 56, of Weehawken, Hudson County. Mark Carey, Jr., 19,… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] It is with gratitude to the Ribono Shel Olam that we invite you to join us on our 11th Yarchei Kallah to be held in Yerushalayim iy’h, led by the esteemed magid shiur R’ Eliezer Apter שליט״א. The program… Continue Reading →
[UPDATE: January 23, 12:10pm] A New Jersey appellate court released a decision this morning saying that Governor Murphy cannot be compelled to fill vacancies on the Council on Affordable Housing, also known as COAH, following a lawsuit brought by Jackson… Continue Reading →
The Lakewood Planning Board tonight is set to hear plans for a campus that would boast a Kollel building, a daycare center and a housing project. According to the applicant, “The proposed development comprises 52 total dwellings and a daycare… Continue Reading →
An evening in Manhattan graced by Gedolim & philanthropists to kickoff support for Rav Aharon Asayag’s lifesaving work By: Mordechai Tzvi Ezrieli This past Wednesday evening in the small, yet elegant Gevurah shul in the heart of Manhattan, an unprecedented… Continue Reading →
It is consistently challenging to obtain appointments for first-time passports and Consular Reports of Birth Abroad (CRBA) for babies born to US citizens in Israel. Each year, this is particularly challenging in advance of the Pesach travel season, when those… Continue Reading →