Month February 2024
We’re nearing our goal of giving 900 local families the Gift of Shabbos. Did you step up to the plate and do your part? Did you contribute to this year’s campaign and adopt a family? click here to adopt now… Continue Reading →
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Narcotics Strike Force collaborated with the Lakewood Township Police Department, Lakewood Township Police Department Detective Bureau, Lakewood Township Police Department Street Crimes Unit, Jackson Township… Continue Reading →
If you appreciate music – particularly Chazzanus and Classics – keep reading. For the first time ever, an all-separate-seating Chazzanus and Classics concert will be taking place, accompanied by a 50-piece symphony orchestra conducted by Ofir Sobol. The event, presented… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Rabbi Zvi Goodman Z”L, who was Niftar this evening at the age of 77. R’ Zvi, who was a prominent Mashgiach for the OU, learnt by R’ Schneur and lived in… Continue Reading →
I am all for doing the right thing. I am amazed with the many organizations whose mission is to help enhance my life. It’s so nice to know there there are people out there dedicated to helping me be a… Continue Reading →
By a 5-2 vote, the Toms River Township Council approved a controversial ordinance that would cut two captains’ positions from the Toms River Police Department. Toms River Mayor Dan Rodrick had promised to not fill two retiring captains’ positions and instead… Continue Reading →
Four individuals were charged for their roles in a conspiracy to receive, retitle, and “re-VIN” stolen vehicles, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Nathaniel Bell, aka “David Jones,” 26, of Linden, New Jersey; Johnathan Tanksley, 30, of Orange; L’Hubermane… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] An out-of-town school campus just received approval for dorms! With a brand-new interior build-out, this school building will have numerous classrooms, a full kitchen and dining room, offices, a large Bais Medrash and dorms – all on site! Elul… Continue Reading →
This year’s Tomchei Shabbos winter campaign for My Shabbos Family saw resounding success. 5789 families gave the Gift of Shabbos. They gave joy, tranquility, and stability to hundreds of families in the Greater Lakewood area. However, many more families are… Continue Reading →
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At approximately 4:18 this morning, Toms River Fire Company No. 1, Toms River Fire Company No. 2, and East Dover Fire Company No. 4 responded to a reported fire on Twin Oaks Drive. First arriving units confirmed a vehicle on… Continue Reading →
Torah Around-the-Clock It is a well-kept secret in the holy land of Eretz Yisroel, a Torah phenomenon that hearkens back to the greatest Gedolim of previous generations: A network of Kollelim that has as its mission—in addition to the great… Continue Reading →
Javier Milei, recently elected president of Argentina, a country of close to 46 million people, is undoubtedly a phenomenon in international politics. His trip to Israel this past week was his first visit abroad as president, the fulfillment of a… Continue Reading →
On September 10, 2023, a week before Rosh Hashanah, I got a call from Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky asking me to meet with this underdog Argentinian candidate for president. He wasn’t expected to have any real chance of winning, but that… Continue Reading →
There is increasing alarm at the rising trend of anti-Semitism among the elite universities in America. A growing number of blatantly anti-Semitic groups have been given free rein by these colleges, and many Jewish students have expressed their fear about… Continue Reading →
It was 1967 and nine-year-old Bassem, a Yerushalayim-born Arab, was visiting his aunt’s one-room apartment in the Old City. The aunt’s radio was broadcasting news of how Israeli soldiers had recaptured the city. The boy heard the word “Yahud” repeated… Continue Reading →
The accident happened this morning. No serious injuries were reported.
The Township Council moments ago voted to approve the position of Public Safety Director. This position will act as a liaison between the Jackson Police Department and the Township Administration. Council President Jennifer Kuhn had previously said she and fellow… Continue Reading →
Dear Lakewood, I am not addressing everyone. But this concept needs to be addressed with each person to himself. We are human. Sometimes we mess up. But there is a wide difference as to when something is done publicly with… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] In an exciting new development, Chesed Connects, a grassroots volunteer organization founded in the 5 Towns with a desire to connect those in need to people who are able to offer assistance, has officially launched its group in the… Continue Reading →