Month March 2024
Sponsorship opportunities are available for the Ocean County Chiefs of Police Association annual golf outing fundraiser. Details and forms are below.
The fathers of two female soldiers who are being held captive by Hamas in Gaza visited the homes of HaGaon HaRav Dov Landau on Wednesday evening. Shlomi Berger, the father of Agam Berger, and Yonatan Levi, the father of Naama… Continue Reading →
Candy companies want to know: What will make Americans start chewing gum again? Gum’s bubble burst during the COVID-19 pandemic, when masks and social distancing made bad breath less of a worry and fewer people spent on impulse buys. The… Continue Reading →
Shiva for Rabbi Meir Hertz ZT”L is taking place at 780 Green Valley Road, Jackson. Schachris 8:00am Mincha 5:30pm Marriv 9:00pm Visitors are asked not to come between the hours of 12:30-1:30 and 6:30-7:30. Addition parking available directly across the… Continue Reading →
French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday called on the public to collect photos, films, personal journals and testimony from witnesses to liberation at the end of World War Two, as the country prepares to mark the 80th anniversary of the… Continue Reading →
There were a record number of bias incidents reported in New Jersey in 2023, according to preliminary data compiled by the New Jersey State Police and released today by Attorney General Matt Platkin. According to the data, a total of… Continue Reading →
As first reported on TLS Status, firefighters this afternoon are battling a structure fire in Lakewood. The fire broke out shortly after 2:00 PM on Williams Street. There are no reports of injuries. Developing.
This week, Rabbi Rubashkin will begin the fifth cycle of Shaar HaBitachon at his weekly Thursday night Shiur. This life-changing Shiur is very well attended and many are people who have participated since the first Shiur of the first cycle!… Continue Reading →
Following last night’s approval by the Jackson Zoning Board to approve the first Hatzolah garage in the township, Hatzolah of Central Jersey issued the following statement: In an unprecedented acknowledgment of the important role Hatzolah of Central Jersey plays in… Continue Reading →
Three kedoshei elyon had one common concept when it came to learning Torah – they were the Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh (Rabbi Chaim ibn Attar 1696-1743) when he came to Eretz Yisroel; the Ramchal (Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto 1707-1746) when he lived in Padua, Italy; and Hagaon,… Continue Reading →
Public opinion of Senator Bob Menendez has plummeted since he was charged in his second corruption case in less than ten years, according to a new Monmouth University Poll. The poll of New Jersey residents finds a clear majority – 63%… Continue Reading →
After years of seeing frum customers struggling to purchase replacement parts for Pesach, Town Appliance has now made getting parts for your oven for Pesach easy. They have launched a website in which you can select your oven model and… Continue Reading →
Lakewood residents were among the riders of this year’s annual Texas Tour bike ride. The event took place Monday in Houston. The event, coordinated in Lakewood by Elliot Zaks of Madison Title, benefits the Mesivta of Houston. Photos by Yaakov… Continue Reading →
In this episode, Rabbi Reinman points out that there is an area of the world that project it power, hard and soft, to every corner of the globe and that world history takes place in this area. CHAPTER ONE: The… Continue Reading →
At their meeting this evening, the Jackson Township Zoning Board voted to approve a Mikvah and a Hatzolah garage. This is the first large Mikva to be approved in Jackson and it will be located on East Veterans Highway. The… Continue Reading →
Dear TLS, With Purim around the corner, we cannot ignore the upcoming reality. Fact is, I would never dream of letting my child anywhere near a nightclub, rave, or hip-hop party where music blasts out of control, people dance like… Continue Reading →
Worlds connected by extreme Chesed. In a remarkable display of Chesed, a Satmar Chassid, Ezreal Spitzer from Kiryas Yoel, donated his kidney to save Lakewood resident Rabbi Uzhansky’s life. In any other context, these two most probably would’ve never met…. 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 →
Two free CPR courses for women will be taking place this coming Monday and Wednesday, and there are just a few slots left. The course will be given by Chaim Kaisman, who has already certified hundreds of residents in and… Continue Reading →
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: I live on third and Forest. My street has been flooding for many years now. We… Continue Reading →