Month August 2024
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 →
The Lakewood MVC announced today it will have a delayed opening due to an onsite network outage as a result of a recently restored power outage. Currently, no estimated time for restoration is available. Any customer with a cancelled appointment will be offered… Continue Reading →
DEVELOPING: Police are on scene of a large sinkhole on New Hampshire Avenue in Toms River this evening. Numerous vehicles have been damaged. Chaveirim is responding to repair some of the vehicles. The area has been shut for emergency repairs.
Teen Vies For Record Solo Flight To 7 Continents In Bid To Raise Money For Childhood Cancer Research
A Chinese-American teen is vying to set a record as the youngest person to fly solo to all seven continents in a quest that also aims to drum up donations for research into childhood cancer. Ethan Guo, who turned 19… Continue Reading →
Decision Desk HQ projects that Rep. Cori Bush, a radical leftist member of the “Squad,” has lost her reelection bid to AIPAC-backed Wesley Bell in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District. Bush, a vocal critic of Israel, had accused the country of… Continue Reading →
The driver of the taxi that brought me here told me that Chevron is the best yeshivah in Eretz Yisrael, on a level that is even higher than Brisk or Ponevezh. Israeli taxi drivers usually have their finger on the… Continue Reading →
Eliyahu Yossian was born in the Iranian city of Isfahan in 1980. After completing 12 years of education in Muslim schools, he went on to study civil engineering at the University of Kashan. In 2003 he immigrated to Israel, where… Continue Reading →
One of the things I enjoy most about writing the “Lunchbreak” column is when my conversation with an entrepreneur ends up being entirely different from how I imagined it would be. Yanky Rottenberg founded EzCloud, a full-service software company specializing… Continue Reading →
The balance of good and evil in the world was favorably altered a bit last week, as the scales’ darker pan was lightened by the demise of Hezbollah’s top military commander, Fuad Shukr, in Beirut, and Hamas’ political bureau leader,… Continue Reading →
China says it launched a rocket Tuesday carrying a constellation of a reported 18 satellites as part of efforts to assert its presence in space. The satellites were carried aboard a Long March-6 carrier rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch… Continue Reading →
The Tel Aviv Municipality announced on Monday that it completely banning public tefillos during the upcoming Yamim Tovim, sparking a public outcry. The decision comes after the terrible incidents that happened last year, when progressive Jews held protests and prevented… Continue Reading →
A structure was destroyed in Manchester Township this evening after it caught fire from an apparent lightning strike, officials say. The incident happened in approximately 6:40 PM. No injuries were reported. The storm also left multiple shore towns, including Lakewood, with… Continue Reading →
Water is everything to New Jersey American Water. But too much water can cause problems for water and wastewater utilities. As the region prepares for the pending heavy rainstorms forecasted this week and into the weekend, New Jersey American Water… Continue Reading →
REPORTER: “Israel could be under attack at any moment from Iran. U.S. troops in Iraq were injured yesterday. Why have we not heard directly from President Biden? He’s still the President — where is he?” KJP: “We just put out… Continue Reading →
The event is among multiple other events cancelled this evening due to the rain.
Whether it’s due to impatience, a “me first” attitude, aggressiveness or distraction, drivers running red lights cause more than 1,000 fatalities every year―putting not only their own lives at risk but the lives of other road users as well. National Stop… Continue Reading →
Ocean County in partnership with the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority (NJTPA) is conducting a study to investigate options for improving congestion and safety along Kennedy Boulevard and County Line Road from Laurelwood Avenue to Squankum Road in Lakewood Township…. Continue Reading →
The Troopers are back in town – approximately a dozen drivers were stopped in the past couple of hours. They’re in both marked and unmarked vehicles. (Ty: SB)
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey today announced that it is turning up the heat on toll cheats, issuing summonses and making arrests at a record pace over the first six months of the year as it… Continue Reading →
