Category Archives: Lakewood

When Do Big Rabbis Become Small Rabbis?

In his third lecture on Rabbi Chalom Messas for Torah in Motion, Rabbi Marc B. Shapiro says: I don’t think Rabbi Yitzhak Abadi has any following. He learned his whole life in the Litvisha world. Rav Abadi was the posek … Continue reading

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Lakewood Yeshiva Student Dies Of Percocet Overdose

Report: Lakewood, NJ – Hatzolah responded about 11:00am Shabbas morning to East End Avenue, for reports of a teenage boy who was unconscious and didn’t wake up, from a drug overdose. After Hatzolah trying to work on the child to … Continue reading

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Black – Jewish Tensions Running High In Lakewood, New Jersey

This is the natural order of things. The black and Jewish communities have little in common, despite all the rhetoric to the opposite. Jews who are immersed in Judaism have little interest in reaching out to blacks while almost all … Continue reading

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Lakewood To Require 11-Men Minyans?

A minyan means a prayer quorum. In orthodox Judaism, you have to have ten men in a room to say certain prayers. Chaptzem writes: "Lakewood is considering implementing a new 11 man minyan takunah. If this new takunah is approved … Continue reading

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Smoking On Shabbs While Studying Talmud

Here’s a blog: Photo of the perfect candidate to be The next GODOL HADOR of Lakewood Tsunami Hit Lakewood! The entire Frum World is in SHOCK! Lakewood just got a taste of their own medicine – a product of their … Continue reading

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