A heart-wrenching incident occurred in Lakewood, NJ with the tragic passing of Chana Ahuva Chaitovsky a”h. She was approximately two months old.
Chana Ahuva was discovered unresponsive just before 2 p.m. after being inadvertently left in a vehicle parked at a kollel in the Central Avenue/New Egypt Road vicinity.
With temperatures in Lakewood soaring to the low to mid-nineties, the inside of the car became dangerously hot.
Hatzolah paramedics arrived swiftly and attempted resuscitation, but their efforts were sadly unsuccessful.
Askanim are now working to ensure proper kavod hameis and that arrangements for her timely kevurah are made.
Umacha Hashem dimah me’al kol ponim.
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NYPD recruit Allan Pearlman was jogging laps in the gym last May during his police training when he heard a loud crash behind him. Pearlman, a Modern Orthodox Jew from Staten Island, turned around to see a fellow recruit on the floor, unmoving.
With his EMT training kicking in, Pearlman grabbed a medical bag from the academy, rushed to the classmate, checked for a pulse, and administered aid until an ambulance arrived.
The next month, Pearlman encountered another recruit for NYPD traffic enforcement in distress on the police academy’s muster deck, an outdoor meeting area. The recruit was experiencing a diabetic episode, and Pearlman once again provided emergency care until help arrived.

A crucial section of 7th Street in Lakewood, NJ was scheduled for closure and detours starting Monday, but local officials have successfully postponed it.
The closure was planned for the short stretch between Mary’s Lane and Park Avenue for railroad crossing repairs, which would have exacerbated the town’s notorious traffic congestion.
The closure, now rescheduled for the week of Tisha B’Av, aims to replace and rebuild the current railroad crossing with new concrete crossings and asphalt approaches.
This project, funded by federal money, is part of the New Jersey Transportation Department’s railroad grade-crossing safety program, which annually repairs, upgrades, or removes around 50 crossings statewide.
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According to information that Matzav.com received shortly before Shabbos, Camp Malka girls who returned home and could not be accommodated by the camp will now have the opportunity to attend a new overnight camp.

This new camp will be situated in Lakewood, NJ and is set to begin on Tuesday, July 16.

Picture Perfect Kiddush: Focus on Shabbos
Are the waiters at your simcha allowed to take pictures for you on Shabbos? What happens if you run out of ice? These questions and more answered by Rabbi Moshe Zev Kaufman – Rav of Khal Adas Bnei Yisroel in Chicago, Menahel of the Midwest Bais Horaah, as he walks us through the intricacies of Amira L’akum on Shabbos and benefitting from a Melocha done by a non-Jew on Shabbos.
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On Wednesday, Rabbi Ari Weisenfeld, director of the Connecticut Office of Agudath Israel of America, brought community leaders from across Connecticut to meet with Attorney General William Tong to discuss concerns about community safety.
In the months since October 7, antisemitism and hate crimes have been at a record high across America. Connecticut has seen this manifest in record numbers of recorded incidents against Jewish communities and individuals, including during recent encampments and protests at Yale University.

Rav Gershon Ribner, rosh kollel of Kollel Nesivos Hatorah and son-in-law of Rav Shneur Kotler, has succeeded in applying classical Talmudical analysis and methodology to understanding all areas of Yiddishkeit, bringing out its profundity and sense.
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Rav Meir Zvi Bergman, rosh yeshiva Rashbi in Bnei Brak and senior member of the Moetzes Gedoleio Hatorah of Degel Hatorah, delivered a strong rebuke regarding the conscription of yeshiva students into the Israeli Defense Forces.
Addressing a gathering of roshei yeshiva, Rav Bergman, son-in-law Maran Rav Elazar Menachem Man Shach zt”l, stated, “Everyone knows that even one day that a boy is in the army is truly destruction. The entire war now is a war for the King, for Hakadosh Boruch Hu.
“We must know that it is forbidden to cooperate with them.”
Criticizing Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Rav Bergman remarked, “Then one foolish guy comes and sends out draft orders. We are obligated to sacrifice our lives for this.”

Camp Malka has encountered significant difficulties in commencing its summer program this year and has now announced that it will only be opening for a limited number of campers.
Initially, the camp’s campus – located on Ingalside Road in Greenville, NY – was under preparation, but failed to be ready in time for the scheduled start date.
In an effort to manage the delay, the camp postponed the start time by a week and temporarily placed campers in a hotel in the Poconos. However, this arrangement proved unsuccessful, with many girls having to sleep in their clothes and on the floor. Subsequently, the site was shut down by police for safety reasons.

Dear Editor,
I am beyond outraged by the reckless and malicious behavior of certain individuals using WhatsApp groups to spread outright lies, lashon hara, and motzie shem ra. A frum camp is currently dealing with significant challenges, and while dedicated individuals, including a relative of mine, are working around the clock to resolve the issues, these so-called “news” peddlers are making the situation far worse.