New traffic light on Pine Street & Cedarbridge can make you rich. $$$$$$ "Qui-Tam"

The federal government gives highway money to states. In return, states agree that public roads in the state will be in substantial compliance with federal rules.

UPDATE: "Smart Growth in Lakewood"- Vote it down

 

Write to all of the Planning board members

mneiman@aristacare.com, AMorris@lakewoodnj.gov, 

                                                                    sschmuckler@verizon.net,  sforsyth@lakewoodnj.gov,

                                                                    akermanisaac@gmail.com,   emrennert@gmail.com, 

                                                                    prc625@aol.com, jjfranklin@optonline.net, 

                                                                    lakewoodj2@aol.com,  mmiller@lakewoodnj.gov,

                                                                    yherzl@yahoo.com 

 

 

Write to ALL that you object to tonites vote on "Smart Growth"

                                                          AL_Michael Neiman' mneiman@aristacare.com,

                                                                  Ally Morris' AMorris@lakewoodnj.gov,

                                                                  Joshua Schmuckler' sschmuckler@verizon.net,

                                                                  Sarah Forsyth sforsyth@lakewoodnj.gov,

                                                                  Aisik Akerman' akermanisaac@gmail.com,

                                                                  Eli Rennert' emrennert@gmail.com,

                                                                  Enrique Percal' prc625@aol.com,

                                                                  John Franklin' jjfranklin@optonline.net,

                                                                  Louie Follman' lakewoodj2@aol.com,

                                                                  Menashe Miller' mmiller@lakewoodnj.gov,

                                                                  Yechiel Herzl' yherzl@yahoo.com 

ALERT: Hisachdus CRC & R' Gissinger certify BODEK "Garni bags" אסור to use!!

Hisachdus (CRC) & Rav Gissinger warned the insects not to go through the holes.

BODEK's "Garni bag's" should not be used as the holes are too large, adult thrip insects go right through. The insects are unaware that the kosher certifiers say that anything less than  1.2 mm is not visible.

It's very visible to the plain eye, you don't need a loop to see it.

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Red Light Camera Ticket Thrown Out

A technicality could cost the state a few million bucks

Posted: Jun 13, 2013- Red light cameras have become a popular traffic control tool across the country over the past few years, and as their use has grown so has pushback from motorists. A woman in San Francisco recently fought and had her red light ticket thrown out on a technicality -- a technicality that could cost the city of Newark, Calif., millions of dollars.

smart growth coming to Lakewood

“Resentment or grudges do no harm to the person against whom you hold these feelings but every day and every night of your life, they are eating at you.”

Lakewood will look like sardines in a can-call all state legislators to vote against it.

APP Editorial: Don't let private schools bypass land-use laws 
Aug 10, 2012 

A bill that would exempt private colleges and universities from local planning and zoning regulations has the mayors of most of the towns that host them up in arms( not Lakewood).

Just the Scent of Money Is Corrupting: In Lakewood even Votes Corrupt

Just the Scent of Money Is Corrupting: Study

US: NEWS, BUSINESS NEWS  CNBC.com | Thursday, 13 Jun 2013 | 10:59 AM ET

It's often said that money corrupts. But a new study says that just the thought of getting some hard cash will do the trick.

Kashrus alert: Don't use Alle "ptcha-bones"

Kashrus alert: Alle "ptcha-bones" used for "ptchah"  Gallah (Aspic)

Some of the bones have a large blood vessel that must be removed prior to salting. It's too often still attached by the Alle ptcha bones. There is no "shishim" by the bone V the coagulated blood vessel.

Therefore one should not use those ptcha bones until Alle rectifies the situation.

Bishul Yisroel for Sfardim and the "GRA"

The chic-peas from Dependable are also Bishul Yisroel for Sfardim and the "GRA".

The Dependable brand are currently the only brand available for those individuals.

"B'tam" The Only brand to use or fresh broccolli "STEMS" not the florets.

Special production under the "Aidah Yerushalem".
It's a special production for the Aidah.
Many times you'll find the Eden Brand available but not the B'taam brand.
We don't expect the B'Taam brand for the next few months

Kashrus Alert: There are the "pretenders" to know בדיקת תולעים checking for infestation

Kashrus Alert: There are the "pretenders" to know בדיקת תולעים checking for infestation.

They think they know, but it has been proven time and again that they don't know what they are doing.

Therefore, any one of them that has not been tested or approved by the kosher lab at Positive should not be relied upon, even if they have been doing it for years (wrong).

Anything requiring checking for infestation with a Star-K or Hisachdus CRC, R' Gissinger, Yoka Rav, etc should not be relied upon.

Challenged kids-How to deal with it?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWYAJPhyNbE

ALERT: Muffins N More Blueberry mix is infested

ALERT: 
Muffins N More Blueberry mix is infested.

Autism patients in demand by employers

Thinking differently: Autism patients in demand by employers

Published June 04, 2013

Reuters

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  The headquarters of mortgage lender Freddie Mac is seen in Mclean, Virginia, near Washington. (REUTERS/Jason Reed/Files)

  
  

Some call it neurological diversity, others see it as autism's fight back. People diagnosed as "on the spectrum" are suddenly in demand by employers seeking a competitive advantage from autistic workers more used to being considered disabled than special.

New UPDATE: Dodelson V. Weiss

We have from reliable sources that on this past Monday June 3rd, the matter was given over to binding arbitration.

The question remains why was the ORA Organization instructed to have another demonstration in Staten Island by the Husbands family residence?

Who instructed ORA? ORA doesn't want to tell us, WHY?

Who from the wifes' side called the Court appointed arbitrator at 3:00 AM
to pressure him not to grant the husband any of rights per Halacha and Dina Di'Malchusah?  Both phone numbers were from addresses on Fifth St, Lakewood, NJ

The most logical answer we received so far was;  the wife family is setting themselves up to ignore the arbitrators decision.

Alert: There are individuals associated with the wifes' family that create false Facebook accounts to malign even prominent community individuals. If it happens to you, we'll advise you who to call to have it removed.

History: Weiss is the granchild of Rav Reuvein Feinstein.
              Dodelson is the grandaughter of Rav Wolpe, who is the Uncle of  the Kotlers.

Second UPDATE: Too many unanswered questions

I was visited Thursday evening by a Aryeh Malkiel Dodelson, after I told him that there was a 22 page package that was mailed to hundreds & it seems the Weiss's are on solid ground. He said he'll email me right away their version of undoctored documents to prove that they aren't lying. I never received the "Dodelson version"-I think it all points in one direction. (Did I feel threatened by him? somewhat, yes!)

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Who is Mrs G. Dodelson referred by the Bai Din & ORA?
There is nowhere mentioned a Mrs. Weiss the wife of Rabbi Weiss, not in the siruv and not in the letter to Reb Reuvain Feinstein, why?

Is it acceptable for a cousin that's a nogei'ah to sign on a demand letter with the other Rabonim?

We were advised that Reb Shmuel Kamenetsky told Reb R. Feinstein that his signature is a forgery. We & others have tried to no avail contacting Reb Sholom Kamenetsky at the Yeshiva , even after leaving messages.

The Mechon L'Hoyroa Bais Din never issues a siruv if at least one of the parties doesn't reside in Monsey, NY. There was undue pressure put on the bais din, thertefore  they are disqualified as the Bais Din pertaining to anything in this case.
Intimidation, pressure, bias, etc all disqualify any Bais din. 

Rav Yechiel Tauber never signs by Mechon, especially on a siruv.

Hence there is no question on the non-validity of the Siruv.

There is no valid siruv, therfore the letter by the 4 Rabonim and the ORA involvement has no basis at all in Halacha.  It's a sort of a check-mate!

Why is the of A.M. Weiss's father even mentioned in the letter signed by the Rabonim & Rosh Yeshivas? Is it to intimidate & pressure?

Did Bais Din succomb to pressure? re: Weiss et al

After their own research, anyone that conclued that the Mechon Li'Horah has succumbed to pressure and overstepped their boundary from their normal procedures?

Make a kidush Hashem and email machon lehorah to protest their part in trampling on the torah hakodosha. (You may include a statement indicating if you will or will not consider using the Mechon in the future if the need arises.)

Send to both addresses. 

baisdin@thejnet.com

mechon@juno.com

The response

For a copy of the 22 page Weiss facts, send an email to 

kashrusy@aol.com 

requesting same.

Response to the Letter re: Weiss & Dodelson

Rabbi Dovid E. Eidensohn/2 Phyllis Terrace/Monsey, NY 10952/1-845-578-1917- 21 Adar 5773

A signed letter from major Rosh Yeshivas has been issued attacking Rabbi Avrohom Mayer Weiss for not giving his wife, Dodelson, a GET. The letter declares three things:

One, that the Siruv given the husband by Beth Din Machon LiHorah requires everyone to treat him as if he was in Cherem.

Los Angeles Hashgochas, post Doheny meat scandal

Los Angeles Hashgochas post Doheny Meat scandal were somewhat scrutinized and the conclusion was not meet  "BASIC OU Standards". An uplifting facade just doesn't do justice to the kosher consumer.
they do

The kosher consumer is entitled to a responsible, reliable kashrus supervision. If one can't provide it, step to the side and don't hinder others from stepping up to the plate.

It's not just in the meat department that is lacking in basic standards, infestation issues are completely ignored, for lack of basic knowledge.

LA's "RCC" is making changes

The RCC is pleased to report that after a thorough review and inspection of all establishments under RCC hashgacha, that we have addressed the issues raised in the recent inspection of the RCC establishments. This included recommendations made by the Orthodox Union (OU), which was invited by the RCC to review our establishments.

ALERT: Bay leaves have insects "scales"

ALERT: Bay leaves have insects "scales".

Including the ones certified by

The Jewish Community Should Deal With Molesters Just Like Murderers

Los Angeles, CA - Charedi Rabbi: The Jewish Community Should Deal With Molesters Just Like Murderers

Published on: May 31st, 2013 at 02:08 PM

Los Angeles, CA - The recent guilty plea of an Orthodox Rabbi to molestation charges in New Jersey as well as the District Attorney’s expressed hope that this case will encourage other parents of abused children from the Orthodox community to come forward to report crimes, beg the questions that have bothered me for years : Why is there such a reticence on the part of Orthodox Jews to put these perpetrators behind bars?

Doheny RCC kashrus fall-out

May 29, 2013 Schwartz Bakery leaves RCC for Kehilla By Jonah Lowenfeld http://www.jewishjournal.com/ los_angeles/article/schwartz_bakery_leaves_rcc_for_kehilla/

The sign in the Schwartz Bakery window showing it is now under Kehilla Kosher supervision. Photo courtesy of the Schwartz Bakery Facebook page Schwartz Bakery, a kosher bakery and caterer with six retail locations across Los Angeles, has dropped the Rabbinical Council of California (RCC) as its kosher certifier. The 59-year-old family-owned business announced the news on May 20, posting on its Facebook page a photograph of a Kehilla Kosher sign hanging in the window of one of its shops. “All Schwartz Bakery locations are now under Kehilla supervision,” the Facebook post stated, referring to Los Angeles’ other prominent Orthodox kosher agency. According to its Web site, Schwartz is “the first kosher bakery in Los Angeles.” It is the third kosher establishment to leave the RCC in the wake of the recent scandal that has tarnished the certifier’s reputation, and the largest to do so thus far.

ALERT: Dorat carrots sold in Shop-Rite "product of Israel"

ALERT: Dorat carrots sold in Shop-Rite "product of Israel". 

UPDATE: KOF-K Food service and Restaurants, not reliable!

 The Kof-K utilizes Rabbis Gissinger & Abicasus for their food service and restaurants. It has been shown that they are not reliable for checking for infestation. Therefore one should be diligent when eating in those places.

Rabbi Gissinger claims that one with good eyesight can't see anything less than 1.3 mm. The date on dollar bills is a mere 1mm, if you say you can see it, Rabbi Gissinger says you are lying. Optomtrists say a person with good eyesight can see 1/3 of a mm. Rav Moshe Vaye says one can see 1/3 of a mm.

Rabbi Gissinger's & Abicasis mashgichim in KOF-K in food service don't know how to check & they don't bother checking as they were told "don't check only wash".

STAY FAR AWAY FROM THOSE PLACES. Others want to be "mitaher the shertz with 150 reasons, but it remains "Ossur".

May 23, 2013 Large L.A. bakery drops RCC, switches to Kehilla Kosher By Jonah Lowenfeld http://www.jewishjournal.com/blog/item/l.a._first_kosher_bakery_drops_rcc_switches_to_kehilla_kosher/

Since the Doheny Meat Market scandal broke in late March, three kosher establishments have dropped the Rabbinical Council of California's certification. Schwartz Bakery, which announced it had left on May 20, is likely the largest of the three. Image courtesy Facebook/Schwartz Bakery Schwartz Bakery, a kosher bakery and caterer with six retail locations across Los Angeles, has dropped the Rabbinical Council of California (RCC) as its kosher certifier. The bakery announced on its Facebook page on May 20 that all of its locations were now being supervised by a competing kosher agency, Kehilla Kosher.

May 22, 2013 Two restaurants drop RCC after Doheny scandal By Jonah Lowenfeld http://www.jewishjournal.com/ los_angeles/article/two_restaurants_drop_rcc_after_doheny_scandal/

Less than two months after a private investigator videotaped the owner of Doheny Glatt Kosher Meat Market allegedly bringing unsupervised animal products into his store, two local kosher restaurants have dropped the Rabbinical Council of California (RCC) as their glatt kosher certifier.

Kashrus alert: Hisachdus CRC has no issues with infestation

The kosher Taste brand of various lettuce products has the kosher certification of Hisachdus CRC.

The Hisachdus CRC is printed on the bags by the Company together with the date code. There is absolutely no control in place. The Company can print it will. We did see that there was infested product from kosher taste with the Hisachdus CRC emblem.

Hisachdus CRC is at it again- Chevra Strawberries

Hisachdus CRC certifies the Chevra frozen strawberries, which allegedly are infested. The Chevra strawberries is being used in Kleins Ice cream, therefore one should not use the Klein's strawberry flavor.

The KEURIG coffee machine & the kosher consumer

OU Kosher Addresses Kashrus of Keurig (Including Pesach)

Rabbi Eli Eleff and Rabbi Eli Gersten

THE KASHRUS OF KEURIG (INCLUDING PESACH)
By Rabbi Eli Eleff and Rabbi Eli Gersten
OU Kosher Rabbinic Coordinators

Coffee throughout the ages has played an important and often critical role in people’s lives and daily operation. Be it in the halls of the bais medrash, at work, or even waking in the morning, many individuals look toward coffee as a vital boost to their daily energy. In fact, this beverage is so important to some that the Mishna Berura (89:22) rules that one may drink unsweetened black coffee before Shacharis in the morning, so that he will be able to daven with the proper concentration. This seemingly innocuous beverage has been almost universally accepted as kosher, with little issue regarding the vessels used, as most coffee machines are dedicated only for coffee.

If you are מקפיד on kashrus, don't rely on KCL!

If you are מקפיד on kashrus, 
                                               don't rely on the  KCL!

Lakewood hand matzos from Eretz Yisroel that has a total of one of their own mashgichim be there and they call it חבורה Matzos. The reason for the advantage of מצות חבורה is that there are additional people to do all of the extras that the bakery normally doesn't do. One mashgiach extra and it suddenly becomes a מצות חבורה? KCL says, Lakewood Oilum is not makpid.

The Matzos say "special mashgiach that checks for כפולות". It seems the mashgiach makes sure that every box has plenty of כפולות. KCL says, Lakewood Oilum is not makpid.

A Hand matzah bakery that will bake up to 22 minutes (claiming that all after 18 minutes it's put away for the Chabad people) which turned to have gotten into the regular matzos and to the Chaburah matzos as well. KCL says, Lakewood Oilum isn't makpid. They did not kasher the ovens after those 22 minute matzos. KCL says, Lakewood Oilum is not makpid.

 They also make the Oat Matzos, that is very secretive how they get rid of the bitter enzyme without steaming (which may be a shailah of chometz), they don't kasher the bakery after the oat matzah production & they don't notify anyone that they produced Oat mazos. KCL says, the Lakewood Oilum isn't makpid.

All year round bakeries in Lakewood under KCL pretends that they don't use any "farkoifteh" (sold) chometz, when in fact they have freezers full with sold chometz.  KCL says, Lakewood Oilum is not makpid.

Re: Being makpid on Yoshon, a very big tzibur in Lakewood (more so than in any other place in the diaspora) tries to be makpid on Yoshon. The Tzibur is under the false assumption that the restaurants, caterers, etc are all makpid on Yoshon, the cold facts are they are not in fact "yoshon". When the KCL is asked shockingly, you don't give hashgocha on yoshon also? KCL says, Lakewood Oilum is not makpid.

Re: infestation- Blueberries, grapes, stickered lettuce, strawberries, etc KCL says, Lakewood Oilum is not makpid.

There are many more episodes when questioned about a kashrus issue,  KCL says, Lakewood Oilum is not makpid.

Re: Eating Chometz on Pesach: Can anyone provide the source for this ruling?

Watch the last minute of the Shiur where the speaker says if someone swallows a glob of Chometz on Pesach it's not eating chometz.

http://www.torahanytime.com/scripts/media.php?file=media/Rabbi/Yoel_Schonfeld/2011-04-04/Pesach_Products/Rabbi__Yoel_Schonfeld__Pesach_Products__2011-04-04.wmv

Hi$achdu$ "insect divi$ion" fouled up again

There were numerous Kashrus certifier's Mashgichim in Mexico for Strawberries. 

All of them rejected the goods because of infestation, besides Glicks Hisachdus Harabonim.

Hisachdus certified and allowed many containers of Strawberries. 

SHATNEZ fraud IN MONSEY?-YES! (It's worse than you think!) Lakewood Branch???

Update: This was reconfirmed

Background: Monsey shatnez test center is unqualified to test, and they put on non-shatnez labels on clothing that have shatnez. R"L = All clothing must be rechecked!

SHATNEZ TESTING: The Monsey Shatnez Test Center does testing in Monsey, Queens, Englewood & other areas as well.