Bais Medrash Govoha is under contract to buy Woodlake Country Club, according to a notice filed with the Ocean County Clerk on March 20.
The document signals the sale of the 150-acre golf course at 25 New Hampshire Ave. is in the early stages and does not guarantee the land will change hands, according to Ocean County Clerk Scott M. Colabella.
“We are exploring the possibility of developing a campus that could help us accommodate future growth without drawing more commuters up and down the Route 9 corridor that runs through the heart of Lakewood,” BMG President Rabbi Aaron Kotler told Asbury Park Press.

A proposal introduced in Quebec last month to ban yarmulkes and other religious clothing has come under fire with one Jewish mayor of a town in the Canadian province equating it to “ethnic cleansing.”
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also opposed the measure.
“It’s unthinkable to me that in a free society we would legitimize discrimination against citizens based on their religion,” he said.
Hampstead Mayor William Steinberg has refused to heed calls from Trudeau and other politicians to apologize for labeling Bill 21, which was introduced in response to the issue of Muslim women wearing hijabs in Quebec, as “ethnic cleansing.”

Matzav.com has confirmed that United Healthcare Community Plan of New Jersey, which had terminated Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) as of July 1, has officially rescinded their termination. This will allow all patients who are part of United Healthcare Community Plan of New Jersey to receive coverage for services at the renowned medical center on Civic Center Blvd in Philadelphia.
This development was independently confirmed by Matzav.com with upper management of the hospital and those in the know.

Dozens of diplomats from all over the world joined Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon to celebrate Pesach with a mock Seder at the organization’s headquarters in New York Monday.
Danon, who started this tradition in 2016, after he was appointed as ambassador, explained to his counterparts about the Jewish traditions behind the holiday.
“As in our years of exile, there are still those who rise against us, but today we are a strong nation that can defend itself. The struggle for freedom is the breath of life, and it ensures the existence of the Jewish people,” said the ambassador.
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A New York City Council member has proposed opening a dual-language Yiddish-English program in a city public school.
Councilman Mark Levine, who represents parts of upper Manhattan and is the chair of the City Council’s Jewish Caucus, is working to open the program in a kindergarten classroom in the fall of 2020, The Forward reported.
The secular Yiddish-language program would be the only program of its kind in the United States. As a public school program it would be devoid of religious content.
“I’ve been inspired by young activists who are looking to keep this language alive, and keep its literature and theater and culture alive by passing it on to the next generation,” Levine told the Forward.

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