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Look into Chestnut. It is a beautiful neighborhood in Lakewood that has a Flatbush-like crowd. It is not yeshivish at all and you get to enjoy all the perks of Lakewood without dealing with the “Lakewoodness”. It is a friendly neighborhood, cheap houses and the cost of living is relatively low, compared to other Jewish communities. Been living here in Chestnut for a few years and I am very happy here. Oh- and it’s not a developement!
dont know if these places have jews or not but look into Medford, Levittown, and Howell
i agree with thepurpleone- definitley look into edison/highland park. it is such a wonderful growing community
London!! It’s only exactly 3500 miles away.
There are lots of places with an Orthodox shul, an eruv, and maybe a mikvah in our region. There are only a few actual substantial communities with adequate conveniences.
If it doesnt have at least 3 Pizza Stores and a chinese take out then it doesnt count as a jewish community
“There are lots of places with an Orthodox shul, an eruv, and maybe a mikvah in our region. There are only a few actual substantial communities with adequate conveniences.”
First of all, any community that has an Orthodox shul, an eruv, and “maybe a mikvah” has its priorities seriously mixed up. Building a mikvah should be top of the list according to the Gemara.
Second of all, I’m curious: what is your idea of “adequate conveniences”?
RD’s “our region” is the New York metropolitan area where there are many communities in fairly close proximity. It’s possible to use a mikvah in a nearby community.
There are communities that have a Young Israel or Habad or other Orthodox shul that have certainly gone through the extent of building a shul building but not a mikvah (contra the halakha that a mikvah takes precedence). There are places in NJ and also Long Island that have a shul and even an eruv but no mikvah, but a person could drive to a mikvah within a reasonable distance, as Yehuda Yona stated.
There are communities that have a Young Israel or Habad or other Orthodox shul that have certainly gone through the extent of building a shul building but not a mikvah (contra the halakha that a mikvah takes precedence). There are places in NJ and also Long Island that have a shul and even an eruv but no mikvah, but a person could drive to a mikvah within a reasonable distance, as Yehuda Yona stated.
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