Waterbury Connecticut: The �In Town� Out of Town Alternative

On the other hand, there is nothing like living out-of-town. The calm pace of life, the close-knit community, and the friendly spirit of achdus that typify out of town living are important quality of life and quality of yiddishkeit factors as well.

Until recently, the lines were clearly drawn: East is East and West is West and never the twain shall meet.

The virtually unprecedented evolution of the city of Waterbury may finally resolve the dilemma for those who cannot decide between in town and out of town. For Waterbury indeed offers the advantages of out of town living, and is still the closest possible alternative to city life.

What does Waterbury have to offer as a community? Consider the following:

Housing opportunities are hard to equal: brand new beautiful 5 bedroom and 3 bath homes in Blue Ridge Estates for under $300k! Waterbury offers a relaxed, no pressure environment, with an exceptional ruach of chesed, including bikur cholim and meals on wheels. The city is a little over an hour to Monsey and Manhattan and is near Stamford, Harford and Boston.

How did it all happen? And why in Waterbury more than in any other community?

Torah Umesorah was exploring options in community development to create viable housing options for the growing frum population. An additional agenda was to advance the parameters of the tristate frum megalopolis, thereby spreading the positive influence of Torah-true Jews to their less than observant brethren. With the active participation and encouragement of Rav Aharon Schechter, Rosh Yeshivah of Mesivta Rabbi Chaim Berlin, and his close talmid Rabbi Aharon Kaufman, the Waterbury initiative picked up steam. With the yeshiva serving as a nucleus, the growth has continued to gain momentum.