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Kollel Cheshek Shlomo Is Revolutionizing Affordable Housing for Yungerleit Yisroel Kahan Planning board meetings are perhaps best known for mundanity. They are a bastion of bureaucratic banality where the thrill of zoning regulations and land use ordinances typically sends even the most ardent civic enthusiasts running for the hills. The gatherings, often shrouded in an […]
Read MoreFeel Your Best with Hydra IV Ruchama Schnaidman Do you know Sarah Greenwald (or someone like her)? She’s a regular, devoted Lakewood mother of six with another baby on the way. On a normal day, Sarah spends every waking hour racing between work, school buses, grocery shopping, meal prepping, toddler watching, and laundry washing. She […]
Read MoreIn his quest to enhance senior services, Avi Schnall tours a local rehab center. Elisheva Braun When Agudath Israel’s New Jersey director threw his black hat into the rink, the news made headlines. As evidenced by the paper-the-town marketing campaign backed by major rabbanim and the fascinated coverage by all types of media, Avi Schnall’s […]
Read MoreThe Mashgiach Rav Matisyahu Solomon Zt”l Y. Strauss It was a brisk and sunny day; a strong autumn gust caused the dried leaves to swirl through the mostly deserted Lakewood streets. Inside in the Yoshon beis medrash of Bais Medrash Govoha, thousands of bnei Torah stood somberly to give the kavod ha’acharon to their beloved […]
Read MoreParagon of Shleimus Tribute to Rav Matisyahu Salomon Zt”l, Mashgiach of BMG Meir Kass The world of Jewry was plunged into mourning late Tuesday night as word quickly spread of the petirah of the venerated BMG mashgiach Rav Matisyahu Salomon zt”l at the age of 86. The Mashgiach devoted his life to bettering the lives […]
Read MoreHow do Lakewood’s seniors—especially our newcomers—find meaning and belonging here? Elisheva Braun Rocking chairs in golden sunlight. Grandchildren on the knee. Coffee (tea?) and a crossword puzzle. It’s the golden years. What’s it really like living in Lakewood as a senior? With seniors from all over the country descending on Lakewood by the thousands, how […]
Read MoreA Visit with Shatnez Expert Rabbi Yosef Sayagh M. Brejt Piles of woolen coats. Crisply folded button-down shirts. Everywhere you look, there are racks and shelves full of suits, sweaters, coats, scarves, and even hats. Tickets and labels abound, and a microscope sits on a desk next to various material samples. From Rabbi Yosef Sayagh’s […]
Read MoreAre Weight Loss Medications the New Norm? M. Brejt Sometimes, effort is not enough. Weight loss has long been touted as the results of sheer willpower, but recent research wonders if that’s really true. So many factors play into weight management, and lately there has been a wave of options for those looking to lose […]
Read MoreR. Silver Once upon a time, it would have been unheard of. Not anymore. In the heart of a busy Lakewood plaza, with customers rushing back and forth, is an oasis of serenity, talent, and beauty. Passersby pause as they walk by, glance at the window, and then hesitantly open the door and walk into […]
Read MoreGreeting the Dawn While the world sleeps, the call of Torah resounds at Kollel Mashkimim Elisheva Braun The latest night owls have staggered off to bed. Homes are dark, streets eerily silent. Even Route 9, the road that never sleeps, is still. As the nation slumbers, sixty passionate men are stoking the flames of Torah. […]
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