Orthodox Jews believe in one God and see themselves as His chosen people, believing the Bible and Talmud to be divinely inspired texts.
Lakewood's Orthodox community is hoping to emulate what Simcha Felder achieved in New York by electing its own Democratic…
Every frum family has a packing story — the blech left on the kitchen counter at home, the baby's lovey discovered missing at 11 PM in a strange bedroom, the Great Candle Shortage of whatever year. Packing for a kosher getaway has…
Here's a truth every parent learns eventually: kids don't know they're on vacation. You can change the scenery, the beds, and the entire state — but a three-year-old still needs lunch at noon and a seven-year-old still melts down at 9 PM…
Beth Medrash Govoha (BMG) serves as both spiritual and administrative center of Lakewood Township's Orthodox community, exerting enormous influence and having enormous clout.
She chose this area because of its schools and sense of community; her children quickly made friends here, while…
For many frum families, cholov yisroel isn't a preference — it's the standard the whole kitchen runs on, and vacation doesn't change that. The good news: maintaining cholov yisroel in a Lakewood rental is one of the easier kashrus challenges you'll face…
If you're spending Shabbos in Lakewood, you'll hear the word "eruv" approximately four hundred times before havdalah. Can we carry the baby? Is the stroller okay? What about the house keys? For out-of-town guests, the eruv can feel like insider knowledge —…
Lakewood NJ's rich history can be found at various points throughout its township, such as at Pine Park's Lakewood Historical Museum or Ocean County Library's Sheldon Wolpin Lakewood Historical Museum and Strand Theater. Furthermore, Victorian teas, appropriate period performances and community and…
One of the great pleasures of spending time in Lakewood is that you're never far from a minyan. This is a town where shuls are as common as pizza shops, where you can find a mincha minyan at practically any hour, and…
There's an art to spending Shabbos away from home. Done right, it's magical — the whole mishpacha together in a beautiful rental, nobody cooking on Friday afternoon in a panic, the kids actually excited for licht benching in a new place. Done…
Beth Medrash Govoha Lakewood NJ, commonly known as BMG Lakewood, is a small private university with a coed campus that primarily offers undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Yeshiva Beth Michael Geller (BMG), commonly referred to by Hasidic scholars as a "kollel", is one…
