There's a moment every frum traveler knows. It's Shabbos morning, the kids are dressed, the baby is finally in the stroller, and you're standing at the front door of your vacation rental doing mental math: How long is this walk, really?
If…
The difference between a wonderful vacation rental and a stressful one rarely comes down to the thread count. It comes down to fit: does this property match your family's needs? For frum families, "fit" includes questions generic booking sites never think to…
Every frum family has a Shabbos kitchen system at home — the blech in its spot, the timers set by muscle memory. Then you walk into a vacation rental: a different stove, different outlets, different light switches. Setting up Shabbos in a…
Lakewood resembles a pre-World War II European village in many respects, boasting many gemachs - special charitable institutions that supply everything from coffee urns and dinette sets to wedding gowns - that flourish here.
Beginning this winter, Lakewood Shabbos Project and Mesivta…
There comes a point in every vacation plan when someone says the magic words: "What if we just get it catered?" Whether it's a full Shabbos, a simcha weekend, or simply a Tuesday when nobody feels like cooking, good kosher catering can…
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…