{"id":39380,"date":"2015-04-15T09:37:42","date_gmt":"2015-04-15T14:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=39380"},"modified":"2015-04-15T09:38:46","modified_gmt":"2015-04-15T14:38:46","slug":"meet-fair-lawn-nj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/meet-fair-lawn-nj\/","title":{"rendered":"Small City Takes the Big Prize: Meet Fair Lawn, NJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39383\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignleft\" style=\"width: 300px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/boys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-post-39380 wp-image-39383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/boys.jpg\" alt=\"A workshop for pre-and post Bar Mitzvah boys and parents, with Rabbi Dov Goldzweig, as part of Ahavat Achim's pre-Sukkot Mitzvah Marathon.\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">A workshop for pre-and post Bar Mitzvah boys and parents, with sofer Rabbi Dov Goldzweig, as part of Ahavat Achim&#8217;s pre-Sukkot Mitzvah Marathon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/communities\/ZXM8gdMoZh\/Fair-Lawn,-NJ-United-States\/\">Fair Lawn, New Jersey<\/a>\u2014 whose Jewish community will be featured participants in the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/fair\/\">OU Jewish Communities Fair<\/a> on Sunday, April 26 in Manhattan\u2014has recently been named the top small city in the Garden State in 2015 by travel website <em>CityDescribed.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>According to the website, Fair Lawn offers a wide range of components to be selected for the honor, from multiple child-friendly activities and resources, to communal resources and amenities, low crime rate, commute options, and overall high quality of life.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_39384\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 299px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/purim1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-post-39380 wp-image-39384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/files\/purim1.jpg\" alt=\"Children celebrating Purim at Congregation Ahavat Achim.\" width=\"299\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Children celebrating Purim at OU member shul Congregation Ahavat Achim.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For observant Jewish families, Fair Lawn boasts six synagogues\u2014including OU member congregations Congregation Shomrei Torah and Congregation Ahavat Achim,\u2014a communal mikvah, a variety of kosher food options, a wide range of yeshiva day schools and the close range to nearby Bergen County and New York City communities while maintaining a smaller town feel.<\/p>\n<p>Come to the OU Fair and get to know Fair Lawn and many other desirable Jewish communities around the country.\u00a0To register, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/fair\"><em>https:\/\/www.ou.org\/fair<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Read the <em>CityDescribed<\/em> article <a href=\"http:\/\/citydescribed.com\/2014\/12\/top-14-small-cities-in-new-jersey\/14\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fair Lawn, New Jersey\u2014 whose Jewish community will be featured participants in the upcoming OU Jewish Communities Fair on Sunday, April 26 in Manhattan\u2014has recently been named the top small city in the Garden State in 2015 by travel website CityDescribed.com. 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