{"id":56239,"date":"2017-03-16T13:57:53","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T18:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=56239"},"modified":"2017-03-27T17:05:05","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T22:05:05","slug":"community-snapshot-highland-parkedison-nj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/inspiration\/community-snapshot-highland-parkedison-nj\/","title":{"rendered":"OU Jewish Communities Fair Snapshot: Highland Park\/Edison, NJ"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up in Bergen County, I didn\u2019t think there was any other place in New Jersey where Jews could flourish. I met a guy from South Jersey &#8211; he worked there, and I worked in Manhattan, so we needed to find a home halfway. We spent a Shabbos in Highland Park\/Edison, and it felt very familiar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ou.org\/fair\">Find out more about Highland Park\/Edison at the OU Jewish Communities Fair on April 30<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The streets were flooded with friendly faces, ages, and various dresses, and all seemed united. Now I realize that there are many shuls, and people are members of more than one.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s a pizza store, bakery, Dunkin Donuts, sushi, fleishig fast food, and many places to buy kosher groceries. It was just like the town I grew up in, but it seemed housing prices\/taxes had not caught up with the times yet.<\/p>\n<p>We moved in when I was pregnant with our first. In the beginning, we were invited out every Shabbat and really got to know people. When our son was born, he was like a community baby. My parents came for the Shalom Zachar and walked Shabbos afternoon to visit me in the hospital. What my dad said really struck a chord.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always wanted you to move to Teaneck, but after spending Shabbos, I am glad you are here. You moved in a short while ago, yet, the Rabbis know you well, and the outpouring of love this community has shown you is unmatched. It\u2019s like you live in a tight-knit village of those who support you, but they are numerous. It\u2019s a small town feel, but with amenities not available in emerging communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That was eight years ago, and we still feel the same. We are lucky to have found this gem in the center of NJ. Come and see for yourself.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/fair\/fair\/fair\/communities\/\"><em>Check out more Torah communities outside the metropolitan area at our biannual Communities Fair on April 30!<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Growing up in Bergen County, I didn\u2019t think there was any other place in New Jersey where Jews could flourish. 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