{"id":56389,"date":"2017-03-22T10:50:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-22T15:50:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/?p=56389"},"modified":"2017-03-27T17:07:45","modified_gmt":"2017-03-27T22:07:45","slug":"community-snapshot-twin-rivers-nj","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ou.org\/life\/community\/community-snapshot-twin-rivers-nj\/","title":{"rendered":"OU Jewish Communities Fair Snapshot: Twin Rivers, NJ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Location, location, location\u2014while many newcomers to the Jewish community of Twin Rivers, NJ, first come for its central placement between Manhattan, the Jersey Shore, and Philadelphia, they stay for the warm, small town atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Twin Rivers\u00a0at the OU Jewish Communities Fair on April 30<\/a><\/p>\n

Hadas Rosenthal has lived in Twin Rivers for the past three years. Though the location was her priority\u2014her daughter is a cancer survivor, and Hadas wanted to make sure they were within close proximity to top children\u2019s hospitals like CHOP in Philadelphia, and Sloan Kettering in NYC\u2014Hadas quickly discovered the town\u2019s other charms.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis community is surprisingly affordable, and more importantly, its members of all varying levels of observance are all centered around one shul, Congregation Toras Emes,\u201d she explained. \u201cEveryone who belongs to the shul is comfortable, and there\u2019s this really great sense of community.\u201d<\/p>\n

Led by Rabbi Aaron Grumen, the shul is comprised of about 70 member families and offers learning opportunities each day and night through its Daf Yomi program and evening kollel. The Shalom Heritage Center, a kiruv center headed by Rabbi Yisrael Nadoff, offers adult classes, Hebrew school, and regular programming for Yom Tov and other special events.<\/p>\n

Twin Rivers has an eruv, a beautiful mikvah, and the local Shoprite has a Kosher Experience kiosk selling fresh kosher meat, fish and prepared foods. When it comes to Jewish education, location plays a role again: because Twin Rivers is just a mile off the Turnpike, there are easy commutes to yeshivot and day schools in Lakewood, Edison\/Highland Park, and Pennsylvania. For any gaps in the town\u2019s kosher and Judaic resources, Lakewood, a mecca of all things Jewish, is just a 30-minute drive away.<\/p>\n

3-4 bedroom homes are often priced between $180-250,000, which makes Twin Rivers home to some of the most affordably-priced real estate in the tri-state area.<\/p>\n

Rabbi Nadoff\u2019s wife, Basie, grew up in Brooklyn and thought she would be bored outside the New York area.<\/p>\n

\u201cI quickly learned what a pleasure it is to live in a place like Twin Rivers,\u201d she said with a laugh. \u201cPeople are simply not stressed here, and it\u2019s such a laid-back, genuine and cohesive community. I raised my kids here, and they love the community, and for young Jewish families in the city seeking more space and a diverse community, Twin Rivers should be at the top of the list.\u201d<\/p>\n

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":"

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