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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1540 on: September 04, 2015, 10:44:56 AM »
I don't think Chabad has ever been called mainstream :D

Mizrachi is the modern/coed/zionist option. More modern chabad families go here.
Hebrew Acedamy is center/litvish. More traditional chabad families go here.
Mosdos is more right wing (no internet/tv) and people who are more frum and chasidish go here.

An Alexander Rebbe lives here and has a small chasidish crowd in his shul, but there's not a large chasidish community.
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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1541 on: September 04, 2015, 10:46:08 AM »
I hear there is a new community starting in union NJ. A few pioneers are moving in from Israel and there is a yeshiva moving there too.

Housing is relatively cheap ( unless you absolutely MUST live in a fancy duplex, in a fancy complex in Lakewood..)

It's a great location for jobs in NYC north jersey.

Schools options are Passaic or Edison.

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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1542 on: September 04, 2015, 10:47:19 AM »
Sorry for rudely cutting into the CLE discussion.

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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1543 on: September 04, 2015, 10:48:17 AM »
I hear there is a new community starting in union NJ. A few pioneers are moving in from Israel and there is a yeshiva moving there too.

Housing is relatively cheap ( unless you absolutely MUST live in a fancy duplex, in a fancy complex in Lakewood..)

It's a great location for jobs in NYC north jersey.

Schools options are Passaic or Edison.

Who's in??
Yeah, I heard Linden yeshiva is moving there.
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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1544 on: September 04, 2015, 10:48:28 AM »
The no Internet/Tv school can you compare it to any Bklyn school?
Don't know anything about Brooklyn schools, and frankly I don't know much about Mosdos either.
Maybe someone else can chime in.
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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1545 on: September 04, 2015, 10:48:52 AM »
I hear there is a new community starting in union NJ. A few pioneers are moving in from Israel and there is a yeshiva moving there too.

Housing is relatively cheap ( unless you absolutely MUST live in a fancy duplex, in a fancy complex in Lakewood..)

It's a great location for jobs in NYC north jersey.

Schools options are Passaic or Edison.

Who's in??

new? in Union? isn't that where all the klosenberg people live?
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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1546 on: September 04, 2015, 10:49:32 AM »
new? in Union? isn't that where all the klosenberg people live?
They do.

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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1547 on: September 04, 2015, 10:50:18 AM »
in Brooklyn you say you have no TV because Netflix/Hulu/Showbox, etc doesn't count.
you say YOU don't have internet because you're stealing wifi from your neighbor. ya dig?
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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1548 on: September 04, 2015, 10:51:18 AM »
new? in Union? isn't that where all the klosenberg people live?
No, Klosneberg is in Union City. This is Union county, different place totally. exit 142 on pkwy.

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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1549 on: September 04, 2015, 10:51:37 AM »
in Brooklyn you say you have no TV because Netflix/Hulu/Showbox, etc doesn't count.
you say YOU don't have internet because you're stealing wifi from your neighbor. ya dig?

or you lie...

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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1550 on: September 04, 2015, 10:52:01 AM »
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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1551 on: September 04, 2015, 10:53:20 AM »
Or you send your kid to a school more aligned with your hashkafa?
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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1552 on: September 04, 2015, 10:54:34 AM »
Or you send your kid to a school more aligned with your hashkafa?

Or that it aligns with your hashkafa, but you're just too addicted.

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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1553 on: September 04, 2015, 10:54:38 AM »
Yeah, I heard Linden yeshiva is moving there.
So you think this can actually take off?

This a very unique situation. - a new litvish/yeshivish community in the tri state.

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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1554 on: September 04, 2015, 10:56:40 AM »
same difference

And then this happens....

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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1555 on: September 04, 2015, 10:57:05 AM »
So you think this can actually take off?

This a very unique situation. - a new litvish/yeshivish community in the tri state.

why is it so important to stay close to NYC?! are there REALLY no other job options??

Hey, Dan; what's the job situation like? i know you don't have much experience with that :) but some insight? i'm seriously thinking about this! maybe won't end up in CLE or Baltimore but i gotta get out!!
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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1556 on: September 04, 2015, 10:57:56 AM »
And then this happens....

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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1557 on: September 04, 2015, 11:00:12 AM »
Cliff's notes? i hate reading Yiddish. takes me forever

To paraphrase both: You fooled us and got the approval. We found out. You're hosed.

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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1558 on: September 04, 2015, 11:01:43 AM »
why is it so important to stay close to NYC?! are there REALLY no other job options??

Hey, Dan; what's the job situation like? i know you don't have much experience with that :) but some insight? i'm seriously thinking about this! maybe won't end up in CLE or Baltimore but i gotta get out!!
You cannot begin to compare NYC job options to almost anywhere else.

Hundreds of Lakewood ppl make the nasty commute everyday. It is horrible.


Besides, most ppl have family in the tri state. this is not like living 8 hours away from the family.

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Re: The Pros And Cons Of Where You Live
« Reply #1559 on: September 04, 2015, 11:19:24 AM »
Or you send your kid to a school more aligned with your hashkafa?
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