The Lakewood Planning Board tonight is set to hear plans for a campus that would boast a Kollel building, a daycare center and a housing project. Rav Avrohom Yeshaya Appel, Rosh Kollel Cheshek Shlomo, envisions creating an all-encompassing campus granting the Yungerleit the ability to engage in a full-days learning at an affordable price, with the added convenience of having a daycare center for their young children right in their backyard, eliminating the need for long commutes. The project represents a significant step towards addressing the housing and traffic challenges faced by the Yungerleit in Lakewood, aligning with the vision of providing accessible and affordable living spaces while fostering an environment conducive to Bnei-Torah and family life.
That being said, this area really cannot accommodate this new development. The area is a perilous drive already, with cars and pedestrians darting in and out, and I have said Tehillim many times while navigating that intersection. My sons go to school down Cross St. I really think this plan will endanger the public and encroach on their learning time in order to benefit 50 families.
This is not accurate, the vast majority of neighbors are supportive of the application. A small group of wealthy individuals are objecting. The previous generation who went through hell in europe is rolling in their graves im sure. Jews getting mad at jews building homes and a kollel because it will lower your property value. Complete insanity. I live in the neighborhood and am disgusted by what i hear. Be better. I think the idea is a very very good one in principal and hopefully the board together with input from the neighbors will be able to either pass it outright or modify it in a way that can work for everyone Re the comment of Mr Smiley, we would welcome a similar plan proposed by other communities, be they Americans, Latin Americans etc I do believe that in all likelihood that is how the Georgian Court Campus came about back in the day I would advise you to meet with leaders of your community and see what kind of proposal you can come up with.
It is not racist at all to try to better your community Wishing you best of luck. I am sure all the aderi torah supporters who value torah learning support this cause as well. Torah should trump anything else and is our greatest pride.
We need to help yingerlit strive. Many of those opposing are special people that already help Yeshivos and the needy and would be delighted with neighbors that are Bnei Torah with the benefits that they bring to the community. I think we have to think twice before we attack good people. Because why would there be traffic if everything is on campus.
