ANYONE NEAR LAKEWOOD, NJ?

Tell us if, no, when he notices something unusual about Lakewood.

I'm about about 1hr and 45 min south west of Lakewood.
I've never been there. But if there is any thing I can help you you with PM me I'd be glad to help if I can.

Great stadium with great people running the operation

Lakewood is sort of in the middle of nowhere

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njbb... thank you, I will, but sounds like you're almost closer to cadKID#2 in Annapolis (?).



RJM,

Wasn't sure what you were referring to, but one of the first things one of the boys said was... "look at all the Amish in this town"... a black kid from Orlando. Karl said, no, I believe they are Ashkenazic. They looked at him as though he was from Mars. Is he correct? Is there a concentration of Orthodox Jews in this area?

cadDAD
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Lakewood does have a large Jewish community. Nice stadium and the times I have been to a game there was always big crowds. Not to far from the beaches and although the stadium is tucked away, it is a fairly populated area especially in the summer months.

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Is there a concentration of Orthodox Jews in this area?

There is a very large population of Hasidic Jews, which is as Orthodox as you can get. THey're very recognizable in their long dark coats long beards and uncut sideburns. If you're a jewel thief, go after the rabbis. They carry diamonds in a sachel as a tradition.

My daughter played a couple of travel softball tournaments in Lakewood. On Saturday you'll see them walking everywhere. It's against the Orthodox religion to drive on the Sabbath. Driving is considered work. It's not like my family and temple when I was little, where everyone parked two blocks away and acted like they walked. Now everyone (Reformed) drives right to the front steps.

Great stadium, great people, right on the atlantic shore about 50 miles south of Atlantic city.

Academy Dad,

We are about an hour and 15 minutes from there so I don't know a lot about Lakewood. I understand it's a nice facility and as mentioned before Lakewood is fairly close to the shore. I do know there is a pretty good mall in Freehold which looks to be fairly close.(I should say my wife knows there is a good mall there).

I do have a couple sales people in the area so if there is anything specific you might need information on feel free to PM me and I can see if we can help out.

Good luck!