Reply To: Bothered by the Lakewood Matzav?

Rav Aharon Kotler ZT”L was against Lakewood becoming a frum town to begin with. Once everyone had to live in Lakewood, of course grandparents would move in. and of course others would want to move in, attracted by the idea of an Ir Torah. Perhaps the Lakewood bubble is about to burst, and people start moving to remote communities to recapture some of the temimus of the original Lakewood. That’s not a bad thing.

This piece reeks of kinah and sinah. I spent time in kollel in a neighborhood surrounded by people making much more than me with different standards. Deal with it. Hashem loves every Jew, even the ones who aren’t tzurvei merabbanan. Don’t compromise your standards, but don’t hate the ones who aren’t on your madreiga. Or maybe join an out-of-town kollel where you can start your own enclave and keep it pure.