Mid size communities

DB12

Wed, Sep 06 2017, 7:17 am

Hi, we are looking into relocating to a mid size community. Basically we want a community that is warm, accepting, down to earth, not competitive,learning opportunities, good infastructure ( shiurim, mikvaos, kosher food) with both learning and working types. We really want there to be more than 1 option for schooling. A chofetz chaim type of school would be shayech for us. So far, our list is dallas, east boca, atlanta,st louis, and possibly baltimore. ( husband doesnt like baltimore for personal reasons so its unlikely)... Does anyone have any other ideas/suggestions AND OR/ info on east boca and dallas? I havent been able to get a contact for either one. Oh and I work in jewish non profit so having a federaton or something nearby would be good.

doctorima

Wed, Sep 06 2017, 9:45 am

Dallas seems like a good fit. I would also look into St. Louis, Atlanta, Philly, Boston, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, and Houston. If you want someplace closer to NY, try Edison/Highland Park or Staten Island. Chicago and Baltimore are great places, but I wouldn't call them mid-size communities.

amother

Bisque

Wed, Sep 06 2017, 10:37 am

Dallas is great. There are three eruvs but they are all close and very interconnected. One has a very large chofetz chaim community. Kosher food, mikvah, restaurants etc. for schools most frum people only send to Torah day school. Akiba is very very modern so not sure if it's enough options in that department. Housing is way cheaper than New York, no state income tax, utilities, gas, insurance etc are also all cheaper here. We have a huge federation and a lot of ancillary Jewish non profits.

What other info on Dallas can I help you with?

Hashem_Yaazor

Wed, Sep 06 2017, 12:11 pm

DB12 wrote:

Cincinnati? 2 frum elementary school options. TONS of shiurim/learning opportunities (the kollel is packed at night for men, and women have weekday and Shabbos programming throughout the community). One mainstream mikvah, one chabad. Kosher food is not an issue. Restaurant options include pizza, Indian, bagel shop, JCC cafe, and a fleishig restaurant hoping to open soon as well as many pop-up type of events. All types of people here. Some have brown hair, some have blonde, some have none Tongue Out

JK. Learning, working, both, we're really a mix. Strong Jewish Federation presence, though I have no idea their current job openings.

amother

Pink

Wed, Sep 06 2017, 1:08 pm

Hashem_Yaazor wrote:

JK. Learning, working, both, we're really a mix. Strong Jewish Federation presence, though I have no idea their current job openings.

I second all of this. Look into it.

It is much closer to the east coast than Dallas, etc

It sounds like you would like it.

True, there are 2 ES options, but only one girls HS and only a lubavitch HS for boys. The other boys go away. But that would be the case in many other communities too.

Hatzlacha!

amother

Apricot

Wed, Sep 06 2017, 3:26 pm

Cleveland has 3 schools, plenty of kosher food, the federation is big here, immunity is definitely warm and accepting. Lots of learning and working men, as well as working who started out learning. The boys high school is now affiliated with Chofetz Chaim.

TeachersNotebook

Wed, Sep 06 2017, 9:18 pm

Philadelphia is definitely worth looking into. It is small to mid-size (I don't think Baltimore is mid-size), it is affordable, friendly, no competition, various school options for elementary and high school, plus all the Jewish infrastructure you mentioned. There are a number of Philadelphia neighborhoods, but I speak with experience of the Northeast. Cherry Hill,NJ is right across the river here and maybe has a Chofetz Chaim community? Check that one out too Smile

chocolatecake

Wed, Sep 06 2017, 9:32 pm

Detroit may fit your.bill. there.are chabad, MO AND two mainstream BY type schools that have boys amd girls.divisions. there is also.two boys highschools. One is more yeshivish and the other has a.better english. Its not a chofetz chaim but youd probably be comfortable there. There is plenty of shiurim, kosher.food is no problem. Housing there is a affordable. A very nice mix of learning and working living side by side and attending the same schools.

DallasIma

Thu, Sep 07 2017, 8:05 am

amother wrote:

Dallas is the best!! Also, the people are so warm and friendly.

DB12

Sun, Sep 10 2017, 3:48 am

cincinnati looks like a really nice community but we are only looking at communities that have mainstream highschools for both boys and girls. Found otu great info about dallas.. just wondering what the frum neighborhood is and what housing costs.

doctorima

Sun, Sep 10 2017, 7:50 am

All the Dallas communities are north of downtown Dallas. They're referred to as the "south Eruv" and "north Eruv" and Plano. The farther north you go, the cheaper the real estate.

The main shul in the south Eruv is Ohr HaTorah - google it for location. This is a beautiful area, but since you wrote on another thread that you're struggling with the price of real estate in Israel, I'm not sure how realistic this area will be for you, though the shul is probably just what you're looking for.

Otherwise, look into the north Eruv - see Ohev Shalom for location. This area is much cheaper, and is where the Chofetz Chaim community is based. If it's still too much, there's Plano even farther north.

Hashem_Yaazor

Sun, Sep 10 2017, 9:38 pm

DB12 wrote:

How old is your oldest boy? They are actually really tying to start up a yeshiva high school option for boys next year, and in the coming months you could find out if that's a reality or not. If you're not imminently due for needing boys' high school options, I would not rule out the community for that reason alone.