As the town grows and more people move in it no longer is a exclusive yeshiva community. There were pictures recently circulating on social media, of a birthday party held in Lakewood for a 1 year old. It was not your ordinary party but it was a lavish event with a party planner and the works. This is an example of something new to Lakewood. Yet, it highlights the growth and transformation of what Lakewood has now become. Its a metropolis like Brooklyn and other major Jewish cities, open to all backgrounds all colors and stripes. The Asbury Park Press ran a story on Lakewood with the title Lakewood goes Lux pointing to the high end trendy luxurious lifestyle that now exists in Lakewood. On the other hand you have thousands of famalies and Bnei Yeshiva who live with simplicity, many of whom who are struggling, surviving from pay check to pay check. Its still the home of the largest yeshiva in America with thousands of youngeleit of high caliber learning and devoting their live to Torah and avodah. It is a city open to all.
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