Erev Pesach 5770 in Lakewood

Despite the inclement weather, pesach preparations were at full steam as the residents of Lakewood went about shopping, cleaning, selling, and burning in honor of yom tov. Be it buying new clothes for yom tov, cleaning out cars, attending siyumim, or burning chometz, the spirit of chag hamatozs is in the air, rain or no rain. Hundreds of people gathered in the rain to burn the chometz at the Bais Yaakov Elementary, BMG, and the Lakewood Cheder (Yehuda Boltshauser / Kuvien Images)