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Bobover Rebbe Shlit”a Looks On as Hundreds of Parents and Children Attend Avos U’Bonim in Bobov

On Sunday, with all the Yeshivas and schools having the day off, Bobov organized a Seder for Avos U’Bonim, an hour for parents to learn with.... read more

BDE: R’ Moshe Hildeshaim, z”l

It is with deep sadness that we inform you of the passing of Reb Moshe Hildeshaim, z”l, following an illness. He was an untimely 43, and was.... read more

Lawsuit: Brooklyn Couple Sues American Airlines after They were Kicked Off Plane for Refusing to Put Tallis Bag on the Floor

While heading back to Brooklyn from Miami on American Airlines in August, Elana Birman, 71, only brought her purse on board, and her husband.... read more

Mayor-Elect Adams Names Multiple Rabbis to Transition Team

Mayor-elect Eric Adams announced on Friday afternoon his transition team that’ll help him ease into office come January 1st, included in the.... read more

Memory Lane: Rav Mordechai Halperin, z”l.

Rav Yechiel Mordechai Gordon was a unique figure in the pre and postwar era in American Jewry. He was the son in law of Rav Eliezer Shulevitz, the.... read more

Weekly Weather: Boro Parks Weather Outlook for this week.

By: Yaker BiegeleisenA milder start to the week, followed by a cold front, then a storm Following a windy, cold Shabbos, we.... read more

Omicron Continues to Spread Worldwide, Only Vaccination can Stop it

By Yehudit GarmaiseOne day after Gov. Kathy Hochul announced five confirmed cases of the Omicron variant in the state: including one in.... read more

Weekend Weather: Boro Park’s Weather Outlook for Shabbos Chanukah

By: Yaker Biegeleisen  Following a mild Friday, with temps rising into.... read more

Today in History: The first Human Heart Transplant in History Performed

By Toby FriedmanFifty-four years ago today, surgeon Christiaan Barnard performed the first-ever human.... read more

Public Menorah lighting Inspires Optimism for a Brighter Tomorrow

Over Chanukah 2021, the Staten Island Council of Jewish Organizations hosted and sponsored two Staten Island public Menorah Lightings. The first.... read more

NYC Issues Vaccine Mandate for Religious and Private Schools, Employees Must Get First Shot by Dec. 20

By Yehudit GarmaiseMayor Bill de Blasio announced today a new COVID-19 vaccine mandate that will require all non-public school.... read more

Clarification Issued in Matter of Gray Goose Vodka

Earlier today, the Beis Din of Rav Osher Eckstein, shlit”a, one of the prominent Belzer dayonim, issued an urgent notice—similar to that of.... read more

News Sparks: NYPD Police Commissioner Dermot Shea to Retire; South Dakota Rabbi to Light Menorah in Front of Mount Rushmore; and More

By Yehudit GarmaiseNYPD Commissioner Shea and his First Deputy Commissioner to RetireNYPD Commissioner Dermot.... read more

President Biden Lays Out His Plan to Prevent a Winter COVID Surge, Keep Economy and Schools Open

by Yehudit GarmaisePresident Joe Biden laid out his plan today to fight another COVID surge this winter, after, in the last two days,.... read more

Living Legacy: Rav Shlomo of Vilna, the Cheshek Shlomo

Vilna was the center of Lithuanian Torah Jewry, and its Torah leaders were men of holiness and learnedness. Rav Shloimele of Vilna was the Rov and.... read more