Boro Park Today: Simchos and Celebrations - Monday, 7 Kislev / Nov. 20
Weddings:Son of Chaim Shloime Beigel, with the daughter of Chaim Duvid Bakon, in Tiferes Mordche.Tenoyim:Son of.... read more
Memory Lane: The Beitcher Rov
The Beitcher Rebbeim—scions of the courts of Sanz, Ropshitz, and Dzikov—came to Boro Park in the 1930’s, when the sum of bearded Yidden in.... read more
Living Legacy: Rebbe Avrohom Yehoshua Heschel of Skver
Yehuda Alter The third of Kislev marks the yohrztzeit of the great tzaddik, Rebbe Avrohom Yehoshua Heschel of Skvyra, the eldest.... read more
Today in History - Federal Reserve Bank Opens for Business in New York
By M.C. Millman The New York Federal Reserve Bank opened for business on November 16, 1914. Federal Reserve banks were.... read more
Facts That Figure: Bread
By: C.G. HoffmanBread is often called “The staff of life,” and for good reason. For thousands of years, bread has been a staple.... read more
Tuesday Tip: Protect Yourself From Porch Pirates
By Yehudit GarmaiseWith Chanukah a little more than three weeks away, Boro Park residents should take more precautions than ever to ensure.... read more
Captured Moment: Yeshivas Karlin Stolin Beis Aaron v’Yisroel
YS Gold This week’s captured moment takes us to a location in the heart of Boro Park, the first home of the Stoliner yeshiva,.... read more
Around the House: Bring In Early Shabbos With the Serenity of a Queen
By Yehudit GarmaiseWith Shabbos coming in at 4:18 p.m. this week, every moment up until the zman must be carefully.... read more
Today in History - Ellis Island Closes as Immigration Station
by M.C. MillmanAfter processing twelve million immigrants since its opening in 1892, on November 12, 1954, Ellis Island in upper New York.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Yoel Halpern, Yaslo Rov, zt”l, From Bergen Belsen to Boro Park
A Scion of Rabbinic Royalty Rav Yoel was born in Krakow in the year 1900. His father was Rav Matisyahu Chaim Halpern, who.... read more
Living Legacy: Rebbe Naftoli of Lizensk
Yehuda Alter The 25th of Cheshvan marks the yohrtzeit of Rebbe Naftoli Weisblum of Lizensk, a son of Rebbe Elozor of Lizensk, who.... read more
Today in History: The Day NYC Went Wild
M.C. MillmanOne of the most notorious media hoaxes of the nineteenth century was published by the New York Herald on November 19,.... read more
Facts That Figure: Alarm Clocks
by C.G. HoffmanWe all have a tiny little item in our lives that we absolutely hate but cannot live without: alarm.... read more
Tuesday Tip: Write More Professional E-mails
By Yehudit GarmaiseWhile texting and WhatsApp messages usually require less formality, e-mails require a more professional tone and.... read more
Captured Moment: Park Mansion
YS Gold This week’s captured moment takes us to Sixteenth Avenue, and to the Park Mansion catering hall. Can.... read more
Around the House: Safely Storing Jewelry
By Yehudit Garmaise“Of course the women in the midbar didn’t give their jewelry to help those who wanted to make a cheit ha egal,”.... read more
Snapshot: Keeping Kitchens Kurrent in Boro Park for Six Years
BoroPark24 StaffYitzi Bernstein and his father, Yossi, opened Kurrent Kitchen and Bath six years ago and opened their new showroom this.... read more
Memory Lane: Shomrei Shabbos Anshei Nowogrod
In 1922, a group of men began davening at 1420 50th Street. They founded a society by the name of Shomrei Shabbos of Borough Park. The shul would.... read more