Memory Lane: Rav Aharon Kreiser
A masmid otzum who never stopped learning since his days in Kobrin, Baranovitch, and the Mir, Rav Kreiser was.... read more
How to Survive (and Enjoy) Chol Hamoed Trips
You’ve got carriages, snacks, and six strong opinions on where to go before you’ve even left the driveway. But.... read more
Memory Lane: Rabbi (Yeshayahu) Simon Glazer
We have noted that Congregation Beth El of Boro Park moved into their grand temple in the year 1922. While it is.... read more
Captured Moment: The Gas Station on 14th Avenue
YS GOLD This week’s captured moment takes us to Fourteenth Avenue where we see a gas station.... read more
Following a Summer of Smoke and Storms: A Conversation with Weather Expert Yaker Biegeleisen
As we step into the first week of the new year, with heat still blustering even as summer gives way to autumn, many are reflecting on the.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Avrohom Yaakov Brill
The rov of Chevra Bnei Yisroel on 15th Avenue between the years of 1933 and 1943 was Rav Avrohom Yaakov Brill, a literal genius who hailed from.... read more
Memory Lane: Woolworth’s
An institution that hearkens back to simpler times in Boro Park, and is one of the select few establishments that withstood the many changes that.... read more
Boro Park Retail Roundup: New Openings, Closures, and Changes
The Boro Park shopping scene has been buzzing with change in recent months. Once again, BoroPark24 brings you a full update on the latest.... read more
Captured Moment: The New Lots Shul
YS GOLD This week’s captured moment takes us to a building on 16th Avenue—opposite a location that we have recently profiled.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Shloime Figa
As we have noted before in this collumn, Boro Park was home to a prominent Novaradoker contingent which began with the establishment of Yeshiva.... read more
Captured Moment: The Shtiebel on 50th Street
YS GOLD This week’s captured moment takes us quite literally to the center of Boro Park where.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Yosef Pinchos Levinson, The Chizever Rov
One of the great “Alte Mirers” to survive the war and transmit the aura of the Mir to Boro Park of yesteryear was the Tchizever Rov, a go’on.... read more
Captured Moment: The Funeral Parlor
YS GOLDThis week’s captured moment takes us to the outskirts of Boro Park where Shomrei Hadas used.... read more
Readers Write: The Store Closures Keep Coming – How Can WE Save Them?
Dear Editor,In recent months, we’ve all noticed a troubling trend in our neighborhood, especially along 13th Avenue. Store after.... read more
Memory Lane: Rav Alter Avrohom Eidel Poplack
Rav Poplack had an incredible life story, and resided for many years in Boro Park of yore. OlkenickAlter.... read more
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