22 Dec FIRE IN RABBI FELDERS SHUL IN BORO PARK
A fast moving blaze fire destroyed the famed Rav Felder’s shul, Bais Hamedrash Bais Aharon, in Boro Park. The blaze broke out at about 8 a.m. and quickly spread throughout...
22 Dec Getting to Know Brooklyn Nets Caris Levert
FAST FACTS Name: Caris Coleman LeVert Born: August 25, 1994 (age 26) in Columbus, Ohio Height: 6 ft 6 in Position: Small forward /Shooting guard College: Michigan (2012–2016) NBA draft: 2016 / Round: 1 / Pick: 20th...
15 Dec Tantzers Making a Freilechin Chanukah a Dream Come True for 200 Families!
For one night, over 200 families exchanged hospital bracelets for park bracelets. For a few hours, 1600 patients, parents, and siblings got off their medical roller coasters and onto amusement park...
15 Dec Getting to Know New NY Mets Catcher James McCann
FAST FACTS: Name: James Thomas McCann Born: June 13, 1990 (age 30 years), in Santa Barbara, CA Position: Catcher Bats: Right • Throws: Right Height/Weight: 6-3, 220lb Drafted by: the White Sox in the 31st round...
08 Dec BEHIND THE MUSIC- EVERY SONG HAS A STORY: Q & A WITH RABBI YOEL GOLD
FAST FACTS: Name: Rabbi Yoel Gold Family: Wife & four children Grew up in: Williamsburg/Boro Park Currently Lives in: Los Angeles Job Title: Motivational Speaker and Founder of Hashkifa Job Description: Turning people’s stories into a...
01 Dec YURI FOREMAN, FORMER BOXING CHAMP & ORDAINED RABBI, RETURNS TO THE RING
FAST FACTS: Name: Yuri Foreman Hebrew Name: David Uri ben Avraham Born: August 5, 1980 (age 40) in Gomel, Belarus (Soviet Union) Grew up in Israel, now lives in Crown Heights, Brooklyn Moved to...
01 Dec A PROMOTION THAT MAKES OUR COMMUNITY PROUD: Q & A WITH DEPUTY INSPECTOR RICHIE TAYLOR
FAST FACTS: Name: Richie (Yechiel) Taylor Title: Deputy Inspector Precinct: Community Affairs Bureau at One Police Plaza. Prior Precincts worked in: 1st Precinct (lower Manhattan and City Hall), 61st Precinct (Midwood & Manhattan Beach),...
23 Nov Getting to Know NY Giants Quarterback Daniel Jones
New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones completed 21 of 28 pass attempts for 244 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions in Week 10 against the Eagles. He added nine rushes...
17 Nov REMINISCING MY INTERACTIONS WITH THE ROSH YESHIVA ZT”L
I met Rav Dovid Feinstein zt’l for the first time when my grandmother, Joyce Hirsch, told me that her good friend Gloria Goldman was set up with her husband Rabbi...
10 Nov A DIFFERENT SHABBOS CHAYEI SARAH IN CHEVRON THIS YEAR: Q & A WITH RAV SIMCHA HOCHBAUM
FAST FACTS: Name: Rabbi Simcha Hochbaum Born: 1966 in New York Grew up in: Staten Island Graduated: Yeshiva University with a B.S. in accounting and studied at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education. Before...