12 Jan REMEMBERING RABBI YEHUDA KELEMER ZT”L
When Rabbi Kelemer zt’l saw you, he would literally cross the road to greet you. He greeted everyone with a smile and a kind word and made you feel that...
12 Jan THE LIFE & LEGACY OF R’ YEHUDA (JORDAN) KELEMER ZT”L
This past Friday, Klal Yisrael lost a true Tzadik. Rav Yehuda Kelemer zt”l, the Rav of the Young Israel of West Hempstead, was niftar at the age of 74. Rabbi Kelemer,...
12 Jan REMEMBERING DODGERS ICON TOMMY LASORDA, DEAD AT 93
FAST FACTS Name: Thomas Charles Lasorda Born: September 22, 1927 in Norristown, Pennsylvania Died: January 7, 2021 (aged 93) in Fullerton, California MLB debut: August 5, 1954, for the Brooklyn Dodgers Managerial record: 1,599–1,439 Winning %:.526 Managed...
05 Jan THANK YOU NYPD’S DEPUTY CHIEF CHARLES SCHOLL
DEPUTY CHIEF “MENTCH” SCHOLL RETIRES A great friend of the Jewish community in Brooklyn is leaving his position as NYPD Executive Officer of Patrol Boro Brooklyn South. After 41 years of dedicated...
05 Jan Getting to Know Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers
Name: Aaron Charles Rodgers Date of Birth: December 2, 1983 (age 37) in Chico, California Height: 6 ft 2 in Weight: 225 lb School: University of California, Berkeley Salary in 2020: Rodgers, last signed...
29 Dec IMPORTANT LETTER FROM DR. DANIEL BERMAN ABOUT COVID AND SIMCHAS
With great pain, we recently heard of two more grandparents attending two different weddings of their grandchildren, contracting Covid 19 and being niftar. I do not know the total count,...
29 Dec CUOMO LOSES TO THE AGUDAH!! COURT RULES THAT EXECUTIVE ORDER ON RELIGIOUS GATHERINGS IS DISCRIMINATORY
In a major victory for religious freedom, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit today issued a decision in two cases, Agudath Israel of America v. Cuomo...
29 Dec Remembering Hall of Fame Knuckleballer and Former Yankees Pitcher Phil Niekro, Dead at 81
FAST FACTS Name: Philip Henry Niekro Born: April 1, 1939 in Blaine, Ohio Died: December 26, 2020 (aged 81) Nick Name: “Knucksie” MLB debut: April 15, 1964, for the Milwaukee Braves Last MLB appearance: September 27,...
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...