Monsey Memories: Rabbi Yechiel Dov Shoham
Yitzy Fried As we approach Pesach with its unique kashrus needs, we profile a Rov who.... read more
Monsey Memories: The Spook Rock Bridge
Yitzy FriedOn the edge of Wesley Hills sits a pond which is bordered by a dam which allows only a stream of water to flow further into.... read more
Monsey Memories: Reb Moshe Weiss (Batlan), a Legend in Skver
By: Yitzy FriedIn the lore of the Skverer chassidus, the name of Reb Moshe ‘Batlan,’ the gabbai of the previous Skverer Rebbe,.... read more
Monsey Memories: Spring Valley Railroad Plunges 30 Feet in 1880
By: Yitzy Fried Railroad travel is a thing of the past in Rockland County, but in the days of yore, it was the primary means of.... read more
Monsey Memories: The Historic Monsey Cemetery
By Yitzy FriedAt the corner of Maple Avenue and Saddle River Road lies the historic Monsey Cemetery, where soldiers from the American Civil.... read more
Monsey Memories: When Automobiles Frightened the Horses of Nyack
By Yitzy FriedIt is difficult to imagine today, but at the turn of the twentieth century, the.... read more
Monsey Memories: David Shapiro, Supporter of Torah
By Yitzy Fried Back in 1942, Spring Valley was a true oasis, and many wealthy people moved out there, residing in beautiful homes.... read more
Monsey Memories: The Rockland Landmark Demolished 60 Years Ago
BY Yitzy Fried Last week we profiled Elisha Peck, a wealthy industrialist who pioneered Haverstraw upon a 36-acre property..... read more
Monsey Memories: Sons of Jacob, “The First Synagogue in Rockland”
By: Yitzy FriedCongregation Sons of Jacob recently closed its location at 37 Clove Ave in Haverstraw after serving the area for nearly.... read more
Monsey Memories: Celebrating the Siyum Hashas in Yeshiva of Spring Valley
By: Yitzy FriedAs the last of the siyumim on Masechta Kesubos in the daf Yomi cycle wind down, we take a look back the time that The.... read more
Monsey Memories: Rav Shmuel Ephraim Zalman Unger, Skverer Dayan
By: Yitzy FriedThis past Sukkos marked the twentieth yohrtzeit of the Skverer dayan, zt”l, a giant talmid chochom and posek who.... read more