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Gee, I just realized you’re gorgeous!

Enroute to Egypt to find food when famine hit Israel (then Cannan) Abraham turns to Sarah and says: “Hey, I just realized how beautiful you are! The Egyptians might kill me to take you for a wife!̶

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Upcoming Late Oct & Early Nov 2014

There’s a lot going on these few weeks, try to come out when you can. Here’s a sampling (there’s more! be sure to check Shabbos House and UA Hillel FB pages, and the online calendars) of so

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Q. I have no whole Challah available? Can I make Hamotzee on sliced?

A. Yes, you certainly can.

Now, there is something special we do for Shabbos called “Lechem Mishneh” the two loaves of Shabbos, which are supposed to be whole and uncut before the blessing

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Q. “A word to the wise..” don’t the wise read whole books?

A. It means that “a word to the wise SUFFICES.” They pick up clues, they get the idea, they catch on quick, they tend to discern and understand without a need for everything to be explicity said

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Whatever won’t float your boat!

There’s a common expression: “Whatever floats your boat.”

I thought of it this week because we read in the Torah the story of Noah’s Ark. Everyone knows the story of Noah’

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Feedback about Simchas Torah 5775/2014

“It was like a musical!” – Phyllis S. from the Albany community

“This is the first time we appreciated a 3-day YomTov…” – group of a new students, reflecting

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The Lost Gem Stones on the Bima Cover

There’s a Chassidic teaching from the Baal Shem Tov (see it here on Chabad.org) that on

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Ditalini (& holidays) are like a lot of mini-windows!

There’s an old question about classic Jewish holiday study, especially in Chassidic texts. When it comes to Passover, we learn how fundamental of a holiday it is, and without which there would be no ot

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Simchat Torah 2014 Extended Weekend

Yes, we have a last dinner in the Sukkah on Wed 10/15, and Friday Night 10/17 is at Shabbos House, too… but the one night not to miss is