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Why We Remember Splitting of the Sea Every Day

Those who pray every day recall the Splitting of the Sea every single day in the morning prayers. Why is this important to remember on a daily basis, and not just on Passover or perhaps only on Shabbos? Here...

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It’s OK to be Six, even as you turn Seven

Our nephews and nieces are visiting from Chicago. This morning over Passover breakfast we had this conversation with our nephew Levi.

“How old are you?” we asked.

“Six,”...

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Henry on Love, Beauty, Freedom & Having It All

This Thursday, after the Passover Seders, we attended two funerals of people we know from the community. As the Yiddish saying goes, “No one should die any younger” for both these people lived l...

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The Rebbe’s “Big Project” Shmurah Matzah

A Yeshiva friend of mine recently shared this story with me:

A wealthy man from a non-Chabad Chassidic community was an admirer of the Rebbe’s work. Once he had opportunity to see the Rebbe, som...

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First April Shabbat + Cholent Cookoff 2014

A little recap of the first Shabbat in April, Spring semester 2014 at UAlbany, plus the Cholent Cookoff on Saturday:

Friday Night was the first Hillel dinner in a while, and will be a while until the ...