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Last Shabbos of the Jewish Year 5773 (8/31-9/1)

This weekend was a Hillel dinner on Friday Night in Campus Center Room 375 with a tropical theme and linen pastel colored tablecloths. The Hillel board was introduced, Dvar Torahs were about multiple meaning...

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The Juggler & the Cyclist: Nitzavim & Vayelech

This week I merited to see two Jews happily put on Tefillin outside the synagogue context, who ordinarily wouldn’t do it. One was the talented juggler at the Shalom Festival in Saratoga’s Congres...

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Lazer Lloyd and the Flat-5

Earlier this summer Raizy and I went up to  hear Israeli/Jewish Blues Musician Lazer Llyod play at Saratoga Chabad.  Lazer is a Skidmore alumn, and this was his first tour back from Israel in the U...

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Shofar Factory – a blast!

More than 5o Shofars were tested, chosen, sanded, polished by students at this year’s on-campus Shofar Factory (courtesy of L’chaim, Shabbos House and Capital Chabad Centers) and there was fresh ...

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BFF – Israeli Bike For the Fight stop at Albany

A team of Israeli cyclists “Bike for the Fight” biking long-distances to raise funds and awareness for cancer research in Israel stopped for the night at Shabbos House on their journey between To...