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The Composite Shabbos Shuva Drasha 2022

It’s an old custom for Rabbis to give a long sermon on Shabbos Shuva – the Shabbos between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. It’s become a tradition at UAlbany to do a “composite&...

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MBC Song about Jerusalem, or about….

Around the high holidays of 2022 there’s been a wild (and totally unexpected) online TikTok craze of millions of people (mostly non-Jews) getting excited and into old Miami Boys Choir (MBC) videos, dan...

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Shofar as a Disrupter

TBH, most years I focus on the Shofar’s inner-core and connective properties, especially as seen in a Chassidic light. See our post

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New (Fruit) = Nu?

Each year on the second night of Rosh Hashanah we bring to the table a plated assortment of exotic fruits, unusual hard-to-get or little-eaten fruits from around the world. Often to find them locally we have...

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The Napkin Effect

When we’re preparing for elegant affairs using paper goods, Raizy will sometimes seek out a napkin design and color that will blend or support the various colors on the table. You might question the Na...