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An Unusual Shana Tova Card from the Rebbe

First a little background: This week at Maimonides, I asked students in grades 4-8 the same few questions. One of them was: “If you had one (only one) Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Years) card to mail out,...

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The Ladder and the Life-vest

For a prop this Shabbat Nitzavim we set up a green ladder with an orange life-vest hanging from it. 

What’s the connection? Here’s the verse from Devarim/Deut, Nitzavim 30:11-14:

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Why Start Off at Alumni House?

It so happens that this Fall 2021, two of UAlbany Hillel’s semester opening events were held at the Alumni House. True, it is a nice space and a retreat from campus (we had a portion of our son Moshe&#...

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Lesson from a Taliban Strength

The rapid fall of Afghanistan and the Taliban conquest in mere days after the US withdrawal after twenty years of American war and nation-building was a huge shock and news buzz and the talk around town. As ...

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Family Weekends Fall 2021

In addition to the usual Homecoming Weekend 10/15-16, to space things out UAlbany is hosting 3 “Great Dane Family Days” on 9/11-12, 9/18-19 and 9/25-26. See the MyInvolvement event pages and the UAlbany ...