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The 10 Commandments of In-Person Hakafot at Shabbos House 2020

Please note these 10 Commandments of In-Person Simchat Torah Hakafot at Shabbos House 2020:

1) This is YOUR Simchat Torah and it now depends on each individual more than ever. Our crowd is you, no one...

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Simchat Torah At Home 2020

MANY WILL BE HOME THIS YEAR
Many synagogues are still closed for in-person services, even those that are open have many limitations and restrictions. We know that many current students...

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The Composite Shabbos Shuvah Drasha 2020

Every year for Shabbos Shuva (between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) we ask students to each share a tidbit, message or reflection about Teshuvah, about the High Holidays, about the Machzor etc. Collectiv...

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UAlbany’s Covid Reset and A Tale of Two Drummers

The UAlbany community has been anxiously eyeing the “UAlbany Covid Dashboard” watching its creep upward in concern over the NY State mandated “Pause” and pivot to all-remote once it h...

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RH: The Dog and the Shofar

This may be a first for us.

This year, due to Covid, we had all the big room windows and back doors open wide during the prayers and our Shofar blower stood a distance from others and blew the Shofar ...