The 11th of Cheshvan is the yartzeit of Rochel Imenu, matriarch Rachel. And it’s also the yartzeit of Bubbe Bluma Galperin, Raizy’s grandmother. Our daughter Bluma was born two months after her passing and is the first great-granddaughter to be … Read the rest
For Pink Shabbat this October 2025 we put out some big plastic partitioned plates as part of the themed decor. Didn’t realize that people have such strong opinions about them! Evidently people know this type of plate from school lunches, … Read the rest
by UAlbany President Havidan Rodriguez
at Shabbos House Chabad Shabbat Dinner, October 2025
Glad to here again to celebrate a wonderful Shabbat dinner with you as a campus community here at Shabbos House. I’m happy to be here with my … Read the rest
We are visiting here from Israel, taking some time to tour NYS (where we have family), enjoying a getaway road trip through upstate NY in the beautiful foliage season, and here we are for Shabbat at Chabad … Read the rest
In the Parsha of Noach we read how corrupt and cruel mankind had become which is what led G-d to make the flood to destroy the world and begin anew. But what did the animals do wrong? … Read the rest
About that 6 or 7 meme. Not sure what it really means, or why it has become so wildly popular, but everyone is referencing it – and no one can really explain it.
We’re beginning Torah again anew, and one of the early verses in Bereishit that jumped out at me was how G-d “separated light from darkness.” This verse is very familiar because we say it each week in … Read the rest
The return of the remaining 20 living hostages after two years of terror captivity in Gaza, under unthinkable conditions – now back home with their families in Israel – was a source of tremendous joy and relief to their families … Read the rest
It so happens that in 2025, October 7th falls on the first day of Sukkot, a festive joyous holiday and not a time for sadness. That’s why the formal commemorations of October 7th this year are postponed in Israel until … Read the rest
It so happens that we served a Chicken-Salad Bar with all type of veggies. fillers, toppings and dressings, for lunch in the Sukkah on the first day of Sukkot this year.
About that 6 or 7 meme. Not sure what it really means, or why it has become so wildly popular, but everyone is referencing it – and no one can really explain it.