As part of our Thanksgiving 2025 getaway we visited the historic Covered Bridge in Jay NY, built in 1857. It’s a beautiful spot. On one side of the bridge the cragged rocks and descent create a roaring rapids, and just … Read the rest
It so happens that our big double-door kitchen fridge went on the blink and died earlier in the week. It served us well for close to ten years, but it’s a workhouse and we use (and abuse) it a lot. … Read the rest
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.
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.