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Alessandro’s Encyclopedia – and the Machzor

On Erev Rosh Hashanah 2022 I was driving around doing last-minute errands and while driving in the car heard a segment of a story told over WAMC radio as part of their Sunday ‘Selected Shorts” a short story titled “Books … Read the rest

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Let Go and Open Up A Little…

In the Torah reading of Netzavim, read every year on the Shabbos before Rosh Hashanah, there’s a line about “circumcising our hearts.” This isn’t a physical procedure like the better known circumfusion, rather an effort (that will ultimately be done … Read the rest

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Would Solar Panels Help Puerto Rico?

Just before the last Shabbat of the Jewish year 5782 Raizy and I (separately, in separate cars) listened to the car-radio, not only that, but we happened to listen to the same radio station and hear the same piece of … Read the rest

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Understanding the Veneration for Queen Elizabeth II

As an American observing the deep veneration of royalty across the pond in the 21st Century in connection with the passing of Queen Elizabeth, I struggled quite a bit with it & came to an understanding that also has lessons … Read the rest

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Digging for the Lost Ark

Digging for the Lost Ark
Adapted from the Rebbe’s Sicha (LKS Vol 21, Terumah) by Rabbi Israel Rubin

We mourn the Temple’s destruction during the Three Weeks preceding Tisha B’av. But rather than just cry over the past, we act … Read the rest

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“Kahn Bonim” – Under Construction

It is my father’s (Rabbi Israel Rubin’s) custom to print a booklet (a “Kuntres”) of his original Torah scholarship in honor of special occasions (one day may this booklets become a book!).

Being that he was unable to attend this … Read the rest

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The 1928 Plaque at Sunnyview

Some thoughts about the wording on this historical 1928 dedication plaque in the entrance lobby of “Sunnyview (which very much lives up to its name!) Rehabilitation Hospital” in Schenectady NY:

I’ve been visiting my father (Rabbi Israel Rubin) who has … Read the rest

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The One Rebbe Teaching Game-Changer

Can you point back to a singular experience or specific teaching that was a major game-changer for you?

Some people can. For most, its more about the overall cumulative effect, a spectrum of ideas or experiences over the course of … Read the rest

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Hospital Discharge to — Chabad!

Before describing our Shabbos of Gimmel Tammuz 5782/2022 (the Rebbe’s yartzeit), what happened here on Sat Night might be most telling for Rebbe’s yartzeit.

My parents home/Chabad House is the main office for regional Chabad & its first local address. … Read the rest

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The Mikvah Connection

My parents (Rabbi Israel and Rochel Rubin, may they live long and be well) have been learning together for many years. They’ve studied Talmud together, completing numerous tractates, they study the daily Chumash and for some time now, the daily … Read the rest

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