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Good Day!

“It’s a Good Day for a Good Day.”

Here are three thoughts that came to mind when we saw this big bold “double good” message on this Hampton Inn van.

  1. 1) Talmud Taanit says “Meritorious Days are arranged for auspicious
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Please Pull Your Pants Up Before Entering

The Baal Shem Tov taught that everything we hear or see (in our world around us) can & should be (derived) a lesson in our divine service. So what to make of the prominent bold lettering on this shop door … Read the rest

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Music – Despite…

It so happens in on the day we happened to see two beautiful music videos, one was an hour long the other was a couple of seconds long, one from a few states away and the other from across the … Read the rest

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The Rush to Get Out of the Forest While Still Light….

This Thanksgiving afternoon (probably too late in the afternoon as you’ll soon see) I took the three youngest out for a walk/hike in a nature preserve not too far away, the Schiffendecker Farm Preserve off Bender Lane in Glenmont/Delmar, between … Read the rest

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Listen to the Soundtrack

In years before Disney, and certainly before Pixar and Dreamworks, cartoons were primarily a children’s affair. It is much more recent that adults began to tune in as well, and enjoy animation almost to the same degree that children do. … Read the rest

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Rebbe’s Vayeitzei-Vayishlach Letter

In 1979, the Rebbe wrote a letter addressed to those participating in the 5 Year Celebration of Chabad in the Capital District which Mendel’s parents founded in 1974. Though addressed to the community, Mendel’s father Rabbi Israel Rubin felt this … Read the rest

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Zeide’s vurt on Eliezer and Rivka

The biblical story is clear enough. We read in the Torah portion of Chayei Sarah, how Eliezer, servant of Avraham, arrives at the well in Haran, in search for a bride for Yitzchak. He prays to G-d for success in … Read the rest

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Shared at Homecoming Weekend 2021 Shabbat Lunch

Jordan R.:

When people go through a hard time, it’s especially important for them to have at least one person that they feel comfortable talking to. It might be a parent or therapist, a friend or a teacher. Someone outside … Read the rest

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The Supply Chain Problem & Continuity

As we emerge from Covid, there’s been a noticeable delay in the delivery of goods, creating scarcity or limited availability and raising costs and stymying the post-Covid economic recovery – and a lot of this goes back to supply chain … Read the rest

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