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Takeaways from Oneonta Shabbaton 2016

Here are some of the things I (Mendel) learned from the Chabad on Campus Upstate NY Shabbaton at Oneonta, April 1-3 2016. It’s a mix of little things and big things, observations, experiences, lessons and teachings. The Baal Shem Tov … Read the rest

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The Shaka “Kemitzah” Wave

Did you ever notice that when the Torah is lifted up in the synagogue, some people raise their pinky finger and point to the Torah? It’s not my custom personally, but there are a lot of people who do that. … Read the rest

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Why name a publishing house Kehot?

“Jews have horns” is one of the oldest and oddest myths about our people. It goes back to Michelangelo’s statute of Moshes and a misinterpretation of the verse in Ki Tisa (after the story of the Golden Calf and the … Read the rest

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A Klotz Kasha on the 5D Eternal Data Storage Breakthrough

Eliran R., a tech-savvy student of ours, who studies engineering at CNSE the Nano college posted this article about the 5D “Eternal” data storage breakthrough at the University of Southampton in England. This new technique allows 360TB of data to … Read the rest

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Surrounded by Barrels

Once, long ago somewhere in Russia, a Chassid was walking on his way on a bitter cold winter day when a merchant stopped with his open wagon offering him a ride. The wind was biting, the cold was deeply penetrating, … Read the rest

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Don’t Take Sides in the Tabernacle

Everyone knows the Ark was a key fixture in the innermost part of the Mishkan, aka the Tabernacle, in a room called the Holy of Holies. In the room just before that, known as the Holies, there were three pieces … Read the rest

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Lchaim on Death Wish Coffee

A local highlight of Superbowl50 was the @deathwishcoffee commercial. This local small business is based in Saratoga Springs, run by a UAlbany alumni. They won a Quickbooks competition for a Superbowl spot, and these rarified seconds propelled them into the … Read the rest

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The Three Din Torahs

THE THREE DIN-TORAHS

Long ago, about 250 years ago, an infamous miser died, and no one wanted to pay their respects at the funeral. The Rabbi of the town was the beloved Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. And when he … Read the rest

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#HakhelHalftime Football Insights

#HakhelHalftime kick ur game up a notch, transform #Superbowl50 into opportunity for group inspiration. #SB50 Big screen big game big idea!

Why #SuperBowl over #WorldSeries? It all hangs on only one game, everything matters so much more. Make things matter! … Read the rest

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A Chassidic Take on Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Everyone knows the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. It’s an old classic fairy tale. A little curious or naughty girl named Goldilocks chanced upon a house in the woods where three bears live. The house was empty, but … Read the rest

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