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Why we should all become Fundamentalists

This summer has seen the rise of dangerous fundamentalist groups seizing power and large swaths of land. It didn’t make the headlines as much as it should have, but all of us have heard of the systematic and rampant ethnic … Read the rest

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A Big Gedalia Goomber Tennis Moment

by Mr. Michael B. of Brooklyn Heights

Once there were three turtles, large, medium and small, who decided to go enjoy a picnic in the park. They made sandwiches, packed up a picnic basket and made their way to the … Read the rest

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The Boats to Hogwarts

As we begin a new year, and freshmen arrive at UAlbany, some alumni have been reminsicing about their own Opening/Freshmen Weekend walking groups to Shabbos House, and quite a few vividly remembered who led their group. Sheryl C., an alumna … Read the rest

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Dingaling Hotline Avot Chapter 4 Summer 5774

The Dingaling Hotline is a Shabbos House special for the long Shabbos days between Passover and Rosh Hashanah. Each week we study one chapter of “Ethics of our Fathers” (as is traditional) in this unique fashion. Everyone participating gets a … Read the rest

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Comfort that speaks to my heart

by Ben Z.

This Shabbos is known as “Nachamu” the Shabbos of Comfort, coming after the 3 Weeks, the 9 Days and Tisha B’Av. The Haftorah opens with the words, “Nachamu Nachamu Ami…” which means: be doubly comforted, my people…… Read the rest

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Guests Share on Friday Night Nachamu 5774

This Shabbat (Aug 8-9), the last Cozy-Shabbat of Summer 2014, we had the pleasure of many guest families, mostly from Toronto but also from NJ and Monsey, especially three alumni couples from the years 2001-2. On Friday Night, a number … Read the rest

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My Favorite Eicha Lamentations Verses

Eicha, the Book of Lamentations, is read each year in the synagogue on the Fast of the Ninth of Av, the saddest day of the Jewish calendar. It’s a sad read, speaks of the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem … Read the rest

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Real Estate (& Life) Advice

RealEstateAdviceI saw this piece at the end of a “Times-Union” article in the real-estate section, but its really applicable in every area of life, including spiritual growth and personal development.

The “Times-Union” article by Kate Seckinger is about improvements you … Read the rest

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3 Weeks in July 2014

“The Three Weeks” is a period of Jewish semi-mourning when we remember the loss of the Jeruasalem Temples and our national exile. It begins with the Fast of the 17th of Tammuz (this year on Tuesday July 15th) and ends … Read the rest

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People Change

I have a specific memory from around a dozen or fifteen years back, walking up towards Dutch Quad, when I stopped by a picnic table chained to a tree where two students were having a political argument about Israel. Both … Read the rest

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