An annual tradition since 2000, Shabbos House hosts a meaningful and memorable Grad Party for students and their friends on the Sunday one week prior to graduation, and Kosher meals and open house welcome to graduates and their families over … Read the rest

Would you like to take off some time this summer to study our heritage, delve into texts, experience an immersion program? Get comfortable with Jewish texts, advance your Jewish knowledge and learning – accomplish a lot in a short time … Read the rest

April 2016 at a Glance, busy season with Passover, 4Fs, Israel Fest, Lchaim elections and many other events planned, some events below have links for additional info.

April 1-3, Friday-Sunday: We went with a group to the #upstateNYshabbaton with … Read the rest

Great Danes for Israel, UAlbany Hillel and CAMERA are presenting this 4F’s (Felafel, Fries, Fruit and Film) event showing “The Green Prince” an award-winning documentary thriller film, a true story of spy intrigue, family drama, between the oldest son of … Read the rest

It’s been a wonderful Passover so far, great Seders, fun outing in the park, quality time with family… now we’re onto the last two days of the Passover when the holiday returns. Here’s a detailed updated schedule of these last … Read the rest

We hosted the regional Chabad on Campus Upstate NY Shabbaton here at UAlbany in March 2014. It was an incredible weekend, memorable and meaningful. Chabad at Oneonta is hosting it this year, first weekend in April 2016, and we look … Read the rest

The joyous Jewish holiday of Purim falls this year on Wednesday night, March 23rd (through Thursday March 24th) 2016, just days after the return from UAlbany’s Spring Break.

PRE-PURIM

Try to think of a costume. No need to spend a … Read the rest

The first Shabbat in March 2016, we’re hosting the Rogers Park Band out of Chicago, dubbed as “The Only American Jewish Folk Band”. Check out a sampling of their music and more about them on their website: www.RogersParkBand.com.

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The Womens Spa for the Body and Soul is now in its 11th year in the Capital Region, an annual gathering of women representing the spectrum of our regional Jewish community. It’s a collective effort of several area Jewish womens … Read the rest

In addition to all the regular ongoing events, there are a number of special events this February 2016 at Shabbos House and in the UAlbany Jewish community that we wanted to highlight here.

— WOMENS EVENTS THIS FEBRUARY

WED 2/10:  … Read the rest