All week we’ve been following the saga in Ukraine, at first with the Chabad Shluchim eager to try and stay with their communities which they are so tied and dedicated to and have built up all these years, and in … Read the rest
We got this children’s picture book from the library last week. Wanted to share it with you this Shabbat as it has a relevant Parsha “Vayakhel” message.
The book’s title is “The Alphabet’s Alphabet”, written by Chris Harris and illustrated … Read the rest
In past years, on occasion of his Shushan Purim Katan Yartzeit, I’ve shared memories (see Zeide Michel Memories I and also Zeide Michel Memories II) of my maternal grandfather, Reb Yechiel Michel Piekarski, from the nearly ten years of … Read the rest
I’m not such a football maven myself (pretty much all sports for that matters) so especially grateful to the UAlbany student (and alumni!) sports enthusiasts over the years who guide and help me develop these Superbowl insights and messages each … Read the rest
One of the reasons I enjoy watching football is because of how engaged all the players are in each play. I feel football has the most player engagement of all the four major American sports. True, players play different positions … Read the rest
There was some buzz on social-media about a pure gold cube placed in the snow in New York’s Central Park one day this week (first week in February 2022). It is said to … Read the rest
Once, back in the old Shabbos House, which was much smaller (it was a third the size) of our current big main room at Shabbos House, a new student came for Shabbat dinner. When I went over to introduce myself … Read the rest
The Cube of Gold in Central Park