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Lessons from the BUC-EES Phenomenon

So if you’ve even road-tripped to Florida (as we have multiple times) or visited in some parts of the south and southwest, you have likely experienced a “Bucc-ees” or surely encountered one of their  many highway billboards. It’s a much … Read the rest

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Listening to the Flames

After lighting the Menorah of Chanukah, its customary to sit nearby and watch its flames for some time.  Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, 6th Rebbe of Chabad (known as “The Friediker Rebbe” or the Previous Rebbe) would say: “We ought to … Read the rest

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Eight Lights – A Thought for each Night of Chanukah

EIGHT LIGHTS – A Thought for each night of Chanukah
from an article by Rabbi Israel Rubin

(1) All eight Menorah candleholders stand ready on the first night of Chanukah. But we light only one, leaving the rest empty. The … Read the rest

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Life Lessons from Unexpected Delivery of 1500 of Same Book!

As many @chabadoncampus centers, we were delivered 21 cases of the same thin book by attorney & Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitz, refuting common arguments against Israel (in his style & perspective). Goal of sender is to share with students,… Read the rest

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Matisyahu in Albany…. 20 Years Later!

Back in 2004, Matisyahu was just starting to tour, he hadn’t signed yet with the big labels. He was scheduled to play a small bar downtown called Savannah’s one night of Chanukah 2004. His tour manager at the time was … Read the rest

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Rabbi Zvi Kogan HYD of Chabad in Abu Dhabi UAE

Surely many of you have seen the terrible news of Rabbi Zvi Kogan, the missing 28-year-old Chabad Rabbi in Abu Dhabi UAE found murdered by terrorists.
This coming week is the annual Kinus HaShluchim, the international conference of Chabad Lubavitch
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Children’s Rain Songs

There are a few rain songs / Nursery Rhymes that almost all American children know. It’s a classic part of an American education. We chose three of them to take a closer look. Singing them as adults one begins to … Read the rest

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Elliott’s Tefillin at the South Pole

I checked my phone one morning to get this picture from Elliott W, a UAlbany and Shabbos House alumnus, wearing Tefillin at the South Pole – THE SOUTH POLE!

He later told me that it was 36 degrees below Zero … Read the rest

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Schach Mulching on the 7th of Cheshvan

Nothing is by coincidence, the Baal Shem Tov insisted and celebrated Divine Providence and that there’s a lesson in everything!

As those who have experienced the Shabbos House Sukkah know, we cover the top with bamboo mats (which are Kosher … Read the rest

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Election 2024 – Apolitical Life Takeaways

A thread of some apolitical (meaning non-political, just to be clear!) life-lessons & takeaways from #Election2024, a thread (originally on Twitter):

> Don’t feel stymied, limited, inhibited even by expert predictions. Polling, stats and future forecasting are all valuable & … Read the rest

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