About that 6 or 7 meme. Not sure what it really means, or why it has become so wildly popular, but everyone is referencing it – and no one can really explain it.
We’re beginning Torah again anew, and one of the early verses in Bereishit that jumped out at me was how G-d “separated light from darkness.” This verse is very familiar because we say it each week in … Read the rest
The return of the remaining 20 living hostages after two years of terror captivity in Gaza, under unthinkable conditions – now back home with their families in Israel – was a source of tremendous joy and relief to their families … Read the rest
It so happens that in 2025, October 7th falls on the first day of Sukkot, a festive joyous holiday and not a time for sadness. That’s why the formal commemorations of October 7th this year are postponed in Israel until … Read the rest
It so happens that we served a Chicken-Salad Bar with all type of veggies. fillers, toppings and dressings, for lunch in the Sukkah on the first day of Sukkot this year.
This Sukkot 5786/2025 we got a nice Sukkot donation from alumnus Matt B. (of “Matt’s Media Messages” fame) along with this caption that really caught our eye (and our hearts). Matt wrote: “Now we’re actually in the Sukkah!”
So from age 10 to 20 I lived with my grandparents Piekarski in their President & Utica home while attending Yeshiva in Crown Heights near the Rebbe. I’ve shared several posts of memories about my Zeide Michel and Bubbe Risha: … Read the rest
As synagogues do, our campus congregation at UAlbany has an annual Yom Kippur appeal. Only that ours isn’t about money, this appeal is usually for a mitzvah or mindset to try to focus on especially this coming year.
On the eve of Yom Kippur we sent an email to alumni, parents and friends, wishing them a good year and sharing some links to inspiration and Yom Kippur enrichment. It was the first day of the current Government Shutdown … Read the rest
We usually pray Yom Kippur in Campus Center Room 375, some years in Assembly Hall on 2nd floor. But no matter, given UAlbany’s main campus design – nearly all of its rooms have this same feature: MANY THIN WINDOWS.
About that 6 or 7 meme. Not sure what it really means, or why it has become so wildly popular, but everyone is referencing it – and no one can really explain it.