In the 2 weeks leading up to Passover 2020 with students away and many students, alumni and parents all eager to learn more about Passover, as some are doing their own Seders for the first time, we did a series … Read the rest
...Let us share the story and message of these 2 pictures taken yesterday on our social-distancing stay-home walk around the UAlbany campus. The weather has been nice (aside for that very random snowfall, which was nice, too!) and we like … Read the rest
...There’s a 2-word phrase with drastically different interpretations in Talmud vs. Chassidus, but both interpretations have relevance & lessons to our current Coronavirus Covid19 situation.
The phrase is מחשבה מועלת = thought is potent or effective. I grew up with … Read the rest
...First a few words about the current importance of social-distancing to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus Covid-19:
We must follow the current recommendations of Social-Distancing to try to stem the tide of this virus. Young people aren’t much of a … Read the rest
...Our Purim Seudah (Meal) 2020 (5780) at Shabbos House had a great vibe and many students shared meaningful things. Spring break around the corner, midterms underway, Coronavirus in the air, but we did have a beautiful Seudah. Here’s tidbits of what … Read the rest
...As the still mysterious and unknown (indeed, it’s called “novel”) Coronavirus Covid-19 begins to hit closer to home, we’re starting to take some more precautions. After all, we do have to be responsible. Some of the recommendations of the CDC … Read the rest
...PURIM TWEETS (Megillah insights, tidbits & ideas to share)
by Mendel Rubin @shabboshouse with the #Purim or #Megillah hashtag as of Feb 2021
Click to download printable PDF version of PurimTweets of some the Purim Tweets below.
The #Mishna says … Read the rest
...Most of my “Mendel’s Messages” posts are original ideas but now and then there’s something out there really special and want to share that which others said or wrote. This is a piece I heard from my mother who follows … Read the rest
...It so happens that today for a Bar-Mitzvah anniversary Kiddush on Shabbat Parsha Terumah, we served a selection of (very good) herring. We don’t usually that here. And the Torah reading is about the construction of the Mishkan (biblical desert … Read the rest
...Eye charts work by varying sizes and distances, we can be either near-sighted or far-sighted, sometimes we’re not seeing all things, or all people, the way they ought to be seen. Corrective vision allow us to overcome biases, limitations, blind … Read the rest
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