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Two Lost & Found Stories

… in one week at UAlbany – and a message for us on Opening Weekend of a new semester:

THE LOST KEY FOB

One day this week a Toyota key fob appeared on our front porch table. Someone either put … Read the rest

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Five Wavelengths of Personal Relations

One of the mini-reunions this summer is once again hosted by 5WPR (a PR firm in NYC headed by Ronn Torossian, a UAlbany alumnus). They are now located on Park Avenue in Midtown. A few years ago when they were … Read the rest

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Shabbat Chazon in 5784/2024

The Shabbos before Tisha B’Av (always Parsha Devarim) is called “Shabbos Chazon” (Shabbat of Vision). It’s named for the Haftorah, “Chazon Yeshayahu” the vision of Isaiah.

Now, on a literal level, this Haftorah isn’t a positive one. Isaiah’s vision in … Read the rest

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Takeaways from Middle of Election Rhetoric 2024

This is not a political post. I repeat! Not a political post. But this stuff is noise all around us, hard to avoid it in the great hype of the election season, so this is an attempt to take some … Read the rest

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Brake Caliper Lessons

Today I learned (the hard way, and expensive way) about brake calipers.

An interesting thing: Two opposite problems were solved with the same fix! The car was neither braking nor accelerating properly.

Why? The calipers had frozen or seized up, … Read the rest

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Recaps of COC Israel Kinus Trip

BACK FROM ISRAEL
Mendel is back from a week in Israel, so much to share!
In short, the Chabad on Campus Kinus conference took them to visit Sderot and Nova, the Sheba Hospital, dance with troops in Leshem, and at
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The Way Home from Israel – End of the Trip

RUSHING TO AIRPORT

I was running too late to take the train to Ben-Gurion Airport so we ordered a “Gett” (Uber in Israel) taxi. This taxi driver was vocal and passionate, and angry at the Israeli government for endangering its … Read the rest

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Israel Extension Day 3

Wednesday was going to be my last day in Israel on this memorable trip of 5784/2024. It started with the Chabad on Campus Kinus Conference, Wednesday through Sunday, and then I extended for a few more days to see alumni … Read the rest

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Israel Extension Day 2

We slept Monday night at alumnus Chaim’s house in Beit Shemesh A. Chaim has a ritual of getting up super early to study and then daven at Neitz (sunrise) but as much as I wanted to join him at his … Read the rest

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Israel Extension Day 1

The Chabad on Campus Kinus conference of 5784/2024 ended with a closing banquet on Sunday night, climaxing 5 days of bus trips, visits, talks, meals and farbrengens. I (Mendel speaking here) stayed on a few extra days to savor a … Read the rest

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