Our first Torah Tuesday of the Fall 2015 semester fell on Chai (18th of) Elul, the birthday of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Chassidism (as well as the birthday of the Alter Rebbe, founder of Chabad).
We titled the … Read the rest
...Recently, at an alumni wedding, the father showed me the letter he received from the Lubavitcher Rebbe for his engagement in 1988. He was especially enthusiastic 
about “Betach” the first word of the letter. A little while later, his wife … Read the rest
This summer (5775 / 2015) we visited D. a UAlbany / Shabbos House alumnus of 1998 who was sitting shiva for his father. It was the last day of Shiva (week-long period of mourning after losing a loved one), actually … Read the rest