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My Favorite Eicha Lamentations Verses

Eicha, the Book of Lamentations, is read each year in the synagogue on the Fast of the Ninth of Av, the saddest day of the Jewish calendar. It’s a sad read, speaks of the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem … Read the rest

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Real Estate (& Life) Advice

RealEstateAdviceI saw this piece at the end of a “Times-Union” article in the real-estate section, but its really applicable in every area of life, including spiritual growth and personal development.

The “Times-Union” article by Kate Seckinger is about improvements you … Read the rest

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3 Weeks in July 2014

“The Three Weeks” is a period of Jewish semi-mourning when we remember the loss of the Jeruasalem Temples and our national exile. It begins with the Fast of the 17th of Tammuz (this year on Tuesday July 15th) and ends … Read the rest

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People Change

I have a specific memory from around a dozen or fifteen years back, walking up towards Dutch Quad, when I stopped by a picnic table chained to a tree where two students were having a political argument about Israel. Both … Read the rest

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Shared at SH, July 11th 2014

Here is some tdibits of what people shared on Friday Night Cozy-Shabbat Parshas Pinchas, July 11th, 2014:

“I’ve been doing some painting of a room this week. House-Painting is harder that most might expect. It also gives you time to … Read the rest

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War of Words

by Rafael C.

This week is the anniversary of my Bar-Mitzvah Parsha, more than a decade ago. The speech I said then remains just as relevant today as it was then. Thanks to Rabbi Silton for giving me the idea … Read the rest

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Balak & Bilaam’s Perspective

by Shaun Z. (Class of 2001)

Shaun Z. (Class of 2001) came back with his wife Michelle and two kids for a summer Shabbos at Shabbos House. Back in the day, Shaun was always up for a Dvar Torah, sharing … Read the rest

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Seinfeld and Shabbos

July 5th 2014, marks the 25th anniversary since the first episode of “Seinfeld”. What’s the Jewish message?

Actually, Dr. Laura N. (Class of 2007) prepared an in-depth Torah-Tues class on this very topic in 2006, but here’s another message, thought … Read the rest

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Australian Dollars & Rands for the Rebbe

I heard this story from Rabbi Yossi Lew of Chabad of Peachtree Georgia at the recent Chabad on Campus Conference.

At the time Rabbi Lew was part of the first group of Yeshiva students being sent by the Rebbe as … Read the rest

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Telushkin’s Book and the Exercise Bike

TelushkinRebbeBookA number of fine biography-type books have recently been published about the Lubavitcher Rebbe in connection with his 20th yartzeit, prominent among them is Joseph Telushkin’s “Rebbe” book, which has been best-selling in Amazon and Barnes and Nobles. This book … Read the rest

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