We are very grateful for the many opportunities we had this summer to connect with alumni. As things turned out, we had alumni visiting nearly every Shabbat this summer! Thanks to weddings and engagements and baby circumcisions we celebrated with … Read the rest

We celebrated Rivka’s first birthday with family and some students up here, at a Sunday evening BBQ. While she isn’t old enough to realize or understand the significance, she kind of got that this was something about her. And this … Read the rest

This year 2015 / 5775 we had six great Cholents in the running. All participants received two tickets to vote for the best 2 Cholents of their choice.

THE CHINESE CHOLENT

This was prepared by Moshe’s friends, the Maimonides Albany … Read the rest

There are 3+ albums of pictures now online of the 2015 UAlbany Purim Carnival coordinated by Lchaim Student Group and Shabbos House Chabad, along with a number of participating groups. It was a great event, well-attended, much enjoyed, quite memorable. … Read the rest

Febraury 13-14 was a very quiet Shabbos at UAlbany for a number of reasons. A bunch of core regulars went away for Shabbos, many to celebrate Sunday’s wedding on UAlbany Alumni Ben and Stephanie. Obviously people make Valentines Day (or … Read the rest

Thanks to all for the many Facebook birthday wishes!

Today Feb 12th is Raizy’s secular birthday, and tonight Shvat 24 is her Hebrew birthday. (Yes, our Hebrew birthdays are just a few days apart). While she’s away in for the … Read the rest

Sharsheret is a relatively new national organization that provides programs, services and promotes awareness of breast cancer in the Jewish community. For several years now Shabbos House has participated in their “Pink Day” to help get the word out about … Read the rest

Rabbi Mendel celebrated his 42nd birthday with a 42-minute farbrengen at each of the Torah-Tuesday sessions. Raizy went all out with a delicious spread of Mashed-Potato-Bar (sweet and regular) with toppings, Make-Your-Own-Salad, a big Sushi-Salad and Minestrone Soup, plus birthday cake … Read the rest

Special thanks to 3 generations of the Inoyatov family for coming up and cooking up a storm of delicious Bukharian food for our first Shabbos back of Spring 2015.

The Friday Night menu included these SALADS: “Oliviye” (a potato salad … Read the rest

ALUMNI WE MET, SHARED AND CELEBRATED WITH IN 2014

Although we weren’t able to do Alumni Visits in 2014, we got to see so many alumni, thanks to all who came up to visit, the weddings and special occasions, and … Read the rest