#HappyToGo! This is our 4th year participating in the UJA of NY’s JSAM – Jewish Social Action Month initiative. Past years UAlbany JSAM themes were Action for Addiction at Albany(2013), Support Our Soldiers & Veterans (2012), and our first year: … Read the rest
...The Torah-Tues class topic for Nov 4, 2014 is “Heaven, Hell and the Afterlife: What Jews believe and why it matters.” It’s not something talked about much, but believe it or not, we get questions about it more often than … Read the rest
...There’s a lot going on these few weeks, try to come out when you can. Here’s a sampling (there’s more! be sure to check Shabbos House and UA Hillel FB pages, and the online calendars) of some of the special … Read the rest
...Yes, we have a last dinner in the Sukkah on Wed 10/15, and Friday Night 10/17 is at Shabbos House, too… but the one night not to miss is SIMCHAT TORAH from 8pm to Midnight on Thurs 10/16/2014…see link for … Read the rest
...We’re nearing the end of the big Jewish holiday stretch. Yes. we still have a big dinner in the Sukkah on Wednesday night 10/15, and Friday Night 10/17 is at Shabbos House, too. But the one event you can’t … Read the rest
...This year Homecoming Weekend Fall 2014 falls on the 3-day extended Sukkot holiday weekend. We are excited to welcome any parents, family and alumni up here for the weekend.
Some parents said they are unable to attend this weekend due … Read the rest
...There are 2 things we’re doing this Yom-Kippur that we haven’t done before:
(1) What are you really praying for? Underneath and between everything else? Part of the long prayer is an effort to isolate and discover that essential kernel … Read the rest
...Rabbi Avraham Arieh and Rachel Trugman will be the featured guest presenters at Torah-Tuesday 9/20/2014 between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. They are a pioneering family of of the Carlebach Moshav Modiin in Israel and directors of Ohr Chadash educational … Read the rest
...After the High Holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (see link for info on services and meals), come the spirited and celebratory holidays of Sukkot and Simchat Torah, a time that is most memorable at Shabbos House.
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...We can’t have Rosh Hashanah rush up on us with no preparation… so we have a number of pre-Rosh Hashanah events to get into the spirit.
TUES 9/16: TORAH-TUES “ANSWERING HISTORY’S CALL”
This week’s Torah-Tues class ushers in the High … Read the rest
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