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Spring & Summer 2005 Schedule
at Shabbos House & Jewish UAlbany

events by partner organizations (UAlbany Hillel, Hillel/JSC, Tagar, etc) are also listed here. See also www.ualbanyhillel.org

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DAY DATE EVENT
Fri Aug 26 Freshman Weekend - Welcome Freshmen!!
Walking Groups will leave from Indian & State Quads at 6:45 and 7:45
Services 7pm: Orthodox at Shabbos House, Conser. & Reform at Chapel House
All welcome for Dinner at Shabbos House  at 8pm
Sat Aug 27 Minyan 10am at Chapel House, followed by 1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
Sun Aug 28 Hillel Kickoff BBQ 4pm at Chapel House
Tues Aug 30 Welcome (back) Learning Night with Dairy Dinner
Topic: "Holy Quads" 5:30 and 7:30pm
Fri Sep 2 First Hillel Dinner of Fall 2005 at the Campus Center, 8pm
All Prayers precede at 7pm on the 3rd floor of the Campus Center
Sat Sep 3 Minyan 10am at Chapel House, followed by 1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
Sun Sep 4 Rosh Chodesh Elul and Labor Day Weekend Minyan Bagel Brunch
Prayers 11am with Tefillin, 12pm Brunch with Bagels Lox and Trimmings
Fri Sep 9 Prayers 7pm at Chapel/Shabbos Houses
8pm Dinner at Shabbos House, all are welcome!
Welcome Home and Mazal Tov party for newborn baby girl Rubin
planned for Friday Night 9/9/05 following Shabbos Dinner at Shabbos House!
Sat Sep 10 Minyan 10am at Chapel House, followed by 1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
Sat Sep 10 KOACH Havdalah and Kickball Game
Sun Sep 11 TEVA "Bike the Corning Preserve" (down by Hudson River)
Tues Sep 13 9/13 Learning Night rescheduled for 9/20...
Fri Sep 16 Hillel Dinner at Campus Center, 8pm
All Prayers precede at 7pm on the 3rd floor of the Campus Center
Sat Sep 17 Minyan 10am at Chapel House, followed by 1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
Sun Sep 18 Hillel goes Apple Picking (big Albany NY area tradition)
Sun Sep 18 Due to last-minute scheduling change this event was cancelled.
TAGAR (sa) presents Ronn Torrosian at 5pm in Assembly Hall
UAlbany Alumni and Jewish activist, Ronn now runs a NYC PR firm with clients including Puff Diddy, Israel's Ministry of Tourism and others..
Mon Sep 19 Interfaith BBQ at Chapel House 6pm
Tues Sep 20 Note Date Change from 9/13: Learning Night with Dairy Dinner
"Jewish Identity"
- the things we don't have to do - 5:30 & 7:30pm
Fri Sep 23 Prayers 7pm at Chapel/Shabbos House
8pm Dinner at Shabbos House, all welcome!
special "Chai Elul" Farbrengen following Dinner
Sat Sep 24 Minyan 10am at Chapel House, Lunch 1pm at Shabbos House
Sun Sep 25 Hillel (sa) Trip to Yankees VS Blue Jays Game in NY
Mon Sep 26 Hamagshimim presents the author of "The Wisdom of the Pretzel"
an Israeli novel turned film, in Campus Center Terrace Lounge
Tues Sep 27 Learning Night with Dairy Dinner
 “Bee-Keeper Rabbi” 6pm
Rabbi Laber, a bee-keeping Rabbi from Troy NY with Powerpoint presentation 
Plus Holiday Packet Packing for the Quads
Wed Sep 28 RUACH "Living in Balance" Program 8pm
Thurs Sep 29 L'chaim's Shofar Factory at the Small Fountain 11am-2pm
make your own Shofar, no charge! supplies this year are limited!
Thurs Sep 29 KOACH Movie Night "School Ties" followed by discussion
Fri Sep 30 7pm Prayers, 8pm Cozy Dinner at Shabbos House, all are welcome!
Sat Oct 1  Lunch at Shabbos House
No Minyan this week as most students will be away!
Tues-Wed Oct 4-5 Rosh Hashanah - The Jewish New Year
begins at sundown of Oct 3rd thru nightfall of Oct 5th
NO On-Campus Services are planned this year
for info about local synagogues please contact us or Hillel.
Thurs Oct 6 Tzom (fast of) Gedalia
Fri Oct 7 Parents Weekend Hillel Dinner at Campus Center, 8pm
followed by Oneg at Shabbos House, parents welcome!
All Prayers precede at 7pm on the 3rd floor of the Campus Center
Sat Oct 8 Shabbat Shuvah (Shabbat between Rosh Hashana & Yom Kippur)
Minyan 10am at Chapel House, followed by 1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
Sun Oct 9 RUACH Jewish Cooking Night
Wed-Thurs Oct 11-12 Yom Kippur Services on Campus
click here for more info on services/times/locations etc.
Fri Oct 14 Hillel Dinner at Campus Center, 8pm
All Prayers precede at 7pm on the 3rd floor of the Campus Center
Sat Oct 15 Minyan 10am at Chapel House, followed by 1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
Sun Oct 16 Sukkah Building BBQ all afternoon at Shabbos House!
Mon Oct 17 Sukkot at UAlbany!  First Night in the Sukkah!
Tues Oct 18 9:30 Holiday Prayers, 12:30pm Lunch in Sukkah
and then 2nd Night in the Sukkah! Prayers 7:30pm Dinner 8pm
Wed Oct 19 9:30 Holiday Prayers, 12:30pm Lunch in Sukkah
Thurs Oct 20 Hillel's "Hookah in the Sukkah" Night
in the Shabbos House Sukkah
Fri Oct 21 Friday Night in the Sukkah!
Prayers 7pm at Chapel/Shabbos Houses
festive Dinner in the Shabbos House Sukkah 8pm...
Sat Oct 22 10am Prayers at Shabbos House, followed by Lunch in the Sukkah, 1pm
Sun Oct 23 TEVA Hike in Thatcher Park contact Aviva @ Hillel
FYSH Six Flags Great Escape Trip contact Jen @ Hillel
Mon Oct 24 Shmini Atzeret Holiday (last days of Sukkot)
7pm Prayers at Shabbos House
festive dinner in the Sukkah 8pm - all welcome!
Tues Oct 25 9:30am Holiday Prayers, 12:30pm Lunch in Sukkah
and then later in the evening...
SIMCHAT TORAH! The BIG Celebration!
Wed Oct 26 The Celebration Continues... Simchat Torah Day
    Sukkah Take-Down (help needed) possible to be done after nightfall on Wed Oct 26th... stay tuned for details..
Fri Oct 28 Hillel Dinner at Campus Center
All Prayers precede at 7pm on the 3rd floor of the Campus Center
Sat Oct 29 Minyan 10am at Chapel House, followed by 1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
Tues Nov 1 Learning Night with Dairy Dinner at Shabbos House
"The Sympathy Suite" led by Rachel Serkin ('08)
5:30 and 7:30pm
Wed Nov 2 Jewish Women's Connection: Health & Wellness Program
rescheduled for November 9th...
Thurs Nov 3 Culinary Shabbat at SH - learn and prepare Shabbos foods... 7pm
Thurs Nov 3 David Baker, Senior Foreign Press Secretary for Israeli Prime Minister: Israel’s Image in the International Media and Hasbara 8:30 PM Assembly Hall (sponsored by Hillel, JERNY, Tagar and other groups).
Fri Nov 4 Prayers 6pm at Chapel/Shabbos Houses
7pm Dinner at Shabbos House, all are welcome!
Note Time Change for Prayers & Dinner
Sat Nov 5 Minyan 10am at Chapel House, followed by 1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
Tues Nov 8 Learning Night with Dairy Dinner at Shabbos House
"Kosher Hypocrisy": When it is good to be a hypocrite.
5:30 and 7:30pm at Shabbos House
Thurs Nov 8 Albany Community Kristallnacht Commemoration showing of “Perlasca”
("the Italian Schindler") 7 PM Page Hall Downtown Campus
Wed Nov 9 Jewish Women's Connection: Health & Wellness Program
with guest nutritionist expert from Chartwells
along with some Challah Baking at SH
Thurs Nov 10 Hillel Laser Tag Event
Fri Nov 11 Hillel Dinner 7pm at Campus Center Assembly Hall
All Prayers precede at 6pm on the 3rd floor of the Campus Center
Sat Nov 12 Minyan 10am at Chapel House, followed by 1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
Sat Nov 12 Jewish Jamming Night at Shabbos House!
Bring an instrument, a friend for a musical night out, starts 7pm
Kosher Pizza and Nosh served.
Sun Nov 13 Israeli Hagana and US Navy veteran Harold Shugar
to recount his personal experiences 7pm in CC 375 sponsored by TAGAR
Tues Nov 15 Learning Night with Dairy Dinner at Shabbos House
Special Guest Rabbi Avraham Trugman from the Carlebach Moshav in Israel
sponsored by TAGAR (sa) at 2 times: 5:30 and 7:30pm
Thurs Nov 17 Culinary Shabbat at SH
Fri Nov 18 Prayers 6pm at Chapel/Shabbos Houses
7pm Dinner at Shabbos House, all are welcome!
Sat Nov 19 Minyan 10am at Chapel House, followed by 1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
Sun Nov 20 Minyan Bagel Brunch, 11am Prayers & Tefillin, 12pm Bagels & Lox
Wed-Sun Nov
23-27
Thanksgiving Break
No on-campus Shabbat scheduled. Be in touch if you aren't going home and would like Shabbat in the Albany Jewish community.
Tues Nov 29 Learning Night with Dairy Dinner at Shabbos House
"Rashi on Shema" this year (2005) marks 900 years since the passing of Rashi, the greatest Biblical and Talmudical commentator. We'll read his commentary of Shema, the classic Jewish prayer. 5:30 & 7:30pm
Wed Nov 30 Jewish Womens Connection:
Vegetable and Herb Olive Oil Bottle Decorating!
6-7:30pm at Shabbos House
These decorative bottles can be beautiful ornaments or great gifts.
Thurs Dec 1 Tagar Tabling for Jerusalem
Stop by table in Campus Center for informational materials on Jerusalem
and for a nice selction of free giveaways direct from Israel
Fri Dec 2 Hillel Dinner 7pm at Campus Center
All Prayers precede at 6pm on the 3rd floor of the Campus Center
Sat Dec 3 Minyan 10am at Chapel House, followed by 1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
Tues Dec 6 Learning Night with Dairy Dinner at Shabbos House
"Soulful Melodies" The Kleine Klezmer orchestra will accompany Rabbi Israel Rubin on a short journey through Chassidic music.
6:30 dairy dinner, 7pm
music and melodies.
Wed Dec 7 L'chaim's Pre-Chanukah Latke Table at Small Fountain 11-2
Fri Dec 9 Prayers 6pm at Chapel/Shabbos Houses
7pm Dinner at Shabbos House, all are welcome!
Sat Dec 10 Minyan 10am at Chapel House, followed by 1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
Sun Dec 11 Midnight Breakfast - Pre-Reading Day Study Break for Finals Week
10pm-12am Waffles & Ice Cream etc.. at Shabbos House
Fri Dec 16 Finals Weekend  Prayers 6pm at Chapel/Shabbos Houses
7pm Dinner at Shabbos House, all are welcome!
Sat Dec 17 Minyan 10am at Chapel House, followed by 1pm Lunch at Shabbos House
    There will not be services and dinner at Shabbos House over New Year's Weekend, check back on this page for updates on Shabbat Weekends over Winter Break.
Fri Jan 6 Shabbos House is open this weekend. If you are up here for Winter Break, come by for a cozy Friday Night. RSVP's would be appreciated: mail@shabboshouse.com
Fri Jan 13 Shabbos House is OFF this weekend.
Fri Jan 20 Last Weekend of Winter Break
Shabbos House OPEN - please RSVP if you will be up here.
Fri Jan 27 Shabbos House Dinner - First of Spring '06 semester
check back here soon for Spring Semester Schedule

 

* Remember: Sabbath and the Jewish Holidays begin the Night before at Sunset.

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