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Fall 2006 Schedule
at Shabbos House & Jewish UAlbany

events by partner orgs (UAlbany Hillel, Hillel/JSC, L'chaim, Tagar, etc) are also listed here.
See also www.ualbanyhillel.org
 (Shabbos House isn't the sponsor/responsible for all events listed below).
SCROLL DOWN! continues to be updated, as events continue to be planned...
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yellow background = Shabbat/Holiday, gray background = weekday event, gray text = event has passed).

DAY DATE EVENT
Fri Sept 1 Freshman Weekend Welcome Back Shabbat
at Shabbos House Services 7pm Dinner 8pm
Walking Groups from Indian & State Archways @ 6:45 and 7:45
Sat Sept 2 Shabbat Services 10am Lunch 12:30pm at Shabbos House
Sun Sept 3 Shabbos House Minyan & Bagel Brunch
Kosher BLT's 11am Prayer 12pm Brunch
Mon Sept 4 Hillel Welcome Back BBQ 5-7 pm at Chapel House
Tues Sept 5 First day of Classes - Fall 2006 Semester @ UAlbany
Fri Sept 8 Shabbat Services 7 pm followed by Hillel dinner at 8pm
at Campus Center Assembly Hall (2nd Floor on the Right)
Sat Sept 9 Shabbat Services 10am at Chapel House Lunch 12:30pm at Shabbos House
For Women: Parsha and a Prayer with Raizy 11:30-12:30 at Shabbos House
Sat Sept 9 Koach Havdallah and Pizza Picnic at Collins Circle
Mon Sept 11 Birthright Israel Information session 6:30pm
Tues Sept 12 Torah Tuesdays: Why Shofar? Background of Rosh Hashana’s Shofar
and High Holiday Packet Packing (for the Quad Dining Halls)
Learning and Dairy Dinner at 5:30 and 7:30 at Shabbos House
Wed Sept 13 FYSH program 7 pm
Thur Sept 14 Koach Movie Night - Keeping the Faith 8pm
Fri Sept 15 Shabbat Services 7pm Dinner 8pm at Shabbos House
Sat Sept 16 Shabbat Services 10am at Chapel House Lunch 12:30pm at Shabbos House
For Women: Parsha and a Prayer with Raizy 11:30-12:30 at Shabbos House
Sun Sept 17 Hillel Apple Picking at Bowman Orchards in Clifton Park
Mon Sept 18 * President Hall Memorial on Campus (10am at the RACC)
* Interfaith BBQ at Chapel House 5-7 pm
* Tagar Israel Activism Training 7 pm
Tues Sept 19 Torah Tuesdays: Jewish Standard Time
Timelessness of Jewish time & calendar, key concepts & features
Learning and Dairy Dinner at 5:30 and 7:30 at Shabbos House
Wed Sept 20 Lchaim's Shofar Factory 11-2 pm @ Campus Center Small Fountain
Limited amount of Shofars available this year.
Fri-Sun Sept
22-24
School Closed - Rosh Hashanah Sept 23-24
No campus services scheduled. For local holiday arrangements:
call Aviva @ Hillel 489-8573*24 or Mendel @ Shabbos House: 438-4227.

Staying for Rosh Hashanah and do not have local synagogue arrangements? (call Aviva if you’d like that arranged) there will be a mini-Shofar-blowing (no services) on the 2nd day of Rosh Hashanah, Sunday 9/24 5:30pm at Shabbos House, along with a sampling of traditional RH foods.

Mon Sept 25 Fast of Gedalia - always the day after Rosh Hashanah.

TAGAR (SA) presents "Hookah on Collins Circle" 7:30pm

Tues Sept 26 Torah Tuesdays: Jews Sing the Darndest Things
Profound themes behind traditional popular songs sung at all synagogues
Learning and Dairy Dinner at 5:30 and 7:30 at Shabbos House
Wed Sept 27 Jewish Women's Connection - Fondue and Planning session 8pm @ SH
Thurs Sept 28 Hillel Tzedek Do It Day
Fri Sept 29 Friday Light!
5:00pm @ Shabbos House with UAlbany's Jewish Women's Connection
Special Event for Women with Hors D'oeuvres and Candle-Lighting ceremony - free gift for first 36 girls. Walkover after to Campus for Prayers/Dinner.
Fri Sept 29 Shabbat Services 7 pm followed by Hillel dinner at 8pm at campus center
Sat Sept 30 Shabbat Services 10am at Chapel House Lunch 12:30pm at Shabbos House
For Women: Parsha and a Prayer with Raizy 11:30-12:30 at Shabbos House
Sun Oct 1 YOM KIPPUR NIGHT
Pre-Fast meal at Shabbos House 4-6 pm
Kol Nidrei Services 6:20 pm CC375
Mon Oct 2 YOM KIPPUR DAY
Traditional Service 10 am CC375
Egalitarian Service 10am Terrace Lounge
Afternoon meditation 1pm Terrace Lounge
Yom Kippur Nature Walk 2pm meet at CC small fountain
Evening Service 5 pm followed by a breakfast 7:18pm in CC 375
Wed Oct 4 Lchaim Sukkah Building BBQ at Shabbos House 1pm-7pm
Thurs Oct 5 Shulchan Ivrit at Dutch Quad Dining 5:30pm
Fri Oct 6 First Night in the Sukkah!
Shabbat Services 7pm Dinner 8pm at Shabbos House
Sat Oct 7 Sukkot/Shabbat Services 10am at Shabbos House
followed by Holiday
Lunch 12:30pm
in the sukkah
Sat Oct 7 Sukkot Service 7:30 pm followed by Holiday Dinner 8pm in the sukkah
Sun Oct 8 Sukkot Prayers 10am at Shabbos House
First Day for Shaking the Lulav & Etrog!
followed by Holiday
Lunch 12:30pm
in the sukkah
Tues Oct 10 Lchaim's Sukkah Party 7:30pm
Refreshments, Auction-Game and Etrog to Etrog!
Wed Oct 11 Hamagshimim Event
Thurs Oct 12 Hillel's Hookah In the (Shabbos House) Sukkah 7:30 pm
Fri Oct 13 Friday Night in the Sukkah!
Shmini Atzeret/
Shabbat Services and Mini-Hakafot 6:30pm followed by Holiday Dinner 8pm at Shabbos House
Sat Oct 14 Shmini Atzeret/Shabbat Services 10am at Shabbos House
Yizkor Memorial Services approx 12pm
followed by Holiday
Lunch 1pm
in the Sukkah
Sat Oct 14 Don't miss - only once a year!
Simchat Torah Celebration! The Big Party! 7pm @ Shabbos House
Sun Oct 15 Simchat Torah Day - Celebration continues...
Prayers and Hakafot begin at 10am, Last Holiday Lunch at 1pm
Holiday Ends at 7:08pm
Tues Oct 17 No Torah Tuesday Learning Night Scheduled - Post Holiday "Break"
Tues Oct 17 FYI: MATISYAHU! @ The Albany Washington Avenue Armory
(with State Radio and Moshav) (
Tickets on sale now)
Wed Oct 18 FYSH Program 7pm
Thurs Oct 19 Hillel Lounge Program - Hillel Office CC 320 6:30pm
followed at 8pm by Koach Movie Night - Return of the Jedi
Fri Oct 20 Shabbat Services 7 pm 3rd Floor in Campus Center
followed by Hillel Dinner 8pm - Parents Weekend!
followed by Oneg for Parents, Students & Families @ Shabbos House
Sat Oct 21 Shabbat Services 10am at Chapel House Lunch 12:30pm at Shabbos House
For Women: Parsha and a Prayer with Raizy 11:30-12:30 at Shabbos House
Sun Oct 22 Minyan Bagel Brunch - Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan
Prayers & Tefillin 11am - Bagel Brunch 12pm @ Shabbos House
Mon Oct 23 Jewish Women's Connection Event with artist Chana Cotter
"Cutting Out Time for Yourself" - 8pm
at Shabbos House
a paper-cut art workshop with a Jewish Women's Theme
Tues Oct 24 Torah Tuesdays: Matisyahu's Lyrics I
Learning Night & Dairy Dinner @ Shabbos House 5:30 & 7:30
Wed Oct 25 TAGAR Movie Night
Fri Oct 27 Note: Friday Night Services will now begin at 6pm, with Dinner at 7pm
Prayers 6pm: Conser & Reform @ Chapel House, Orthodox @ Shabbos House
Shabbat Dinner: 7pm @ Shabbos House - All are welcome!
Sat Oct 28 Shabbat Services 10am at Chapel House Lunch 12:30pm at Shabbos House
For Women: Parsha and a Prayer with Raizy 11:30-12:30 at Shabbos House
Sun Oct 29 Daylight Savings Time Ends - Clocks Fall Backward 1 Hour
Tues Oct 31 Torah Tuesdays: Matisyahu's Lyrics II
Learning Night & Dairy Dinner @ Shabbos House 5:30 & 7:30
Thurs Nov 2 Paper-Plate Initiative for Darfur by Kimi & Jordan Hillel Tzedek Fellows
10-3 in the CC Lobby, 4-8pm in Quad Dining Halls
Thurs Nov 2 Shulchan-Ivrit - brush up and practice your Hebrew with friends...
meet Wendy Miller 2:30pm outside Dreidels Cafe in the Campus Center
Thurs Nov 2 Culinary Night @ Shabbos House 7:30pm
This time we're baking delicious desserts...
Fri Nov 3 All Shabbat Services 6 pm on 3rd Floor in Campus Center
followed by Hillel Dinner 7pm in Campus Center Room #375 (note change)
Sat Nov 4 Shabbat Services 10am at Chapel House Lunch 12:30pm at Shabbos House
For Women: Parsha & a Prayer with Raizy 11:30-12:30 at Shabbos House
Fri-Sun Nov 3-5 This weekend there is a National Chabad on Campus Shabbaton in Crown Heights, Brooklyn - with hundreds of students from around the country...
Interested? $36 cost plus transportation, call Rabbi Mendel for info.
Sat Nov 4 Koach Havdalah on Campus and Lazer Tag @ Zero Gravity
Mon Nov 6 Global Awareness Week Meeting 9pm @ BA 212 with Hillel Tzedek Fellows
Mon Nov 6 Hamagshimim Zionist Cultural Connection event @ CC 375 7:30pm
Tues Nov 7 Torah Tuesdays: Hillel the Psychologist - analysis of a Talmud story
Learning Night & Dairy Dinner @ Shabbos House 5:30 & 7:30
Wed Nov 8 Co-ed Challah Baking with Raizy 7:30pm @ Shabbos House
These Challahs will be distributed for "Challah with Love" to seniors
Thurs Nov 9 Meet for "Shulchan Ivrit" with Wendy & Co. outside Dreidels.
Fri Nov 10 Prayers 6pm: Conser & Reform @ Chapel House, Orthodox @ Shabbos House
Shabbat Dinner: 7pm @ Shabbos House - All are welcome!
 
special Guest Rabbi Cantor Levi Kaplan to be rescheduled for Spring '07
Sat Nov 11 Shabbat Services 10am at Chapel House Lunch 12:30pm at Shabbos House
For Women: Parsha and a Prayer with Raizy 11:30-12:30 at Shabbos House
Sun Nov 11 the only Jamming Night of Fall '06 8pm @ Shabbos House
Mon Nov 13 FYSH Program 7pm
Tues Nov 14 Torah Tuesdays: Vicarious Relationships: Empathy in Judaism
Learning Night & Dairy Dinner @ Shabbos House 5:30 & 7:30
Tues Nov 14 Tagar brings Michael Eglash for an Activism Training Session 7:30
Thurs Nov 16 Hillel Lounge Night - CC 320 6:30pm
Followed at 8pm by Koach Movie Night - Gentleman's Agreement
Fri Nov 17 All Shabbat Services 6 pm on 3rd Floor in Campus Center
followed by Hillel Dinner 7pm
Sat Nov 18 Shabbat Services 10am at Chapel House Lunch 12:30pm at Chapel House
Note change - Lunch is at Chapel House this weekend.
Mon Nov 20 Jewish Women's Connection Event - Bead Necklace Design
Wed-Sun Nov 21-26 Thanksgiving Break - Enjoy!
Tues Nov 28 Torah Tuesdays: Jacob's Ladder - exploring Parsha & commentary
Learning Night & Dairy Dinner @ Shabbos House 5:30 & 7:30
Thurs Nov 30 Shulchan Ivrit 2:30 outside Dreidels...
Thurs Nov 30 Hillel ToolBox: Get Into Grad School - CC 320 7pm
Session with Veronica of the Career Development Center
Fri Dec 1 Prayers 6pm: Conser & Reform @ Chapel House, Orthodox @ Shabbos House
Shabbat Dinner: 7pm @ Shabbos House - All are welcome!
SPECIAL GUEST: Dr. Gavin Setzen and Family
Dr. Setzen will do a brief talk during dinner, and continue with an Oneg following the meal. All are welcome to stay and enjoy!
Sat Dec 2 Shabbat Services 10am at Chapel House Lunch 12:30pm at Shabbos House
For Women: Parsha and a Prayer with Raizy 11:30-12:30 at Shabbos House
Sara Rubin's 4th Birthday celebrated at Shabbat Lunch
Sat Dec 2 Koach Havdalah and Yoga
Sun Dec 3 TAGAR presents Krav Maga - Israeli Martial Art
1-4pm 3rd Floor Dance Studio in the Physical Education Building
RSVP in advance required - email
Zohar Kastner
Mon Dec 4 FYSH Program 7pm
Tues Dec 5 Last Torah Tuesdays of the Fall '06 Semester...
Torah Tuesdays: Alternative Energy in the Chanukah Miracle
Learning Night & Dairy Dinner @ Shabbos House 5:30 & 7:30
and Chanukah Holiday Packet Packing for all the Quad Dining Halls
Thurs Dec 7 Shulchan Ivrit - talk, shmooze Hebrew 2:30pm outside Dreidels
Thurs Dec 7 The UAlbany Interfaith Council presents the annual Unity Dinner
foods, cultures of holiday season of all faiths
5pm in the Campus Center Ballroom This year's theme: Peace thru Action
Bring a canned or non-perishable food item for the hungry
Thurs Dec 7 Hillel Lounge Night upstairs in Campus Center Room #320 7:30pm
Fri Dec 8 All Shabbat Services 6 pm on 3rd Floor in Campus Center
followed by Last Hillel Dinner of Fall '06 @ 7pm
Sat Dec 9 Shabbat Services 10am at Chapel House Lunch 12:30pm at Shabbos House
For Women: Parsha and a Prayer with Raizy 11:30-12:30 at Shabbos House
Sun Dec 10 Sunday Minyan 11am - Brunch 12pm
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Graduates and their families
are welcome over on Sunday for farewells, a little celebrations and of course, good Kosher food.
Tues Dec 12 Last Day of Fall 2006 Classes
Night b4 Reading Day - Midnight Breakfast
chill out with waffles, ice-cream and a slew of Chanukah films
10pm-12am at Shabbos House
Fri Dec 15 FINALS WEEK SHABBAT / FIRST NIGHT OF CHANUKAH
Prayers 6pm: Conser & Reform @ Chapel House, Orthodox @ Shabbos House
Shabbat Dinner: 7pm @ Shabbos House - All are welcome!
* Special Oneg follows dinner in honor of Chanukah! *
Sat Dec 16 Shabbat Services 10am at Chapel House Lunch 12:30pm at Shabbos House
For Women: Parsha and a Prayer with Raizy 11:30-12:30 at Shabbos House
Sun Dec 17 8 Crazy Lights Chanukah Celebration
Grand Menorah Lighting - 3rd Chanukah Light & Latke Eating Contest
Campus Center 5pm Stay tuned for more info on this exciting event...
Fri-Sat Dec
22-23
Here for the 2nd weekend of Chanukah? So are we!
Join us for a quiet Shabbat and a relaxing weekend.
Please note, we will be having Shabbat dinner at 6pm.
    Here for Winter-Break? check back here to see when we'll be around and having cozy Shabbat weekends...

 

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

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