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| updated 2/28/08 | |||
| Mazal Tov to Danyel Goldberg on her engagement to Tani Klein (3/29/08) | |||
| Mazal Tov to Dan ('04) and Jenni Levy on the birth of Kaitlin Mackenzie / Kaylah May'an (2/27/08) | |||
| Presidents Week 2008 Alumni Visits in NY | |||
| updated 1/1/08 | |||
| Mazal Tov to Rich Wachtel ('04) on his engagement to Michelle Beller (New Years 2008) | |||
| updated 12/18/07 | |||
| Mazal Tov to Dan ('01) and Atara ('02) on the birth of Eliana Rachelle Marzouk, sister to twin brothers Noach and Binyamin, during Chanukah 5768 / 2007. | |||
| Mazal Tov to Melissa Chana Gardonyi ('00) on her marriage to Ari Pollar of California on Sunday, November 18th in the Razag Ballroom in Crown Heights, Brooklyn. It was a lively wedding - pictures coming soon! | |||
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Mazal Tov to Saul Zeitlin ('05) on his
engagement to Gayle Wayne of Long Island!
Mazal Tov to
Arie Shochat ('01) on his engagement to Aviva Futerman and move to Rochester! |
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| updated 10/21/07 | |||
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FYI - the National
Chabad on Campus Shabbaton hosts a festive concert on the Saturday
Night in Brooklyn. This year's bands are "8th Day" and "Third House
Rising" and it costs $18 for a Jewish night out with hundreds of college
students from across the country, plus NYC area alumni. To register or
for more info visit the website:
concert.Jewishweekend.org. Though we originally planned to come
in, unfortunately we won't be able to, but we thought of posting this
info for those who might be interested. |
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Thanks to the alumni
who came up to celebrate Simchat Torah with us at UAlbany, despite
the extra-long holiday weekend. Your participation greatly enhanced the
meals, celebration and atmosphere - and even our Minyan... |
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Mazal Tov to Tali and
Eyal (and big sister Michal) Seinfeld on the birth of a son, the
Bris was on Shabbos Breishis following Simchat Torah. |
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| updated 9/4/07 | |||
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For those alumni interested in motel rates
for the (extended) Simchat Torah (Thurs Night Oct 4) weekend, we have
arranged the following rates at these hotels in close walking distance
on Western Ave - be sure to mention the "Shabbos House Student Center": Days Inn: (newly renovated formerly Capitol Lodge): $75 per night, for double-occupancy or $67 per night for a queen-size room. (518) 489-4423 Best Western: $89 per night, for double-occupancy (518) 489-2981 |
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| updated 8/24/07 | |||
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Mazal
Tov to Melissa Gardonyi ('00) on her engagement to Ari Paller of
California, on Erev Shabbos Ki- Teitzeh 5767, 8/24/07.
Mazal Tov to alumni Yishai and Rachael Cohen on the birth of a daughter (on 8/22 their anniversary!) whom they named Eden Shalhevet at Torah Reading in Cong. Shomray Torah on Thurs 8/23. Both Rachael and Yishai work locally at JERNY, and its Israel Resource Center. |
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| the annual
NYC Summer Alumni Reunion 2007:
Sunday July 15th 1-3pm at the Chabad Loft at 182 Fifth Ave (2nd Floor). |
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| Mazal Tov to Tully Rubin on his marriage to Avra Kirsch (Rockaway NJ) on June 17th 2007. | |||
| Mazal Tov to Anony and Alisa Baroukh on the birth (June 19 2007) and Brit of their son Judah Aaron. | |||
| updated 4/15/07 | |||
| R' Pinchas Schreiber's (director of Shabbos House 1992-1996) mother Sora Ita bas Zev, a"h, passed away this morning (Shabbos) around 4am. The funeral will start out at Gutterman's in Rockville Center, NY on Monday at noon and then proceed to the cemetery in Farmingdale (New Montefiore). His brothers and sisters will be sitting shiva at his parent's home in Baldwin (1052 Northern Blvd). R' Pinchas will be returning to West Hartford to sit Shiva. Our condolences to R' Pinchas and the Schreiber family. May they only know many Simchas and joyous occasions. | |||
| updated 3/2/07 | |||
| Revital Hay's ('04) mother passed away after a long fight with a difficult illness. The funeral will be on Purim. Our condolences to Revy and the family. | |||
| Ben Lieb ('04) got engaged to Sarah Gold from Israel on Jan 28, and is getting married in Israel before Passover this year. | |||
| updated 1/9/07 | |||
| Mazal Tov to David Fienerman on his engagement to Melissa Steiger of Cleveland 1/9/07 | |||
| updated 1/1/07 | |||
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Mazal Tov to Chaim
('02) and Stephanie - Sara Maya Spilman on their wedding 12/28/06
Pics Page Here. |
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| updated 12/24/06 | |||
| Mazal Tov to Yonit Roitman ('05) and Shaun Hindes ('04) - engaged on 12/22/06. | |||
| updated 11/16/06 | |||
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Mazal Tov to Jesse and
Amy Weinstock on the birth and bris of their son Yisrael Moshe which
took place right here at Shabbos House. The Weinstock's live in Colonie,
just a few miles north of UAlbany and Shabbos House. The baby's real
cute, and it was nice to meet their families who traveled here from
Sharon MA and NYC. |
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| updated 10/3/06 | |||
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Simchat Torah Group Hotel
Rate at Best Western (nice hotel at University Western Ave entrance) www.bestwestern.com/sovereignhotelalbany "Shabbos House" Group Rate: $79/night (double-occupancy) for additional $10 they can put in roll-in bed. |
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Mazal Tov to Roni Kotel
('06) and Hadassah Friedman on their engagement! |
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| updated 9/9/06 | |||
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Mazal Tov Message from
Pinchas Schreiber (former Shabbos House Director '92-'96): For those of you who haven't heard, Yehudis gave birth to a girl this past Friday morning. She weighed 6 lbs. 10 oz. and is 19.5 inches long. We named her in shul this morning calling her Leiba Yael (not sure about the spelling yet). May you all be written and sealed for a good and sweet year. Pinchas and Yehudis, Batsheva, Levi, Chani, Mendel, Tamar and Leiba |
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| updated 8/29/06 | |||
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Sunday we traveled down to NY to celebrate
Simchas with Alumni... Mushkie, Chani, Moshe and Sara stayed in Albany
with Mendel's parents and we took Bassie along with us to NY.
Efraim (Fred) and Shoshana (Stacey Wolinetz) of the Class of 2001 had a newborn baby boy and we were lucky that the Lotwin Bris was on the same day as Jason Nadel's ('99) wedding to Roni Grill in Cedarhurst. In one day, thanks to these two joyous occasions we saw more than 30 alumni friends! |
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| updated 8/23/06 | |||
| Mazal Tov to Fred and Stacey Lotwin on the birth of a baby boy - Sunday 8/20/06 | |||
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7/25/06 |
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| REUNION SUMMER 2006 - JULY 23 - Click here for pictures and info... | |||
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When in NY at the Rebbe's
Ohel (gravesite) we met Melissa Gardonyi ('00) for the first time
in a long time, who introduced us to someone who studied Chassidus with
Rivky Galperin's fiancé! (small world indeed!) and then Melissa told us
that Tamar Kushman ('00) who had been studying at Machon Alte in
Tzfat Israel is engaged to Josh Miller - originally from Houston, now
living in Beit Shemesh Israel. They're getting married Sunday, August
27th in Houston.
Laurie Dickstein ('03) is getting married to Greg this August 10th in NY. They will be both continuing their studies and finishing their degrees at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, he in Mechanical Engineering and she in School Psychology.
Jessica Mazza ('04) is getting married to Josh Silver (also Albany
grad) in September. We offer our condolences to Jessica on the loss of
her mother after a long and difficult illness. |
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| updated 6/28/06 | |||
| Mazal Tov to Lisa (Gottlieb) ('99, RPI MS '01) and Eric (RPI '98, RPI MA '99) Berkowitz had a son Craig Lloyd Berkowitz on Tuesday, June 6 with the Hebrew name of Tzali Eliezer. | |||
| Mazal Tov to Rabbi Benyomin (Gregg) Gilbert ('99) on receiving his Rabbinical Ordination from the "Joseph Straus Rabbinical Seminary - Yeshivat Hamivtar Orot Lev" in Israel on July 11, 2006 - Tammuz 15 5766. | |||
| updated 5/30/06 | |||
| Mazal Tov to Josh ('00) and Faith ('99) Fisch on the birth of Rebecca (Rivka Yael) on Wednesday 5/24. She joins her brother Judah Fisch. | |||
| Mazal Tov to Marc Wolensky ('02) on his marriage to Dawn Makofsky on Sunday, 5/28 in West Orange, New Jersey. Marc and Dawn have known each other since their childhood, and we were delighted to participate in their Simcha | |||
| updated 1/1/06 | |||
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Eric Sanders,
UAlbany alumnus arranges for Chabad Menorah aboard the USS Ford |
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| updated 12/21/05 | |||
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Mazal Tov on these Alumni
Babies...
David & Stacey Gosman’s
newborn
son Ezra Benjamin 12/16 |
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updated 10/27/05 |
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Mazal Tov Mayers
(Jason and Kimberly - '98)
Mitch's 10th Consecutive
Simchat Torah! |
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Engagements Mazal Tovs! Pictured on right > are Lorenzo Livieim and Justin Hakimian, both class of 2001, at their respective engagement parties this summer of 5765/2005. |
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| updated 8/22/05 | |||
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Mazal Tov to Abby ('02) and Mike ('04) Hoenig on their wedding
8/21/05.. picture page is up. Mazal Tov to Kevin Yisroel Shurack ('01) on his marriage to Ettel Eleonora (Grempel) on the 12th of Av, 8/17/2005 in Jerusalem. Kevin studied and is active at the Mayanot Yeshiva in Jerusalem. |
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| updated 8/3/05 | |||
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Our condolences to Melissa Morse ('04)
and her family on the passing of her father on 8/2/05 after a
progressively difficult illness. May she and her family be comforted,
and may we only share good news.
Mazal Tov to alumni ('98) Jason and Jodi Spitzer on the birth of their 3rd son (Sammy and Seth are twins) Chaim Moshe. May you enjoy lots of Nachas!
NYC Alumni Reunion 2005!
Later, following the reunion, Jason Nadell ('99) & Roni Grill announced their engagement! Mazal Tov!
Midtown Chabad which graciously hosted
our reunion, is involved with this new exciting JUMP program: |
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SIMCHAS! Mazal Tov to Danny Levy ('04) on his marriage to Jenni Rosenberg on Thursday, July 14th! Mazal Tov to Marc Wolensky ('02) on his engagement to Dawn Makofsky (6/29/05)! Mazal Tov to Rob Klein (‘97) and Elana Weissman on their 6/26/05 wedding in Staten Island. Mazal Tov to Rochel Chanowitz (daughter of former SH directors) to Zevi Halpert, 6/26/05 in Monsey NY. Mazal Tov to Charles ('99) & Malka (Kohn) Isler on their wedding, (6/19/05), in LA. Mazal Tov to Dr. Anony ('99) & Alisa Baroukh on the birth of a daughter Addison Chloe on 6/8/05.
Michael Hoenig (‘02) to Abby Crapo (‘04) - August Wedding MOVING Alan ('99) and Jodi
Rosen moved down to Broward County Florida where he will be a budget
analyst for the county, after several years of living up in Albany after
their marriage, where Alan got his Masters ('05) and served as Alumni
Quad Residence Director. They've given us their contact info, so we can
put you in touch with them.
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| updated 3/27/05 | |||
| LEVI YITZCHOK SCHREIBER (former Shabbos House family) IS GOING TO BE BAR MITZVAH AND WANTS TO INVITE ALL ALUMNI FROM HIS ERA TO HIS PARTY WHICH WILL BE HELD, G-D WILLING, 4 P.M., SUNDAY, MAY 8TH AT AGUDAS ACHIM 1244 NORTH MAIN IN WEST HARTFORD, CT. Alumni interested in attending should contact the Schreibers: Pinch36@aol.com by April 20th. | |||
| updated 2/23/05 | |||
| Mazal Tov to Michael Hoenig ('02) and Abby Crapo ('04) on their engagement (2/21/05) | |||
| Mazal Tov to Danny Levy ('04) on his engagement to Jenni Rosenberg (1/20/04) | |||
| updated 2/13/05 | |||
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On Sat
Night 2/12 we enjoyed time with Dan & Atara Marzouk who have now
purchased a home in Linden NJ outside Elizabeth. Dan moved up at
Universal Underwriters, a car dealership insurance company.
Shabbos 2/11-12 welcomed back 4 visiting alumni: David Shahverdi (Jewelry business) and David Gretah (sub-teaching and Brooklyn College Grad School), Ben Kallos (Law School at Buffalo) and Stacey Brecher (NCJW - National Council of Jewish Women). Arie Lipnick was all over the papers in his capacity as spokesperson for NYC Councilman Simcha Felder. Mazal Tov to Gregg and Shara Gilbert, and their son Yosef Aryeh, on the birth of a daughter (sister) Miriam Chana. Our condolences to Marc Gronich ('83) on the loss of his father, Leon Gronich on 1/14/05. Marc lives in Albany, has been active politically, and now is involved with Jewish community fundraising. Nadine Kochavi ('00) works for the Joint Distribution Committee (as does Jason Nadell ('99)) aka the "JDC" who are active in relief and aid the world over and have been particularly active in the Tsunami Relief Effort. See www.JDC.org if you'd like to help. Regards from Ben Lieb ('04) and Teri Goldstein ('04) now spending the year studying in Israel. Mazal Tov to Shaina (Marrus-'98) and Larry Copeland on the birth of a baby daughter Miriam Rivkah on 12/26/04 May they have much Nachas from her with good health and happiness always! |
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| updated 12/15/04 | |||
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Mazal
Tov (12/14/04) to Charles Isler ('99) on his engagement to Malka Kohn! Dan ('01) and Atara ('02) Marzouk are moving from Pittsburgh to Northern Jersey where Dan got a promotion at Universal Underwriters. Seth Mellin ('01) now runs www.smcreativemarketing.com for specialty items. Sarah (Szymkowicz) Hein ('04) made aliyah to Israel with her husband Avi, just one month after their marriage in June '04. They now live in Jerusalem. Yishai and Rachael Cohen ('04) are moving to Israel before January, and starting off on Kibbutz Saad in Southern Israel.
Mazal Tov (9/23) to Rob Klein ('97) on his engagement to Elana Weisman of Brooklyn Mazal Tov to Adam ('00) & Bridget Dayan on the birth of a newborn son, Shabbos afternoon 8/14/04 Mazal Tov to Steven ('99) and Rachel Isler on the birth of Ruthie!
Our condolences to former Shabbos House Director, R' Pinchas Schreiber
on the passing of his father, Chaim Tzvi ben Pinchas Reuvain, (days
after the alumni reunion in NYC).. "May you be comforted among all the
mourners of Zion and Jerusalem"..
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2nd Annual
Summer Alumni Reunion in NYC... |
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| Alumni News and Updates - June/July 2004 | |||
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Some Simcha Photo Pages (soon to be accessed from Simcha Page): |
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| Rochel Lotwin Judah Tzvi Fisch's Brit (and a few months later) S.R. Jaffe Michal Seinfeld | |||
| Yosef Aryeh Gilbert Growing Up In Israel The Spitzer Twins at Age 2 | Gittel Tova Segal at Age 1 | ||
| April 2004 Wedding of Amy (Greenberg) ('98) and Dan Bernzweig | |||
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