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320 Building Progress
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The construction contract
is now signed, construction documents are being drawn up, and steps are
being taken to begin demolition of the current house on the 320 site, and
prepare the site for construction. Check the ongoing progress as it develops
on our new 320
Building-Blog Page.
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Summer Trips
and Study Opportunities |
There are a number of
exciting, free or subsidized, meaningful and relevant study programs and
opportunities that Shabbos House is affiliated with through National Chabad
on Campus, and we're pleased to be able to recommend them to UAlbany
students. Check out this page of
Summer Trips and Study
Opportunities. If this is
something you're interested in, we'd like to discuss these options with you
(as we know these programs well) to see which might be the best fit for you.
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Israel@60
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This Spring celebrates the 60th anniversary of the establishment of Modern Israel in 1948.
Events this Spring include:
- 4/9: ZFA & JERNY
bring Sheikh Abdul Palazzi of Italy to speak about Jerusalem
- 4/4: AEPI Poker
Tournament benefiting Shaarei-Tzedek Hospital in Jerusalem
- 4/4: YJimpact Bowling
for Save-a-child's-heart
- 5/2: Hillel's Israel
Shabbat with Comedian Joel Chasnoff
- 5/5: Israel Awareness
Fair Tables & Activities @ Campus Center Small Fountain
- 5/6: Gazebo BBQ & DJ
near Campus Center by ZFA
- 5/8: Ron Eliran
Communal Concert at Temple Israel $5 admission
- 5/9: Finals Week and
Israel@60 Shabbat at Shabbos House
Download the
"Israel Awareness Week 2008" Brochure in PDF from UAlbany Hillel.
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Grad Party
& Grad Weekend Class of 2008 |
May will be here before you
know it. As every year, Shabbos House will be hosting a festive Grad Party
on Sunday of Finals Week, 4:30pm on May 11th, with a hot delicious buffet,
presentation and gifts, and an address to the graduates by Carl Rosner. See
the Grad Party & Weekend Page 2008.
Following the Grad Party, a short "House-Breaking" ceremony will take place
at 320 Fuller Road, site of the new, bigger and better Shabbos House to be
built this Summer!
The next weekend,
Shabbos House will be having Shabbat meals and services, and a big open
house BBQ on Graduation Weekend. Family and friends of graduates are most
welcome. See the Grad Party & Weekend
2008 Page.
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Jewish Social Stuff |
The Hillel Student Group
has weekly Lounge Nights in CC 320, and a night at the Great Danes
Basketball, a bowling event, and a semi-formal planned for March 8th.
Jamming Nights at Shabbos House. Plus, Friday Nights
are great mixers, get to know someone new at the table each week. Plus,
there are movie nights, speakers, and much more - check out the updated
"Schedule" page for calendar details.
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PDF updates
now online |
The Fall 2007 "What's
Cooking?" newsletter will soon be mailed to homes of students and alumni,
you can browse it online
here.
Progress is going forward on the new Shabbos House Student Center building.
Check updates using these PDF pages from the newest updated building
brochure:
Good
Problems, Better Solutions and Building Plans,
Pledge/Contribution
Page, and an updated list of all
Building
Contributors through November 2007.
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New Shabbos House
Building Developments |
Yes, it is finally true!
After years and years, the new, bigger and better Shabbos House Jewish
Student Center has been approved by the Town of Guilderland Zoning Board
of Appeals on Wednesday, November 7th!!! We'll soon be meeting
with our architect and engineers and plans for the new building will be
going forward very soon. We hope to announce a construction timeline as soon
as possible. There will be Phase II of our Building Fund Campaign announced
soon as well. Friends, this is history in the making for the UAlbany Jewish
community, especially for so many students and alumni who have been waiting
for this moment for so long!!
In order to set a construction timeline, and
be sure the planned building is feasible, we are now developing our final
building budget, and will have to begin Phase II of the Building Fund
Campaign to ensure there are enough funds to get this project off the
ground. Since it's planning stages six years ago, construction costs
and material prices have skyrocketed, plus we now have more extensive
site-work (storm-water, parking etc) to deal with. Currently we are
getting preliminary bids from respected area contractors and will post new
information as it develops.
Many, many thanks to the more than 125
students who took home brochure packets to share with family and friends
back home, expanding the support base for the new, bigger and better Shabbos
House Chabad Jewish Student Center!!!
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Friday Night Fever |
Friday Nights continue to
be the time when the Jewish community comes together to celebrate, meet
one another, have a good time and great food. Dinners alternate weekends
between Shabbos House on Fuller Road and the Hillel Dinners on the 2nd
floor of the Campus Center. Good times!
Shabbos House continues
to be a packed house on Friday Nights, many thanks to the crew that sets
up, to the team who help serve, and to all participants who contribute to
the amazing atmosphere despite the space crunch. We are working on the
zoning process and hope to soon be able to announce progress toward the
new, bigger and better Shabbos House Jewish Student Center!! |
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Sat Lunches... |
This used to be the best
kept secret at Shabbos House - but more people are finding out about this
smaller Shabbos setting. Come for prayers and lunch, or just lunch!
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Jewish Student Group
events... |
Be sure to check our
Schedule Page for the many ongoing social and cultural events held on
weeknights by the various Jewish Student Groups at UAlbany.
Hillel hosts a weekly
Lounge Night in their Campus Center 3rd floor office, plus outings to
Apple-Picking, Great Escape and a Hookah Smores Campfire at Liberty Ridge
Farm. Tagar, now ZFA, hosted a Hookah Night, an advocacy training, Israel
speakers and motivational activist programs. Hamagshimim offers Israeli
cultural nights and activities. Koach and Ruach offer weekly prayer
services, plus occasional movie nights, Havdalah ceremonies and outings.
L'chaim centers around the holidays, with hands-on activity tables (Shofar
Factory, Hot Latke Table) in the Campus Center, plus the exciting week of
Sukkot and Simchat Torah festive meals and celebrations at Shabbos House.
Look for Chanukah events at the end of the Fall '07 semester.
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10 Torah Tuesdays
scheduled for
Spring 2008 |
Come for one, a few or for all
ten! These creative, themed text-based learnings and discussions are
geared for all levels, beginner to advanced. Check out the
StudySchedules page for
weekly topics or browse through the Schedule
Page.
Most Tuesdays in
Academic Calendar of Spring 2008 at Albany, with the same class at 5:30
and 8:30 to accommodate class schedules. Each class is accompanied with a
homemade Kosher dairy dinner. No RSVP necessary.
Two student
presentations this semester!
Additional study
opportunities at Shabbos House include:
Raizy's Parsha and a Prayer on Shabbos Mornings before Lunch, One-on-One
study or discussion, and the new Talmud Co-op program of independent study
with a once-a-week group review with Rabbi Mendel. |
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Mayanot Birthright
affiliated with Shabbos House |
Do you appreciate the
Shabbos House style - welcoming warm, family-feel, no-pressure? Then
you might love Mayanot Birthright Israel! Along with experienced
tour-guides, IDF soldiers and fun madrichim/ot, a Chabad Campus Rabbi/Rebbetzin
or two are on each bus to share that same feel you get at Shabbos House.
Check up www.mayanotisrael.org
for forms, FAQ's and more info. Call Rabbi Mendel 438-4227 if you have
more questions... |
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UnityTorah.com |
It's a huge Mitzvah to
own your own letter in a Torah Scroll, and this special Torah effort
unites college students, alumni and families across the USA in solidarity
with our brothers and sisters in Israel. Each letter is only $1 and can be
purchased online at
www.UnityTorah.com
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Parsha
and a Prayer for Women
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"Parsha and a Prayer" with Raizy for Women 11:30-12:30 on Shabbat
Mornings at Shabbos House. Those who wish to join the Minyan at Chapel
House are most welcome to do so, but for those who have been waiting
around for the guys, this is a great opportunity to do informal learning
on the weekly Torah portion and to explore the meaning behind a prayer.
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"What's Cooking?"
Update |
You can view our newsletter updates online. If
you'd like to get these things at home, send us your earthly address.
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Cookbook
Available! |
The long-awaited
"A Taste of Shabbos House"
Cookbook is now available at $20 each, plus $2.50 (s/h).
90 pages coil-bound,
with over 130 recipes (tried and tested!) used at Shabbos House, peppered
with Torah and student quotes on the food experience at Shabbos House.
This fundraiser was
made possible by the diligent efforts of Adam Kofinas (SH intern Spring
'04, incoming Hillel Student President Fall '04). Thanks so much!
Contact Shabbos House
for your copy!
518-438-4227 / shabbos@albany.net |
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More Efforts toward the Building Campaign
UNDERWAY! |
Thanks to the many generous donors, we are
over two-thirds
towards our goal of $300K to be matched by generous friends
of Shabbos House.
We hope to begin building this Spring! With
your help, and the help of many others - this important and neccesary
dream will become a reality for Jewish students at UAlbany! See
"Step Into Our Future" Page.
View our Shabbos House
and Building Fund Updates in PDF format. Download them on the
"What's Cooking?" News and Updates Page.
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