at Maimonides and in the Community 1/13: CBAJ SEPHARDIC SHABBAT
at the Dutch Quad Parking lot, the closest Sephardic song and foods, Kabbalat Shabbat songs, University lot to Shabbos House. communal Shabbat dinner (by prior reservation) and a lunch for middle-schoolers, with special guest 1/23: UALBANY KOSHER DINING Rabbi Yosef Albo, director of Sephardic UAlbany Kosher Dining (under Vaad HaKashruth) programming at Ramaz Upper School in NYC. to resume after winter break on Indian Quad at UAlbany. https://ualbanydining.com/diningchoices/kosher-kitchen.html 1/14: SHABBOS CHAZAK! This week we read Vayechi and conclude with a lively Chazak! as we finish Sefer Breishis. The new 1/28: PIZZA NITE III Torah-Times is out now for Shmos, you can now At “Nathan’s Kitchen” at Maimonides, run by the order (not on Shabbos, of course) a printed book of HS Girls, benefitting their extra-curricular. They’ve Breishis & Shmos (or Shmos alone) from the been very efficient, working as a great team, making Amazon link at: www.TheTorahTimes.com delicious pizzas.
1/14: MELAVA MALKA CHANGE
1/28: NCSY 8-12 SNOWTUBING
Special guest couldn’t make it, so we’re postponing this Melava Malka until next week, 1/21.
NCSY is taking teens in grades 8-12 snowtubing right after Shabbos, 6:05pm from CBAJ. $14pp.
1/14: “FREEDOM SUMMER” ’64
1/29: J-FED’S SUPER SUNDAY
Documentary film screening at Schenectady JCC, 7pm about the fight for voting right in Mississippi.
The Jewish Federation’s Super Sunday fundraiser supports both local and overseas beneficiary organizations, from Maimonides to Sderot, from PJ Library to summer camp scholarships. Parents: please sign up for a shift to call, or for one of the follow-up calling nights. It benefits the greater community as well as our school, and overseas Jewish needs as well.
1/16: MLK DAY FREE ADMISSION @ INSTITUTE OF HISTORY & ART Free admission at Albany Institute of History & Art. We have school that day, but you can go from dismissal until 5pm close.
1/21: TEVET 24 MELAVA MALKA Sat Night 7pm at Maimonides. Informal Melava Malka/farbrengen commemorates yartzeit of the Alter Rebbe (and locally Joe Saidel) at the same time it happened in 1813, Motzai Shabbos Shmos.
1/22: WELCOMING THE DAF YOMI GEMORAH EXPRESS AT SIYUM Our students (also studying Bava Metziah) are waiting at the “station” to welcome the Daf Yomi Bava Metziah Express - at Daf Yomi Sunday, after 8am Shacharis at Shomray Torah. This will be on the yartzeit of the Alter Rebbe, and of Joe Saidel obm, a founder of the local Daf Yomi.
1/22: LAURIE LANS TO SPEAK AT WOMENS SPA FOR BODY & SOUL
2/14: MEGA KIDS CHALLAH BAKE Several orgs are making this exciting hands-on Kids Mega Challah Bake experience for kids ages 5-13. Sunday, February 12th, 2:30-4:30 at the Albany JCC. Children should be accompanied by an adult. No Charge. Please RSVP by Tuesday, February 7. RSVP: www.CapitalKidsChallahBake.com Chanie@CapitalChabad.com 439-3310.
2/16-20: FEB BREAK UPDATE As on the original school calendar, there will be no school Thursday 2/16 thru Monday Feb 20th. School resumes Tuesday, the 21st at 8am.
3/3: UALBANY’S SHABBAT 360 Tentative rescheduled date (from 2/3/2017) for #ualbanyShabbat360 co-sponsored by Hillel, Shabbos House, Lchaim, Aish and other campus orgs, it’s the largest unified Shabbat dinner of the year, held in the Campus Center Ballroom. Open to students from nearby campuses as well.
Lt. Commander Laurie Lans of the US Navy (and wife of US Army chaplain Rabbi Moshe Lans) will be the guest speaker at this year’s spa for the body and soul. She has a unique story, both of her career and personal journey. $20 prepaid by Jan 15, $25 3/24-25: REGIONAL SHABBATON at the door. Spa treatments 1:30-2:30pm; soups, Chabad on Campus Regional Shabbaton to be salads, sweets, raffles and speaker 2:30-4:30pm. Call hosted at Shabbos House. Leyee 495-0779, Chanie 439-3919 with any questions or to RSVP. Please remember, parking is
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