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3/19/10
More than 1,500 Jewish students came together Friday evening at Binghamton University to celebrate Shabbat.
Usually on Friday evenings, Jews eat dinner with their families and friends for the Shabbat or day of rest.
But at Binghamton University, once a year, students take the Shabbat to the next level... |
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3/24/10
Josh Sauer, a neurology major from Franklin Lakes, NJ, sings with his group Rak Shalom during Shabbat 1500, when 1,500 students gathered to celebrate Shabbat in the... |
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3/24/10
An estimated 1,500 students packed a Binghamton University gym Friday night for what is believed to be the largest gathering of its sort – a giant campus Shabbat dinner – in the United States... |
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3/10/11
A bacon cheeseburger is definitely off the list for some Jewish people, And now a bagel, lox and cream cheese may be as well.
A Jewish group in New York says smoked salmon may not be kosher.
But that's not stopping some people in Greater Binghamton from eating it... |
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3/1/10
It wasn't Halloween, but Binghamton University campus was filled with costumes and fun Monday.
Hundreds of students gathered for a Purim carnival in Binghamton's East Gym.
The holiday of Purim commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in Ancient Persia...
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3/1/10
Binghamton University students come out to celebrate a holiday on campus.
BU held its 19th annual Purim Carnival Extravaganza to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Purim. |
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3/1/10
As news crews scouted the best locations to document the first major winter storm to strike New York’s Southern Tier region in three years, snowfall from blizzard-like blast led Binghamton University to cancel classes and forced its Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life to reschedule its annual Purim carnival that was supposed to take place Feb. 25... |
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2/23/10
Students at Binghamton University will gather in the East Gym Thursday to celebrate the 19th annual Purim Carnival.
The carnival, which is scheduled to be held from 8 to 11 p.m., honors the Jewish holiday of Purim, which commemorates the salvation of the Jewish people in ancient Persia from genocide.
The holiday, which falls on Feb. 28 this year, is celebrated with costumes, games and fruit-filled cookies called Hamantaschen... |
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12/14/09
It usually sits on a counter top for 8 nights during Hanukkah.
A unique Menorah built by local students will also help kids diagnosed with cancer to keep their minds off the disease.
Action News Reporter Leigh Dana has more on the Menorah Masterpiece.
It's the festival of lights... |
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12/14/09
What has eight lights, is ten feet tall and made of legos?
Its the giant lego menorah, which was lit at Binghamton University's Tillman Lobby... |
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