Photos & Videos 2013-14

Enjoying a Slice
Returning students and freshmen mingled and got to know each other at the Chabad Cafe on Thursday night before classes.
Photos by T. Gafin-Cahn

Hundreds of students jammed the Chabad Center for the first Shabbat of the new semester.
Munchies and mocktails gave way to candle lighting, a spirited Kabalat Shabbat and then dinner.
Where there is love there is room was the operating principal.
Photos by M. Slonim

Binghamton University was the site of a Town Hall Meeting with President Obama on August 23, 2013. Rabbi Aaron Slonim, executive director of the Rohr Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life at Binghamton University and religious adviser to Jewish students at Binghamton, delivered the invocation welcoming the president to the university.

To view the video of the invocation click here

Photos by J. Cohen / Binghamton University and Chabad Staff

A spread of bagels, shmears, pancakes and made to order omelets, coupled with fun ice breakers and tie dying Chabad T-shirts made for a delicious, fun filled welcome to Binghamton and Chabad "orientation."
Photos by B. Bunzey

BBQ gets the year off to great start!

As promised, the Chabad Welcome Back BBQ did indeed draw the coolest people to enjoy the best food and have the most food.
About 400 students-- new and returning-- enjoyed the event under picture perfect skies.
It promises to be a great year!
Photos by J. Weller

Binghamton's annual Mitzvah Marathon-- cited this year in the USA Today report-- run since 2002, offered students and faculty at BU the opportunity to do a good deed to memorialize the victims of 9/11 and the Boston shooting.

Photos by J. Weller

Hundreds flocked to the warm, explanatory services held by Chabad in C-4 this year. After inspirational holiday the crowd, joined by Hillel, enjoyed a bagel break fast.

Photos by M. Slonim

Apple picking in Binghamton in the Fall with Chabad- what can be a more fun and delicious annual tradition. Especially when turned into kugel an cobbler and cake, oh my!

It's the Greeks at Chabad for the annual BBQ so old friends can meet, new friendships can be forged and Jewish Greeks can get more Jewishly involved.

Photos by J. Weller

Students and Community members alike enjoyed making Challah, learning about the special Mitzvah and being part of a "web of love" as they made one challah for themselves and one for families in this community who will be the grateful recipients.
The Challah? sheer yuminess!

Photos by J. Weller

New to Binghamton students enjoyed exploring their newly adopted home town which offered some history with native, Charles Gilinsky, a game of Bowling a visit to Wegman's and great kosher pizza. Binghamton became a bit more homey as new friendships were forged on this trip.
Photos by J. Weller

Good old fashioned competition and male bonding made the evening 3x3 basketball a big success!

Photo Credits: J. Weller