Jewish Bearcat of the Week

 


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Rohr Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life at Binghamton University 
420 Murray Hill Avenue ~ Vestal, NY 13850 
www.JewishBU.com ~ [email protected] ~ 607-797-0015

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Shabbat at Chabad

Chabad will be hosting a full schedule of events during family weekend.  We look forward to welcoming you all!  

Shabbat Highlights  

For the health and safety of our community, RSVP is required for all Shabbat meals.  Text Shabbat to 607-797-0015 to RSVP

* 6:29pm ~ Light Shabbat candles in the Chabad social hall
* 6:00pm ~ Spirited Kabbalat Shabbat services
* 7:00pm ~ Delicious, full course, home cooked dinner 
* Dessert buffet 

* 9:30am ~ Shabbat morning services 
* 12:00pm ~ Shabbat lunch
* Mincha services 
* 6:15pm ~ Seudah Shelishit 
* 7:25pm ~ Maariv and Havdallah
* 8:45pm ~ Chabad Cafe opens

Come find out why hundreds of students flock to Chabad each week!

 
Lulav and Etrog

This Sukkot own your own Lulav and Etrog set. Order a quality set from Israel through Chabad. 
Orders will be accepted until Monday, Oct. 3. The set is $44 and will be available for pick up at Chabad.
For more information on the Mitzvah of Lulav and Etrog click here 
Reserve your Lulav and Etrog set now by clicking at www.JewishBU.com/Lulav

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Jewish Bearcat of the Week
Featuring Bayla Henry

What is your major, and why did you decide to pursue this degree?
I am majoring in psychology and I have a minor in speech and hearing sciences. I chose this degree because I am pursuing a career in speech pathology. 

Why did you choose Binghamton University?
I transferred to Binghamton because I had heard amazing things about the Jewish community. I really wanted a school with great academics that would give me a “small school feeling” at a big institution. 

Where are you from?  Where did you go to high school?
I am from Sharon Massachusetts (a small town around 40 minutes outside of Boston) and I went to Maimonides. 

What do you love about Jewish life on campus?
I love the sense of community. Wherever I go, I always see someone who I know. Chabad has allowed me to meet hundreds of new people. 

Do you have any siblings?
I have three older siblings and a dog! 

What is your favorite Jewish food?  
Latkes with sour cream. (Not apple sauce) 

What is your favorite food?
Mashed potatoes. They are underrated. 

If you were a breakfast cereal, which one would you be and why?
I am an old lady at heart so I would have to say Cracklin Oat Bran. 

What is your favorite Chabad experience?
Friday night dinners. I love walking around the room and talking to new people every week. I get so excited every weekend to sit with my friends and enjoy dinner with everyone. 

What is your favorite Jewish childhood memory?
Decorating the sukkah with my siblings. In elementary school we would make paper chains, drawings, and other random decorations to hang up. I would insist that every single thing I made had to be hung up in our sukkah. 

 
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Upcoming Events
Cook-a-Thon
Sunday, Oct. 2, from 10:00 AM

Looking for fun? Don't look further than our Cook-a- Thon!

On October 2, from 10:00 AM, all the cool kids will be helping to make yummy soups and other delectable food for the upcoming Sukkot festival.

Please let [email protected] know that you are coming and what time she can expect you. It's fun, it's productive, it's an important contribution because the food at Chabad does NOT drop down from heaven.

Honey Cookie Bake
Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022 - 7:30 pm
Roll up your sleeves and join your friends in baking traditional honey cookies.
$4 in advance via Venmo, $6 at the door
Text COOKIE to 607-797-0015 to RSVP
Yom Kippur
Tuesday and Wednesday, Oct. 4-5
Join us for warm and meaningful Yom Kippur services on campus and downtown.  
To RSVP text Yom Kippur to 607-797-0015
Sukkot Services and Meals in the Sukkah
Sunday-Tuesday, Oct. 9-11
Join us for Holidays Services, Meals & Fun In Broome County’s Largest, Warmest & Coolest Sukkah.
 
 
Candle Lighting Times for
Vestal:
Shabbat Candle Lighting:
Friday, Sep. 30
6:29 pm
Shabbat Ends:
Shabbat, Oct. 1
7:27 pm
Holiday Begins:
Tuesday, Oct. 4
6:22 pm
Holiday Ends:
Wednesday, Oct. 5
7:20 pm
Torah Portion: Vayelech
SOUL COFFEE
Rabbi Tzvi Freeman

Every soul begins its journey as pure, lucid light. But once she enters this world, she may fall.

Even had the soul remained pure, the descent would still have been worthwhile. All the more so now that she has fallen.

True, she was meant to confine herself to the permissible; she would have enlightened that realm of the world, healed it and carried it upward.

But now that she has fallen, let her return to her true, inner self, and in doing so she will transform to light that which a pure soul would never have touched.


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