Featuring Max
Kaplan
What is your major, and why did you decide to pursue this degree?
My major is Business Administration and I chose this degree because I enjoy business and the theories behind it.
Why did you choose Binghamton University?
I chose Binghamton because of the vibrant Jewish community and the relatively inexpensive price tag.
Where are you from? Where did you go to high school?
I am from Teaneck NJ and I went to Yeshivas Frisch.
What do you love about Jewish life on campus?
One thing I love about the Jewish life on campus is how respectful people are of each other. It doesn’t matter if you go to minyan three times a day or you only come to Friday Night dinner at Chabad, everyone has a spot in the community.
Do you have any siblings?
I have two younger sisters.
What is your favorite book? Why?
My favorite book is any mesechta of gemara. I love working through the shakla vetarya of the different gemaras and really delving into the sugs.
What is your favorite Jewish food?
My favorite Jewish food is a tie between cholent, herring, and bagels and lox.
What's your dream job?
My dream job is to be a rabbi at a yeshiva in Israel.
What's a quote or saying that you like?
The transliterated Aremaic reads as “Mi Yeimar Dedama didach sumak tapi'' and it means: who says that your blood is redder. In other words the quote is saying that you’re not better than anybody and it puts into perspective the way one views other people.
What is your favorite Chabad experience?
My favorite Chabad experience is a Rav Levi farbrengen.