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

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

* 5:30pm ~ 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 
* 5:30pm ~ Seudah Shelishit 
* Maariv and Havdallah
* 7:30pm ~ Chabad Cafe opens

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

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Jewish Bearcat of the Week
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.

 
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Upcoming Events
» Hamantash Baking Workshop
Monday, Feb. 27, 2023 - 7:30 pm
Come bake delicious holiday cookies and take some home with you.
Some of the Hamantashen will be delivered to residents in nursing homes and patients in
hospitals. Charge - $3.
Purim Carnival
Monday, Mar. 6, 2023 - 7:30 pm
PURIM CARNIVAL
Monday, March 6th
7:30 - 9:30 PM in the Mandela Room
•Food eating contest
•Wild Mechanical Bull Ride, Joust and much more!
•Fabulous eats by the Metropolis Deli!
•Free Hamentashen and Ongoing Megillah Readings
Plus:
There will be a GRAND PRIZE DRAWING leading up to the Purim Carnival with epic prizes(free Sodexo meal plan and more!).
Entrance Fee $4

To donate towards the Purim Carnival Charity Drive -
prize drawing and for more info visit Jewishbu.com/carnival​​​
Megillah Readings
March 6
6:25pm - C4 MPR
10:00pm - Chabad
March 7
7:45am at Chabad Center
11:00AM TO 4:00PM Every HOUR on the HOUR! UU Room 205
4:45pm- Last Megillah Reading at Chabad Center
5:15pm - Chabad Downtown
Purim Feast
Tuesday, Mar. 7, 2023 - 6:00 pm
Feast like a Queen or King
Enjoy Brisket, Meat Pizza, Sausages, Fabulous sides and an Ice Cream Bar. Music, Dancing and off the charts Purim Ruach.

Made possible with the generous sponsorship of the Schreiber family in loving memory of Yaakov Yisroel Topper Z”L, son of R' Aharon Yosef Hakohen

$10 pre-reserved,$15 after 3/5. Reservations necessary
Reserve at JewishBU.com/PurimFeast
 
Candle Lighting Times for
Vestal:
Shabbat Candle Lighting:
Friday, Feb. 24
5:30 pm
Shabbat Ends:
Shabbat, Feb. 25
6:31 pm
Torah Portion: Terumah
SOUL COFFEE
Rabbi Tzvi Freeman

Before the beginning, the Talmud tells, the Creator consulted each of His creations. He asked, “Would you enjoy existing?”

The Talmud is not interested in fables. This is its way of telling us that G‑d shares His delight with each of His creations. Just as He delights in bringing each of His creations into being, so each creation delights in being just what it is.

It turns out that everyone at the party is happy. So why aren’t we celebrating?


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