Get Excited!

This Shabbat at Chabad in loving memory of Camren Vilinsky '19 is going to be EPIC! with Emmy award winner David Sacks!

* Friday night during Dinner:
Hollywood Jew: A Tell-All Confessional

* During Shabbat Lunch:
The meaning of Coincidences and what we are supposed to do when they happen.

* Following Mincha:
Solving a Real Life Murder Mystery from the Talmud- a fun, interactive discussion where we try to guess who done it!

* At Seuda Shlishit
Fun Stories from the field

* All topped off by a Musica Havdallah with the Chaband!

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

New: Cozy Shabbat dinner option!  A smaller, more intimate Shabbat dinner in the Shul.

* 5:20pm ~ Light Shabbat candles in the Chabad social hall
* 5:30pm ~ Spirited Kabbalat Shabbat services 
* 6:30pm ~ Delicious, full course, home cooked dinner 
* Dessert buffet 

* 8:45am ~ Java, Cheesecake and Parsha
* 9:30am ~ Shabbat morning services and Kiddush
* 12:00pm ~ Shabbat lunch
* 1:40pm ~ Mincha services 
* 5:20pm ~ Seudah Shelishit 
* 6:15pm ~ Maariv and Havdalah
* 7:30-8:15pm ~ Chabad Cafe 

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Live downtown? Join Chabad at 60 Henry Street
Kabbalat Shabbat Services at 7:00pm
Dinner at 7:30pm
Text SHABBAT DOWNTOWN to RSVP

Week of February 19

Sunday: Shacharit at 9:00 AM, Mincha/Maariv at 5:25 PM
Monday-Tuesday: Shacharit at 7:30 AM, Mincha/Maariv at 5:25 PM
Wednesday-Thursday: Shacharit at 7:30 AM, Mincha/Maariv at 5:30 PM
Friday: Shacharit at 7:30 AM

There were three types of donations the Jews gave in order to contribute to the Mishkan:

1. The donation of coins that was used for the silver sockets that supported the wooden walls. 

2. Money and materials that were donated for the building of the actual Mishkan.

3. Donations for the altar. 

The donation for the sockets was a fixed amount— everyone had to give half of a silver shekel coin. But for the rest of the building, everyone brought as much as they could. The sockets used for the beams are the base of the entire Mishkan. There are things in which everyone is equal. So the amount donated for the base of the Mishkan was equal for all. 

The rest of the building symbolize the many ways a person could be good: different styles, abilities, situations, and conditions. For those parts, not everyone's donations were the same. Every person donated the most they could give. And that's how each and every person should serve Hashem- without comparing them self to others. We each must do according to our own abilities, doing the very best we can with what we have.

-Chabad.org-

Best De-stress Spots on Campus:

As students, we spend an estimated 56%* of our time experiencing moderate to severe stress. It can make the sky seem a little darker, Kosher Korner a little less kosher, and the Disco (AKA student success center) a little less energetic. Have no fear, because we have compiled the clinically proven* best places to destress on campus:

Nature Preserve - Did you know Binghamton has a nature preserve? The nature preserve features 200 acres of pristine trails and breathtaking wildlife that’ll zap the stress right from your body

Bowling Alley - If you like to bowl, then the bowling alley is the place for you. The lanes might not be top notch, but the destressing here definitely is

Broome Closet - Hidden in the deep recesses of C4, the Broome closet is a musical oasis open to all Newing students. You’ll be clapping your hands while the stress melts away before you know it (until midnight)

Greenhouse - With incredible flora and fauna such as trees and plants, the greenhouse metaphorically transports you from the frozen tundra of Binghamton, to the tropics of the Caribbean between 9 - 3:30

We hope that your stress dissipates, your grades rise, and you don’t fail!

• Matthew Plotsker and Tzvi Berman

*all stats were made up by Matthew Plotsker for dramatic effect

Thank you to Matthew Bitterman, Peretz Botvinnikov, Tzvi Berman, Nethaniel Darvishzadeh, Rachel Gorky, Ruthie Isler, Ariela Hope, Jack Margolius, DJ Mevorah, Matthew Plotsker, and Shira Rosencrantz, as well as our committee heads Michal Levine and Nora Monasheri