Jewish Bearcat of the Week
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Important Note for Next Shabbat, April 19-20
As you make your plans surrounding Pesach/ Passover, we want to make sure you know that the Chabad Center will not be hosting meals on the Shabbat immediately preceding Pesach, April 19-20.
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Attention Senior Men! Personal Note from Rivky
I am writing to invite you to an elegant dinner for guys who are graduating this year (May or December) to be held in my home on Sunday, April 14. Dinner will be served at 6:30 pm; my presentation (more about this below) will begin at 7:15 pm.
I am pulling out all the stops (think; meat, wine, and more) for this because I would like the chance to present to you on the single most important mitzvah for both Jewish women and men, and that is Mikvah. I have a passion for this subject and for sharing it with people I care about. I therefore cherish this opportunity to speak with you on this theme before you leave Bing
Please let me know you are coming by responding here.
I look forward to seeing you then,
Rivky
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Calling All Seniors!
Each year, the final issue of Chabad's magazine, Hakesher, is the "graduation issue" which features a "spotlight on the graduates" section to which we hope you will contribute.
Click here to send in your contribution!
Stay Tuned For Graduation Festivities
Goodbye Shabbaton- Friday, May 3rd honoring our Seniors
Senior Photo will be taken at 6:30pm SHARP. You don't want to miss this!
Wine & Cheese Reception- Wednesday, May 8
Graduation Weekend - Fri-Saturday, May 10-11
To RSVP for the Wine and Cheese Reception click here: www.JewishBU.com/WineandCheese
Please remind your family to reserve for Graduation Weekend at : www.JewishBU.com/Graduation
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Introducing Alexandra Sedgh
 What is your major, and why did you decide to pursue this degree?
I'm majoring in biology, and minoring in forensic health. I decided to pursue this degree because of my love for science and completing pre-requisite coursework for PA school.
Why did you choose Binghamton University?
I chose Binghamton University because I heard good things about the education and the community, specifically the Jewish community.
Where are you from? Where did you go to high school?
I am from Great Neck, New York and I went to Great Neck North High School.
What do you love about Jewish life on campus?
I love how the Jewish community is close-knit and welcoming.
Do you have any siblings?
I am one of four siblings, and I'm the 3rd child. My oldest sister is 24, my older brother is 21, and my younger brother is 17.
Do you have a hobby? Why do you love it?
Coming to college has made it hard to keep up with my hobbies but I have always loved and still love playing tennis. I love it for a few reasons one is that I simply love playing, and my other reason is that it’s something I share with my grandpa. As a kid I spent countless hours playing tennis with my grandpa, he had a lot of patience and was determined to better my skills. My grandpa and I still play tennis together, but now I play at his level and we compete.
What is your favorite Jewish food?
My favorite Jewish food is a bagel with lox and cream cheese.
What is your favorite food?
My favorite food is sushi.
What's your favorite Jewish holiday and why?
My favorite holiday is Passover because all my family gathers together and we all sit together to enjoy the seder and a meal. On my mom's side of the family, we are Persian-Kurdish and we have this Kurdish Jewish tradition of playing a game called shalshalekon, where everyone gets a hard-boiled egg and we go around trying to crack everyone else's egg with our egg, whoever's egg remains uncracked wins the game.
What's a quote or saying that you like?
My favorite quote is “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together” - Vincent Van Gogh. It's easy to get frustrated when you put in work, and you don't see big changes immediately, so I like this quote because it's a reminder that you don't do things not for nothing, great things will come with time and consistency.
What is your favorite Jewish childhood memory?
One of my favorite Jewish childhood memories is when when I was 7, my family, my extended family, and many people from my community went to Israel for Passover. we celebrated Passover and my cousin’s bat mitzvah with family and friends. Normally Sephardic Jewish people hit each other with scallions for Passover, but at the seder that year in Israel everyone was given these animated extra-large
scallions and we were all hitting each other in the hotel lobby with them, the reaction of everyone not participating in the seder was priceless.
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Thank you to the newsletter team!
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Thank you to Matthew Bitterman, Peretz Botvinnikov, Ethan Cantor, Julia Cooper, Amanda Kleinman, Noa Lifschutz, Shayna Maltinsky, DJ Mevorah, Lili Pitkowsky, Gilli Richman, Shira Rosencrantz, Daniella Shomshonov, and Lindsay Zezelic, as well as committee heads Nora Monasheri and Michal Levine
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