Schenectady Jewish Community Center offers pool safety tips
By SUSAN BARDACK SCHENECTADY– With Memorial Day right around the corner, children will be spending...
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Universities are selling out to Qatar, and selling off their integrity
Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, one of the founders of Georgetown University-Qatar, at the Third Global...
Read MoreColonie Chaabad lists upcoming course
ALBANY–Colonie Chabad has slated, “Colorful Profiles: Short Stories of Extraordinary Lives from Jewish History,” a four session course, beginning Tuesday, May 13. The first class is free to join and offers an in-person...
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Clifton Park Chabad to screen “Unbroken” on May 13
CLIFTON PARK–Clifton Park Chabad will present a free screening of the documentary, “Unbroken” at...
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Ancient stone capital depicting a menorah on display
The stone capital. The only one of its kind in the world. Photo courtesy of Arkady Ostrovsky,...
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‘Good reason not to compete’: Israeli team forfeits Shabbat round at robotics event
The Trigon robotics team at the first championship in Houston on April 18, 2025. Photo courtesy of...
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Who knows one? The arrival of the Moss Haggadah at the National Library of Israel
Moss Haggadah—In Every Generation ©2024 David Moss. Graphic courtesy of Bet Alpha Editions. By...
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Defend colleges under siege — to protect democracy
Philip A. Glotzbach By Philip A. Glotzbach Philip A. Glotzbach is president emeritus of Skidmore...
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Veterans, others to note the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp
Dachau Concentration Camp entrance on July 30, 2015. Photo courtesy of pxhidalgo. The region’s...
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Curiosity and empathy, educational lessons from the Passover seder
Caption: A family at a modern Passover seder on the first night of the holiday in Tzur Hadassah,...
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U. Albany students note Shabbat and books
“Shabbat 360” an annual mega-Shabbat dinner at the University of Albany co-sponsored by UAlbany...
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What’s it all about? Poetry class set by COGH that relates Jewish sensibility to nature
SUSAN COMMINOS SCHENECTADY—What’s It All About? Part 2, a poetry reading-and-writing course...
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