ALBANY, NY [CHI] — Over 100 New York State Senators and Assemblymen and their aides participated in Capital Chabad’s Tu Bishvat Reception at the New York State Capital Assembly chambers on Tuesday, after Governor Spitzer presented his new budget.

The Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and the Legislators excitedly answered “Amen!” to Rabbi Yisroel Rubin’s blessing over the (New York State produced) wine, and after Rabbi Rubin’s invocation expressing our yearning for the Redemption when the world will return to the original Garden of Eden peace and harmony.

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Tu Bishvat Reception at the New York State Capital

ALBANY, NY [CHI] — Over 100 New York State Senators and Assemblymen and their aides participated in Capital Chabad’s Tu Bishvat Reception at the New York State Capital Assembly chambers on Tuesday, after Governor Spitzer presented his new budget.

The Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and the Legislators excitedly answered “Amen!” to Rabbi Yisroel Rubin’s blessing over the (New York State produced) wine, and after Rabbi Rubin’s invocation expressing our yearning for the Redemption when the world will return to the original Garden of Eden peace and harmony.

More in the Extended Article!

Albany’s Maimonides Bnos Chaya Girls High School delegation prepared the colorful display of fruits, cake and bokser enjoyed by all, and a tall Tree Masquerade literally demonstrated the Torah verse: “Man is as a Tree in the Field.”

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