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Chabad House is a community Shul (synagogue) open to all Jewish people regardless of
background, affiliation or level of observance. We welcomes people of all ages and have no
membership requirements.
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Learning & Inspiration
- What Is Yom Kippur?What is Yom Kippur all about? Unpack layers of meaning embedded in the requirement that we neither... Read More
- The Rebbe’s Yizkor SpeechThe unity of all Jews derives from the fact that every Jewish soul is “an actual part of G-d... Read More
- Tonight Is Yom KippurThe Day of Atonement Read More
Weekly Magazine
Within each of us is a breath of the divine, a neshamah. Everything else is created by speech. She is created by breath and by thought. Everything else is obsessed with being just what it is. But the neshamah hears the music of creation and yearns for it to be heard.
By Tzvi Freeman
Our very own Queen Esther teaches us that while practical actions are necessary to succeed in any endeavor, spiritual efforts have the real impact in drawing down G-d’s blessings.
By Sara Blau
Pills, suppositories and other quasi-medical treatment to ease the Yom Kippur fast.
By Yehuda Shurpin
Kol Nidre is the opening prayer of the holiest day of the year. But is it even a prayer? What is its purpose and meaning?
By Menachem Posner
Learn about the auspicious days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
By Eli Landes
Shabbat & Holidays

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Jewish History
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Jewish History
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Burial of Rabbi Elazar, son of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
The great Talmudic sage Rabbi Elazar, son of the famed Rabbi Shimon bar...