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Inspired by the Lubavitcher Rebbe- Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, Rabbi Shmuli and Mushky Raitman together with their children Mendel, Tzivia, Pinny, Asher, Zahava and Cherna have established a Chabad Jewish Center in Danville, CA. Their goal is to strengthen Jewish awareness and pride. Building strong and vibrant community for the Jewish residents of Danville/S. Ramon by creating an environment where every person, regardless of background or affiliation is welcome to explore and experience their heritage in a warm and non-judgmental environment.
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Many of the Bible’s most famous personalities had difficult childhoods, marked by sibling rivalry, abuse, loss of loved ones, or worse.
Many have the custom to simply make the time and place known, without inviting anyone in particular to attend. Here's why.
Nechama Laber devoted her life's mission to teaching and inspiring others through Torah and creativity. Now her work is guided by her daughter's gentle humility and devotion to others.
What makes righteousness Jewish? Can a person truly love all of humanity? Or does that love, spread too thin, turn into something else?
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  • The Untold Story of Lot and His DaughtersThe bulk of rabbinic commentators, view Lot’s daughters as women of fine and even noble intentions. Read More
  • The Tribe and the OtherWhat makes righteousness Jewish? Can a person truly love all of humanity? Or does that love, spread... Read More
Daily Thought
A Torah scroll is a high-precision document. Journey deep inside the mysteries of this scroll and you will discover an amazing network of words and letters similar to the neuro-network of a human being. Each letter of the scroll is a world of its own, surrounded by its own white space, without any other letter touching it. Each letter is of equal value. Even if one of them is missing, flawed, or incomplete, the scroll is not a Torah scroll. Alter a single letter and the meaning of a word is changed, whereby a sentence is inverted, whereby a story is distorted—indeed, every other letter of the Torah scroll will be somehow profoundly affected. The Jewish people, too, are a Torah scroll. We are all connected in every mitzvah we do, every nugget of Torah we learn, every meaningful task of life we fulfill. That is why every Jew, especially a Jewish child, must...