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Under the direction of Rabbi Elia and his wife Chaya, Chabad of Encinitas, founded in 2016 offers youth programs, adult education courses, community holiday celebrations and many more community services.
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  • Words of Closeness and DistanceWhich path is the Jew to follow? I Read More
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  • 9 Yom Kippur Myths and MisconceptionsHere’s your chance to rethink some things that “everyone knows” about the holy day. Read More
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Words of Closeness and Distance
Which path is the Jew to follow? Is he to strive towards heaven and keep himself aloof from worldly events? Or is he, like Isaiah, to find his spiritual home in the things of the earth?
Adapted by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks; From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
On the Essence of Shabbat Shuvah
There is an essential problem in the combination of Shabbat and teshuvah.
By Adin Even-Israel (Steinsaltz)
9 Yom Kippur Myths and Misconceptions
Here’s your chance to rethink some things that “everyone knows” about the holy day.
By Menachem Posner
14 Tips for an Amazing Yom Kippur at Home
Many of us—some for the first time in our adult lives—will be celebrating Yom Kippur alone. Here are our pro tips to making your at-home Yom Kippur meaningful, pleasant, and memorable.
By Menachem Posner
Yom Kippur Services Quiz
By Menachem Posner
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Daily Thought
The Day of Embrace
The central theme of Yom Kippur is not repentance; it is forgiveness. Repentance means regretting who you’ve become. Yom Kippur is a day on which you are embraced for who you truly are. You are a pure, divine soul. Today, you want to live that way. So you rid yourself of some unbecoming things you picked up on the road, and you return home, picking up some beautiful mitzvahs along the way. On Yom Kippur you...