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Chabad of Alabama is committed to promoting Jewish pride, study and celebration. We are committed to providing for the spiritual & material needs of all Jews in the community regardless of their background or affiliation. Chabad welcomes every Jew into an inviting and non-judgmental environment. Through youth and adult education, holiday celebrations, Shabbat dinners, and more, Chabad is your home for everything Jewish.
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Daily Thought
Afterlife is a very rational, natural consequence of the order of things.After all, nothing is ever lost—even the body only transforms into earth. But nothing is lost. So too, the person you are is never lost. That person—that soul—only returns to its origin. If your soul became acutely attached to the material world during its stay here, then it must painfully rip itself away to make the journey back. But if it...
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