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    to the happiest campers in all of Durham Region! Friends, fun, field trips, and more. A Gan Izzy summer is like no other - jam packed with awesome activities and overflowing with Jewish pride!

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Chabad is your address for everything Jewish. From students to retirees, young professionals to moms, dads and kids, there is something for everyone here. Join us for our exciting holiday programs, an enriching class, or a reinvigorating Shabbat meal. We are here to serve you, and with so many opportunities available just around the corner, all you need to do is show up. Join our weekly email list to be kept abreast of all that's happening.
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Learning & Inspiration
  • 11 Facts About the Jews of TurkeyTurkey has an ancient, uninterrupted Jewish presence spanning millennia, with communities that once... Read More
  • The Rebbe’s Yahrzeit Is TonightThis year, 3 Tammuz is observed on Thursday, June 18, 2026 Read More
  • The Essential Crown of TorahExplore Rambam on the three crowns of priesthood, kingship, and Torah—and how the Torah is the great... Read More
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Daily Thought
The world is a place of constant change and unrest. Each point in time is distinct from the point before and the point after. Each point in space is its own world, with its own conditions and state of being. It is a world of fragments, a perpetual rush of traffic and noise. Look at your own life: You do so many different things, one after the other without any apparent connection between them. Inner peace is when every part of you and every facet of your day is moving in the same...
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