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  • Zalman's Yartzeit MemorialMarking 8 years since Zalman's passing on the 22nd of Tammuz.
    Monday, July 6 | 7:30 pm
    At Jewish Center of Durham Region
    RSVP HERE
  • Jewish Community Calendar CampaignPlease support the calendar campaign allowing us to distribute it widely, strengthening Jewish identity and community.
    Deadline is July 17, 2026
    more info & Rsvp
  • Camp Gan IsraelRegistration for Summer 2026 is OPEN!
    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!

    more info & register
  • Building CampaignChabad is a place where people from all walks of life feel welcome and at home. Partner with us as we embark on the next phase of building our future home. Read More
  • Hebrew SchoolRegistration for 2026-27 is now open!
    Chabad Hebrew School offers a friendly and stimulating environment, where children can embrace their Jewish roots and gain a true sense of Jewish pride.
    Register here
  • Planned GivingHelp ensure a bright future for Judaism in our community. Leave an eternal legacy to the Jewish community. Remember Chabad in your will. Read More
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Learning & Inspiration
  • The Forgotten Pioneer of Chabad Women’s ActivismEidel Pappenheim-Dubin's tragically cut-short life of learning and leadership in Vienna, Krakow, and... Read More
  • The Previous Rebbe’s Dangerous Speech in Moscow, 1927He spoke about the imperative to provide Jewish children with an authentic Torah education, even und... Read More
  • Despite Heavy Fire, School Year Ends Safely in Odesa, Ukraine“Last Bell” ceremony relocated Read More
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Daily Thought
We don’t learn Torah to gain knowledge—not even divine knowledge. At the time you are learning Torah, your mind itself is divine. Your mind wraps itself in divine modalities. Your soul twirls and rises in a divine dance. As you wrestle with divine words, pathways and wisdom, you merge with them, so that your entire being becomes Torah. We learn Torah because it is a...
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