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Chabad Mercer Island is a place where you can celebrate Judaism joyfully and with meaning. A place where Judaism sheds relevant perspective to our daily lives. Filled with opportunities to expand your mind, excite your heart, and touch your soul. Our center offers you a wide range of learning, connection, and outreach opportunities for all ages. Experience is paramount, and your questions are encouraged and embraced.
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  • Why Smell Fragrances on Yom Kippur?This custom stems from the obligation to recite 100 blessings each day. Read More
  • One Day, One PeopleAt the very beginning of Yom Kippur, before Kol Nidrei, we declare: “With the sanction of the
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  • From Disabled to ExceptionalA group of Israelis wounded whilst serving in the IDF came to Brooklyn for an exclusive visit with t... Read More
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Daily Thought
People know Yom Kippur as a day of repentance and forgiveness. But Yom Kippur takes you far beyond that. Because repentance means regretting who you’ve become. Yom Kippur is a day when you are embraced for who you truly are. You are a pure, divine soul. Today, in that embrace, you experience the bond that divine soul has with G-d, and 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...
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