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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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  • 14 Facts About Balaam, the Evil ProphetAfter being thoroughly humiliated by a talking donkey, he found himself unable to curse the Jews, sh... Read More
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Mercer Island, WA
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8:48 PM  -  Friday, July 10
Shabbat Ends
10:05 PM  -  Shabbat, July 11
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Jul. 2 - Jul. 23
Daily Thought
Caring Beyond Reason
Behind intolerance hides the most primal sense of ego, a clandestine belief that “I and my kind are the only thing that should be.” People may give reasons for their intolerance, but the reasons are secondary. They despise others for the space they consume. Stripped to the bone, it is senseless hatred without reason. It is the core of all evil. It is what holds the human soul in exile from the garden. And its only cure is in unbridled acts of kindness, in opening your heart to the other guy regardless of how different and...
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