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About
Chabad Jewish Center of Ridgefield is a Jewish educational organization serving Northern Fairfield County CT.Our goal is to ensure Jewish continuity through increasing Jewish pride, knowledge and commitment. We serve the Jewish community with unconditional love for every Jew regardless of background or affiliation.At Chabad, Jewish learning and holidays come to life with our classes, events and programs serving children, youth and adults.Whether it be our Hebrew School , Adult Education or Holiday Events, you are sure to find some way that Chabad can serve you and your family.
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Learning & Inspiration
- My 9/11 Rosh HashanahBlowing shofar amidst the smoke and ashes Read More
- Top 6 Reasons to Hear the Shofar This YearSometimes the most important reason is the simplest one: We do it because G-d asked us to. Read More
- Begin the Year With Light! Read More
- Watch the Rebbe on This Day 43 Years AgoScenes of the Selichos prayers at 770 on the eve of Rosh Hashanah in 1983. Read More
Weekly Magazine
Rosh Hashanah isn’t the only time apples get the spotlight. There are plenty of other moments throughout the Jewish year when we enjoy and make use of this natural treat.
By Yehuda Altein
Sometimes the most important reason is the simplest one: We do it because G-d asked us to.
By Mendy Kaminker
We've got a Shabbat Sandwich year: Shabbat at both ends, and all the other days of the year between them.
By Tzvi Freeman
The cemetery is the resting place of the righteous, and prayers offered there are more readily accepted.
By Yehuda Shurpin
What it means when the first day of Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat.
By Yisrael Deren
Shabbat & Holidays
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Daily Thought
The ancient Book of Formation teaches that there is more to the universe than time and space. There is a soul.
Whatever is found in the universe’s soul is found somewhere in its space. And whatever is found in space, is found in time.
In the soul of the universe there is a consciousness from which all consciousness extends.
In space, there is the Land of Israel, a space from which all space is nurtured.
In time, there is Rosh Hashanah, a time from which all time is renewed.
It is not just a starting point, but a head, a new beginning of time, when a new...







