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Chabad Jewish Center Reston-Herndon is dedicated to providing every Jew regardless of background, philosophy, or level of commitment, an open-door environment for strengthening and enhancing their lives and Judaism.
Chabad serves individuals and families looking for an anchor and non-judgmental, accepting, personalized Jewish experience.
Chabad is enthusiastic about offering meaningful Jewish experience, education and renewal opportunities for all men, women and children.
Chabad offers "Judaism with a Smile," and a home away from home for everyone who walks through its doors.
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Chabad serves individuals and families looking for an anchor and non-judgmental, accepting, personalized Jewish experience.
Chabad is enthusiastic about offering meaningful Jewish experience, education and renewal opportunities for all men, women and children.
Chabad offers "Judaism with a Smile," and a home away from home for everyone who walks through its doors.
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- Are Dangerous Sports Like Football and Wrestling Kosher?Does the possibility of serious brain injury (CTE) mean that playing in the NFL isn’t kosher? Read More
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- The Parable of the Precious GarmentOn the Shabbat prior to Tisha B’Av, known as Shabbos Chazon, everyone is shown a vision of the futur... Read More
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Daily Thought
In Torah, we mirror on earth that which G‑d performs on every plane of reality.
If so, since the Torah prohibits dislocating even a single stone of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, how could it be that G‑d brought the entire structure to ruins?
For it would certainly be absurd to imagine that the Assyrians or the Romans had the power to set fire to G-d’s house.
It must be that this was not an act of destruction. Rather, it was the initial phase of a much greater construction, one that would be eternally indestructible.
And for that to occur, the Temple had to be temporarily leveled to its foundations...




