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  • Weekly Torah classFill up your week with some refreshments and inspiration! More info
  • Shabbat Community DinnerJoin us each month for a traditional Friday Night meal with the community, filled with songs, games, and delicious food! Read More
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About
Chabad of Elk Grove is a place where everyone is welcome - regardless of affiliation or level of knowledge. Our sole purpose is to create a warm and welcoming environment to explore and experience our heritage and Judaism's warm and relevant spiritual inspirations, in a non-judgmental and inviting atmosphere.
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Learning & Inspiration
  • Behind Every Great Jew Is a Great MotherSarah, the first Jewish mother, is a shining example of the great power that every woman has over he... Read More
  • The Holocaust Survivor Behind the NYC MarathonAs the Marathon turns 50, we recall the surprising history of the pre-race minyan Read More
  • 13 Facts About Rabbi Shalom DovBer of Lubavitch20 Cheshvan marks his birth in 1860. Read More
  • Why Don’t We Invite People to a Brit Milah?Many have the custom to simply make the time and place known, without inviting anyone in
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Shabbat & Holidays
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Weekly Torah Portion
Upcoming Holiday
Dec. 4 - Dec. 12
Daily Thought
Blind faith believes that which it is told, because it wants to believe. Intellect believes that which it understands, because it wants to attain understanding. Wisdom believes that which is true, because it is true. Wisdom doesn’t have to fit that which some self-serving faith wishes to believe. Neither does it await the approval of intellect to say, “This can be understood.” Wisdom is a power of vision, the power to see “that which is” without attempting to fit it into any mold. It is not blind at all, but it is nevertheless faith beyond reason. Because when...