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Chabad of Altoona is a home where everyone is welcome - regardless of affiliation, level of knowledge or observance.
We strive to create a warm, welcoming environment to explore and experience our heritage in a non-judgmental and inviting atmosphere.
We are founded on the principle that, while Jews may embrace many levels of observance in their personal lives, there should be a place for all Jews - no labels, no affiliations - to develop a sense of community, to enhance the experience of being Jewish, to learn and enjoy Judaism.
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Afterlife is a very rational, natural consequence of the order of things.After all, nothing is ever lost—even the body only transforms into earth. But nothing is lost. So too, the person you are is never lost. That person—that soul—only returns to its origin. If your soul became acutely attached to the material world during its stay here, then it must painfully rip itself away to make the journey back. But if it...
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