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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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  • The Untold Story of Lot and His DaughtersThe bulk of rabbinic commentators, view Lot’s daughters as women of fine and even noble intentions. Read More
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Daily Thought
A Torah scroll is a high-precision document. Journey deep inside the mysteries of this scroll and you will discover an amazing network of words and letters similar to the neuro-network of a human being. Each letter of the scroll is a world of its own, surrounded by its own white space, without any other letter touching it. Each letter is of equal value. Even if one of them is missing, flawed, or incomplete, the scroll is not a Torah scroll. Alter a single letter and the meaning of a word is changed, whereby a sentence is inverted, whereby a story is distorted—indeed, every other letter of the Torah...
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