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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 world is a place of constant change and unrest. Each point in time is distinct from the point before and the point after. Each point in space is its own world, with its own conditions and state of being. It is a world of fragments, a perpetual rush of traffic and noise. Look at your own life: You do so many different things, one after the other without any apparent connection between them. Inner peace is when every part of you and every facet of your day is moving in the same...
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