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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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There are two sorts of inner convictions of the soul, this thing we call faith. Unbound by the confines of space and time, your soul sees a reality your mind cannot fathom. From that vision seeps down a conviction that G-d is with you, that He is good, and that there is really nothing else but Him. Not because you understand. But because your soul sees that this is so. And she sees with a clarity and certainty the flesh eye could never attain. Nevertheless, a higher vision means there are two and not one: There is you and there is the vision you perceive. And if there are two, two can be separated. So that, when darkness and confusion...
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