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Looking for a place where Judaism thrives, spirituality is heartfelt, and creativity is part of the furniture? A place where an unlettered Jew, a Chassidic Jew and a hippie all share a passion for their people? A place where the tradition, modernity and culture merge? A place where your questions are valid and you can make a difference? A place where you are not judged, but are welcomed exactly as you are? A place where Judaism is celebrated with joy and meaning? Welcome to the Chabad Jewish Center of Thornhill Woods!
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Daily Thought
There is a beast inside. It awaits a human soul to tame it.
Start with meditation and prayer, because that beast inside needs to experience something beyond itself. But in prayer and meditation you have not yet met that beast on its own ground.
So next, eat your breakfast like a human being is meant to eat—a step higher than the food you consume, raising it up rather than letting it pull you down.
Then, yes, you have met your human beast on its own ground. But not on its own terms. You are still fighting against its desire to be pulled down into its food.
So then go out into the world and provide...