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Chabad Hackensack is a home where everyone is welcome - regardless of affiliation, level of knowledge or observance. We are part of a the global network of over 2,500 centers worldwide, providing a wide variety of educational, religious, and social services, according to the teachings of The Lubavitcher Rebbe, toward the goal of making our world better, holier place.
Chabad is under the spiritual guidance of Rabbi Mendy and Shterna Kaminker, a warm, caring and energetic couple. Their approach is that Torah must be presented and experienced in a modern, relevant context and made available to each individual on their own level.
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Daily Thought
Some people think that if they were truly spiritual, they would never eat.
In truth, few acts are as divine as eating food.
Eating is similar to sifting gold. You grasp the divine spark within a food and reject the dross. And then, in the mitzvahs energized by that food, you carry that divine spark back to its origin within the oneness of its Creator.
That is why there are foods that are forbidden and foods that are permissible. The Hebrew word for “forbidden” is assur—meaning tied down. “Permissible” is mutar—untied.
Kosher means “fit.” Foods that are assur are not fit for the divine act of eating...





