The Chai Times // Never Too Late

This Wednesday is Pesach Sheni, the “Second Passover.” The Torah relates that one month after the Passover offering in the desert, a group of Jews approached Moses with a quandary: They had been ritually impure, unable to offer the sacrific...

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May 17, 2024
One Dor Over Shabbat Dinner THIS Friday!

RSVP HereGreetings to those born on or before January 19, 1989:Please join us at the quarterly One Dor Over Shabbat Dinner! Enjoy a soulful, intimate Shabbat on 1/19/2024 surrounded by emerging & established professionals 35+ yrs old who are look...

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May 15, 2024
The Chai Times // How to Criticize Appropriately

Sure you can criticize another person. Just attend to a few conditions before you start: First, make sure this person is your close friend. Those are the only people worth criticizing—not just because they may actually listen, but also because y...

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May 10, 2024
First Fridays is THIS Week

First Friday - May 10You are invited to First Friday Shabbat. An evening of community, friends, Judaism, inspiration, and delicious food.Looking forward to celebrating with you!RSVP Here7:30 Soulful Shabbat Services8:15 Shabbat DinnerCan’t wait to ce...

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May 08, 2024
The Chai Times // Tumbling into the Outside World

It was really great to spend Passover with so many of you! By the numbers: 130+ at first Seder, 50 at second Seder and 40 at Seudat Moshiach Feast. With this, Summer officially begins. Six months until the High Holidays a long time that hearkens to l...

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May 03, 2024
You are invited to the Final Seder on Tuesday

Dear ,A happy Pesach to you. I trust your holiday is going well and you’ve already adjusted to the first round of delicious matzah and wine (and whatever other Passover delicacies you love).Let’s close out the Passover holiday together with a sp...

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Apr 28, 2024
The Chai Times // Never Ending Seder

 Think:Many have the custom to say “The Passover Seder Has Been Completed,” a poem recited just before completing the official part of the Seder.In the Chabad haggadah, this poem isn’t there.Because the Seder does not end. It’s only the first st...

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Apr 26, 2024
Passover

Bring Passover to Austin!B"HDear ,We step away from the hustle and bustle of the Passover preps to turn to you with a personal request.Tonight we'll read from the Passover Haggadah how “not only one arose and tried to destroy us, rather in every gene...

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Apr 22, 2024
The Chai Times // Seder - Sell Chametz - Freedom

This Is The Time.Passover is the most celebrated Jewish holiday in the world. Countless Jews gather with their friends, families and loved ones to celebrate the Festival of our Deliverance. This year, there are those who are not yet free to cele...

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Apr 19, 2024