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Chabad of Marin is a home where everyone is welcome - regardless of affiliation, level of knowledge or observance.We strive to create a warm, welcoming and non-judgmental environment in which to explore and experience our beautiful heritage.Guided by the leadership and inspiration of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Chabad has set the dictum of “Love you fellow as yourself” as the defining factor in its approach of unconditional acceptance of our fellow Jewish people.
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Daily Quote
"Love is strong as death" (Song of Songs 8:6) -- this is the love with which Jacob loved Joseph... "Envy is harsh as the grave" (ibid.) -- this is the envy of the brothers to Joseph. What can love achieve in face of envy?
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Daily Thought
To whom does a Jew pray?
Can He be described? Does He have a name?
No, there is no description with which to imagine Him, no name with which to grasp Him.
Even the pronoun “Him” implies too much to be true—as though He could be a third party, absent or present. Even the title “Infinite Light” misses the mark, as though He were only light.
But He is not light. He is the source of light. At the source of all light, there is no absence or presence, no being or not being.
There is only “You.” Here, now, known to all beings. And yet beyond the grasp of any...




