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Forty seven years ago, Rabbi Joseph Gopin and his wife Miriam moved from Amherst, Massachusetts to Hartford, Connecticut. They set up shop in a small West Hartford apartment, where all were welcome to come for learning, counseling or a true Shabbat or Yom Tov experience. Since then Chabad has grown bigger and better, servicing Jews all over Connecticut, with Chabad Centers opening in Litchfield, Glastonbury, Farmington and college campuses.
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Mon, February 3, 2025 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
JLI: Decoding the Talmud
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FARMINGTON: JLI: Decoding the Talmud
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JLI: Decoding the Talmud
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Daily Thought
The origin of all illness is the lovesickness of the soul. She yearns to return to her Beloved Above, and so is repulsed by the human form, her prison of pain.
There are two things, therefore, that you must heal: your body and your soul. You must bring them into peace and harmony with one another.
Your body needs to accomodate your soul. The food she consumes must be kosher food, eaten mindfully, to be healthy and strong in the service of your soul.
And your soul must learn to discover her purpose and meaning from within this human form, the place where the...