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Chabad by the Sea is the S. Cruz center of the worldwide Chabad Lubavitch movement.

Motivated by a profound love for every Jew and spurred by boundless optimism, Chabad sets into motion a dazzling array of programs and services to serve Jews from all walks of life.
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Learning & Inspiration
  • Pleasure: What It Is and How To Get ItPleasure is an abandonment of the awareness that you are here, that you exist. Read More
  • The Man from Afghanistan“I’m Muslim,” he said. “I’m from Afghanistan. You’re Jewish. We help each other.” Read More
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Daily Thought
Emunah (eh-moo-na): A knowing, deep in the soul, that there is only one G-d, that He is good, and that He loves you unconditionally. Simchah (sim-kha): A mighty current of life-energy felt when contemplating emunah. Bitachon (bi-ta-khon): A surge of invincible...
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