Shalom!
Welcome to Clifton Park Chabad Jewish Center! Here at Chabad, you will find a wide array of programming designed to enhance Jewish life in southern Saratoga County. We strive to create an environment where every person is welcome, every individual Mitzvah is cherished, and where Judaism is an accessible reality to all Jews regardless of background, affiliation or age!
Through Shabbat Dinners, Holiday events, Jewish Womens circle, Chabad Hebrew school and everything in between, we are cultivating a community together. We look forward to meeting you in person at a Shabbat dinner, Torah class or a casual coffee date.
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Rain is mentioned twice in this week’s Torah portion, Eikev.
First, the Torah tells us, “From the rain of heaven you will drink water.”
Later, in the second paragraph of the Shema, we are promised rain when we listen to Hashem and follow His ways.
Rain is more than weather. It is a blessing from Hashem. The Torah teaches that rain came only after Adam prayed for it, because he understood how essential and precious it was.
The same way we cannot live without water, we cannot live spiritually without Torah. Just as rain nourishes the earth and allows it to grow, Torah nourishes our souls and helps us become who we are meant to be.
But even something as essential as rain is a blessing only when it comes in the right way. We don't ask for a flood. In our prayers, we praise Hashem as the One who makes the wind blow and the rain fall. We ask that the rain come in the right measure, in drops that the earth can absorb, bringing blessing without destruction.
We have certainly seen plenty of rain in Clifton Park this week! Some roads have even been affected, including Moe Road, which is partially closed. Thankfully, the section leading to Clifton Park Chabad remains open!
After all the rain we’ve had this week, we can certainly appreciate the Torah’s emphasis on rain coming in the right measure! May Hashem send us the rain we need, at the right time and in the right amount, and may we always recognize the blessings that surround us.
Shabbat Shalom!
Light candles at 7:59 pm
Shabbat ends at 9:04 pm
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🚨 TONIGHT is the night!
Join us at 6:30 PM for a powerful evening with Col. (Res.) Avner Cohen, who led the IDF Shura Base victim identification team after Oct. 7. Hear firsthand accounts of leadership and resilience, plus a delicious falafel dinner!
Cost: $10 (includes dinner)
Where: Clifton Park Chabad (address upon registration)
👉 Register: jewishcliftonpark.org/events/leadership-in-the-shadow-of-oct-7/
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