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Chabad-Lubavitch of the Virgin Islands is dedicated to serving all Jews throughout the territory with Ahavat Yisroel – an unconditional love and concern, regardless of background and affiliation.
We strive to provide Jewish education, awareness and the means to practice our Jewish heritage. To create a warm and welcoming environment for all visitors, affording them a positive experience and the ability to vacation Jewishly. To service our local community and visitors in times of celebration, distress or unforeseen circumstances.
We encourage positive action on the part of every fellow Islander, to increase in goodness and kindness and to take part in the call of humanity - to brighten this world together and create a home for G-d.
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We strive to provide Jewish education, awareness and the means to practice our Jewish heritage. To create a warm and welcoming environment for all visitors, affording them a positive experience and the ability to vacation Jewishly. To service our local community and visitors in times of celebration, distress or unforeseen circumstances.
We encourage positive action on the part of every fellow Islander, to increase in goodness and kindness and to take part in the call of humanity - to brighten this world together and create a home for G-d.
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Daily Thought
The Baal Shem Tov described life as a spiral
staircase, constantly deflecting away from your target in order to attain it.
In Yiddish it’s called a “swindling
staircase.” Some wise chassidim have pointed out a connection: Life swindles you into believing you are going in circles when
really you are traveling higher each day.
This is the way of every true and lasting
ascent: Just as you’re making some progress upward, you see yourself falling
away and stumbling in the dark.
If you could see the whole picture, how all
things resolve in the end, you would see how those periods of darkness and
failure are truly steps higher and yet higher.
They must be. Because we did not create life.
G‑d did. And for Him, there are...



