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GREETINGS!
FROM THE DIRECTORS...
Greetings! 

Throughout the ten years Esther and I have lived in Rockville, raising our family and building our wonderful Chabad of Rockville community, we’ve always had high hopes and big dreams for this DC suburb we call home. Our goal: Ahavat Yisroel, to share the joy, warmth, love and laughter of Jewish life with every community member in Rockville.
 
We never dreamt that one day we'd be on the receiving end of this warm and loving Ahavat Yisroel as we were earlier this month when we and our eight children all came down with COVID-19. The community, both individually and collectively, were there for us each day with everything and anything we needed. From dinners, grocery runs, volunteers helping keep up our COVID-19 relief programs in the community, to so many checking in with us daily, we felt so touched and connected to all of you. The lovingkindness we experienced will stay with us forever.
 
Living through this virus, but more importantly experiencing firsthand how meaningful community support is—how it warms the heart and nourishes the spirit—Esther and I are even more committed to our goal of Ahavat Yisroel to continue being there for each and every community member in need during these difficult times.
 
With your generous and ongoing support and partnership, we look forward to continuing our COVID-19 relief efforts, adding additional programs as the needs arise, ensuring everyone is helped and gets to experience the same warmth and love as we did. There is much in store for 2021. So, be on the lookout for an email next week!

And of course, if you or anyone you know needs a helping hand, please call us Moishe 301-448-2991 and Esther 301-448-2701. We are here for you and happy to help!

Wishing you and yours a happy and healthy 2021,
 
Rabbi Moishe and Esther Kavka
Co-Directors
Chabad of Rockville

HIGHLIGHTS!
Great to see so many young moms at the virtual Family Purity class, A Window into My World - Marriage in the Life of a Religious Couple. Thank you to the generous donors who provided such awesome prizes!
Thank you Yad Yehudah for the shoutout! We love partnering with you in our Bags of Hope project.
JOIN US!
Excited for our monthly Mommy & Me Challah Bake
with Grandparents this Thursday, January 21 at 4:00 PM!
Call or Text Esther at 301-448-2701 to join.
Stuck at home? Bake Challah with your little ones and other moms in the area - right from your home! Best for ages 1-3.
Thursdays @ 4:00 PM

Call or text Esther 301-448-2701
Keep the Capital Kosher Pantry shelves stocked! Please fill a shopping bag with kosher non-perishable staples for pick-up and delivery to the Pantry by our wonderful volunteer, Larry Schecker. 
 
Call or text Larry 301-512-8595
Our Lessans Family Mommy & Me - Challah Bake group of moms transformed baking Challah each week with their little ones, into another mitzvah by delivering Challah and love to those in need, the most vulnerable in our community.

Call or text Esther 301-448-2701

SIP OF INSPIRATION
Inner Anarchy and Personal Impulse
National political discord and the continuous growing threat of COVID-19, particularly now as new strains proliferate, have many thinking about the fundamental role government plays in our lives. Perhaps there also is a personal lesson as well.

See how my colleague Rabbi Mendy Kaminker explains Judaism's approach to government throughout the ages and how he applies these very teachings as an effective remedy to overcoming inner anarchy and personal impulse.

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