About
Chabad Lubavitch of Beijing, China was established in August 2001 in time for Rosh Hashanah 5762. Rabbi Shimon and Dini Freundlich together with their two daughters, Chaya Mushka and Devorah Freundlich, were sent to establish and run Chabad’s office in Beijing, China. They are now joined by their daughters, Chava and Grunia and their sons, Aaron and Eliyahu Akiva.
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Learning & Inspiration
- Why the Tallit Barcode?What's the reason for the black stripes on the tallit and tzitzit? Read More
- Take the “Redemption of the Firstborn” QuizDo you know about the firstborn baby ceremony? Read More
- Why Forty Years in a Desert?The spiritual dimension of the Levites transporting the Mishkan in the desert is a model for our spi... Read More
Daily Thought
Between the brain and the heart lies a narrow strait called the neck.
This neck presents a major challenge, because the brain must ponder very deeply to squeeze its thoughts through such tight passage and reach the heart below.
But it is also a great advantage, because when the heart is thrown to and fro by the mighty rapids of life, spinning in circles from the turbulence of desire and fear, the brain can still observe from its perch high above the...
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Daily Quote
Not only the tribe of Levi, but any man of all the inhabitants of the earth, whose spirit has moved him and whose mind has given him to understand to set himself aside to stand before G-d to serve Him, to worship Him, to know G-d and walk justly as G-d has created him -- this man has become sanctified, a holy of holies, and G-d shall be his portion and his lot forever, and shall grant him his needs in this world, as He has granted the Kohanim and the Levites.
Maimonides' Mishneh Torah, Laws of the Shemittah and Jubilee Cycles, 13:13






