This morning it suddenly dawned on me that we are in the midst of our seventh year of running the Chabad Center of Sudbury and perhaps we are eligible for some kind of Sabbatical break. But after a mere few seconds of thought, I decided against taking a Sabbatical as I think we enjoy working with people too much, besides which, after checking our contract there is no mention of a Sabbatical for us.
However, it got me thinking about the concept of taking Sabbatical leaves and what it does for the person taking the Sabbatical. Imagine going for a job interview and the first thing they tell you is that in Year Seven of work you will get a Sabbatical year off, oh and by the way, you need to work for six years first in order to get that seventh… Read More »
Every Shabbos my kids spend many hours playing with each other and with my wife and myself. These moments are very special as they bond and play and enjoy Shabbat, each other and the pure pleasure of being children. Usually at the end of Shabbat the floor of their rooms cannot be seen as they are covered in a layer of Lego, puzzle pieces and much more. 
Dozens of adults and children from the Sudbury area gathered for a great Lag Baomer BBQ, Kumzitz & Bonfire this Thursday as we marked the holiday of 
Olga Lepsky for helping prepare the food and setting up. Thank you to all our musicians for maki… 
This past Wednesday evening an engagement party took place at Chabad of Sudbury. Joey Greenstein formerly of Sudbury celebrated his engagement with Rachel Sheinbein of San Francisco along with his parents Marty & Rachel Greenstein plenty other relatives and lots of friends from the community.
This past Wednesday a group of boys who study Jewish Topics and Ideas with Rabbi Freeman on early release Wednesday's went on an exciting trip to Skyzone and Pizza. Joined by one of the parents Gregory Isakov (who we are very thankful to for helping out with the rides), Rabbi Freeman and the boys took a trip to Sky Zone in Dedham where the boys had a blast as they jumped away, played dodge ball and basketball while on the massive trampolines, and were jumping up and down for a full hour of fun.
What do Investing in the Stock Market, Biking, Eating, Sleeping, Reading, Socializing, Social Media, Internet have in common?
This past week our new course "The Art of Marriage" was launched. Almost 20 adults including many couples have joined this great course and are gearing up for six Tuesday evenings of fun, stimulation, education, and studying some great ideas about Marriage from thousands of years of Jewish wisdom and Torah teachings. the first week highlighted the case for marriage and why human nature is so driven to seek marriage. Some very unique Jewish ideas were brought out, which when thought upon can help calibrate our approach to our own relationships.
The Chabad Center of Sudbury would like to extend a big Mazal Tov and congratulatory wishes to Richie Natanson who celebrated his Bar Mitzvah this past Monday at Chabad of Sudbury. Ritchie was called to the Torah and had his first Aliya which he did so beautifully. In addition he wore his Tallit and Tefillin for the very first time as a Bar Mitzvah boy as Monday marked his actual Hebrew Birthday.
Below is a powerful interview with Ann Frank's Stepsister Eva Scloss which is quite telling about her life as a child and the events that occured during the Holocaust.