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Providing social, educational, religious and cultural experiences for the students at Duke University, UNC at Chapel Hill and the local Jewish community.

Students at Duke University and UNC at Chapel Hill can choose from a plethora of dynamic programming: Weekly Shabbat dinners, events for every Jewish holiday, social gatherings and more.

Chabad at Duke & UNC Chapel Hill has many exciting programs and student leadership opportunities. Students from Duke and UNC Chapel hill are invited to participate in our Sinai Scholars Society that unites Jewish students from across the country in the discovery of Judaism.

Students planning their winter, spring and summer breaks should contact Chabad at Duke and UNC Chapel Hill. We are affiliated with several organizations that coordinate all inclusive trips and unique experiences around the world.

Reach out to [email protected] for more information.
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Candle Lighting Times
Chapel Hill, NC 27517
Light Candles at
7:51 PM  -  Friday, May 8
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8:52 PM  -  Shabbat, May 9
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Behar-Bechukotai
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Shavuot
May 21 - May 23
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Inner Engravings
Your soul is full of words, some inscribed, some engraved. The words inscribed on your soul are like ink upon a page. They came to you from the outside, from life and its experiences. Eventually, they may fade and fall away, to be replaced by other words. The words engraved are of the soul itself—just as engravings are no more than the form of the stone. When the soul finds quietude, those words are there. If the soul is in turmoil, or soiled by experience, those engravings need only be cleaned and uncovered. But they can never be torn away. Those same words that are engraved in your soul are also engraved in a holy fire within the...