Chaim Markovits

Executive Director and Rabbi of Chabad of Rural Georgia

[Chabad of Rural Georgia @ChabadRrlGA]

One destination. Many steps. 🚆✈️➡️770

From Atlanta's Red Line to Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway, the journey was worth every mile. Grateful to be here and excited for the inspiration that awaits.

#TheRebbe #Chabad #TravelWithPurpose

[Chabad of Rural Georgia @ChabadRrlGA]

A complete stranger waved me into his driveway today.
A warm-hearted Greek-Sicilian Christian man welcomed me, asked about Jewish life in town, introduced me to his nonverbal son, and then we went our separate ways.
No reason. Just a few minutes of genuine human connection.

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I've knocked on this door before, but today it finally opened.

We had a brief chat about what it's like being Jewish in a small Southern town—challenging at times, but resilient.

Hopefully next time we'll have a little longer to talk.

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One of the best parts of this work? The people. Great time with one of Valdosta’s community builders.

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A well-driven Mitzvah tank with 46,000 MI

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Just a short 3 and 1/2 hour drive

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Embarking on a 2-day road trip to visit the Jews of Rural Georgia. Today in Valdosta and tomorrow in Thomasville

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Everyday I reach out to people and invite them to engage jewishly
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Sandy springs in Atlanta is still a beautiful town. Today's weather seems on the colder edge of warm, and not yet humid

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At a Torah class in Pickens County, someone looked up and said:
‘Where was this in my youth?’

Maybe you can’t go back and rewrite the past…
But you can change the meaning of today.

And sometimes, one Torah class can change everything.

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Much debated

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Looking for the moon

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The caption says it all

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With mendy

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Here's my mate

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As the rural Rabbi I was delighted to meet a Jew from Rural Georgia

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At an event at the Dupree hosted by Jewish federation

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Diesel prices

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Using @waze

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This is a most difficult conversation because both the rabbi and the constituent must be respectful and considerate of the emotional journey that such a discussion entails.