As Rabbi Mendel Mangel, the director of the Chabad in Cherry Hill, knows, there are many reasons why people come to be part of his community. With services, a mikvah, a Hebrew school, adult education courses and more, there is always something going on at the Chabad.

But there is one common link for all of these people.

“For the most part, people are looking to nurture their soul,” he said. “They’re looking for something that will talk to their spiritual craving. They want to connect to God.”

The Chabad in Cherry Hill was founded in 1993 to serve the Cherry Hill area, which has a rich Jewish tradition. There were, of course, many who were excited to take part in a local arm of Chabad, but that doesn’t mean it was easy to get started. Mangel joined when the Chabad opened and said that th

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