Keren-Or Chabad Israeli Center

What they offer

Keren-Or Chabad Israeli Center is an Israeli centre in Budapest, led by Rabbi Shmuel Raskin.

There is a synagogue on the premises. Visitors are welcomed for Shabbat and holiday meals. There is a Judaica shop. They kosher kitchens for the community. A mikveh is available. Dishes can be toveled here.

Classes run regularly, one-to-one study can be arranged, courses from the Jewish Learning Institute are taught and public lectures are held. There is a library.

For children there is a Hebrew school, after-school programmes and a children's club.

Older children and young adults have bar and bat mitzvah instruction and a bar mitzvah club.

They officiate at weddings, circumcisions and funerals. Couples are prepared for marriage.

The center visits Jewish prisoners, distributes food packages and provides humanitarian aid.

There is a women's group. Mezuzos and tefillin can be checked here.