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Kessler Family Chabad Center

Chabad House

Chabad Lubavitch of Rochester NY - Serving the Rochester Jewish Community and area College Campuses

The Kessler Family Chabad Center For Jewish Life, located in the heart of Brighton at 12 Corners, is a Jewish haven where "Jewish batteries" can be "recharged". Everyone is cordially invited to step inside to explore and discover our beautiful Jewish heritage. The Kessler Family Chabad Center is a no-strings-attached place for study, browsing, asking questions and receiving answers. A place where every single Jew will feel warmly welcome with a true sense of belonging.

Regular activities at the Kessler Family Chabad Center include: Saturday & Holiday Services at 9:30 a.m.; Adult Education classes ; Lending Library (books, videos & cassettes); Kosher Cafeteria.

The Kessler Family Chabad Center is located in the heart of Brighton, at 1037 S. Winton Rd. just south of Elmwood Ave. (next to the fire station, across the street from Brighton Middle School).

From the East: On the Interstate 90 W. (Thruway) take exit 45, then 490 W. to 590 S., to the first exit (Elmwood Ave.) Turn right and proceed to Winton Rd. turn left on Winton - the Kessler Family Chabad Center will be about a mile away on your left.

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Schedule

Rosh Hashanah Insights: Sunday, Sept. 6, 10:00 am
Evening Services: 7:10 pm.
Evening Services: 6:45 pm.
Regular activities at the Kessler Family Chabad Center include: Saturday & Holiday Services at 9:30 a.m.;
Shachris, Sunday 8:00 a.m
Shachris, Monday - Friday 7:45 a.m.
Shabbos morning at 9:30 a.m.
Services begin at 9:30 am.

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Programs

Store
Hospitality Reference
YJP - Young Jewish Professionals
Jewish Holidays
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Calculator
Daily Study
High Holidays 2026
Sukkot & Simchat Torah 2026
Chanukah - Hanukkah 2025
Purim 2026
Passover (Pesach) 2026
Pesach Sheni 2026
Lag BaOmer 2026
Shavuot 2026
Holiday Candle-Lighting Procedure
On Which Days Do Jewish Holidays Begin?

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People

Rabbi Nechemia VogelCo-director
Rabbi Yitzi HeinChabad Pittsford
Mrs. Rishi HeinPittsford, Hebrew School
Rabbi Dovid Aba MochkinProgram Director
Mrs. Chany MochkinWomen's Events
Mrs. Chanie Vogel
Rabbi Moshe VogelChabad Young Professionals
Rabbi Mendel Vogel
Mrs. Mussy Vogel
Rabbi Asher YarasChabad On Campus
Mrs. Devorah Leah YarasCampus Co Director

What they offer

Kessler Family Chabad Center is a Chabad house in Rochester, led by Rabbi Nechemia Vogel.

There is a synagogue on the premises. Visitors are welcomed for Shabbat and holiday meals. Kosher meals are available on a meal plan. A kosher store is run here. They kosher kitchens for the community. There is a mikveh for men.

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, a children's club and a mother-and-child group.

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

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

The center visits patients in hospital, visits Jewish prisoners, looks after the elderly and runs a free loan fund.

There is a women's group. Mezuzos and tefillin can be checked here. The building is wheelchair accessible.