JewishSurprise.comJewish community center in Surprise, Arizona.
Jewish Surprise (AKA Chabad of Surprise) was established in 2024 to serve the Jewish community of Surprise, Arizona, and its neighboring towns. Chabad of Surprise is a welcoming place for all, regardless of affiliation or background. Our mission is to create a warm and inviting environment to explore and experience Judaism in an open and inspiring way.
Since its inception, Chabad of Surprise has provided religious services, social events, and community programs, including holiday celebrations, Hebrew school, hospital visits, weddings, funerals, and Shabbat meals.
Chabad of Surprise is an independent, nonprofit organization that is financially self-supporting. Every dollar received comes from generous donors like you, and contributions are fully tax-deductible.
Rabbi Shlomy & Batya Ceitlin (née Lew), along with their baby Mendel, moved to Surprise and founded Chabad of Surprise in 2024.
Schedule
- ! Every Sunday at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM, kids dive into a world where learning Hebrew isn’t just about memorizing words, it's about
- Every Sunday at 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Programs
- Shabbat Synagogue Services
- Community Shabbat Dinner
- Passover Seder
- High Holidays
- Shavuot
- Rosh Hashanah Fair
- Rosh Hashanah Dinner
- High Holiday Services Reservation
- What Is Shavuot?
- Holidays
- Hebrew School
- Jewish Women's Circle
- Chanukah Festival Dec 2024
- Hebrew School of the Arts
- Lag B'Omer 2025
- Youth Center
More about Chabad of Surprise
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People
- Mrs. Batya CeitlinCo-director
- Rabbi Shlomo CeitlinCo-director
What they offer
Chabad of Surprise is a Jewish community centre in Surprise, led by Mrs. Batya Ceitlin.
There is a synagogue on the premises. Visitors are welcomed for Shabbat and holiday meals. They kosher kitchens for the community.
Classes run regularly and one-to-one study can be arranged. There is a library.
For children there is after-school programmes and a mother-and-child group.
Older children and young adults have a teen club, a bar mitzvah club and a young professionals' circle.
They officiate at weddings and funerals. Couples are prepared for marriage.
The center visits patients in hospital, visits Jewish prisoners, looks after the elderly, works with children with special needs, distributes food packages, provides humanitarian aid, provides psychiatric care, works to prevent drug and alcohol abuse, helps people find work, runs a club for seniors and helps people through addiction and recovery.
There is a women's group. There is a men's club. Holiday programs run through the year, hands on. Mezuzos and tefillin can be checked here. There is a Torah phone line.
Prayer & Shabbat
- Synagogue
- Hands-on Holiday Programming
- Shabbat/Holiday Hospitality
Children & Teens
- After School Programs
- Teen Club
- Mommy and Me
- Children with Special Needs
- Bar Mitzvah Club
Learning
- Adult Education
- Library
- Senior Club & Study
- Torah Phone
- One-on-One Study
- Regular Classes
Family & Life Cycle
- Marriage Prep
- Funeral Services
- Women's Group
- Weddings
- Men's Club
Community & Care
- Senior Care
- Drug & Alcohol Prevention
- Hospital Visitation
- Prison Visitation
- Seniors Visitation
- Employment Services
- Food Package Distribution
- Humanitarian Aid
- Psychiatric Services
- Addiction and Recovery
- Young Professionals
Practical
- Mezuzah and Tefillin Checking
- Kitchen Koshering
- Mezuzah Loans/Service
The center
- Jewish Community Center
