Bringing Yiddishkeit to the Mountains
A Shabbos table set with candles, challah and wine — and the mountains right outside the window. Chabad of Mammoth Lakes is a Jewish home at 8,000 feet, for locals and for every Jew who finds their way up here to ski, hike, or breathe.
“A little light dispels a great deal of darkness.”
Not a Building — a Jewish Home
Mammoth is a world-class mountain town — and thousands of Jews come through it every year to ski, board, hike and fish. What was missing was a place to be Jewish while you're here: a Shabbos meal, a minyan, a mezuzah, someone to talk Torah with. That's what we are.
Rabbi Zalman and Yasmin Notik opened their home so that no Jew in the Eastern Sierra — resident or visitor — is ever without one. Friday night candles, homemade challah, holiday celebrations, Torah classes, kosher food, Hebrew school for the kids. Come once and you have a seat here forever.
Everything Jewish, Up the Mountain
Whether you live here, work a season here, or came up for the weekend — this is what's waiting for you.
Shabbat Meals
Friday night dinner with candles, kiddush, homemade challah and singing — on set weekends we announce in advance. No charge; a suggested donation of $72 per person keeps the table set.
Minyanim & Shabbat Services
Davening with a minyan on set Shabbatot, Torah reading, and help saying Kaddish when you need it. Reach out and we'll tell you this week's schedule.
Torah & Kabbalah Classes
Weekly Torah learning and a monthly Kabbalah evening that takes on the big questions. No background needed — bring your curiosity.
Kosher Meals in Mammoth
Fresh kosher meals in a town with no kosher restaurant — breakfast, lunch and dinner, dairy or meat. Order at least two weeks before your trip.
Hebrew School for Kids
Jewish learning for children — letters, holidays, stories and pride in who they are. Sign your kids up and watch them light up.
Plan Your Visit
Hotels ten minutes' walk from the Chabad House, this week's davening times, and everything a Jewish visitor to Mammoth needs to know.
Judaism, Illuminating the Mountains
- Six things that make Jewish life here unlike anywhere else you've celebrated it.
- Shabbos With a ViewCandles on the table, snow on the peaks. Celebrating Judaism in one of the most beautiful places on earth changes how it feels.
- A Minyan When It MattersYahrzeit? Saying Kaddish? Tell us and we'll do everything we can to stand a minyan next to you — at 8,000 feet.
- The Village Is 10 Minutes AwayHotels in the Village are a ten-minute walk from the Chabad House — close enough for Shabbos. We'll help you pick one.
- Kosher, Planned AheadNo kosher restaurant on the mountain — but give us two weeks' notice and there are hot kosher meals waiting for you.
- Kids Are Part of ItHebrew school, holiday programs, challah baking — children aren't babysat here, they're celebrated.
- A Mikvah Is ComingWe're working to build Mammoth's first mikvah — and we're inviting partners who want their name on that merit.
Shabbat in the Mountains
- On set weekends through the season we host a full Shabbat — minyan, dinner, kiddush and community. Whether you're hiking, skiing, or just escaping the city, Shabbat is your soul's rest stop.
- A Full Shabbat ExperienceFriday Night Dinner • Shabbat Day Kiddush • Minyan • Community
- All are welcome — no one turned away
- ✓ Candle-lighting, kiddush and a warm Friday-night dinner
- ✓ Homemade challah — baked right here on the mountain
- ✓ Singing, stories and real conversation around one table
- ✓ Shabbat day davening and kiddush lunch on minyan weekends
- ✓ Suggested donation of $72 per person per meal — anyone can come regardless
- ✓ Sponsor an entire Shabbat for $1,800 and it's dedicated in your honor
- Coming as a group? Tell us about your group · or call (847) 452-4609
Zalman & Yasmin Notik
The Rebbe's shluchim to the Eastern Sierra — and the family behind every candle, challah and class.
Rabbi Zalman & Yasmin Notik
Shluchim • Chabad of Mammoth Lakes
Zalman and Yasmin came to Mammoth to do one thing: make sure every Jew who sets foot in these mountains has a home here. Their door opens for Shabbat dinners and holiday celebrations, their kitchen turns out challah and kosher meals, and their table has hosted hundreds of guests — skiers, seasonal workers, honeymooners, families, and Jews who walked in strangers and left family.
See It for Yourself
Moments from the Shabbat tables, the sukkah in the snow, the menorah on the mountain.
Build a Jewish Home in the Mountains
Every Shabbat dinner, every kosher meal, every child in Hebrew school runs on partners who believe a Jew at 8,000 feet deserves a Jewish home. Together we build it — and together we'll build Mammoth's first mikvah.
Chabad of Mammoth Lakes is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit — every donation is tax-deductible and receipted automatically.
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything You Need to Know
Shabbat Is Waiting for You
Whether you're here for a weekend or a season — there's a seat with your name on it.
Coming Up the Mountain? Tell Us
- Visiting for Shabbos, moving here for a season, planning a simcha, or you just found out there's a Chabad in Mammoth — reach out. We answer fast.
- Rabbi Zalman answers personally
- California 93546 — exact address shared personally
- Shabbat announcements & mountain moments
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