ChabadLA.orgChabad House in Los Angeles, California, led by Rabbi Amitai Yemini.
The Chabad Israel Center (CIC) has been serving the Israeli-American community of Los Angeles for over 40 years. With the firm belief in the inherent beauty, spirituality & value of each individual, support and love of land. CIC has welcomed and continues to welcome people of all backgrounds and affiliations in a non-judgmental fashion, and is dedicated to meeting the social & educational and religious needs of the community. CIC offers "Judaism with a smile" and a home away from home for everyone who walks through its doors.
Under the leadership of Rabbi Amitai & Fayge Yemini and team of 35 dedicated individuals, CIC has established a clear presence in meeting the needs of Israeli-American families along with connecting the next generation to the State of Israel. The following programs support our mission:
Many Israeli families come to the USA specifically Los Angeles sometimes unaware of the sense of disenfranchisement. It is here at CIC where they find a warm environment of like-minded individuals that speak their language & understand them and can direct them. Through our many programs listed above we are building bridges between the Israel-American & Jewish American community in Los Angeles.
Chabad Israel Center was established in 1982 to serve the thousands of Israeli & Jewish Families in the greater are of Los Angeles & Downtown. Since established, CIC has grown greatly & currently engages 50,000 individuals from all age groups and backgrounds.
Schedule
- Shacharit 7:00am
- Sunday 8:00am
- Shacharit 10:00am (followed by kiddush)
Programs
- Children & Youth
- The Shul
- High Holidays 2026
- Pesach 2026
- Synagogue Services
- Adult Education
- Youth Programs
- Chanukah
- Camp Gan Israel of Los Angeles & Beverly Hills
- Gan Chabad Pre-School
- Westside Hebrew School
- Holiday Family Parties
More about Chabad Israel Center
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People
- Rabbi Amitai YeminiExecutive Director
- Mrs. Fayge YeminiCo-Director
- Rabbi Asher Mendel Yemini
- Rabbi Sholom Yemini
What they offer
Chabad Israel Center is a Chabad house in Los Angeles, led by Rabbi Amitai Yemini.
There is a synagogue on the premises. Visitors are welcomed for Shabbat and holiday meals. They kosher kitchens for the community.
Classes run regularly, one-to-one study can be arranged and public lectures are held. There is a library.
For children there is a preschool, a Hebrew school, after-school programmes, a children's club and a mother-and-child group.
Older children and young adults have bar and bat mitzvah instruction and a bat mitzvah club.
They officiate at weddings, circumcisions and funerals. Couples are prepared for marriage. A chevra kadisha serves the community.
The center visits patients in hospital, visits Jewish prisoners, provides humanitarian aid and helps people who are homeless.
There is a women's group. Holiday programs run through the year, hands on. Mezuzos and tefillin can be checked here. They publish.
Prayer & Shabbat
- Synagogue
- Holiday Awareness Programs
- Hands-on Holiday Programming
- Shabbat/Holiday Hospitality
Children & Teens
- After School Programs
- Preschool
- Children's Club
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah Instruction
- Bat Mitzvah Club
- Mommy and Me
- Religious Instruction for P.S. Students
Learning
- Adult Education
- Library
- Communal Lectures
- One-on-One Study
- Regular Classes
Family & Life Cycle
- Chevrah Kadishah
- N'Shei Chabad
- Circumcision
- Marriage Prep
- Funeral Services
- Women's Group
- Weddings
Community & Care
- Homeless Services
- Hospital Visitation
- Prison Visitation
- Hospital Chaplaincy
- Prison Chaplaincy
- Humanitarian Aid
Practical
- Mezuzah and Tefillin Checking
- Kitchen Koshering
- Publications
- Mezuzah Loans/Service
The center
- Chabad House
Also here
- Westside Hebrew SchoolHebrew School
- Camp Gan Israel - L.A. & Beverly HillsDay Camp
- Gan Chabad Preschool Early Childhood CampusPreschool
