Chabad of Downtown S. Diego

What they offer

Chabad of Downtown S. Diego is a Chabad house in S. Diego, led by Rabbi Zalman Carlebach.

There is a synagogue on the premises. There is a Judaica shop. They kosher kitchens for the community.

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.

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

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, serves military personnel, looks after the elderly, works with children with special needs, distributes food packages and provides humanitarian aid.

There is a women's group. Holiday programs run through the year, hands on. Mezuzos and tefillin can be checked here.