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Chabad of Almaden

Jewish Community Center

Serving the San Jose Jewish Community with Preschool, Hebrew School, Synagogue, High Holidays, Shabbat dinners, Bar & Bat Mitzvah, Passover, Hanukkah.

The Chabad House is committed to the themes on which the Chabad movement is based: a love for G-d, a love for Torah, and a love for the Jewish people.

Chabad welcomes every Jew into an inviting and non-judgemental environment in which to experience our heritage. Chabad brings warmth and joy to Judaism.

The Chabad House offers a wide variety of educational and spiritual opportunities for Jews of all backgrounds who want to learn more about their Jewish roots. From holiday celebrations to adult education classes, a Hebrew school experience your children will treasure, and Shabbat dinners, Chabad has something for every Jew.

Everyone is welcome at Chabad regardless of their personal level of religious observance. Allow yourself the opportunity to join for services, a holiday program, or just stop in to say hello and participate in our vibrant Jewish family.

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Programs

HEBREW SCHOOL
BAR & BAT MITZVAH
SYNAGOGUE
HIGH HOLIDAYS
SHABBAT DINNERS
Social Services
Adult Education
holiday celebrations
Bar & Bat Mitzvah Preparation
Bat Mitzvah Club

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People

Rabbi Mendel WeinfeldDirector
Mrs. Mussi WeinfeldCo-director

What they offer

Chabad of Almaden is a Jewish community centre in San Jose, led by Rabbi Mendel Weinfeld.

There is a synagogue on the premises. Visitors are welcomed for Shabbat and holiday meals. Kosher meals are available on a meal plan. Accommodation for guests can be arranged. A kosher store is run here. There is a Judaica shop. They kosher kitchens for the community. A mikveh is available. Dishes can be toveled here.

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 preschool, a Hebrew school, after-school programmes, a children's club and a mother-and-child group.

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

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, provides humanitarian aid, runs a soup kitchen and runs a free loan fund.

There is a women's group. Mezuzos and tefillin can be checked here. A mitzvah tank goes out from here. The building is wheelchair accessible.