Chabad of Lincoln Square

What they offer

Chabad of Lincoln Square is a Chabad house in Chicago, led by Rabbi Choni Hertz.

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 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, looks after the elderly, distributes food packages and helps people who are homeless.

Holiday programs run through the year, hands on. Mezuzos and tefillin can be checked here. Genealogy research is offered.