Chabad House At Amherst

What they offer

Chabad House At Amherst is a Chabad house on campus in Amherst, led by Rabbi Chaim Adelman.

There is a synagogue on the premises. Visitors are welcomed for Shabbat and holiday meals. Accommodation for guests can be arranged. They kosher kitchens for the community. There is a mikveh for men.

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.

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

They officiate at weddings, circumcisions and funerals. Couples are prepared for marriage.

The center visits patients in hospital, visits Jewish prisoners, looks after the elderly, runs a free loan fund and helps people find work.

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