Chabad of Altoona

What they offer

Chabad of Altoona is a Chabad house in Altoona, led by Rabbi Shneur Horowitz.

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 courses from the Jewish Learning Institute are taught.

For children there is a mother-and-child group.

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

They officiate at weddings. Couples are prepared for marriage.

The center visits patients in hospital, visits Jewish prisoners and looks after the elderly.

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