Chabad Lubavitch of the Virgin Islands

What they offer

Chabad Lubavitch of the Virgin Islands is a Chabad house in St. Thomas, led by Rabbi Asher Federman.

There is a synagogue on the premises. Visitors are welcomed for Shabbat and holiday meals. Kosher meals are available on a meal plan. There is a Judaica shop. They kosher kitchens for the community. A mikveh is available.

Classes run regularly, one-to-one study can be arranged and public lectures are held. There is a library.

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, provides humanitarian aid and counsels families facing cults and missionaries.

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