A directory
Jewish Silicon Valley
Where to find a minyan, kosher food, a mikvah, a school and a community — across the whole valley, not just here.
Most of what is on this page belongs to other organizations. If you have just moved and know nobody, start anywhere on it — and if you cannot find what you need, call us and we will point you at whoever can help, even when that is not us.
Shabbat & prayer
This week's times →
Candle lighting and havdalah, worked out fresh every day — never a stale printed list.
Our service schedule →
When we daven, and what to expect if you have never been.
The eruv →
What an eruv is, and who to ask about its status.
A Shabbat meal →
Somewhere to eat on Friday night, or a table to host at.
Daily minyanim around the valley
Kosher food
Hours and stock change. Ring before you drive, especially before a holiday. See also reading a kosher label.
Shopping
Pars Kosher Market & Deli
Full selection of kosher meat and many other products
3978 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA 95124
Eating out
Pars Kosher Restaurant
Schnitzel, pargiyot, grilled chicken, falafel — full Shabbat takeout menu, 11:30am–4:00pm
3978 S. Bascom Ave, San Jose, CA 95124
Izzy's Brooklyn Bagels
Bagels, sandwiches, salads, pizza
477 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306
Oakland Kosher
Supermarket, meats, restaurant, catering
3419 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland, CA 94610
Catering
Family & children
Preschool →
Our own preschool, for the youngest children.
Hebrew School →
Sunday mornings, kindergarten through bar and bat mitzvah age.
Camp Gan Israel →
Day camp through the summer, and a winter session.
CTeen →
For teenagers.
Bar & Bat Mitzvah →
Preparing, and what the day itself involves.
After school →
Somewhere to be between school and home.
Lifecycle
Births, weddings, and the rest →
Every stage, and who to call for each.
Kaddish & mourning →
Saying Kaddish, sitting shiva, arranging a funeral — at any hour.
Yahrzeit reminders →
We work out the date and remind you, a week before and again the night before.
Yizkor →
When it is said, and how to submit a name.
Mikvah
What to expect, and how to book.
Mikvah Society of San Jose
Small mikvah with just a shower
1670 Phantom Ave, San Jose, CA 95125
Community
Russian-speaking community →
Programmes in Russian, run by Luba Perlov.
Jewish business directory →
Local businesses run by members of the community.
Torah classes →
Weekly classes for adults, in person and online.
Ask the Rabbi →
Any question, however small or however long you have been sitting on it.
Mezuzah →
Getting one, and having the ones you have checked.
Tefillin →
Putting them on, and having yours checked.
Hospital & senior visits →
If somebody is unwell, in hospital, or on their own.
Rent the hall →
For a simcha, a meeting, or a class.
Chabad centres in the South Bay
There is almost certainly one closer to you than we are. The full Bay Area list includes San Francisco and the East Bay.
Almaden (this center)
Rabbi Mendel & Mussi Weinfeld
5580 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118
Los Gatos
Rabbi Aaron Meir & Frumie Cunin
15405 Los Gatos Blvd #204, Los Gatos, CA 95032
Downtown San Jose
Rabbi Shaya & Brochy Bernstein
176 Rhodes Ct, San Jose, CA 95126
Santa Clara
Rabbi Yigal & Elana Rosenberg
2043 Pruneridge Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95050
Morgan Hill
Rabbi Mendel & Chani Liberow
16575 San Ramon Dr #A, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Sunnyvale
Rabbi Yisroel & Miriam Hecht
1489 S Mary Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Portola Valley
Rabbi Meir & Dassi Brook
230 S Castanya Way, Portola Valley, CA 94028
Something missing, or something wrong?
A directory is only worth having if it is right. If a listing has moved, closed, or changed its hours — or if something that ought to be here is not — tell us at Info@chabadalmaden.com and we will fix it.