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5580 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118

408-910-2034 · Info@chabadalmaden.com

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Chabad of Silicon Valley — San Jose & Almaden Valley

Chabad of Silicon Valley — a Jewish home for every Jew in Silicon Valley

Sat, Sep 19

Shabbat Shuva

Everyone is welcome. No membership, no tickets, nothing to buy — come as you are.

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Mon, Sep 21 · 7:45 PMBreak-fast after Yom KippurBagels and lox, straight after Neilah. Stay — nobody should break a fast alone.
Fri, Sep 25 · 7:00 PMSukkot community dinner in the sukkahThe first night of Sukkot, eaten outdoors under the schach. If you have never eaten a meal in a sukkah, this is the one to come to.
Sat, Sep 26 · 12:30 PMKiddush luncheon, first day of SukkotAt Chabad of Silicon Valley. Everyone is welcome — there is nothing to join and nothing to buy.
Fri, Sep 25Sukkot Community DinnerReserve your table, choose your seats, and tell us about any allergies at the same time.
Every Friday nightA seat at the Rabbi’s Shabbat tableCandles, Challah, a great deal of food and a long evening of talking. No charge, nothing to bring, and nobody you need to know already.
Sunday morningsHebrew School, Sunday morningsHebrew, holidays, and a Jewish childhood worth remembering — for families of every background.
The Chai ClubEighteen dollars a month, every monthMonthly giving is what pays for the lights, the Kiddush and the Hebrew School scholarships nobody hears about.
New to the valley?A Jewish home for every Jew in Silicon ValleyChabad of Silicon Valley welcomes you — whatever your background or level of observance. No membership, no dues, just an open door.

If someone has diedOne number, any hour.New to Silicon ValleyKosher food, schools, the eruv.Shabbat dinnerFriday nights. Free, anyone.Talk to the RabbiBook a time to meet.Just call us408-910-2034

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Every Shabbat

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No membership, no ticket, no Hebrew required. Sit at the back if you like — plenty of people do.

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We are on Almaden Expressway, with parking on site. If it is your first time, tell us — someone will look out for you.

5580 Almaden Expressway
San Jose, CA 95118

408-910-2034
Info@chabadalmaden.com

Plan a visit What’s on this month

Shabbat

5 Tishrei 5787 · Parshat Ha'azinu

Candles6:52 PMFri, Sep 18

Shabbat ends7:47 PMSat, Sep 19

Computed for Almaden Valley from the Hebrew calendar — never typed in, never out of date.

Full times & zmanim

Children

Hebrew School, camp, CTeen

Sunday Hebrew School, Camp Gan Israel in summer, CTeen for teenagers. Never conditional on how observant a family is.

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For women

The Mikvah

Quiet, private, beautifully kept. Bookable any night of the year, and bookings are handled privately and encrypted.

About the Mikvah

When it matters most

A shul that shows up

A minyan for Kaddish, a hospital visit, a meal after a birth. The part nobody advertises and everybody needs.

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