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Shabbat
Mark an occasion, or remember someone, by feeding the community on Shabbat morning.
Sponsoring a Kiddush
$500
That covers the food for the whole community that Shabbat. Before we eat, your occasion is announced — in memory of someone, in honor of someone, or in gratitude — and the room says amen.
Nothing is charged here. Pick a week on the board below and we settle it with you afterwards. If the amount is difficult, say so — nobody has ever been turned away over it.
After Shabbat morning services the congregation doesn’t scatter. We make Kiddush over wine, and then everyone sits down together to eat — the Rabbi shares a short thought, people talk, and children run around. It is the part of the morning where a room of individuals becomes a congregation. You can see where it falls in the morning on our services schedule.
A sponsor covers the food for that week’s Kiddush. Before we eat, the reason is announced — in memory of someone, in honor of someone, or in gratitude for something — so the whole room knows whose day it is and why. Nothing about the morning changes except that it is dedicated to your occasion.
Two families sometimes sponsor the same week together, and more than one occasion can be announced. Tell us what you have in mind.
A yahrzeit
The Hebrew-calendar anniversary of a parent, a spouse, a sibling or a child. The name is announced before the community eats, and a room full of people who never met them says amen.
A birthday
Yours, or a child’s, or a parent’s — marked with something more lasting than a cake.
The birth of a child
A first Shabbat as a family, shared with everybody who will be glad to hear the news.
An anniversary
A wedding anniversary, or the anniversary of an arrival — a move, a citizenship, a beginning.
Gratitude
A recovery, a new job, a safe return, or no particular reason at all. Thanking G-d in front of other people is an old and good habit.
If you are sponsoring for a Yahrzeit and aren’t sure of the Hebrew date, our Kaddish and mourning page can work it out, and you can set a reminder so next year’s date doesn’t slip past you.
If the Kiddush is for a Bar or Bat Mitzvah, the preparation and the day itself are set out on the Bar and Bat Mitzvah guide. If you also want a room for the celebration afterwards, the Chabad Hall is available to rent, with rates and add-ons listed. For a birth, a wedding or a Yahrzeit, the lifecycle guides cover what happens around the day.
Pick your week on the board below and tell us the name you want announced. Or call the office with a date in mind and we’ll check the calendar with you and talk through what the Kiddush should be — it varies with the week and with what you’d like on the table.
408-910-2034 · Info@chabadalmaden.com
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This week’s Kiddush
Parashat Noach
Shabbat, October 17, 2026 · ו׳ חֶשְׁוָן תשפ״ז
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Nothing is charged on this page. You tell us the week you would like and we settle the $500 with you afterwards.
Would you like to dedicate something else? A class, a Friday night dinner or a book.