Join us for a community Chanukah Celebration! Featuring a festive Israeli dinner, Menorah lighting ceremony, music, sufganiyot, crafts for kids, dreidels and more. Fun for the whole family! $10 per person/$36 per family. $15 at the door. Sponsor $180. RSVP REQUIRED.Continue Reading

4th Annual Oakland Car Menorah Parade WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2023 | 5:30pm Start at Chabad of Oakland, 3014 Lakeshore Ave. Followed by Menorah Lighting & refreshments outside Chabad Drive through the streets of Oakland with Menorah topped cars & music Every car will receive a party box to enjoy duringContinue Reading

Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is the anniversary of the creation of Adam and Eve, and a day of judgment and coronation of G‑d as king. It is a day of prayer, a time to ask the Almighty to grant us a year of peace, prosperity andContinue Reading

  Enjoy the tastes and traditions of Rosh Hashanah with community, family and friends. Our delicious dinner is spiced with great food, song, and meaningful holiday insights. ROSH HASHANA EVEWednesday, Oct 2, 7:15PMChabad Center for Jewish Life3014 Lakeshore Ave, Oakland  Continue Reading

Join the Young Jewish Professionals for a delicious Rosh Hashanah Dinner – Enjoy a special holiday experience, eat special Rosh Hashanah foods and learn the mystical meanings of the Jewish New Year. Shabbat, Sept 16Services 8:00pm Followed By Dinner at 8:15pm At Chabad Center for Jewish Life3014 Lakeshore AveOakland, CAContinue Reading

Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement):October 11-12 – Tishrei 9-10 Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the year—the day on which we are closest to G‑d and to the quintessence of our own souls. It is the Day of Atonement—“For on this day He will forgive you, to purifyContinue Reading

Dear Friend, We are entering the New Year of 5785. It’s the time of the year when we come to recognize the successes of the work of Chabad Oakland and must thank and give appreciation to you our dear friends and congregants for helping us along the way. As aContinue Reading

Each year we compile a list of all the names of loved ones to be remembered during the Yizkor Service. Having all these names compiled in one booklet, as is customary in many communities, brings everyone together as one family and brings an added measure of dignity and merit toContinue Reading