Chabad of Chula Vista

Tu Bshvat fun at Hebrew school yesterday! So exciting being back after our winter break

Join us this evening for a special event entitled Thinking Good with four very special guests right here on our Facebook page. Prepare to be uplifted and change the way you think by these phenomenal speakers: Dr. David Rosmarin is the director of the Spirituality and Mental Health Program at McLean Hospital and an assistant professor at Harvard University. His groundbreaking studies helped show how spirituality impacts our mental and physical health. Rabbi Mendel Kalme...nson is the director of Chabad of Belgravia and author of the book Positivity Bias: Practical Wisdom for Positive Living. He has lectured across the world on this topic as well. Mr. Natan Sharansky is an Israeli politician, human rights activist, and author who, as a refusenik in the Soviet Union during the 1970s and 1980s, spent nine years in Soviet prisons. He served as Chair of the Executive of the Jewish Agency from June 2009 to August 2018. Mrs. Sara Blau is an educator, artist and author of over 20 children’s books. See more

We are preparing a NEW five-session Hebrew reading crash course which will be completed before Passover! If you are interested in this course, please take this poll to let us know what day/time works best for you. Classes will be outdoors, socially distant, and safe, with heaters if needed. ... There is a likelihood we will also offer the course on zoom if there is enough demand. The tentative starting date for the course is the second week of February. https://forms.gle/cBTngDSCozRBDJAf9

Wise Men of Jerusalem - Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz

Join us this Sunday at 5PM for The Wise Men of Jerusalem with Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz on our Facebook page. Facebook.com/ChabadChulaVista He will be answering: 1. What is the purpose of life? 2. What are the basic beliefs of Judaism?... 3. Are there aliens according to Judaism? 4. Is Judaism a cult? 5. Why is there so much violence in the Torah? 6. Why does G-d sound so angry in the Torah? 7. What did Chassidism add to Judaism? 8. What do Jews believe about the resurrection and reincarnation? 9. Is everything in the Torah literal? See more

What a special Yom Kippur we had at the Hampton Inn!! Thank you HaShem for the gift of community. Thank you Rebbe for the opportunity. ... Thank you to all the joined us. Thank you to our sponsors who made this possible. Thank Cantor Moreno for your inspiration. Thank you to all the volunteers and our security team.

Bringing the joy of the High Holidays to our friends at Paradise Village with Cantor Daniel Moreno and his brother Isaac Moreno!

Bringing the joy of the High Holidays to our friends at St. Paul's Plaza with Cantor Daniel Moreno and his brother Isaac Moreno.

Are you coming for Yom Kippur at the Hampton Inn? ! Sign up at JewishChulaVista.com/Reservation If you would like to stay the night... at the Hotel, book here: JewishChulaVista.com/Hotel To become a Yom Kippur sponsor check JewishChulaVista.com/Opportunities : The Hampton Inn, Chula Vista Eastlake 2424 Fenton St, Chula Vista, CA 91914 : , 27 Kol Nidrei Service (): 6:30 pm , 28 Morning Services ( with limited seats): 10:00 am Mincha Services ( with limited seats): 1:30 pm Yizkor Memorial Service (): 5:30 pm Neilah and Final Shofar Blowing (): 6:00 pm Fast Ends & Break Fast: 7:30 pm

Federal law instituted in 1916 requires the American Supreme Court to open the new sessionafter the long summer breakon the first Monday in October. But in 2016, Monday, October 3, was Rosh Hashanah. Three of the judges sitting on the Supreme Court, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan, who are all Jewish, were not present on the opening day of the US Supreme Court. So what happened? The opening session lasted only about five minutes and consisted largely of... admitting new attorneys to the Supreme Court bar. Because it was Rosh Hashanah, they would not hear arguments in cases until Tuesday. (On the official Supreme Court calendar, Monday October 3, 2016 is highlighted in blue, meaning it is a "non-argument session.") But how did this happen? How did The Supreme Court yield to Rosh Hashanah?! After all, if any institution is going to follow American law, it would be the US Supreme Court. If the law dictates that the court opens on the first Monday of October Monday, how did the court surrender to RH? So let me tell you the remarkable story, shared by Ruth Ginsburg herself at a dinner. This happened back in 2003. That year, Yom Kippur fell out on the first Monday of October. So the two Jewish judges, Justice Stephen Breyer and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg went to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Rehnquist, and requested that we delay the opening in deference to Yom Kippur. The Chief Justice was not persuaded. He said 'Why should we delay? We always hold our Friday conferences on Friday, even if it is Good Friday!' Why should Yom Kippur be given more prominence than Good Friday? So Ruth Ginsburg replied to him 'So move that conference to Thursday; that would be fine for us.' The Chief was still not persuaded. So Ruth Ginsburg said to him: Lawyers wait their entire career to appear before the Supreme Court. For many of them, it is a once in a lifetime chance to argue in the Supreme Court. What if a Jewish lawyer wanted to appear in court on this Yom Kippur? We should not make that lawyer choose between observing his or her faith and appearing before the Court! That persuaded the Chief Justice. From that day it was decided that if RH or YK are on the first Monday of October, the court will open up for five minutes but no arguments would be heard so no lawyer should have to choose between his Judaism and his career! Even the gentile Chief Justice understood that not a single Jewish lawyer trying to make it in America should have to neglect his Jewish heritage and faith. Every single Jew deserves the right to remain a Jew fully!

Wow!! What an incredible turn out for Shofar at the park! It’s inspiring that 200 people braved the heat to join us to hear the Shofar and our incredible Chazan... Daniel Moreno whose voice touched the hearts of so many over the past 2 days! If you came today and enjoyed, drop a comment below Thank you to our sponsors who made this possible! Thank you to the security team, City of Chula Vista for the park permit and thank you San Diego Premier Party Rentals for always being such a pleasure to work with!

Over 130 people already signed up for this FREE and awesome Shofar Service and Cantorial Performance at the Park! If you’re planning to attend, please register TODAY so we can prepare accordingly with safe, physically distant chairs! It’s going to be a great one! JewishChulaVista.com/park

Those who’ve been to Shul lately know how awesome these tables have been! We need a few more to accommodate a larger crowd for the high holidays. If you would like to sponsor some please let us know. Have a wonderful day! https://www.walmart.com//Mainstays-5-Piece-Foldi/586248754

High Holidays are around the corner! If you are planning on joining us please REGISTER as soon as you can as seats are quite limited this year. JewishChulaVista.com/4865978 to register - full schedule below! To register for Shofar and Concert at the Park - JewishChulaVista.com/Park

Join us for a pre-High Holiday cantorial evening with Musical superstar Dudu Fisher where he will sing special High Holiday songs/prayers. Let’s get our soul in the rhythm. Sunday, September 13th at 5 pm www.PreHighHolidayConcert.com