Tri-Valley Chabad Gets New Home
Chabad of the Tri-Valley in Pleasanton, California officially has a new home. After nine years of using rooms in various facilities around the area, the Chabad center moved into a 4,000- square-foot building.
“The house is an expression of the growth of Jewish life that has been happening in the area,” said Chabad Rabbi Raleigh Resnick.
The two-story building at 1258 Quarry Lane will provide space for the Gan Chabad Preschool, adult education courses, Hebrew school and youth group meetings, in addition to serving as the administrative office for the center.
The Chabad center signed a 3-year lease on the building, and is in the midst of a fundraising campaign to help with expenses.
Resnick said the population of the Tri-Valley area has grown to approximately 280,000 residents, an increase of some 50,000 since the rabbi and rebbetzen founded the Chabad House almost a decade ago.
Resnick, who serves as a Jewish chaplain in area hospitals, said Tri-Valley Chabad has helped to put up nearly 500 mezuzahs for local residents and brought awareness of kosher products available in supermarkets.
The move to expanded quarters is a welcome change, Resnick explained. “Until now we were using my living room for things. It even doubled as a kids club.”
London fan
Well done Raleigh, Hatzlocha
shmuel
why dont they buy the building? what will happen in 3 years when the lease is up?
the stones
mazel tov, rabbi raleigh and rebbetzin fruma! may you go me’chayol el chayol and continue to light up Pleasanton!
much hatzlacha,
your fans in CH
Schneur Zalman
As a counselor in California in 2006, I had the Zchus to stay 2 Shabbosim in their home.
They are an amazing family and very devoted to the Rebbe and their Shlichus.
hatzlacha fruma!!
keep going!!