Chabad of Penn Wynne Hosts Successful Shabbaton

This past Shabbos over seventy people from Chabad of Penn Wynne, Pennsylvania spent an uplifting Shabbos – despite the less than perfect weather – at Camp Gan Yisroel in the Poconos.

Shabbos was a marathon of inspirational services and Farbrengen’s led by Rabbi Lipa Brennan, lectures and classes by Scholar-in-Residence Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Ehrenreich, a phenomenal children’s program, and of course lavish meals on Shabbos, Motzei Shabbos and Sunday morning, prepared by Yossel Brod and his staff.

Upon arriving Friday guests were treated to swimming, boating and a pre-Shabbos barbeque.

The Shabbaton concluded with new friendships being made and for all the participants, a deeper awareness of their rich Jewish heritage. A commitment to implement some of the many Mitzvos that were spoken about during the Shabbos started right away Sunday morning when a former judge in the NY criminal court system, put on Tefillin for the first time in a long time.

Chabad of Penn Wynne, which is directed by Rabbi Moshe and Devorah Brennan, has become an attraction to families wishing to be close to a Chabad House and has seen amazing growth with many families moving in within the last year alone. The recent growth is credited to all the amenities the community has to offer, including Kosher food, restaurants and education, as well as an affordable housing market.

The Chabad Center is located within the sprawling campus of the Kaiserman JCC, enabling them to utilize the many facets of the campus. In just a few years the Chabad House has developed from a Shabbos morning Minyan into a cohesive Chabad community. Current activities include JLI, holiday programs, individual and group Shiurim as well as Shabbos Minyanim and much more.

For more information about the Chabad of Penn Wynne community call Rabbi Moshe Brennan at (615) 529-9011 or email moshe@chabadpennwynne.org.