‘Chabad at the Shore’ Hopes for Sunny Minyan

The Jewish Exponent

Ventnor, NJ – Hoping to attract vacationers to the Jersey shore, Chabad-Lubavitch has opened a storefront synagogue in the heart of Ventnor, just blocks from the beach and boardwalk.

The synagogue, called Chabad at the Shore, is being run by Chabad of Atlantic County, a roughly 14-year-old organization based in Margate, N.J., the town that neighbors Ventnor.

The Margate site — not too far from the brand-new Milton and Betty Katz Jewish Community Center of Atlantic County — includes a synagogue.

However, that Chabad shul is located on a block that’s not often traversed by tourists or beachcombers, according to Rabbi Shmuel Rapoport, who oversees Chabad of Atlantic County.

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