Jewish holidays
From the shofar on Rosh Hashanah to the last matzah ball of Passover, every holiday of the year happens here — services, meals, and something for the kids. You bring yourself; we'll bring the rest.
A Jewish year has a holiday for almost every mood: solemn and hopeful in the fall, bright and loud in the winter, free and full in the spring. At Chabad House Demo each one is open to everyone, with no tickets for services and no membership to buy first.
The High Holidays fill the room, Chanukah spills out into a public park, and our community seder seats a hundred and twenty people at one long table.
Holidays we celebrate together
Dates and times are on the Events page as each one gets close.
Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Services with English explanation, the shofar in the park for anyone who can't sit through a service, and a break-fast for everyone.
Sukkot and Simchat Torah
Meals in our sukkah, a lulav and etrog to shake, and dancing with the Torah until late.
Chanukah
A public menorah lighting downtown, latkes and donuts, and a family craft morning before the first candle.
Purim and Passover
A costume party with a megillah reading for kids, and a community seder — the whole Haggadah, in English, with real food.
Holiday questions
Do I need a ticket for High Holiday services?
No. Services are open to everyone. Seats are first come; families with small kids sit near the back door.
What does the community seder cost?
The seder asks a contribution per adult, listed on the event page. Sponsors cover anyone who asks quietly.
I'm on my own for the holidays. Can someone host me?
Yes — call or send a note and we'll seat you with a family for a holiday meal.
More programs
Other ways to be part of the community.
- Shabbat dinnersEvery Friday night, after a short service, we sit down to kiddush, fresh challah and a three-course home-cooked dinner. Forty people on a quiet week, a hundred on a holiday — and always a seat for one more.
- Torah classes & Lunch and LearnA Tuesday evening class on the week's Torah portion, a Thursday Lunch and Learn downtown, and one-on-one study whenever you want it. No background needed — bring a question and leave with something to think about.
- Hebrew schoolSunday mornings from 9:30 to 12:00 for kids from kindergarten to sixth grade. Hebrew reading, holidays they get to make and taste, and Jewish stories — taught by teachers who know every child's name.