A home for Jewish Alameda
More than a building.
A home for Jewish Alameda.
The building is ours. Our community is already thriving inside it. Now we're transforming it into the permanent home our community deserves — for us, and for generations to come.
Renovation Campaign · 2026
$0
Raised toward renovation
$600K
Campaign goal
Dec 31
2026 deadline
Help us build this home by December 31, 2026
Our story
We're already here.
Help us finish the home.
Since 2017, Chabad of Alameda has built a warm, thriving Jewish community — welcoming every Jew with open arms. In 2024, thanks to the generosity of our founding donors, we acquired our permanent home at 2510 Santa Clara Avenue.
Today, our community already gathers here every week — for Shabbat, holidays, classes, camp, and life's most meaningful moments. Now it's time to build it out: the sanctuary, the kitchen, the library, the children's space — everything that transforms four walls into a true home.
Chanukah party — our community in the new building
Camp Gan Israel
Children's programs
Jewish Women's Circle
Purim — families celebrating together
The vision
What we're building
Architectural renderings of the renovated Chabad Jewish Center of Alameda
Main sanctuary & library
Library & lounge
New kitchen
Building exterior
Outdoor gathering space
The work ahead
What your gift builds
Main room transformation
Flooring & ceiling
Aron Kodesh & sanctuary
New kitchen
Library & lounge
Lighting upgrades
HVAC & roof repairs
Outdoor gathering space
Donor honor wall
Year-round operations
Become a partner
Your gift at every level
$36K+
Founder
Name a space in the new Chabad House
$18K
Pillar
Fund a full year of Hebrew School
$7,200
Builder
Sponsor Camp Gan Israel for a summer
$3,600
Partner
Cover a family's High Holiday experience
$1,800
Friend
Donor Wall recognition + one Chai unit
All gifts of $1,800+ honored on our handcrafted Donor Wall. Gifts may be made in one payment or over time.
Dedication & naming
Leave your name on our home
Building dedication$360,000
Community space / social hall$250,000
Synagogue$180,000
Building entrance$180,000
Youth room$100,000
Kitchen$100,000
Lounge / library$75,000
Rabbi's office$36,000
Main entryway — Mezuzah$18,000
Mezuzah$3,600
Dedications may be made in one payment or over time.
Jewish life in action
What fills this home
Children & families
- Hebrew School of the Arts
- Camp Gan Israel
- Youth & teen programs
- Bar/Bat Mitzvah prep
- Mommy & Me
- New mother support
Learning & celebration
- Shabbat services & dinners
- High Holidays & festivals
- Adult education & Torah classes
- One-on-one Torah study
- Jewish Women's Circle
- Lifecycle events
Care & connection
- Hospital & home visits
- Crisis intervention
- Loaves of Love
- Holiday care packages
- Bereavement guidance
- Mentorship & guidance
Founding builders
Those who made it possible
In gratitude to the donors who made our home a reality
In Loving Memory of Zachary David Nelson
$100,000 and above
Dave Arbo
$25,000 – $99,999
Steve Regen
Kessler Family Foundation
$10,000 – $24,999
Anonymous
Dick Berman
Robert Drabkin
$5,000 – $9,999
Anonymous
David & Stephanie Mendelsohn
Yehuda Ben-Israel
Adam Singer
$1,800 – $4,999
Guy Ben Ari
Alameda Land Company
Chanie Alperowitz
Mendel Alperowitz
Heidi Frank
Leslie Gradet
Yossi Korik
Malkie Smetana
$500 – $1,799
Eli Posner
Ovadia & Nechoma Goldman
Linda Mindell
Tzvi Alperowitz
Mendy Bronstein
Crain-Maling Foundation
Chaim Greenberg
Dovber Grunblatt
Yosef Kantor
Vicky Larriberot
Sholom Levitin
Dov Mandel
Shmaya Shmotkin
Yehuda & Chanie Shmotkin
Nissan Kornfeld
Mel Waldorf
Mendel Wolvovsky
Bentzion Alperowitz
Chaim Bruk
Shuly Eizicovics
Benyamin Federman
Ahron Greenwald
Leibel Kudan
Shloime Nelken
Kenneth Preston
Keith Weitzen
Avremi Wolff
Charityex Foundation
* Donor wall being finalized. Contact us if your name should appear here.
Be a founder.
Be a builder.
Help bring this home to life — for our children, and for generations of Jewish Alameda to come.
♥ Every gift of $1,800+ honored on our Donor Wall
JewishAlameda.com
510-640-2590 · rabbi@jewishalameda.com
2510 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501
Rabbi Meir Shmotkin
510-640-2590 · rabbi@jewishalameda.com
2510 Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501
Rabbi Meir Shmotkin