Jewish community center opens in Carson City

Chabad of Carson City, a center serving the Jewish community, will be ready to host activities for Rosh Hashanah, Oct. 2, according to a news release.

Rabbi Levi and Chana Sputz said Chabad of Carson City will serve as a home for Jewish life and community in Carson City and the Carson Valley. It will offer a wide range of Jewish services, classes, and holiday programming.

“We are thrilled to establish a home for Jewish life in Carson City,” Rabbi Sputz said in the release. “For years, local Jews had to travel elsewhere for Jewish programs. Now, we are proud to create a space where every Jew can feel welcomed, connected, and supported – right here in their own backyard.”

The Sputzes first moved to Reno to establish the Chabad Learning Center, offering Torah classes for adults across Northern Nevada. Over the past year, their outreach expanded to Carson City, the release said. The new center will be “an address for everything Jewish,” offering Shabbat dinners, Torah classes, children’s programs, and holiday celebrations for Jews of all backgrounds.

“Carson City is a vibrant and diverse community,” Chana Sputz said in the release. “We want to ensure that every Jew – whether they’ve lived here for decades or just moved – has access to the traditions, teachings, and joy that make Jewish life so special.”

As part of the global Chabad-Lubavitch movement, Chabad of Carson City is inspired by the teachings of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson.

“The Rebbe taught that every Jew matters, no matter where they are,” said Rabbi Sputz. “That’s why Chabad centers have opened in cities large and small worldwide. We’re honored to bring that vision to Carson City.”

Chabad of Carson City will open in time for the upcoming High Holidays, offering a traditional Rosh Hashanah dinner and a public Shofar blowing to welcome the Jewish New Year.

For information, go to jewishcarson.com or contact Rabbi Levi Sputz at 347-262-4531 and rabbi@jewishcarson.com. All are welcome.