Chabad of Prospect Heights

As the Prospects Heights neighborhood was experiencing a Jewish renaissance, Rabbi Mendy Hecht founded Chabad of Prospect Heights w. to provide educational and religious services for the area's Jewish community. Under the auspices of the senior Chabad representative in the Brownstone Brooklyn region, Rabbi Shimon Hecht, the Chabad jewish center opened its doors in the Fall of 2004. In the short time since its opening, the Jewish center become a magnet to the areas Jewish residents. Located at 569 Vanderbilt Ave. (between Pacific and Dean streets), the Chabad center offers an array of programming and services, including weekly classes, Shabbat services and dinners, holiday programs for adults as well as children, hospital visitations, and rabbinic counseling.