Chabad at MIT

Chabad at MIT is a Jewish student center serving the Massachusetts Institute of Technology community in Cambridge. Guided by the commandment to love your neighbor as yourself, it aims to be a home away from home for every Jewish student on campus, meeting people at their own pace in a warm, non-judgmental setting. Its door is open to students looking for a meal, a conversation or somewhere quiet during a hard week.

Friday nights center on Shabbat, with candles, challah and a table that keeps getting longer, and newcomers who have never attended one are welcomed alongside those who grew up keeping Shabbat. Beyond Shabbat, the center runs weekly events, classes and educational programs covering many areas of Jewish life, plus social and spiritual programming for the wider Jewish community at MIT. Its stated goal is for students to graduate as stronger, more empowered Jews.

What to Know

• The center is led by Rabbi Menachem Altein and Mussy Altein.
• Programs are supported by donations that fund Shabbat meals, weekly events and classes.
• It is part of the worldwide Chabad movement’s network of campus centers.