Mat-Su Jewish Center, 9530 E Horse Play Circle, Palmer, AK (2026)

05/21/2026

🎉 Community Shavuot Celebration at Mat-Su Jewish Center Chabad 🎉

Dear Families and Friends,

Join us for a beautiful and joyful Shavuot celebration for the entire community as we celebrate the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai 3,338 years ago!

🕊️ Friday, May 22 • 6:00 PM
📍 MSJC Chabad

✨ Hear the Ten Commandments read from the Torah Scroll
🍰 Enjoy a delicious dairy dinner with cheesecake, blintzes, and more
🌸 Special hands-on children’s activity: Edible Mount Sinai!

There will be gluten-free, dairy-free, and child-friendly options available.

🌟 Second Day of Shavuot & Shabbat 🌟
📅 Saturday, May 23
🕥 Services at 10:30 AM
📖 Torah Reading & Yizkor at 11:30 AM
🍽️ Holiday lunch to follow

Come celebrate together with warmth, community, inspiration, and delicious food. We look forward to sharing this special Yom Tov with you!

Rabbi Mendy & Chaya Greenberg

05/16/2026

✨ WELCOME TO A VERY SPECIAL SHABBAT ✨

This Shabbat is filled with meaning and inspiration as we prepare for the upcoming holiday of the receiving of the Torah — the holiday of Shavuot — and begin a new book of the Torah, the Book of Numbers.

This Shabbat is also part of a historic and unprecedented national recognition in honor of 250 years of the United States of America, with encouragement for Jewish people across the country and around the to observe and celebrate the beauty and holiness of Shabbat.

For generations, Jews fought for the freedom simply to keep Shabbat. Today, not only are we blessed to live in a country where we are free to observe Shabbat openly, but we are even being encouraged to reconnect with our roots, appreciate the gift of Shabbat, and experience its beauty, peace, family connection, spirituality, and meaning from sundown Friday until Saturday night.

Join us this Shabbat at the Chabad Mat-Su Jewish Center!

🕍 Shabbat Services — 10:30 AM
📖 Torah Class & Discussion — 11:30 AM
🥗 Followed by a delicious Shabbat lunch

This week’s intriguing discussion:

🌾 WHY IS COUNTING THE OMER THE LONGEST CONTINUOUS MITZVAH IN THE TORAH? 🌾
What is the secret behind counting forty-nine consecutive days between Passover and Shavuot? Why doesn’t the Torah simply take us from freedom to the Giving of the Torah immediately?

Discover the powerful message of the Omer and how the journey from Egypt to Mount Sinai teaches us the secret of real personal growth, lasting transformation, and step-by-step spiritual change.

🕯 Jewish women and girls brighten the world by lighting Shabbat candles today in Palmer, Alaska, between 9:00 PM–10:24 PM.

Wishing you all a beautiful and peaceful Shabbat Shalom!

05/13/2026

🎉 You’re Invited to Our Community Shavuot Celebration! 🎉

Join us for a joyful and meaningful Shavuot celebration for the whole family as we celebrate the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai 3,338 years ago!

🕊️ Community Dairy Party & Reading of the Ten Commandments from the Torah Scroll
📅 Friday, May 22
🕕 6:00 PM
📍 MSJC Chabad

We’ll begin with a warm, family-friendly service followed by a delicious dairy dinner party featuring cheesecake, blintzes, and other Shavuot favorites! Gluten-free, dairy-free, and child-friendly options will be available.

🎨 Special Children’s Program:
Kids will enjoy a fun hands-on activity making edible Mount Sinai creations in honor of the beautiful Shavuot tradition of decorating with flowers!

Whether you’re coming for the inspiration, the delicious food, or the community spirit, we can’t wait to celebrate together.

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🌟 Second Day of Shavuot & Shabbat Services 🌟

📅 Saturday, May 23
🕥 Services Begin at 10:30 AM
📖 Torah Reading & Yizkor Memorial Service at 11:30 AM
🍽️ Followed by a delicious holiday lunch and meal at 12:30 PM

Wishing everyone a happy and inspiring festival of receiving the Torah with joy and inwardness!

Rabbi Mendy & Chaya Greenberg

05/08/2026

🔥 Official Video Released: Fireside Chat – Building a Better World 🔥

We’re excited to share the official edited recording of our special community Fireside Chat with Rabbi Simon Jacobson – Building a Better World held in the Mat-Su Valley of Alaska.

This meaningful conversation features Rabbi Simon Jacobson, renowned speaker and best-selling author of Toward a Meaningful Life, sharing powerful insights rooted in the timeless teachings of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson — global spiritual leader and one of the most influential Jewish sages of modern times. His teachings continue to inspire millions around the world and guide us in living with purpose, responsibility, and clarity.

The event took place on April 27, 2026, in honor of Education & Sharing Day, marking the 124th birthday of the Rebbe, and highlighting his enduring impact on education, leadership, and improving the world around us.

The discussion was moderated by Michelle Overstreet, CEO & Founder of My House, a Mat-Su nonprofit dedicated to supporting youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. Together, the conversation explored themes of purpose, education, values, leadership, and how each of us can take part in building a better world.

Recorded live at the Palmer Train Depot in Palmer, this event was hosted by the Mat-Su Jewish Center Chabad, in partnership with community organizations committed to strengthening and uplifting the Mat-Su Valley.

🎥 Watch the full edited video and share it with others who may find inspiration in it.

MAKE A SCENE Media
The People's Paper
Mat-Su Health Foundation
REACH 907 and Resilience Behavioral Health
The Children's Place Alaska
Friends of the Wasilla Public Library
Thrive Mat Su
Friends of the Palmer Public Library
Big Cabbage Radio
Alaska Jewish Campus
Q99.7
Mat-Su Sentinel

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