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Chabad House at UVA is a home away from home for hundreds of college students. What makes it so special? The warm, open, non-judgmental, Jewish family atmosphere that’s unique to our corner of Charlottesville.
Whether it’s a packed Shabbat dinner or a quiet weekday drop-in during our family dinner hour, our doors are always open.
Chabad House exists to nurture a deep love for Judaism among UVA students and the wider Charlottesville community — to spark connection to the Jewish people, the Torah, and the Land of Israel.
No matter your background or affiliation, you are welcome here.
No memberships. No dues. Just good food, great people, and meaningful moments.
About Chabad at UVA
Whether it’s a packed Shabbat dinner or a quiet weekday drop-in during our family dinner hour, our doors are always open.
Chabad House exists to nurture a deep love for Judaism among UVA students and the wider Charlottesville community — to spark connection to the Jewish people, the Torah, and the Land of Israel.
No matter your background or affiliation, you are welcome here.
No memberships. No dues. Just good food, great people, and meaningful moments.
Chabad World News
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Tue, November 3, 2026
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It was evening and it was morning, the sixth day. And the heavens and the earth were completed, and all their host. And G‑d completed on the seventh day His work which He had done; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had done. And G‑d blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it; because in it He rested from all His work which G‑d had created, to make . . .
Genesis 1:31–2:3 (recited as a preface to the Friday night Kiddush)
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