Chabad Lincoln Park
Chabad of Lincoln Park is dedicated to serving your Jewish needs in a personal and professional manner. We welcome people of all backgrounds and affiliations. We offer prayer services, classes, Shabbat dinners, and social events. Chabad of Lincoln Park was established in the summer of 2012 and is directed by Rabbi Mendy & Mrs. Brocha Benhiyoun along with their four boys Eli, Dovi, Shai and Arik.
Chabad of Lincoln Park is a branch of the Center for Jewish Life with locations in the Loop, Gold Cost, Lincoln Park & South Loop. The Center for Jewish Life has been serving the downtown Chicago area for 25 years and is directed by Rabbi Meir Chai & Mrs. Rivkah Benhiyoun.
Rabbi Mendy Benhiyoun
Mendy was born and raised in Lincoln Park. He studied for five years at a Yeshiva (Talmudic academy) in the suburbs of Paris, France. He then he moved on to a Yeshiva in Frankfurt, Germany where he was able to not only study extensive Jewish texts but to live with the Jewish community there and get an up close look at life amongst the historic community. His rabbinical journey took him back to the States, to New Haven and Brooklyn to receive his Rabbinic Ordination from the head of the Bet Din Chabad of Israel.
Mrs. Brocha Benhiyoun
Brocha was born in Palm Beach, Florida. After spending a year in New York studying she returned home to help establish a vibrant Preschool. Her expertise with youth education is her caring and patient attitude towards each child individually and the belief in finding the good in every one of her students. What she enjoys especially is creating a community environment within the school. Brocha serves as Co-Director of Chabad of Lincoln Park and its' Hebrew school.