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A Friday night table that speaks Hebrew.
Rabbi Tal and Chava Shaul's Chabad Israeli Center sets a full Shabbat table every week of the year in northwest San Antonio, and saving your seat takes one short booking.
- Est. 2014 in San Antonio
- 501(c)(3) Non-Profit
- Shabbat Meals Every Week
- On-Site Mikvah
- Hebrew & English Spoken
What's waiting on Oak Grove Drive
בית חם בסן אנטוניו
The center opened in 2014 for the Israelis and Hebrew speakers of South Texas, and its door has stayed open to everyone else as well. Most of what happens here goes smoother when Chava knows you're coming.
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Friday dinner and Shabbat lunch, all year
Both meals happen every single week, holidays or not. There's no membership and no bill at the end; community donors cover each plate.
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Shacharit at 8:00 every morning
A daily morning minyan, plus Shabbat morning services at 10:00 followed by Kiddush and a full lunch. Check in first so you know the day's schedule.
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A mikvah right on campus
Available by advance arrangement, so you get access details and any preparation notes before you arrive.
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An Israeli kosher kitchen
San Antonio's community kosher kitchen runs from here: fresh meals, Shabbat and holiday trays, catering, and group orders.
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Torah classes and a rabbi who answers
Rabbi Tal studied in yeshivot in Jerusalem and New York. Bring the question you've been sitting on, in Hebrew or English.
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Help planning a visit to San Antonio
Hotels and rentals within walking distance, kosher groceries nearby, and this week's Shabbat times, sorted for you before you land.
Heard around the table
"We came from Haifa for my husband's job at the Medical Center and knew nobody. By our second Friday, Chava already knew how my kids like their schnitzel."
"I booked the mikvah two days ahead. Chava messaged me the details on WhatsApp the night before, and everything was ready and private when I got there."
"I'm a junior at UTSA and had nowhere to go for Rosh Hashanah. Rabbi Tal had me reading part of the service by the second day."
"We ordered from the kosher kitchen for my father's 80th. Forty guests, Israeli salads the way my mother made them, and not a crumb left over."
"My parents flew in from Petah Tikva for Pesach. One call and they had seder seats, a hotel they could walk from, and a minyan in the morning."
A week at the center
From the first minyan of the week to the last plate cleared after Shabbat lunch.
Before you book
Short answers to what first-time guests usually want to know.
- Do I need to be a member, or observant?
- Neither. There's no membership and no dress code. Israelis, American Jews, students from UTSA and Trinity, travelers, and curious neighbors all sit at the same table.
- What does a Shabbat meal cost?
- Nothing. Meals are funded by donations to the center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Booking ahead simply lets Chava set a place with your name on it.
- Can I use the mikvah if I'm only visiting?
- Yes. It sits on the center's campus and is open by advance arrangement, so reserve a time and you'll receive access details beforehand.
- Where are you, and where can I stay?
- 15511 Oak Grove Dr., San Antonio, TX 78255. The DoubleTree by Hilton San Antonio Northwest is roughly a 12-minute walk, which matters if you'll be walking on Shabbat.
Pick a Friday, a mikvah visit, or a time to sit down with Rabbi Tal in the calendar just below.
BOOK AN APPOINTMENT WITH Chabad Israel Center San Antonio
Chabad Israel Center San Antonio
15511 Oak Grove Dr, San Antonio, Texas 78255