Our Story
A seasonal home in the High Peaks — here through the summer and winter, and only a message away the rest of the year.
A Seasonal Home in the High Peaks
Chabad of Lake Placid is new. It is also seasonal. Rabbi Chaim and Henchi Langsam are here in person through the summer and again through the winter, when the mountains fill up and the town comes alive. The rest of the year, they are a phone call or an email away.
No membership. No dues. No strings. Whether you grew up here, moved here last spring, or came up for a long weekend, there is a place for you.
Two Communities. One Jewish Home.
We serve Lake Placid and Tupper Lake — and every hamlet, cabin, camp, and campsite in between. The Adirondacks are vast. Jewish life here doesn't need a big building. It needs people who notice each other.
Rabbi Chaim & Henchi Langsam
Chaim and Henchi are Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries — shluchim. It's an old idea, carried by a young couple: go somewhere, stay human, and make sure no Jew who passes through feels like a stranger.
In practice that looks small and personal. A one-on-one learning session. A Shabbat meal at their table. Tefillin on a Tuesday morning, or after a run along the lake. A long conversation over coffee that wasn't on anyone's calendar. Come as you are — background and observance are nobody's entrance exam.
What Is Chabad?
Chabad-Lubavitch is a worldwide movement of Jewish life and learning. Its premise is simple: every Jew is precious, and warmth should come without judgment. Chabad centers around the world open their doors to everyone, no matter your background or level of observance.
The Rebbe
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, led the Chabad-Lubavitch movement from 1950 until his passing in 1994. He sent thousands of young couples out to cities, towns and remote corners around the world to build Jewish life wherever they landed. That network of shluchim now spans more than 100 countries — and it is why there is a Chabad in the Adirondacks at all.