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About
Chabad of the Mountains is a vibrant and inclusive community in the heart of the Poconos. Motivated by a profound love for every Jew and spurred by a boundless optimism, Chabad of the Mountains offers an impressive array of programs, classes and services to educate, inspire, and uplift Jews from all walks of life with unconditional love and acceptance.
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Programs
Visitors Info
Welcome to the Poconos! Check out our Visitor page for different eateries, kosher establishments and more
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Learning & Inspiration
- 9 Reasons You'll Love Sitting in a SukkahFor just over one week a year, the Jewish world moves out to the shady confines of the sukkah. Here... Read More
- Help! It's Pouring Outside!A powerful Nor'easter is set to hit the Northeast United States. Do I eat in the sukkah on the first... Read More
- One Sukkah, One Lulav, One PeopleThe two central mitzvos of Sukkos—the sukkah and the Four Kinds—have at their core the theme of Jewi... Read More
- Under the Stars, We LightBlessings and instructions for Sukkot candle lighting. Read More
- The Festival of Sukkot Begins Tonight!A Guide to the Jewish Holiday of Sukkot, the Feast of Tabernacles, and the Meanings Behind It Read More
Halachic Times
Scranton, PA 18510
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5:26 AM
Dawn (Alot Hashachar)
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6:04 AM
Earliest Tallit and Tefillin (Misheyakir)
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6:53 AM
Sunrise (Hanetz Hachamah)
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9:51 AM
Latest Shema
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10:52 AM
Latest Shacharit
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12:53 PM
Midday (Chatzot Hayom)
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1:25 PM
Earliest Mincha (Mincha Gedolah)
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4:27 PM
Mincha Ketanah (“Small Mincha”)
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5:43 PM
Plag Hamincha (“Half of Mincha”)
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6:37 PM
Candle Lighting
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6:55 PM
Sunset (Shkiah)
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7:23 PM
Nightfall (Tzeit Hakochavim)
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12:54 AM
Midnight (Chatzot HaLailah)
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60:46 min.
Shaah Zmanit (proportional hour)
Shabbat & Holidays
Candle Lighting Times
Scranton, PA 18510
Light Shabbat / Holiday Candles at
Light Holiday Candles after
Holiday Ends
Daily Thought
That force that holds electrons in their orbit and planets in theirs, explodes incessantly within the stars above and is the darkness that fills the empty space—that force is a single whole, and it is G‑d.
It is not all of G‑d. It is an expression of G‑d. All of it could disappear in a single instant, and for Him nothing would have changed.
Where is it that you can find all of G‑d? Wherever He wishes to be...






