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For over 40 years, Congregation Emek Beracha has welcomed students, business visitors, and tourists to Silicon Valley. Our growing, vibrant Orthodox community of over 135 families creates a warm atmosphere and welcoming environment for people from all backgrounds. Guided by Rabbi Yitzchok Feldman, our Shul is committed to approaching the modern world through the perspective of Halacha, embracing religious Zionism, and growing in Jewish learning and observance

Last summer, R' Feldman published a Sefer Zikaron, a memorial book, about one of his teachers in Yerushalayim, R' Yaakov Rosenberg, A"H.  Ike Winer & Bonnie Rosenberg will host a book launch event at their home, at 2306 Ross Rd., on Tuesday, October 23rd at 7:30 pm.  There will be light nosh/refreshments.  R' Feldman will speak about his teacher and the book in what will be a variation on Beit Midrash.  Copies will be available for sale.      

Registration for the Shabbaton dinner has now opened. Dinner is $25 for adults and $15 for children with a cap of $100/family. 

For those who want to eat at the Shul that night, please sign up soon thru the website at this link.  Registration will end Monday Oct. 22: 
Click here for registration 

R' Moshe Hauer from Baltimore will be here for Parashat Vayeira, Oct 26-27.  He will speak several times over Shabbat, all of which are open to everyone.  The first talk will be on Friday night at 9 pm on Rabbi Moshe Teichtal's seminal work on Zionism, Eim HaBanim Smecha.  ​​​​​​​

 Stanford Dining has taken the Kosher option up a notch by expanding to weekday lunches five days a week and dinners Monday - Thurs.. Not just students but the general public can pay its way into the dining hall at Florence Moore Dorm and enjoy the Kosher section. It's open from 11 am - 1 pm for lunch and 5 - 7 pm for dinner. The cost is a flat fee of $15.50 per person and you can get seconds (or thirds). The Kosher section is well-marked, and is Fleishig (meat) for both meals each day. Flo-Mo, as it is called, is on Mayfield Ave., across from the parking lot of Tressidor (here). Finding the dining hall can be a challenge for outsiders but any student will direct you.

The community is so happy to have you here and we are happy to share our warmth, passion, and great food. If you'll be around and want to share your Shabbat or Yom Tov meals with members of the community, please contact our hospitality committee at hospitality@emekberacha.org

Please note that our hospitality program cannot guarantee availability every week. The number of hosts and visitors varies each time, and we must prioritize those who come for medical or business reasons.  We recommend that you make a "Plan B" for your stay, while we try to match you up with a host. Thanks in advance for your understanding.

For more information please check out our Visitors Section