Chabad Jewish Center of Springfield is committed to the themes on which the Chabad movement is based: a love for G-d, a love for Torah, and a love for the Jewish people.

Chabad welcomes every Jew into an inviting and non-judgmental environment in which to experience our heritage. Chabad brings a warmth and joy to Judaism.

Rabbi Mendy and his wife Sara Turen, serve as the directors of the Chabad Jewish Center of Springfield, IL.

Rabbi Turen grew up in Chicago. His parents Rabbi Eli and Tsyrl Turen are serving the Jewish community of Chicago. His father serves as a Rabbi of a local synagogue, and his mother is principal of a Jewish girls high school.

The rabbi studied at a large Jewish school in a suburb of Paris for four years, and then went on to study in Israel for two years. After graduating, he served as a teacher in a Jewish high school in Cincinnati, OH.

He also studied at the Central Lubavitcher Yeshiva in Brooklyn and continued his postgraduate studies at the Kollel Institute in Brooklyn. He received his rabbinical ordination in 2014.

Sara Turen, was born in Boulder, CO. She has a degree in education, and taught at Beis Rivkah elementary school in Brooklyn.

The Turens work to augment and further develop the Jewish programming in Springfield and surrounding areas, as well as make contact with unaffiliated Jews in the area.

The activities of the center include: Shabbat meals, meaningful classes/study partners, house visitation, holiday celebrations, and prayers.

Rabbi Mendy’s personal email is mendelturen@gmail.com