Welcome to our wonderful, very hospitable town. We hope you find your trip here most rewarding and fulfilling . We are glad to outline before you some of the community resources that are available for those in need.

 

 

Kosher Food

Resturants

Gleibermans 
       The closest Kosher resturant is in Charolette, NC. Click on their name above to see what they have to offer. 

General Grocery Stores

Krogers on 15-501 (a ten minute drive from Duke)
       A decent supplier of Kosher Food here in town - with many generic kosher brands much like you would find in
       any mainstream American grocery (Yet anything like ready to go meals etc- you should probably bring along.)
       Feel free to give them a call 919  403 6945 -  3420 Watkins Road Durham NC 27707

Wellspring
       621 Borad Street, Durham (Wine, Vegetarian, etc.) 919-471-6263

Trader Joe's
      http://www.traderjoes.com/ also has many Kosher items & Kosher Wine. Often times they carry
      Pas Yisroel Bread from Montreal as well.
 

Grocery Shopping Online

AllinKosher.com
      Check out this wonderful resource! Many of our vistors buy their food ahead of time and get it delivered so
      they are all set when it arrive!

For Frozen Kosher Chicken & Meat - Or any other inquiries: Contact Yehudis- 942 7663

Prayer Services

During the week, the closest Daily Minyan is the Raleigh, NC a 35 minute drive from Durham and Chapel Hill.  For more details check out http://www.jewishraleigh.org/ or call Rabbi Sholom Estrin at 919 802 3172

Here at the Chabad in Chapel Hill we usually have Minyanim on Shabbos. These take place at 127 Mallet St. Chapel Hill, NC and you can contact Rabbi Zalman for more details.
 

For Duke Medical Patients

Translation Help For Patients
      1. Yiddish - Sheva Zuker -- SCZUCKER@aol.com
      2. Hebrew - Adda --681-3007 --
      3. Hebrew -- Hudi Gross

For a Hospital Visit 
      1. Mardi  Zeiger - 932 - 5663 
      2. Jewish Family Services- jfs@shalomdch.org
      3. Chabad House Of Healing Initiative

Food During A Hospital Stay
      Duke Medical Center Dietary Services - Glatt Kosher Meals are available for patients. Microwaveable - Pasta &
      Garden, Beef Stew, Chicken Mediterranean, Vegetable Stew and My Kind of Chicken (chunks of chicken, rice,
      sauce)-- Duke - 684-8111 (Ask for the Dietitian)
      Duke Medical Patients Only - Contact - NY Bikur Cholim Agency (For help w/ Food shipments ) or Chai Lifeline -
      Florida
      Or contact the local Chabad House Of Healing Initiative 

Hotels Near Duke

Brookwood Inn - Durham
       2306 Elba Street Reservations
       Telephone: 919-286-3111
       (Located directly across the street from the hospital - 1 and a half star hotel)

Millenium Hotel - Durham 
       2800 Campus Walk Avenue 
       Durham, NC 27705
       Telephone: 919-383-8575 
       Fax : 919-383-8495 
       Reservations: 866-866-8086
       (Located 3 blocks away - a four star hotel - Call us at 919 630 5129 for special rates)

Duke Towers   
       (Walking distance to the Orthodox Minyan in Durham)

Hotels in Chapel Hill

Carolina Inn Chapel Hill 
      211 Pittsboro Street
      Chapel Hill, NC 27516
      (919) 933 2001

The Franklin Street Hotel - Chapel Hill
      311 West Franklin Street
      Chapel Hill, NC 27516 
      For more information: 866 831 5999/919 442 9000
      Ask for the Chabad rate - if you have any difficulties call 919 630 5129

Hospitality

   1. Martie Zeiger - 932 - 5663
   2. Jewish Family Services- jfs@shalomdch.org
   3. Tova -- Special Care for Israeli Families - 919 676 7103

Women's Mikveh

Congregation Sha'arei Israel, the Chabad in Raleigh, houses a Mikvah which is used by women throughout Eastern and Central North Carolina. For more information please visit their website by clicking here.

Links

Other Chabad Centers in NC
Our Old Website: http://www.duke.edu/~rabbi
Meaningful Life Center : http://www.meaningfullife.com/html
Chabad House Locator: www.chabad.org
Mohel of the Carolinas - www.Circumcision.net   
 
Duke Fitness Center www.mc.duke.edu
Learn To Chant Per. From The Torah http://www.bible.ort.org/books/torahd5.asp
 

Chabad at Durham-Chapel Hill & Duke University is dedicated to the living legacy of The Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.  For a glimpse into the Man and the Century www.therebbe.org 

If you need any more assistance with visitors staying longer term ...please
feel free to call us at 942-7663 or e-mail yehudis18@aol.com