Innovative Jewish Center Designed by Landau Zinder Celebrates Grand Opening, Serves an Evolving Community
Landau Zinder Architecture, experts in leading-edge, sustainable design for synagogue and Jewish worship-study spaces, have announced the completion of work and grand opening of the Yakov & Hava Telyas Chabad Jewish Center in Clinton, New Jersey. Combining learning environments and community amenities with a sunlit sanctuary for worship, the innovative community center will serve as the new home for the activities and education programs of Chabad of Hunterdon County and host regular worship services for Central New Jersey’s Jewish community at large.
Constructed over the past two years on a 10-acre site, the 17,000-square-foot Telyas Center features classrooms for pre-kindergarten, Hebrew school and adult education, plus an outdoor learning space and a playground, serving dozens of students and their families daily. According to architect Joshua Zinder, AIA, LEED AP, who led the design effort for Landau Zinder, the soaring volume of the sanctuary accommodates up to 150 congregants for worship services.