MOSCOW (JTA) — Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar is slated to lead a delegation of 500 young Jews to the...
Month: April 2015

EnerJew continues to expand; Counselor seminar opens in Moscow
Thirty talented new youth counselors, from the 15 branches of the rapidly growing ‘EnerJew’ Jewish youth movement, attended a special...

Jewish Olympics: High Level of Jewish Education Unseen in the FSU for Generations
Out of the 1,639 students who participated in the Second Annual Jewish Olympics, a test of Jewish heritage knowledge, 60 finalists...

MOSCOW’S JEWISH MUSEUM & TOLERANCE CENTER: The World’s Largest
Walk into what was once a Moscow bus station and you’ve stepped into what’s not merely an institution of “living...

The Act of Remembering
This past summer the FJC launched a new website, a new way to remember, Yizkor Wall – A virtual memorial wall...

Lugansk Jewish Community: School Building Not Confiscated During Passover
By Dovid Margolin | Chabad.org News reports claiming that representatives of the separatist Lugansk People’s Republic violently confiscated the Beit Menachem-Or...

Russia: Deaf Jews Celebrate Their Heritage at Deaflympics
By Menachem Posner | Chabad.org As one of the only rabbis serving the Deaf community, Rabbi Yehoshua Soudakoff is constantly on the...

Batumi synagogue back to Jewish community after 86 years
by DFWATCH STAFF | Photo: Pirveli TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s State Agency on Religious Issues on Thursday decided to transfer ownership of the...

500 Seders Held Across Russia
Throughout Russia, from Moscow to Siberia – 500 public Seders were held this year, which were attended by thousands of...

Just in time for Passover; New clothing for the needy
FJC does it again: In honor of Passover 5,500 of the neediest Jewish children across Ukraine, Russia and the Former...
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