President Ilham Aliyev congratulates Jewish community
APA – Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyevhas congratulated the country’s Jewish community on the occasion of the Jewish New Year – Rosh Hashanah. The president mentioned in his congratulatory message that Azerbaijan which is situated at the crossroads of civilizations is one of the rare places with well-preserved multicultural traditions and mutual respect between various religions and […]
750 Religious Leaders Attend Interfaith Congress in Moscow’s JCC
Last Thursday, FJC hosted an interfaith congress of religious leaders in Moscow’s Jewish community center. The congress was organized by Elijah Interfaith Institute, which has been active under the umbrella of Unesco for over 20 years. The congress was attended by over 750 religious leaders from 63 countries, including representatives of Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and […]
Darkeinu “Mega” Contest Gets Students Involved for Rosh-Hashanah
Ahead of the upcoming holiday of Rosh Hashana, FJC’s Darkeinu Jewish studies curriculum is jumping in to get the students involved as soon as the new school year starts. Last week Darkeinu launched a “Mega Rosh Hashana 5778” contest – an activity that Darkeinu hopes will raise the student’s personal engagement with the holiday and […]
EnerJew Revolutionizes Jewish Summer Camp Experience
A unique summer camp welcomed Jewish teenagers from all over Ukraine in the hot days of August. Set up in the picturesque Karpaty mountain region, the EnerJew Gan Israel camp provided over 200 teenagers with a “Jewish experience of a lifetime”, giving them a charge of energy, fun, and inspiration to take back home for […]
Mobile Synagogues Promote ‘Peace and Understanding’ in Russia
This summer saw the sixth annual expedition of FJC’s rabbinical student enthusiasts on mobile synagogues, or “Mitzvah-mobiles” as they are called, across Russia. This year Jewish trailers visited over 30 cities in the heart of Russia, among them Tula, Lipetsk, Kursk, Orel, Briansk, Smolensk and many more. “It is very nice to see the growing […]
On-Line Jewish Education Now a Reality in Russia
A new online school program began operating throughout Russia this week. Utilizing technological advances, FJC’s Or Avner network launched the online school program called “Or Menachem” to make Jewish education accessible to thousands of Jewish children residing in remote corners of the country. Many new educational tools were especially developed for the program that brings a surge […]
Ukrainian Jewish Youth Completes Israel Journey
This August FJC’s Stars Ukraine program provided 50 young people aged 18 to 26 with a magical summer experience – a ten-day learning seminar in Israel that was a journey deep into their roots and wide to the country’s borders. Over the course of the trip, the group traveled from the mountains of Tzfat to […]
Commemorate Your Loved Ones on FJC Yom Kippur Services at Western Wall
With the beginning of the month of Elul last week, the month preceding Jewish high holidays of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the FJC – Federation of Jewish Communities of the FSU is inviting its friends, supporters and followers to participate in the Yizkor memorial prayer recited on Yom Kippur. The prayer will be recited […]
Fourth New Yeshiva Opens in Moscow
In addition to three active Yeshivas in Moscow, this week an additional new Yeshiva opened its doors in the ‘Jewish village’ of Malachovka in Moscow’s suburbs. The sounds of Torah proudly resounds in Russia’s capital. This new Yeshiva – part of the educational renaissance led by the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, for […]
Group Travels to Fulfill Orphan Girl’s Wish
A group of people traveled for hours to help a Jewish girl fulfill a decision she made at FJC’s Jewish summer camp in Rostov, Russia. After years of running an overnight camp on the Don River, this year FJC’s popular Rostov Jewish summer camp, moved to a larger camp site on the Azov sea, geared […]