Shavuot Aid Packages to Moscow’s Jews
As customary every holiday eve, special food packages have been distributed to thousands of needy Jews across Moscow by the “Shaarei Tzedek Jewish Chessed Center” in the Marina Roscha neighborhood of Russian Moscow. Large and needy families, as well as those going through challenging times, were invited to pick up boxes full of quality products […]
Operation Milk: Abundance of Dairy Products Made Especially for Ukrainian Jews
Tasty ice creams, mozzarella cheese, and exquisite yogurt – these are some of the kosher dairy products that the Jews of Ukraine are currently receiving via a special operation that involves koshering factories and transporting products over twenty-hour distances from one end of the country to the other. Behind the scenes, significant challenges: including power […]
Bar Mitzvah Shows Dedication of Jewish Orphanage in Ukraine
A recent Bar Mitzvah celebration held in Odesa, Ukraine, highlighted the dedicated service that the Jewish communities and Chabad emissaries are providing local Jews amidst the crisis. The Bar Mitzvah boy hails from Almaty, Kazakhstan, where he was cared for by the local Rabbi Elchanan and Leah Cohen. At the age of 6, he was […]
Large Crowds at Lag BaOmer Parades and Events Across Moscow
The streets of Moscow haven’t seen such a spectacular sight in a long time. This year, with Lag BaOmer falling on a Sunday, hundreds of Jewish children marched together with Jewish pride, carrying large signs with verses and quotes from our sages in Russian. The parade took place on a central street in the Marina […]
Historical Celebration in Moscow: One Hundred Teenagers Celebrate Their Bar/Bat Mitzvah
In a unique event in the Russian capital, one hundred teenage boys and girls celebrated their Bar and Bat Mitzvahs in a special ceremony. The emotional celebration concluded an extensive educational program spanning several months, organized by the ‘EnerJew’ youth movement operating under the Federation of Jewish Communities – FJC. The program included a series […]
Parades Amid Bombings: This is How Lag BaOmer Was Celebrated in Ukraine
In Mykolaiv they marched through the streets, in Chernivtsi they excitement at the historic Kloyz, in Zhytomyr, the celebrations united the Jews of the western part of the country, in Vinnytsia the entire Jewish community celebrated, and in the capital Kyiv a touching Jewish demonstration took place | Lag BaOmer in Ukraine: This is how […]
100 Russian Rabbis Gather Where Nazis Once Reigned
Eighty-six years after the Nazis set the Great Synagogue of Kaliningrad ablaze, 100 Russian rabbis and Chabad emissaries gathered in the Russian enclave between Lithuania and Poland for a weekend of unity and inspiration. One hundred rabbis from across Russia gathered for an uplifting Shabbat weekend in the historic city of Kaliningrad, a Russian exclave […]
Kharkiv Celebrates Lag Baomer With Strength and Resilience
Amidst the relentless attacks that have besieged Kharkiv since the onset of the ongoing crisis, over 300 men, women, and children gathered in the Chebotarsky synagogue to celebrate a spirit of unity and pride that knows no bounds. In the heart of this besieged city, the Kharkiv Jewish community stands tall, embodying resilience, unity, and […]
A Jewish Awakening: Crisis in Ukraine pushes Jews towards faith, new leaders trained
People who did not recognize their Judaism suddenly began appearing at the synagogue, seeking spiritual reinforcement and material assistance. Based on an article by JERUSALEM POST STAFF The ongoing crisis in Ukraine led to a wave of departures of key figures who held managerial positions in Jewish communities across the country. In the city of […]
Lifechanging: hundreds YAHAD for a week in Thailand
How does one week lead hundreds of Jewish students to strengthen their inner connection to Judaism, sense of Jewish pride, and commitment to Jewish identity and continuity? Well, all this happened as part of an exciting journey of 600 students and young professionals from Russia and the FSU to Thailand. A journey aimed at strengthening […]