World’s Largest Yiddish Magazine Highlights Passover in Russia
“And they Traveled to Rusland”: Moment Magazine, the world’s most popular Yiddish magazine, published a full-length supplement of the Jewish community rabbis and Chabad emissaries’ work throughout Russia and Siberia, and a 10-page interview with Rabbi Berel Lazar, the Chief Rabbi of Russia. “Six Dramatic Days Including Shabbat in Siberia”- says the title on the […]
Unique Tefillin Shaped Building Dedicated in Moscow Suburb
An impressive and uplifting ceremony marked the opening and dedication of the long-awaited Jewish Community Center in Moscow’s suburb Mitischi, a unique five-story building designed in the form of a Tefillin. At the request of the community’s President and major donor, Mr. Boruch Benzion Gurovitch, the five-story building was designed in the form of a […]
The Voyage to Thailand: The Exciting Experience That Turns Hundreds of Russian Youths into Proud Jews
Over 600 young Jewish students and young professionals from Russia and the FSU are currently participating in an exciting and powerful journey to strengthen their Jewish identity taking place in Thailand. The journey’s participants are young individuals who invest throughout the entire year in Torah and Judaism studies together with their local rabbis and Chabad […]
Street in Kharkiv Named after Fallen IDF Soldier
In a historic move, the city of Kharkiv, Ukraine, has honored the memory of IDF Sergeant Alexey (Asher) Neykov by renaming a street in his honor. Neykov, a Kharkiv native, sacrificed his life to save dozens of children during a terrorist attack on a school bus in Gush Katif. The decision was made during a […]
Uplifting Passover Brings Hope and Resilience to Ukraine’s Jewry
Although three years of ongoing tension have left their mark, the festival of Passover was celebrated across Ukraine—in hundreds of locations and by tens of thousands—with a strong sense of freedom, hope, and Jewish pride. Special security precautions enabled organized public Seder events, participated by more than 14,500 people; special kosher for Passover food parcels […]
Freedom and Joy: FSU Jewry Proudly Celebrates Passover
Hundreds of thousands of Jews, spanning ten different time zones and across the vast lands of the former Soviet Union, proudly celebrated the festival of freedom and Jewish pride, Passover, in dignity and peace. This was made possible thanks to the extensive efforts of the Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC) to bring the spirit and […]
YAHAD Fest Seminars Bring New Inspiration to FSU Youth
A series of regional winter seminars, attended by Jewish students from dozens of surrounding cities and towns, drew hundreds of enthusiastic youngsters eager to develop their Jewish identity and spirituality and gain deep knowledge and a stronger connection to Jewish ideals, values, and traditions. Four uplifting regional seminars focusing on Jewish identity and practicality took […]
Wedding Brings Joy to Attacked Ukrainian City
A former resident of FJC’s Mishpacha Orphanage and Children’s Home in Odesa married a graduate of the FJC ‘Or Avner – Chabad school in the city, bringing great joy to the community amid continued devastation due to the ongoing crisis. Between sirens and bombs, a young couple stood under the chuppah in Odesa, Ukraine. The […]
Jews in Ukraine will have food for Passover
Holiday staples, matzah and grape juice, fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, and chicken will ensure that tens of thousands of Jews in Ukraine will be able to celebrate Passover this year without worrying thanks to the efforts of the Jewish Relief Network (JRNU), the Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC) boots-on-the-ground Jewish humanitarian aid organization in Ukraine. […]
Jews Embrace After Water Dam Bursts in Ural Mountains
The Jewish community in the Russian city of Orenburg held an emergency meeting after melting ice and snow caused the water levels of the Ural River to rise dangerously high and caused the dam to burst. As the melting ice and snow caused the water levels of the Ural River to rise dangerously high, a […]