Ukrainian orphans who escaped to Israel were forced to evacuate once again: ‘Beautiful children’
The group had to get special permission to drive after the October 7 attacks Based on an article by Christine Rousselle | Fox News A group of Ukrainian orphans who arrived in Israel last year after the crisis in Ukraine were safely evacuated from their home in southern Israel less than 24 hours after Hamas […]
Heartwarming Unity: Ukrainian Jews Gather for Prayers in Support of Israel
In a poignant display of solidarity, Jewish communities across Ukraine have come together in recent days to hold prayer gatherings and express their unwavering support for Israel. Thousands of Jewish citizens of Ukraine have taken part in these assemblies, uniting in prayer for the safety and well-being of the people of Israel. These prayer gatherings […]
Jewish Moscow Unites in Prayer for Israel’s Safety
In a powerful display of solidarity and empathy, the Jewish community in Moscow came together in a heartfelt gathering to pray for the safety of Israel. The event was organized in response to the challenging situation unfolding in the Holy Land of Israel. Hundreds of people from diverse backgrounds gathered to offer their solidarity and […]
Tallinn’s Old Jewish Cemetery opens after reconstruction
Tallinn’s Old Jewish Cemetery in Veereni was opened on Thursday after several years of reconstruction. By ERR News | Photos by Ilja Shmidt The renovation work aimed to turn the former cemetery, which was destroyed in the 1960s, into a “dignified green space” that takes both the “historical significance of the place and the current […]
Devastating: FJC Graduates Fall in Battle; Hundreds Attend Funerals
With profound sorrow, we announce the tragic loss of two cherished graduates of our FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ Jewish educational network in the former Soviet Union and Israel, who fell in battle while protecting the people and land of Israel: Second Lieutenant Dmitry (Shlomo) Reshetnikov OBM, and Lieutenant Colonel Eli-Amil Samuelov OBM. Hundreds paid their respects […]
Prayers for the Safety of Israel: Jewish FSU Gathers in Solidarity
Thousands of Jewish community members across the former Soviet Union gathered in hundreds of synagogues and community centers over the past few days to pray for the safety and well-being of the people of Israel, a speedy recovery for the injured, and to remember the hundreds who lost their lives. Kaddish and Psalms were recited. […]
Jewish FSU celebrates Simchat Torah with great awe, concern and prayer
Like their brethren across the globe, members of the hundreds of Jewish communities across the former Soviet Union attended the annual Simchat Torah celebrations with broken hearts as the terrible news from the indescribable massacre in Israel became public. The hundreds of thousands of participants, most of whom have close relatives and friends across Israel, […]
Powerful Missile Lands Near Choral Synagogue in Kharkov
Holiday services and meals will go on as planned By Yaakov Ort and Faygie Levy Holt | Chabad.org A powerful ballistic missile struck about 200 meters from the home of Rabbi Moshe and Miriam Moskovitz, co-directors of Chabad of Kharkiv. Their family was unhurt by the blast, which blew out windows and doors of their […]
Rabbi in Odessa: ‘The city shook from the shelling, the synagogue was full to capacity’
Ukrainian city of Odessa experienced one of the worst attacks since the outbreak of the crisis on Yom Kippur; ‘The city shook throughout the night, but in the morning there was no room in the synagogue,’ said chief rabbi Rabbi Avraham Wolff Based on an article by Itamar Eichner | Ynetnwes.com Reports from Jewish communities […]
Three New Torahs Inaugurated in One Week Start Off the New Year in Moscow
The new year started off with a triple celebration in Moscow as three different synagogues in the capital city welcomed new Torah scrolls, leading up to inspiring High Holidays. Photography: Levi Nazarov Just before Rosh Hashana and the High Holidays, a modest but emotional Torah inauguration ceremony was held to celebrate the new and prestigious […]