Category: News

Batumi: Israeli Minister of Culture Impressed by Local Jewish Summer Camp

The Jewish community and Chabad House of Batumi, Georgia, led by Rabbi Ze’ev Mendelzon, was excited to host Mr. Miki Zohar, the Israeli Minister of Culture and Sports, who was delighted to meet the children of the local community as they attend FJC’s ‘Gan Israel’ summer camp. Throughout the entire year and especially during the […]

JFNA CEO: “We’re Committed to the Partnership with Chabad”

During a visit to an orphanage of Jewish children from Ukraine, leaders of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) expressed their commitment to continue supporting Chabad’s life-saving efforts in Ukraine. By COLlive reporter Leaders of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) were briefed about the state of Jewish communities in Ukraine and expressed […]

Jewish Philanthropies’ Aid to Ukrainian Jews Continues as Crisis Intensifies

Essential aid flows through FJC and Chabad’s on-the-ground network in Ukraine By Yaakov Ort | Chabad.org [Main photo: A delegation of leaders from Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), led by President and CEO Eric Fingerhut, center right, National Campaign Chair J. David Heller, center, and Executive Vice President Shira Hutt, center left, met in […]

Jurmala: Latvian Resort City Welcomes New Rabbi

Due to the increasing demand for Judaism in Jurmala, the popular tourist location on the shores of the Gulf of Riga and just west of the capital, a new young and vibrant Rabbi has relocated to the city and will be acting alongside the current synagogue’s rabbi. He will focus on serving the ever-growing local […]

10 most beautiful synagogues in Russia

For Jews, a synagogue is not a temple in the full sense of the word. For them, only one temple – that is, the House of G-d – has existed: the Temple of Jerusalem. Since the destruction of the Temple soon after the start of the first millennium AD, Jews have been hoping for its […]

Ukraine: Remarkable Bar and Bat Mitzvah Event Unites Jewish Youth from Across the Land

Overcoming security concerns, Jewish youth in Ukraine celebrate an exciting and memorable Bar and Bat Mitzvah Seminar in the Carpathian Mountains. Organized by EnerJew, FSU’s Jewish Youth Movement, the special event drew over 50 teenagers turning this year to age. In spite of the security situation, justified concerns, and the natural desire to defend and […]

‘Last Bell’ Events Conclude the 2023 Academic Year across the FSU

Embracing achievements and overcoming challenges: Thousands of Jewish youngsters across the former Soviet Union, students at FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ Jewish educational network, are marking the end of the 2022-2023 academic year in a series of festive ‘Last Bell’ ceremonies. The ‘Or Avner’ educational network, overseen by the Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC), encompasses various educational […]

New Rabbis Ordained at Moscow’s Central Yeshiva

A new group of students successfully passed their Rabbinical exams on ‘Issur and Heter’ in Jewish Law, and will now be joining over one hundred of Moscow Yeshiva’s alumnae who serve as Rabbis, teachers, and community leaders, throughout the former Soviet Union. The students of Moscow’s ‘Tomchei Tmimim’ Yeshiva, located in the suburbs near Sofrino, […]