Sumgait: A Jewish Prayer in memory of the ‘Martyrs’
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Leichter, Rabbi of the Jewish community of Sumgait, Azerbaijan, was honored to recite the Jewish prayer “Kel Maleh Rachamim” at an event attended by the country’s religious leaders commemorating the fall of the nation’s soldiers known as the ‘Shahidim – Martyrs” The heads of the religious communities across the country gathered under […]
Surprise in Khmelnytskyi: After 100 Years, a New Mikvah has been Inaugurated in Western Ukraine
Jews of the Khmelnytskyi district in Ukraine celebrated the opening of a new mikvah after a year and three months of massive construction. The dedication of the mikvah took place 100 years after the previous mikvah fell out of use. “The construction lasted a year and three months,” says Rabbi Yosef Teitelbaum, who serves as […]
LET THERE BE LIGHT
With the hum of generators, Ukraine’s Jews defy the blackouts When Kyiv’s Jewish community celebrated Chanukah this year, they had their own minor miracle to be thankful for — the wonder of light and electric power in a country plunged into darkness. Ten months into the crisis, Ukraine has regressed a century or more in […]
Government Representative Meets Caucasian Rabbis to Discuss Jewish Community Needs
A special meeting was held in Pyatigorsk city, where Yuri Chaika, the government’s representative in the Caucasus, met with the Rabbis and community leaders of the North Caucasus Federal District of Russia. The Caucasus region, which borders between Europe and Asia and stretches as far as Turkey and Iran, is home to Europe’s tallest mountain […]
The rescue of Kyiv’s elderly Jews
Dozens of elderly people were rescued by JCC Chabad in Kyiv and transferred to Lodz, Poland to escape the crisis. Based on an article by Israel National News Leia, 83 years old, has not left Kyiv for many years. Since her husband died 20 years ago, she has been living alone in her home in […]
Secret operation gives Ukrainian Jews generators to warm freezing winter
The Jewish Relief Network Ukraine began mobilizing resources for the launch of generators to the Jewish communities at an estimated cost of millions of dollars. Based on an article by ZVIKA KLEIN | The Jerusalem Post As the crisis in Ukraine nears its year-long anniversary, millions of Ukrainians have been left with no electricity or […]
New Synagogue and Mikva Dedicated in Upscale Moscow Neighborhood
A new Synagogue and Mikvah were dedicated in the upscale Moscow neighborhood “Leninsky Prospect”, operating under the auspices of Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar. There is no doubt that one of the fastest growing areas in Moscow is along “Leninsky Prospect”, one of the city’s major highways leading southward from its center. It comes as […]
Young Rabbis Bring Light to the Jews of Uzbekistan
Shmuel and Mordecai Gotsel, young Chabad rabbis, traveled to Uzbekistan to bring the light of Chanukah to over 2,000 Jews as part of the ‘Merkos Shlichus’ project and in collaboration with the Federation of Jewish Communities, Or Avner and the World Congress of Bukharian Jews. “Shmuel Gotsel and Mordecai Gotsel have visited over 2,000 Jews […]
New Torah Center Dedicated in Moscow; Two New Torah Scrolls Inaugurated
The dedication of a new “Torah Center” and celebration of two new Torah scrolls took place in Moscow on Chanukah with the support of the Chief Rabbi of Russia Rabbi Berel Lazar. This Chanuka Moscow has merited a chain of beautiful events all dedicated to Jewish Heritage and Torah. This was in addition to the […]
Azerbaijani Jews Proudly Gather in Baku
Thousands of Jews celebrated the holiday of Chanukah in Azerbaijan under the leadership of Rabbi Shneur Zalman Segal, the Ashkenazic Chief Rabbi. Based on an article by COLlive reporter The Jewish community in Azerbaijan, a former Soviet republic, celebrated the holiday of Chanukah with much fanfare under the leadership of Rabbi Shneur Zalman Segal, Chabad […]