Bobruisk: Restoration Efforts of Historic Jewish Cemetery Nears Completion of First Stage
A major restoration project at the historic Jewish cemetery of Bobruisk, Belarus, is nearing the completion of its first stage, following nearly two years of gradual work led by the local Jewish community together with descendants of Bobruisk families around the world. The cemetery, located near Minskaya Street in the Mogilev region, was established in […]
Synagogue attack thwarted: Russia’s FSB arrests man allegedly planning arson attack on Jewish site
The suspect, a Russian national who was allegedly obeying instructions from a handler in Syria, purchased components and chemicals used to manufacture incendiary devices, according to the FSB. By DANYA SAPERSTEIN | The Jerusalem Post | A synagogue in Yaroslavl, Russia, targeted by an alleged terrorist arson plot, published June 29, 2026. (photo credit: RUSSIAN FEDERAL […]
The Child Returns as a Leader
An orphaned boy who came to the synagogue in Kazan to recite Kaddish for his father has come full circle as a Chabad emissary in a Muslim-majority republic. The story of a young Shliach whose life reflects the meaning of the ‘Festival of Liberation’ on 12 Tammuz. Jewish Life By Menachem Cohen | Sichat HaShavua […]
History in Tatarstan: New Jewish Community Center Inaugurated in Naberezhnye Chelny
Hundreds of community members, guests, rabbis, and public figures gathered in Naberezhnye Chelny, the second-largest city in the Republic of Tatarstan, for the inauguration of a new Jewish Community Center and synagogue. The city, widely known as one of Russia’s major automotive hubs and home to the KAMAZ industrial giant, is marking its 400th anniversary […]
EnerJew Petersburg Sets on Inspiring Journey to Georgia
A selected group of EnerJew teenagers from Russian Petersburg recently took part in a meaningful educational journey to Georgia, bringing together participants from the city’s three EnerJew clubs for four-days of Jewish learning, community bonding, travel, and shared experiences. The program was designed to deepen the teens’ connection to Jewish identity, strengthen their sense of […]
Senior EnerJew Leadership Convenes in Tbilisi for Strategic Seminar
Senior members of the EnerJew Jewish Youth Movement leadership team gathered recently in Tbilisi, Georgia, for a four-day empowerment and strategic planning seminar dedicated to strengthening the movement’s leadership and shaping its programming for the upcoming 5787 season. The seminar marked the second stage of an extended planning process, following a series of online preparatory […]
The Jewish State You’ve Never Heard Of
Off the Beaten Path: Chabad Houses You Didn’t Know Existed, Part 7 | By Leibel Kahan Lubavitch.com Eight hours by plane from Moscow, wedged between Siberia and the Chinese border, sits the only place on earth besides Israel with the word “Jewish” in its official name. The Jewish Autonomous Oblast was established by Soviet decree […]
The Invisible Hand: Moscow’s Torah Center Hosts Moving Evening Honoring the Lubavitcher Rebbe
A warm and inspiring gathering dedicated to the legacy and teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, was held at the Amphitheater Hall of the Moscow Jewish Community Center on the eve of the 3rd of Tammuz, the Rebbe’s yahrtzeit. Organized by the Torah Center as part of its annual […]
Historic Synagogue in Siberia Returned to Ulan-Ude Jewish Community After Nearly a Century
The historic synagogue building in Ulan-Ude, the capital of the Republic of Buryatia in southeastern Russia, has officially been returned to the local Jewish community after close to a century of use for other purposes. First opened in 1882, the synagogue was closed during the Soviet period and later served at different times as an […]
A Summer of Discovery Begins: JSummer Camps Open Across the FSU
Thousands of Jewish children have begun their summer adventure as the Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC)‘Gan Israel’ JSummer camp network openes in more than 60 branches across the former Soviet Union, bringing joyful and meaningful Jewish experiences to communities in nine countries: Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Estonia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Moldova. The network, which […]