Rare Documentation: Jewish Kosher ‘Shechita’ in Ukraine despite Crisis
Despite the harsh reality and challenging logistics, Ukrainian Rabbis have carried out kosher shechita of poultry and meat, ensuring that the country’s remaining large Jewish population will be able to continue consuming strictly kosher food at a low price. Since the outbreak of the crisis in Ukraine, tens of thousands of Jewish refugees have fled […]
From the Far-East to Moscow: Jewish Youngsters Embark on a Journey
Dozens of Jewish students and youngsters from the Autonomous Jewish Region of Birobidzhan in the Far East embarked on an experiential journey to the Jewish community in the Russian capital of Moscow. They enjoyed genuine exposure to Jewish life in a large and thriving community in a place where only 30 years ago Judaism was […]
Inspiring: Emergency Medical Hotline Saves Thousands across Ukraine
A 24-hours-a-day hotline, set up by the FJC’s LifeChanger project, is providing thousands of Jews and citizens across Ukraine with vital medicine and medical supplies. These enable them to survive throughout the current crisis despite the difficult shortages experienced across the country. Since the beginning of the crisis, in parallel to the lifesaving efforts to […]
With No Water and Little Food, Nikolayev Evacuations Continue
As the crisis in Ukraine focuses on the strategically located city of Nikolayev (Mykolaiv), those remaining in the city are facing an increasingly dire humanitarian crisis. Rabbi Shalom Gottlieb, the city’s rabbi since 1996 and director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Nikolayev, is orchestrating relief efforts from Israel. He says that even as the situation continues, he […]
Siberia: New Jewish Youth Center ‘Kippah Loft’ Inaugurated in Krasnoyarsk
A new home for Krasnoyarsk’s Jewish children, teenagers, students, and youngsters, that was recently established near the city’s vibrant JCC, was inaugurated during Passover in a special ceremony attended by dozens of community members of all ages and walks of life. A new modern beautiful Jewish Youth Center has been established to host the community’s […]
Synagogue Transformed to Host a Broadway-Like Show
Pyramids in Rostov: A historic synagogue underwent a full transformation to host an off-Broadway interactive show for children which soon drew fans among adults in the community as well. The Jewish community of Rostov in Russia wanted to do something special ahead of Passover and in honor of the 120th birthday of the Lubavitcher Rebbe […]
Despite Ongoing Trials of History, Ukraine Matzah Bakery Continues Its Unique Legacy
A century of struggle to make and consume ‘the symbol of Passover’ The crisis in Ukraine has brought attention to the fact that one of the world’s largest shmurah matzah suppliers is based out of the eastern city of Dnipro. While many matzah shipments had already been made prior to the Feb. 24th invasion, the […]
Ukraine Refugee’s Secret to Survival: ‘Think Good, and It Will Be Good’
Tatyana Chabarova of Kharkov gets ready to celebrate Passover with Chabad in Israel Before the crisis in Ukraine, Tatyana Chabarova often heard her rabbi, Rabbi Moshe Moskovitz, the Chief Rabbi of f Kharkov and FJC representative, say, “Think good, and it will be good,” quoting the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory. Yet those […]
Moldova: President Sandu Praises Rabbi’s Devotion to Refugees’ Needs
Commemorating 119 years since the horrific pogroms that broke out in Chisinau at the beginning of the last century, Ms. Maia Sandu, the President of the Republic of Moldova, met Rabbi Zushe Abelsky, head of the country’s Jewish community, and praised his relentless efforts to assist tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees fleeing through the […]
Israel Minister of Tourism Visits Jewish Azerbaijan
Last week, Mr. Yoel Razvozov, an Israeli judoka and politician currently serving as the country’s Minister of Tourism, paid a formal visit to the ‘Or Avner’ Jewish educational campus in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. He was warmly welcomed by the students and the city’s Chief Rabbi, Shneur Segal. Accompanied by a diplomatic delegation, the […]