Eighty Years after Holocaust: New Mikvah Planned in Historical Jewish Shtetl
More than two years after its return to Jewish hands and the launch of its thriving activity, the famous ‘Hekdesh’ Synagogue in the city Brest, formerly Brisk, is continuing to the next phase: external and internal restoration and the establishment of a brand new state-of-the-art mikvah. History was made at the end of 2019 when […]
Amid Kazakhstan Bloodshed, Jewish Community Prays for Peace
Working with authorities and the Israeli Embassy, Chabad has arranged a special flight to bring home the body of a young Jewish father killed in Kazakhstan By Yoni Brown | Lubavitch.com As Kazakhstan’s capital city, Almaty, locks down in the wake of large-scale anti-government protests, the country’s Jewish community is staying at home and praying […]
Annual ‘Ladies STARS’ Seminar Imparts Jewish Ideals
More than 30 young Jewish women from across Ukraine participated in the unique ‘Ladies’ week-long seminar that took place during December in the Kohavi Forest Club on the outskirts of Dnipro. The participants enjoyed lectures and classes from leading rabbis and educators, and a rare opportunity to become deeply acquainted with Jewish thought and ideals […]
‘Or Avner’ Graduate Killed in Violent Protest in Kazakhstan
Sad news from Almaty: 22-year-old Lev Kogeashvili OBM, a member of the Jewish community and graduate of FJC’s ‘Or Avner’ Jewish school in Almaty and its youth program, was shot dead on Friday while sitting in his car on the way to work. Lev, who married two years ago and was a father to an […]
EnerJew Shabbatons Draw Hundreds of FSU Teenagers
After a long break due to the COVID-19 epidemic, FSU’s Jewish youth movement conducted a series of three mega-shabbatons in Russia and Ukraine that were attended by hundreds of enthusiastic Jewish teenagers. The unique long-weekend 4-day shabbatons took place in vocational conditions in Moscow and Rostov in Russia, and in Hadyach, Ukraine. They included a […]
Ukraine: Dozens of Local Rabbis Ordained at Impressive Ceremony
A large and joyful event took place in Dnipro, Ukraine’s famous Menorah Center, celebrating the ordination of a group of new rabbis who will serve as rabbis and community leaders across Ukraine. The rabbinical study program was conducted by the Lema’an Yilmedu organization, which facilitates Semicha study for future rabbis around the globe in several […]
YAHAD Leadership School Ensures FSU Future Jewry
At the end of December, a select group of Jewish future leaders participated in YAHAD’s four-day unique Leadership School seminar aimed at ensuring a thriving and vibrant future for Jewry across the former Soviet Union. The Seminar, which took place in Moscow, was attended by over 30 future leaders from Russia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, and additional […]
Moscow Yeshiva Dedicates New Dormitory Building
In a modest yet impressive ceremony, a newly renovated building was dedicated at Moscow’s Yeshiva. Attending were Milan Rabbi Moshe Lazar, Russian Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar, philanthropists, and dignitaries. In a modest yet impressive ceremony, a newly renovated building was dedicated at Moscow’s ‘Tomchei Tmimim’ Yeshiva. The building will serve as a dormitory for the […]
After 80 Years: Jewish Chernihiv Builds New Mikvah
Eighty years after the destruction of Chernihiv’s mikvah and its Jewish community by the communist regime and the horrific Holocaust, a brand new state-of-the-art mikvah is currently being built in the Ukrainian city populated by over 4,000 Jews. Headed by Rabbi Yisroel and Aliza Silberstein, the Jewish community of Chernihiv is steadily growing with over […]
Dnipro: New Synagogue Inaugurated in Memory of City’s Unforgettable Chief Rabbi
A new synagogue in memory of the city’s famous Chief Rabbi between 1926-1939, rabbi and kabbalist Levi Yitzchak Schneerson OBM, was recently inaugurated in Dnipro, the central Ukrainian city previously named Yekaterinoslav. The event was honored by hundreds of community members, dignitaries, rabbis, and guests together with the sponsors and patrons of the new institution. […]