Pushkino Charity Garage Sale Draws Hundreds of Residents
A special charity event combined with a communal ‘happening’ took place last Sunday at Pushkino’s Mayakovsky park and drew hundreds of residents to an ‘Open-Garage’ pickup, whatever-you-desire-for-free exchange, and sale. Hundreds of members of the Jewish community, alongside non-Jewish residents of the city of Pushkino, located 30 kilometers north of Moscow, attended the unique event. […]
Azerbaijan Synagogues Reopen after Lockdown
After almost 16 months of Covid-19 lockdowns and severe restrictions, Azerbaijan’s religious institutions have finally reopened, enabling its seven synagogues in the capital of Baku and across the land to resume daily prayer services with certain limitations. “We are excited to return,” says Rabbi Shneor Segal from the Jewish community of Baku, who also heads […]
Bryansk: Symbols of Jewish Pride out in the Open
Within three months, 120 Jewish homes across the Russian city of Bryansk, affixed their first-ever Mezuzah on their front door – a symbol of Jewish pride and belonging. The special campaign was made possible thanks to the generosity of the 770 Foundation of Moscow. The campaign, organized and initiated by the city’s Chief Rabbi Menachem […]
150 Volunteers Cleaned up Jewish Cemetery in Petersburg
A massive Sunday cleanup was held at the Jewish cemetery of Petersburg on June 6. Students and teachers of various Jewish schools and youth programs, volunteers and their families came out and helped to tidy up more than half of the graveyard. Over 30 cubic meters of debris have been removed. Last year there was no […]
Novokuznetsk Jewish Community Receives Its First-Ever Torah Scroll
A new Torah scroll, the first ever to serve the recently established Jewish community in the south-western Siberian city of Novokuznetsk, was completed on Wednesday, June 8, at the Jewish Community Center of Moscow. The ceremony was attended by Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar and Mr. Gavriel Tour, the sponsor of the historic scroll. The […]
World’s First Animated Series about Jewish Culture Released in Russia
The Secret Room series combines comedy, adventure and educational elements to explore a variety of symbols and concepts from Jewish culture, history and lifestyle. The film is designed for preschool children and consists of 26 six-minute episodes performed in 3D and 2D techniques. According to the creators of the project, the Secret Room is a metaphor […]
Tbilisi Community Prepares for Jewish Tourism Boost: New website to serve Jewish visitors to Georgia
Planning a trip to Georgia? Need Jewish information or Kosher catering? The Jewish community of Tbilisi has just launched a new website exactly for that. Everything from Shabbat meals, kosher food, prayer services and Jewish sites to hotels and travel tips – at the touch of a finger. The new website Chabadtbilisi.ge presents updated information […]
Russia’s Chief Rabbi meets with Jewish prisoners in Moscow’s Butyrka
Visit coincides with 10th anniversary of first prison synagogue opening in Russia The Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar visited Moscow’s Butyrskaya prison castle and examined the prison synagogue after the repair and maintenance works. He also met with the inmates of the pre-trial detention center who declared their Jewish religion. There is now a […]
The 11th President of Israel, Mr. Yitzhak Herzog
On behalf of the Jewish communities across the former Soviet Union and Russian Jewry as a whole, we wish to extend our warmest congratulations to our dear friend and devoted partner Mr. Yitzhak Herzog, chairman of the Jewish Agency of Israel, upon being elected to serve as the 11th President of the State of Israel. […]
History in the Making: New Torah Scroll Inaugurated in Zhytomyr
Hundreds participated in the festive inauguration of a new Torah Scroll into the ancient Grand Synagogue of Zhytomyr, a city in western Ukraine. This is the first brand-new scroll inaugurated in Zhytomyr for over a hundred years. Guests from across Ukraine, Israel, and the United Kingdom, along with hundreds of members of the local Jewish […]