Despite Corona: FJC’s Orphanages and Children’s homes across Ukraine and Russia stay open
One big family: Hundreds of Jewish children who have no other place to call home continue to reside and receive love and affection in the FJC’s network of Children’s homes and Orphanages in Ukraine and Russia. The staff at the Children’s homes have taken all the required health precautions to prevent both the children and […]
Corona update: JCC’s, synagogues and educational institutions across the FSU close down temporarily
In order to fight the spreading of the coronavirus, the Chief Rabbi of Russia, Rabbi Berel Lazar, has instructed all the Jewish community centers, synagogues and educational institutions for all age groups, to close down temporarily and transfer as much of the activity as possible to online. The Rabbi’s directive has preceded some of the […]
Moscow: ‘Chessed Center’ Closes, Seniors Not Neglected
At the behest of Russia’s Chief Rabbi, Moscow’s Jewish Chessed Center is stepping up assistance to the elderly with a twenty-four hour hotline and fresh meals delivered to their doors. With Moscow’s Ministry of Health ordering all public organizations to close their doors, the “Shaarey Tzedek Chessed Center” asked all their regular seniors not to […]
EnerJew Winter Seminars Invigorate Youth
The EnerJew youth movement ran over 10 Shabbatons over this winter, brining on the overall more than 1,000 Jewish teenagers together in various cities throughout the region. Participants came from close to 50 cities in the FSU and together enjoyed quality Jewish time, socialization, learning, and new friendships. Among the cities hosting the Shabbatons were […]
Russia’s Rabbis Gather for a Regional Shabbaton
Community rabbis from across Russia gathered this past weekend for in Rostov-on-don for a regional Shabbaton hosted by local community rabbis Rabbi Chaim Danzinger and Rabbi Shmuel Stolin. The gathering took place a month before the 100th yahrtzeit of the Rebbe Rashab of Lubavitch that will take place on the 2nd of Nisan, in a […]
The 113-year-old synagogue in Kostroma reopens its doors
Possibly the oldest wooden synagogue in Europe, the synagogue in Kostroma, which is over a century old, began to show its age. The structure, which was confiscated from the Jewish community during the communist regime, is a prized treasure for the local Jewish community of Kostroma and a historical monument for Jews the world over. […]
Spreading awareness about drug use and addiction
The FJC has its ear to the ground and is constantly striving to provide the communities of the former Soviet Union with the services that they need most. Unfortunately, the widespread use of alcohol and addiction to drugs is all too common in the FSU. The most effective and forward-thinking strategy to support and prevent […]
Making Judaism accessible in Russian
For many of us living in this day and age, we do not open a book or visit a library to find information. The internet, google, youtube and other quick and accessible information sources are our number one go-to when it comes to figuring things out. For the Jewish communities across the FSU, who until […]
‘Darkeinu’ Olympics: Results In from 2nd Round
Over 1,450 Jewish students from across the FSU, aged 5-18, took part in the second round of FJC’s ‘Darkeinu’ annual Jewish studies Olympic contest, which took place in January. The contest’s last round for 84 finalists from 7th to 11th grade will take place in Jerusalem at the end of April. For kindergarten and 1-4th […]
Jewish Kindergarten Teachers Tune Up Skills at Darkeinu Seminar
Over 40 Jewish kindergarten teachers gathered in Kyiv at the end of last month for a three-day training seminar organized by FJC’s Darkeinu educational curriculum. Darkeinu strives for educational excellence in its Jewish studies curriculum and organizes professional-pedagogical seminars a few times a year for every group of teachers in the program as part of […]