Zelensky commemorates Babi Yar massacre victims
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and representatives of the Jewish community have honored the memory of the victims of the Babi Yar massacre in Kyiv, the press service of the head of state has reported. “The head of state, together with representatives of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities [of Ukraine], lit lamps near […]
High Holidays Attract Wider Public in the FSU
Thousands of FSU Jews are coming to local FJC synagogues, community centers and charities during this year’s High Holidays that started last week and will continue throughout the month. Some discover Jewish holidays for the first time, others are already regulars at the services and community dinners. There are also countless special activities for kids, […]
World Leaders Witness Moscow’s Jewish Revival
Prominent Jewish philanthropists and business leaders from all over the world came to see the revival of Russian Jewry in Moscow during the International Leadership Reunion conference that took place in Russia’s capital last month. Organized annually by the Keren Hayesod- United Israel Appeal, the conference aims to promote peaceful cohabitation of nations through meetings […]
President Ilham Aliyev congratulates Jewish community of Azerbaijan
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory letter to the Jewish community of Azerbaijan on the New Year holiday, Rosh Hashanah. “Dear fellow countrymen! I sincerely congratulate you – citizens of our republic of Jewish origin – on the New Year holiday, Rosh Hashanah, and convey to you my most sincere wishes,” Ilham Aliyev […]
RUSSIA’S PUTIN WISHES ‘HEALTH, JOY AND PROSPERITY’ IN RH GREETING
In a statement published by the Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin wished his country’s Jews “health, joy and prosperity in the new year.” ”This ancient holiday embodies people’s urge for moral purification and perfection, and prompts them to strive for virtuous thoughts and deeds,” the statement said. “It is important that Russia’s Jewish religious organisations are deeply respectful of the invaluable spiritual, historical […]
President Zelensky congratulates Jews of Ukraine on Jewish New Year
President Volodymyr Zelensky has congratulated the Jews of Ukraine on the Jewish New Year. “Please accept my heartfelt congratulations on the occasion of Rosh Hashanah – New Year 5780. For the Jewish community, these holidays are becoming a time of spiritual reflection, good deeds, and the pursuit of a righteous life in the next year. […]
Ukraine’s President Zelensky Addresses US Jewish Leadership
Ukraine’s President Zelensky to Jewish Leaders: “To those who ask about anti-semitism in Ukraine – just look at me!” In a first meeting with the US Jewish leadership today in a NY hotel, Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine expressed his gratitude for their efforts and support for the benefit of Ukraine. Organized and hosted by […]
High Holiday Campaign Combats Children Hunger and Neglect
Ahead of the High Holidays, the Federation of Jewish Communities of the FSU is running a critical fundraising campaign aimed to provide lifesaving humanitarian relief for the Jewish children across the former Sovie Union. Campaign organizers hope to raise funds to buy food, clothing and basic necessities for thousands of children from disadvantaged families living […]
Yizkor at the Western Wall Open to All: FJC Yom Kippur Service
This year, as in the last few years, the Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC) is getting ready to represent diaspora Jews at the Western Wall in Jerusalem on the holiest of days in Jewish tradition – on the Day of Atonement, Yom Kippur. An FJC Rabbi will say the Yizkor service on Yom Kippur during […]
A Spiritual Injection for Azerbaijan’s Hidden Jerusalem
Traveling rabbis visit the only all-Jewish town outside Israel and New York by Ashira Weiss – Sloboda, Azerbaijan | Lubavitch.com Just about thirty miles from the Caspian Seashore, in the northeast of Azerbaijan, lies the only all-Jewish town outside of Israel and Kiryas Joel and New Square in the USA. Krasnaya Sloboda, or Qirmizi Qəsəbə in Azerbaijani […]