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In the Hungarian camp for refugees, organized by the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine together with EMIH, the Brit Milah commandment was observed

The main Moel of Moldova and Ukraine, Rabbi Jakov Gaisenovich, held a ceremony of circumcision, during the prayer the child was given the name of Levi.

Congratulations to the Moskovsky family on their son's entry into the covenant of Abraham.

Mazl Tov!

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The light and beautiful holiday of Rosh Hashanah was celebrated at the"Nitsanim" Sunday school at the JCF "Hesed-Arieh" in Lviv with fun and activities.

The school united whole families in a traditional celebration! Everyone, from small to large, took an active part. An interesting story about the shofar, traditional dances, festive songs, an interesting quiz - everything was very exciting.

And also, the holiday at the beginning of the new year fell on the same day as  the celebration of the Teacher’s Day. Therefore, each member of the large team warmly congratulated their favorite teachers.

At the end of the holiday, active participants received sweet gifts. And the festive table, laid with traditional dis… Читать дальше »

Presently, the picturesque Carpathian mountains have become the venue for the "On the Wave" all-Ukrainian camp for the Jewish youth.

Under the “Conquer Your Own Summit” slogan 52 participants-representatives of different organizations and directions united with the all-Ukrainian team of Madrichot for the second year in a row.

This year the organizers of the event are the Hesed Hana Charity Foundation/ CC Beit Graham, Krivyi Rih.

Let us wish all the participants and the organization team to have a productive rest and conquer the toughest peaks!

This year, despite the situation in Ukraine, members of the Jewish community, together with Rabbi of Gadyach, Schneor Deutch, marked the holiday of Rosh Hashanah in Gadyach, near the grave of the righteous Alter Rebbe.

For those who could not join - festive boxes with food were sent. More than 300 gift boxes were received by the members of Jewish communities from Pryluki, Lokhvitsa, Myrgorod, Lubniv, Nizhyn, because everyone should have the opportunity to celebrate the holiday properly.

New Seifer Tora was presented by the messengers of Lubavichesky Rebe, rabbis of different Ukrainian cities.

The ceremony was held in the grand Menorah Ballroom, and the guests were invited to write their own letter into the Torah Scroll, with help of rabbi Raven Margolin, the Head soifer of the National Sofrut Center of Ukraine.

A beautiful crown of special design was placed on the new Torah Scroll by  the rabbi of Dnipro, Shmuel Kaminetsky, and the rabbi of Zhytomyr, Shlomo Wilhelm. 

After the ceremony came the triumphant moment, when the new Seifer Torah was brought out from the festive hall, and placed under the wedding canopy of Chupah, to be carried triumphantly along the city streets.

The ceremony ended in the main Hall … Читать дальше »

This year was different from all previous 30 years of the Jewish community existence: Odessa is living through the nightmare of anxiety, night curfew, families torn apart with men staying in Ukraine, and women and children fleeing abroad.

But against all odds, the members of the community tried to organize the celebration and make it as joyful as ever to show support and mend the broken hearts. 

For this purpose, thousands of families of the city and region were delivered festive food packages. 

The hotel was rented in a city center to house around 200 people and hundreds more gathered in the synagogue.

Having listened to the blasts of the shofar, the members of the community made their way to the Black Sea shore to hold the r… Читать дальше »

It has been 81 years since the tragedy took place on September 29 in Kyiv to make it one of the biggest atrocities of the WWII and the Holocaust (Shoah). 

33 771 Jews were murdered there in the course of two days. (This number still doesn’t include the babies up to 3)

Today, despite all the military actions, shelling, bombardments on the territory of Ukraine, the members of the Kropyvnytskyi Jewish Community 

got together to lay flowers and honor the memory of the victims of the atrocity.

On September 29, the vigils were held  for those who lost their lives in Babyn Yar. It has been 81 years since the tragedy occurred on the outskirts of Kyiv. 

Volodymyr Zelensky laid flowers to the monument to the victims of Babyn Yar and honored their memory with a minute of silence. 

The video was published in the President's Telegram channel: 

“Unfortunately, the history is repeating itself in Ukraine today with all the atrocities of the war. 

Criminals who bring such tragedies to nations, must be punished to show all the dictators and tyrants what happens to those who desire to repeat something of the kind in the future".

On the eve of the holiday of Rosh Hashanah the “Chesed” charitable fund of Zaporizhzhia held a festive meeting with the rabbi of Zaporizhzhia region, Nohum-Kohen Erentroj.

Today, the best gift for the holiday of Rosh Hashanah is the chance to celebrate it with near and dear ones, despite any borders. Therefore, this year’s online celebration, which was  attended by more than 60 participants, was full of even greater energy of unity.

The participants of the event greeted each other, talked about the importance of friendship in such a difficult wartime, had fun and rejoiced.

A pleasant gift was that Rabbi of the Zaporizhzhia region, Nohum Cohen-Erentroj joined the online event directly from the walls of the Synagogue… Читать дальше »

The city of Nikolaev is shrouded with the atmosphere of war, nevertheless, more than 200 Jews of all ages came to hear the prayer of Rosh Hashanah and the blasts of the shofar. 

It ws such an emotional moment. No words can describe the people, simply holding each other’s hands, rubbing their eyes not to show the tears of excitement to really have the chance and honor to celebrate New Year together despite the heavy shelling their town is being subjected daily.

Rabbi Shalom Gotlib blew a shoffar, and the sound opened and awakened the hearts of all the participants who united in prayer to God for peace and security. 

When people arrived for a special prayer of “Our Father”, a Jewish soldier came from the front t… Читать дальше »

This Sunday, the community members got together for the celebration of the New Year. 

In the "Rosh Hashanah - old traditions with a modern view" museum, each of the participants was able to make the rite of Tashlich, try to blow Shofar, and take part in an intellectual quiz. And, surely, do some good and taste apples with honey.

The Jewish community wants to take a minute to say the words of gratitude to all the attendees, as well as to the warriors who made this event possible in the given circumstance. 

Shan Tova! Sweet and peaceful year to everyone!

Rosh Hashanah is one of the most important holidays in the Jewish calendar.

It symbolizes the beginning of a new year and a new destiny for each and everyone.

It can’t be imagined without Torah readings and blasts of a shofar. 

That is exactly the way that 5783 was celebrated in Hungary, on the shores of the magnificent Balaton lake near Budapest, in a camp for the displaced persons of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine.

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Recently, the Jews around the world saw 5783 in with prayers and festivities. And the Jews of Ukraine added to the traditional prayers the ones for peace and happiness. In the Jewish community of Khmelnitsky everything was done to make the holiday as good as ever. The festive table was laid and the traditions were discussed, educational videos were shown. There was a quiz, Jewish Karaoke and, of course, lots of apples, honey and other staples of the holiday. 

By the end of the dinner, Yosef Teitelbaum, the rabbi of Khmelnytsky and Khmelnytsky region, blew a Shofar. It was not only an extremely pleasant surprise, but also a new blessing for the year.