Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine:

Kremenchug.

Religion 

Every morning prayers are held in the synagogue and a morning and evening prayers on Friday. 70 to 80 people attend the prayers. Shabbat meals are arranged for community members. Friday evening and Saturday morning after prayer banquet tables are served. During the meal every Jew feels the holiness of the Shabbat day once again.

Hevra Kaddish (funeral service) - Jewish family that lost a loved one may order the burial according to the Jewish tradition and arrange a funeral in the new Jewish cemetery, a place which is allocated by the city authorities.

Since 1998 the community members observe the commandment of Brit Milah. 60 men, the eldest of which was 71 years, have had circumcision done. Two circumcisions for boys were done on the 8th day as it should be according to the law. Two more boys were circumcised in the age up to 6 months. Bat and Bar Mitzvah: Girls of 12 years old and boys at age 13 celebrate the date.

Strong family is a core value for every Jew. The members of the community have the opportunity to conduct a ceremony of marriage under Jewish law. To step on Huppah means to seal their union before God, spiritually ascend to a higher level. On December 21, 2005 the first Jewish wedding in Kremenchug was held. Viatcheslav and Natalia Shpolyansky Belevitin decided to start a family by the laws of Torah.