Thousands of Muscovites take part in High Holy Day celebrations; a round table discussion of the philosopher, Walter Benjamin; lecture on relations between Jews, Christians and Moslems in Spain during the Middle Ages.Read More
The Russian State Children‘s Library organized a talk on the fate of children during the Holocaust; The Israeli Ministry of Tourism and the Israeli Embassy in Russia have organized a business forum together.Read More
Jewish community celebrates Moscow’s birthday in unique ways; Limmud Festival in the Tatar city of Kazan; a new Litvish synagogue in Saratov.Read More
A new Israeli ambassador to Russia; Jewish public schools are losing their Jewish identity due to educational reforms; Gennady Estraikh presents his new book in Saint PetersburgRead More
An ongoing dispute between the Russian government and the American Chabad; a Jewish calendar for the new year with illustrations of Jewish life in St. Petersburg 100 years ago.Read More
Russian Orthodox fanatics smash artwork of Jewish sculptor, Vadim Sidur; the new Jewish Museum leads a tour through the former Moscow Jewish ghetto.Read More
Young Rabbis and Yeshiva students visited 70 Russian cities and towns that have Jews but no Rabbi or Torah scroll; the center Sefer is recording the inscriptions on gravestones and hopes to publish a catalog of themRead More
Charities urge Russians to give products from western nations to the poor instead of destroying them, Chabad’s mission to Crimea has political overtones.Read More
Chabad rabbis and yeshiva students read Torah for Jews in communities which have no rabbi: the yeshiva of the Mountain Jews cleans up the Saltikover cemetery.Read More
Two expeditions set off for Rezekne (Letgalia) and Glubokye, Belarus; the Sefer center organized a trip to Israel and the 15th issue of a Jewish Studies journal was published.Read More