Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted at the Kremlin, the country’s chief rabbi, Rabbi Berel Lazar Shlita, in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. At the meeting, they discussed a variety of issues, including important humanitarian activities • Full Story, Photos

At the initiative of the Chabad shliach in Kaliningrad, Rabbi Avraham Boruch Deutch, a permanent structure was built over the kever of Rabbi Yisroel Salanter OBM, founder of the Musar movement • Full Story, Photos

A special meeting was held in the spacious offices of a government building in the center of Pytigorsk city. Yuri Chaika, the Kremlin’s representative in the Caucasus met with the Rabbis, Shluchim and community leaders of the North Caucasus Federal District of Russia • Full Story, Photos

An upscale neighborhood was established in one of the fastest growing areas in Moscow, and at no surprise a new Chabad house was established there to serve the local Jews, which had the local Chabad Shliach Rabbi Aizik HaCohen Rosenfeld looking to find a permanent home in recent years. After a lot of effort, a Shul and Mikvah was built which was recently inaugurated at an impressive ceremony • Full Story, Photos, Video

Chief Rabbi of Russia, Berel Lazar, Visited the Jewish Prisoners at Moscow’s Butirsky Prison during Chanukah. • Most of the Jewish activities at the Butirsky Prison in the center of Moscow take place in the synagogue in one of the most guarded wings of the building • Full Story, Photos

This Chanuka, Moscow has merited a chain of beautiful events all dedicated to Torah. This was in addition to the expansive list of Chanukah events and continued with the distribution of 35,000 Russian siddurim. The highlight was on the last night of Chanuka, at the Chanukas Habayis of “Moscow’s Torah Center” and Two new Sifrei Torah were Dedicated • Full Story, Photos, Video

On the first night of Chanukah, Chief Rabbi and Head Shliach lit the Menorah at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia’s Capital. Despite the heavy snow, hundreds joined the first candle lighting • Watch

Huge crowd attended the central 19 Kislev event in Moscow with numerous speakers including Russia’s Chief Rabbi, Berel Lazar; Rabbi Yitzchak HaKohen Kogan and Rabbi Mordechai Weisberg. After joyous dancing, the guests sat down to a Chassidishe farbrengen which lasted until the wee hours of the morning, when everyone dispersed into the snow filled streets • Full Story, Photos

On his way to Moscow to lead the central Yud Tes Kislev farbrengen in Russia, the shliach to Kfar Saba Rabbi Aharon Kanievsky, made a brief stop to daven at the Ohel in Lubavitch • Full Story, Photos

A day to rejoice in Novosibirsk. In a festive event, a new Torah was brought into the city’s “Beit Menachem” synagogue. Taking place at minus 28 degrees Celsius, the inauguration of the new Torah scroll in Novosibirsk can easily enter the Guinness Book of Records for the coldest Torah inauguration ceremony in history. Despite the cold and frost, a large crowd came to rejoice together with the Torah • Full Story, Photos