New Shluchim to Historic Chassidic Town Find Jews Ready to Dance

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1 week ago

New Shluchim to Historic Chassidic Town Find Jews Ready to Dance

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Gomel, Belarus, once one of the earliest centers of Chabad Chassidus, welcomes Rabbi Menachem Mendel and Rochel Kot as its new Shluchim, bringing renewed energy to Jewish life in a city steeped in Chabad history • Full Story

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4 months ago

Restoration Efforts Underway at Bobruisk’s Jewish Cemetery With The Fourth Kopuster Rebbe’s Kever

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A major restoration project at the historic Jewish cemetery of Bobruisk, Belarus, is nearing the completion of its first stage, following nearly two years of gradual work led by the local Jewish community together with descendants of Bobruisk families around the world • Read More, Photos

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2 years ago

Where It All Began: Yud-Tes Kislev Celebrated in the Cradle of Chassidus

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Thousands of Jews took part in hundreds of Chassidic gatherings, events, workshops, classes, and lectures held over the past weekend in Jewish communities throughout the Former Soviet Union in honor of the 19th of Kislev — a day known as the “New Year of Chassidism.” In addition to the festive community events, hundreds of additional celebrations were held in Jewish educational institutions and informal education programs across the region • Full Story, Photos

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3 years ago

Ancient Vitebsk Synagogue Restored and Inaugurated 100 Years after Foundation

Photos by Ilya Dolgopolsky

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Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the inauguration of the Chabad Synagogue in the heart of Vitebsk, Belarus. The event, marked the long-awaited completion of the grand building restored in honor of 100 years since the synagogue’s original establishment. The original building was later destroyed by the Communist regime • Full Article Photos

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4 years ago

Belarus: Holocaust Memorial Monument Inaugurated in the Historical Jewish Shtetl of Shklow

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Eighty-one years after Nazi Germany occupied the city and its Jewish population was wiped out during the horrific holocaust, a new holocaust monument has been inaugurated in the historical Jewish Shtetl of Shklow, Belarus • Full Story

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5 years ago

80 Years After Holocaust New Mikvah Planned in Historic Shtetl

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More than two years after its return to Jewish hands and the launch of its thriving activity, the famous ‘Hekdesh’ Synagogue in the city Brest, formerly Brisk, is continuing to the next phase: external and internal restoration and the establishment of a brand new state-of-the-art mikvah. Since the return of the synagogue, the community’s 2,000 active members have experienced a genuine renaissance and boost in many different aspects of Jewish life • Full Story, Photos