Thanks to Shliach Rabbi Moti Grumach, the city of Kyoto, Japan experienced a Purim like no other. Under the direction of Rabbi Grumach, the community organized home visitations to drop mishloach manos at every Jewish home. The festive holiday was capped off with a joyous Seudas Purim, which the Grumachs dedicated in honor of the birth of their new daughter • Photos

Soon after Rabbi Moti Grumach moved to Kyoto, Japan, about three years ago to serve as an emissary there for the Chabad-Lubavitch movement, he realized that a local craft dovetailed neatly with Jewish traditions. Warosoku, or candles made from the fruit of the haze tree — or Japanese sumac, sometimes called the wax tree — are a longtime Kyoto specialty, dating back centuries • Full Story

The incoming Japanese Ambassador to Israel, Mr. Koichi Mizushima, visited Kfar Chabad with his entourage after befriending Rabbi Binyamin Adrei, the Chief Rabbi of Japan and the Rebbe MH”M’s shliach to Tokyo • Full Story, Photos

Despite current restrictions due to Covid-19, Chabad in Kyoto, Japan, directed by Rabbi Motti Grumach has been running a large scale campaign to make sure every Yid in the city has a Mezuzah on his door • Photos

The nights of the Pesach Sedarim in Kyoto, Japan had members of the Jewish community coming for the Seder while following local health regulations with others choosing to take a to-go option. Children also had the opportunity to bake their own Matzos before Pesach. Photos taken before Yom Tov • Photos

Like every year, Rabbi Binyomin Edery of Tokyo, Japan and Rabbi Motti Grumach of Kyoto, Japan are making sure every Jew in the country receives wine and Shmurah Matzah for Pesach • Photos