Between Sirens and Drones: The Jewish Community of Kyiv Prepares for Shavuos

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Between Sirens and Drones: The Jewish Community of Kyiv Prepares for Shavuos

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Public readings of the Aseres Hadibros will be held this year at several locations throughout Kyiv • Jewish inmates received food packages with traditional dairy dishes • Over the past week, Torah classes on the meaning of Shavuos were held in prisons • Special Shavuos kits were sent to Jewish soldiers on the front lines • Chief Rabbi of Kyiv, Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch: “We are showing that Torah and Jewish tradition are alive and present everywhere, in every situation” • Full Article

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Food of Faith: Ukrainian Soldier Discovers He’s Jewish Through Mivtza Matzah at Army Base

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During a visit to a military base near Kyiv, Rabbi Yonatan Markowitz, the Chief Rabbi and Chabad Shliach of the Ukrainian capital, witnessed a remarkable moment: a young soldier discovered he was Jewish—thanks to Matzah distribution • Full Story

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2 years ago

Kyiv Chief Rabbi Meets With Israeli Diaspora Minister

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As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues and the local Jewish communities remain in turmoil, Israeli Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli met yesterday with Rabbi Yonatan Markovich, Chabad Shliach and chief rabbi of Kyiv • Full Story

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2 years ago

Top Israeli Politician Meets With Kiev’s Chief Rabbi During Ukraine Visit

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Israeli MK Yuli Edelstein, chairman of the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, who is in Kyiv on a diplomatic visit during which he also met with President Zelensky, met yesterday with the Chief Rabbi and Senior Shliach of Kyiv, Rabbi Yonatan Markovich, together with Israel’s ambassador to Ukraine Michael Brodsky • Full Story, Photos

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Kiev’s Shliach Rabbi Yonatan Markovich Meets with UK Humanitarian Minister And Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis

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While the Ukrainian military is making gains on the ground, the Chief Rabbi of Kyiv, the Shliach Rabbi Yonatan Markovich, has been working to increase humanitarian aid to the citizens of Ukraine. In a series of meetings in London, Rabbi Markovich met with the UK minister of humanitarian affairs, Lord Tariq Ahmad as well as with the Chief Rabbi of Great Britain Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis • Photos