Uplifting Celebrations in Siberian City of Tiumen, Led by Russia’s Chief Rabbi

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2 months ago

Uplifting Celebrations in Siberian City of Tiumen, Led by Russia’s Chief Rabbi

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During the week in which the words of the Torah are read, “And make me a sanctuary,” the Siberian city of Tiumen experienced a continuous day of sublime and uplifting events, which resulted in a tremendous Kiddush Hashem and raised the pride of the city’s thousands of Jews • Full Story, Photos

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Siberia’s Jewish Community Celebrates 25 Years of Renaissance

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The Jewish community of Novosibirsk, Siberia, gathered for a momentous celebration marking 25 years of Jewish revival and the 50th birthday of Chief Rabbi and Chabad emissary Rabbi Shneur Zalmen Zaklos, who, together with his wife Miriam, has rebuilt the city’s Jewish life over the past quarter century • Full Story, Photos

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5 months ago

Siberia: New Sefer Torah Brings Special Joy to Krasnoyarsk’s Jewish Community

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Hundreds of Jewish community members – led by Rabbi Benjamin Wagner and his wife, Rebbetzin Dina – gathered in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, alongside distinguished guests from neighboring cities and Israel, to celebrate the inauguration of a new Torah scroll • Full Story, Photos

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2 years ago

A First for Russia: School That Integrates Special Needs Children Inaugurated

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The eighteenth of Elul, was an especially auspicious day this year for the Jews of the Siberian capital city of Novosibirsk. On this day two beacons of light for the Jewish nation were born: the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe, also known as the Baal HaTanya, and on this day a brand new, state of the art Jewish Day School was inaugurated. The school, a first of its kind, will integrate special needs children under a project called “Lev” • Full Story, Photos, Video

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2 years ago

200-Year-Old Torah Restored and Inaugurated at Siberian Irkutsk

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A 200-year-old Torah scroll dating back more than 200 years was delicately mended and renewed and then inaugurated at a festive ceremony in the Great Synagogue of the Siberian Jewish community of Irkutsk. It was dedicated in honor of the community’s partners and supporters across the globe • Full Story, Photos

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2 years ago

Kinus Unites 75 Shluchim From Across Russia in Siberia

Photography: Valery Kasatkin

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In a true spirit of unity, seventy-five Rabbis from Russia’s cities and regions joined together in the Siberian city of Tomsk for a special Shabbos Achdus • Full Story, Photos, Video