During his state visit to Kyiv, Israeli President Mr. Isaac Herzog met with representatives of the Jewish communities of Ukraine. Attending on- behalf of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine were Rabbi Meir Stambler, CEO of FJC Ukraine and his deputy Rabbi Rafael Roytman, Chief Rabbi of Kyiv Yonatan Markowitz, and the Chief Rabbi of Kharkiv Moshe Moskowitz • Full Story, Photos

Ukraine’s Chief Rabbi Moshe Azman snapped a selfie with visiting Israeli President Isaac Herzog while Herzog attended an event, meeting various Shluchim and other Jewish community leaders in Ukraine’s capital Kiev. President Herzog, a staunch supporter of Chabad, is currently visiting the country, where he met with its Jewish President Volodimir Zalenskyy, as well as commemorated the 80th anniversary of the infamous Babi Yar massacre, which occurred at the hands of the Nazis yemach shemam.

Ninety extraordinary Jewish students from across Ukraine, members of the STARS Intensive learning program, enjoyed an unforgettable 7-day trip, combined with an inspiring seminar, to Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, and its surrounding region. “This program is a real lifechanger,” Says Rabbi Pinchas Wishedsky, the director of STARS Ukraine. “It turns these students, who arrived at STARS without any previous involvement with Judaism, into committed Jews that become an integral part of the Jewish nation, establish Jewish families, and serve as living examples in their hometowns after they arrive back from the trip” • Full Story, Photos

Jewish President of Ukraine, Vladimir Zelenskyy, is in the midst of a diplomatic trip to Washington DC. In addition to meeting President Joe Biden, President Zelenskyy, escorted by Ukrainian Shluchim Rabbis Meir Stambler and Refoel Rutman, visited the National Holocaust Museum. Joining the President’s entourage was DC Shliach Rabbi Levi Shemtov, who blew shofar for the President following his speech in the museum • Photos

In the year of many challenges, presented to us by the global pandemic, Ukrainian Mitzvah Tanks  continued to spread light and hope across the country. With the support of the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS, twelve rabbis drove over 7,000 km through 60 settlements and visited over 1,000 Jews. About half of those people had no prior connections to the Synagogue on wheels and many didn’t even know they were Jewish • Full Story, Photos

During the last few years, the Jewish community and educational institutions in the Central Ukrainian city of Krivoy Rog are experiencing remarkable growth in activity and numbers, drawing many new families into the community and making the need for a modern state-of-the-art Mikvah into a necessity • Full Story, Photos

In honor of the auspicious day of Chai Elul, the birthday of the Baal Shem Tov and Alter Rebbe, the Chabad community of Odessa, Ukraine travelled several hours to spend Shabbos Parshas Ki Seitzei in Haditch, the resting place of the Alter Rebbe. The community, led by Shluchim Rabbi Avrohom and Chana Wolff, spent a complete Shabbos immersed in a surreal spiritual experience, while enjoying top of the line accommodations near the tziun • Photos

As a part of the FJC’s large-scale renovation project, many Jewish schools and kindergartens across Ukraine are upgrading facilities and infrastructure, transforming worn out classrooms into ‘smart classes’. During Elul, the final month of the Jewish calendar, the schools are keen to show the results of their hard work • Full Story, Photos

“Shalom! What are you doing here? I thought I’m the only Jew in town!” calls out an elderly man to a group of young rabbinical students on the street of Chornomorsk, southwestern Ukrainian city. The rabbis come closer and engage in witty banter, making the atmosphere upbeat. “He didn’t even know there were other Jews in [town]!” • Full Story, Photos

Amrom Fromowitz, z’l, one of the three bochurim killed in the terrible accident in Ukraine on Wednesday was a chosson who was soon to be married. Amrom, a member of the Vitzhnitzer community in Monsey got engaged to a girl from Boro Park this past Pesach • Full Story

Exactly a year after the horrific antisemitic attempt to break into the JCC and Synagogue of Mariupol, East Ukraine, and brutally murder its members during the morning prayers – the Jewish community gathered for a special festive online thanksgiving event to thank the Almighty for the wonderful miracles. Rabbi Shlomo Noginsky from Boston, who recently survived a terrorist attack, was the guest speaker • Full Story, Photos

The Jewish community of Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine, has announced the establishment of a new modern Children’s Development Center to open at the beginning of the upcoming academic year. It will serve the city and surrounding region’s Jewish community • Full Story, Photos

Despite the global pandemic, the Synagogue-on-wheels, or Mitzvah Mobile, returns to the streets of Ukraine to introduce thousands of Jews to the rich heritage of Jewish tradition, culture and values. This time they travel not only for the outreach and education, but also for the support of the most vulnerable members of the Jewish communities with humanitarian relief packages • Full Story, Photos

After over a year of mostly COVID related complications, Rabbi Chaim Eliyahu Gluckowsky, Director of “Merkas Mikvaos Chabad” in Israel, traveled to Kiev, Ukraine, where a beautiful mikvah is in its final stages of being built. He traveled to the Former Soviet nation to oversee the process, as well as ensure that the mikvah is being built in the most mehudar way, befitting of Chabad mekuravim in the city • Full Story, Photos

During a series of historic events commemorating the Holocaust last week in the ‘Jewish Shtetel’ of Chernivtsi, Ukraine, the regional governor made a surprise dramatic announcement: the ‘Jewish House’ nationalized during the Communist regime will be returned to the community and serve as a warm home for education and enrichment programs • Full Story, Photos

It was a joyous occasion yesterday as Rabbi Moshe Reuven Azman, Chief Rabbi of Ukraine, inaugurated a new Chabad House in the city of Boryspil, known to many as the home of Kiev’s International Airport. Dozens of synagogues functioned in Boryspil before the Russian Revolution in 1917, but were closed by the Bolsheviks during their early anti-religious campaigns • Full Story, Photos

After coming to the city of Kharkov, Ukraine, in 1990, with the mission of reviving Judaism after its destruction by the Communist regime, Rabbi Moshe and Mrs. Miriam Moskovitz discovered that the closest functioning Mikvah was located in Moscow, a 12 hour-train-ride away. They soon embarked on a mission to establish a local Mikvah aimed at serving the community • Full Story, Photos

In a few weeks, there will be a big celebration. Mendel (whose name is changed for privacy), a Chassidisher bochur no different to you or me, who as a child grew up in a regular Ukrainian home, is getting married under a Chuppah. The thing is, unless you knew him personally, you would not be able to recognize his origins • Full Story, Photos

Each year, Camp Yeka turns into a home for over 100 Jewish boys from disadvantaged and poverty stricken backgrounds. Many of the children are orphaned or come from abusive homes. Camp Yeka provides them with a glimmer of light, an opportunity to be free of all their worries and more than anything to just be happy Jewish kids. They have set a goal of raising $60,000 to cover the costs of this year’s summer camp. For the next 36 hours all donations are to be doubled by generous matchers • Full Story, Photos

This past Friday, the Jewish community of Zhitomir, Ukraine, welcomed a new Sefer Torah to their newly built synagogue in the center of the city. The magnificent synagogue was completed two years ago, under the auspices of Head Shliach Rabbi Shlomo Wilhelm, who has been diligently serving the Jewish population of Western Ukraine for thirty years • Full Photo

Following a beautiful event for the 55th birthday and 25 years on Shlichus of Rabbi Moshe Asman, Rabbi Asman inaugurated a new office for Shluchim across Ukraine to use with a plaque on the wall in memory of all the Shluchim who sadly passed away from Covid-19 • Full Story, Photos

Despite Covid, the Jewish community of Vinnytsia, Ukraine—led by the city’s rabbi and Shliach, Rabbi Shaul Halevi Horowitz—celebrated Purim in a particularly happy atmosphere. After the Megilah reading, a Purim party was held with the participation of many of the youth in the community. During Purim Rabbi Horowitz even paid a special visit to the British Ambassador to Ukraine • Photos

A Ukrainian nationalist videoed himself toppling over a huge communal menorah in Kyiv on Thursday while shouting anti-Semitic statements and posted the video online • Full Story

The L’Chaim of Hillel Levinson of Kharkov, Ukraine and Mushka Rosenblum of Caracas, Venezuela took place Thursday night at the FREE Shul in Crown Heights. Photos by ChabadInfo.com photographer Shneur Reinitz • Photos