By Alex Weisler I’ve got a soft spot for Simchat Torah, the holiday when Jews around the world celebrate having completed the reading of the Torah by starting again from the beginning without skipping a beat. I’ve always been struck by this quirk of the celebration. There is … [Read more...] about Always Starting Again: Simchat Torah and Our Jewish Journey
Life in the FSU Countries
Moishe House Deepens Reach in FSU with Second Moscow House
Moishe House is doubling its efforts to empower Jewish young adults to help build and sustain Jewish communal life in Moscow by opening a second residential home in the city. The new Moishe House in the Russian capital will be led by Anastasia Shalygina, 21; Alexandra … [Read more...] about Moishe House Deepens Reach in FSU with Second Moscow House
Beit Lohamei Haghetaot and Genesis Philanthropy Group Bring History of Holocaust in USSR to Israeli Students
As part of the ongoing efforts by Genesis Philanthropy Group (GPG) and Beit Lohamei Haghetaot - Ghetto Fighters' House Museum to establish, preserve and educate future generations on the history of the Holocaust in the former Soviet Union, GPG and Beit Lohamei Haghetaot have … [Read more...] about Beit Lohamei Haghetaot and Genesis Philanthropy Group Bring History of Holocaust in USSR to Israeli Students
Eastern European, FSU Jewish Communities and The Age of Corona
The devastating effects of COVID-19 that have ravaged Western Europe and now the United States have so far spared certain Jewish communities in Eastern Europe, even as it now has Russia in its crosshairs. By Sean Savage (JNS) While the coronavirus pandemic showing no … [Read more...] about Eastern European, FSU Jewish Communities and The Age of Corona
First ever Joint Regional Limmud FSU/Nahum Goldmann Fellowship takes place in Minsk
Last week for the first time, a joint regional Limmud FSU/Nahum Goldmann Fellowship meeting took place in Minsk, the capital of Belarus, with the participation of young Jews from across the former Soviet Union. During an intensive three days, the young participants, Jewish … [Read more...] about First ever Joint Regional Limmud FSU/Nahum Goldmann Fellowship takes place in Minsk
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