Birthdays are the celebrations of our beginning. From our first birthday on, we use them as another way to enjoy our life. They are a time to be with people who care, a time to review our...
The Honor of Celebrating an Artists Birthday
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Holiday joy and comfort to elders through socially distanced house visits.
During these times, there are a lot of uncertainties. In the way we live, what the future will bring, and how to bring comfort to those close to us. The elderly, while more susceptible to the virus,...
‘SUKKOS COMES TO YOU’ IN MOLDOVA
With many Jewish community members in Moldova still in lockdown due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, Chabad of Moldova arranged for a safe way to connect with them. A Sukkah Mobile was built to...
Unforgettable Conference for Women – Key to Happiness
The Synagogue was unrecognizably changed, decorated with flowers, elegant white tables, exquisite table setting and a beautiful stage. The event was filled to capacity. Women...
Purim In Kishinev, colorful packages of “Mishloach Manos” were distributed all over the city
In Kishinev, colorful packages of “Mishloach Manos” were distributed all over the city, and there was reading of the Megilla in the synagogue every hour. A grand party was...
Purim In Kishinev, colorful packages of “Mishloach Manos” were distributed all over the city
Jewish Community Chabad of Moldova brought the joy of Purim to the Jews of Kishinev and the Transnistria, as they do every year. Despite the Coronavirus panic, celebrations continued in Moldova. In...
Despite Uncertainty, Jewish Woman Celebrates 100th Birthday
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Shlucha Mrs. Leah Abelsky gathered a few friends to celebrate the 100th birthday of Nina Zinnovna, a community member who is the oldest Jewish woman in the country....
Chabad of Moldova Marks 30 Years
On the 30th anniversary of Chabad of Moldova, the president of the community Mr. Simcha Bojor made a commitment to raise the budgets to bring more families of Rabbis to Moldova. They paid tribute to...
Jewish Moldova Celebrates Purim 5779
Jewish community of Moldova celebrated a joyous Purim, with programs directed by Rabbi Menachem Mendel and Chaya Mushka Axelrod together with Rabbi Mendy and Leah Gutzel. On Purim Eve, many...
Chanukah 5779, Brings Light to the Republic of Moldova
Brings Light - Moldova 5779 Moldova was truly illuminated with the light of Chanuka this year. Over twenty events took place, in the cities of Kishinev, Beltz, Benderi and Tiraspol. Some were geared...
Bar Mitzvah at the age of 70! Mazal Tov
On his 70th birthday, Mr. Albert Volfenzon from Bendery celebrated his Bar Mitzvah, by donning Tefillin for the first time in his life. Mr. Vofenzon also joined our “Kolel Torah”...
Chanukah 2017 – 5778 candles light up Moldova
Thousands of Jews were exposed to the holiday, and to the meaning of Chanukah. The Republic of Moldova was shining with the beautiful lights of the Chanukah Menorahs. More than twenty...
Purim ‘Around the Clock’ – Moldova 2017
Hundred of Jews in Moldova celebrated the holiday of Purim in Moldova this year. Megillat Esther readings, Purim meals, Mishloach Manot, and children’s activities were organized by Chabad of...
Happy New Year – Moldova 5777
About 200 people gathered in the synagogue, for correct and kosher entering the new Jewish year, ask forgiveness for mistakes and forgive those who offended, to wish each other a good and sweet year...
Pessach preparations in Kishinev and Moldova are in full swing!
Pessach preparations in Kishinev and Moldova are in full swing! Tens of children came together to make Matzos and expirience the holiday. They were able to see how the dough is prepared and baked,...
Holocaust Victim Memorial in Bendery
Rabbi Shmuel Zalmanov, of Chabad Moldova, recited the Kaddish prayer at the Holocaust Victim Memorial in Bendery, Moldova, on Holocaust Remembrance Day. Rabbi Shmuel Zalmanov, of Chabad Moldova,...
A Message of Unity Across Moldovian community worldwide – Chanukah 5776
Each night of Chanukah the Great Chabad Synagogue of Moldova hosted a festive Menorah lighting. The place was filled with professionals, students and families, for a joyous Chanukah celebration,...
Fruits for Moldova’s Orphans
Early this week Rebbetzin Leah Abelsky got a call from Clara 'former director' of an orphanage in Kishinev, Moldova. “The children here have not had fruit in weeks,” they said. Having lost her own...
Jewish Kishinev Gathers for a Touching Concert Performance
This past week, members from the Jewish community in Kishinev, gathered to attend a special concert at the Great Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue in Moldova. The concert was organized in honor of the new...
New Year New Beginning, Rosh Hashana 5776-2015 in Kishinev Moldova
This year, a record number of people attended the services, to hear the shofar, and to participate in the Yizkor memorial prayer for their departed loved ones. On the first day of Rosh Hashanah,...
Matzos Wine and Haggadot – Passover 5775 in Kishinev
In honor of the holiday of Pesach, Chabad of Kishinev arranged many activities, in anticipation of the holiday. A truckload arrived with Matzah and other traditional Pesach foods, to be distributed...
Holocaust Remembrance Day 2015 – Kaddish prayer
At the 27th of January 2015, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Jewish community of Moldova, civil society, diplomats and politicians got together near the monument "Prisoners of the...
Israel Is Back on The Map!
After the first printing of “Collins Primary Geography Atlas For The Middle East” forgot to include Israel, the ADL raised its voice in protest to have it added back Imagine for a moment. A...
Festive of light in Moldova – Chanukah 5775
Each evening of Chanukah, at the Great Synagogue of Kishinev, local Jews gathered for a Chanukah party and explanations of the nature of the holiday Many holiday festivities took place on every...
Moldova Rep to the United Nation Joins “One People, One World”
The Institute of Noahide Code, a non-governmental organization with consultative status at the United Nations, hosted an event at 777 UN Plaza on Monday called “One People, One World.” The...
Israeli Activist Yehuda Glick Shot and Wounded in Jerusalem
By Joshua Mitnick TEL AVIV—A prominent Israeli religious activist was shot and wounded in Jerusalem on Wednesday by gunmen on a motorcycle, in an escalation of months of violence in the city....
High Holidays 5775
This year, the Jews of Kishinev, capital of Moldova, observed the various laws and customs of Yom Kippur easily. Prior to Yom Kippur, they came to the Jewish Center next to the large Chabad shul in...
German Leader Merkel to Speak at Rally Against Anti-Semitism
Chancellor Angela Merkel to speak at Berlin rally against anti-Semitism on Sunday, as Jew hatred makes an alarming comeback. By AFP and Arutz Sheva Staff Netanyahu and Merkel Flash 90 German...
Rosh Hashana 5775 Appeal letter
Dear Friend, The community of Kishinev and Moldova recently suffered a great loss. Rabbi Zalman Abelsky OBM, who served as Chief Rabbi of Kishinev and Moldova, passed away on 29 Sivan 5774, June 24,...
Cleveland Walk4Friends Nets $336,641
The Friendship Circle of Cleveland hosted its annual My Walk 4 Friends on Aug. 31 to benefit children with special needs and their families. The two-mile walk along Brainard Road kicked off at 12:15...
Friends of Ksihinev Jewry – nurtures the community
Friends of Kishinev Jewry (FOKJ) is a multi-faceted charity that nurtures the centuries-old Jewish community of Kishinev and Jewish communities throughout the Republic of Moldova. Friends of...
Spreading the Light – Chanukah 2013 in Kishinev & Moldova
Chanukah festivities were in full swing in Kishinev, Moldova this year. Rabbi Zalman Abelsky and his wife Rebbetzin Leah Abelsky were joined by three students Rabbis, Shmulik Zalmanov, Mendel...