by nechamarochel | Nov 2, 2018 | News
Professor Adam Seligman of the University of Boston visited our synagogue. The professor conducts research on the history, life and activities of the Jewish community in Chisinau. Mr. Seligman participated in the Mincha prayer together with members of our...
by nechamarochel | Nov 2, 2018 | antisemitism, News, The Jewish World
Moldova’s Jewish Community Deeply Shaken Over Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting. Let us stand together, pray together and overcome hate together. The Tree Of Life Shooting Victims: Joyce Feinberg, 75 Rich Gotfried, 65 Rose Malinger, 97 Jerry Rabinowitz,...
by nechamarochel | Oct 15, 2018 | holidays, News, slideshow
The month filled with some of the most important Jewish holidays- Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah- has come to an end. There was an exceptionally joyous spirit in our community in Kishinev throughout this special month, as the foundation for the...
by nechamarochel | May 15, 2018 | holidays, Kishinev and Moldova, News, slideshow
Hundreds of Moldovan Jews: men, women and children. Took part in the Lag B’Omer events. That took place in the Jewish kindergarten and in the Chabad synagogue in Kishinev. The participants marched from the Chabad synagogue, to the center of the city. As is...
by nechamarochel | May 15, 2018 | holidays, Kishinev and Moldova, News
I have never seen a Lag B’omer parade specifically, but recognized immediately that it was the Lubavitcher community, and though I am neither a Lubavitcher nor an Orthodox Jew, I was glad to see them. It made me smile to simply to see Jews being Jews in...