My daughter Noa and I spent two weeks in Chisinau in September. Knowing in advance that we would be there for the Jewish holidays, we asked Rabbi Zushe to put us in touch with a family with whom we could spend the holidays and Shabbat. So we spent some time talking, and it turned out…
Our community in Kishinev was lucky to enjoy a beautiful Sukkot together. On the first night of Sukkot, dozens of men and women from our community gathered for a festive prayer and meal in our Sukkah. Each year, we make sure to build a Sukkah that’s large enough to accommodate all those who wish to…
Camp Gan Israel Day Camp Gan Israel took place in Chisinau this summer! Despite how unusual the state of the world is right now, the Jewish children’s camp Gan Israel took place this year with G-d’s help! For two weeks, a cheerful group of boys and girls from ages one, three, and all the way…
Great Feedback from the Summer Camp! Experiences The summer camp has just finished. The time has passed, but the positive memories will remain. Everyone had a wonderful experience. The organizers created a warm, welcoming atmosphere where both the older kids and younger ones felt comfortable, were always keeping busy with interesting and fun activities, and were…
On July 25, Rabbi Shmuel Zalmanov – representing the Central Synagogue and the Jewish community of Kishinev – opened a ceremony honoring the memory of the Kishinev ghetto by laying flowers at the memorial monument on Jerusalem Street. Many members of the Jewish Community of Moldova took part in the ceremony, which was led by…
The Chabad community in Kishinev organized a number of events in honor of Shavuot. One of them was the reading of 10 Commandments in the synagogue. Traditionally, on the night before Shavuot (the day of the giving of the Torah), individuals stay up to study Torah rather than sleeping, and go to Shul in the…
When a Jewish boy turns 13 years old, according to the Torah he has the obligation to observe the mitzvot – the commandments. He becomes a bar mitzvah – obligated to perform the mitzvot. Until this age, a child is not required to keep the commandments. His father, as the sages ruled, teaches him to…
Lag B’Omer 5781 – Taking Over The Streets Moldova has recently had another covid outbreak, and is under lockdown during the day with nightly curfews. Due to this, traffic of vehicles in the city is more sparse. This enabled the parade to go through the main roads of the city. The parade obviously had Covid-19…
Passover 2021 – A year ago, the world was shut down almost entirely. Many celebrated a Pesach they had not anticipated, isolated from their loved ones. This year, most are grateful to be able to spend Pesach together once again, with the obvious precautions. Chabad Moldova was faced with the same challenge this year. After…
Rabbi in Moldova helps save a life and scores matzah for his community BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ MARCH 5, 2021 12:58 PM (JTA) — Last week, Mendy Axelrod was working to secure a supply of matzah for his Jewish community in Moldova ahead of Passover. It’s no easy task this year, as air and land traffic into the small Eastern…
