Tragedy has Struck the Jewish World with the Death of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein Tragedy has struck the heart and soul of the Jewish and Christian world. Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, 67, President of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews passed away, February 6, 2019, from a heart attack. Read more

Newsletter February 2019 View this email in your browser Clothing Distribution Helps More Children This Year More than five thousand Jewish children suffering extreme poverty throughout Ukraine and Russia are being given coupons this winter to purchase new, fashionable and seasonally appropriate clothing. Many of these children come from single-parent families, have children with disabilities, refugees, or are from families dealing with other challenges such as addiction, abuse, and neglect. Read more Tragedy has Struck the Jewish World with the Death of Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein Tragedy has struck the heart and soul of the Jewish and Christian world. Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein, 67, President of the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews passed away, February 6, 2019, from a heart attack. Read more EnerJew Runs Region-Wide Leadership Training 100 Jewish teenagers took part in EnerJew youth movement’s leadership training program last month in Minsk, Belarus learning to become top-notch informal education stars of the FSU region. Read more Chairwoman of Russian Federation Council: Any attempt to Holocaust Denial was Stopped By Us throughout Russia An annual ceremony marking the ‘International Holocaust Remembrance Day’ was held at the large Jewish  Museum and Tolerance Center in the center of Moscow. * The “Keil Malei Rachamim” prayer was recited by Chief Rabbi of Russia Rabbi Berel Lazar * With the participation of dozens of ambassadors from various countries.  Read more Video Clips bring Kiddush and Havdalah to Life The FJC is happy to announce that Yahaduton, has released two new educational video clips in the Russian language sponsored by the Leviev Foundation. The first clip teaches how to make Kiddush, the ceremonial blessing over wine that ushers in the Shabbat, and the second teaches how to make Havdalah, the ceremony marking the end of Shabbat. The visual demonstration given in these beautifully clips in the Russian language makes these Jewish traditions easy to learn and very accessible to Jews living in the FSU and across the globe. Read more EnerJew Opens 5 New Cities, Another 10 Planned Toliati, Kamenskoye, Kremenchug, Bobruisk, and Chelyabinsk, became the new additions to EnerJew youth movement’s family in the FSU region. The new additions boost the Jewish youth movement’s presence to 49 FSU cities overall, with close to 3,000 teens in activities’ scope. Read more Our 10,000 kilometer, kosher Trans-Siberian honeymoon The legendary rail journey across Russia allows tourists to see towns, nature and Jewish communities in action — and can easily be done without breaking Judaism’s dietary laws Read more