Students in the youngest class of the yeshiva k’tana (elementary yeshiva) of Dnepropetrovsk enjoyed a celebration in honor of their completion of studying the book of Genesis, the first book of the Pentateuch.

Last weekend, the hotel “Old Castle,” located near the east Ukrainian city of Donetsk, held a Shabbaton for schoolchildren and their families.

Despite the fact that the streets of Chernigov were and still are covered with a foot of snow, the Jewish community and the hearts of Jews of Chernigov is experiencing a “warm spell,” most recently triggered by the recent fiery light of Chanukah.

The Belarus city of Bobruisk celebrated the welcoming of a new Torah scroll into the synagogue. The scroll came to the local Jewish community as a gift from sponsors in Dnepropetrovsk.

We have recently gathered in Hesed to get acquainted with new literature at our library, and someone dropped a phrase that had made a pleasant discovery of drawings and illustrations in books. It is especially nice when there are good illustrations in the books of your favorite writers.

During Chanukah, the Jewish community of Nizhny Novgorod hosted its yearly “Person of the Year” award ceremony.

Well-known Jewish businessman, philanthropist, and FJC President Lev Leviev visited Novosibirsk, where he took part in a celebration for the tenth anniversary of the local Ohr Avner Chabad Day School.

The small Jewish community of Albania has its first Chief Rabbi who was inaugurated earlier this week in the main synagogue of the capital Tirana in the presence of Albanian Prime Minister Sali Berisha and Israel’s Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar.

As in Jewish communities throughout the world, from December 1st through 9th, the Jewish community in Russia celebrated Chanukah. Festivities got underway on December 1 on Moscow’s Manezh Square where Chief Rabbi of R

Traditionally during the days of Chanukah, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine holds Menorah lighting ceremonies in Kiev’s most luxurious hotels. These ceremonies are held every day and, one evening, a big Chanukah reception is also organized.