The new Chabad smicha program, Tomchei Temimim of Moldova, has been drawing a lot of attention boosting Jewish life and even warranted a local TV station’s interview with Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Abelsky, chief rabbi of Moldova. The smicha program is dedicated to the memory of Rabbi Zalman Tuvia Abelsky OB”M, shliach to Kishinev and head of Jewish life in Moldova for twenty-five years.
This year a group of rabbinical students have joined Chabad of Moldova. This young group is have been enthusiastic and eager to get Jewish Moldova thriving. Learning with community members, visiting people in nearby towns and coordinating community events have been just a few of things the students have done. Most recently, they put together a huge tefillin initiative, reaching out to the community and taking the campaign to the streets to get as many people as possible to laytefillin. A total of 7 karkaftas, people who never before laid tefillin, performed this holy mitzvah for the first time with the rabbinical students.
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 Jewish year, 5776, being a ‘Year of Hakhel’ – Jewish Unity.
Chabad of Moldova had the merit to lay Tefillin with seven Yidden who never had the chance previously in their life to put on Tefillin. The significance of laying Tefillin with what is called a ‘Karkafta’ is well known.
During Rosh Hashanah, hundreds of Jews attended services at Jewish Community Chabad synagogue in Kishinev, which is run under the leadership of Rabbi Yossef Abelsky, the country’s Chief Rabbi and head shliach.
We have been serving the community in Kishinev and its nearby cities since the Fall of Communism in 1990. We are glad to assist you with Kosher food, prayer services (Minyan) or any other needs.
Phone:
Moldova: +373 22 541 023
USA: +1 718 756 0458
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