Slice of Life

MOSHIACH’S EMBASSY IN MOLDOVA

After two decades of outreach, Rebbetzin Leah Abelsky of Kishinev, Moldova, tells us about her shlichus.

It’s not every day that you find shluchim who returned to the place they fled, but Rabbi Zalman and Rebbetzin Leah Abelsky did just that. Sixty years ago they escaped the clutches of the communists, made aliya, and raised a family.  Thirty years later, they were back in Kishinev. This time, they were there on shlichus, with the Rebbe’s bracha. read more

Chanukah 2009 In Kishinev & Moldova

One of the Chanukah events in Kishinev  was  at the KJJC. It took place on December 13, when the 3rd candle was lighted by Reb Zalman Leib Abelsky, the Chief Rabbi of Moldova, who did it for the 20th consecutive time in our country. It was a special event from all points of view – Interregional Festival “From Heart to Heart” supported by “Hevruta in Moldova’ project sponsored by Pincus Fund with over 250 people from Kishinev, Beltsy, Tiraspol, Bendery and Rybnitsa.

Moldovan Jews undeterred by smashed menorah

One of eastern European country’s Jewish community leaders, Rabbi Zalman Abelsky, tells Ynet incident in which Orthodox priest destroyed Hanukkah candlestick was a political provocation. ‘Moldova can set an example to the entire world in terms of anti-Semitism,’ he says

MY DAUGHTERS BAS-MITZVAH SETTING THE TONE FOR A LIFETIME OF COMMITMENT

MY DAUGHTER’S BAS-MITZVAH – SETTING THE TONE FOR A LIFETIME OF COMMITMENT – BY CHAYA ABELSKY: This past summer, my daughter Zelda celebrated her bas-mitzvah. On the surface, this fact might not appear to be “newsworthy” as far as a wider readership may be concerned.