The autumn holidays were particularly joyful and brought many visitors to the Chabad Lubavitch Jewish community, including Rabbi Abelsky’s daughter Rachel, her husband Rabbi Nahman, their son Menahem Mendel and nephew Shmuel.
Mendel was the hazan-cantor at Rosh Hashanah services, and his marvelous deep voice touched everyone’s hearts. He is going to celebrate his 16th birthday soon and wants, as all men in Rabbi Abelsky’s family, to serve to G-d.
Renovation of the synagogue’s interior was finished just in time for Rosh Hashanah. Right before the prayer service, Chief Rabbi of Kishinev and Moldova Zalman Abelsky placed a mezuzah on the synagogue door and on his new office door. The congregation and guests there to celebrate the holiday were touched and inspired by this act.
Last autumn, the synagogue was visited by many community member. A well-known businessman Iakov Tihman, a well-known businessman in the community, gave Chief Rabbi Abelsky a portrait of Rabbi Zalman that was hung in his newly reconstructed office.
The 18th of Elul.
The 18th of Elul is the birthday of two historic figures of Hasidic Judaism, Rabbi Israel Baal-Shem-Tov and Rabbi Shneur-Zalman of Leadi (Altar Rabbi). The Kishinev synagogue held a celebration in their honor and invited many important visitors. Kishinev and Moldova’s Chief Rabbi Zalman Abelsky, used this important event to discuss Jewish traditions and the fundamental ideas of Hasidism.
Rabbi Zalman Abelsky, Chief Rabbi of Kishinev and Moldova, meets Mr. Avraham Sharon, Israeli Ambassador at Large.
Rabbi Abelsky, who is also the Chairman of the Federation of Lubavitcher Communities, met with Mr. Sharon to discuss Jewish life, and the development of Jewish culture and traditions in Moldova.
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.
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