Community News

Wednesday. June 25, 2008Grodno district: a Jewish partisan was brought to burial today, 66 years after dying in battle

Dr. Yechezkel Atlas, a Jewish doctor and commander of a regiment of Jewish partisans, who was buried in the thick of the forest, surrounded by marshland, in the Grodno district, was brought to a Jewish burial today, after a...

Sunday. June 15, 2008Reconstruction of the Great Synagogue of Grodno

The renovation and reconstruction of the façade of the Great Synagogue of Grodno has officially begun.

The sight of the newly erected scaffolding around the old building in the center of Grodno, has aroused much excitement among...

Friday. June 13, 2008First time since the holocaust: Bris for a newborn in Grodno

The ritual circumcision, Bris Mila, of a newborn infant was held this week in Grodno in the Great Synagogue.

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time, since the holocaust that a bris was performed of a child at the...

Wednesday. June 11, 2008Shavuos: ten commandments & ice cream party

Shavuos, this year marks 3320 years since the receiving of the Torah on Mount Sinai. On the holiday it is customary to gather in the synagogue to hear the ten commandments read from a Torah Scroll.

In Grodno, the holiday was...

Wednesday. June 04, 2008New in Grodno: Local Jewish newspaper

The first edition of the "Kadima" Publication, the local Jewish newspaper, was published in time for the Shavuos holiday.

The publication of this newspaper comes in answer to the need for contact between the local Jews...

Sunday. May 25, 2008Lag B’Omer in Grodno - Fire Prevails over Rain

The Children’s Lag B’Omer Rally in Grodno was planned as an outdoor picnic, the intermittent showers caused a change in the original plan. Under light rain, a small bonfire was lit, while indoors, the children sat and...

Sunday. April 13, 2008Grodno Jews Prepare for the Passover Holiday

The Passover holiday Matzo distribution in presently taking place at the Great Synagogue of Grodno. Hundreds of Jews have arrived at the synagogue to receive  matzo for the Passover holiday.

Eating of Matzo on Passover, is...

Tuesday. April 08, 2008Rabbi Berel Chatzkelvitz Speaks about Kabala and Jewish History in Grodno

To mark the fifth year anniversary of Chabad Lubavitch activities in Grodno, Rabbi Chatzkelvitz was invited to give a special lecture.

Rabbi Chatzkelvitz, who has a broad knowledge of Torah and Kabala and wrote and translated...