posted by circassiankama on April, 2010 as Abkhazia
JEWS OF ABKHAZIA CELEBRATE PASSOVER
30/03/2010 18:00 ABKHAZIA, SUKHUM
Starting from Monday the Holy Week began at Christians and Passover at
Jews. The day before the festive first seder (dinner) indicating the
beginning of the Jewish seven-day Passover holiday was held in the
Sukhum synagogue.
Thanks
to the annual aid from the Sochi main rabbi Are Edelkopf each Jewish
family living in Sukhum received a box of matzo, "Shalom” Jewish
community of Abkhazia said. The Sochi rabbi sent the Jews living in the
republic a congratulation on the beginning of Passover and sent kosher
grape juice and meat products made in Israel.
An assistance program to the needy, war and labor veterans is actively implemented in the Jewish community of Abkhazia.
A
weekly lecture center for adults "If you are a Jew…” is organized in
the synagogue by force of "Joint” local branch. Every Saturday a school
for children functions in the synagogue. They study Hebrew, Judaism
fundamentals, dance, and sing there. "And children learn Hebrew better
than adults do”, the agency’s interlocutor said.
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