Jewish Center in Transdniestria

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📚✨ The "Literary Salon" once again brought together poetry lovers! Today, our monthly online meeting took place, featuring Transnistrian poet Konstantin Anatolyevich Zhosan. 🌿 His poems about his homeland, the nature of his native land, human destinies, and eternal values brought a wealth of vivid emotions to the participants. Particularly touching were the heartfelt works "Lost Happiness" and "Three Mothers," which express love for the homeland, gratitude to the mother who gave life, and respect for the mother of one's children, while raising sensitive topics. 🍃 The poet has a surprisingly subtle ability to see beauty in the world around him: the fragrant coolness, the freshness of acacias, the elegantly decorated birches, golden sunrises, and blooming roses came to life in his lines, filling the meeting with a special atmosphere of warmth and inspiration. 💙 We thank Konstantin Anatolyevich for his sincerity, warmth, and talent, and all the participants for their interest, kind comments, and love of poetry, and our volunteer Valery Kupershmidt for being our guest today. 🌸 See you again in our "Literary Living Room"! 👉For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/literaturnaya-gostinaya-poeziya-sogrevayushchaya-dushu Volunteer Center RVC #RVC

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📱❤️ One day of the "Caring Connection" project. For five years, the "Caring Connection" project has been uniting seniors, helping them stay active, socialize, and discover something new every day. Today, the project already has about 250 participants. Each one receives a smartphone with a user-friendly app, and Hesed pays for mobile phone and internet service monthly, so that even those with limited mobility can be part of our community. ☀️ Today's day began with physical education, then the participants met with Transnistrian bard Sergei Galushkin, and then participated in "Brain Gymnastics" and sang favorite Soviet songs on the program "With a Song Through Life." A total of seven online events took place throughout the day! Behind every connection, smile, and kind word lies the daily work of the project staff, who help resolve all technical issues and make each meeting accessible to our participants. 💙 "Caring Connection" is more than just a phone call. It's communication, new knowledge, care, support, and a way to feel less alone. 👉For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/odin-den-proekta-zabotlivaya-svyaz-kogda-rasstoyaniya-perestayut-sushchestvovat #Hesed #CaringConnection #JDC

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Today, a vibrant master class was held, attended by over 20 children. AJT Tikva teenagers were the day's main supporters. They helped organize the master class, were there for the younger participants, and supported them throughout the event. It was loud, fun, delicious, and truly team-oriented. Everyone made their own pizza, and good spirits were the key ingredient of the day. If your child or teenager isn't yet a member of our clubs, be sure to come! There are still many interesting meetings, master classes, games, trips, and exciting events ahead. Join us—it's always fun! 💙

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🎨🌿 A new meeting of watercolor painting master classes! This week, participants continued to create landscapes, learned to apply watercolor in layers, mix paints, create beautiful shades, and convey depth of space. 🖌️🏞️ Each lesson is a new knowledge, development of creative abilities, pleasant communication, and a sea of positive emotions! 💙✨ 👉For more information about the event, see https://vox.jct.md/akvarelnaya-terapiya-prodolzhaetsya Volunteer Center RVC #rvc

📞Today, as part of the Call Center project, we held another roundtable meeting with our volunteers. In a warm and intimate atmosphere, over a cup of tea, we discussed one of the most important topics: loneliness and feelings of uselessness. 🫶We learned to recognize the signs of these feelings in our clients and discussed how to support them during a phone call, helping them feel valued, cared for, and appreciated. 👉Volunteers shared their experiences and the challenges they face in communication. Together, we explored various life situations and found simple yet powerful words that can help people feel like they're not alone. 💙 "The greatest shortage in the modern world is not the lack of things, but the lack of human attention."«

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Our teenagers from the AJT Tikva club participated in the finals of the AJT Quiz, an intellectual competition that brought together 10 of the strongest teams from Moldova, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan. Over the course of several days, the teenagers prepared for the quiz, participated in various events and volunteer initiatives, prepared for Shabbat, met new people, socialized, and gained new experiences. AJT Quiz is not only an intellectual competition but also an opportunity to meet teenagers from different countries, share experiences, make new friends, and spend several vibrant and action-packed days together. Thanks to the organizers for the engaging program, and to our teenagers for their energy and active participation. May this experience give them new ideas, new acquaintances, and lasting memories! 💙✨

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🔄 "Boomerang of Kindness" is already live! At the beginning of the month, our community launched a new project that unites people around good deeds. ❤️ 🥒 Thanks to a farmer from Bender, Hesed received 25 kg of fresh cucumbers. Our staff decided to volunteer and got to work together: they washed, canned, and now we have a supply of homemade pickles for holiday meals. 🍐 We've also started preparing dried fruit—the first 5 kg of pears have already been sliced and are drying in our dehydrator! 🤝 But the most important thing in this project is the people. We're really looking forward to middle-aged people, teenagers, and children joining "Boomerang of Kindness." If you have some free time and a desire to make a difference, we'd love to have you on our team! Together, we can do so much more than we can alone. After all, kindness always returns! 💙 📞For information, call 775 21135 Anna Messenger 373 77521135 👉For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/bumerang-dobra-dobro-kotoroe-vozvrashchaetsya #RVC Volunteer Center RVC

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🥖 Shabbat begins with good deeds! 💙 This week, our volunteers baked fragrant challah for our beneficiaries to decorate their Shabbat tables. Our teenagers also happily joined in the baking – together we preserve traditions and learn to care for each other. 🤲 ✨ Following a good tradition, representatives of the older generation gathered at Hesed to celebrate Shabbat together, congratulate those celebrating anniversaries, socialize, sing favorite songs, and spend time in a warm family atmosphere. ❤️ It was especially nice that this time the teenagers were also at the common table. Such gatherings unite generations and remind us that our community is one big, happy family. 🥖 And at the end of the evening, everyone was treated to a delicious surprise – fresh, golden-brown challah, baked with love by our volunteers. Shabbat Shalom! ✨ 👉For more details see https://vox.jct.md/svezhie-khali-teplie-vstrechi-i-dobrie-traditsii Volunteer Center RVC Tikva Ajt #RVC

✡️ Shabbat Shalom! שבת שלום 🕓 In Transnistria 🕯️ Candle lighting: 8:32 PM Shabbat Chazon Chapter of Dvarim Havdalah: 9:47 PM Fast begins: 8:46 PM Evening of Tisha B'Av ✅ Chapter "Dvarim" opens Moses' final speeches to the people. He recalls the path he had taken, the difficulties, and the mistakes he had made to remind them of the value of responsibility and trust. This is a story about growing up—from complaints and fear to the realization of one's mission. Even someone far removed from religion can relate to the theme of memory, gratitude, and choosing a path. We cannot change the past, but we can learn from it and move on—wiser and more confident. ❤️ We wish everyone a peaceful, quiet, and blessed Shabbat! May your souls be calm and your hearts light.

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🍕 Together, it's tastier! Today, our community held a heartwarming kosher pizza-making workshop. Seniors and teenagers enjoyed making pizza, chatting, sharing good vibes, and simply having a wonderful time together. ❤️ Special thanks to our teenage volunteers, who assisted at every stage: preparing ingredients, assisting the participants, and creating a truly friendly atmosphere. After the workshop, everyone was able to taste their culinary masterpieces and also treated the members of the Gentlemen's Club, who were holding their own meeting at the time. Events like these bring together generations, create new friendships, create vibrant emotions, and prove once again that the warmest moments are born when we gather together. 💙

🎩 The Gentlemen's Club has launched! ♠️🎲 Our first Gentlemen's Club meeting took place this week. In a warm and friendly atmosphere, participants played board games, chatted, made new friends, and simply had a great time together. 🤝 Special thanks to our teenage volunteers ❤️, who helped organize the meeting, prepared the space, and created a cozy atmosphere for all participants. 💬 If you'd like to spend time in good company, meet like-minded people, chat, play board games, and become part of an active community—come join us! 📞 You can register for the Gentlemen's Club by calling 775 21135 (Anna). We look forward to seeing you at future meetings! 😊🎉 👉For more information about the event, see https://vox.jct.md/pervaya-vsrecha-kluba-dzhentlmenov Volunteer Center RVC Tikva Ajt #rvc

📚🎒 The "Get Your Child Ready for School" charity campaign is launching! 🎒📚 From July 10th to August 10th, we're joining forces to help large families in our community prepare their children for the new school year. For every child, the start of the school year means new knowledge, friends, and opportunities. And we can help make sure this journey begins with joy and confidence! We'd be grateful for any help. You can bring: ✏️ notebooks, albums, colored paper, and cardboard; 🖍️ pens, pencils, markers, paints; 📐 rulers, compasses, scissors, and glue; 🎒 school backpacks and pencil cases; 📚 books and school supplies; It's especially symbolic that the "Boomerang of Kindness" project is already running in our community—after all, kindness always returns. Let's continue this wonderful tradition of mutual assistance and support together. ❤️ Even a small donation can be a big help to a family and give a child a happy start to the school year. Join the "Get Your Child Ready for School" campaign and let's do good together! 🤝✨ For more information, call 77521135.

✡️ Shabbat Shalom! שבת שלום 🕓 In Transnistria 🕯️ Candle lighting: 8:37 PM Chapter Matot Masei Shabbat mevarchim New Month of Av Havdalah: 9:54 PM New Month of Av ✅ Chapter "Matot Masei" concludes the people's journey through the desert and sums up forty years of wandering. It speaks of the power of words—promises should not be made or broken lightly. Wars, the division of lands, and the destiny of each tribe's future home are described. All this teaches responsibility: for one's words, actions, and place in life. Before the beginning of the month of Av, a time of reflection on what was destroyed and rebuilding, the Torah reminds us—the path continues where we choose faithfulness and meaning. ❤️ We wish everyone a peaceful, quiet, and blessed Shabbat! Let there be peace in your souls and lightness in your hearts.

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🎨🖌️ The first watercolor masterpieces are ready! Our community has launched a series of watercolor painting workshops for the older generation. During the first lesson, participants learned about watercolor materials and techniques, tried professional paints, created a still life, and began painting their first landscape. 🌄 Creativity, new knowledge, pleasant communication, and art therapy—a wonderful combination for inspiration and a good mood! 💙✨ Learn more. 👉https://vox.jct.md/pervie-shagi-v-mir-akvareli Volunteer Center RVC #RVC#ArtTherapy #JewishCommunity

✡️ Shabbat Shalom! שבת שלום 🕓 In Transnistria 🕯️ Candle Lighting: 8:40 PM Parsha Pinchas Havdalah: 9:58 PM ✅ Parsha Pinchas tells the story of a man who acts decisively for justice and peace, and how a nation moves forward after a crisis. It speaks of leadership, responsibility, and a willingness to serve a cause, not oneself. God strengthens His covenant with people, reminding them that every action has a consequence. This is a story of courage, faith, and inner balance. Today, it reminds us that real change begins with honesty and peace in one's own heart. ❤️ We wish everyone a peaceful, quiet, and blessed Shabbat! May your souls be calm and your hearts light.

💙 Launching the Community Good Deeds Diary! 🫶Dear friends! Every day, many of you help others: calling lonely people, visiting neighbors, helping organize events, sharing your harvest, helping with minor repairs, baking challah, knitting warm clothes, or simply offering a kind word of support. We invite you to share these good deeds in our Community Good Deeds Diary. 📲 To do this, simply fill out a short Google form: 👉 indicate the good deed you did; 👉 add a photo. ✡This is not a competition or a report. It is an opportunity to show that our community is alive, helping, and caring for each other. Your example can inspire others to new acts of kindness! 🌟If filling out the Google form seems difficult, don't worry! Our teenage volunteers will be happy to help you figure it out and show you how. ❤️ Let's launch a real "Boomerang of Kindness" together! 👉Do a good deed. 👉Tell about it. 👉Inspire someone else. 👉 Involve your children and grandchildren. 🙏After all, even the smallest act of kindness can change someone's day for the better. Volunteer Center RVC #rvc

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🥖🤍 This week, our volunteer bakers baked challahs for members of the Grigoriopol and Rybnitsa communities. Each challah is prepared with special care: we observe Jewish traditions, recite the blessing, and separate the challah ✨🕯️ These challahs are more than just baked goods. They are a sign of attention, care, and support for the elderly, many of whom live alone or far from their children. We can't change their circumstances, but we can give them a little warmth for Shabbat 💙 🚗 We really need a volunteer! If you can take the challahs to Rybnitsa on Thursday afternoons, we would be very grateful. We have someone in Rybnitsa who can distribute them—we just need help with delivery. 🤝 Even a few hours of your time can make someone feel remembered and wanted. If you're ready to help, we'd love to have you on our team! ✨ Call 775 211 35, we're really looking forward to seeing you! For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/khala-kak-znak-zaboti-teplo-shabbata-dlya-nashikh-podopechnikh #RVC Volunteer Center RVC

💙 THE "CONNECTION OF GENERATIONS: VOLUNTEERING, CARE, TRADITIONS" PROJECT HAS LAUNCHED! 💙 Friends! Every day, small miracles happen around us. Someone calls a lonely person, someone helps a neighbor carry groceries, someone offers a kind word of support, and someone spends their time to help another. Often, these good deeds go unnoticed. But they are what make our community stronger, warmer, and more united. We invite you to become part of the new project "Connection of Generations: Volunteering, Care, Traditions"! 🌟 You will be able to: ✅ take free volunteer training; ✅ learn more about communicating with the elderly; ✅ master new skills; ✅ become part of a team of like-minded people; ✅ participate in interesting events; ✅ do good deeds with us. But you can participate as more than just a volunteer! 💛 We're launching a community campaign, "Boomerang of Kindness." It's very simple: 📌 Do a good deed for someone else. 📌 Share it in our Community Good Deeds Diary. 📌 Pass on the baton of kindness. It doesn't matter how old you are—14 or 84. Kindness doesn't require any special training. You can help an elderly person use a smartphone, visit a neighbor, give someone a ride, bake challah for someone in need, offer a kind word of encouragement, or simply give your time to someone in need. We're sure that many members of our community already do such things every day. Let's inspire each other with our examples! ✨ Let's be a community not only in words, but also in deeds. ✨ Let's show that good deeds are within everyone's reach. ✨ Let's create a true "Boomerang of Kindness" that will return to us through care, attention, and mutual support. Every good deed matters. Perhaps for you it's just a few minutes, but for someone else it's important help, support, and faith in people. 🤝 Join the project! 📖 Fill out the Good Deeds Diary. https://forms.gle/EPQw9iEQAM9VS5io7 ❤️ Pass on the good deeds. Because a strong community begins with caring for each other. ☎ For inquiries, call 775 21135 Anna #GenerationsConnection #GomerangofKindness #GoodDeeds #Volunteering #RVC

✡️ Shabbat Shalom! שבת שלום 🕓 In Transnistria 🕯️ Candle Lighting: 8:42 PM Chapter Chukat Balak Havdalah: 10:01 PM ✅ Chapter Chukat Balak talks about faith, misunderstanding, and unexpected wisdom. The people doubt again, Moses loses his patience, and this reminds us how important it is for even a leader to control himself. Then the king of Moab calls on the prophet Balaam to curse Israel, but blessings come out of his mouth. Sometimes evil itself becomes good. This chapter teaches: not everything is under our control, but the choice of how to respond is always ours. ❤️ We wish everyone a peaceful, quiet, and blessed Shabbat! May your souls be calm and your hearts light.

✡️ Shabbat Shalom! שבת שלום 🕓 In Transnistria 🕯️ Candle Lighting: 8:41 PM Parshat Korach Havdalah: 10:00 PM ✅ Parshat Korach tells of the rebellion against Moses and Aaron, when part of the people decided that power should belong to everyone equally. The earth swallowed the rebels, a reminder that envy and pride destroy anyone. But the story is not only about punishment, but about the search for true leadership—one that serves, not rules. This parsha teaches: spiritual strength lies not in status, but in responsibility and humility. In today's world, this sounds like a call to listen not only to ambition, but also to conscience. ❤️ We wish everyone a peaceful, quiet, and blessed Shabbat! May your souls be calm and your hearts light.