Jewish Center in Transdniestria

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🫶Our community has already launched the "Boomerang of Kindness" initiative, and older members are happy to join the "Shabbat Shalom" campaign. They bring ingredients for baking challah, sharing what they can to create warmth and joy together. 🥰 But our community includes representatives of different generations, and we invite our younger members to also be part of this good deed! 💫 🙏You can bring the ingredients needed for baking challah. Then our volunteers will take over—with their caring hands, they will turn them into fragrant, golden-brown, and delicious challahs that will become part of our Shabbat gatherings. 🍞❤️ 🫶You can volunteer and participate in baking or delivering challah. Let the "Boomerang of Kindness" fly further—from person to person, from generation to generation! Join us! Sometimes, all it takes to do a good deed is to simply share what you have. 🤝 Volunteer Center RVC #rvc

💚 "Boomerang of Kindness" works every day! Ksenia Raikhel, who can no longer use her laptop due to vision problems, decided to donate it to someone who really needs it. 💻 For the grandson of our active community member Nukhim, who is unable to work due to health reasons, the laptop has become a way to stay connected with the world. 🌍❤️ Our volunteers helped transfer the device to its new owner. 🤝 This is how something unnecessary for one becomes valuable help for another! 💻 Do you have unwanted equipment? Don't throw it away! Perhaps someone else in our community really needs it. 🌿 Join "Boomerang of Kindness" – sharing kindness is easier than it seems! Volunteer Center RVC

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🎒The new school year is just around the corner, and for many families, it's a time of pleasant chores and anticipation of new discoveries. But for large families, preparing children for school also poses a significant financial burden. 🙏Transnistria is currently experiencing a challenging economic situation. For most families, incomes remain stagnant, salaries haven't increased in a long time, and payments often have to be received in installments. And if a family has several students, the cost of notebooks, pens, pencils, sketchbooks, paints, and other necessary supplies becomes especially significant. That's why our community is running the "Get Your Child Ready for School" campaign. Thanks to it, children from large families will receive kits with essential stationery so they can celebrate September 1st prepared and in good spirits. 🙏Many older members of our community have already responded to the call, bringing school supplies to share with those who need support now. This is a wonderful example of how the mitzvah of tzedakah translates into concrete acts of kindness and care for children. 🫶We thank everyone who has already participated in the campaign! But our help can be even greater. 🙏We encourage the community's middle-aged generation to join us. Let's support our children together and help parents of large families make preparing for school a little easier. 🫶Let every child in our community begin the new school year with a full backpack, a good mood, and the confidence that there are people around them who care. Together we can do more. After all, caring for children is our common cause! 📖📕📘🖋 Volunteer Center RVC #rvc #jdc

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🫶The "Circle of Kindness" project continues, uniting members of our community with a simple but powerful idea: things that one person no longer needs can be a real find for another. 💛👉Community members bring to Hesed clothes, shoes, and other items that are in good condition but, for whatever reason, no longer fit. Volunteers sort through everything they bring, sort the items by size and purpose, and then offer them to those who might need them. 🫶Tatiana's story is a particularly striking example. She had recently lost a significant amount of weight, and most of her clothes had become too big for her. Instead of leaving the items lying around, Tatiana brought them to Hesed so that they could be used by others. And here she was able to choose items in the right size for herself. 🙏It became a true circle of mutual aid: you give away what no longer fits and find what you need yourself. Women are especially pleased with these updates. After all, despite age, life circumstances, and any difficulties, women remain women. We want to look beautiful, feel confident, and be able to choose a dress, sweater, or comfortable shoes that truly fit. 🙏"Circle of Goodness" is not just a project about things. It is an opportunity to save the family budget, carefully treat what has already been created, and help each other at the same time. It is also an opportunity to experience the joy of a small renewal and the attention of the Community. 🫶Thank you to everyone who continues to bring things and participate in the project. Thanks to you, good things are given a second life, and people have the opportunity to choose something they need and treat themselves. 💛 See also https://vox.jct.md/krug-dobra-prodolzhaetsya-veshchi-nakhodyat-novikh-khozyaev Volunteer Center RVC #rvc

✡️ Shabbat Shalom! שבת שלום 🕓 In Transnistria 🕯️ Candle lighting: 7:43 PM Ki Tetze Havdalah: 8:49 PM ✅ The weekly portion "Ki Tetze" ("When You Go Out") speaks of life on the road: of war and prisoners, of honesty, family, duty, and protecting the weak. It contains many laws, but their common theme is the same: even in a difficult world, a person must remain fair and merciful. This chapter teaches that it's not just the rules that are important, but also the heart with which they are followed. Today, it is a special reminder: force without compassion quickly becomes cruelty. ❤️ We wish everyone a peaceful, quiet, and blessed Shabbat! May your souls be calm and your hearts light.

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🫶Hesed staff strive to make the lives of their residents not only more comfortable but also more interesting, vibrant, and fulfilling. Care is not only about helping with everyday matters but also about the opportunity to socialize, learn new things, develop their abilities, and simply enjoy every day. 👉That's why Hesed regularly hosts a variety of events—both online and offline. Almost every day, our residents can choose an activity to their liking: take part in a meeting, a lecture, a creative activity, or a master class. We invite specialists to organize these events and are happy to involve volunteers who share their knowledge, skills, and good humor. 🎨This time, participants enjoyed an unusual drawing master class. You didn't need to be a professional artist—all you needed was a desire to try something new and indulge in a little creativity. 🦋First, splashes of color appeared on the paper, which gradually, step by step, began to transform into amazing images. And so, beautiful butterflies spread their wings before the participants, flowers appeared, and an ordinary sheet of paper became a miniature work of art. It was especially gratifying to see the participants' interest in watching seemingly random color combinations transform into finished paintings. Everyone worked at their own pace, choosing shades and creating their own unique piece. 🫶And most importantly, everyone left the workshop feeling satisfied with the result and with a new experience. After all, sometimes creativity requires very little: paint, paper, good company, and someone who helps you believe in yourself. 🫶Vladimir shared his impressions and said that this workshop brought him maximum satisfaction and he was very pleased with his work. And, perhaps, these words best describe why such meetings are necessary. Creativity helps take a break from everyday worries, gives positive emotions, provides an opportunity to connect and feel the joy of creating something beautiful with your own hands. 🫶At Hesed, we believe: age is no reason to stop trying new things. Sometimes, just one workshop is enough to discover a new interest, feel inspired, and see how much beauty you can create with your own hands. See also: https://vox.jct.md/kogda-tsvetovie-pyatna-prevrashchayutsya-v-babochek Volunteer Center RVC #rvc #JDC

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🫶In August, the second meeting of the Gentlemen's Club took place—a place where men of our Jewish community can spend time for the soul, meet like-minded people, and simply have a good time. 🫶Club members play board games, recalling the rules they learned from childhood and mastering new ones. They're also already preparing for a checkers tournament—so not only friendly games but also real sports competition await! 🎲🏆 🫶But the Gentlemen's Club is not just about games. Here you can share your skills and abilities, learn from others, and feel useful. After all, every man has his own experience to share. And our gentlemen are also ready to help other members of the community. Need to strengthen or replace an outlet, tighten a cabinet door, fix something, or do other small home repairs? Don't be upset—there might be someone among the club members who can help. 🔧 ❤If you're a member of our community and want to meet like-minded people, socialize, play, share your skills, and be of service to others—we're waiting for you at the Gentlemen's Club! And remember: sometimes a good meeting just needs a reason, and a good deed just needs a pair of skilled hands. 😊 📞Join the Gentlemen's Club! 👉See also https://vox.jct.md/klub-dzhentlmenov-vstrechaemsya-obshchaemsya-pomogaem Volunteer Center RVC #rvc #JDC

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The boomerang of kindness is flying through our community! 💚 It seems like the "Boomerang of Kindness" is picking up speed and getting more and more people involved in good deeds. One shares their harvest, another brings it to the community, a third helps process it—and the kindness returns to us in the form of new encounters, smiles, and care. Some bring surpluses from their gardens and vegetable plots to share with those who don't have the opportunity to grow their own vegetables and fruits. And someone brings their harvest to the community—and that's when our volunteers step in. 🍎🌿 This time there were plenty of apples—but as we know, you can never have too many apples! 😄 They were peeled, sliced, and dried to preserve the flavor and nutritional value of the summer harvest. We also dried tomatoes and canned them using a new recipe. 🍅 And all this happened in a big, friendly group, where the work is much more fun! You can work together, joke, drink tea, talk, and just see each other. And today, this is especially important for our clients: after the Day Center closed, many are missing the usual social interactions, meetings, and the opportunity to spend time with friends. That's why our preparations aren't just about food. They're also about communication, support, participation, and the feeling of being needed. ❤️ We're looking forward to the fruits of your gardens—and your hands, your time, your energy! It doesn't matter how much you can bring or how much time you're willing to give. What matters is the desire to be part of a common good cause. 🍎 If you've got a harvest, share it! 🤲 If you have free time, come help! 😊 If you're eager to socialize, you're welcome here! Come! Together, we transform harvests into care, time into good deeds, and ordinary meetings into genuine support. May the "Boomerang of Kindness" fly far and involve more and more people! 💚 See also the link https://vox.jct.md/bumerang-dobra-letit-po-nashey-obshchine Volunteer Center RVC #JDC #RVC

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📚✨ Literary Salon — a meeting with poetry, stories, humor, and creativity! 🎭 Touching stories by Tatyana Pavlovna, her poems, and songs based on the author's poems. 📝 Ironic and modern poetry by Anna Shtro — about AI, Alice, children, new technologies, and our everyday lives. 😊 Lots of smiles, interesting stories, and warm communication! Thank you to our guests for a wonderful literary meeting and the opportunity to once again immerse ourselves in the world of creativity! ❤️📖✨ 👉For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/literaturnaya-gostinaya-vsrecha-s-poeziey-yumorom-i-zhiznennimi-istoriyami Volunteer Center RVC #RVC

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🤝 Connecting generations begins with good deeds! Hesed held the first meetings of the "Connecting Generations: Volunteering, Caring, Traditions" project—two meetings each for teenagers and older generations. Participants learned about the work of our volunteer center, learned about the projects and volunteers, and then, together with a psychologist, explored what it means to be a true volunteer: how to help, listen, support, respect personal boundaries, and be there for others. ❤️ It's especially gratifying that many participants are already doing good deeds—they just hadn't called themselves volunteers before! 🌱 "Volunteer School" is ongoing and welcomes new participants! If you want to help, learn, connect, and make the community stronger—join us! 📞Call us—we're waiting for you! 775 21135 Anna Let's create connections between generations not only with words, but also with our actions! 💙🤝🌟 👉For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/svyaz-pokoleniy-nachinaetsya-s-pervogo-shaga Volunteer Center RVC #rvc

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🕯️ Celebrating Shabbat together! We gathered at the Hesed table once again to celebrate Shabbat. We lit candles, recited blessings, shared challah, chatted, sang, and even danced. ✨ A special treat was homemade dogwood and cherry compote, donated by the Britov family from Grigoriopol. ❤️ Thank you for such a delicious and heartfelt gift! It was a truly warm evening—with traditions, smiles, and the joy of being together. Shabbat Shalom! 🕯️

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🧸✨ Our community hosted a warm and cozy workshop where older women learned how to create a charming teddy bear from an ordinary towel—one of the most original ways to gift wrap. 🎁 With great care, the participants rolled the towels step by step, turning them into the head, ears, arms, and legs of the future bear. And very soon, each of them was holding a cute little teddy bear, made with their own hands. 🧸💛 The creative process was so captivating that everyone wondered who to give such an unusual gift to. After all, a gift made with love always brings special joy. 🥰 Thank you to all the participants for the wonderful atmosphere, smiles, and inspiration! Until next time! 🌸 For more information, please visit https://vox.jct.md/podarok-svoimi-rukami Volunteer Center RVC #rvc