Jewish Center in Transdniestria

+5

🍎🍯 Rosh Hashanah—a holiday that unites! Last week, volunteers at Hesed held an online meeting, "A Holiday in Every Home," dedicated to the Jewish New Year. Songs and greetings were sung, participants watched engaging videos, learned about Rosh Hashanah traditions, and created a festive atmosphere together. 💻 Such meetings are especially important for those who live far from Hesed or who, due to health reasons, are unable to attend community events. Thanks to the online format, the holiday truly comes to every home—to where it is awaited. And at the synagogue, volunteers set a festive table. The caring hands of our women prepared many delicious dishes, and news, memories, and good conversations filled the air. Participants shared impressions of the festive events and simply rejoiced at the opportunity to be together. ❤️ Rosh Hashanah reminded us: community is, above all, people who care for each other and help each other feel part of a big, shared home. Shana tova u-metuka! Have a happy and sweet new year! 🍎🍯 Read more at https://vox.jct.md/post/preview/rosh-kha-shana-prazdnik-kotoriy-prikhodit-v-kazhdiy-dom Volunteer Center RVC #RVC

+4

🍎Rosh Hashanah – a time to share and support each other 🍎🍯 On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, our volunteers prepared for the community holiday and created the atmosphere of the coming New Year with their own hands. ✡This time, they baked traditional round challahs and prepared and packaged dried fruits for a charity event held at a community event. All proceeds will go toward the development of our community. 🤍 But, of course, the volunteers didn't forget those who especially need attention and care. Some of the festive round challahs went to the tables of our beneficiaries. After all, challah isn't just about honoring tradition. It's also an opportunity to share warmth, show care, and make someone feel remembered. 🕯️🥖 It's at moments like these that you truly understand that a community isn't just the people who come to events. It's the people who are willing to give a piece of their time, energy, work, and resources for the sake of others. 🫶We'd like to express special gratitude to Viktor Aleksandrovich Obukhov and Anna Nikolaevna Obukhova, who brought wine to the festive table. 🍷 Thank you for your support and willingness to contribute to the overall festive atmosphere! 🫶Everyone can help develop their community in different ways. Some volunteer, some donate food for charity events, some share surplus fruits, vegetables, or the results of their labor, and still others support community events. You don't have to do something big. Sometimes it's the small contribution of each person that creates a great common cause. 🤝 🙏Rosh Hashanah is a time to take stock and make plans for the new year. And perhaps this is a good time to ask yourself: 👉«How can I help my community? What can I do for the people around me?» 💫May the new year give each of us the opportunity not only to receive warmth and support, but also to share it with others. Shana tova umetuka! 🍎🍯✨ 👉If after reading this story you thought: «I also want to help the community in some way, but I don’t know where to start» – just contact us. 🫶Perhaps you have time to volunteer, food you are willing to share, surplus harvest, a desire to help at events, or knowledge and skills that could be useful to others. 📞 Contact us and find out how you can get involved: 775 21135 Anna 👉It doesn’t matter how much time or opportunities you are willing to give. What matters is the desire to be part of the community and do good. ❤️ Together we can do so much more! https://vox.jct.md/rosh-kha-shana-vremya-delitsya-i-podderzhivat-drug-druga Volunteer Center RVC #rvc #JDC

+8

🍎🍯 Rosh Hashanah—a holiday that united generations! ✨ On this day, we truly felt like one big family. Children, teenagers, young adults, adults, and our dear elders gathered together. There were lots of smiles, warm encounters, music, dancing, conversation, and a truly festive spirit. Our teenagers actively participated in the program, helping, performing, and creating a special atmosphere. The children rejoiced, the adults socialized, and the older generation happily joined in the celebration—and it all turned out to be very lively, warm, and truly family-like. It was especially valuable to see how easily different generations came together. When children and adults laugh together, when young people help their elders, when people of different ages gather around the same table—that's when you especially feel that the connection between generations is more than just words. It's what our community lives and breathes. ❤️ Thank you to everyone who was there, who helped, performed, danced, chatted, and made this day so bright and heartfelt. May the year 5787 bring peace, health, joy, and many more such kind gatherings to every home. 🍎🍯 Shana tova u-metuka! שנה טובה ומתוקה! ✨

+8

🍎🍯 Getting ready for Rosh Hashanah together! 🥖✨ On the eve of the holiday, Hesed was in full swing! Volunteers and our teenagers from AJT teamed up to bake festive round challahs. This was a new experience for the kids—it was their first time baking like this. The volunteers helped, shared secrets, and talked about traditions. Before starting the work, they said a prayer. 🙏 It's especially valuable that traditions are passed down from generation to generation through shared efforts. 🤝💙 On Sunday, at a community event, everyone will be able to try our challahs and also purchase sweet holiday challahs for home or for loved ones. Proceeds from the charity event will go toward the development of our community. 🥖 Baking challahs has already become a good tradition in our Hesed! Together we create the holiday—together we preserve the traditions! ✨ Shana tova umetuka! 🍎🍯 For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/khali-kotorie-obedinyayut-pokoleniya-podgotovka-k-rosh-kha-shana-v-obshchine #RVC #JDC Volunteer Center RVC

+8

🍎🍯 Tashlich by the Dniester — welcoming the New Year with good thoughts! On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, our Hesed volunteers organized a warm, festive gathering for the community's elderly clients. 🌿 The meeting place was the bank of the Dniester — a wonderful place for communication, smiles, and good wishes. Volunteers prepared fun interactive games for the participants, which brought a good mood and many pleasant emotions. Time flew by with conversations and jokes. And then came the time for one of the important Rosh Hashanah traditions — tashlich. The tradition of tashlich is associated with the symbolic release of all the bad things that one wants to leave behind from the past year. By the water, participants shook out crumbs, as if releasing along with them grievances, disappointments, and unpleasant experiences. ✨ May all the hardships be left behind, and may more joy, peace, and bright events lie ahead! After the tashlikh, everyone was treated to a traditional holiday treat—sweet apples with honey. 🍎🍯 Participants wished each other health, happiness, prosperity, and warmth. Such gatherings are not only an opportunity to preserve and experience Jewish traditions, but also a wonderful opportunity to be together. Special thanks to our volunteers, who create an atmosphere of care, attention, and a true holiday for the older generation. ❤️ May the new year bring everyone many kind encounters, pleasant events, and reasons to smile! Shana tova umetuka! — Have a good and sweet year! 🍎🍯✨ For more details, see https://vox.jct.md/tashlikh-u-dnestra-vstrechaem-noviy-god-s-dobrimi-mislyami #rvc Volunteer Center RVC #jdc #rvc #jdc Volunteer Center RVC

✡️ Shabbat Shalom! שבת שלום 🕓 In Transnistria 🕯️ Rosh Hashanah Evening Candle Lighting: 7:03 PM Rosh Hashanah 5787 Candle Lighting: 8:05 PM Rosh Hashanah II Havdalah: 8:03 PM ✅ This week we read the chapter **"Nitzavim"** - "You Stand". It reminds us that everyone stands before God and the choices of life: the wise and the simple, the elderly and the children, and everyone is responsible for their actions. It contains a message of hope: even after mistakes, you can return to goodness and start anew. This is especially important before the New Year - to enter it with honesty, unity, and good intentions. ❤️ We wish everyone a peaceful, quiet, and blessed Shabbat! Let there be peace in your souls and lightness in your hearts.

+7

🍎 How to properly prepare for Rosh Hashanah? SAVE AND SHARE WITH LOVED ONES! Rosh Hashanah is more than just the Jewish New Year. It's a time to pause, look back on the past year, and consider how we want to enter the new one. Preparation isn't just about the festive table. A few simple steps will help you celebrate the holiday calmly and mindfully. 🕯️ Check the holiday and candle-lighting times in your city in advance, find out the prayer schedule, and prepare a machzor if you're going to synagogue. 🛒 Don't put everything off until the last day: shopping, cooking, holiday clothes, and everything else you need are best prepared in advance. ❤️ Think about your loved ones. If you've been meaning to call someone, thank them, or ask for forgiveness, now is the time to take the first step. 📝 Set aside 15–20 minutes for heshbon ha-nefesh, or personal reflection. Reflect on the past year and write down what was good, what you learned, and what you want to change. 🤲 Don't forget about tzedakah. Before the holiday, you can make a donation or help someone who really needs it. 🍎 And on Rosh Hashanah itself, try to truly be in the moment: hear the shofar, pray, spend time with loved ones, and feel the beginning of a new year. And the main question you can take with you is: "What kind of person do I want to be this year?" 🍯🍎 Rosh Hashanah טובה ומתוקה Have a good and sweet year! Save our carousel with 10 steps to preparing for Rosh Hashanah and send it to those you want to celebrate the New Year with. Participate in a charity drive at a community event!

+3

Humanitarian aid for our clients 💙 Humanitarian aid distributions for Hesed clients took place in Tiraspol, Bender, Rybnitsa, Dubossary, and Grigoriopol. This support includes not only essential items, but also attention, care, and tangible assistance to those in need. We thank JDC Kishinev and all sponsors for their support and timely assistance. 💙 #JDC

+8

On September 6, our community members attended the opening of the 3rd edition of the National Festival "European Days of Jewish Culture" in Chisinau. 🌉 As part of the cultural and educational forum "GESHER"—a symbolic "bridge" uniting people, generations, and communities—participants enjoyed a rich and engaging program. 📚 Educational sessions, creative workshops, lively communication, new acquaintances, and meetings with representatives of Jewish communities were part of this vibrant day. Such events not only help people learn new things but also feel connected to each other, exchange ideas, be inspired, and become closer to their culture and traditions. 💙 🤝 "GESHER" truly became a bridge—between people, cities, generations, and new opportunities. Thanks to the organizers, the Jewish Community of Moldova / Comunitatea Evreiască din Republica Moldova, for the warm welcome, engaging program, and wonderful atmosphere! ✨

🥯 Volunteers are preparing for Rosh Hashanah! Our wonderful volunteers are lovingly baking traditional round challahs for the charity fair, which will take place at the community event in honor of the Rosh Hashanah holiday. 🍎🍯 At the fair, everyone can buy fresh, fragrant challah and do a good deed at the same time! ❤️ All proceeds will go toward the development of our community. Let's work together to make our community stronger, more united, and warmer! 📞 For inquiries, call: 77521135 Anna

+7

🎒 "Get Your Child Ready for School" — together we can do anything! This summer, our community held a charity event, which many older members of the community joined in. Notebooks, pens, paints, colored pencils, and sketchbooks—everything a schoolchild would definitely need. 📚✏️ 🎁 9 children from large families in Tiraspol received sets of essential stationery. And our volunteers delighted all the students at the AJTJunior club with small gifts—sketches and drawing pencils. 🎨 Getting a child ready for school these days is an expensive pleasure, and when there are several children, it becomes even more difficult. That's why it's so important to know that your community is there for you. We help each other. We support each other. We are together! A huge thank you to the Tikva Ajt team who helped collect the gifts and hand them out to the children. 🤝 And in return—smiles, joy, and a happy sparkle in their eyes! 😊 We wish all the children success in the new school year, interesting discoveries, and a great mood! 🌟📖 Volunteer Center RVC #rvc #jdc

+1

❤️ Sometimes, a good deed requires very little—attention, time, and a desire to be there. 👉After the Day Center closed at our Hesed, many members of the older generation lost the opportunity to meet and socialize. For some, this was the only way to leave the house and feel part of the Community. 🫶But our volunteers continue to provide warmth through the "Warm Home" project. Today, Larisa and Tatiana visited Lyudmila. Over a cup of tea, they shared news and memories, and Tatiana helped Lyudmila figure out how to use Facebook. Now she can keep up with everything that's going on in our Community! 📱 It's especially nice that this meeting took place on the eve of Shabbat. Lyudmila once again felt like part of a big family, where everyone is always ready to support and lend a helping hand. ❤️ What good deeds have you done in the last month? And in the last year? With Rosh Hashanah approaching, it's time to look back, take stock, and do another good deed. ✨ Do a good deed and share it by following this link: https://forms.gle/EPQw9iEQAM9VS5io7 📖 Fill out the Good Deeds Diary. Good deeds need to be talked about! It's motivating! 👉 Read more at https://vox.jct.md/vzaimopomoshch-nachinaetsya-s-prostikh-veshchey Volunteer Center RVC #RVC #JDC