Jewish Center in Transdniestria

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Summer generously gifts us with fruits, vegetables, and berries. And some have more harvest than their families can eat. This is when it's especially important to remember: goodness can be shared—and it only grows! 💚 Our Hesed continues its "Boomerang of Kindness" campaign. Those with surplus produce from their gardens can share it with those who need support now. 🍑 We will gratefully accept fruits and berries and pass them on to those in need. 🥒 Vegetables will also be received. 🍏 We can dry some of the harvested fruit in our dryers to preserve a piece of summer warmth and care. A huge thank you to everyone who has already joined the campaign and shared not only their harvest but also their warmth, attention, and care for others. ❤️ We also believe that good deeds can and should be shared! After all, one person's story can inspire another to take a step forward. 🌿 Shared your harvest? Helped a neighbor? Did a good deed? Tell us about it and launch your own "Boomerang of Kindness"! 👉 You can share your good deed at this link: https://forms.gle/EPQw9iEQAM9VS5io7 May there be more good stories, and may kindness return to everyone with new warmth and care! 💚 📞775 211 35 Anna Volunteer Center RVC #rvc

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This week, our volunteers gathered again to bake challah for members of the Jewish community in Rybnitsa and Tiraspol. Behind each challah lies not only flour, dough, and the aroma of freshly baked goods, but also the desire to give a person attention, care, and a feeling of being remembered. For many of our elderly residents, challah for Shabbat is more than just a treat for the holiday table 🥖. It's a sign that they remain part of the community, that there are people nearby who care about their well-being and spirits. This is especially valuable for those who live alone or whose children and grandchildren are far away. But for the challah to actually reach the hands of its intended recipients, we need people. And now we especially need volunteers. 🚗 We need helpers who are ready to: 📍 deliver challah to other cities in Transnistria; 📍 help distribute challah throughout Tiraspol; 📍 Visit an elderly person, give them challah, and just chat for a bit. Sometimes a good deed doesn't take much time. Just 30 minutes can be the warmest moment of a lonely person's day. Bringing challah, asking how they're doing, listening to a few stories, wishing them a good Shabbat—it seems like very little. But it's these small gestures that truly express care. 💙 And it doesn't matter how old you are. We have no age limit for good deeds. All that matters is the desire to help. 🤝 If you're ready to give a little of your time, join our volunteer team. Perhaps your help will allow us to deliver challah to someone who is eager not only for freshly baked goods but also for simple human attention. 🥖 Challah is the bread of Shabbat. And the care we convey with it is the warmth of the community. Join us. Together we can do a little more good. ✨ 📞 77521135 Anna 👉See also the link https://vox.jct.md/inogda-30-minut-eto-tseliy-mir-tepla Volunteer Center RVC C #RVC

🫶Our volunteers at Hesed have gathered again to do their favorite thing. Now they are stuffing soft pillows for those in our care. It seems simple, but first you need to sort through the synthetic padding, clean out any excess pieces, shred it—and only then fill each pillow with it. Leisurely conversations make the work more fun, and your hands get excellent fine motor skills training. 🙌 Want to spend time productively, socialize, and do good deeds? Join the "Rukodelynitsy"! Together it's warmer, more interesting, and more fun. 💛😊 📞775 211 35 Anna 👉For more information, visit the link https://vox.jct.md/leto-ne-vremya-lenitsya-proekt-rukodelnitsi-prodolzhaet-tvorit-dobro Volunteer Center RVC #rvc

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❤️ Tu B'Av—a holiday of love and joy! This week, representatives of the older generation of the Transnistrian Jewish community celebrated this special day online. 🌸 📖 They reminisced about the history and traditions of Tu B'Av, watched a vibrant presentation and thematic videos, and concluded the meeting with a documentary about Batya Barg and her family. 🎬 It was a film about love—love for family, life, tradition, and memory. Batya's story, which endured terrible losses but retained her light, spiritual strength, and ability to enjoy life, deeply touched all participants. 💬 "Today's broadcast was incredibly wonderful," shared Yakov Galperin. ✨ Such meetings remind us: love is care, memory, support, and the ability to maintain joy even in the face of adversity. Tu B'Av sameach! ❤️ May every home be filled with more love, warmth, and joy! 👉For more information about the event, see https://vox.jct.md/literaturnaya-gostinaya-poeziya-sogrevayushchaya-dushu Volunteer Center RVC #RVC

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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