Volunteer center
One of the areas of our organization's activity is volunteering. Volunteers are people who are ready to sacrifice their own time, share their professionalism, knowledge, reputation and connections for the benefit of society, without material compensation for their work.
Almost every undertaking cannot be done without the help of volunteers – sincere, kind, proactive, responsive people. Volunteers of the “wise age” provide support to elderly people within the framework of the “Equal to equal” direction, give communication and valuable support, provide all possible assistance.
Volunteers of different ages participate in creative workshops, volunteer events, provide information by phone, help with the delivery of food packages and the organization of events/lectures. With the support of volunteers, minor repairs of household items are carried out, and assistance is provided in the local area of lonely elderly people.
Volunteers of our center gain new acquaintances and communication, support, as well as the opportunity for self-realization, feel their importance and contribution in the development of our region and Community
- Zparticipation in the center’s events, community and cultural work: assistance in organizing lectures, creative workshops;
- Zproviding consultations on various aspects of a healthy lifestyle;
- Zhousehold assistance to clients – minor repairs of plumbing, furniture, household appliances, umbrellas, irons, etc.;
- Zprovision of free initial legal advice;
- Zassisting project coordinators in providing targeted assistance;
- Zparticipation in the distribution of charitable aid;
- Zproduction of knitted goods, handicrafts, handmade cards;
- Zaccompanying elderly people with limited mobility (running errands, communicating on the phone, congratulating on holidays)
You can also become a volunteer,be useful to society as a whole!
🤍🥖 We're looking for volunteers to join our team! 👉Want to do good deeds, learn how to bake and weave challah, learn more about Jewish traditions, and bring warmth to someone? Then we are waiting for you ✨ 🫶This time our volunteers baked challah for Tiraspol and Bender, but we really need help with delivery to other cities of Transnistria, especially to Rybnitsa 🚗 🫶Age and experience are not important - what matters is the desire to help and a kind heart 💙 👉Join our team 🤝 ☎ 775 211 35 - Anna 👉For more information about the event, see https://vox.jct.md/volontyori-priglashayut-v-komandu-vmeste-mi-mozhem-bolshe Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
🧵💛 The "Needlewomen" project meetings continue! Our volunteers are once again sewing soft pillows and cushions for the community's beneficiaries and repairing clothes. Thanks to the Odema factory for the synthetic padding and many years of support. 🤝✨ From simple materials and kind hearts, comfort, care, and warmth are born for those who need it most. ☕💛💛 👉For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/vstrechi-proekta-rukodelnitsi-prodolzhayutsya Volunteer Center RVC #Hesed #rvc #Volunteers #Odema
🥖🤍 Volunteers have gathered again to bake challah for Shabbat and bring warmth to the elderly members of our community ✨ Each meeting is not only about baking, but also about warm communication, smiles, words of gratitude, and even advice on braiding challah from the older generation 👵💙 Each time, volunteers work with the dough with increasing confidence and put a piece of their soul into each challah 🙌 This time, fragrant challahs were delivered not only throughout Tiraspol, but also to Bender 🕯️🥖 For many, this is not just baking, but a sign of attention and care 🤍 👉For more details, see https://vox.jct.md/teplo-kotoroe-mozhno-pochuvstvovat-volontyori-snova-ispekli-khali-k-shabbatu Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
✨ Today, our Literary Salon welcomed the young poet Danila Zemlyakov. Danila is only 23 years old, but his poems are already distinguished by depth, sincerity, and a special poignancy. He began writing at 17, influenced by Russian classics such as Tyutchev, Lermontov, and Yesenin. 📖 Danila's lyrical poems were greatly enjoyed by our older audience. After the reading, the guests engaged in a lively conversation with the young poet, asking questions and sharing their impressions. Such gatherings help unite generations through creativity and the spoken word. 💛 🫶We thank Danila for the warm atmosphere and wish him inspiration and continued creative success! ✨ 👉For more details, see https://vox.jct.md/molodoy-golos-poezii-v-nashey-literaturnoy-gostinoy Recording of the event https://youtu.be/puyvx45V0Z4?si=6H2ZRSmSu7IPjtKB Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
🧵💛 The "Needlewomen" project has been uniting volunteers from our community for several years. Here, behind sewing machines, not only pillows and gifts are born, but also warmth, care, and attention to people. In May, volunteers cut and sewed 15 soft pillows, which will soon become gifts for members of our community for anniversaries and holidays. 🫶🙏Special thanks to Lyubov Yemelyanovna, a humble woman with a big heart, who has donated fabric for our good deeds more than once. Thanks to people like her, the project continues to thrive and bring joy to others. There's still a lot of work ahead—the pillows need to be filled with synthetic padding, but the most important thing has already been put into each product: the warmth of our volunteers' hands and a piece of their soul ☕✨ 👉For more details, see https://vox.jct.md/teplo-kotoroe-sozdayotsya-svoimi-rukami #Hesed #Rukodelitsy #RVC Volunteer Center RVC
🌿 On the eve of World Nordic Walking Day, project participants from Tiraspol and Bender met on the Dniester embankment 🚶♀️🚶♂️ Everyone set off on a new route across the bridge, warmed up, walked the distances at their own pace, and had a great time together ☀️ ☕ Hot tea and coffee, homemade cherry pies, favorite songs, conversation, and fresh air made this day especially warm and soulful ❤️ Everyone really liked the new location by the river and the forest - we will definitely come back here again! 🌳🌊 👉For more information about the event, see https://vox.jct.md/dvizhenie-kotoroe-obedinyaet #RVC Volunteer Center RVC
Our community held events to commemorate Victory Day—a holiday of remembrance, gratitude, and respect for the generation that survived the terrible years of war and gave us peaceful skies. On the eve of the holiday, volunteers held the traditional "St. George's Ribbon" event for the community's older generation. The ribbons have become a symbol of remembrance, respect, and the connection between generations. For older people, attention, warm words, and the opportunity to feel remembered and cared for are especially important. A musical event, "Songs Scorched by War," was held online. The evening featured songs from the war years and favorite compositions from famous films. Participants happily sang along to familiar melodies, recalled songs that were traditionally played in their families on Victory Day, and shared memories and stories from childhood. The atmosphere of the meeting was filled with warmth, fond memories, and sincere emotions. ✡A festive meal was organized for the participants at the synagogue, and a short script dedicated to May 9th was prepared. Words of gratitude were expressed to veterans and home front workers, and memories of courage, fortitude, and the price of Victory were shared. 🫶Volunteers paid special attention to those with mobility issues. They were visited at home, congratulated on the holiday, and given challah for Shabbat—a sign of care, support, and attention. 🫶The meetings between the community's children and teenagers and veterans were very touching. One such guest was Alexander Ivanovich Popov, who turned 101 in March. On May 9th, he hosted the young guests, talked about the war years, showed them their awards, and shared his memories. Such meetings are especially important for the younger generation—to know, remember, and preserve living history. 🫶Victory Day is more than just a date on the calendar. This is a memory of people, of destinies, of courage and fortitude. And as long as the songs of those years are heard, as long as children listen to the stories of veterans, as long as we continue to cherish the memory, the connection between generations remains alive. 👉For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/pomnim-gordimsya-blagodarim #RVC Volunteer Center RVC
Together means possible: the "Food Security" project continues 🤍🥖 Our community continues its "Food Security" project 🌾, with volunteers regularly baking challah for those in our care. This has become a good tradition, uniting people and filling homes with the warmth of Shabbat 🕯️ However, it's important to say frankly: this project is impossible without the support of the community 💙 For over five months, caring members of the Jewish community have been collecting baking supplies—bringing flour, sunflower oil, sugar, starch, eggs, yeast, and much more 🛒 This is what truly helps, reaching those who need it most. Every challah baked is the result of a collaborative effort 🙌 This is not only the work of volunteers, but also the contribution of everyone who has ever decided to help. This project clearly demonstrates: we are a community, and when we work together, we can do so much. ✨ The challah that ends up on the Shabbat tables of our beneficiaries is much more than just baked goods. 🥖 Seniors receive it with special reverence and sincere gratitude. 🤍 After all, for them, it is, first and foremost, a sign of attention, care, and concern. We also invite everyone to join this good cause. 🤝 If you have some free time and a desire to help, you are greatly needed! Starting next Thursday, we will be welcoming new hands ready to contribute and become part of the team. 💪 The "Food Security" project continues. And its strength lies in the people who are willing to share, help, and be there for you. 💫 Tel. 77521135 Anna See https://vox.jct.md/vmeste-znachit-vozmozhno-proekt-food-security-prodolzhaetsya Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
🫶Our "Literary Living Room" hosted a warm and inspiring meeting with poets Natalia Sozh and Tatyana Zubkova. 🏆On the eve of Victory Day, poems about war and peace, spring and love were recited—lines that resonated especially deeply in the hearts of our older listeners. 🌟But the meeting was not only touching, but also joyful—the guests shared light, humorous poetry, and songs based on their poems were performed. 🎶 🙏Thank you for this heartfelt evening! And special thanks to our volunteer Valery for organizing the meeting. 💛 👉For more details, see https://vox.jct.md/literaturnaya-gostinaya-stikhi-kotorie-trogayut-dushu Volunteer Center RVC #rvc
The 2026 Festival of Cultures united the traditions of the peoples of Transnistria! The Jewish community was delighted to present its culture at an exhibition at PSU. We talked about the main holidays—Rosh Hashanah 🍎🍯, Sukkot 🌿, Hanukkah 🕎, and Passover ✡️—and showcased their symbols and traditions. Visitors listened with interest, asked questions, tried matzah, and learned about Jewish customs. It was especially gratifying to see the lively response from the youth 🙌 Such meetings are about respect, dialogue, and the preservation of cultural heritage 👉For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/evreyskaya-obshchina-na-festivale-kultur-2026-traditsii-kotorie-obedinyayut #rvc #jdc
🧵✨ Warmth of hands and the joy of communication At the "Crazy Hands" project meeting, participants once again gathered to create, communicate, and just have a good time ☕ This time, they decorated plaster boxes - painted them with paints, decorated them with flowers, and, of course, joked about who would use them and how 😊 Some made them for themselves, and others - with love as gifts 💝 Such meetings are not only creative, but also important support for seniors: the development of fine motor skills, activity, and, most importantly, live communication ❤️ 🫶Thank you to our volunteers for the blanks for the boxes; they were made by hand. 👉For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/ochumelie-ruchki-mesto-gde-rozhdayutsya-veshchi-i-khoroshee-nastroenie #rvc Volunteer Center RVC
💙 Good Deeds Day in our community is more than just events. It's about people, care, and unity. ✨ Several initiatives took place on this day: 🐾 "Kindness for Little Tails" campaign. Thanks to the dedication, especially of the older generation 👵👴, we were able to collect over 200 kg of cereals and food, as well as over 150 syringes for the shelter. Teenagers from our community visited the shelter 🐕🐈 and donated everything they had collected. For them, this was an important lesson in responsibility, compassion, and caring. ❤️ "Shabbat Shalom" campaign.🍞 We collected ingredients for baking challah—a symbol of warmth and tradition. Total: about 40 kg of flour, 7 kg of sugar, 2 kg of starch, and 10 liters of oil. 🙌 Our volunteers use these products to bake challah twice a month for Shabbat. ✨ 👉And importantly: the campaign continues! You can join at any time. 🤍 Initiatives like these not only help, but also truly unite the community. 🤝 Sometimes the most important thing is attention, participation, and the feeling that there are people nearby who care. 💫 For more information, see https://vox.jct.md/den-dobrikh-del-aktsii-kotorie-obedinyayut-obshchinu #rvc Volunteer Center RVC
For Good Deeds Day, the "Kindness for Tails" campaign took place. 🐾 Teenagers from our community went to the animal shelter and donated everything they had collected thanks to caring people: food, cereals, and other essentials (over 200 kg of cereals and food, and over 150 syringes). For the kids, this wasn't just a trip, but an important lesson in responsibility, compassion, and caring for those who can't ask for help themselves. Thank you to everyone who participated. Together, we accomplished a good deed and brought a little warmth to those in need. 🐶🐱❤️ #rvc #jdc
On Good Deeds Day, our community held the "Page Keepers" campaign 📚. It was led by those who are especially in need of care today—elderly people, participants of the Hesed Day Center. They didn't come for help—they came to help. In the small libraries at the Day Center and the Synagogue, they carefully sorted through the books, dusted them, and tidied up every corner. They worked attentively and warmly—as if they were tidying up not just shelves, but a part of their lives. 📖 The books are stacked neatly again. 🧹 The premises are clean. 🤍 Everything is ready for new gatherings. But behind this silence lies an unmistakable anxiety. Today, these same people ask the same question: will there be a tomorrow? Will there be a Day Center—a place where they don't feel alone? Where there is community, support, a reason to wake up in the morning and leave the house? For many of them, this isn't a club or a leisure activity. It's their only point of support. And today they say something that's impossible to read calmly: they're willing to give up a lot, just to preserve the Center itself. So that what remains is: - a space where you can come - people you can talk to - someone who brings you together and doesn't let you become isolated. The Day Center isn't just walls. It's the lives of dozens of elderly people for whom it has become a home away from home. ✨ Now, it's especially important to have those nearby who can support you. Those for whom someone else's old age is not someone else's. Sometimes a miracle isn't an accident. Sometimes a miracle is a person's decision not to pass by. JDC Volunteer Center RVC #RVC
The "Memory of Generations" event took place in Tiraspol as part of Good Deeds Day 💙✨ The younger wing of our community—the kids from Tikva Ajt 👥 and volunteers—visited the Jewish cemetery, home to important memorial sites: the 1953 memorial 🕯️, a monument to the victims of repression, and an obelisk to the 6 million Jewish victims of the Holocaust. The kids not only honored the memory 🙏 but also did a great job 💪: they cleaned up trash, pulled out grass, and tidied up the area 🌿🧹. Together, they removed more than 6 bags of trash 🗑️. During their work, the volunteers explained that this cemetery is a true "open-air archive" 📖. I was particularly impressed by the 1953 memorial, which encodes the history of the struggle for the right to preserve Jewish memory even during the years of prohibition. Such meetings help the younger generation not only learn about history, but also feel a connection to it. ❤️✨ Learn more about the event at https://vox.jct.md/pamyat-pokoleniy-aktsiya-dnya-dobrikh-del-v-tiraspole. If you'd like, you can donate to these kinds of events, as we really need the tools. https://jct.md/donate/ #rvc Volunteer Center RVC
Good deeds that unite hearts 🫶❤ 🫶Today, our volunteers from Volunteer Center RVC, together with the Rybnitsa Jewish Community, took part in Good Deeds Day—a day that has already become a special tradition for many. In Rybnitsa, Good Deeds Day is invariably associated with an important and touching task: cleaning the old Jewish cemetery, a memorial to the prisoners of the Rybnitsa ghetto. This place preserves the memory of generations, of the people who once lived, loved, and built families and community. Caring for it is not just work, but a sign of respect, gratitude, and the preservation of history. From early morning, the participants gathered to tidy up the area: raking leaves, clearing paths, and tidying up gravestones. The work was difficult, but it took place in a warm, unifying atmosphere. Everyone understood that they were doing something important—not only for the present, but also for the future. ✡For many community members and volunteers, participating in such an event is an opportunity to touch history, feel the connection between generations, and contribute to preserving memory. 🙏Good Deeds Day once again reminded us: even a small effort made together can make a big difference. Care, respect, and remembrance are what make us a true community. 🫶We thank everyone who took part in the event for their work, concern, and open hearts. Such days leave behind not only cleanliness around us, but also the light within each of us. 🙏If you wish, you can donate to such events, as the tools are in great need https://jct.md/donate/ See https://vox.jct.md/dobrie-dela-kotorie-obedinyayut-serdtsa #RVC
Our community held an online event to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day, one of the most tragic chapters in Jewish history. Despite the distance, participants were able to gather in a warm and supportive atmosphere. This format is especially important for older people, who find it difficult to attend in-person meetings, but for whom the topic of remembrance remains deeply personal and meaningful. From the very first minutes of the meeting, it was clear that this was not just an event, but a space for remembrance, silence, and caring connection. The moderator gently guided participants through the main historical events, recalling the gradual disenfranchisement, the creation of ghettos, deportations, and the destruction of entire communities. Particular attention was paid to the fates of Jews in our region—in Tiraspol, Bender, Chisinau, Dubossary, and other cities where vibrant and large communities existed before the war. A separate story was told about the tragic events of 1941 in Dubossary, a place often referred to as "the local Babi Yar." These pages of history resonated particularly with the participants, for many of whom the memory of those events is linked to family histories. The most touching part of the meeting was the personal recollections. Nina Ryaboy, Nelly Barkina, and Dora Kryzhanovskaya shared their stories—recollections of the fates of loved ones, the trials they endured, and how the memory of the past is preserved in their families. These living testimonies imbued the meeting with special meaning and depth. During the event, a candle was lit in memory, and participants honored the memory of the victims with a moment of silence. Despite the online format, an atmosphere of unity, connection, and respect was created. Such meetings remind us of the most important thing: memory is not only about the past. They are about our responsibility today—to preserve, pass on, and cherish stories that must not be forgotten. see 👉https://vox.jct.md/pamyat-kotoraya-obedinyaet-onlayn-vstrecha-ko-dnyu-pamyati-zhertv-katastrofi #rvc Volunteer Center RVC
"Kindness for Tails" campaign 🐾 Join the campaign! 🐶🐱 We're collecting cereals and food for shelter animals. On Good Deeds Day, April 26th, we'll be delivering aid to those in need of care and attention. Don't pass by—do a good deed with us! Sometimes helping doesn't require much effort. Just bring a little food or cereal, and the animals at the shelter will have a chance at a well-fed day. We're waiting for you at 14 Kotovskogo Street, Tiraspol ☎phone: 77521135 #RVC Volunteer Center RVC
💛 In the current challenging economic climate, projects supporting the elderly are particularly important. One such project in our community is "Circle of Kindness"—an initiative based on mutual assistance and caring for one another. 👉The project's essence is simple and straightforward: community members bring to Hesed items they no longer need but could be useful to others—clothing, shoes, bedding, and household items. Volunteers sort and carefully arrange everything so that the elderly can calmly come and choose what they need. For many of our beneficiaries, this opportunity is a significant support. Pensions in the region remain extremely low—from $60 to $180—and this amount is often insufficient even for basic needs: nutritious food, medication, and utility bills, the cost of which has increased significantly. Medical services also remain difficult to access for most elderly people. 🫶In these circumstances, "Circle of Kindness" helps at least partially alleviate the financial burden. The opportunity to choose clothing or household essentials for free gives people not only practical assistance but also a sense of care, attention, and support from the Community. 🫶Social isolation remains a particular challenge: many elderly people live alone, don't have children nearby, or can't count on their support. This is the reality faced by a significant portion of the older generation in our region. 🙏The "Circle of Kindness" project becomes more than just a source of essential items for them, but an important symbol that they are not forgotten. It is a space where human compassion is demonstrated, where everyone can contribute and everyone can receive support. It is from such simple yet sincere steps that true community care is formed. https://vox.jct.md/krug-dobra-prostaya-pomoshch-kotoraya-menyaet-zhizn #rvc #jdc
✨ A Seder that unites ✨ Yesterday, a special online event was held for seniors with limited mobility and those celebrating the holiday alone. 🤍 In a warm and supportive atmosphere, we went through the main stages of the Seder together and learned about the symbols and traditions of Passover. 🍷📖 Despite the distance, we managed to create a feeling of true celebration and unity. 💙 Our goal is not just to hold a Seder, but to give each participant a sense of care, inclusion, and community. In keeping with our tradition, we do everything we can to ensure that no one is left alone on this day. 🤝 The event was hosted by the Volunteer Center RVC of Chisinau, Transnistria, and Balti. We went through all the stages together, participated in an interactive quiz, and discovered the most important things—understanding and memory. And that means our "afikoman" has been found. 🕯 We remember these events not for joy, but for remembrance and reflection. For more information about the event, see 👉https://vox.jct.md/seder-bez-granits-vmeste-nesmotrya-na-rasstoyanie-i-odinochestvo #RVC
