Matzah is an integral part of the Passover Seder everywhere. Although today this product is easily purchased even in the most distant Jewish communities of the globe, only a few decades ago, not everyone could afford to buy it in sufficient quantities for the holiday....
Shavei Israel: Here's the latest installment of our historical and ethnographic report about the history of Vysoki, Russia’s biggest location of the community of the Subbotnik Jews who embraced Judaism several centuries ago and continued to keep their Jewish identity during all these years in the...
Shavei Israel: We are glad to share an exciting historical and ethnographic report about the history of Vysoki, Russia's biggest location of the community of the Subbotnik Jews who embraced Judaism several centuries ago and continued to keep their Jewish identity during all these years...
This week was very special for Anna Lazarevna Bocharnikova, a Vysoki native who's currently staying in Beit Shemesh with her family. On Tuesday she visited the Kotel (Western Wall) for the first time in her life and enjoyed a wonderful walk on the streets of...
The Subbotnik Jews have a delicious and authentic national kitchen based on an interesting combination of culinary traditions of Eastern European Jewish communities and traditional Russian food whose recipes were altered in accordance with the laws of kashrut. We're happy to begin our series of...
Tuesday evening, the Subbotnik community of Beit Shemesh gathered together in the 'Netzach Menashe' synagogue for a traditional pre-Shavuot party and Torah class with Rabbi Shlomo Zelig Avrasin. Fulfilling the mitzvah of increasing Torah study for Shavuot, the participants watched a movie telling the story...
As previously reported, Shavei Israel communities all over the world had a lot of plans to celebrate the State of Israel on Independence Day. Now you can enjoy photos from the beautiful ceremonies in Shavei Israel's absorption center in Kfar Hasidim; in Manipur, India; the...
ollowing an annual tradition, the Subbotnik community of Beit Shemesh gathered together at the pre-Passover party/mock seder...
The beginning of the 2018 school year was accompanied by a joyful event for the Subbotnik community of Vysoki, Russia: after a long break, the Sunday school re-opened its doors for the local children to formally learn Torah and Jewish tradition....
The Subbotnik community of Beit Shemesh celebrated Tu B'Shevat by attending the traditional Tu BeShevat Seder...
