Shavei Israel’s main outreach to the Subbotnik Jewish community in Russia has been in the small town of Visoky. But there are many more Subbotnik Jews throughout southern Russia. Shavei Israel has now launched a new initiative to meet some of these lesser-known communities, starting...
Shavei Israel has appointed Aryeh Khodorkovsky to be its new emissary to work with the Subbotnik Jewish community in Visoky, Russia. Khodorkovsky will initially travel to southern Russia for two and a half months starting in mid-June. He will be joined in Visoky by his...
The Subbotnik Jewish community in Beit Shemesh held a pre-Shavuot party in anticipation of the holiday that celebrates Matan Torah - the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people from Mount Sinai. The event included cheesecake and a Shavuot quiz. We have pictures....
Esther Surikova was worried. The barbeque and bonfire she’d planned for the Subbotnik Jewish community of Beit Shemesh last Wednesday night conflicted with another event for Jews who have immigrated to Israel from Russia – a party to mark “Victory Day” – the 70th anniversary...
As unbelievable as it sounds, for some members of the Subbotnik Jewish community living in Beit Shemesh, a day trip to Jerusalem organized last week by Shavei Israel included their first ever visit to the Western Wall. First time or not, a stop at the...
Just in time for Pesach, Shavei Israel has published a new informational booklet for the Subbotnik Jewish community on the festival of freedom. The new booklet is the latest in a series published by Shavei Israel for the Subbotnik Jewish community. The latest booklet on...
Purim 2015 has come and gone but the pictures are still flowing in to the Shavei Israel office. Now it’s time to share them with you. So strap on your jet pack, we’re going for a ride - from China to India, Poland to Portugal,...
This week, Israel and the Jewish world are celebrating the holiday of Purim. In honor of the joy the Jews felt at their last minute deliverance, Purim today is perhaps the happiest day on the Jewish calendar. Everyone dresses up in costume to read from...
Last week the Jewish world celebrated Tu B’Shvat, the annual “New Year for the Trees,” and Shavei Israel’s communities joined in the fun by holding parties, planting trees and eating plenty of fruits and nuts. From Portugal to Poland, Bogota to Beit Shemesh, “Lost” and...
Who are the Subbotnik Jews? A new video produced by Shavei Israel describes the fascinating history of this special Jewish community that lives primarily in southern Russia and Siberia, along with a smaller group who have made aliyah to Israel and reside in the town...
