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Jewish Community of Berdichev

Synagogue

Synagogue in Berdichev, Ukraine, led by Rabbi Moshe Thaler.

The Federation of Jewish Communities (FJC) was established in November 1998 to revive the Jewish communities of the Former Soviet Union . We provide humanitarian aid and Jewish education, organize cultural events and religious services, and help develop Jewish communities and rebuild Jewish institutions.

Our main bureau represents member interests on the international front, and we also represent community members in government and institutional forums. The FJC, at all times, strives to develop and maintain good working relations with members of other faiths.

Since its launch we have posted over ninety rabbis and countless community leaders in central locations, and have been recognized as an umbrella organization that represents and administers a variety of established funds and institutions that operate in the region.

Jewish life in the FSU region has existed for centuries. Towards the middle of the 19 th Century, communities began to gain distinction and Jews began to populate the more prominent echelons of society. Intellectuals and bankers, artists and professionals, even Jewish politicians began to hold sway. In addition to such luminaries as the famous Chassidic masters, head deans of world renown Yeshivot and outstanding community Rabbis, the world of Jewish culture also boasts names such as Tchernichowsky, Shalom Aleichem and Y. L. Peretz.

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Programs

Day schools
Senior Welfare
Adult education
JLI – Innovative Torah classes
Holidays
Bar & Bat Mitzvah
Synagogues
Mikvah
Youth Seminars
Arevim Youth Centers
Summer Camp
Synagogue Kindergarten & Afternoon School

Photos

Name: Rabbi Meir & Mrs. Bracha Holtzberg

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People

Rabbi Moshe ThalerChief Rabbi
Rabbi Shmuel PlotkinFirst Shliach to Berdichev
Mrs. Chana Thaler

What they offer

Jewish Community of Berdichev is a synagogue in Berdichev, led by Rabbi Moshe Thaler.

There is a synagogue on the premises. Visitors are welcomed for Shabbat and holiday meals. Kosher meals are available on a meal plan. Accommodation for guests can be arranged. A kosher store is run here. They kosher kitchens for the community. A mikveh is available.

Classes run regularly, one-to-one study can be arranged and public lectures are held. There is a library.

For children there is a preschool and after-school programmes.

Older children and young adults have a teen club and bar and bat mitzvah instruction.

They officiate at circumcisions and funerals. Couples are prepared for marriage. A chevra kadisha serves the community.

The center visits patients in hospital, visits Jewish prisoners, looks after the elderly, works with children with special needs, distributes food packages, provides humanitarian aid, runs a soup kitchen, runs medical services and runs a club for seniors.

There is a women's group. There is a men's club. Holiday programs run through the year, hands on. Mezuzos and tefillin can be checked here. Genealogy research is offered. Computer training is taught.