REVIVING TORAH LIFE IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION
Vaad l'Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel, a public not for profit
organization, was founded in the early eighties for the purpose
of restoring traditional Jewish life and culture in the countries
formerly part of the Soviet Union.
Originally, the Vaad conducted clandestine missions all over the
communist empire, which brought about the refusnik movement.
Today, the Vaad is committed to the establishment of an infrastructure
in the Jewish communities of these lands, to revive Jewish life
by operating schools, from kindergartens to advance learning and
kollels, synagogues services, mikvaot, kosher food, orphan homes,
social and cultural centers, senior citizen centers, recreational
centers, summer camps, Judaica stores, Jewish books, Torahs, Brit
Milah, Shechitah, marriage counselors, and funeral services. To
this end, the Vaad also conducts or sponsors educational programs
in Israel to train local teachers, rabbis, shochatim and mohalim,
as well as conducting in these communities series of seminars and
lectures on Jewish topics, delivered by international educators.
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