Yehuda Altein

2 weeks ago | chabad.org | Yehuda Altein

For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most vibrant Jewish community in the world. The country overflowed with Jewish life, in large cities like Warsaw, Krakow, and Lublin, and in the hundreds of shtetls that dotted the landscape. Read on for 15 facts about a world that once was—and in many ways, still is! 1. Poland Attracted Refugees From the West Although Jews first arrived in Poland during the Middle Ages, it wasn’t yet a major center of Jewish life.

3 weeks ago | chabad.org | Yehuda Altein

India isn’t the first place that comes to mind when people think of Jewish communities around the world. But from the Cochin Jews on the Malabar Coast, to the Bene Israel in the Mumbai region, and the Baghdadi Jews of the bustling port cities, Jewish life in India goes back many centuries. Read on for 14 facts about the fascinating story of the Jews of India. 1. India Was a Safe Haven for Ancient Jewish Refugees Cochin is a city in the state of Kerala along the Malabar coast in southwest India.

3 weeks ago | chabad.org | Yehuda Altein

India isn’t the first place that comes to mind when people think of Jewish communities around the world. But from the Cochin Jews on the Malabar Coast, to the Bene Israel in the Mumbai region, and the Baghdadi Jews of the bustling port cities, Jewish life in India goes back many centuries. Read on for 16 facts about the fascinating story of the Jews of India. 1. India Was a Safe Haven for Ancient Jewish Refugees Cochin is a city in the state of Kerala along the Malabar coast in southwest India.

4 weeks ago | chabad.org | Yehuda Altein

When you hear the word mitzvah, what do you think of? Maybe keeping Shabbat, eating kosher, or giving charity? Those are definitely mitzvahs, but there are many more—a total of 613, in fact! While many mitzvahs are well known, some are more obscure. Yet each one is an expression of G‑d’s will, and every single one brings more light and holiness into the world. As we celebrate Shavuot, when G‑d gave us the Torah and all its mitzvahs, let’s explore 13 mitzvahs you may never have heard of! 1.

1 month ago | chabad.org | Yehuda Altein

Georgia is a country in the Caucasus region, a stretch of land between the Black and Caspian Seas, where Europe and Asia meet. Over the centuries, Georgia has seen periods of independence and times under Russian rule. But throughout these political changes, its ancient Jewish community not only endured but flourished. Read on for 16 facts about the Jews of Georgia. 1.