At the Simcha Chabad Jewish community in Kyiv, Ukraine, the congregation gathered last week for Purim — the third one they ...

For the first evening of Rosh Hashana, believers gathered to pray, celebrating the jewish new year. (Dispatch Louis Lemaire-Sicre/Hans Lucas) Editor’s Note: This is the second of two stories on ...

These days, Ukraine runs on two currencies — hryvnia and metaphor. Among the most powerful is the notion of “light in the darkness,” especially urgent amidst rolling blackouts and the billowing black ...

Meanwhile, thousands of Hasidic men made their annual pilgrimage to Uman to celebrate the Jewish new year. KYIV, Ukraine — For the first time since Ukraine was plunged into war in 2022, soldiers on ...

Ilya Knizhnik came to the United States from Ukraine 31 years ago, but no amount of time or distance can change the fact that he is a Ukrainian. He is also a Jew. So, when Russia invaded Ukraine in ...

UMAN, Ukraine — Prayer chants and the sounding of traditional ram's horns fill the air in the town of Uman, in central Ukraine, as thousands of pilgrims join an annual gathering to mark the Jewish new ...

As Russia's war on Ukraine continues, it's getting harder for leaders in Israel to maintain good relations with both sides. Israel relies on Russia for help on security in Syria, but there's pressure ...

Vadim Vishnevsky, a prominent member of the Jewish community of Kharkiv in Ukraine, died of a gunshot wound to the head. Vishnevsky was rushed to hospital on Nov. 20 from his office, the Ukrainian ...

Ukraine accused Belarus on Wednesday of trying to escalate a row over 2,000 Hasidic Jewish pilgrims stranded at a border crossing after Ukrainian border guards did not allow them to enter due to ...

Hundreds of Hasidic Jews who set off on a pilgrimage to Ukraine despite coronavirus restrictions were stuck at a border crossing on Tuesday after Belarusian border guards let them through and those in ...

Jewish pilgrims dancing in the streets of Uman, Ukraine, on Monday Jewish pilgrims dancing in the streets of Uman, Ukraine, on Monday More than 35,000 pilgrams have travelled to Uman for this year's ...

(JTA) — KYIV, Ukraine — For the first time since Ukraine was plunged into war in 2022, soldiers on the front lines could hear the blast of the shofar marking the Jewish new year. The largest Jewish ...