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Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin congratulated Russian chief rabbis Berel Lazar, Adolf Shayevich and the President of the Federation of Jewish Communities Alexander Boroda on Hanukkah.
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“I sincerely wish all Russian Jews health and happiness. May the upcoming holiday bring joy and prosperity to your homes.”, he said. “The Jewish community has been promoting the development and support of interreligious dialogue, strengthening tolerance and mutual respect in society for many years.”
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On December 25, in the center of Moscow, Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel Lazar traditionally lit the first Hanukkah candle.
On December 26, the Yat Kislev seudah in Moscow, led by the Chief Rabbi of Russia, celebrated together with the 25th anniversary of the founding of the central Shul in Moscow.
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The history of the Jews in Russia and areas historically connected with it goes back at least 1,500 years. Jews in Russia have historically constituted a large religious and ethnic diaspora; the Russian Empire at one time hosted the largest population of Jews in the world. The Soviet Union has destroyed the community using the good Jew bad Jew technique even thought the state never officially banned Judaism.
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Thanks the efforts of Chabad movement, there was a great “renaissance" in the Jewish community inside Russia since the beginning of the 21st century. Similar facts happened in Ukraine and Kazakhstan, although on a smaller scale.
