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Russia has a full-time surgeon whose only job is circumcising Jewish men

Dr. Yeshaya Shafit, Russia’s only mohel for adults, travels across the former Soviet Union to correct a historical wrong.

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Chabad couple made to pay $100K for homeschooling their children in Sweden

Swedish law allows homeschooling under “special circumstances,” but not religion.

Evgeny Velikhov speaking at Limmud FSU Moscow on April 12, 2019. (Courtesy of Limmud FSU)

In Moscow, a non-Jewish physicist recalls helping build the Soviet Union’s only yeshiva

Evgeny Velikhov recounted for the first time publicly obtaining Mikhail Gorbachev’s permission for an event many had thought impossible.

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Jewish Sunday schools pop up across Europe and Asia

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Russian Jews honor New York-born Nazi hunter Efraim Zuroff

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Russia’s westernmost synagogue rebuilt 80 years after Kristallnacht destruction

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Anti-Semitic attacks are rare in Russia but the sentiment is rife, studies suggest

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Chabad leader accuses Sweden of ‘persecuting’ couple who home-school their kids

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In rare rebuke, a Russian chief rabbi slams missile transfer to Syria as ‘mistake’

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Moscow gets 1st kosher sushi restaurant

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