(Courtesy: Smolesky Publishers in Kyiv) CARMELITE MONASTERY, 16th – 18th cent. Built on the Hnylopyat river on the site of a sixteenth century castle. In […]
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PRESENT CURRENCY
The present currency in Ukraine is the “grivna” ————————————————————————————————————————– The bank-note of 1 (one) grivna represents in the frontal side the image of “Volodimir ,The […]
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GROSSMAN, VASILI SEMYONOVICH (1905 – 1964) Soviet Russian writer. Born to a tradional Yiddish-speaking family in the intensely Jewish town of Berdichev, he moved […]
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From Israel Aksenfeld to Friedrich GorenshteynCourtesy: Mikhail Krutikov The rise and fall of Berdichev´s not typical, but very characteristic Jewish community, to use the characterization given […]
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(in a nutshell)The eminent piano virtuoso Vladimir Horowitz, was born in Berdichev, Russia, on Oct. 1 , 1903. He was an internationally renowned performer for […]
Continue readingTHE NES OF PURIM PAVES THE WAY FOR A NEW ALEPH BAIS
(Courtesy: Revach L’Neshama) The gemara (Sanhedrin 21b) says that originally the Torah was written in Ksav Ivri and only later in the time of Ezra […]
Continue readingLIKE BABY MOSHE, WE MUST KEEP KOSHER
Courtesy: Revach L’Neshama The Parsha of Kosher and non-Kosher creatures starts in an unusual manner, (Shemini 11:1), “Vayidaber Hashem El Moshe V’El Aharon Laimor Aleihem”. […]
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Courtesy: Revach L’Neshama “VaEtna Es HaLevi’im Nesunim L’Aharon” (Bahaloscha 8:19). Hashem tells Moshe Rabbeinu to set aside the Levi’im and make them Kadosh. Rashi points […]
Continue readingBUYING THE TOLDOS TO SAVE BERDITCHEV
Courtesy: R’ Tal Moshe Zwecker (Director Machon Be’er Mayim Chaim, Chassidic Classics in the English Language) Rav Chaim Elazar Shapira of Munkascz author of Minchas […]
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On one occasion, the Rabbi of Berditchev approached a group of Chassidim after finishing the prayer of the Amidah, shook their hands, greeting them with […]
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