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Israeli Speaker to Address LJC Sunday

Litvak Raffael Hletzer will speak at the Lithuanian Jewish Community Sunday. He was born in Lithuania but left for Israel with his family at a young age. He is currently the executive director of the renowned Kehilor Netaim Jewish educational program. His presentation will be about his roots in Lithuania, the upcoming holiday Tu b’Shvat and connections with the past and present. The event is free but registration is required by sending an email to zanas@sc.lzb.lt.

Time: 1:00 P.M., Sunday, February 9
Place: Room 306, Lithuanian Jewish Community, Vilnius

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Natalja Cheifec’s Discussion Club: Secrets of Longevity of the Jewish Family

This Thursday Natalja Cheifec’s discussion club will address male and female relations in Judaism. The Talmud says a God-fearing man vindicates an immoral woman and becomes immoral himself, but when an unjust man marries a God-fearing woman, he comes God-fearing.

This discussion will also talk about the hidden strengths of the Jewish family, the circumstances surrounding quick divorce, legends about Jewish weddings, the concept of love in Judaism and miracle-births by Jewish women.

To receive zoom credentials, click here. To make a donation to #NataljosPaskaita and/or the LJC, click here.

Time: 5:30 P.M., February 6
Place: internet

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Sabbath Times

The Sabbath begins at 4:55 P.M. on Friday, January 31, and concludes at 5:55 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region. Sabbath candles should be lit starting at 4:37 P.M. and completed before sunset at 4:55 P.M. Different countries celebrate Lunar or Chinese New Year from before to several days after the weekend, and the United States and Canada celebrate Groundhog Day on February 2, which coincides with the Christian holy day Candlemas.

2025-01-30

NAALE Offers Students Chance to Study in Israel

Younger Community members exclusively again have the opportunity to meet with a representative of the NAALE Elite Academy at the Lithuanian Jewish Community this Sunday.

NAALE is a unique program providing Jewish adolescents the opportunity to receive a scholarship and to study from 3 to 4 years at an institution of higher learning in Israel.

The program was established in 1992 by the Society for Advancement of Education in partnership with The Ministry of Education and the Jewish Agency, as a response to the pressing need for quality education for Jewish youth after the dissolution of the former Soviet Union had left the educational system there in disarray. Initially intended for those repatriating to Israel, it came to include talented Jewish teenagers from around the world, providing them the best high school education and a priceless tool to achieve their future goals. NAALE Elite Academy also helps reestablish firm ties with Jewish roots and friendships which last a lifetime.

Different Israeli schools have NAALE programs which have their own individual features tailored to different styles, interests and religious and secular views.

Project leader of the NAALE directorate Igal Brantman will visit the Lithuanian Jewish Community this week to answer all your questions.

You must register to attend the event by sending an email to viljamas@lzb.lt.

Time: 11:00 A.M., Sunday, February 2
Place: Lithuanian Jewish Community, Pylimo street no. 4, Vilnius

2025-01-29

Natalja Cheifec’s Discussion Club on Judaism and Vegetarianism

Natalja Cheifec’s #EDUKACIJOS discussion club invites you to a zoom discussion on the place of vegetarianism in Judaism at 5:30 P.M. this Thursday, January 30. She will cite precedents mentioned in the Bible, for example, the hidden meaning of the story of Cain and Abel and their sacrifices, as well as tackling Nazi ideology about subhumans and the more recent controversy surrounding the ad campaign “The Holocaust on your plate.” She will also address a number of points about blessings over food, Judaism’s restrictions on meat consumption, the hierarchy of God’s Creation and others.

To register and receive zoom credentials, click here.

2025-01-28

Sabbath Times

The Sabbath begins at 4:51 P.M. on Friday, January 24, and concludes at 5:43 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region. Sabbath candles should be lit at 4:23 P.M. and completed before sunset at 4:51 P.M. Sunday is also Australia Day and Monday is the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust.

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Kabbalat Shabbat

Dear Community members,

We invite you to a Kabbalat Shbbat prayer service led by Rabbi Robin Li-Paz from Los Angeles, California, at 6:30 this Friday, January 24, at the Lithuanian Jewish Community in Vilnius. Registration is required by sending an email to viljamas@lzb.lt. The cost is 20 euros for adults and 10 euros for children. All are welcome.

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Screening of Izaokas at Vilna Gaon Museum’s Litvak Museum

The Litvak Culture and Identity Museum will show the film Izaokas for free at 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 26. The event includes an introduction by film critic Izolda Keidošiūtė and a discussion between her and actress Severija Janušauskaitė who plays a role in the film.

The film begins with a Lithuanian murdering the Jewish man Izaokas at the garage massacre in Kaunas in 1941. The perpetrator is haunted by visions of the crime and an increasing sense of guilt for years afterwards.

The screening is in honor of the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust proclaimed by UNESCO in 2005 on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz by the Red Army in 1945. That anniversary is Monday.

The film is in Lithuanian.

Time: 4:00 P.M., Sunday, January 26
Place: Litvak Museum, Pylimo street no. 4A, Vilnius

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Natalja Cheifec’s Discussion Club: Health and Medicine

Natalja Cheifec’s discussion club meets via internet at 5:30 this Thursday, January 23, with the topic of health and medicine. She will discuss 33 recommendations by Maimonides on how to stay healthy into old age, including the relationship between physical and spiritual health, the place of vegetarianism within the Jewish worldview, and much more information on avoiding illness and maintaining a healthy mind.

To receive zoom credentials, click here.

2025-01-21

Šiauliai Jewish Community Marks Holocaust Day with Sutzkever Reading

The Šiauliai Jewish Community will mark the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust at 6:00 P.M. on January 27 with a reading event called “Prayer to Myself” based on texts by the poet Abraham Sutzkever at the Šiauliai District Jewish Community at Vileišio street no. 24 in Šiauliai.

2025-01-20

Klaipėda Jewish Community Hosts Play for Holocaust Day

The Klaipėda Jewish Community’s Shatil Theater is to perform a play called “Man baisus pasaulis, kuriame nėra tavęs” [A World without You Frightens Me] on Sunday, January 26, to mark the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust on January 27.

The play is about a young Jewish woman called Mirka who escapes a train transport to a death camp and her decision to leaver her new-born son with a female villager who had saved her. The play is in Russian and is based on the original work by Asia Kotliar.

UNESCO declared the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust on January 27 in 2005. January 27 is the day in 1945 when the Red Army liberated Auschwitz.

The play starts at 6:30 P.M. on January 26 at the Palace of Fishermen at the Culture Center in Klaipėda.

2025-01-20

Sabbath Times

The Sabbath begins at 4:28 P.M. on Friday, January 17, and concludes at 5:31 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region. Sabbath candles should be lit at 4:10 P.M. and completed before sunset at 4:28 P.M.

2025-01-16

Natalja Cheifec’s Discussion Club on Tu b’Shvat

Natalja Cheifetz’s discussion club will discuss the greenest of Jewish holidays, Tu b’Shvat, at their next meeting via zoom at 5:30 P.M. on Thursday, January 16. Sometimes described as Jewish Arbor Day, the 15th day of the month of Shvat falls on February 13 this year. Everyone is invited to attend. To gain zoom credentials and indicate topics of interest for discussion, click here.

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Sabbath Times

The Sabbath begins at 4:14 P.M. on Friday, January 10, and concludes at 5:20 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region. Sabbath candles should be lit at 3:58 P.M. and completed before sunset at 4:14 P.M. Friday is also Asarah b’Tevet, a fast day to mourn the siege of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia.

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Natalja Cheifec’s Discussion Club

Jewish tradition expert and educator Natalja Cheifec’s Shalom discussion club is starting the new year with a zoom meeting at 5:30 P.M. on January 9. To receive log-on credentials click here. Please indicate your topics of interest on the registration page. Everyone is welcome.

2025-01-07

Sabbath Times

The Sabbath begins at 4:06 P.M. on Friday, January 3, and concludes at 5:11 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region. Sabbath candles should be lit at 3:48 P.M. and completed before sunset at 4:06 P.M.

2025-01-02

Hanukkah Celebration Monday, December 30

Everyone is invited to attenda 3-D light show, accompanied by music and traditional Hanukkah treats and warm tea. Boris Kizner and the Faylerkh ensemble will perform.

Time: 6:30 P.M., Monday, December 30
Place: Outside the Lithuanian Jewish Community, Vilnius

2024-12-30

Sabbath Times

The Sabbath begins at 3:58 P.M. on Friday, December 27, and concludes at 5:04 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region. Friday is also the third night of Hanukkah. Hanukiya and Sabbath candles should be lit before the onset of Sabbath, starting at 3:40 P.M.

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