Adolf Shayevich — Adolf Shayevitch (born 1938) is one of two competing claimants to the title of Chief Rabbi of Russia [ Israelis in Moscow: A Bit of Banter, and Prayers , New York Times, July 30, 1988] . Despite his claims to the position, Adolf Shayevitch is not … Wikipedia
Berel Lazar — Rabbi Berel Lazar (born 1964) is an Orthodox rabbi affiliated with the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic movement. He is presently one of two claimants to the title Chief Rabbi of Russia , is the chairman of the Federation of Jewish Communities. In… … Wikipedia
Chabad-Lubavitch related controversies — This article examines controversial issues involving the Chabad Lubavitch movement. For a more complete examination of Chabad, see the main article. Part of a series on Chabad … Wikipedia
Chief Rabbi of Russia — The Chief Rabbi of Russia (Hebrew: הרב הראשי לרוסיה) is the leader of the Jewish communities in Russia since 1990. Currently there is two Chief Rabbis of Russia: Rabbi Berel Lazar of Chabad and Adolf Shayevich from the Congress of the Jewish… … Wikipedia
Chief Rabbi — Chief Rabbinate redirects here. See also Chief Rabbinate of Israel. Chief Rabbi is a title given in several countries to the recognized religious leader of that country s Jewish community, or to a rabbinic leader appointed by the local secular… … Wikipedia
Moscow Choral Synagogue — Mocковская хopaльнaя синaгoга Basic information Location … Wikipedia
MOSCOW — (Rus. Moskva), capital of the Russian Federation, and, from the Middle Ages, the political, economic, and commercial center of russia . Up to the end of the 18th century, Jews were forbidden to reside in Moscow, although many Jewish merchants… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… … Universalium
Judaism — The Jewish faith has a long history in Russia, dating back to at least the 4th century. Casimir the Great’s invitation to Ashkenazi Jews to settle in the Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth made the religion an important minority faith across… … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
Lazar, Berel — (1964– ) Religious leader. A member of the Chabad Lubavitch, an ultraorthodox Hassidic movement currently headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, Rabbi Berel Lazar is recognized by the Russian government to be the leader of the country’s Jewish… … Historical Dictionary of the Russian Federation
