Experience moves twelve bat mitzvah girls from different backgrounds

When Ava Greenwald celebrated her bat mitzvah last September in Bal Harbour, Florida, her parents went all-out. The party included a DJ, a special dress, a catered dinner in a hotel hall—all standard f...

Students and youth are volunteering their time to pack food packages for the needy in time for the Holidays. Not only will our youth deliver the package themselves, but they will get to spend quality time with the heroes of our community, our elderly Holocaust survivor...

Happy and excited students, teachers and parents, greeted each other last week at Or Avner Day School as we celebrated the first day of school with the traditional ringing of the school bell, blowing of the shofar, songs and performances. School started off to a great...

What an amazing summer we had at our overnight camp, where we hosted over 150 underprivileged kids from Southern Russia.

This year we were pleasantly surprised to discover that one of our counselors, Milka, had once been a camper in our camp but did not know anything a...

For the first time in history, Rostov became a hot destination as thousands of Soccor fans descended on the city from all over the world to watch 5 World Cup matches take place in Rostov’s brand new stadium. A short clip of the Jewish community inviting Jews to come an...

Keeping a healthy lifestyle is a big priority for us, and the Jewish Community definitely does keep one. Men that don't usually attend any Jewish activities come every week to the local ice arena to play against the youth and the youth leader. The Rabbi has founded alo...

Holocaust Remembrance Day was commemorated in our synagogue this Sunday. Community members of all ages came and heard first-hand testimony of how the Nazis murdered in cold blood 27,000 Jews of Rostov. 6 candles were lit by survivors and their relatives. Rabbi Danzinge...