Announcements

Natalja Cheifec’s Discussion Club on Judaism and Vegetarianism

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.

Sabbath Times

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.

Kabbalat Shabbat

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.

Screening of Izaokas at Vilna Gaon Museum’s Litvak Museum

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

Natalja Cheifec’s Discussion Club: Health and Medicine

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.

Šiauliai Jewish Community Marks Holocaust Day with Sutzkever Reading

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.

Klaipėda Jewish Community Hosts Play for Holocaust Day

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.

Sabbath Times

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.

Natalja Cheifec’s Discussion Club on Tu b’Shvat

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.

Sabbath Times

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.

Natalja Cheifec’s Discussion Club

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.

Sabbath Times

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.

Hanukkah Celebration Monday, December 30

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

Sabbath Times

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.

Hanukkah Kabalat Shabat

Hanukkah Kabalat Shabat

The Progressive Judaism association Bnei Maskilim invites you to attend the lighting of the third Hanukkah light while greeting the Sabbath with psalms and blessings, followed by holiday foods and kiddush. The ceremony will take place on third floor of the Lithuanian Jewish Community followed by kiddush and treats at the Bagel Shop Café at street level.

The cost is 20 euros for adults and 10 euros for children from 3 years of age. Registration is required by sending an email to viljamas@lzb.lt.

Time: 4:00 P.M., Friday, December 27
Place: Lithuanian Jewish Community, Bagel Shop Café, Vilnius

Hanukkah Is Here

Hanukkah Is Here

Dear parents and children and young adults in the Dubi, Ilan and Knafaim Clubs,

The Lithuanian Jewish Community invites you to a holiday celebration called Hannukah Is Here! The event includes:

• Havadala ceremony
• Fire show “Lords of the Flame”
• Performance by magician with bewitching tricks and a good dose of fun
• Traditional Hanukkah foods
• Gifts

Please note: registration is only open till 2:00 P.M., December 20. To register, send an email to levickajasimona@gmail.com with the names of all attendees including parents and children plus their ages. If your plans change and you cannot attend, please send an email indicating that as well. Please be on time, the doors close at 4:15 P.M. For more information, write or call (+370) 678 81514.

Time: 4:00 P.M., Saturday, December 21
Place: Bagel Shop Café, Pylimo street no. 4, Vilnius

Natalja Cheifec’s Discussion Club: Holiday Edition

Natalja Cheifec’s Discussion Club: Holiday Edition

Natalja Cheifec continues her series of discussions with “The Miracle of Hanukkah” which will address:

• The holiday of Hanukkah as a conservator of tradition;
• What the Most High does during Hanukkah;
• Why Jews observe the burning of candles during Hanukkah;
• What the doughnuts are about and what Hanukkah geld means.

It’s happening this Thursday, December 19, at 5:30 P.M. via zoom.

To register and receive zoom credentials, click here. Remember to includes which topics interest you for possible future discussion while registering.

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights

Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights

Everyone is invited to come view a 3-D light show, accompanied by traditional Hanukkah treats and warm tea.

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

Sabbath Times

Sabbath Times

The Sabbath begins at 3:34 P.M. on Friday, December 13, and concludes at 4:58 P.M. on Saturday in the Vilnius region. Saturday is also International Shareware Day.