Rabbi Dr. paed. Menachem Barkahan, the Chairman of the Association "Shamir", took part in the annual meeting of the religious leaders and representatives of the European Commission, the European Parliament and the European Council. The Jewish confession was represented by members of the Conference of European Rabbis: Chief Rabbi of ...

Soldier of the Latvian army Leiba Slavjaciski, who served in the Latvian army in 1930 - 1931, was one of 953 Jews, who lived in Tukums. He attended synagogue in Tukums, studied with rabbis Eliezer Lichtenstein and Levy Lichtenstein, also with cantors Berel Kalman and ritual slaughterer Haim Itzhak Slavjaciski, ...

Dear friends! We are wishing you a happy celebration of Pesach! One of the most important Jewish holidays, which remainds us the story of the birth of the Jewish people, chosen by the Almighty! Our people were born at the watershed between slavery and freedom, at the foot of a ...

From now on, everyone who is following newsfeed of Association "Shamir" will have a chance to read the newspaper "Gesharim" of Riga's Religious Jewish Community. "Gesharim" in translation means "Bridges" - "Bridges" to friendship, understanding and commiseration... "Bridges" is that what unites! We will begin with "Gesharim" No. 4, published ...

Dear  friends!  We  wish  you  a  very  happy  and  joyful  Purim!  Delicious  food  and  drink,  masquerades,  joyous  feasts,  toasts  of  "lechaim",  songs  in  praise  of  the  Almighty  who  preserves  His  people  -  this  is  what  Purim  is  about.