1 would like to invite ALL former dancers AweetAimutes ito help me celebrate my in the community, spreading the joy of dance. A Lubavitcher rabbi helps a young boy in the former Soviet Union put on tefilin. Russian c6l own 9,faA grst &wisk &ents in 70 tears Krasnodar, Russia Jews recently took part in two momentous occasions, when they hosted a traditional Jewish wedding and bar mitzvah. These were they he first Jewish lifecycle ceremonies in more than 70 years. Lubavitch emissary Rabbi Shneur Segal led the ceremony in the local synagogue, after which guests enjoyed a festive banquet. More than 150 guests came to the wedding. Local officials, including the regional vice-governor, guests from Pyatigorsk, Moscow and nearby Rostov and Volgograd joined the Jewish community in celebration. Arnold Gavrilov, a Krasnodar native, met his future wife Rena Benyamin while on a trip to Israel. The bride had moved there from Pyatigorsk five years ago, and the young couple made the decision to resettle in Krasnodar. On the morning of the wedding, the Jewish community took part in another momentous occasion, when they hosted the city's first bar mitzvah ceremony. More than 30 guests participated. Tanchum Alkhazov of nearby Yeisk approached the Torah and laid tefilin, after which a shower of candies fell from the women's balcony. At a banquet following the ceremony, many offered to assist local Jews in their effort to build a Jewish center. ❑ OUR BANQUET FACILITIES ARE PERFECT FOR: Weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs and all your Special Events Mention This Ad and Receive $100 Off Your Event Worth $500 source code: JNCEL3/24 3/24 Holiday Inn Livonia I 17123 N. Laurel Park Dr. I 734.464.1300 2005 49