Preceded medicine: Moscow faced with a deadly cold wave

Eighty-eight people have died due to the cold which hit Russia in the last ten days, according to media reports worldwide, who noted that more than five hundred people were injured and hospitalized throughout the country. In Moscow, capital of Russia, the temperature dropped considerably and reached thirty degrees below zero.


The Jewish community in central Moscow are not letting up, and before the arrival of the harsh winter began operations for assistance to lonely and needy Jews: Hundreds of houses were prepared by volunteers from the community, sealing cracks to prevent entry of cold to the homes, distributing blankets, coats and warm clothes and sending hot and nutritious food to needy families.

These extensive activities are directed with an iron first by the 'Center for Jewish charity - Shaarei Tzedek' in the center of Moscow, established by Russia's Chief Rabbi Hgr"b Lazar. The center provides relief services and assistance for about fifteen thousand needy and lonely Jews, including nine hundred children of large families, and children with special needs.


The Charity Center is located close to the central synagogue, 'Marina Roscha', is spread over six thousand square feet, and running a wide variety of programs that help and support the needy, incorporated under one roof. The needy find in the 'Charity Center - Shaarei Tzedek' all solutions to daily or seasonal difficulties they face due to the mental, physical or economic situation.

Crowning achievement of the center is a soup kitchen, which feeds hot and nutritious dinner to hundreds of people every day, and besides meals which are served, sends out dozens of vehicles every day, with hundreds of meals to patients and the elderly who are confined to their homes.

In order to ensure the safety and health of the masses of Jews who enjoy regular services of the center, a few years ago, a sophisticated medical center was built and employs a team of dozens of doctors that give monthly nursing service to six hundred needy people. The center also operates dozens of occupational therapy programs, employment services, and more, for the elderly and needy Jews in Moscow.

'בחדרי' גם ברשתות החברתיות - הצטרפו!