(JTA) — A program to help prospective immigrants begin converting to Judaism before they immigrate to Israel was launched in Ukraine.
The program, titled “Maslul,” Hebrew for path or course, was launched Thursday at the Galitska Synagogue in Kiev with funding from the Harry A. Triguboff Foundation. Among those attending the launch was the Australian philanthropist Harry Triguboff, who was joined by senior staff from the Jewish National Fund, the Jewish Agency and Keren Hayesod, as well as dozens of leaders of Ukrainian Jewry.
Conducted as a partnership between several bodies, including the Midrasha Zionist of Kiev, the Jewish Agency and the …read more
Source: JTA
