A Soldier on the Ukrainian Front

In Nikolayev, Ukraine, a city where streets are nearly empty due to the precarious security situation, over 200 people of all ages joined the Rosh Hashanah prayers and heard shofar.

Local Chabad emissary, Rabbi Shalom Gottlieb, said that the turnout was “beyond expectations” since “the city is embedded in battle and bombings and the streets are empty. People stay barricaded in their homes and don't venture out. We couldn't have dreamed of this.”