President Met with Rabbis of Ukrainian Cities and Representatives of Jewish Communities and Congratulated Them on Passover

 

On the occasion of Passover, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with rabbis from Ukrainian cities and representatives of Jewish communities, including a military chaplain and a servicemember of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The Head of State congratulated everyone on Passover and wished those present and their families health and victory. According to the President, Passover is about the triumph of freedom.

“This is extremely important for Ukraine today. Freedom is important – the freedom we are fighting for as an entire nation. And we thank you for being part of this struggle, for supporting all our people and our entire state. You support your communities, you support our people. Your support is very important,” Volodymyr Zelenskyy emphasized.

The Chief Rabbis noted that Ukraine is living through very difficult times, but has not lost its statehood or its freedom and continues to fight. They stressed that the Jewish community will continue to make every effort and pray for Ukraine’s victory.

“Freedom begins from within, with oneself. And we are very happy and proud to be living in Ukraine in such a difficult time. We are honored to have ties to Ukraine. We’ve been living here for many years; our lives and our families are deeply rooted in Ukraine. We are confident that there will be a just peace, a true victory,” said the Chairman of the Council of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine, Meir Stambler.

“The war will end, and Ukraine will be victorious. God will bless us. All regimes must fall – and then the entire axis of evil will crumble,” said Chief Rabbi of Ukraine Moshe Azman.

Vice President of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Ukraine Raphael Rutman added that since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion, the number of Jewish books translated into Ukrainian has increased. According to him, all these books are printed in Kharkiv, even though the publishing house has been repeatedly targeted by Russia. Raphael Rutman presented more than 40 books and gifted Volodymyr Zelenskyy the first Ukrainian-language Torah.

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