FJCU Passover Camp 5785: A Celebration That Reunited Hundreds of Families

Throughout the holiday, over 300 participants from different countries gathered at Machne Chabad on Lake Balaton to celebrate Passover together.

The program included:
• traditional Seders,
• educational sessions,
• children’s activities,
all in an atmosphere of warmth, unity, and community.

Matzah for the holiday meals was baked in Ukraine — at the Tifferet Matzo bakery — and specially delivered to the camp.

We are deeply grateful to everyone who made this camp possible:
our partners at EMIH, the Hungarian government, our incredible volunteers, and all those who created a sense of home for each participant.

📸 Enjoy part two of the photo report

Special thanks to Rephael Itzhak Vilensky for capturing the spirit of these days so beautifully.

Shabbat lighting times and Shabbat ends in cities of Ukraine:

Balta 19:48 / 20:59
Berdichev 19:57 / 21:11
Berdyansk 19:17 / 20:26
Bila Tzerkva 19:51 / 21:04
Bilgorod Dnistrivsky 19:41 / 20:50
Cherkassi 19:42 / 20:55
Chernihiv 19:50 / 21:07
Chernivtsy 20:04 / 21:15
Dnipro 19:28 / 20:28
Donetsk 19:16 / 20:27
Hadyach 19:37 / 20:51
Henichesk 19:23 / 20:32
Horlivka 19:15 / 20:27
Ivano-Frankivsk 20:10 / 21:22
Izmail 19:46 / 20:53
Kakhovka 19:30 / 20:39
Kamyanske 19:29 / 20:41
Kharkiv 19:27 / 20:40
Kherson 19:33 / 20:42
Khmelnitsky 20:02 / 21:15
Konotop 19:42 / 20:58
Kremenchuk 19:36 / 20:48
Kriviy Rig 19:33 / 20:44
Kropivnitsky 19:39 / 20:50
Kyiv 19:51 / 21:05
Lubni 19:40 / 20:54
Lugansk 19:15 / 20:26
Lutsk 20:12 / 21:27
Lviv 20:12 / 21:26
Mariupol 19:15 / 20:24
Melitopol 19:23 / 20:32
Mohiliv Podilsky 19:57 / 21:08
Mykolaiv 19:36 / 20:46
Nova Kakhovka 19:30 / 20:40
Odesa 19:40 / 20:49
Oleksandria 19:36 / 20:48
Oleshki 19:33 / 20:42
Pervomaysk 19:43 / 20:54
Poltava 19:32 / 20:46
Rivne 20:08 / 21:23
Shostka 19:43 / 21:00
Skadovsk 19:31 / 20:39
Sumy 19:35 / 20:50
Ternopil 20:08 / 21:21
Uman 19:48 / 21:00
Uzhhorod 20:19 / 21:31
Vinnitsa 19:56 / 21:08
Voznesensk 19:40 / 20:51
Zaporozhe 19:26 / 20:36
Zhytomyr 19:58 / 21:12


Weekly Torah Reading: Shemini

Shabbat candle lighting times and Shabbat ends outside Ukraine:

European countries:
Balatonnesed, Hungary 19:33 / 20:42
Berlin, Germany 20:05 / 21:23
Bratislava, Slovakia 19:39 / 20:50
Budapest, Hungary 19:29 / 20:40
Frankfurt, Germany 20:18 / 21:31
Hannover, Germany 20:19 / 21:37
Munich, Germany 20:01 / 21:12
Nuremberg, Germany 20:06 / 21:19
Vienna, Austria 19:42 / 20:53
Warsaw, Poland 19:34 / 20:51

Israel:
Ashdod 18:55 / 19:56
Ashkelon 18:48 / 19:56
Bat Yam 18:47 / 19:56
Beer Sheva 18:56 / 19:55
Haifa 18:47 / 19:57
Jerusalem 18:35 / 19:54
Karmiel 18:46 / 19:56
Netania 18:47 / 19:57
Nof HaGalil 18:46 / 19:55
Rishon Lezion 18:47 / 19:56
Tel Aviv 18:55 / 19:56

Weekly Torah Reading: Shemini

Shabbat candle lighting times and Shabbat ends in cities of Ukraine:

Balta 19:58 / 21:11
Berdichev 20:08 / 21:24
Berdyansk 19:26 / 20:37
Bila Tzerkva 20:01 / 21:17
Bilgorod Dnistrivsky 19:51 / 21:01
Cherkassi 19:53 / 21:07
Chernihiv 20:02 / 21:21
Chernivtsy 20:14 / 21:27
Dnipro 19:38 / 20:40
Donetsk 19:26 / 20:38
Hadyach 19:48 / 21:04
Henichesk 19:33 / 20:43
Horlivka 19:25 / 20:38
Ivano-Frankivsk 20:20 / 21:34
Izmail 19:54 / 21:03
Kakhovka 19:40 / 20:50
Kamyanske 19:40 / 20:53
Kharkiv 19:38 / 20:53
Kherson 19:43 / 20:53
Khmelnitsky 20:13 / 21:28
Konotop 19:53 / 21:12
Kremenchuk 19:46 / 21:00
Kriviy Rig 19:43 / 20:55
Kropivnitsky 19:49 / 21:02
Kyiv 20:02 / 21:19
Lubni 19:51 / 21:06
Lugansk 19:25 / 20:38
Lutsk 20:23 / 21:41
Lviv 20:23 / 21:39
Mariupol 19:24 / 20:35
Melitopol 19:32 / 20:43
Mohiliv Podilsky 20:07 / 21:20
Mykolaiv 19:46 / 20:57
Nova Kakhovka 19:40 / 20:51
Odesa 19:50 / 21:00
Oleksandria 19:46 / 21:00
Oleshki 19:42 / 20:53
Pervomaysk 19:53 / 21:06
Poltava 19:43 / 20:58
Rivne 20:19 / 21:36
Shostka 19:54 / 21:14
Skadovsk 19:40 / 20:50
Sumy 19:46 / 21:04
Ternopil 20:19 / 21:34
Uman 19:58 / 21:12
Uzhhorod 20:29 / 21:55
Vinnitsa 20:06 / 21:21
Voznesensk 19:50 / 21:02
Zaporozhe 19:36 / 20:43
Zhytomyr 20:09 / 21:25
Weekly Torah Reading: Tazria-Metzora

Shabbat candle lighting times and Shabbat ends in outside Ukraine:

European countries:
Balatonnesed, Hungary 19:42 / 20:53
Berlin, Germany 20:17 / 21:38
Bratislava, Slovakia 19:49 / 21:02
Budapest, Hungary 19:39 / 20:51
Frankfurt, Germany 20:28 / 21:44
Hannover, Germany 20:31 / 21:52
Munich, Germany 20:11 / 21:24
Nuremberg, Germany 20:17 / 21:32
Vienna, Austria 19:52 / 21:05
Warsaw, Poland 19:46 / 21:06

Israel:
Ashdod 19:00 / 20:02
Ashkelon 18:52 / 20:02
Bat Yam 18:52 / 20:02
Beer Sheva 19:01 / 20:00
Haifa 18:53 / 20:03
Jerusalem 18:40 / 20:00
Karmiel 18:52 / 20:02
Netania 18:52 / 20:02
Nof HaGalil 18:51 / 20:01
Rishon Lezion 18:52 / 20:02
Tel Aviv 19:00 / 20:02
Weekly Torah Reading: Tazria-Metzora

Ivano-Frankivsk Jewish Cemetery Cleaned by Local Community

In Ivano-Frankivsk, the members of the local Jewish community organized a cleanup of the Jewish cemetery.

This year, the work was particularly demanding — the cemetery had become heavily overgrown with vegetation. Community members diligently cleared neglected gravesites, removed grass, leaves, and branches, and cut down hazardous trees that posed a threat to headstones. Special attention was given to restoring and tidying the pathways.

The Jewish cemetery is more than just a resting place — it is a vital part of the community’s history.

As long as memory lives, so does history, and so does the nation.