Odessa

Rabbi Shmuel Yerish: From teaching in Ukraine to creating Jewish kids' toys in Hadera

Rabbi Shmuel Yerish is grateful that “here in Israel you can live a full Jewish life, without judgment or reproach.”

|ByABIGAIL KLEIN LEICHMAN
RABBI SHMUEL YERISH and family in Hadera.
A rescuer works at a site following a Russian drone attack at a location given as Sumy region, Ukraine, in this handout image released on June 24, 2025.

At least 14 wounded in Russian attack on Ukraine's Sumy region, PM says

Overall, Russia launched a total of 93 drones and two missiles overnight, the Ukrainian air force said, adding it downed 62 drones and one missile, and recorded hits at 20 locations.

|ByREUTERS
A sapper of the 115th Separate Mechanized Brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces blows up an explosive device during a training between combat missions at a training ground, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine August 9, 2025

Ukraine beach explosions kill three in Odessa, drones target southern Russia

Earlier on Sunday, several apartments and an industrial facility were damaged in a Ukrainian drone attack on the south Russian region of Saratov.

|ByREUTERS
A Russian drone strike on the Nachlas Eliezer Synagogue in the Peresyp district of Odessa caused significant damage to the building

Historic Ukrainian synagogue significantly damaged by Russian drone strike

“This sacred building, constructed at the end of the 19th century, served as a place of prayer, hope, and spiritual strength for the Jewish community of Odesa,” wrote Rabbi Moshe Azman.

|ByGRACE GILSON/JTA

From Odessa with love

The Odessa Festival was comprised of 10 events; all original works.

OCTOBER 1, 2017ByARIEL DOMINIQUE HENDELMAN
The march in the spirit of the Soviet Union (particularly Odessa): Models parade through the museum, joined by festival attendees.