Our Statement
We are dedicated to bringing the Jewish Russian speaking
population into the local Jewish community. Achim is non-profit organization located in Baltimore,
Maryland. It helps Jews from former Soviet Union to restore their Jewish
heritage and traditions. Kehillas Achim is The Congregation of Russian Jews with Rabbi Paysach Diskind.
Achim is Hebrew for brothers or siblings. We call ourselves Achim because the driving force of Achim is the understanding
that all Jews are siblings to each other. Brothers and sisters, all children of the same father have an inherent responsibility
to one another.
Yom Kippur Service
As we prepare for the coming New Year we invite you to join us for our Yom Kippur service. If you do not live close to the service
we can place you nearby for your convenience. For details of the
service click here
Urgent Matter; Missionaries Targeting our Community
I have encountered several situations where members of our community and their families have been successfully hit
by evangalical Christians. Members of these families have either already converted or in the process of converting to Christianity.
This is truly an alarming concern that needs to be addressed. I encourage you to become acquainted with Jews for Judaism and learn
how they may be helpful. For starters click here
Newsletter
We Welcome You to read our weekly Newsletter! Where You can find last news of Kehillas Achim and upcoming events.
To do this click on the link Newsletter on the left. If you wish to subscribe you may do so
at the bottom of this page.
Blog
Achim now has a Blog written by Rabbi Paysach Diskind. To view
Click Here. The discussion in the Blog is a
reflection of the issues that are discussed at the Tuesday Evening of Learning. At this program we analyze one mitzvah
a week. Depending on the given mitzvah we might dedicate two weeks to the same mitzvah. This class is open to every Jew who wishes
to become more knowledgable about our legacy, the Torah and her mitzvos.
Parsha
We now have the summary of the weekly Parsha as well as the weekly Haftorah in English and in Russian. Help yourself by clicking on the link
Parsha on the left. This summary will be posted sometime late Wednesday to give everybody a chance to prepare for Shabbos in time.
NEW IN FROM TOLDOT YESHURUN
For the current Parsha thoughts in Russian language click here Nedelnaya glava
Pratical Jewish Law
We are fortunate to be able to post the laws governing this period of The Three Weeks in both the English language
and the Russian language. These are the work of Rabbi Osher Baddiel. To access click Parsha.
Employment Opportunties
I am pleased to announce that we have started sending out emails
with employment opportunities. If you know of opportunties or are looking for
employment please notify me at paysach@achim.org.
Lag b'Omer Picnic
Our Lag b'Omer picnic was held Sunday, May 2 at Gunpowder Falls State Park. It was very well attended.
Everyone had a splendid time. There were over 100 people participating in the delicious franks and hamburgers prepared
by Vadim Bakaev and Chaim Mikeladze. The salads and melons were prepared by many people and the greatest appreciation goes
to Svetlana Bakaev for delegating all the jobs and making sure that everything was there. The soccer game was successful.
Melave Malka Update
I am pleased to announce that our Melave Malka of Saturday evening, March 13 was both delicious and enlightening.
Our guest speaker was Mr. Harold Gans. Who was a Senior Cryptologic Mathematician with the National Security Agency until his retirement after 28 years of service. Topic: Searching for G.D in a Test Tube.
For more info Click Here.
For more information contact Rabbi Paysach Diskind at his cell phone 443.286.9338 or
email him to paysach@achim.org
