New Jewish Cemetery Dedicated Near Russian Capital

A unique ritual was performed in the town of Novomoskovsk on the outskirts of Moscow last week, with the consecration of a new Jewish cemetery on a plot of land donated for the purpose by a local philanthropist.

The ritual involved the circling of the plot of land by the rabbis present, the blowing of Shofars and the recitation of certain passages.

The ceremony was overseen by Russia’s chief rabbi Berel Lazar, and head of the local division of ZAKA R. Yaakov Roza.

After the ceremony, the rabbis and Shluchim joined together for a Farbrengen, voicing the hope that the new Beis Hachayim would never have to be put to use.