Nearly 1,000 Jews, members of the Jewish community of Ulyanovsk, were extremely excited to begin receiving a weekly email with an inspiring Torah thought for them to discuss with their family and colleagues over the weekend.

The article is called ”word of the Rabbi”. It is personally written every Thursday by chief Rabbi of Ulyanovsk, Rabbi Yossi Marozov.

The idea behind this project was simple: as most Jews in Ulyanovsk are extremely assimilated or might live far from the Jewish Center, many simply show up only a few times a year for holiday event. Even for those who do show up more often, understandably there are still only 100 men/women/youth who are registered to our weekly classes.

Now all 1,000 members could learn a short Torah thought on the weekly Parsha (the weekly Torah portion).

For those who do come to Torah classes, this unique weekly article gives them an extra chance to learn our holy Torah, and yet another thought to discuss with their friends.