Hundreds, most of them refugees from Ukraine, attended the Purim ceremony at the Zsilip Jewish Cultural Centre and Synagogue in Budapest, where they heard the reading of the Megillah.
Prior to the program, the EMIH-Hungarian Jewish Alliance held an event titled “Rattle Peace!” in Jászai Mari Square. Chief Rabbi Shlomo Köves drew attention to the fact that the current war on Ukraine can be spiritually as well as physically.
A special Russian-language ceremony for Jewish refugees from Ukraine was also organized at the Zsilip center, where they could hear Torah explanations from Rabbi Boruch Oberlander, the Hungarian leader of the Chabad-Lubavich movement.
Afterwards, the refugees enjoyed a festive meal.
After reporting on his travails, he sang “Think Good and Will Be Good,” which was also chosen as the motto of the occasion.
