At the initiative of the RCE Dept. for Service and Assistance, a new edition of the book “Bread, Fire and Water” was printed in Russian, following the great demand for it by communal Rabbis in Russia and Ukraine.

The book, which discusses the laws of family purity, was reprinted by the RCE Publishing Dept. and was distributed among Jewish communities.

So far 2000 copies of this book have been disseminated among communities in France, Germany, Ukraine and Holland. It is noteworthy that the books were given out free, donated by the author, Rabbi Mordechai Silbiger of Switzerland, for public benefit.

And from one thing to another: the Service and Assistance Dept. continues to actively assist communities. Recently, dozens of communities were able to purchase Sifrei Torah, Mezuzot and other ritual articles, all of high quality kashrut, with the help of the Dept. headed by Rabbi Avraham Abba Turetsky.