Chabad Lubavitch of Moldova  ·  Jewish Community of the Republic of Moldova
Chișinău  ·  Republic of Moldova

The Inauguration of the
Chief Rabbi of Moldova

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Axelrod
In a Jewish community more than two and a half centuries old, the storied rabbinate of Moldova has passed from generation to generation.
Wednesday, August 12, 2026 · 12:00
Central Chabad Lubavitch Synagogue · 8 Chabad Lubavitch Street · Chișinău
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The Chief Rabbi
Portrait
Rabbi Mendy Axelrod
Chief Rabbi of Moldova
The Lineage
1774 — 2026
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Tsirelson
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Tsirelson · Chief Rabbi 1908–1941
Vienna 1923
Vienna, 1923 · Rabbi Tsirelson presides over the First Knessia Gedolah
1990 installation of Chief Rabbi Zalman Abelsky
1990 · Prime Minister Mircea Druc at the installation of Chief Rabbi Zalman Abelsky
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From Rabbi Yehuda Leib Tsirelson, to Chief Rabbi Zalman Abelsky, to this day — for more than two and a half centuries, the rabbinate of Moldova has passed from generation to generation.
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Rabbi Zushe Abelsky, Head Shliach

Jewish Community of the
Republic of Moldova

Alexandru Bilinkis, Chairman