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 — from Rabbi Yehuda Leib Tsirelson to Chief Rabbi Zalman Abelsky.
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
Kishinev · Then and Now
The Glaziers' Synagogue · 1886
The Community Today
1990 · Prime Minister Mircea Druc at the installation of Chief Rabbi Zalman Abelsky
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Rabbi Zushe Abelsky, Head Shliach

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Alexandru Bilinkis, Chairman