the best face of Jewish religious tradition and community involvement.

We were shocked and proud for our community.

Of course the detention and the threat to seize the pastor's home are not pleasant. If a religious community is not registered with the authorities, that is no reason to restrict it.

If a religious community is not registered with the authorities, that is no reason to restrict it. We cannot allow the mistakes of the Soviet period to be repeated. We must respect religious freedom.

The religious community needs to know what's going on, so they can make changes starting with their churches.

It's non-religious. It's a community effort to get everyone involved.