Jewish Services Expand in Sub-Saharan Africa

In 1991, Rabbi Shlomo and Miriam Bentolila arrived in the former Zaire – now the Democratic Republic of the Congo – to direct what is today Chabad-Lubavitch of Central Africa. Headquarters for Jewish communities ranging from 100 to 1,000 strong across a wide swath of the continent, the operation now serves approximately 12 African countries, and over the past 20 years, its footprint and role in the region has grown to better serve the individual needs of Israeli expatriates, European businessmen and women, American travellers, and locally-born Jews.

“What we’ve become today, after years of work, is a Jewish address for Sub-Saharan Africa,” he said.

The High Holidays, which began last week with the Jewish New Year of Rosh Hashanah, has been no exception.

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