Parashat Vayishlach (וַיִּשְׁלַח – And he sent), Genesis 32-4, 36-43.
The haftarah is read in the book of Ovadia (עֹבדיה – the one who the servant of Lord).
This book consists of only 21 verses, making it the shortest Torah scroll. He foretells the revenge that the children of Israel will take on the kingdom of Edom.
Kaliningrad, formerly Königsberg in East Prussia, is a city located in the Russian territorial enclave, between Poland and Lithuania.
The Synagogue was destroyed by the Nazis during the Kristallnacht (November 9-10, 1938 – Cheshvan 16, 5699). Rebuilt, it was inaugurated on November 10, 2018. It has regained its splendor (hadar – הדר – splendor, majesty. Hadar is also the name of the last king of Edom, Genesis 36-39).