He moved to Cyprus in 2003 with his wife, Shaindel, and their children in an effort to reintroduce Jewish life onto the island.

[2] Besides the Larnaca Synagogue, the Jewish community of Cyprus also built a dining room, English and Hebrew library, a mikveh, and a kindergarten.

Other activities at the Centre include a wide variety of classes and programmes designed to reach all ages and levels of Jewish learning.

In the synagogue, Rabbi Raskin was draped with a tallit and officially took on the leadership of the Cypriot Jewish community.

[3] By 2006, the building of a mikveh called Mei Menachem was completed, and a summer centre in Ayia Napa and the Cyprus International Jewish School were opened.