Baby Boy!
Mendel and Soro (nee Brennan) Manne from Penn Wynne, PA had a baby boy!

Weekly Story: Am I a Schneerorski?
This week I am posting some of the thoughts which I mentioned at a Yud Beis Tammuz farbrengen in Toms River, New Jersey. As always, your comments and feedback are greatly appreciated and welcomed.

JLI: How I’m Raising a Hasidic Family in Rural Texas
Through a series of real-life stories (including raising triplets on a college campus) and fundamental texts, explore the potential in every day, even when it seems like things aren’t going the way we thought they would.

Weekly Dvar Torah: The Day a Soul Broke an Empire – the Triumph of Jewish Pride
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman looks at the soul of a Rebbe, taking inspiration from an interrogation done in Soviet Russia in 1930.

Grab Free Frozen Drinks at 7-Eleven on Slurpee Day
As part of its annual tradition, 7-Eleven convenience stores will be giving away a free small Slurpee drink at all locations today.

Four-Part Series “Montana Chai” Celebrates Eighteen Years With Eye On Future
Chavie and Rabbi Chaim Bruk kicked off the celebration of their eighteen years of Shlichus with, “Montana Chai,” a four part video series, produced by the talented Bentzi Avtzon and Yuvla Media, that tells the story of Chabad Lubavitch of Montana through four individuals and families that have become a part of our special community.

Five Ukrainian Evacuees Celebrate Bar Mitzvah in Israel After Wartime Escape
Five Ukrainian evacuees from Zhytomyr, Ukraine, celebrated a joint bar mitzvah in the Israeli city of Ashkelon last month—a milestone marking not just their coming of age, but their journey from war-torn Ukraine to safety in Israel.

Sign Goes Up, The Crown Height Jewish Community Council To Serve The Community From New Location
Say goodbye to the old Crown Heights Jewish Community Council storefront on Kingston Ave that has been serving the community for 50 years. Signs have gone up at the future location for the council and its services.

BDE: Mrs. Esther Serebryanski, 95, OBM
With great sadness we report the passing of Mrs. Esther Serebryanski OBM. A beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, she passed away on Thursday, 14 Tammuz, 5785, in Crown Heights.

Weekly Letter: What It Means and What It Should Be
Having just begun our “summer vacation” – it would serve us well to remember and internalize the Rebbe’s clear message to students about their summer vacation: what it means and what it should be.

Netanyahu Meets With US Special Envoy To Monitor and Combat Antisemitism
Nominee for special envoy with the rank of Ambassador at large to monitor and combat antisemitism Rabbi Yehuda Kaploun meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu at Blair House yesterday.

Women Harassed At Crown Heights Protest Sues NYPD, Claims They Failed To Protect Her
A woman is suing the NYPD after she claims they failed to protect her at a pro-Palestine protest outside 770 Eastern Parkway earlier this year. According to reports, the woman is looking to receive $1.25 Million in damages.

Yud Beis-Yud Gimmel Tammuz Farbrengen Held In Paris
A Farbrengen on the occasion of the 12th and 13th of Tammuz, celebrating the Liberation of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, was held at Chabad of Flanders and led by Rabbi Mendy Azimov, the Rebbe’s Shaliach in Neuilly-sur-Seine.
New Engagement!
Yisrolik Chein (Toulouse, France) to Chanale Greenberg (Shanghai, China) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at 695 East New York Ave
New Engagement!
Schneur Motchkin (Crown Heights) to Sarah Schmukler (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva

Here’s My Story: Escaping The Heat and Discovering the Warmth
Rabbi Zvi Hirsch Telsner served as a Chabad emissary in London for 33 years, working in the field of adult education and as rabbi of the Finchley Central Synagogue. In 2007, he moved to Melbourne, Australia, where he serves as the community dayan. He was interviewed in June 2014.

Laws and Customs: The 17th of Tammuz and the 3 Weeks
Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the fast of the 17th of Tammuz and the three weeks for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.