New Engagement!
Shmuly Sufrin (Long Beach, CA) to Shayna Evenchik (Cleveland, OH)
New Engagament!
Avrohom Yeshaya Raskin (East-Bentleigh, Australia) to Ester Batya Kahana (Kiryat Yearim, EY)
Farbrengen Held in Paris in Honor of Gimmel Tammuz 5786
Community members gathered at Beis Chaya Mushka in Paris for an uplifting evening of inspiration, Chassidus, and renewed commitment to the Rebbe’s mission.
Weekly Story: Because You Said It
Being that Gimmel Tammuz was this past Thursday I will post two points. The first one is something I recently heard from Rabbi Nissim Mangel Sheyichye, and the second one is something I said during a farbrengen on Wednesday night.
A Taste of the Rebbe’s Farbrengens – Parshas Korach
The Rebbe held 21 farbrengens on Shabbos Parshas Korach. The sichos from these farbrengens span just over 600 pages in the Yiddish Hanochos (transcripts) in Sichos Kodesh, and around 75 pages in the 8 English Hanochos published by Sichos in English.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Thirty-Two Years Later
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman reviews the last thirty-two years since Gimmel Tammuz. Where are we holding, what do we still have from the Rebbe, and what is our ongoing mission for which we must keep on striving.
HY’D: Four IDF Soldiers Killed In Hezbollah Drone Attack, One Name Released For Publication
The slain officer is named as Lt. Col. Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, 32, the commander of the 401st Armored Brigade’s 52nd Battalion, from Beit HaShita.
BDE: Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Hertz, Veteran London Rov and Rosh Yeshiva
With great sadness we report the passing of Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Hertz OBM, a longtime Chabad Rov, educator, and Rosh Yeshiva in London, England, who passed away on Friday, the 4th of Tammuz 5786.
World Cup Fans From Six Continents Find a Shabbat Table in Manhattan
New York and New Jersey will host eight matches of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, including the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium. As they do every time a World Cup comes to their country, Jewish communities across the region are welcoming a wave of visiting fans, among them Jews who have never set foot inside a Jewish community in their lives.
As I Was Davening From the Amud, Someone Blew The Candles Out
During the repetition of the Amidah, something unexpected happened. Someone walked over and extinguished the candles that were burning near the amud. For a brief moment, I faced a choice. Should I respond? Should I say something?
New Publications Highlight Psychological Relevance of the Rebbe’s Letters
For the first time, the voluminous archive of the Rebbe’s English correspondence will be published, in a project expected to span decades and see over 10,000 letters published in 50 volumes.
Oholei Torah Releases Shlichus List For This Coming Year – Shnas Halimudim 5786
Beis Medrash Oholei Torah in Crown Heights, under the leadership of Menahel Rabbi Elchonon Lesches, has released the list of 300 Talmidei HaShluchim being sent to Yeshivos around the world for the upcoming year.
BDE: Rabbi Shmuly Altein, 43, Chabad Shliach to Winnipeg, Manitoba
After years of a courageous and faith-filled battle with illness, Rabbi Shmuly Altein passed away on 3 Tammuz, the anniversary of the Rebbe’s passing.
Baby Boy!
Yechezkel and Chana (nee Rappaport) Landa Crown Heights had a baby boy!
LIVE NOW: Live Broadcast of the International Moshiach Chidon
An atmosphere of immense energy is felt as hundreds of Bochurim from yeshivos around the globe arrive for tonight’s highly anticipated International Moshiach Chidon Banquet. The grand event, celebrating the exceptional learning and dedication of Mesivta Bochurim in Inyonei Geulah U’Moshiach, is set to begin tonight at 7:30 PM.
Sunday: Shloshim Gathering to Honor the Memory of Raizel Blesofsky A”H
Family, friends, and community members will gather this Sunday evening to mark the Shloshim of Raizel Blesofsky A”H, remembering her life, legacy, and the impact she left on all who knew her.
Weekly Letter: There Cannot be a Stoppage of Study
With the start of summer vacation, we share the Rebbe’s vacation message to Jewish children – in which he clearly explains that vacation time cannot signal the stoppage of study – but is rather a redirecting of study. Just as there cannot be a stoppage of life, there cannot be a stoppage of study.
