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Video Playlist: A Day of Liberation
12-13 Tammuz this year marks 90 years since the Previous Rebbe was released from imprisonment in Soviet Russia. 12 Tammuz, the day he received official notice of his release, was also Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak’s 47th birthday.

New Book Details Rebbetzin’s Role in 12 Tammuz
As we mark 90 years since the liberation of the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe from Soviet incarceration, a new book by Kehot Publication Society provides hitherto unknown details of the role in the saga played by his daughter, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, and eventual son-in-law, the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson.

New Jersey Chabad Center to Double in Size
Rabbi Mendy Mangel can’t explain why synagogue enrollment is generally declining throughout the country as fewer people seemingly maintain their Jewish identities. He only knows that the number of those he sees regularly at Chabad Lubavitch of Camden and Burlington Counties in Cherry Hill, N.J., keeps climbing.

Lubavitch Educational Center Buys New Building
CrownHeights.info has learned that Lubavitch Educational Center, the flagship school for the Chabad community in South Florida popularly known as L.E.C., has purchased a four-story, 48,681-square-foot building less than a mile away from its current location near North Miami Beach. The institution paid $5.1 million for the property.

Master Storyteller Retells ‘The Heroic Struggle’
In Honor of “Yud Beis Tammuz” Shnas HaTishim, celebrating the 90th Anniversary of the arrest and miraculous liberation of the Frierdiker Rebbe, please enjoy this suspenseful theatrical drama tale with music and sound effects, as it captures the imagination of children of all ages, as told by Master Storyteller Rabbi Sholem Perl.

CKids Leads Staff Training Initiative for Hundreds
Recently an exciting and informative event took place in Crown Heights. An impressive “Staff Training Day” gathered a record-number of camp counselors and other staff members for hours of professional networking.

Friends of Dvorahle Create Fund for Her Family
“Where is Mommy? “Asks 4 year old Shusha, a spark of glimmer in her eyes. “You said she is coming home today.”

Video: Life Is Like a Good Beer
Life is like a good beer…well…sort of. Jewish philosophy says that nothing bad comes from on High. Everything is ultimately good, although not everything is always perceived by us to be good. Some events, in fact, appear to us to be quite bitter. Rabbi Pinchas Taylor reminds us that during those tougher moments, its important to remember that life, like a good beer, can be bitter and still be good.

In Historic Visit, Indian PM Meets Moshe Holtzberg
In a historic visit to the State of Israel, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Moshe Holtzberg, the survivor of the Mumbai Terror Attack which claimed the lives of his parents.

Jewish Women Unite in Melbourne
Once again, women in Unity held an inspiring event in Melbourne, Australia. It has been a decade since the Women in Unity was formed in response to the tragedy at Mumbai, India. The commitment to the unity of the Jewish people that originally galvanized its founders, Rebbetzins Riva Cohen, Sara Gutnick, and Miriam Telsner, has not wavered.

Six-Month-Old Left in a Car in Kfar Chabad
A six-month-old infant has been hospitalized after being left in a hot car for a duration of time. The child, who was visiting grandparents in Kfar Chabad, Israel, was visiting from the United States.

CTeen Leaders Get Together
Over 200 Chabad emissaries and teen leaders from around the world participated in the 4th Annual CTeen Leadership Retreat and Convention to network, as well as both gain and share insight for the year ahead.

Video: Perspectives in Friendship
At their recent volunteer end-of-year event, Friendship Circle volunteers and their mothers got to hear about the many wonderful programs and events hosted by the Friendship Circle of Brooklyn. The highlight of the evening was hearing what the Friendship Circle means to others, and what their perspective of friendship circle is.

New York and New England Shluchim Gather
One hundred and fifty Shluchim gathered on Sunday, 24 Sivan at Chabad of the River Towns in Dobbs Ferry, New York for the annual New York and New England Regional Kinus.

Chabad MMA Fighter Killed in Home Invasion
With great sadness and pain we inform you of the murder of Aaron Rajman, 25, a member of Chabad of West Boca Raton, Florida, by a number of unidentified men who broke into his home.

Weekly JLI Video: An Angel in Disguise
JLI presents its unique one-minute video featuring a powerful and relevant message from the weekly Parsha. This week’s video for Parshas Balak is titled: An Angel in Disguise.