Twin Girls!
Shimon and Chani Gruzman (Castro Valley, CA)

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Two Monsey Chabad Rabbis’ Homes Firebombed
Two explosive devices went off within seconds of each other outside the homes of two Chabad rabbis in Rockland County Tuesday night, and the chairman of the county’s legislature is blaming a “climate of hate” fostered by the county executive.

Here’s My Story: A Confluence of Souls
Rabbi Dovid Shochet has served the Jewish community of Toronto since 1957 and is presently the president of the Toronto Rabbinical Council. He was interviewed by JEM’s My Encounter with the Rebbe project in his home in June of 2012.
Baby Girl!
Yechiel and Dina (nee Lozenik) Schmerling (Middletown, NY)

Ukraine ‘Stars’ Travel to Israel and Europe
The ‘Stars’ youth program, which unites young people worldwide for Jewish heritage studies, gained momentum this summer in Ukraine, with two international trips – one to Israel and one to Europe – for program participants in July.

Video: Man Tries to Scale Trump Tower in Manhattan
A man attempted to scale the side of Trump Tower in midtown Manhattan with what looked like suction cups and a climbing harness, drawing hundreds of onlookers and prompting a significant police response.

Picture of the Day: Lehavim, Israel
This morning, when Israeli National Soccer Team player Maor Buzaglo arrived at the Chabad Center of Lehavim, led by Rabbi Yossi Bistritzky, to drop off his young twin boys for day camp, he rolled up his sleeve, put on Tefillin, and said ‘Shema Yisrael’ with great emotion.

CGI-NY Campers Learn the Art of Winemaking
In lieu of swimming due to the Nine Days, the campers of Gan Yisroel-NY were surprised yet again with another exciting activity: winemaking.

Gan Israel Campers Take in Beauty of the Alps
The campers and staff of Camp Gan Israel of Paris went on a trip to a resort in the French Alps, where they enjoyed the beautiful natural scenery, breathed in the fresh air, went on hikes and played sports and bowling.
Chabad Leaders Broker Deal with IDF over Draft
According to a deal hammered out between the leaders of Chabad in Israel and the IDF, 15% of Chabad students will be exempt from army service; and the other 85% will be drafted at the age of 26 after returning from a year of ‘Kvutzeh’ in Crown Heights.

In Hanoi, Young Rabbis Find Surprising Connections
Forty Jewish people from around the world sat around a table not too long ago in Hanoi, Vietnam’s capital, celebrating Shabbat together.

Campers Get Firsthand Glimpse of Parchment-Making
Last Thursday, Gan Menachem Day Camp of Crown Heights went to visit the workshop of veteran Sofer Rabbi Y.Y. Altein to see how Mezuzos and Tefillin are made.
Baby Boy!
Sima and Yosef Mendlowitz (Crown Heights)

Video: How to Be the Greatest Optimist
Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz, director of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida, delivers his insights on this week’s Parsha – Devarim. This week Rabbi Minkowicz answers the question: How can one be the greatest optimist?

Philip Bialowitz, 90, Took Part in Death Camp Revolt That Freed Hundreds
Philip Bialowitz, who helped lead a revolt that freed hundreds of Jews from the extermination camp in Sobibor, Poland, during World War II—and who later shared his story of defiance and survival with thousands as a speaker and writer in the decades that followed—passed away on Aug. 7 in Florida. He was 90 years old.

‘Tzitzis Challenge’ Sweeps Across CGI Summer Camps
The “Tzitzis Man Challenge,” a riff off the popular “Dancing Man Challenge,” is sweeping across Gan Israel camps across North America, in which the boys proudly wear their Tzitzis while performing a unique dance and then challenge the boys of another camp to follow.

Picture of the Day: Crown Heights
The Campers and staff of Bais Rivkah Day Camp pose for a group photo in the school’s playground.