New Engagement!
Mendel (ben R’ Shmuel) Katz (Chicago, IL) and Esther Golda (bas Dayan R’ Levi Y.) Raskin (London, UK)
L’chaim will be tonight (Thursday) at 695 E. New York Ave. [corner Albany] at 9:00pm

Netanyahu Writes Letter in Torah at Chabad Center
As part of a tourism initiative this week, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu visited the wind-swept Judean mountain top fortress of Masada, along the Dead Sea.

Smolensk Children Experience Jewish Camp for First Time
Another pin on the Gan Israel world map was just added. Smolensk, Russia just completed it’s first year of day camp.

Arizona Community Awaits State-of-the-Art ‘Home’
For 15 years now, Chabad of the East Valley—in arid Arizona, one of the fastest-growing states in America—has been searching for a permanent home.

Video: Sheyiboneh Beis Hamikdash – Rap Style
Chassidic rapper Ari Lesser busts out some rhymes in his latest composition in honor of Tisha B’av, titled “Sheyiboneh Beis Hamikdash.”

Photos: Visiting Day at CGI-Detroit
On Sunday, campers and their parents enjoyed an exciting and fun-filled day together at Gan Israel of Detroit, Michigan.

Video: What Truly Counts in a Shidduch
Project NASI (North American Shiduch Initiative) released this video to help Bochurim and parents understand what is – and what is not – important when it comes to a prospective Shiduch.

Chabad Yeshivas for College Students Join Forces
This year, Chabad on Campus International Foundation launched the “Yeshiva Initiative,” to provide yeshivas and campus shluchim and shluchos resources for advanced Jewish educational opportunities for their students.

Picture of the Day: Siyum at 770 Montgomery
Mispallelim in 770 Montgomery gather after Mincha to hear a Siyum on Maseches Eruvin, delivered by Rabbi Shlomo Aron Holtzberg, as is customary during the nine days.

Photos: Visiting Aharon Hakohen’s Grave in Jordan
In honor of Rosh Chodesh Av, the Yahrtzeit of Aharon Hakohen, several Lubavitchers traveled from Israel to the neighboring Kingdom of Jordan to pray at his final resting place on Hor Hahar.
Wednesday Night L’chaim!
Levi Wolff (Crown Heights) and Shterny Sarfati (London, UK)
1533 President St. [between Albany and Troy Ave.]

New Shluchim to Las Vegas
Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef Yitzchok and Miriam Bryna Shuchat, along with their daughter Mushka, will be moving on Shlichus to Las Vegas, Nevada, where they will establish Chabad of Eastside Las Vegas, and serve as Rabbi of the Or Bamidbar Chabad Synagogue.

Community Atteneds Levaya of Zev Aryeh Glick OBM
Dozens turned out to attend the levaya of Zev Aryeh Glick OBM, the 22-month-old child who passed away yesterday, Tuesday.

70 Hours, 70 Shluchim, Endless Inspiration
For nearly four days the Shluchim of the Midwestern U.S. gathered in Chicago for their annual regional Kinus. From Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois, 70 Shluchim convened to fulfill the Rebbe’s directive that gave birth to the Regional Kinusim.

Tonight: Live Broadcast of Beis Hamikdash Model
Tonight (Wednesday) a model – with a ratio of 1 to 50 – of the actual Beis Hamikdash, will be shown in Crown Heights at the yearly Kinus Torah on the Beis Hamikdash. Mr. Shimon Frankel, head of the English department at Machon Hamikdash and one of the builders of the model, will publicly construct the model and explain each of its sections.

Photos: Camp B-ME’s First Shabbos
On a serene, sprawling campsite in Philadelphia, 30 girls lit Shabbos candles. For most, it was their first time.