After 22 years serving as the Shliach at Masada, Rabbi Shimon Elharar is accustomed to welcoming visitors to the mountaintop. But during a special cable car rescue drill, he found himself suspended some 80 meters above the ground, confronting his fear of heights and quietly reciting “Shema Yisrael.” In an interview with ChabadInfo, he recounts the extraordinary experience • Read More, Photos

Trader Joe’s is expanding its nationwide footprint with 30 new stores planned across 16 states. The expansion includes several New York locations, including Yonkers and Staten Island, while two stores in California and Utah are scheduled to open this week • Read More

The IDF and Shin Bet announced that they eliminated a Hamas Nukhba terrorist who helped plan the September 8, 2025, attack that killed four soldiers from the 52nd Armored Battalion during Operation Gideon’s Chariots • Read More

After dozens of Bochurim who were arrested while returning from a year of learning in the Rebbe’s court at 770 were released after agreeing to enlist in the IDF, two Bochurim remain in military prison. One has been sentenced to an additional eight days in detention. Meanwhile, the Bochurim’s families are calling on Chabad Rabbonim and community activists to intervene • Read More

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake was felt Wednesday morning in Israel’s southern Arava region, with tremors also reported in parts of Jordan. No immediate reports of injuries or damage were reported • Read More

A call to an Oholei Torah alumnus led to a discovery in Ford Motor Company’s archives that is saving the Yeshiva approximately $200,000 and six to eight weeks of work • Read More, Photos

A moving celebration marked the Siyum of a Sefer Torah written in the ancient shul atop Masada. Following the completion of the final letters, the Sefer Torah embarked on a special journey to the shul in Yevul, a community in the Gaza border region • Read More, Photos

The United States and Israel have approved $7.4 million in funding for seven joint research and development projects, advancing cooperation between companies in both countries across Super intelligence, healthcare, quantum computing, satellite communications, semiconductors and agriculture • Read More

The Jewish community of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, has launched an initiative to establish a museum space dedicated to preserving more than 200 years of Jewish history in the city and the wider Don region • Read More

Nearly 1,000 students gathered on Shabbos Bereishis at Washington University in St. Louis for Shabbat 1000, a first-of-its-kind campus-wide Shabbat dinner organized by WashU Chabad, bringing Jewish tradition and community to one of the university’s most prominent gathering spaces • Read More, Photos

Apple’s latest iPhone software update, iOS 27, introduces a redesigned Screen Time system that gives parents more control over their children’s digital lives, with new tools to limit app usage, schedule device access, approve website visits and block harmful content • Read More

With more than 500 Kvutza Bochurim spending the year learning in 770, Kupas Bochurim is helping them prepare for the winter. On Monday, the organization held its annual winter coat measurement day, while also providing Bochurim with a range of essential clothing and personal-care items at subsidized prices • Read More, Photos

MK Avi Maoz, chairman of the Noam party, sharply criticized the arrest of Chabad Bochurim at Ben Gurion Airport, saying it was particularly outrageous that members of a Chassidus known for its high enlistment rate among the Chareidi community were being arrested upon their return to Eretz Yisroel • Read More

After spending 14 months learning in 770, the bochurim returned to Eretz Yisroel expecting to reunite with their families and continue their journey into Shlichus. Instead, military police were waiting at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports were confiscated, dozens were detained, and 15 were sent to military prison. The arrests come following the forced cancellation of the longstanding arrangement between Chabad and the IDF, with no replacement framework in place • Full Story

A special moment during Hakafos Shniyos in Ashdod captured widespread attention, as the Pittsburgher Rebbe joined Lubavitcher Shochet Rabbi Eliyahu Ezagui in an enthusiastic dance to “Yechi Adoneinu Moreinu V’Rabbeinu Melech HaMoshiach L’olam Va’ed.” Following the viral footage, the Rebbe invited Rabbi Ezagui to his home, where he presented his newly published sefer and shared a sichah of the Rebbe • Read More, Photos, Watch

Mrs. Chani Lifshitz, the Rebbe’s Shlucha in Nepal, shared a deeply moving story about a two-week-old baby girl she encountered on a sidewalk in Kathmandu, lying beside her mother, who was struggling to care for her. Mrs. Lifshitz stepped in to help the infant, only to discover that the mother herself was also in severe distress • Read More

A dispute over Moshiach flags in Ramat Gan has drawn public attention after the municipality ordered their removal from city streets, only to later announce that the flags would be restored • Read More

Nearly 3,000 people gathered in Manchester, England, for an emotional Hachnosas Sefer Torah at Heaton Park Shul, dedicated in memory of the two Kedoshim, Melvin Cravitz HY”D and Adrian Daulby HY”D, who were killed in the Yom Kippur 2025 terrorist attack. Rabbi Daniel Walker, who courageously helped prevent the terrorist from entering the shul, joined the community in celebrating the arrival of the new Sefer Torah, as the site of last year’s tragedy was filled with singing and dancing • Read More, Photos

The 12th Siyum for the Sefer Torah Haklali for Achdus Yisrael will be held in a special ceremony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sunday, 14 Mar-Cheshvan, at 5:30 p.m. Argentina time, B’Ezras Hashem • Read More

Another Chabad Bochur returning from his year of Kvutza at 770 was arrested upon landing at Ben Gurion Airport, adding to a growing number of similar cases in recent weeks involving Bochurim returning from a year of learning in 770 • Read More