Another milestone in the growth of Jewish life in Jurmala: A festive mezuzah dedication ceremony was held at the new Chabad House on the main street of the Latvian resort city, led by the city’s Chabad Shliach, Rabbi Mendy Zilberstrom • Read More, Photos

Accurate and documented information obtained by Yad L’Achim, the organization that has stood at the forefront of the battle against missionary activity for more than half a century, points to a new and destructive missionary strategy: the establishment of centers disguised as innocent cafés, with the goal of reaching unsuspecting Jews and attempting to lead them away from Judaism R”L • Read More

At the Simchas Torah 5736 farbrengen, the Rebbe said, “Those who have already obtained semicha for “Yoreh Yoreh,” should add and commit to finishing, by next year, semicha on “Yadin Yadin” too • Read More

Israel’s National Security Minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has decided to delay approval of new municipal inspector positions for the Haifa Municipality following repeated allegations that city inspectors have targeted Chabad tefillin stands throughout the city • Read More

The Mayor of Ulm, Germany, Martin Ansbacher, paid a special visit to the local Chabad House, where he met personally with the campers of Gan Israel Camp—young Shluchim from around the world—and later invited them to tour City Hall • Read More, Photos

Hundreds of members of the Chabad community in Rehovot, together with bochurim from the yeshiva, gathered with broken hearts to accompany Hatomim Ziv Moshe Shulman A”H at his levayah. The levayah departed from the yeshiva, passed the central Chabad shul, and continued to the cemetery in Rehovot • Heartbreaking Photos

We’re pleased to share a new episode of “Lemaan Yishmeu,” the weekly Halacha podcast with Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun, Mara D’asra, and member of the Crown Heights Beis Din, brought to you by AskTheRav.com in partnership with the Lemaan Yilmedu Halacha Institute • Read More, Listen

In a landmark move, Israel’s Ministry of Education has issued, for the first time, an official nationwide directive guaranteeing the right of students in state schools to put on tefillin during the school day • Read More

A remarkable miracle unfolded Monday morning in Ocean Township, New Jersey, when a large section of the roof at a BJ’s Wholesale Club suddenly collapsed during torrential rain and historic flash flooding. Despite the terrifying scene, all 27 people inside the store escaped without injury, in what first responders described as an extraordinary outcome • Read More, Watch

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) announced plans to make five Brooklyn subway stations ADA-accessible, with new elevators and major station improvements funded through New York’s congestion pricing program • Read More

A moving ceremony was held in recent days in the Jewish community of Dnipro, widely known as the “Jewish capital of Ukraine”, to mark the completion of a new Sefer Torah that will be donated to the Jewish community of Vinnytsia • Read More, Photos

A student at the Chabad yeshiva in Rechovot, from a local community family, has been hospitalized at Kaplan Medical Center after collapsing in the yeshiva courtyard, with his condition described as very serious • Read More

Two men, aged 22 and 25, were arrested in Sydney’s eastern suburbs after allegedly pointing what appeared to be a handgun at Yidden leaving Shabbos davening at a Chabad Shul in Double Bay • Read More

A new directive from the Israel Tax Authority is raising concerns among Chabad yeshivos across Israel, after institutions were instructed to verify the military status of their students or risk losing their eligibility for one of the country’s most important charitable tax benefits • Read More

During a visit to Latvia, Maariv Jewish affairs and Diaspora correspondent Josh Aronson toured the newly opened Chabad House in Jurmala with Shliach Rabbi Mendy Zilbershtrum • Photos

Plans have been finalized for the construction of a permanent Chabad center modeled after Chabad World Headquarters – 770. The new landmark will serve as a vibrant hub for Torah, Tefillah, and Chassidus, and will also include a beautiful Mikvah and a Kollel for avreichim • Read More

A new daily Hilchos Beis HaBechirah Shiur launched on the Fast of the Seventeenth of Tammuz  in 770, in accordance with the Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach’s directive to increase Torah study on the Beis Hamikdash during the Three Weeks. The daily Shiur, accompanied by a visual slideshow presentation, is delivered by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger and will continue through Tisha B’Av. • Photos

A remarkable miracle occurred during the storm on Erev Shabbos when a massive tree was uprooted in Lakewood, New Jersey, crashing into a home and causing extensive damage. Baruch Hashem, no one was injured in the frightening incident • Watch