Kupas Bochurim has begun distributing winter coats to Bochurim in Kvutza. The first distribution took place Thursday evening, with a second opportunity scheduled for this coming Tuesday for Bochurim who have not yet received their coats • Photographer Fishel Kleinman presents a Photo Gallery

Nearly a year after the horrific terrorist attack at Chabad’s Chanukah celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australian police have charged a 46-year-old man accused of falsely claiming he was injured in the attack in an attempt to collect compensation intended for victims and their families • Read More

A Jewish burial was held in Kostanay, Kazakhstan, for a member of the local Jewish community and regular attendee at the shul, with the Rebbe’s Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Kostanay, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Zalmanov, personally overseeing the arrangements and carrying out the final stages of the burial • Read More, Photos

Three children from a Jewish family at risk of assimilation were welcomed into the covenant of Avraham Avinu at a Bris Milah ceremony held at Chabad if Migdal HaEmek, under the direction of the Rebbe’s Shliach, Rabbi Avraham Wilhelm • Read More

The father of Hatomim Menachem Mendel Leon, who has been held in Military Prison 10 for the past ten days after returning from Kvutzah, has issued an emotional public appeal calling for his son’s immediate release • Read More

Dozens of Bochurim from the central Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva in 770 gathered Thursday night for the weekly Geulah and Moshiach shiur in 770. This week’s Shiur was delivered by Rabbi Menachem Mendel Mizrachi, Shliach in Rishon LeZion, Eretz Yisrael • Photos

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Phuket on Shabbos for an openly antisemitic rally targeting the Jewish community and Chabad, with protesters demanding that the Thai government shut down Chabad Houses across the country and expel Israeli-linked groups • Read More

Rabbi Berel Lazar, Chief Rabbi of Russia, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Bar-Ilan University as part of celebrations marking the university’s 70th anniversary. The degree recognizes his work and contributions, alongside other prominent figures from Israel and around the world • Read More

Amid reports that Middle Eastern countries are preparing for the possibility of another military escalation, questions are emerging over whether more than 1,000 Shluchim from Israel will be able to travel to New York as planned for the annual Kinus Hashluchim • Read More

A serious national-security investigation is underway following suspicions that foreign governments or entities hostile to Israel sought to influence the results of the recent Knesset elections through funding directed at Arab voter-mobilization efforts • Read More

Israel has completed counting all ballots in the election for its 120-seat parliament. Netanyahu’s governing bloc finishes with 53 seats, while the opposition bloc led by Gadi Eisenkot has 48. The Arab parties together win a record 19 seats. Likud gains a seat in the final count, while Shas falls to just six • Full Report

This past Shabbos, the entire Oholei Torah Beis Medrash, including 542 Bochurim from both the Raitport and Michelashvili Beis Medrash divisions, together with the Hanhala, Mashpiim, and their families, gathered for an unforgettable Shabbos Achdus at the scenic Bushkill Inn & Conference Center in Pennsylvania • Read More, Photos

In a dramatic development, the Thai Prime Minister and Interior Minister has signed an order revoking the Thai citizenship of Rabbi Yosef Chaim Kantor, Chief Rabbi of Thailand and the country’s Shliach, who has served the Jewish community in Thailand since 1993 • Read More