Isreali President Isaac Herzog joined soldiers of the Chashmonaim Brigade for the reading of Megillas Eicha on the night of Tisha B’Av, participating in the solemn service together with Chabad Chassidim serving in the brigade. Photo: Alexander Kolomoisky.

Thousands of Yidden from across Eretz Yisroel began making their way to the Kosel, gathering at the remnant of the Beis Hamikdash to Daven, read Megillas Eicha, and recite Kinnos mourning the Churban, while yearning and praying for the coming of the Geulah Sheleimah and the rebuilding of the Third Beis Hamikdash • Read More, Photos

Today marks the anniversary of the ruthless eviction and forced displacement of thousands of Jews from Gush Katif and northern Shomron – a government-led expulsion that shattered families and thriving communities and ultimately gave rise to the terror-ridden Gaza we know today • Read More, Photos

Ahead of Tisha B’Av, which we hope will soon be transformed into a day of joy, celebration, and Yom Tov, ChabadInfo is providing readers with a downloadable file of  Megilas Eicha and Kinnos • Download

As part of an annual tradition, the Jewish community in Chevron marked 7 Menachem-Av, the anniversary of the historic arrival of The Frierdiker Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, to the city of the Avos and the Me’aras Hamachpelah in 1929 (5689) • Read More, Photos

Members of the Jewish community gathered at the Chabad House in Almaty, Kazakhstan, under the leadership of the Rebbe’s Shliach, Rabbi Yeshaya Cohen, for the reading of Megillas Eicha and the recitation of Kinnos on the night of Tisha B’Av • Read More, Photos

A fire that broke out on Erev Shabbos at the home of the Shluchim in Moshav Maslul, Rabbi Yisrael and Leah Kleinman, caused extensive damage to the family’s home and belongings. According to initial assessments, the blaze was caused by an electrical short circuit • Read More, Photos

Dozens of Bochurim from Tomchei Temimim Austria-Hungary (Yeshiva Ketanah) participated in a special Yeshivas Kayitz held at a spacious, picturesque retreat in Croatia, which was rented exclusively for the yeshivah • Read More, Photos

Following the recent report by ChabadInfo that the Igud Talmidei Hakvutza is arranging student visas for Bochurim traveling to spend the year in 770, ChabadInfo has learned that the organization is also finalizing a solution regarding the students’ dining arrangements • Read More

Following a year of intensive learning and an extensive Mivtza Torah, students of the Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva Ketanah in Moscow embarked on a special trip to 770 • Read More, Photos

Marking 21 years since the uprooting of the Gush Katif communities, Israeli hero and Dayan Rabbi Avraham Zarbiv visited the Gush Katif Museum in Yerushalayim, where he was presented with the “Yakir Gush Katif” (Beloved of Gush Katif) award in recognition of his dedication and contributions • Read More, Photos

Bringing the Rebbe’s Hora’ah of Hakholas Kehilos to life in an inspiring way, Bochurim from Yeshivas Chassidei Chabad-Lubavitch Tzfas completed another remarkable year of success, reaching an estimated 2,300 Yidden every Shabbos through Torah classes, farbrengens, and community gatherings across the city • Read More

Rabbi Schneur and Sheina Matusof (nee Golomb), together with four children, have been appointed to establish Chabad of Eden Prairie. The new Chabad House will serve the city’s growing Jewish community with Shabbos and Yom Tov programs, Torah classes, children’s activities, and much more • Read More

American drivers are once again paying an average of more than $4 per gallon for regular gasoline, as escalating conflict involving Iran continues to disrupt global energy markets and fuel concerns over oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz • Read More

A shocking incident captured on video in Spring Valley, New York, shows a child coming within inches of being struck after a vehicle sped past a stopped school bus that had its red lights flashing and stop arm extended • Read More, Watch

Yad L’Achim has called on the IDF Chief of Staff to stop holding military events at a conference hall in Yerushalayim that belongs to the Messianic Jews missionary sect • Read More

The Samaria community of Havat Gilad is beginning the long process of recovery after a massive wildfire tore through the community over Shabbos, destroying homes, vehicles, and agricultural property and forcing dozens of families to flee. Even as the smoke cleared, residents vowed they would rebuild and strengthen the community rather than abandon it • Read More

Preparations are in full swing for the historic Hachnasas Sefer Torah of the ninth Children’s Sefer Torah, as organizers and officials gathered last week for a special planning meeting at the office of the Rabbi of the Kosel and Holy Sites, Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz, to coordinate what is expected to be one of the largest Jewish gatherings of the year • Read More

In a moving act of chesed shel emes, students of the Beis Medrash for Shlichus and Rabbonus – Boston Semicha Institute, led by the Rebbe’s shliach Rabbi Shlomo Noginski, attended the funeral of a 101-year-old Jewish woman this week after learning that the family did not have enough people to form a minyan • Read More

United Airlines has announced a new premium economy seating option that replaces the middle seat with a shared table, giving passengers significantly more personal space while maintaining an economy-class fare • Read More

Taylor Farms has expanded a recall of shredded iceberg lettuce and related salad products distributed across 27 states after health officials linked the products to a multistate outbreak of cyclospora, a parasite that causes severe gastrointestinal illness • Read More

Rabbi DovBer and Rivka Fridman, together with their family, have been appointed as the Rebbe’s shluchim to establish Chabad of Maricopa, Arizona. The new Chabad House will serve the city’s growing Jewish population, providing a welcoming center for Torah, Tefillah, holiday programs, and Jewish life • Read More