Rabbi Yitzchok Kogan, longtime Moscow Shliach known as the “Tzadik of Leningrad”, farbrenged tonight in honor of his first private audience with the Rebbe MH”M, as well as 10 Kislev, the chag hageulah of the Mitteler Rebbe, in the Village of Lubavitch, the location of the resting places of two Lubavitcher Rebbeim • Full story, Photos

On the way back to Eretz Yisroel from a historical trip to the U.S. Harav Shaul Alter, the Rosh Yeshiva of Ger in Eretz Yisroel, stopped by Chabad Air in Kennedy’s Terminal 4 • Rabbi Butler gifted the Rosh Yeshiva several pictures of his father, the Pnei Menachem of Gur during his famous visit to the Rebbe MH”M in Iyar 5733 • Full story, Photos

KosherTroops is a unique organization that sends kosher care packages to Jewish American troops stationed all over the world. KosherTroops comes to the event every year “with our troops in uniform. We come to say thank you to the companies that sponsor us and support us throughout the year,” KosherTroops co-founder Sara Fuerst says • Full Story, Photos

Rabbi Yaakov Herzog, a Lubavitcher Chossid, discusses being a Jew in Saudi Arabia and efforts to establish Jewish community infrastructure there. “It’s as if I were to walk on Yaffo or Dizengoff Street, no difference,” said Rabbi Yaakov Herzog about walking on the streets of Riyadh • Full Story, Video

The Jewish community of Chapman University had cause for celebration Sunday when the last of the 304,805 Hebrew letters were painstakingly inked onto a parchment scroll, marking the completion of the Chabad’s first Torah scroll. Containing the first five books of the Hebrew bible, the Torah is “the greatest treasure of Jewish knowledge in the world,” said Rabbi David Eliezrie, president of Rabbinical Council of Orange County • Full Story, Photos

The paintings of French Lubavitcher artist Yaacov William Tordjman were displayed at a gallery in the historic Le Marais district of Paris. Amongst the many beautiful paintings are several beautiful portraits of our Rebbeim.Photographer Mordechai Lubecki snapped several photos of the unique exhibition • Photos

60,000 menorah kits arrived to Beth Loubavitch, under the auspices of Shliach Rabbi Mendy Azimov in Paris as their team prepares for this year’s mivtza Chanukah. Local Chabad photographer Mordechai Lubecki gives a glimpse into the preparations • Photos

With the help of famous Chassid and venerated Shliach Rabbi Yitzchak Kogan of Moscow, the house of the Rebbe Rashab in the city of Rostov-On-Don, underwent major, much needed renovations. Two students of Rabbi Kogan’s, Rabbis Eliyahu Ezagui and Yisroel Elkayim, flew this week to the Russian city to check up on the current status of the building’s repairs • Full Story, Photos

”There are more Jews in Europe who think that there will be no more Jewish community here in a decade than those who think that there is still hope,’’’ declared Rabbi Menachem Margolin, Chairman of the European Jewish Association • Full Story

Rabbi Dovid Atar, Shliach in the Central American country of Nicaragua took advantage of the extra pair of hands lent by visiting shochet Rabbi Eliyahu Ezagui, who as ChabadInfo.com previously reported conducted the first ever shechita in the country, to milk cows at a local dairy farm in order to produce Kosher dairy products • Full Story, Photos

The FBI, NYPD Intel Division, NYPD JTTF (Joint Terrorism Task Force, and ICE officials have interviewed Eliya Haliwa, and confirmed that he does not have any connections to terror groups, contrary to rumors otherwise. Additionally, highly credible sources have confirmed that Haliwa has admitted both to the NYPD and to his Jewish wife that he is not Jewish • Full Story

The Rabbinical Council of Europe is partnering together with the European Jewish Association to distribute 100,000 Menorah lighting kits to Jews all over the continent this Chanukah. RCE Director Rabbi Aryeh Goldberg said that “we are committed to providing Jews all over the European continent the opportunity to light Menorah this year, even those who live in remote communities without a steady Jewish presence” • Photos

The directors of three Batei Din in the US sent a letter on Monday to Chabad shluchim across the country regarding the alarming Haliwa fiasco. The Rabbanim, Rabbi Chaim Sperlin of L.A., Rabbi Sholom Shuchat of Brooklyn, and Rabbi Moshe Liberow of Boston, wrote that they held a conference call to discuss the situation and formulate guidelines to prevent such a situation from occurring again in the future • Full Story

George Washington University Shliach Rabbi Yudi Steiner shared in an Instagram story an antisemitic email he had received and his response showing pride in his Jewish identity. The Rohr Chabad Center at GW’s Instagram story shared a screenshot of the email alleging that “Am Yisrael Chai,” which translates to “The People of Israel Live,” is the equivalent of “Heil Hitler.” “It’s a chant of Jewish supremacy: ‘We will oppress you goyim all we like’” • Full Story, Photos

“Eliyah Hawila,” the Lebanese imposter who deceived a Jewish woman in marrying him, claimed that he studied at an Israeli technological institute in 2019. Hawila’s Linkedin account was deleted on Monday around midnight and his Facebook and Instagram accounts have also been deleted. His social media accounts had listed various Jewish activities, including volunteering for a Jewish student organization in Texas and involvement in a pro-Israel organization • Full Story

A new mikvah was just finished in the village of Lubavitch, the seat of the Lubavitcher Rebbeim for 101 years, and home to the resting places of two Lubavitcher Rebbeim. Until now, visitors to the village would need to go to mikvah in the nearby city of Smolensk, or even dip into a nearby river. Visitors can now utilize the beautiful, state of the art facility before davening at the resting places of the Rebbeim • Photos