ChabadInfo.com Exclusive: In 2011 we quoted the Wikileaks revelation that the American Embassy has discovered that manuscripts from the Rebbe Rayatz’s collection in Russia are being sold in Israel ● The Kedem Auction House in Jerusalem seems to have some of these manuscripts up for sale ● Full Story

A picture of young Lubavitcher Bochurim in Crown Heights, in the early 1970’s ● Do you recognize any of them? Comment

Crews of Chabad Mitzvah Tanks of Israel, directed by Rabbi Dovid Nachshon, have spent the past seven weeks near the Gaza border, providing Israel’s soldiers with food for their soul and body ● Upon the request of some soldiers, one of the crews cooked Shakshuka for soldiers while they put on Tefillin ● More Pictures

Bike4Friendship, the annual fundraiser for The Friendship Circle, has concluded it’s six-week course from Los Angeles, California to Brooklyn, New York ● The bikers visited national landmarks, Chabad Houses and more during their trip ● Men’s Bike4Friendship Photo Gallery

Mr. Chaim Grade, one of the leading Yiddish writers of the twentieth century, told Israel’s President Mr. Schneur Zalman Shazar in 1966: “You must go [to the Rebbe], for if you go there will be some turmoil on the outside (in Israel), which will subside at some point. But if you don’t go, you will have an inner turmoil which will never subside!“ ● Full Story

The prestigious Yeshiva Gedola Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch of Seagate, which was founded last year, will relocate to the former Daniels-Top-O-The Poconos resort in the Poconos Mountains for the upcoming school year ● The 50-acre campus, which includes sports facilities, a pool, and bunkhouses will also host Camp Gan Israel for the students of Cheder Ohr Menachem of Crown Heights ● Full Story, Pictures

The only detail that I remember from that Farbrengen is the Rebbe saying, that although He (the Rebbe) is from the younger people in the crowd, and it would not be fitting that the Rebbe Farbreng for the elder Chassidim who were present at the Farbrengen, still and all, “you can’t compare a young general to an older soldier…” ● Full Story

With Hamas breaking yet another ceasefire, over 100 rockets have been hitting Israel in the past few days, with many targeting Kfar Chabad ● ChabadInfo.com has visited Kfar Chabad and found out the real reason ● Full Story, Pictures

R’ Dovid Bravman, still under the influence of many L’chaims, came to R’ Avraham Drizin (Mayorer) with a volume of Alter Rebbe’s Shulchan Aruch and a box of matches and shouted “R’ Avraham! Burn it! Burn it!” ● Full Story

Ari Reich, the newest child prodigy in Israel, has debuted his musical career with a new single, titled “The Lost Nigun #2” which includes a Chabad Nigun from the students of the Tzemach Tzedek, produced by R’ Moshe Cohen from the Mesamchim Orchestra and Freilach productions ● Listen

Celebration 40-70: This year, 5774, Camp Gan Israel of New York celebrates the 40th Anniversary of the annual “Yarchei Kallah,” a weekend dedicated to the study of Torah attended by great Rabbis from around the world. In honor of this momentous event, ChabadInfo.com presents exclusive Vintage Audio, of the “Yarchei Kallah” convention, 31 years ago (5743) ● Full Story, Vintage Audio

A New York City law requiring parental consent and acknowledgment of the health risks of “bris milah,” a ritual circumcision practice in which a mohel orally draws blood from the wound, is subject to “strict scrutiny” analysis, a federal appellate court held Friday ● Full Story, Statement of Plaintiffs

R’ Meir Chaim Greenbaum is known as the “Tombstone Maker” (Matzeivah Macher) of Chabad, as he had the merit of making the Matzeivos of many Lubavitchers, including the Rebbetzins ● What corrections did he give the Rebbe regarding the Rebbetzin’s Matzeiva? and what did the Rebbe respond to his corrections? ● Full Story

The Chabad House of South Delhi, India, directed by Shliach Rabbi Schneur Kupchik, which works with Israeli businessmen coming to New Delhi, welcomed a new Torah scroll donated by the Saloff Family of Herzliyah, Israel ● Pictures

The 15th of Av, Tu Be’av, was the Yohrtzeit of the renowned Chossid, Rabbi Yaacov Yehuda (JJ) Hecht OBM, the longtime director of the National Committee for the Furtherance of Jewish Education (NCFJE) which organized the “Released Time” program for Public School children ● In this vintage recording, Rabbi Hecht describes the great importance of the Released Time program, and the deep effect it had on Jewish children ● Listen

What was the Rebbe Rayatz and the Rebbe‘s involvement in the Shiduch of Rabbi Shneur Kotler? How did the Rebbe help Rabbi Meir Ashkenazi win the Din Torah against Rabbi Aharon Kotler? ● Read more about a fascinating piece of Chabad History ● Full Story

On Erev Yom Kipur, a short time before Kol Nidre, while dressed already in a Kittel and Tallis, the Rebbe Rayatz asked that the Rosh Yeshiva in 770, Rabbi Mordechai Mentlik come in to his office. Upon entering, the Rebbe Rayatz told him: “Go and meet Rabbi so-and-so [the father of the Kallah], and tell him in my name that I am his Mechutan” ● Full Story