Many funds and efforts were invested in medical equipment to supply the foundation of four new lending centers in the cities of Zhytomyr, Chernivtsi, Vinnitsa and the village of Anatevka. The branches were founded by the ‘European Chessed Center’ in collaboration with the Federation of Jewish Communities of the CIS • Full Story, Photos

As part of his campaign to spread awareness of the Rebbe’s explanations of the Rambam’s Hilchos Melachim, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Ezagui presented a copy of his book ‘Dear Malchus‘ to Iran’s Chief Rabbi Yehuda Gerami, who is currently visiting the United States. The Rabbi was presented the book at a melave malka  gathering in Crown Heights’s Anshei Sefard Shul, under the auspices of Rabbi Lazer Avtzon • Photos

Avigayil’s life was difficult from the start. Born to a Jewish mother and Druze father, her childhood was a nightmare. Her parents’ constant fights often spilled into violence that didn’t spare her. When she was 15, her father died, leaving her to care for her depressed mother. It was only a matter of time before Avigayil found herself living on the streets • Full Story

Please take a moment now to say Tehilim, kapitel 69 and 20, for Rabbi Shimon Raichik (Shimon ben Leah), who is in urgent need of a refuah sheleimah.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy visited the Chabad House at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, which is operated under the auspices of Rabbi Yosef Carlebach. The Governor met with the Shluchim, as well as many of the students who participate in Chabad programming, lauding the institution for creating a hub for Jewish life on campus • Photos

Yeshivas Lubavitch Cincinnati, under the leadership of Rabbi Gershon Avtzon, hosted Rabbi Reuven Wolf for a special “Kinus Hashluchim” in the Yeshiva. “Each Bachur is a shliach of the Rebbe”, explained Rabbi Avtzon, “and we wanted to give the Talmidim a chayus in the Shlichus that the Rebbe gave each of us: To prepare ourselves – and those around us – to be mekabel Pnei Moshiach Tzidkeinu B’Poel Mamash!” • Full Story, Photos

After years of searching and explosive community growth, Miami’s Lubavitch Education Center, which educates the children of the local Anash community, has found a new property to help serve its bourgeoning student body. The 3.5 acre campus is slated to host the school’s mesivta program • Video

600 young Jewish students from cities across Russia and additional former Soviet countries, concluded a memorable trip to the United Arab Emirates which included a Jewish wedding in the heart of the desert and a strong commitment to more learning and strengthening their Jewish identity • Full Story, Photos

Rabbi Menachem Ladayov, a Shliach in the 17th Arrondissement of Paris, had a disturbing surprise on Sunday when he was delivered a Jewish magazine with an anti-Semitic message scrawled on its cover • Full Story, Photos