“Due to the meteoric rise of anti-Semitism in France, there has been an increase of enrollment among French-Jewish students who want to live and study in peace,” explains Rabbi Shlomo Banon, the Chabad Shliach to Université de Montreal (UdeM) ● Full Story

Camp Gan Israel of Montreal, directed by Rabbis Berel & Yisroel Mockin, completed yet another successful summer, with a Grand Banquet honoring the staff and campers who made this summer an unbelievable summer ● Pictures

Chabad rabbis in Quebec look out for Jewish prisoners both while they are serving their sentences and after they are released ● Full Story, Video

In the Summer of 1994, Rabbi Yeshaye Cohen came to Almaty, Kazakhstan to establish Chabad presence in the country. 20 Years later, he celebrates the tremendous success with a Gala Dinner, with a keynote address by the Rebbe’s Secretary Rabbi Leibel Groner ● Pictures

A few weeks before the Rebbe’s mother, Rebbetzin Chana, passed away, she met with a delegation of Chassidim on the occasion of her husband’s Yohrtzeit, and she said: “I have seen many great personalities, such as my father and my husband, and other great Torah personalities who visited my father’s home, but someone as great as my son (the Rebbe) there never was before him. And the main aspect of his greatness is how he conceals it…” ● Full Story

More than 800 people participated in the 10th Annual Jewish Summer Fest at the Jersey Shore on Sunday August 17th. The Event was sponsored by Chabad at the Shore ● Full Story, Pictures

The Rebbe’s Shluchim in Israel, released a statement in which they urged Israeli leaders to disregard world opinion and not to stop its war against the terrorists even for one minute, until it completely removes any threat to the residents of the Holy Land ● Full Story

Hundreds of Anash and Shluchim celebrated the past weekend in the Central Chabad House of Almaty, Kazakhstan, directed by the local Shliach Rabbi Yeshaye Cohen, honoring the 7oth Yohrtzeit of HaRav Levi Yitzchok Schneerson, the Rebbe’s father, who is buried in Almaty ● Full Story, Pictures

The Seventh Grade Program (SGP) of Chayolei HaMelech prides itself with excellent Chassidishe education for the campers, and exciting incentives and prizes for those who strive to better themselves ● One of the nights, the SGP campers who excelled in learning were treated to a Sushi-making class, by staff members well-versed in the Japanese delicacy ● Pictures

After the murder of Rabbi Yosef Raksin OBM in North Miami Beach, the local community held a “Town Hall Meeting” in Beis Menachem of North Miami Beach, with the participation of local authorities, police captains, detectives, city attorneys and representatives of the Department of Homeland Security ● Full Story, Pictures

In honor of the 70th Yohrtzeit of the Rebbe’s father, HaRav Levi Yitzchok Schneerson, we present exclusive pictures of the renovation of his Matzeiva in the year 1989, done by Rabbi Dovid Nachshon and R’ Avi Taub ● More Pictures

Yesterday, campers from Camp Gan Israel – Oro Shel Moshiach, visited 770 to Daven with the Rebbe, as it is customary every year, that all campers come for Chaf Av to the Rebbe ● Pictures

The Chabad Yeshiva in Queens, known for its high standards of Chassidishe education and excellent Bochurim, does not let their Bochurim wast time during the summer, rather they organized a full-fledged Yeshivas Kayitz, where learning is the main focus, but trips and entertainment are also added to the mix ● Pictures

“Color War,” the words that will cause any child to remember camp, and look forward to camp. In Camp Gan Israel of Montreal, the Color War of Month 2 took place this week ● Pictures

40 Bochurim of the Toronto Yeshiva impressed Toronto’s leading Rabbis with the proficiency in Maseches Shabbos, memorizing the whole Masechta! ● Among the Rabbis was the renowned Rabbi Shlomo Miller, Rosh Kollel and member of the Toronto Beis Din, who had a lengthy discussion with the Bochurim about the opinions of various Rishonim ● Full Story, Pictures

The Chabad synagogue that fought a zoning war with the City of Hollywood 13 years ago and settled with the city after the U.S. Justice Department came to its side, has closed ● The Chabad Hollywood Community Synagogue moved out of a house at 2215 N. 46th Ave. on Aug. 5, one day before a bank-ordered eviction ● Full Story

More than 400 people turned out Thursday evening to celebrate the opening of the Chabad Jewish Community Center in Aspen, directed by Rabbi Mendel Mintz ● “It’s a Jewish community center. Part of it has a synagogue. There’s a conference room, a ballroom for events and parties of all kinds, a library, a business center, classrooms, a preschool, a retreat center. There’s a little of everything for everyone. It’s really a full community center for locals, visitors, second-home owners. Our goal is to serve children and adults. It’s an all-inclusive building” ● Full Story, Pictures

The Lubavitch Yeshiva of London, under the auspices of the Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Hertz, hosted the Thirty Second Annual Siyum Hamesechta on Sunday night, the 6th of Av ● The Siyum, marking the completion of Mesechta Shabbos, was in honour of the 20 Bochurim who stayed in yeshiva for the summer, aspiring and subsequently succeeding in mastering the entire Mesechta ● Full Story, Pictures

Rabbis and students of Jewish religious schools from the US, Europe, and Israel have set off on a journey across Russia in special vehicles known as “Mitzvah tanks.” As part of the trip, the expedition will visit Crimea to promote Judaism there ● For the first time in history, Crimea was in included on the itinerary ● Full Story, Pictures

Members of the Chabad community were out in force at a large solidarity rally in support of Israel outside Parliament house in Melbourne, Sunday 14 Av 5744. The rally attracted over 2,000 people, numerous politicians and other community leaders ● Participants in the rally readily put on Tefillin, accepted Neshek and gave Tzedokoh, The Chabad presence was part of a general campaign organized by Chabad of Melbourne to highlight the message of the Rebbe about the importance of doing extra Mitzvois during this time of crisis ● Other activities have been an ongoing Tefillin campaign during daylight hours at various locations throughout Melbourne ● Pictures