The Farbrengen is being held in conjunction with Released Time’s Call of the Hour campaign, a mosad of the Frierdiker Rebbe that has educated hundreds of thousands of Jewish public school students over the past 8 decades. The event will feature inspiring speeches by Rabbi Sholom Ber Lipskar and Rabbi Mendel Kaplan and music by famed pianist Yaron Gershovsky • Full Story

Jewish Released time, under the auspices of NCFJE, hosted a conference to address its 150 instructors. The crowd was addressed by Rabbi Shimon Rivkin, he inspired the attendees by sharing personal stories of when he was a Released time instructor • Full Story, Photos

On the first day of Shavuos, Released Time instructors headed out to Public Schools to conduct their weekly, Wednesday, hour of Jewish education. On foot, they reached public schools till the far ends of Brooklyn and Queens, distances of over 10 miles. The walk for some was 3 hours each way • Full Story

This year, Chanukah was uniquely celebrated by Released Time children, who had off from public school, due to the holiday season. Following the Rebbe’s requests, these vacation days were utilized to imbue the children with the Jewish education they may be missing throughout the year • Full Story, Photos