Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu put on the tefillin of fallen IDF soldier Sean Carmeli HY”D, during a Yom Hazikaron ceremony together with Chabad Shliach Rabbi Or Ziv. The emotional moment, shared publicly, honored Israel’s fallen soldiers and highlighted the Prime Minister’s tradition of remembrance through the laying of tefillin • Full Article

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Offen, Shliach to the IDF and security forces, assisted incoming Navy Commander Maj. Gen. Eyal Harel in putting on Tefillin. “And all the nations of the earth shall see that the name of Hashem is called upon you, and they shall fear you”- this refers to the Tefillin worn on the head • Photo credit Yaakov Sabag • Photo

Never too late: In a deeply moving moment in South Africa, Chabad philanthropist Dudi Farkash helped a fellow Yid—son of a 99-year-old Holocaust survivor—put on tefillin for the very first time, 55 years after his Bar Mitzvah, highlighting the timeless power of a Mitzvah and the enduring spark of the Neshama • Watch

Staff Sergeant Ran Gvili HY”D, a 24-year-old YAMAM fighter who fell in battle on Simchas Torah in the area of Kibbutz Alumim, was laid to rest on Wednesday at the Beis HaChayim in the community of Meitar, with the participation of a large crowd • Read More, Photos

A troubling incident took place in Haifa on Friday, when authorities summoned multiple police units to detain a bereaved brother who was doing Mivtza Tefillin in memory of his fallen brother HY”D, a Chabad chassid who was killed in combat • Read More, Watch

Newly elected New York City Comptroller, Mark Levine, had the opportunity to lay tefillin and recite Shema with local Lubavitchers moments before officially taking office. The ceremony took place on the steps of City Hall, in the presence of city officials and residents. Chabad representatives from Crown Heights also attended, expressing hope for fair and positive treatment of the Jewish community in New York. Levine pledged to act with integrity and to serve all residents of the city • Photos by Itzik Reutman