Article by Rabbi YY Hodakov: Oh my, he suddenly thought. If they only knew. If they saw beyond the externalities, and knew who he was under his Talis, beneath his Yarmulka and Tzitzis, behind his Peyos and beard, would the Tzibur even agree to have him be their Shliach?

On Thursday night, a grand Seder Sichos for English-speaking bochurim was held in 770, with close to 500 Tmimim in attendance. The bochurim learned the Sicha said by the Rebbe at the Birkas HaBanim of 5750 as well as the sicha from 5752, as a Hachana for receiving this year’s Birchas Habonim.

After a Chassidic Music Festival was scheduled for Aseres Yemei Teshuva, organizers had second thoughts. They asked the Rebbe, who responded with a letter to the participants, without it being requested. Read the letter and a newly released letter in this week’s issue.

Crown Heights families and guests perform Kaporos throughout the night, while others shopped for Yom Tov at Kingston shops that were open at late hours.

War Summary, Day 370: Hezbollah is collapsing without leadership, IDF hitting around 200 Hezbollah targets daily, three senior Hezbollah commanders eliminated, Hezbollah begging for a ceasefire, U.S. trying to install a President in Lebanon, and Iranian regime paranoia is on an all-time high.

Thousands of Yidden from across Paris performed Kaporos with chickens through the efforts of shliach Rabbi Levi Sebag. Photographer Mordechai Lubecki captured some of the scenes.

Every year on Erev Yom Kippur, just before Kol Nidrei, the Rebbe would give the Bochurim “Birchas Habonim”. This year, ahead of Yom Kippur, a Kovetz has been compiled containing all the Rebbe’s Brochos to the Bochurim throughout the year’s for the first time.

Jewish teens in Hungary celebrated a major milestone with the opening of the CTeen ClubHouse. The first standalone CTeen Center in the world, it promises to become a home-away-from-home, leadership hub, and safe space for Jewish teens in Obuda, Budapest.

The Shluchim Office hosted a special live program for Tzeirei Hashluchim, bringing together over 500 young Shluchim and Shluchos in a powerful display for the safety of Eretz Yisroel. The event featured a live Q&A game, engaging videos, a Shofar exhibit, and much more.

For many single mothers, Mishpachtainu is not just about food—it’s about community, respect, and belonging. It offers Shabbos and Yom Tov experiences filled with warmth, divrei Torah, zemiros, and deep connections, lifting them out of the isolation they often feel.

Director General of Israel’s Security Forces Eyal Zamir recently installed a mezuzah on his office with shliach to the IDF and security forces, Rabbi Menachem Ofen.

After first getting married, Mrs. Chana Sharfstein wore a hat to cover her hair. But when she got a special letter from the Rebbe, she decided to make the move to a sheitel. And then her husband came home with a check from the Rebbe for the “most beautiful sheitel.”

A special shiur about Moshiach U’Geulah was held in 770 for American bochurim by Rabbi Shmuel Chaim Bluming, moreh tzedek in Crown Heights and maggid shiur in Oholei Torah, on the “light” and “spirit” of Moshiach.

Tens of post-upshernish boys were introduced to the sweetness of Torah during an arainfirnesh ceremony at Lubavitch Educational Center in Miami, Florida, with the participation of parents and grandparents.

Planted in the bombarded northern region of Israel and brought to the embattled Ukraine, the FJCU under the leadership of Rabbi Meir Stambler, facilitated the importing of hadassim and aravos for 34 of Ukraine’s major cities in time for Sukkos.

21 English-speaking yeshivos will be uniting on Thursday night in 770 for a special seder sichos, learning the Rebbe’s birchas habanim in preparation for Yom Kippur.

R’ Leibel New, a respected member of the Anash community in Melbourne, Australia, passed away on Wednesday morning, 8 Tishrei.

Marking 60 years since the Rebbe started the “Rashi Sichos,” Vaad Hatmimim held a special panel for bochurim with Rabbi Shlomo Zarchi, Rabbi Michoel Aharon Seligson, Rabbi Dovid Olidort, and Rabbi Yossi Lew. A farbrengen followed for Rebbetzin Chana’s 60th yahrzeit.

Rabbi Yossi Garelik fondly reminisces when the Rebbe mentioned Reb Moshe Yaroslavsky, who used to arrange the hospitality for the Tishrei guests, by name during a farbrengen, and speaks of our collective responsibility to care for the Orchim.