Sunday, 5 Menachem Av, more than 40 Shluchim couples and some 80 children of all ages gathered at the beautiful Chabad of Great Neck campus for a full day Hakhel Kinus.

From the Anash.org inbox: I was 13 years old, my friend and I were schmoozing on the couch after the seudah when her father beckoned to her; it was time to give her Birchas Habonim. As I watched her, I felt the familiar smarting behind my eyes, and could barely swallow thanks to a giant lump in my throat.

Lemaan Yilmedu’s Smicha course was created specifically with bochurim in mind, taking the well-established classic Lemaam Yilmedu Smicha curriculum and reconfiguring it to better fit into the structure of a bochur who would like to learn Smicha while on Shlichus or in Yeshiva.

A week ago the remains of a shul built in the period of the Second Beis Hamikdash were discovered near the Black Sea, making headlines all over the world. Rabbi Mendel Lazar was invited to visit the site where archeological excavations are taking place.

Shneor Levi, a Lubavitcher bochur who was head of security for the city of Elon Moreh, passed away suddenly on Sunday, 10 Elul, 5783.

American and English-speaking bochurim learning in 770 gathered on Motzei Shabbos Ki Seitzei for a Hakhel melave malka and farbrengen with Rabbi Levi Garelik.

On the final Sunday of the summer campers and staff gathered to celebrate the achievements of all campers as part of their 17th annual MBP Award ceremony – the camp’s gift to the Rebbe.

The Chabad Mikvah in Riverwoods, Illinois, received a much-needed boost with a donation of construction materials valuing $55,000, thanks to the efforts of Rabbi Elozor Raichik of Mikvah International.

25,000 men and women packed the Kosel plaza on Thursday night for the recital of selichos, as is the custom of Sefardim throughout the entire month of Elul.

Moshiach products and programs designed for all ages and affiliations are set to hit the market this year.

The streets and shops of Crown Heights were full on Friday and residents and guests prepared for Shabbos Parshas Ki Seitzei. Plus: Shalom Zachar list.

Professionals, beginners, and enthusiasts will join together for ‘Hacker’s HakhelCon’ aimed at helping newcomers gain exposure to career paths within the cyber security industry, and at fostering networking between Jewish professionals in the field. 

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Family and friends gathered on Thursday to celebrate the completion of a new Sefer Torah, dedicated in memory of R’ Shimmy Ben-Abou, in connection with his first yahrzeit.

Yomtov programs have made a significant impact on Chabad Hebrew school families by providing engaging and enriching experiences for Jewish children.

Mrs. Zahava Golda Markowitz of Bnei Brak, Eretz Yisroel, the matriarch to a large Chabad family and the mother of R’ Nochum Markowitz of Crown Heights, passed away.

Camp Gan Yisroel for boys in the UK just finished the most successful summer experience with an unprecedented number of campers coming from around the world!

Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim of Queens started the new Elul zman, with the bochurim filling the zal with the sound of Torah, excited for a new year of learning together.

After building an entire community from scratch, raising eleven children, and even purchasing a building, the shluchim to Pudong, China were faced with their community’s mass exodus. Instead of giving up, they are moving on to a new shlichus.

While leading a group of tourists through Kever Dovid Hamelech, a priest remarked that he was born to Jewish parents, Holocaust survivors. A Lubavitcher bochur overheard, and this was the result…

Hundreds of shluchim from around the Mid-Atlantic region gathered together for a full day of camaraderie, development, and inspiration at Chabad of Cherry Hill, N.J.