Hundreds of Anash and bochurim from across Paris and its suburbs gathered at the Chabad House in Plaine-de-Paris, France, for joyous Simchas Beis HaShoeiva dancing and a farbrengen.

Having spent their summer months immersed in learning, Bochurim in Brunoy’s Shiur Alef committed the entire masechta Taanis to memory. At a celebratory event, they celebrated the milestone and thanked the Talmidim haShluchim for their hard work to bring this to fruition.

The Birkas Kohanim event, which has been taking place for nearly fifty years, is held each year during Chol Hamoed Pesach and Sukkos. Chabad photographer Dovber Hechtman captured stunning photos of the memorable event.

Over the first days of Yom Tov, 120 bochurim walked over 2 hours each way to shake Lulav with over 1,000 Yidden in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn. Now, they need you to visit more Yidden and help them do this mitzva.

The first days of Sukkos were celebrated in Moscow with grand seudos held in multiple large sukkahs in the courtyard of the Marina Roscha shul. When news arrived after Shabbos of the elimination of Yahya Sinwar, the Chief Rabbi distributed hamantaschen to celebrate.

A new website in memory of Zev Aryeh Glick AH helps Bar Mitzvah boys fulfill the time-honored custom of reciting a pilpul at their bar mitzvah. The website provides a variety of pilpulim in English, Yiddish, and Lashon Hakodesh, available for free download for easy learning and delivery.

This year saw a huge turnover at the yearly Simchas Beis Hashoeiva event in the Chabad neighborhood of Yerushalayim. Organized by Tzeirei Agudas Chabad, the event featured world-renowned Chazzan Helfgot and other renowned singers with an accompanying orchestra.

Over Chol Hamoed Sukkos, Kollel L’Rabbonei Chabad will be presenting daily Kinus Torah shiurim for the wider Anash community on Anash.org. Sunday’s shiur, presented by Rabbi Berel Polityko, will discuss hilchos chol hamoed.

Over Chol Hamoed, a special Avos Ubanim program will be hosted at Crown Heights and East Flatbush shuls, l’zchus our brethren in Eretz Yisroel. The program will feature prizes and a special grand raffle for all participants.

War Summary, Day 376-379: Hezbollah drones target Netanyahu’s home, Hezbollah continues firing 200 rockets daily, airstrikes resume in Beirut, a Lebanese town thanks the IDF for removing Hezbollah, Netanyahu offers immunity to Gazans helping return hostages, 31 of Hamas’s top 54 leaders killed, Hamas hides their next leader’s identity, and U.S. leaks Israel’s preparation for an Iran strike.

After shooting at suspicious individuals entering a building in Rafah, soldiers entered the building on Thursday to inspect. They found the dead body of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who orchestrated the Simchas Torah massacre. Drone video shows his final moments.

After a fantastic year of working with the students of Cheder Levy Yitzchok, the time came to farewell the school’s wonderful Shluchim. Parents, staff, and students came together to show gratitude for the impressive series of milestones reached this year.

Over the past week, cranes have been spotted on Union Street lifting air conditioning units and reinforced steel supports to the back of 770. This is part of a critical upgrade to replace the aging air conditioning system that had been faithfully cooling the Rebbe’s shul for over 60 years.

In honor of Sukkos, SchmoozeCards.com has released a series of Ushpizin poems that can be printed and enjoyed with kids each day of Sukkos. The poems, highlighting the classical and chassidishe Ushpizin, are both fun and educational.

For all those traveling through JFK Airport this Chol Hamoed sukkos, ChabadAir has once again facilitated the erection of a sukkah and a set of Arba Minim at terminal 4.

A friend of ‘Eshel Hachnosas Orchim’ surprised Rabbi Hendel yesterday, giving him a dollar received from the Rebbe’s holy hand for a raffle among those who donate to the Rebbe’s guests. Anyone who has donated, or will now donate $180 or more, will be entered into a raffle for the Rebbe’s dollar, and will also merit a special blessing as per the Rebbe’s words.

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which is currently monitoring the situation in the Arabian Sea, now has a kosher Sukkah on board, thanks to Lieutenant Yehoshua Rubin, a chaplain serving with Carrier Air Wing Nine.

The CKids Rosh Hashanah Airlines and Sukkot Space Station programs transformed familiar customs into immersive adventures. Shluchim in over 300 communities reported record attendance, with many attracting new families to their Chabad Houses and Hebrew Schools.

In a newly released letter, the Rebbe responds to a Jew freed from Soviet Russia who sent the Rebbe several poems. The Rebbe explains that the Kremlin attempts to defend its discrimination of Jews by claiming that Jews aren’t interested in Jewish matters, pointing to how Jews behave in free countries.

As in past years, the Girls’ Mivtza Lulav Center will be open this Chol Hamoed, making Mivtzoim supplies available for girls, women, and families. Locals and guests are encouraged to join or chaperone a group.

War Summary, Day 375: Sinwar has no interest in talks, Biden pressuring Israel to restore Hamas’s arms through UNRWA, Hezbollah fires 50 rockets at Tzfas, IDF captures more Hezbollah villages, IDF clears mines near Syrian border for possible action, UNIFIL refuses evacuation and aids Hezbollah, Israel hints at dramatic attack on Iran using new tech, and France and Spain push for arms embargo.