This Shabbos, 20th of Menachem Av, will mark eighty years since the passing of Harav Levi Yitzchak Schneersohn, the Rebbe’s father. In the city of Alma-Ata, preparations are being completed to host large crowds.

A daily Gemara study program is the perfect opportunity for structured learning, with incentives and a clear goal in sight. Join now for the new Masechta.

War Summary, Day 317: An explosion in Tel Aviv today killed one man as he was walking down the streets in a backpack in what was perhaps an attempted suicide bombing, a terrorist with a hammer killed a Jewish security guard and father of three near Kedumim, and Hamas rejects initial ceasefire-hostage release compromise although Biden hasn’t yet given up.

Rabbi Zusya and Dini Kreitenberg are joining the bustling Denver communities in launching a Chabad Young Professionals branch for the Yidden in the Greenwood Village and Lone Tree, Colorado.

Freed hostage Andrei Kozlov visited the Ohel today to share gratitude for his miraculous rescue. Andrei worked as a security guard at the Nova Festival, and was rescued in a daring mission after being held in Gaza for eight dreadful months.

At an official ceremony to unveil Ukraine’s new Chabad stamp featuring 770, U.S. Consul Simon Huang highlighted the importance of the Rebbe’s values during these difficult times, noting the Rebbe’s connection to both Ukraine and the United States.

Live at 2:00 PM: Following the Rebbe’s instruction to hold siyumim daily, a live siyum will be broadcast by Rabbi Shea Hecht, Chairman of NCFJE, on masechta Middos.

At their annual Kumzitz & BBQ, Bonei Olam Crown Heights showed a new film featuring Rabbi Shneur Brook talking about his grandmother, Dusya Rivkin a”h, and his moving memory of the last time they spoke as he waited for a child.

Last year Ten Yad’s Grand Split reached $689,976. Tickets are now available for purchase, and anyone who buys them before Tuesday gets a special deal!  

Gan Yisroel camps held in Yeka, Odessa, the Carpathian Mountains, and Dnipro hosted hundreds of children and families over the summer, bringing a strong influx of Yiddishkeit and joy to the campers.

50 years ago this week, the Rebbe said a Ma’amar about Mezuzah and how it protects our home and us not only while in it but even after we leave. Inside Chassidus is making this Ma’amar available in English with explanations from R’ Yossi Paltiel.

A new state-of-the-art Mobile Command Unit with a rugged build and sophisticated technology to help recover people lost in the woods was unveiled by Matzil Search and Rescue at Rockland County National Night Out.

War Summary, Day 316: Lebanon’s last operational power plant shut down today due to ongoing financial struggles, Hussein Ibrahim Kassab, a commander in Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force was eliminated while riding a motorcycle, and UK Foreign Minister Lammy made repeated requests to coordinate a meeting with PM Netanyahu, who reportedly refused to meet with him due to Britain’s withdrawing its objection to the ICC prosecutor’s request for a warrant for Netanyahu’s arrest.

Live at 10:30 PM: Following the Rebbe’s instruction to hold siyumim daily, a live siyum will be broadcast by Rabbi Avrohom Gerlitzky, Magid Shiur in Beis Midrash Oholei Torah, on Masechta Horayos.

When Mr. Howard Peritsky and his father were called to fix the windows in the Rebbe’s room, they didn’t realize who it was. And then the Rebbe offered them to put on tefillin.

Live at 3:00 PM: Following the Rebbe’s instruction to hold siyumim daily, a live siyum will be broadcast by Rabbi Levi Shusterman, Magid Shiur at Darchai Menachem Mesivta, on masechta Sotah.

Yeshiva ‘Chayolei Beis Dovid’ in the picturesque Pocono Mountains, which empowers Chassidishe bochurim in a fully immersive vocational Yeshiva experience, has hired Rabbi Menachem Mendel Namdar, who will work alongside veteran educator Rabbi Levi Reices.

This week’s selection of letters covers the increased Torah study after 15 Av, feeling lonely in a new neighborhood, and coping with moodiness and loneliness. Two new letters discuss influencing friends and the advisability to be employed.