War Summary, Day 311: Hamas’s military spokesman, Abu Obeida, issued a statement in which he said that Hamas guards killed a hostage and seriously wounded two female hostages, a Palestinian terrorist shot and injured an Israeli man and two Palestinians in Qalqilya, and Iran may tone down their attack in fear of IDF response.

Hidden within Sefer HoErchim, widely viewed as the magnum opus of Reb Yoel Kahn, one can find a few paragraphs explaining Tisha B’av in the light of Chassidus.

On Tisha B’Av, it is customary to learn the Gemara and Midrash discussing the churban. Watch a shiur by Rabbi Mendel Kaplan on the Gemara in Gittin covering the destruction of the Second Beis Hamikdash and related tragedies.

A large Anash family is on the verge of losing their home – You have the power to change that! Tziyon Bemishpat Tipadeh Veshaveha BeTZEDAKAH! – Have them daven on your behalf.

Download Kinos, Eicha and a selection of learning material for Tisha B’av, including halachic guides and Chassidus on Megillas Eicha.

Live at 7:00 PM: Following the Rebbe’s instruction to hold siyumim daily, a live siyum will be broadcast by Rabbi Shimon Hecht, Rabbi of Congregation B’nai Jacob in Park Slope, on masechta Smachos.

Live from the Kosel: Tens of thousands of Jews from all backgrounds and communities will come to mark the day of mourning at the site of the destruction with the recitation of Kinos and the reading of Eichah.

The final days of the Charidy campaign to save Mendel’s life coincide with the eve of Tisha B’av. Seize the moment and exercise Ahavas Chinam to rebuild the Bais Hamikdash and end this tortuously long golus.

At a meeting with the President of Israel, Yitzchak Herzog, director of Merkos 302 Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky presented him with a unique leather-bound volume of ‘Make Peace’ with the Rebbe’s vision for achieving lasting peace in Eretz Yisroel.

The Mesivta in Antwerp, Belgium, which caters to the children of shluchim and Anash from across Europe, held a grand event at the end of a fruitful year of learning, to celebrate those bochurim who mastered the entire mesechta Bava Basra, the longest in all of Shas.

The Orach Chayim course by Lemaan Yilmedu represents a giant step forward in practical halachic knowledge. Taught by Rabbi Asher Webb, Rosh Kollel of Midtown Manhattan, the custom-designed materials provide translations and visual aids to ensure that the minute details of the halachos are crystal clear.

Shluchim Office Designs, an innovative platform with a diverse range of graphics for Yomim Tovim, unveiled an exciting new Tishrei design package, featuring complimentary and customizable designs for Shluchim worldwide.

War Summary, Day 310: A terrorist with an assault rifle shot at two motorists in the Jordan Valley and killed Yonatan Deutsch, 23, from Beit Shean was killed while on the way to visit his new kallah, signs of new Iranian military preparations indicate that Iran is getting ready for a large-scale attack within the next couple of days, and Yahya Sinwar announced that he rejects the invitation to join the negotiations summit on Thursday.

While visiting a Holocaust museum, L’man Achai Teen Division’s Head Counselor Sholom Yaffe spoke about protecting ourselves from a spiritual Holocaust by living Jewishly. Astonishingly, the owner of the museum cafe overheard this and decided to break up with a non-Jewish girl he was dating.

Seeking to keep contact with people he met on mivtzoim, R’ Eytan Waxman began a weekly mini dvar Torah which he shared in French and English. As the initiative gained interest, he harnessed generative AI to translate them into 22 languages, each reviewed by a native speaker for accuracy.

Mashpiim and chassidim from around the world, students of the legendary mashpia Reb Yoel Kahn, united in honor of his 3rd yahrtzeit to reminisce about this great mashpia and be inspired by his ways.

Less than 48 hours before Tisha B’Av, a stone fell from the ‘Machkameh’ wall into the Kosel plaza, without injuries BH. Engineers confirmed that there is no danger and, if Moshiach doesn’t come, tefilos will be held at the plaza.

Summer camps for Jewish children throughout Russia were run in dozens of cities, directed by local shluchim, and joined by hundreds of bochurims who invested great effort to ensure that the camps were a smashing success.

Live at 3:00 PM: Following the Rebbe’s instruction to hold siyumim daily, a live siyum will be broadcast by Rabbi Levi Osdoba, Rabbi of Congregation Bais Yehudah of Belle Harbor, on masechta Brachos in Yerushalmi.

After 12 incredible months of immersive Limud Hatorah with geshmak, talmidim of Ohr Menachem yeshiva of Crown Heights and their parents gathered in the ULY hall for a to celebrate their graduation.

Watch today’s daily video about the Beis Hamikdash by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger and take a quiz to enter a raffle on two gift cards at Judaica World of Crown Heights.