Rabbi Shmuel Butman, longtime director of Lubavitch Youth Organization – Tzach of America and head of the worldwide Siyum Horambam, passed away on Monday night, 17 Tammuz.

War Summary, Day Two Hundred and Seventy through Ninety: Two hostages confirmed killed by Hamas in Gaza, Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif is most likely eliminated, and a kidnapping plot was foiled in Judea and Samaria, by the Shin Bet.

Spend your Three Weeks learning Hilchos Beis Habechira by watching daily interesting and interactive videos by Rabbi Chananya Hoffinger and taking a quiz to win daily prizes.

A fascinating new course on four timeless topics in Rambam will be taught by Rabbi Eli Nosson Silberberg, the Rosh Yeshiva of Lubavitch Mesivta of Chicago.

The new children’s Bais Hamikdash building set by Aleph Brick is out just in time for the Three Weeks. This solid set with 1,631 pieces will enable your child to learn about the Beis Hamikdash in a fun way. Promo code inside.

Shluchim, anash, and mekuravim marked Gimmel Tammuz in the Marina Roscha shul with a lavish farbrengen with Rabbi Zalman Shimon Deren, featuring noted flutist, baal menagen and shliach Rabbi Lev Leibman. The theme: ’30 Years – Even Stronger.’

A rare occurrence happened this morning at Chabad of Tri-Valley, CA, under Rabbi Raleigh Resnick, when a boy, his father, and his grandfather, all firstborn, underwent a pidyon haben with kohen R’ Mendel Rice.

Bochurim from across France who spent the year in Crown Heights yeshivos, including Oholei Torah and 770, as well as some yungeleit from Kolel, posed together for an end-of-the-year photo in front of 770.

Following the purchase of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s apartment in Leningrad/Petersburg, local shluchim and anash gathered there to celebrate Yud Beis Tammuz demonstrating the ultimate transformation of darkness to light.

From the Anash.org Inbox: As schools everywhere face a shortage of staff, a recently published letter of the Rebbe sheds light on what it takes to satisfy teachers: principals should give teachers autonomy over their classes and teachers should be paid proper salaries.

Anash and bochurim of the Kingston PA community gathered for a Yud Beis Tammuz farbrengen at the Beis Moshe shul with Rabbi Eli Silberstein, shliach at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, who shared fascinating stories late into the night.

Thousands of Jewish visitors who had come to Wisconsin for the Republican National Convention found a warm welcome at Lubavitch of Wisconsin. When they were unable to return home Friday, Chabad hosted them for full Shabbos accommodations.

Following the release of all major collections of videos of the Rebbe, JEM is now proud to introduce the new Farbrengen Index. Each Farbrengen video is also linked to relevant resources including video clips, photos, and transcripts where available.

Parents, grandparents, and the hanhala the Queens Mesivta gathered to mark the graduation of the Shiur Daled from Mesivta. Joining them in their celebration as well, were 10 talmidim who memorized the entire Masechta Baba Basra.

As every year, the students of Brunoy Yeshiva traveled to the Alps in the summer, where the regular yeshiva schedule continues. This year, the yeshiva remains open throughout the entire summer in a unique format for the younger students of the first-year Mesivta.

As we approach the tenth month of the terrible war raging in our homeland, it is more important than ever to support Yiddishe chinuch and increase our spiritual protection.

Ten years ago, Oholei Torah embarked on a new phase, to provide a yeshivas kayitz for its talmidim. Now, Oholei Torah celebrated a decade of its yeshivas kayitz with the closing on a 230-acre property in Lakewood, PA.

Photographer Mordechai Lubecki toured New York capturing Manhattan’s buildings, bridges, docks, and the 9/11 Memorial, as well as some familiar structures in Crown Heights.

This year, as the 7th-grade division opened in ‘Dovi’s CGI Florida,’ the staff took the initiative to organize an unprecedented trip: flying all the campers to New York for Gimmel Tammuz. The tremendous impact of the trip was remarkable.