97 years after the Frierdiker Rebbe was arrested on 15 Sivan in his home at Machovaya 22 in Leningrad (today Petersburg), chassidim gathered in that same home for a farbrengen of chizuk and geulah.

War Summary, Day Two Hundred and Fifty Seven: Two fallen soldiers in Gaza, Israel braces for possible extended power outages in war with Hezbollah, spat continues between Netanyahu and Biden administration over withheld ammunition shipments, and an elderly Israeli man was killed by Palestinian thieves.

In addition to the regular collection of letters, on the topic of dealing with mockery and ridicule, Rebbe Responsa has launched a new segment called “Behind the Letter,” including anecdotes, historical background, and interesting tidbits on one of the letters.

This week, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry signed a bill requiring every public school classroom to display the “Ten Commandments.” Louisiana is the first state to pass such a law but similar bills have been proposed in Utah, Oklahoma, Texas and other states.

Rabbi Lev and Talia Voskoboynik, have been appointed by Rabbi Yisroel Shmotkin, head shliach of Wisconsin, to serve the Jewish college students of Milwaukee.

Excitement is growing for the largest Gimmel Tammuz event in the United States welcoming shliach Rabbi Moshe New from Montreal and singing sensation Motti Steinmetz from Eretz Yisroel.

Jewish Teens gathered from across South America for the first-ever CTeen South America Regional Shabbaton. The weekend focused on building connections, discussing important topics such as marrying Jewish and Eretz Yisroel. They even enjoyed a surprise visit by the Mayor.

For over 20 years, R’ Sholi Katz of Forshey had the privilege to host the late chossid Reb Zalman Yudkin during his visits to Monsey. In this tribute, he shares some of the fascinating interactions he heard and witnessed of this special Lubavitcher chossid.

This past weekend, talmidim of Cheder Menachem of Moscow embarked on a special journey to Kostroma, Russia, where they toured the balcony where the Frierdiker Rebbe received the news of his final liberation on Yud-Beis Tammuz, 97 years ago.

Live on Friday at 12:00 PM ET: An international Siyum celebrating the completion of the Rambam’s Sefer Nashim will feature Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch in memory of his father, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky AH.

It was Tammuz of 5710 when young Yosef Abrahams was becoming Bar Mitvzah and was advised to knock on the Rebbe’s door for a bracha. The Rebbe wanted to know who advised him but then proceeded to put on his hat and start yechidus.

MyShliach’s hachana program designed specifically for children has opened its doors to all. Daily audio hiskashrus stories can be accessed on Spotify and a PDF booklet is available to download.

Chabad Early Childhood of the Shluchim Office has launched powerful initiatives to support Shluchim in response to the situation in Eretz Yisroel and announces a new program.

A new video series called “For Kids by Kids” allowed girls to showcase their creativity with Jewish crafts, including a clay candle holder, a Shabbos candle decoupage, and a Shabbos candle silhouette painting.

Thousands are expected in Kazakhstan for 80th Chof Av commemoration. Hospitality will be available from Thursday afternoon to Sunday morning. Full details inside.

Or V’chom has compiled a site of resources to help you prepare for Gimmul Tammuz including lists of available speakers for Anash communities and Chabad houses, flyer templates, video presentations, and ready-to-go programs.

War Summary, Day Two Hundred and Fifty Six: While the US initially denied that it was holding back weapons, there was an exchange of threats, and indications that Netanyahu’s claims are accurate, the IDF soldiers thwarted an attempted stabbing attack near the Migdal Oz intersection, the terrorist was neutralized, and soldiers are finding tunnel shafts in almost every home in Rafah.

Girls at LGHS in Chicago produced a spectacular production, “Our City, Our Land,” with the incredible story of Sarah Nachshon and a courageous group of women who demonstrated Mesiras Nefesh to reclaim the holy city of Chevron. 

After 146 years of continuously running, the system of NYS high school regents tests may be discontinued on account of fair chances and equal opportunity for students.

Mrs. Chana Aber discusses the fascinating views of the Rebbe on the topic of kisui rosh in this podcast hosted by Mikvah.org.

The methods we have used to understand the context of what we learn and how we cross-reference sources, are at the brink of being shattered. Rabbi Rayi Stern and his team are at the forefront of this discovery voyage.

Shmuel HaNavi who led the Yidden until his passing at 54 is buried in Ramah, in the hills of Yehuda, surrounded by ruins from the time of Second Beis Hamikdash.

This summer, Igud Hamelamdim is hosting its 10th Gold Star Teachers’ Training Course, available both in-person and online. Participants have described it as “excellent, informative, practical, and incredibly pragmatic.”