The slate of five running for Vaad Hakohol had an important meeting with the Rabbonim of the Beis Din of Crown Heights, receiving guidance and discussing some of the vital issues pertaining to the Vaad Hakohol/CHJCC.

War Summary, Day Two Hundred and Thirty Nine: On Friday, US President Joe Biden gave a speech, in which he outlined a three phase ceasefire and hostage release proposal which gives room for Hamas to kill multiple hostages, Hezbollah downs 10 million dollar piece of Israeli equipment, and Netanyahu invited to speak at both Houses of Congress.

A gorgeous mothers-and-daughters banquet at Bnos Menachem’s High School celebrated girls’ achievement in a new program called “V’haya Machanecha Kadosh” (VMK), empowering them with the beauty of eidelkeit and tznius.

In this video, members of the Slate for Vaad Hakohol share their united vision and outline the steps they will take to raise up Crown Heights bgashmiyus and bruchniyus.

A short film by OneMitzvah tells the story of Sol Feder, a freshman YU hockey player, who took the courage to ask a player on the opposing team to put tefillin after spotting the name “Cohen” on his jersey.

Amongst the many segments of our community in Crown Heights that has experienced tremendous growth, B”H, is the 60 and above demographic. The Slate for Vaad Hakohol prepares to pursue areas of funding for them.

Shluchim Rabbi Yossi and Tzlacha Amar of Seine-et-Marne, France, were awarded the prestigious “Medal of Honor for Labor” awarded to only two organizations per year, making a significant Kiddush Hashem.

In the upcoming issue of the N’shei Chabad Newsletter, you will read about Ruth Ellsworth‘s conversion at age 80, Esther Etiquette on social media, Sara Lehmann‘s hashgacha pratis at the Ohel, Zachary Kirstein‘s life saving miracle, and more.

Coming from the week of Rashbi and R’ Akiva – we look to reach new heights in Pnimius HaTorah: Join Project Melukat’s initiative to complete an entire Sefer of Melukat by Yud-Tes Kislev!

War Summary, Day Two Hundred and Thirty Seven: Hamas turns down hostage and ceasefire deal, one fallen IDF hero in Gaza and two in Judea & Samaria, Hamas operated from inside a medical clinic inside of a UNRWA school campus in Rafah, ISIS supporter arrested for planning attacks, and wide IDF activity in Jenin and Tulkarm.

Thousands of Jewish people from across the Greater Toronto Area gathered together at Earl Bales Park for a monumental city-wide Lag Baomer event.

The five yungerleit who are running as a slate for the CHJCC elections explain their platform here and elucidate what they will offer the community.

Over 500 Montreal residents joined a Lag Baomer celebration at the Napierville Yeshiva, just outside Montreal, with many staying to dance around the fire late into the night.

In a generous gesture, the Chitrik family donated a collection of over 2,000 rare and unique seforim belonging to their late father, Rabbi Hershel Chitrik, to the Yeshiva Campus in Suffield, Connecticut.

Shluchos attending the Chabad on Campus Kinus visited the Sheba Medical Center to show support and hear the experiences of wounded IDF soldiers, October 7 terror victims, and Chabad on Campus alumni staffing the hospital.

An incredible Lag B’Omer parade and fair under Chabad-Lubavitch of Baltimore attracted over 1,500 men, women, and children from all segments of the community, featuring an Eli Marcus concert, Cheder marching bands, and floats made by the local Yeshiva, Mesivta, Cheder boys, and Cheder girls.

On Simchas Torah, 22-year-old Bar Kupershtein was kidnapped to Gaza. As a zechus to bring him home, his mother, Julie, is looking for someone who does not yet put on tefillin daily to don Bar’s tefillin daily, but with one condition.

An extraordinary Bar Mitzvah celebration at the Mishpacha Children’s Home in Odessa, Ukraine for a boy from Almaty, Kazakhstan, who joined the home seven years ago, was a powerful reminder of the resilience and enduring spirit of the Jewish community.

A new Chabad House was inaugurated by shliach Rabbi Shlomo Ohayon in the Bercy district of Paris known for its scenic views and riverside promenades.

Rabbi Shea Hecht, author, speaker, and communal activist, speaks about the early years of the Lag Baomer Parades and the development of the signs and iconic floats.

A new initiative by popular Chavrusa matching platform JNet is offering its volunteers exclusive gifts as tokens of appreciation for their efforts and invaluable contribution of teaching Torah.

The Crown Heights Women’s Circle, which completed a successful campaign last week to fund their work with Crown Heights mothers, thanks all those who donated and announces the winner for a coin from the Rebbe.

Kan tzivah is the center of it all. But it is also at the center of New York City. With all the negative changes taking place in New York in the last few years, our neighborhood and community has experienced some of these changes as well, from increased crime to antisemitic incidents.

Bais Chana Academy High School, in Orange, Connecticut, implemented an Achos program this year which gave students the opportunity to grow and add in their avodas Hashem and hiskashrus, led by the students for the students.