Hours after the IDF said it had located the bodies of six hostages in Gaza, the families confirmed that their loved ones were murdered in captivity, possibly even just a day or two before they were found in a tunnel beneath Rafah.

War Summary, Day 330: Two cars laded with explosives were stopped before being able to bomb civilian areas in the Shomron, the IDF confirmed that bodies were retrieved from Gaza but not yet identified and asked for the public to refrain from spreading rumors, and a top Hamas commander operating in Jenin was found and eliminated.

Heroes in the Forest, Part One: A group of soldiers camping out for Shabbos were miraculously spared death in ambush, “I felt a malach holding the fire back… made the fire and shrapnel stop right at our feet.”

This summer, Camp Yeka, nestled in the beautiful Carpathian Mountains, provided a life-changing Jewish camp experience for over 90 disadvantaged Jewish boys from Ukraine, offering them a much-needed break from the harsh realities of war.

War Summary, Day 328: Negotiations ongoing with Philadelphi still main point of contention, 70% of Hamas smuggling tunnels dismantled, Hamas has been falsifying data showing support amongst Gazans, Hezbollah appears deterred from expanding the conflict, Gallant begins move to focus on the north, Tulkarem terrorists had been planning large attack on nearby Jewish town, Houthis burn oil ship, and IDF reservists lose confidence in Chief-of-Staff.

In this collection of the Rebbe’s letters in English, the Rebbe guides aspiring and struggling businessmen to take Hashem up on a challenge: when you increase in tzedakah, Hashem will reciprocate manyfold.

Last week, Rabbi Refael Mizrachi, a Lubavitcher from Ramle was ruthlessly murdered by his Arab neighbor who has been sent home scott-free without an investigation or trial.

Leaders of the twelve branches of Mayonei Yisroel spread across the Holy Land, gathered at a kinus held over Shabbos Chof Av in Almaty to farbreng and gain strength for their continued shlichus of hafotzas hamayonos in frum circles.

During their short ‘Bein Hazmanim,’ bochurim of the Queens Mesivta take on a Chinuch Shlichus to provide talmidim of Cheder Ohr Menachem who just completed 12 months of learning, with a compact overnight experience.

Today, the 25th of Av, marks the 102nd birthday of R’ Berel Baumgarten, a special chossid and devoted shliach of the Rebbe to Argentina. A recording of Rosh Hashana nusach, made for JTS students with whom he held a kesher, was restored and released.

Popular lecturer and author Doron Kornbluth shares his impression of Lubavitch visitors who came to lift the spirits of IDF soldiers up and down Eretz Yisroel and the direct impact it had on their morale.

At the conclusion of an uplifting summer, the Yeshiva Summer Program (YSP) of Morristown posed for a group photo of the entire program, as well as of each individual class.

Rabbi Zev Sirota first encountered Chabad when he was a student at YU and attended a weekly Tanya class. This led to his lifelong connection with the Rebbe through his university years, his move to Israel, and his long military career.

War Summary, Day 327: Hostage body recovered, 10 fallen heroes over the last week, heavy combat activity in Gaza, Hezbollah still in shock, PIJ terrorist eliminated in Syria, and IDF cracking down on Judea and Samaria terrorist groups.

Bar Mitzvah bochur Shlomo Zalman Walters of Chicago recites his Bar Mitzvah Maamer on Chof Daled Av, the 45th Yahrtzeit of his namesake, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Hecht a”h, the first Shliach to Chicago. 

Following a daughter’s experience with her father’s dementia, a young man, who assisted his grandfather around Crown Heights as he battled early stages of dementia, presents his perspective and has a plea for passersby and acquaintances.

Article by Rabbi Shimon Posner: I spent this past weekend in Kazakhstan: I added nothing to my carry-on, but it’s going to take me months to unpack. If there was one word to describe this trip, it would be vital.