This Motzaei Shabbos, CH Women’s Circle will mark its 12th anniversary with a lavish Melava Malka featuring Sarah Dukes and Malkie Knopfler on keeping joyous especially when it’s hard.

Rabbi Chezki and Chanchi Malka, together with their two children have been appointed by Rabbi Mendel and Avigayil Popack to open a Chabad House for Israelis and Tourists in Cape Town, South Africa.

As the name illuminates, Yeshivas Ohr Elchonon Chabad is anchored in and emanates Ohr, Light – as our sages teach, “Light is Torah.” Yeshivas Ohr Elchonon Chabad illuminates the world one Talmid at a time.

Cheder Menachem of Kingston, PA took a trip to Crown Heights and the Ohel in honor of Yud Shvat, and visited 770, the library, and the local mosdos.

War Summary, Day One Hundred and Twenty-Nine: Watch new footage the IDF released of yesterday’s miraculous hostage rescue, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs have blocked the entry of the special envoy to the Palestinian territories on behalf of the UN Human Rights Council, and France has presented Lebanon with an outline for a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

The Shabbaton in Crown Heights for Yeshiva University students was an inspiring and life changing experience for the students. Here, Reuben Silver, shares his story.

The wedding of Zalman Lew of Peoria, AZ, and Mushka Rivkin of Northridge, CA, took place at Oholei Torah hall in Crown Heights.

Anash Magazine: Rabbi Yitzchok Elishevitz, a mashpia in Kiryat Gat, has been speaking out for many years about the need for bochurim to get married at younger ages. Now, he discovered unpublished notes of a farbrengen where the Rebbe discusses it clearly.

Running a winter camp for the first time is a huge undertaking, and there was a fair amount of hesitation. But CKids Gan Israel Florida winter camp turned out to be a huge success.

Kollel Anash of Crown Heights recently hosted a shiur by Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Raskin of London, England on the unique halachos of the Rebbe Rashab‘s mikvah, as recorded by him on a personal visitor’s card.

A Winter Storm Watch is in effect citywide from 4:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tuesday with a forecast of up to 8 inches of snow. Gusty northeast winds of 30 to 40 mph are also expected.

A new 40-minute film by JEM includes the Rebbe speaking about Eretz Yisroel’s security with force, acknowledging that it will affect funding for Chabad institutions. Undeterred, the Rebbe declares that he cannot remain silent in the face of Jewish blood being spilled.

Just one week ago, the daughter and son-in-law of Luis Harr davened at the Ohel and took upon themselves extra mitzvos at the Shul of Bal Harbor. Last night, their father was freed through a miraculous rescue.

Hundreds of rabbonim, shluchim and community leaders gathered for the 8th conference of the FJCR – Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia, which also marked 25 years since its founding.

The L’Chaim of Yaakov Meir Zarchi of S. Francisco, CA, and Batsheva Zarchi of Puerto Rico, took place at the JCM hall.

Special forces reported that there has been a successful rescue mission that has found and saved two hostages from Gaza, Fernando Simon Marman (60) and Norberto Louis Har (70).

The Pre-1a and first grade students of Darchei Menachem each had celebrations to mark the milestones they achieved with learning to read inside their siddurim and starting to learn chumash inside.

Harav Dovid Moshe Rosenbaum, the Kretchnifer Rebbe of Kiryat Gat, known for his study and teaching of Chassidus Chabad to his community, visited the Ohel to daven.

The wedding of Aron Meir Khazanovich of Sharon, MA, and Leah Baumgarten of East Hamptons, NY, took place at Razag Hall.

War Summary, Day One Hundred and Twenty-Seven: No new IDF deaths announced since Wednesday – Baruch Hashem! – no Hamas rockets since Thursday night, and UNRWA’s covering for Hamas is finally being displayed to the world.

Participants in 770’s Dayanus program received guidance in the practical aspects of building and maintaining a kosher mikveh through in-depth shiurim by world-renowned expert Harav Yirmiyah Katz and hands-on tour by veteran mikveh builder Rabbi Elozor Raichik.

The ‘Seder Nigunim’ project together with singer Shlomo Simcha released “Reb Shlomo Chaim’s Nigun,” known as such since it was beloved by the renowned mashpia Reb Shlomo Chaim Kessleman.