Over 2,000 Shluchim families from around the world participated in a special day of broadcast on Gimmel Tammuz organized by Merkos Suite 302. Full Story, Photos
New Engagement
Levi Cohen – Encino, California to Chaya Riva Mayberg – Los Angeles, CA
L’chaim: tonight (Tues.) 8pm
at the Garden Loft, 1386 Saint Johns Pl.
Today: 12 Tammuz – A Day of Liberation
Today is 12 Tammuz, marked as the day the 6th Lubavitcher Rebbe was born and later liberated from his exile to Kastroma in the interior of Russia. Full Story, Video
Rov, Shliach and “Early Years” Historian Explains Rebbe’s Holocaust Actions
Rabbi Boruch Oberlander, Shliach Roshi and Av Beis Din of Budapest, co-author of the "Early Years" series covering the Rebbe's early years, addressed the Kolel L'horaah Ma'asis today, discussing the Rebbe's actions during the Holocaust and what Halacha in Shulchan Aruch it is based on. Full Story, Photos, Video
Listen: Niggun Yud Beis Tammuz
Listen: Chazzan Dovid Caytak sings the Niggun Yud Beis Tammuz which was composed by R Aharon Charitonov in honor of today's Chag Hageula and is sung by chassidim worldwide. Full Story, Audio
Expedition – An Adventure of a Lifetime for High School Girls
Expedition is a 17 day authentic camping and hiking experience for high school girls, trekking through the breathtaking sceneries of Colorado, Utah and Arizona. Full Story
Initiative Changes the Way Students Learn Hebrew
"Hebrew Our Way," created by Michigan Shlucha Dvorky Kaplan and Chicago educator Avigail Bakaleynik, brings knowledge and skill of the Hebrew language into the Torah-based school system. Full Story
Election Day: Crown Heights Heads to the Polls
Crown Heights residents will head to the polls today, June 22, Election Day. Here is a reminder of Crown Heights United's list of candidates they are endorsing in what may be one of the most consequential elections for Crown Heights. Full Story, Video
Picture of the Day
Assemblyman David Weprin ends his campaign tonight at the Ohel asking the Rebbe for a blessing to be successful in tomorrow's election. Photo
Last Summer, Hashem Gave Our Family a Second Chance
Last summer, California Shliach Rabbi Yonasan Abrams pulled his three-year-old son from the bottom of a pool without a pulse or heartbeat. Baruch Hashem, he was able to revive him. Ahead of this summer season, he provides 7 actional items and practical advice for pool safety. Full Story
‘Where It All Started’: Eric Adams Visits on Election Eve
Eric Adams, the leading candidate for mayor of New York City, visited the Crown Heights neighborhood on Monday night, the eve of the Democratic primary election. "Here is where it all started," he said, flanked by community activist Chanina Sperlin. He spoke about the inspiration of "the grand Rebbe." Full Story, Photos, Video
770 Mashpia Encourages Crown Heights Residents to Vote
In a call sent to local residents, 770 Mashpia Rabbi Shloime Zarchi encourages Crown Heights residents to vote in tomorrow's primary elections. Full Story, Audio
New Shluchim Learn Fundraising Fundamentals
30 new Shluchim gathered in Crown Heights for an immersive full-day “fundraising fundamentals” course, the first of a 12-part series offered by the New Shluchim Desk at Merkos 302. Full Story
Terrible Fire Ravages Crown Heights Family’s Home
This past Friday night there was a terrible fire in Crown Heights, displacing an elderly couple and a family with small children. Full Story
Will We Make History Once More?
Assemblyman David Weprin, who represents District 24 in Queens, the only frum Yid on the ticket this Election Day. Full Story, Photos, Video
Passenger Gets Sign From Above at Airport
Bochurim on the way to Yeshivas Kayitz in Postville, Iowa, approached a fellow Jewish passenger to put on Tefillin. He said their question was a sign from G-d. Full Story
Connection Point Launches in 18 Camps
After an excellent third year of Connection Point, the CP team in JEM thought about potentially making a summer option, launching in 18 camps this summer. Full Story
Friendship Circle Boys Volunteers End Year With Barbeque
To end off a year of amazing programs at Friendship Circle Brooklyn, the Boys Division volunteers were treated to an end-of-year barbeque. Full Story
Helping a Total Stranger in China
In Episode 4 of Lamplighters: Stories From Shluchim On The Jewish Frontier, Rabbi Sholom Greenberg, a Chabad Shliach from China, tells the story of how he and the Jewish community in and around Shanghai helped a Jew who had lived – and died – alone in a nearby city. Full Story, Audio
Tuesday: Yud Beis Tammuz Farbrengen With Rabbi Paltiel
A Farbrengen marking Yud Beis and Yud Gimmel Tammuz will take place Tuesday evening in Crown Heights, hosted by Bais Shmuel Chabad and featuring renowned speaker Rabbi Yossi Paltiel. Full Story
Download: Magazine on Rebbe’s Farbrengens
The Vaad Hatmimim has released a free download of 2 issues of the Hanachos magazine, featuring handwritten letters of the Rebbe along with interviews and articles about transcribing the Rebbe's Farbrengens. Full Story, Download
Chayolei Staff Heads Out to Camp
Photos: Maorizyu/COLlive
Counselors and staff of Camp Chayolei headed out to the camp in Pennsylvania on Sunday to prepare for a great summer season, which begins on Tuesday. Photos
Live: Real Talk ‘Personal Redemption’
Wednesday, join Real Talk: Personal Redemption, an inspiring live event with Shlucha Shterna Ginsberg, Shlucha Rochie Pinson, and author Ester Zirkind. Full Story
London’s ‘Johnnies on the Spot’
From the COLlive Inbox: "If you’ve been to London, there’s a good chance you’ve heard about my aunt and uncle, Dr. Bunim and Sandy Weinbaum...Whenever a need arose within the community, they found a way to meet that challenge," writes Leibel Baumgarten. Full Story
