The day after Shabbos Bereishis, on Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan, a special photo gallery captures the beauty of fall in the Russian town of Lubavitch, along with the Beis Chabad directed by the Rebbe’s Shliach, Rabbi Gavriel Gordon • Photo Gallery

On Motzaei Shabbos Bereishis, the dedicated team of Eshel Hachnosas Orchim gathered for a special evening of appreciation in recognition of their tireless efforts throughout the month of Tishrei. The event honored volunteers and staff from the Gashmiyus operations, Ruchniyus programming, and English-speaking departments, and also included a Sheva Brachos celebration marking the wedding of Rabbi Yossi Cohen’s daughter • Photos

Dozens of Jewish travelers en route from London to Israel found themselves stranded in Varna, Bulgaria, following a flight cancellation. Rabbi Yossi Halperin, the Rebbe’s Shliach in Varna, stepped in to assist the travelers, arranging to host them and their families at the local Chabad House so they could spend Shabbos in a warm, welcoming Jewish environment • Read More, Photos

Three years after the October 7 massacre and the outbreak of the war, the IDF has released a comprehensive accounting of its operations across multiple fronts, reporting approximately 100,000 targets struck, more than 31,500 projectiles launched toward Israel, and extensive counterterrorism operations in Yehuda and Shomron • Full Article

A historic and emotional event took place recently in Pervomaisk, in Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region, as the local Jewish community inaugurated a new and beautifully built mikvah — the first to open in the city since the dark days of the Holocaust • Read More, Photos

The MTA is expanding its Automated Camera Enforcement (ACE) program to three additional bus routes in New York City, targeting vehicles that illegally use bus lanes, block bus stops or double-park. The 60-day warning period for the Q65 route in Queens and the B1 and B6 routes in Brooklyn will begin Monday, October 12. During this period, violators will receive warning notices by mail before monetary penalties take effect • Read More

Preparations are underway for the completion of the 46th cycle of daily Rambam study, established by the Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach. The central Siyum will take place on Sunday, 2 Shvat, 5787 – January 10, 2027, at the Bedford Union Armory in Brooklyn, bringing together Anash and Temimim for a major celebration marking the completion of the cycle • Read More

An incident at the new Chabad House in Lehi, Utah County, has raised concern after unknown individuals smashed the entrance door during Sukkos, just one month after the center was inaugurated. No one was inside at the time, and no injuries were reported. Although nothing was stolen, raising suspicions of a possible antisemitic motive, police have not yet determined the reason for the incident • Full Story

Following reports of missionary activity targeting Jewish residents in Petach Tikvah, Yad L’Achim activists launched a special operation to warn residents and drive the missionaries from the area. The activists also visited homes exposed to the activity, bringing the residents the Daled Minim for Sukkos and Hoshaanos for Hoshana Rabbah • Full Story

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Israeli Minister Ze’ev Elkin, ambassadors, Rabbanim and Jewish community representatives gathered at the Babi Yar memorial site for a ceremony marking 85 years since the massacre of Kyiv’s Jews during the Holocaust. Kyiv Chief Rabbi and Chabad Shliach Rabbi Yonatan Markowitz recited chapters of Tehillim in memory of the Kedoshim • Read More, Photos

The musical project Tzama has released a new single ahead of its annual large-scale events, featuring a surprising performance by The Revivo Project. The popular trio brings a fresh, upbeat and joy-filled arrangement to the well-known Chabad niggun “V’taher Libeinu,” produced by Tzama’s musical director Naor Carmi • Listen

In the heart of Riga, Latvia, Chabad Shluchim Rabbi Shneur Kot, Shliach in Riga, and Rabbi Mendy Silberstrom, Shliach in Jurmala, helped dozens of Jews put on Tefillin during a public ceremony marking three years since the Simchas Torah massacre. The moving scene brought the timeless Mitzvah of Tefillin into the city’s central square on a day of remembrance for the victims of October 7 • Read More, Photos

Twenty-two Ukrainian civilians, including five children, were killed in a Russian missile strike on the city of Pryluky in northern Ukraine. Jewish families living in two nearby apartment buildings sustained extensive damage to their homes but were miraculously unharmed, Shliach and Chief Rabbi of Chernihiv Rabbi Yisrael Silberstein reported • Full Story