Newark Liberty International Airport is receiving a new surface radar system designed to give air traffic controllers a clearer, real-time picture of aircraft and vehicles moving across the airport’s runways and taxiways, helping prevent runway incursions and other dangerous incidents • Read More

Israel and Venezuela have agreed to renew consular relations and establish an official coordination channel between the two countries, marking the first direct consular framework since diplomatic ties were severed in 2009 • Read More

The Israel Defense Forces announced Wednesday that it has identified the resting place of Shlomo Haimson HY”D, a Jewish soldier who was killed nearly 78 years ago while attempting to escape a British detention camp in Cyprus. His grave was located in Haifa following an extensive investigation by the IDF’s Missing Persons Investigation Department • Read More

A rare total solar eclipse swept across the Northern Hemisphere on Wednesday, August 12, bringing several minutes of darkness to parts of Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia and Spain in one of the year’s most anticipated celestial events. It was the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Europe since 1999 • Read More

Nadav Kerem’s musical journey has taken him from studying jazz at a Tel Aviv music school to the world of Chabad nigunim, where he is now combining the melodies of Chabad with jazz and improvisation • Read More, Listen

Shliach Rabbi Menachem Mendel Zalmanov recently met with Rabbi Moshe Havlin, Chief Rabbi of Kiryat Gat and Rosh Yeshivah of the Chabad yeshivah in the city, and presented him with the newly published book “R’ Zalman Der Lubavitcher,” Volume I, which documents the life and activities of the renowned Shliach and educator Rabbi Zalman Tuvia HaKohen Abelsky A”H, Chief Rabbi of Moldova and Chisinau and the first Shliach to Kiryat Gat • Read More

Singer Simcha Friedman and Nemouel Harush lead the singing in a powerful new video capturing the tremendous celebration marking the Siyum and Hachnasas Sefer Torah of the ninth children’s Sefer Torah at the Kosel, attended by tens of thousands of Anash, Temimim, and Jews from around the world • Watch

The ChabadInfo editorial team extends warm congratulations to Rabbi Avremke Eisenstein, director and editor at Chabad.Info Hebrew, and his wife, Shterni, on the birth of a baby boy, born in good health. Warm Mazel Tov wishes extended to the grandparents, Rabbi Eliyahu and Leah Eisenstein of Migdal HaEmek, and Shliach Rabbi Shimshon and Batya Pizem of Aco. Mazel Tov!

A historic new chapter in Jewish life in Moldova was marked in Chisinau on Wednesday, as Rabbi Menachem Mendel Axelrod, Shliach of the Rebbe, was officially inaugurated as Chief Rabbi of Moldova at a moving ceremony attended by leading Rabbanim, government officials, Jewish community leaders and hundreds of members of the local community • Read More, Photos, Watch

Community activities in Birobidzhan are experiencing extraordinary growth with the arrival of a delegation to certify a unique honey factory ahead of the holiday month / A “Land of Memory” complex is currently under construction / This blessed work joins the community’s development, providing a strong spiritual and material anchor for all residents of the region • Read More, Photos

Week Six was another unforgettable chapter at CGI Chayolei Hamelech! The camp’s latest recap video highlights the nonstop excitement, inspiring moments, and incredible Chayus that filled the week. From thrilling activities and trips to uplifting Davening, Torah learning, and preparing to greet Moshiach • Watch

With the month of Elul approaching, Chabad singer and songwriter Shlomo Chaim Shaer has released a new emotional single, “My Heart Is Yours.” The song draws on a deeply personal period of struggle, distance and searching, turning those experiences into a message of faith, teshuvah and renewed connection to Hashem • Read More, Watch

New York has approved the first Cholov Yisroel infant formula for purchase through the WIC program, marking a significant development for Jewish families receiving assistance. The approval follows a three-year campaign led by the Metropolitan Council on Jewish Poverty (MET Council), which worked with state officials to make the formula available to eligible families • Read More

A man charged in the Sarasota Chabad attack told police anti-Israel “propaganda” online had angered him. Investigators found he had reposted a video by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani calling Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal.” Police say he admitted targeting the synagogue because it was Jewish • Read More

Flights at Ben Gurion Airport were temporarily halted Tuesday evening after a drone was detected inside the airport’s airspace, creating a potential safety hazard for arriving and departing aircraft • Read More

President Donald Trump announced Monday a major change to the federal government’s childhood immunization recommendations, saying his administration will recognize a “gold standard” schedule centered on 11 core vaccines targeting what it considers the most serious and dangerous childhood diseases • Read More

A historic moment took place in Calabria, Italy, the place from which the mehudar esrogim used by Chabad Chassidim come: a Tanya was printed in the region for the first time, in an event organized by Rabbi Shemaya Hatzklovitz and Rabbi Levi Zerachi • Read More, Photos

Just one month after the opening of the new Chabad House in Hiriketiya, Sri Lanka, the Shluchim awoke Tuesday morning to discover antisemitic signs posted in the area calling for Jews to be prevented from establishing a Shul in town • Read More

Following a busy season of performances, events and weddings, Chabad singer and composer Chaim Nachman presents his latest single, “Rak Atah.” The moving prayerful song draws on Chassidic teachings about a Jew’s connection and bittul to Hashem, combining a deep spiritual message with an accessible and heartfelt melody • Listen Now