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Since the days of the Churban, a distant Jewish community has managed to preserve our holy heritage, generation after generation. Today, some 15,000 of our brothers and sisters live isolated in a remote land, holding the flame of Judaism in their region. The survival of that flame depends on you. Today, on Tisha’a Ba’av, let’s be there for our brethren. Full Story

Sights and scenes from preparations on Friday for Shabbos Parshas Devarim in the Crown Heights neighborhood. Photos

Illuminations #186, a weekly publication by COLlive.com and DollarDaily.org: Rabbi Shlomo and Nechama Rothstein share stories and moments of Shlichus from Chabad at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Full Story

COLlive presents an Erev Shabbos gallery by photographer Binyamin Zilberstrom: the sights and scenes of preparations on Friday for Shabbos Parshas Pekudei in the holy city of Jerusalem. Photos

Zalman Malka and Avi Baitelman, bochurim of the Yeshiva in New Haven, Connecticut booked an Uber ride to Upstate New York for Shabbos. After a few tries, the driver who finally showed up turned out to be Jewish, which led them to help him put on Tefillin for the first time in his life. Photo

The Levaya of Motti Katz, the son of Miami Beach, FL Shluchim Rabbi Zev and Chany Katz, passed by 770 Eastern Parkway on the way to burial on Friday. Photos

Question of the Week: If anti-Israel socialist Zohran Mamdani is elected mayor of New York City, would you consider moving—and if so, which city would you choose? Comments

Leaders of Crown Heights Shuls gathered for an event at House of Glatt this week, raising awareness of Bonei Olam and their pivotal work in the community. Full Story, Photos

Should illness be seen as a wake-up call – or even a blessing? How can faith support healing without becoming a crutch? And how should we respond when someone we love is sick – especially when they ask us to stay away? Full Story, Video

This Tisha B’Av, a new documentary is being released called Homeless, produced by Meaningful People’s Nachi Gordon. It’s a film that gets under your skin. That reminds you we’re still not home. Full Story