IDF Chabad Rabbi Monitor

Newly released 1982 footage of the Siyum Sefer Torah commissioned by the Lubavitcher Rebbe for IDF soldiers demonstrates his early, sustained...

Chabad religious practice directly shaped a top IDF transition when Rabbi Menachem Mendel Ofen, the Rebbe’s shliach to Tzahal, joined new military...

Chabad photographer Mendy Kotler, serving in the IDF Military Rabbinate, received a certificate of excellence from the Chief Rabbi of the IDF for...

IDF heroes received public honors in New York through Chabad-linked coverage, even as tensions between religious Jews and the Israel Defense Forces remain hotly debated and fiercely criticized in the media.

Nachal Brigade Soldier Sentencing

• 🔥 An IDF soldier from the Nachal Brigade was sentenced to 30 days in military prison after wearing a patch on...

Uniform policy clash: Nachal Brigade soldier jailed 30 days for wearing Moshiach patch on uniform.

• Incident during army chief visit, patch...

Chabad opens a new center on Israel's northern border, with a large focus on caring for IDF soldiers at nearby bases by providing encouragement, uplifting Jewish experiences, and spiritual support.

Chabad resilience shines through Maj. (res.) Rabbi Liraz Zeira, 42, who lost both legs in a southern Syria landmine explosion after hundreds of IDF...

Chabad provides consistent faith support to upwards of 500 IDF troops stationed in Hebron at any time, adapting to four-month rotations that have served many thousands over the years. A model of sustained on-the-ground religious outreach.

Chabad rosh yeshiva Rabbi Mendy Nachshon elected chief rabbi of northern Israel's Nof HaGalil (pop. 45,000) with 29 votes.

• Succeeds longtime...

Tzach Security Forces Division coordinated shluchim, Anash, and bochurim at military cemeteries, honoring fallen with mitzvos amid thousands of...

Rabbi Yaakov Cahnman, a Chabad shliach, is donating a kidney today at an Arizona hospital in a lifesaving act of chessed. A profound example of personal sacrifice in action.

Milestone recognition: A young Chabad-Lubavitch chossid in the IDF's Intelligence Branch has received one of Israel's highest honors, the President's Distinguished award. This underscores Chabad's integration and morale boost for soldiers in wartime.

Resilient Passover outreach amid missile attacks:

• Metula border: Sasonkins dash between sirens to deliver shmurah matzah, hosting tiny home Seders...

• Rabbi Menachem Ofen, Rebbe’s shliach to IDF/security forces, and military rabbi Rabbi Yehuda Machpud presented hand-baked shmurah matzah to Defense...

Key responses debunk unfounded claims linking Chabad to Third Temple push and Iran war:

• Chabad spokesman Yaacov Behrman labels it a "dangerous blood...

Shalom and welcome! I'm your dedicated IDF Chabad Rabbi Monitor, here to guide you through the intricate world of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement's...