A collaboration by the Ruderman Chabad Inclusion Initiative (RCII) and the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchim will ensure that the conference, taking place this weekend in New York, is an example of inclusion. These measures were initiated at the sister conference held in February of this year for Chabad women representatives and are being expanded […]
In Teeming Yangon, Myanmar, a Young Jewish Couple Makes Their Mark
New appointment announced at International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries Rabbi Schneur and Yehudis Raitport arrived in the bustling Southeast Asian metropolis of Yangon, Myanmar, on a Monday in late 2018. The only kosher food they had in their luggage were spices. Still jet-lagged, on Wednesday morning the rabbi, also a shochet (trained ritual slaughterer), left […]
1,000 Boys Join Their Dads at International Rabbinic Conference
A camp-like experience for children of emissaries from around the world Mendel Plotkin, 11, is getting ready for an adventure. He’s headed to New York City to participate in the kids’ division programming of the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchim), a once-a-year gathering that brings rabbis and guests in from around the world […]
Chabad-Lubavitch Rabbis Gather for 2019 Group Photo
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Thousands of Rabbis From Around the World at the Rebbe’s Resting Place
Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries gather at the Ohel in Queens, N.Y. Thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries in New York for the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchim) visited the Ohel in Queens, N.Y., the resting place of the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneersohn, of righteous memory. Having traveled to New York from throughout the United States and […]
Fighting Hate With Jewish Pride: 5,800 Rabbis and Communal Leaders Empower New York
Thousands of rabbis and communal leaders from around the world are converging on New York City over the next few days for an annual conference that celebrates Jewish pride and unity. Hailing from 100 countries, the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchim), which started Wednesday and runs through Monday, will give these rabbis an […]
From Rwanda to Woodstock: A Look at Chabad Houses That Opened This Year
A glimpse of the emissaries and various communities they serve Thousands of Chabad emissaries are gathering this weekend in Brooklyn, N.Y., for the annual International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchim), which began on Nov. 20 and runs through Nov. 25. One highlight of the yearly celebration, which brings together 5,800 Chabad rabbis and communal […]
Shabbat Meals for 6,000 in Ancient City of Hebron
Giant tents unite thousands at annual gathering at the Cave of the Patriarchs On the very site where the Jewish patriarch Abraham offered food and drink to wayfarers from an open tent in the hot desert sun—standing through the ages as the picture of unstinting hospitality—Chabad of Hebron will do its best to live up […]
Chabad Counts Over 130 New Emissary Couples Since Last Year’s Conference
The thirty-first annual International Conference of Shluchim (or simply, the Kinus) is taking place this weekend in Brooklyn, New York. Among the 5,800 directors and lay leaders of Chabad centers in 100 countries who are expected to attend, over 130 of them will be attending the conference for the first time as new emissaries. New […]
Social Notes: Chabad offers a lifeline to those fighting addiction
Lamar Odom was the main speaker at a benefit held by the non-denominational organization and the Au Contraire Film Festival. And the Cocktail des présidentes et des femmes leaders offered a relaxed networking opportunity. LOVE AND ACTION MAKE THE DIFFERENCE: A while back, I received an email from Rabbis Ronnie Fine and Benyamin Bresinger, executive director […]