Last Shabbos, during the Kinus Hashiluchim, I heard the following story which left a tremendous impression on me, as well on those to whom I repeated it, and therefore I decided to share it with you, the reader. The other stories/thoughts are what I said at a few farbrengens.
In honor of the International Kinus Hashluchim, Tomchei Temimim Antwerp held a special multi-day program, culminating in a festive banquet attended by more than 100 people, including approximately 80 bochurim, members of the yeshiva administration, Rabbonim, Shluchim, and friends of the yeshiva.
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman gives his personal view of the Kinus Hashluchim and the legacy of the Jewish nation.
Mechanchim from around the world joined the Merkos Chinuch Office for a variety of sessions on Thursday of the Kinus, as well as a farbrengen that ran late into Sunday night.
Shmuel Balkany (Miami, FL) to Ayelet Odze (Miami/London)
Menahem Mendel Attelan (Créteil, France) to Haya Mouchka Danan (Fontenay Sous Bois, France)
Kollel Aliba De’Hilchasa was created with a vision of providing a robust curriculum for the study of practical Halacha. The program provides both depth and manageability, requiring between 2-3 hours weekly of text based study.
In a significant development for the Lubavitch community, the Crown Heights Beis Din and Agudas Chasidei Chabad have announced a mutual agreement to work together, marking an important step toward addressing longstanding communal issues, including matters concerning 770 Eastern Parkway.
In our weekly parshah where we learn of the children of Yitzchak and Rivkah – we share a letter where the Rebbe is asked for guidance from someone who is experiencing difficulties in raising their child. The Rebbe gives a number of basic principles required of parents in bringing up their children.
Watch the Pre-Kinus Banquet Talk Show that was aired as the Shluchim joined the Gala Kinus Banquet.
Rabbi Noson Gurary established the Chabad House of Buffalo in 1971 and has served in that role for over fifty years. He was also instrumental in establishing Chabad houses on other college campuses in Western New York. He was interviewed in November 2013 and August 2023.
From Preschool through Beis Medrash, the day was marked with seudos and farbrengens suited to each age group, as Rebbeim and guest speakers shared stories and spoke about the meaning of the day.
The world is talking to our children. Are we?
For most of the 20th century, Albania was one of Europe’s most isolated countries, as it cut itself off from the liberal West and communist East. Today, a direct flight from Israel takes a little more than two hours, with thousands of Israelis arriving each summer.
A devastating building collapse in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn on Wednesday afternoon has left at least eight people dead and 17 others injured, as emergency crews continue working through the wreckage in an effort to account for everyone who may have been affected.
The Crown Heights community is warmly invited to participate in a special Hachnasas Sefer Torah this Sunday, November 15 (ה׳ כסלו), celebrating the completion and dedication of a new Sefer Torah.
After recovering from injuries sustained on Simchas Torah, Shneur Zalman Neiman, a Lubavitcher Bochur held a Seudas Hodaa in Crown Heights thanking Hashem for his miraculous recovery.
