Israel’s Consul General Praises JLI Trips

Israel’s Consul General in New York, Ambassador Dani Dayan met this morning with Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Vice-Chairman of Merkos and Chairman of Chabad on Campus, to discuss Chabad’s important work on college campuses and Chabad’s recent Land and Spirit trip to Israel, which is the largest single group trip to Israel of any organization.

Also present at the meeting were Rabbi Efraim Mintz, Executive Director of the Rohr Learning Institute; Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky, Executive Director of Merkos Suite 302; Rabbi Mendel Kotlarsky, Kinus Office; Rabbi Dubie Rabinowitz, Director of Sinai Scholars; Rabbi Shmuly Karp, Director of JLI’s Land and Spirit trip; and Rabbi Yaacov Behrman, Chabad activist.

The ambassador expressed the importance of Jewish education for youth and reviewed several youth initiatives produced by Merkos 302 and JLI. Mr. Dayan will be featured in the upcoming CKids’ Shark Tank program, part of the the monthly Chabad Children’s Network club which now engages Jewish kids in 140 cities.