OK Kosher Certification’s 8th Annual Mashgichim Conference

On Monday, November 20, 2006, over 100 mashgichim and rabbinic coordinators convened for OK Kosher Certifications’ 8th Annual Mashgichim Conference – a day of learning and professional development. The rabbis represented thousands of manufacturing facilities and 250,000 kosher certified products. An exciting day of conferencing, in a private hall in the heart of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY, was capped off with a delicious lunch, catered by OK supervised Crown Heights Bunch-O-Bagels and More.

The conference, once again magnificently coordinated by OK Rabbinic Coordinator Rabbi Chaim Fogelman and Dina Orron, was designed to provide the mashgichim with important and enlightening kashrus related information, in a friendly and comfortable atmosphere. Indeed, the Mashgichim, coming from as far as Australia, Israel, Thailand, Venezuela and Belgium including all of our USA representatives, delighted in each other’s company and bonded as if one family.

The Tzeirei Hashluchim Group Picture

Jewish leaders from around globe wrap up Crown Heights convention

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Crown Heights — Thousands of Jewish leaders closed out their annual Chabad-Lubavitch convention in Crown Heights Sunday with a promise to help the world better understand Judaism.

More than 2,000 religious and community members and emissaries from around the world attended a week of workshops and programs in Brooklyn. They say the goal was to arm emissaries with the tools to combat common misconceptions of their faith and its people. Ambassadors travel to countries like China, Russia and Brazil where they say they often encounter problems when trying to communicate with the cultures. They say their goal is to educate and support practicing Jews, not to convert people.

The conference also focused on dealing with terrorism.

Watch the Banquet Live!

The five day-long International Conference of Chabad Lubavitch Emissaries reaches its crescendo at a gala banquet this Sunday, November 19, 5:30 PM, at the Garden State Convention Center. Over three thousand Chabad Lubavitch emissaries — leaders of Jewish communities and dedicated catalysts of Jewish renaissance worldwide — and lay leaders are participating in this extraordinary event.

The International Conference of Chabad Lubavitch Emissaries is proud to present a live video broadcast of this historic occasion.

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The Whole World In One Picture

The thousands of Shluchim that gathered in Crown Heights for the annual Kinus Hashluchim got together at 9:00 this morning in front of 770, the ‘Lubavitch World Headquarters’ for the group picture.

Thousands Of Lubavitch Come To Town For Annual International Conference

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Thousands of members of Chabad Lubavitch visited the grave of Rabbi Manachem Schneerson in Queens Friday, who many of them believe is the Messiah.

They paid homage at the Old Montefiore Cemetery in Cambria Heights. About 3,000 Lubavitch representatives are in town for their annual international conference. The group usually gathers in Brooklyn, but this year there were so many representatives, they had to book the Garden State Exhibit Hall in New Jersey.

“We came to plan, to become inspired, to learn new methods, to hone our skills, and to become better rabbis, better community leaders, so that our communities that we go back to around the world will be able to benefit from our additional resources,” explained Rabbi Yosef Kantor.

Small plane makes emergency landing in Brooklyn

A pilot made an unexpected but relatively smooth landing on a muddy field near Coney Island Tuesday morning — then calmly summed up his aeronautical adventure as a “walk in the park.”

Paul Dudley, 51, was heading to New Jersey’s Linden Municipal Airport, which he manages, when he sensed a mechanical problem with his single-engine Cessna 172.

The Leveya of R. Tzvi Hersh Gansburg O”BM

At 1:30 a crowed gathered to escort R. Tzvi Hersh.

More pictures in the Extended Article.

Breakthrough in Publishing History-1200 Sichos in a single book!

“How did you fit such a big Likutei Sichos into such a small book?” That’s the question that springs to mind when feasting your eyes on the new, Single volume Chumash from Kol Menachem—due to be launched at the upcoming Kinus Hashluchim. The “Synagogue Edition” contains all the material from the five-volume Gutnick-Chumash set, and impressive new features too.

The commentaries are drawn from a staggering 1200 sichos and ma’amarim of the Rebbe, a totally unprecedented hafatzas hamayonos in one just book! The translation and commentaries are, by now, legendary, used by Shluchim worldwide as the first resource for the synagogue and the classroom. Now this classic will be available in one convenient volume, for less than half the price of a full set and volume discounts will be available.