Australian and New Zealand Shluchim Gather for Kinus in Bondi: Transforming Pain into Purpose
The Kinus was the realized vision of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who had worked tirelessly to bring his fellow Shluchim together.
The Kinus was the realized vision of Rabbi Eli Schlanger, who had worked tirelessly to bring his fellow Shluchim together.
In the months before his murder, Rabbi Schlanger had dedicated himself to building a CTeen chapter, organizing programs that drew hundreds of teens. Now Priva Schlanger, only 17, is stepping into her father’s role, leading the first Bondi CTeen delegation to Crown Heights.
This year’s theme, “Live the Life,” is a call to live fully, fiercely, and Jewishly, seeing the world through the lens of Torah. The lineup brings together musicians, educators, activists, entrepreneurs, and teens who live that message, each one a voice for Jewish pride in their own right.
Kalfon, 27, was kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival on October 7, 2023, and endured two years of starvation, beatings, and psychological torture in Hamas captivity before being freed on October 13, 2025.
Upon arriving in Moscow for the historic Rambam Siyum attended by thousands, renowned Chasidic singer R’ Avraham Fried expressed a heartfelt desire to visit the city’s Jewish orphanage – to personally encourage the children, uplift their spirits, and bring them joy and comfort.
A large stone vessel production facility from the Second Temple Period was found in Jerusalem during the arrest of antiquities thieves.
Hosted by the Aleph Institute, the primary organization providing spiritual, emotional and practical support for the approximately 15,000 Jews serving in the U.S. military, the conference provided professional training and community building for Jewish service members and their families.
The building was returned to the local Jewish community, thanks to Mr. Putins’s personal involvement, in light of a request from the Chief Rabbi of Russia, HaGaon Rabbi Berel Lazar Shlita, at one of their meetings in the Kremlin in Moscow.
Following a year marked by exceptional success and growth, Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim Napierville has officially opened registration for the upcoming year of 5787, as the Yeshiva enters a new stage of expansion.
The Torah scroll, generously donated by the esteemed Migirov family from Moscow, was written for the benefit, and in honor of, the community and its institutions.
Marking 50 years since the 12 Pesukim, during the annual Kinus Hashluchos, the Merkos Chinuch Office hosted a focused day of Chinuch titled “UNSTUCK,” bringing together Mechanchos for meaningful professional growth rooted in the Rebbe’s approach to education.
In an extraordinary display of kavod haTorah, thousands of Anash, shluchim, and members of the broader Jewish community gathered in Moscow to celebrate the 45th Siyum HaRambam.
Thanks to the vision of the Previous Rebbe, Jewish education is thriving in Western Massachusetts over 80 years later. Since 2020, 10 new families have relocated to the area from as far away as Louisiana and Oklahoma.
The Kinus ends, but the energy doesn’t disappear. It follows Shluchos home, in notes scribbled on programs and conversations on flights. The harder question comes later: how does that Geulah-minded inspiration get integrated once life returns to its usual pace?
Hundreds of Yaldei Hashluchim will soon gather at regional Kinusim designed for children growing up on shlichus in remote communities.
Members of the Crown Heights Jewish community, and attendees of the Kingsbrook Shul, turned out in numbers to the Brooklyn Supreme Court Wednesday in support of the Kingsbrook Shul, as a judge weighs the future of the congregation.
Just before the big freeze of 2026 – residents of all ages came together for a neighborhood street clean-up in Crown Heights, demonstrating a shared commitment to beautifying the community and fostering local pride.