50 Years Since Mivtza Chinuch: Kinus HaMechanchim to Focus on the עיקר
Fifty years ago, the Rebbe launched Mivtza Chinuch, calling on Chassidim to take responsibility for the chinuch of every Jewish child. This summer, mechanchim from across the Chabad school network will gather at the Annual International Kinus HaMechanchim with that mission at the center: raising a generation of פרומע, ערליכע, ווארימע, חסידישע אידן, focused on the עיקר.
“This year is about coming back to the core,” said Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky, General Chairman, Merkos Chinuch Office. “The Rebbe gave us a clear shlichus in Chinuch. The Kinus is a chance for mechanchim to step away from the daily rush, reconnect with that mission, and return with practical tools and renewed chayus.”
Taking place July 28 to 29 / י״ד–ט״ו מנחם אב at the Armon Hotel in Stamford, Connecticut, the Kinus will bring together classroom teachers, principals, administrators, day school educators, and Base Commanders for two days of practical guidance, inspiration, and connection.
At a time when mechanchim are navigating questions previous generations never faced, from classroom behavior to emotional health and school leadership, the Kinus will focus on what remains unchanged. How do we raise children with Yiras Shamayim? How do we build classrooms filled with warmth and Chassidishkeit? How do we support struggling students without losing sight of the goal?
Featured presenters include Rabbi Nochem Kaplan, Director of the Merkos Chinuch Office, addressing school leaders on “The Menahel and His Responsibility to Struggling Students: The Rebbe’s Guidance.”
Rabbi Zvi Bloom of Torah Umesorah joins Rabbi Yehoshua Lustig for “Leadership Unfiltered,” an administrators’ panel tackling the questions every school leader wants to ask.
Rabbi Hertzel Pewsner, Rabbi Zalmy Kudan, and Rabbi Shmuli Friedman lead “Using the 12 Pesukim to Guide Real Classroom Challenges,” a session for elementary mechanchim built around practical, day to day application.
Rabbi Zalmy Kudan also presents “Baby to Bochur: A Roadmap for Lasting Chinuch and YOUR Role in It,” a session for Base Commanders and elementary mechanchim.
Rabbi Yoseph Chaiton, Founder of Chinuch Solutions, presents “When Kodesh and Chol Work Together: Creating True Educational Synergy” for day school mechanchim.
Rabbi Yisroel Grossberg, MS.Ed., Rabbinic Director of Amudim, presents “Proactive Behavior Management: Connect, Motivate, Prevent” for teachers, and “Every Talmid Counts: Educational Intervention, Remediation & Collaboration” for principals.
Avi Landa, LCPC, Director of Education for Amudim, leads a session on ADHD and anxiety in the classroom, helping mechanchim understand and support their students.
Rabbi Shua Piekarski and Rabbi Aryeh Gurowitz lead a two part session on attaining financial freedom, covering practical steps toward becoming debt free and building long term financial success.
Beyond these highlights, the Kinus offers dedicated tracks for every role in the school, including teachers, principals, administrators, day school mechanchim, and more, so each participant leaves with sessions built specifically for their work.
With rooms filling up and the Kinus less than three weeks away, mechanchim are encouraged to register as soon as possible.
Register now at kinus.chinuchoffice.org
The Merkos Chinuch Office would also like to thank our corporate sponsors, Amudim and Darcheinu, for their partnership and support of this year’s Kinus HaMechanchim.
