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by Mordechai Lightstone - Chabad.org

Sixteen Epic Moments from the Kinus Hashluchim

During the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, rabbis and guests from around the world came to Crown Heights, Brooklyn for a chance to improve their craft, reconnect with old friends and gain inspiration for the year to come.

Many of these special moments were shared on social media with the #Kinus hashtag.

Below is my list of the sixteen most epic moments of the 30th annual #Kinus 5774-2013.

[Update: Check out JTA staff writer Ben Sales‘ reaction to this list here.]

1. The Chabad rabbi who doesn’t quit – even in the taxi from the airport.

2. The chance to learn from experts and scholars:

3. The #Rabbi who got #excited about #Hashtags at #Kinus:

4. The most epic start to #Movember in the world:

5. Young Shluchim getting a special kosher treat:

6. The quiet moments of connection between two friends who haven’t seen each other in a year:

7. The chance to reflect and reconnect with the mission we’re on:

8. The guest who realized that Chabad was doing Social Media back when records and rotary-phones weren’t just retro:

9. The annual group shot of Chabad emissaries from around the world:

10. The photographer for the group shot who had to somehow fit thousands of Rabbis into one frame:

And the Chabad Rabbi who found a meaning behind it…

11. Finally being able to hear what exactly taking that picture actually sounds like:

12. That moment you walk through the entrance of the banquet hall:

…and realize that you’ve stepped into something truly immense…

13. The message of this year’s conference:

…and the lesson learned from it by someone on the other side of the world…

14. Senator Lieberman addressing the crowd:

15. The timeless lessons taught by Rabbi Dov Greenberg:

 

 

16. And the ecstatic joy of dancing at the end:

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