Baby Boy!
Elimelech and Chana (nee Feldman) Levy (Sydney, Australia)

Video: The Pan Kloli of the Shluchim
On Friday, all of the Shluchim who attending the Kinus signed the Pan Kloli, requesting improvement in world economy, strength to increase the number of Chabad Houses worldwide, spare us from tragedy and to take us out of Golus and bring Moshiach.

Lubavitcher Elected to Montreal School Board
Mordechai Antal, a member of the Lubavitch community in Montreal, has become only the second Orthodox Jewish commissioner of the English Montreal School Board (EMSB), and probably of any school board in Quebec.

Sixty’s Something: Group Reunites Each Year at Kinus
Most are turning 60 this year and they live on five continents, but the time and distance have not diminished the close connection felt by the Rabbinical College of America’s class of 1974. Every year, they sit together at the Friday-night meal during the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, catching up on each other’s lives, reliving memories of times past, sharing Chassidic insights and enjoying each other’s company.

Photos: A Recap of Thursday, Day 2 of the Kinus
A collection of photos from Thursday’s breakfast, sessions, general session, dinner and farbrengen.

Shabbos at the Besht: Five Guest Speakers
This Shabbos at the Besht, five Shluchim who have arrived for the annual Kinus will lead discussions on a variety of topics. See extended article for full schedule.

Photos: The Shluchim’s Pan Kloli
One of the highs of the Kinus Hashluchim is when the Pan Kloli [general pan] is read at the Ohel. On Friday, all of the Shluchim who attending the Kinus signed the Pan Kloli, requesting improvement in world economy, strength to increase the number of Chabad Houses worldwide, spare us from tragedy and to take us out of Golus and bring Moshiach.

Video: Netanyahu Sends Greetings to Kinus Hashluchim
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sends greetings to the International Conference of Chabad Lubavitch Shluchim, 2014.

Tznius ‘Talking Windows’ Return to Kingston Ave.
Crown Heights residents may recall seeing a 55-inch screen in Kinston Bake Shop last year during Tishrei, playing clips of the Rebbe speaking about Tznius. Well, they are about to see round two – only this time, there will be three screens in three different locations.

Weekly Unique Photo of the Rebbe
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe talking to someone between Sichos at a Farbrengen in the late 1960s.

Photos: General Session at the Marriott
At the evening general session in the Brooklyn Marriott, several Shluchim took to the podium to share their insights into the work of Shlichus.

Sign Greeting Young Shluchim Destroyed
A sign welcoming the young Shluchim who traveled in to Crown Heights for the Kinus Tzeirei Hashluchim, was torn down and destroyed just a few hours after it was hung up.
Baby Boy!
Itche and Nechomie (nee Paris) Zalmanov (Crown Heights)

Photos: Between ‘Sessions’ Shluchim Meet
Once again this years Kinus Hashluchim sessions and seminars took place at the Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. In between the sessions Shluchim took the opportunity to meet and greet friends whom they haven’t seen in months.

40 Years to Mivtzah Taharas Hamishpacha Spawns New Organization
“in the beginning G-d created man and woman in Gan Eden. How do we get back there? …only G-d knows!” is the title of an event being hosted by The Jewish Bride Institute, a brand new Crown Heights-based Jewish women’s organization, to take place this Monday at the Jewish Children’s Museum.

Friendship Circle Moms Have a Night Out
The Friendship Circle of Brooklyn treated its “super moms” to an enjoyable program and some well deserved time out: an evening with Mrs. Shifra Klein of Joy of Kosher Magazine. The program was titled “Shabbos in an Hour.”