
Photos: A Look Behind the Shluchim Group Photo
Packing thousands of Shluchim into a single photo is no small feat, our photographer brings you a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to set such a picture up.
Packing thousands of Shluchim into a single photo is no small feat, our photographer brings you a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to set such a picture up.
Running concurrently with the Kinus Hashluchim is the Kinus Tzeirei Hashluchim who have been enjoying special programming geared for them. After their fathers posed for a group photo they did the same. Full size photo can be viewed in the Extended Article!
Marking its largest attendance yet, the ever growing army of Shluchim got together for the annual Kinus Hashluchim group photo. Full size image in the extended article!
Shmulik and Tzippy Friedman (S. Francisco, CA)
The South Brooklyn Marine Terminal in Brooklyn, New York already played host last year to the monumental event – the Grand Gala Banquet of the Kinus Hashluchim. The scene is set to repeat once again itself Sunday evening. The following is a sneak peek at the crude commercial space being transformed into a gorgeous banquet hall.
Elimelech and Chana (nee Feldman) Levy (Sydney, Australia)
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.
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.
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.
A collection of photos from Thursday’s breakfast, sessions, general session, dinner and farbrengen.
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.
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.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sends greetings to the International Conference of Chabad Lubavitch Shluchim, 2014.
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.
CrownHeights.info and Lubavitch Archives present a unique photo of the Rebbe talking to someone between Sichos at a Farbrengen in the late 1960s.
At the evening general session in the Brooklyn Marriott, several Shluchim took to the podium to share their insights into the work of Shlichus.
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.