36 years ago, at a special Farbrengen gathering to celebrate his 70th birthday, The Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, asked his followers to establish 71 new Chabad educational and outreach institutions. At the Farbrengen, West Coast Chabad-Lubavitch immediately made a commitment to The Rebbe to open at least 10 percent of the new centers.

The very next day, the first of these new institutions — the Chabad House in Berkley, CA — was launched in The Rebbe's office at 770 Eastern Parkway in a private audience with his emissaries on the West Coast, Rabbi Shmuel Dovid haLevi Raichik OBM, and Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Eliyohu Cunin, Director of West Coast Chabad-Lubavitch.

Chabad Emissaries Celebrate The Lubavitcher Rebbe!

36 years ago, at a special Farbrengen gathering to celebrate his 70th birthday, The Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, asked his followers to establish 71 new Chabad educational and outreach institutions. At the Farbrengen, West Coast Chabad-Lubavitch immediately made a commitment to The Rebbe to open at least 10 percent of the new centers.

The very next day, the first of these new institutions — the Chabad House in Berkley, CA — was launched in The Rebbe’s office at 770 Eastern Parkway in a private audience with his emissaries on the West Coast, Rabbi Shmuel Dovid haLevi Raichik OBM, and Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Eliyohu Cunin, Director of West Coast Chabad-Lubavitch.

This special “Shnas Hashiv’im” initiative launched by The Rebbe in connection with his seventieth birthday contributed to the phenomenal growth of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement.

One year ago, at the 2007/5767 West Coast Chabad-Lubavitch annual convention, Rabbi Boruch Shlomo Eliyohu Cunin, The Rebbe’s Head Emissary on the West Coast, announced a plan to commemorate the 36th anniversary of “Shnas Hashiv’im” by bringing 36 new Chabad-Lubavitch emissaries to the region in the coming year.

West Coast Chabad-Lubavitch is now proud to introduce the 36 new emissaries who are part of this initiative, serving communities large and small with dedication to traditional Judaism and the fulfillment the Rebbe’s vision.

May the holy work of The Rebbe’s emissaries merit the coming of Moshiach Now!

8 Comments

  • Someone you love

    Mendy and Racheli Yemini the Shluchim to LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA you guyz are awseome. Hope you are Matzliach in all your work that you do………We love you!!!

  • wow!

    ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL! I’M SURE THE REBBE IS SO PROUD OF EACH AND EVERY FAMILY/COUPLE WHO HAS MOVED OUT OF SHLICHUS. RABBI CUNIN KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK YOU DO!

  • a word from california

    half of these shluchim are old they moved out in the past 3 years not this year!!!

  • a word from california

    I pesonally know that half of these shluchim moved out in the past three years i live in california

  • LA-CA

    Correction to CA: many have relocated, exchanging one type of Shlichus for another (for example, from Chabad House to Teaching), while other who originally were living there, were given the opportunity to go on Shlichus (although already settled). As much credit that goes to the newlyweds that go out, the same, if not more go to those who have been settled for many years and then uproot themselves or change gears!

    Hatzlacha and m’zol poiel zxayin vos men darf! Moshaich NOW!