Mechanchim from around the world joined the Merkos Chinuch Office for a variety of sessions on Thursday of the Kinus, as well as a farbrengen that ran late into Sunday night.

During the Kinus, hundreds of Young Shluchim who spend the year learning and connecting across time zones gathered in Crown Heights to meet their chavrusas, classmates, and teachers in person.

At the world’s largest Jewish conference, Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky launched twelve initiatives aimed at removing barriers to Jewish life, expanding education and strengthening communities around the world.

While much of the attention surrounding the annual Kinus Hashluchim focuses on Chabad’s global reach, Motzai Shabbos’s intimate Melaveh Malka revealed a lesser-known force behind it: the brotherhood that allows Shluchim to build Jewish life at some of the world’s furthest frontiers, knowing an entire family stands behind them.

Day Three of the International Conference of Chabad Emissaries began with a heartfelt visit to the Ohel, the spiritual climax of the largest Jewish conference in the world.

Thanks to a CKids grant, two summers at CKids Gan Israel Florida gave a Pittsburgh teen the confidence to lead and share the joy of Yiddishkeit. Now shluchim can pick up CKids grants of their own at the CKids canteen during the Kinus.