With thousands of Shluchim expected to arrive in Crown Heights this week, the Kinus Hashluchim committee gathered with New York City law enforcement officials to finalize security protocols for the upcoming International Conference of Chabad Shluchim.
Led by Rabbi Mendel Kotlarsky, coordinator of the conference, the annual meeting was productive, with both sides reviewing the comprehensive security measures needed to ensure the safety and success of the largest annual gathering of Jewish leaders. Officials from the 71st and 77th precincts, Brooklyn South, the NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau, were all represented at the meeting, which was held in the Jewish Children’s Museum.
“We are extremely grateful to the members of the NYPD for their continued partnership in ensuring the safety of the thousands of Shluchim and community leaders gathering in New York for the Kinus,” said Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky. “Security is our top priority. Our goal is to provide an environment where every participant feels safe and can fully experience the purpose and spirit of the gathering.”
The Kinus Hashluchim is the largest gathering of rabbis in the world. More than 6,500 leaders from 111 countries will converge on New York this week. For five days, they draw strength and inspiration from each other and from the Rebbe’s vision.
This year’s conference comes at a critical time. Jewish communities are facing a sharp rise in antisemitism and yet an equally strong surge in Jewish pride and practice.
Many Shluchim serve as the only Jewish presence in their cities or regions. As the global support system of the Jewish people, the impact of the gathering promises to reverberate across the globe.
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“the largest gathering of rabbis in the world.”
Should read “the largest gathering of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis in the world.”
Lemayseh, is there a larger gathering of rabbis, anywhere in the world?!
Yes. But they don’t promote it like the Habad do.
Those who know about the olam haTorah, whether daf yomi siyumim, yeshivos gedolos, Yom tov gatherings, other special events, that dwarf the gatherings of the Habad Lubavitch sect, know. But those who are fooled by PR can continue to be duped by the Lubabs.
The same handful of posters always get triggered when they see an article that has the word “Chabad” or “Lubavitch”. This lifelong affliction causes them to howl like rabid dogs, foaming at the mouth. These posters can’t spare themself of such reactions. It is a nebech on them as they debase themselves, and a shanda on their parents. May they be healed.