By COLlive reporter
Photos by Yossi Percia
Thousands of Chabad Shluchos took part Sunday night in a gala banquet in Hilton New York, concluding the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, also known as the Kinus Hashluchos.
The annual event is hosted by Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch, the education arm of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement.
Thousands tuned in to COLlive to watch the live broadcast that began 6 PM Eastern Time and ended 9:30 PM, courtesy of Jewish.TV.
Here was the evening’s schedule:
Welcome: Tzeirei Hashluchos
Chairperson: Mrs. Shterni Gruzman, Vienna, Austria
JEM Presentation
Tehillim for the shlichus: Rebbetzin Rivkah Sharfstein, Cincinnati, OH
Tehillim for Israel: Mrs. Bracha Shailat, Kfar Chabad, Eretz Yisroel
Global Update: Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky
Guest Speaker: Mrs. Ilana Skolnik, Capetown, South Africa
Dinner | Niggun by Mrs. Chava Schapiro, La Costa, CA
Remembering the deceased
Message: Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky
Keynote: Mrs. Fruma Schapiro, Sydney, Australia
Dessert | Birchas Hamazon
International Roll Call:
Mrs. Simcha Abergel, Singapore, Singapore
Mrs. Shaindel Raskin, Larnaca, Cyprus
Mrs. Nechama Dina Segal, Poltava, Ukraine
Mrs. Shaindel Samama, Strasbourg, France
Mrs. Chaya Tawil, Salta, Argentina
Mrs. Sara Weinstein, Pittsburgh, PA
Full coverage including an article and photo galleries will be posted soon, BE”H.
GO MUSHKY ROSENFEL FROM BRAZIL YOU ROCK
!!!!!MUSHKA UMINER!!!!!!!
go queens and london lady!(mina zalmanov toby blokh and libby sudak!)
T.J,M.B,C.A,R.N,C.L,R.L,M.L,S.L,CM.C,FORGOT,FORGOT,FORGOT.
BUNK MEM!!!!!
English is not my native language, so I couldn’t catch all the details of speeches during the banquet. That is why I am so thankful that you allow me to hear these speeches again, for better understanding.
go chana goldschmidt, mussia pelman, cheli bigelman, and chaya mushka greenwald! we rocked the camp! woah, go us!!!!
go raisy at the first pic of kinus children
Go Cheli, Musia, Shevi and Mindy!!
GO ROCHELE NAMDAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
chani and chana i love u!!!!!!
– menucha
That was amazing I can’t believe this
speech, wow, so emesdik, so bituldik, every word was diamond…………………
GOOOOOOO TOBA!
WE LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUCH!
LOVE YOU:
UR FAMILY IN LONDON!
GO LIBBY SUDAK AND RAIZY LEW!
UR THE BEST !
XXX
Was Chava Shapiro from Carlsbad california
Chava Shapiro – incredible talent! Your Ani Maamin was one of the nicest versions I have ever heard. What a stunning addition to the Kinus Banquet.
GO 6TH GRADE MUSIA P CHANA G TOBY M MINDY Z!!!! U LOOK AWSOMEE
Chava Shapiro – you sing beautifully!!
Your performance was my favorite part of the banquet!
go chaya & simi G.
A. His grandchild Yehudis Wolvovsky, with her great talent organized the most amzaing Kinus EVer.
B. His grandchild Hinda Gopin’s asian Baalas Teshuvah had us all crying.
C. Achron Choviv his grandchild Mrs. Shapiro from Sydney has us all flying high with her world class keynote speech.
Go Shapiro Einiklach!
TY Rabbi Kotlarsky for choosing the most inspiring MC ever. Theer is something about the “Nine” offspring!
i thought her speech was one of the best kinus speeches i ever heard
class, toichen and very touching
SHTERNIE g!!!!! ur so awesooooome!!
were all cheering for you here! job well done worth eery ounce of effort!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
whoooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Incredible performance CHAVA!!
very devoted to shlichus.
every year she spends hours together with chanie wolowik and the commitee planning the most amazing banquet!!
keep on making us proud
love your relatives..
Fruma, your class is remarkable. Full tochen and so much Chen! A groisn yasher koach!
wwwwwwwwwwoooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwww sooo bexited
chani cunin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
mom was an aisenbach nee gerlitzky, see latest nshei newsletter p 47, amazing article, shternie is a bobby few times, mazeltov
Who sang, the solo?
good job choir! i wish i was with you!
love,
ms m jealous
The perfect choice for a Dugma Chaya! She was Awesome!
was sara heber in there???????????????????????????????
Shternie Gruzmans maiden name is AIsenbach from Mtl.
Aizenbach
Its amazing how many people are on shlichus!!! when you see the numbers, your eyes really pop!!!
This convention is very nice, but oh my, please lighten the evening up a bit! need a little humor or something. thank you to all the shluchos. beautiful
you inspire all of us in sydney and make us all proud to see you live at the kinus gearing up to renew your work invigorated have fun! and keep up your special work!
Aisenbach from Montreal
mrs gruzman is an aisenbach from montreal – hence her niece chaya who introduced her.
that’s because they stopped the broadcast when a woman sings
can’t hear anything suddenly???
GO MIRIAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
U ROCK…luv yaaaa
its great to see yaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
luv yaaa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
friends from BRAZIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anybody here know?
so far so good
VERY NICE
vcs sao d++++
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I spotted you 😉
Go Mrs. Gruzman!!!!
ein alaich!!!!
Go Nechama and Dina!!!
GOOD LUCK, YOU ARE THE BEST!!!
to all who are there!
cant wait to hear u, your fans
so excited to watch it live!!!
i ahev watched it last yr and the yr before and on and on and on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Shterni Gruzman we love you!! 😉