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National Shluchim Convention In Eretz Yisroel A Great Success

The national Kinus HaShluchim in Eretz Yisroel began on the 22nd of Adar Rishon at the Tzameret Hotel in Teveria Ilit. 125 shluchim and directors of Chabad Houses gathered to exchange ideas and to fortify themselves spiritually in their work. 

Immediately after registration and lunch, the shluchim went to the Golan Heights to show their support for the beleaguered people living there. Their tour began with a visit to Mitzpeh L’Shalom and Har ben Tal, where they could see across to the Kinneret and view the valley at the foot of the Heights. They could easily see for themselves the ramifications of returning the Golan Heights to our enemies.

In Kitzrin, the shluchim participated in an evening’s salute to the residents of the Golan. These included Rabbis Yitzchok Yehuda Yaruslavsky, M.M. Gluckowsky, Yaakov Reitzes, the rav of Kitzrin, Rabbi HaLevi, and directors of Tzach and shluchim in the Golan Heights. Rabbi Noam Schwartz of Kitzrin and Rabbi Yisroel Heber of Chispin were among the participants. All speakers affirmed the need to fight the return of the Golan Heights through Torah, tefilla, and tzedaka, as well as various forms of protest.

After dinner in a local restaurant, the first session of the kinus began, entitled “Kiruv and Communication with Newcomers.” Rabbi Schneur Zalman Garelik, accomplished shaliach in Be’er Sheva, presented various programs to be mekarev Yidden, tailored to different audiences.

The first session of the second day of the kinus was entitled “Shnas HaYovel – 50 Years.” Rabbi Yisroel Brod suggested that each Chabad House resolve to open new mosdos as a gift to the Rebbe for fifty years of leadership.

Forms were distributed and each shaliach outlined a new project for the coming year. In less than half an hour the forms were collected, enumerating plans for nursery schools, elementary schools, Kollel Tiferes Zekeinim, a soup kitchen, various gemachs, etc. – about 100 mosdos in all!

Rabbi Brod announced a new initiative of Merkaz Tzach to encourage the constructions of new buildings using 770 as a model to serve as centers of Torah and outreach. Tzach promised to underwrite the architectural costs for any Chabad House undertaking such a building project in the near future.

Each director of a Chabad House was asked to specify an appropriate location near his center of operations for new shluchim. The goal is to target cities or towns that do not yet have shluchim, and to bring Chabad families there.

Rabbi Baruch Wilhelm of Naharia presented various innovations in spreading the besuras ha’Geula. He presented several successful methods of teaching inyanei Moshiach and Geula. For example, viewing slide shows or illustrations of the Beis HaMikdash is a pleasant way to introduce the subject. Rabbi Kasriel Sugarman emphasized that the Beis HaMikdash is not just a topic for the Three Weeks. We should continue to refer to it and learn about it throughout the year.

On Wednesday, the final day of the kinus, there was a special session concerning dealing with anti-religious sentiment. Shluchim who have confronted anti-religious activity in their cities presented the difficult lessons they had learned on the most effective ways to address this type of problem. A discussion ensued addressing such issues as the motives behind anti-religious activity, how anti-religious organizations operate, how to deal with them, how to react to the media, etc.

Videos were shown of a demonstration sponsored by an organization named Am Chofshi against the building of Chabad mosdos in Rechovot, and of Rabbi Orachman of Akko teaching the Sheva Mitzvos Bnei Noach to Moslem fishermen.

Fortified by good resolutions and heightened inspiration, the shluchim returned to their shlichus with plans for intensifying their work of hafatzas ha’maayonos, with the primary emphasis on preparing the world to greet Moshiach.
 

   

Dancing and singing “Yechi” and “Utzu Eitza” on the Golan Heights
 


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