Chabad Women Leaders Convene for 36th Annual Conference

Thousands of Chabad-Lubavitch shluchos — emissaries — have convened at Lubavitch Headquarters in Brookly for the annual International Conference of Chabad Shluchos. The Conference, which opened Thursday, February 5, marks its 36th year. 

With more than 3,000 community and lay leaders in attendance, it is the largest convention of Jewish female leadership in the world. The five-day conference includes scores of workshops and sessions of relevance to their leadership roles in community building, including Jewish education and outreach, and social and spiritual programming. The conference offers separate tracks for emissaries serving college campuses or small communities, as well as newly opened Chabad centers. Workshops are presented in English, French, Hebrew, and other languages, reflecting the many countries these shluchos call home. 

Guests will make a visit to the Ohel to pray at the resting places of the Lubavitcher Rebbe and his wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson–in whose memory the conference is dedicated. Her yahrtzeit on 22 Shevat falls this year Monday, Feb 9).

The conference comes six weeks after the deadly terrorist attack in Bondi at a Chabad menorah lighting event, and the Gala Banquet will honor Australian shluchos and community members. Survivors of the attack will share their stories, and family members of the victims will address the event as well. 

Also speaking at the banquet will be Anat Harari, a Chabad shlucha in Eliav, Israel. 

To find out more about the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Shluchos, visit Kinus.com.