Chicago’s annual Kinus Torah, a proud tradition spanning over 60 years, took place this Chol Hamoed at Congregation Bnei Reuven, drawing a large crowd for an evening of engaging Torah and lively discussion.

A special highlight of this year’s Kinus was the presence of the guest speaker, Dayan Levi Yitzchok Raskin of London. He discussed the chiyuv of tefillah b’tzibbur and offered incisive comments on topics raised by earlier speakers.

Mara d’Asra Rabbi Baruch Hertz discussed the halachic implications of eating foods bearing written words on Shabbos.

MC Rabbi Meir Moscowitz addressed the minhag to compensate the rov for arranging mechiras chometz.

Rabbi Avrohom Kagan discussed the concept of nefesh hasichlis as explained in various maamarei Chassidus.

Rabbi Yitzchok Wolf spoke about the chiyuv of simcha on Yom Tov.

Rabbi Zelig Silber spoke about the possuk “b’chol dor vador” in connection with the 50-year milestone of the Rebbe’s mivtza of the 12 pesukim.

Hatomim Koppel Silberberg delivered a well-analyzed presentation on how a muad can become a tam through shinuy baalim.

The 60-year-old Kinus was originally chaired by Rabbi Avraham Levitansky, later a renowned shliach in Santa Monica, California. From the early 1970s, Rabbi Daniel Moscowitz was an active participant and later the driving force behind the kinusim. It continues to be organized by Rabbi Meir Moscowitz, regional director of Lubavitch Chabad of Illinois.