On Sunday evening, more than 4,500 shluchos will be joined by family, friends, and supporters from around the world for the gala banquet of the Kinus Hashluchos, the capstone event of the annual International Conference of Shluchos.The banquet, one of the largest kosher dinners in the world, brings together Chabad representatives from over 100 countries alongside communal leaders and dedicated supporters for an evening of celebration, reflection, and renewed commitment to the global mission of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

“These women have built Jewish life in places where it once seemed impossible,” said Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky, Executive Director of Merkos 302 and Director of the Kinus. “The banquet is a celebration of their resilience, their sacrifice, and the communities they’ve transformed.”

The evening’s featured speaker is Mrs. Anat Harari, a shlucha in Eliav, Israel. Harari came to shlichus from a very different world; she was a secular Israeli, a lawyer, politically active, and even opposed Chabad. When her husband, Yechiel, was asked to write a book on the Tanya, everything changed. At the banquet, she will share how Torah and Chassidus transformed her life and the path that led her to become a shlucha herself.

The pre-show program will be hosted by Sivan Rahav-Meir, one of Israel’s most recognized journalists and media personalities. Named by Globes as the most popular female media figure in Israel and by the Jerusalem Post as one of the 50 most influential Jews in the world.

The banquet will also feature three young women from Sydney, Australia, including Priva Schlanger, daughter of Rabbi Eli Schlanger HY”D, and Mina Levitan, daughter of Rabbi Yaakov Levitan HY”D, both of whom were murdered in the Bondi Beach terror attack on Chanukah. Also appearing is Chaya Dadon, 14, who was shot while shielding two young children during the attack.

For those watching from home, the banquet offers a window into the global reach and daily impact of Chabad’s work. The evening will include stories from the field, moments of celebration, and a glimpse into the challenges and triumphs shluchos face around the world.

The gala banquet takes place Sunday, February 8, at the New Jersey Conference and Expo Center in Edison, New Jersey. The pre-program begins at 4:00 PM, with the main program beginning at 5:00 PM.

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PROGRAM
Highlights from the closing ceremony program

PRE PROGRAM
Mrs. Sivan Rahav-Meir, Israeli Journalist

OUR MARCHING ORDERS
Video presentation

TEHILLIM
Chapter 124:
Priva Schlanger
Sydney, Australia

Chapter 125:
Chaya Dadon
Sydney, Australia

Chapter 121:
Mina Levitan
Sydney, Australia

ANI MAAMIN
Mrs. Chani Ehrentreu
Beit Hakerem, Jerusalem, Eretz Yisrael

Mrs. Racheli Gewurz
Megiddo Council, Eretz Yisrael

Ms. Yehudit Gewurz
Megiddo Council, Eretz Yisrael

Mrs. Mushka Holtsberg
Ramat Yishai, Eretz Yisrael

Mrs. Ruti Vaisfish
Rinatya, Eretz Yisrael

THE REBBETZIN
Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky
Brooklyn, NY

OUR LOVING MOTHER
Join us we pray together for wellbeing of all Jews everywhere, and especially those in the Holy Land

REMEMBRANCE – זיכרון להולכות

TRIBUTE
Tribute to Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Kotlarsky, ע”ה

THE CALL OF THE HOUR
Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky
Brooklyn, NY

TWO WORLDS – BUILDING A HOME FOR HASHEM
Mrs. Anat Israel Harari
Eliav, Eretz Yisrael

Mrs. Nava Slonim
Modi’in, Eretz Yisrael
Roll Call

IN EACH CORNER OF THE WORLD
Mrs. Chani Aziza
Tanzania, Africa

Mrs. Miriam Ferris
Berkeley, California

Mrs. Shterna Sarah Friedland
Mykonos, Greece

Mrs. Mushkie Levinson
Caracas, Venezuela

Mrs. Chanale Pink
Paraguay, South America

Mrs. Racheli Tabib
Taipei, Taiwan

INTERNATIONAL ROLL CALL
A dramatic, annual highlight of the gala banquet.

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