Online School Students Celebrate Together at Annual Reunion

Students, parents, and staff of the Nigri Shluchim Online School joined together in Crown Heights for their annual reunion and Day of Celebration.

Every year, the boys eagerly await the opportunity to meet and spend time with their classmates and Rebbis in person. For these young Shluchim, who learn together online each day from communities around the world, the event has become a highlight of the year, celebrating their friendships, learning and shared mission as children of the Rebbe’s Shluchim.

“Seeing so many of our students, parents, and Rebbis together in person was something very special,” shared Rabbi Yehoshua Steinberg, Principal of the Boys Division. “The excitement of the boys meeting their classmates and Rebbis and the wonderful atmosphere throughout the evening made it a celebration we will remember for a long time!”

The event kicked off with the boys reuniting with their classmates and receiving specially designed gifts. The younger boys enjoyed a ventriloquist show by The Shleikes Show with Yisroel Silverstein, while the older boys experienced the Beis Hamikdash through Torah VR.

During this time, the fathers enjoyed their own Chinuch Farbrengen with Rabbi Yisroel Deren, Shliach to Stamford, CT, who spoke about raising Chassidishe children on Shlichus.

Everyone then joined together for the main event, centered around this year’s theme of L’chatchila Ariber. The program began with inspiring words from Shluchim Online School Vaad member and Shliach to South Africa, Rabbi Dovid Hazdan, followed by a special video featuring student Levi Wilhelm, a young Shliach from Knoxville, Tennessee, highlighting how he implemented L’chatchila Ariber in his Shlichus.

The evening also featured a beautiful performance of the L’chatchila Ariber niggun by the fourth grade choir, led by veteran Rabbi Pruss, a Dvar Torah by eighth grade student Shmuel Oirechman, a young Shliach from Tallahassee, Florida, and an awards presentation recognizing students for their accomplishments in learning and attendance over the past year.

An exciting roll call and lively dancing with Mendel Deitch and Shmuli Horowitz brought the students, Rebbis, and fathers together, followed by a group picture and a special presentation honoring the school’s dedicated Rebbis for their tremendous efforts throughout the year.

A special thank you is extended to Principal Rabbi Yehoshua Steinberg and his team, including Rabbi Mayer Kosofsky, Rabbi Schneur Deren, Mrs. Altie Kaminetzky, Goldie Shemtov, Yisroel Taub, Yossi Goodman, Mendel Benjaminson, all the office staff, the dedicated Rebbis, and everyone who helped make this celebration such a success.

The Nigri Shluchim Online School is a division of the Shluchim Office, directed by Rabbi Gedalya and Bassie Shemtov.