As thousands of shluchim gather for the Gala Banquet of the Kinus Hashluchim, Anash.org photographers are circling the crowd, capturing the smiles and candid moments. Gallery by Shalom Ross.

Simultaneous to the Kinus Hashluchim taking place in New York and Eretz Yisroel, tens of shluchim to the Moscow region gathered for their own banquet, held in the Chabad House of Sokolniki.

As thousands of shluchim gather for the Gala Banquet of the Kinus Hashluchim, Anash.org photographers are circling the crowd, capturing the smiles and candid moments. Gallery by Mendy Dahan.

As thousands of shluchim gather for the Gala Banquet of the Kinus Hashluchim, Anash.org photographers are circling the crowd, capturing the smiles and candid moments. Gallery by Shalom Ross.

As thousands of shluchim gather for the Gala Banquet of the Kinus Hashluchim, Anash.org photographers are circling the crowd, capturing the smiles and candid moments. Gallery by Shalom Ross.

As thousands of shluchim gather for the Gala Banquet of the Kinus Hashluchim, Anash.org photographers are circling the crowd, capturing the smiles and candid moments. Gallery by Shalom Ross.

After months of painstaking preparations and last minute changes the big moment has arrived. 6,500 Chabad shluchim and supporters will sit down for a gala banquet, the culmination of the International Kinus Hashluchim.

Hundreds of shluchim in Eretz Yisroel who remained with their communities during this difficult time, gathered for a group photo.

Shluchim boarded coach buses on Sunday afternoon with wide smiles on their faces, heading out for the New Jersey Expo Center in Edison, NJ, for the Grand Banquet, the culmination of the Kinus weekend.

Thousands of the Rebbe’s shluchim from around the globe joined together in heartfelt prayer for Eretz Yisroel during the annual group photo.

In a tremendous public display of Jewish pride, 6,500 Chabad rabbis from more than 100 countries pose for the annual group photo in front Chabad World Headquarters.

Thousands of Chabad shluchim from across the globe gathered outside 770 Eastern Parkway on Sunday morning for the largest group photo of rabbis.

Harav Avrohom Osdoba and Harav Yosef Braun of the Crown Heights Badatz were among the speakers at the Kinus Melave Malka. Other notable moments included a siyum on Igros and emotional memories.   

The boys started out early on Friday morning with registration and Davening, then headed to the 770 for an exclusive tour. They returned to Crown Heights and enjoyed visiting Kingston Avenue with their bunkmates and counselors before preparing for a beautiful Shabbos together.

Live at 8:00 AM: Thousands of shluchim from around the globe will join together in prayer for Eretz Yisroel during the annual group photo, showcasing the tremendous growth of the Rebbe’s army.

Many hundreds of shluchim from around the globe spent Shabbos of Kinus Hashluchim at the Rebbe’s Ohel, davening, learning, and farbrenging with fellow shluchim throughout the entire 24 hours.

A poignant moment at the Thursday night general session of the Kinus Hashluchim was the annual memorial to the shluchim and shluchim’s children who passed away over the past year.

770 was filled to the brim throughout the entire Shabbos with thousands of shluchim utilizing the precious opportunity to daven, learn and farbrengen right to the end of Shabbos.

Rabbi Yosef Gerlitzky, Head Shliach of Tel Aviv, celebrated his 70th birthday with a grand farbrengen in Crown Heights on Thursday night, joined by fellow shluchim, family members and friends.

Live Sunday at 12:30 PM: The annual Gala Banquet of the Kinus will take place in the early afternoon this year, with 6,500 shluchim and guests gathering to renew, recharge, and reinvigorate.