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Chabad Lubavitch is part of the largest Jewish organization continued on page 8
Guests were treated to a high caliber of lectures featuring Rabbi Shais Taub, musical performances by the all-time favor-
the great effort, focus on detail and personalized reception by the staff of the Chanukah Retreat. “To see almost all of our previous continued on page 6
CHABAD OF NORTHWEST CT & HOME DEPOT TEAMED UP TO BRING MENORAS TO ALL
INTERNATIONAL Welcome to Home pots, rakesCONFERENCE and Menorahs. Depot, the national every nut or Dozens of children CONVENED IN BROOKLYN inspiration for bolt imaginable. and their parents every DIY project, Welcome to Home e n t e r e d t h e notions Hailing from as far away as the world. Preconceived home renovation Depot. Today Home Depots Laos and Angola, Ghana and about the insular role of women and amateur we’re s e l l i n g across Northwest Uzbekistan, more than 3,000 in Chassidic life went by the contractors. The nursery starter Connecticut early said, as Chabad-Lubavitch women wayside, organizers shelves are piled kits, and 10% off Sunday morning emissaries and communal thousands of women from high with from boards sliding doors. before Chanukah leaders around the world around the world, each serving of arrived cedar in gopher Welcome to Home to partake the Crown Heights in crucial leadershipinpositions, and maple wood, Depot- N.Y., Today Chabad’s neighborhood of Brooklyn, gathered forMenorah five days of bags of ice, flower we’re building for multiple days of activities brainstorming the future Workshopabout hosted at the annual International Conference of ChabadLubavitch Women Emissaries (Kinus Hashluchos).
This year’s Kinus took place from Thursday, Feb. 13, to Monday, Feb. 17. The annual event aims to bolster Jewish awareness and practice around
of world Jewry and their roles as Continued on page 23 representatives of the ChabadLubavitch movement. Jewish News 1
The leaders, known as shluchos (emissaries), who embrace multiple roles and responsibilities, explored both timeless and timely issues, and continued on page 9 Jewish News 1
