A Rare and Historic Evening: 198 New Shluchhey chinuch Receive Certification

At Zlata Hall in Kfar Chabad, 198 Chabad avreichim from across the country gathered last night to receive their certificates upon completing their training as Shluchhey chinuch, as part of a comprehensive educational initiative led by Reshet Oholei Yosef Yitzchak Lubavitch in Eretz HaKodesh.

The training of these new Shluchhey chinuch represents a major milestone for the world of Chabad education, taking place on the eve of the Chag HaGeulah of the Frierdiker Rebbe, and in the spirit of the Jubilee Year of Education.

As the historic evening opened in Kfar Chabad Bet, the newly certified Shluchhey chinuch were seated around elegantly set tables, with Chabad niggunim playing in the background.

The evening was opened by the emcee, Rabbi Dov Halperin. Rabbi Avraham Gechtman, representing the Sha’anan branch of the Shluchhey chinuch, and Rabbi Pizem, representing the Talpiot branch, were invited to recite the Rebbe’s and Rebbetzin’s chapters of Tehillim.

Rabbi Eliyahu Kritchevsky, director general of the Reshet, reviewed the far-reaching revolution of the Shluchhey chinuch initiative, highlighting the powerful mission of fulfilling the Rebbe’s holy desire: to train worthy avreichim to enter the field of education in the most professional and Chassidishe manner possible. He called for additional avreichim to be recruited into the army of educational shlichus.

At this point, participants viewed rare holy footage of the Rebbe speaking about the Chag HaGeulah of Yud-Beis–Yud-Gimmel Tammuz.

Rabbi Menachem Mendel Gluckowsky, deputy secretary of the Beis Din Rabbonei Chabad and a member of the Reshet’s leadership, presented the Rebbe’s pure educational approach, enriching his remarks with rare and captivating stories about the Rebbe.

The veteran educator Rabbi Naftali Roth then addressed the gathering. In his signature style, he shared illuminating glimpses into the Rebbe’s special regard for Jewish children.

At the heart of the event, participants watched a deeply moving and unique video presentation featuring Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Lison, the Rebbe’s shliach who carries the banner of educational shlichus at the cheder in Haifa, and who only recently, with Hashem’s kindness, merited a recovery from illness. Together with Shmulik Sofer, he sang his father’s soul-stirring niggun, “Ki Rega B’Apo.” Those powerful moments concluded with the niggun “Ashrei Adam Bote’ach Bach.”

Rabbi Yitzchok Isaac Landa, rav of the city of Torah and Chassidus, Bnei Brak, was then invited to deliver the keynote address. Drawing on decades of shlichus, Rabbi Landa captivated the audience with guidance on the proper approach to each and every student — especially in our generation — all rooted in the Rebbe’s outlook and directives.

The highlight of the evening came toward the conclusion, when the 198 excited new Shluchhey chinuch were invited to the stage to receive their certificates marking the completion of their training track.

Fittingly, the grand event concluded with joyous dancing, expressing the profound privilege granted to each of the participants: the merit to fulfill the Rebbe’s vision by dedicating themselves to the education of Jewish children.