November 1st was the day the clocks went back an hour. There were also 4,000 Rabbis who journeyed back in time to the values and hopes of the late Rebbe of Lubavitch. The weekend Kinnus event convened once again at Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters, welcoming a vast gathering to the 2015 International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries. They came from near and far which was to be expected given that Chabad hosts synagogues in 86 countries. Who else would provide Jewish support in Jamaica, Angola, The Virgin Islands and Ghana?
The Conference attendees debated many issues of Jewish awareness and religious practice as it applies to a vast network of communities across the globe. The attendees visited the tomb of the Rebbe and attended …show more content…
The Kinnus event allows for guests to freely participate. Meanwhile, lectures and information is constantly disseminated across the network of Chabad.org, the site which has 37 million visitors per year.
If you still wondered how the Chabad family has grown to such immense proportions, Rabbi David Eliezrie’s new book, The Secret of Chabad, is now widely available and explains everything and more. Eliezrie explains the vibrant and successful model that has fueled the rise of Chabad’s largescale influence. Leadership, infrastructure, concept and management of the movement is broken down for the reader. This is a personal and detailed account of the practical elements that have paved the success of Chabad. It is an intriguing story.
Eliezrie explained that the book has been a labor of love, taking him ten years to research and write. Publishing company, The Toby Press, previously printed the award-winning, The Prime Ministers, by Yehuda Avner. Avner’s book was mesmerizing in its depiction of the drama and the dialogue of the leaders of Israel. And so it is, once again, that Toby Press has another gem. Eliezrie’s book is a sweeping tome that runs 350 pages, with an additional 80 pages of …show more content…
Eliezrie explains that the Chabad movement has outgrown its Russian roots and yet, it is those roots that have created the leadership skills that the Rebbe developed and utilized in his pursuit of Jewish identity for the Jews of the world. The Rebbe’s vision was to create passionate, mature adults who would build their lives in communities which needed Jewish education, learning opportunities, prayer, holiday celebration and observance.
The chapter on fundraising is worth reading by all religious and business owners because Chabad success is a proven case study in the ancient mechanism of grassroots advocacy that births entrepreneurs. Eliezrie highlights several key elements that are necessary for a successful business – deep felt passion for achieving ones goal, a certainty that failure is not an option and the ability to find a drive and purpose without a board of directors orchestrating each step