By COLlive reporter
Shluchos gathered at the tribute event of the International Kinus Hashluchos in New York on Sunday were given the news of the addition of more Shluchim.
20 Chabad couples are going on Shlichus, establishing new Chabad centers or working to expand existing Chabad institutions around the world.
The announcement was made by Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Vice Chairman of Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch who added that these couples will be receiving initial funding from Chabad headquarters.
“There is no greater gift to the Rebbe than bringing down a new Shliach,” Rabbi Kotlarsky said.
The new Shluchim will help Chabad expand to new demographics, including CKids, CTeen, Chabad on Campus, Young Professionals, shluchei Torah, and Chabad on Call, Rabbi Kotlarsky said.
Here are their names:
New Community Rabbi and Mrs. Marozov – Tzibilisi, Georgia
New Community Rabbi and Mrs. Chaim Birnhack – Hamilton, Bermuda
New Community Rabbi and Mrs. Shimon Lihani – Marrakesh, Morocco
New Community Rabbi and Mrs. Zevi Kaplan – Innisfil, Ontario
New Community Rabbi and Mrs. Shneur Shusterman – Flevoland, Netherlands
Cteen & Chabad Young Professionals Rabbi and Mrs. Mendel Lerman – Peachtree Corners, GA
Cteen & Youth Rabbi Sholom Ber Schmerling – Venice, FL
Youth Rabbi Levi Wolf – (Odessa) Saratov, Russia
Cteen & Youth Rabbi Sholom Ber Weiss – Belgravia, England
Chabad Young Professionals Rabbi Henoch Rosenfeld – Pittsburgh, PA
New Community Rabbi Meir Shlomo Gordon – Paso Robles, CA
Chabad on Call Rabbi Mendy Heber – Delray Beach, FL
Chabad Young Professionals & Small communities Rabbi Chesky Malka – Gothenburg, Sweden
New Community Rabbi Nissan Naparstek – Plymouth, MN
Cteen Rabbi and Mrs. Mendy Bistritsky – Saugus, CA
New Community Rabbi and Mrs. Gabriel Veberman – Crete, Greece
New Community Rabbi and Mrs. Shmulik Havlin – Augsburg, Germany
Chabad Young Professionals Rabbi and Mrs. Levi Lowenthal – Denmark
New Community Rabbi and Mrs. Shneur Itzinger – Chagrin Falls, OH
Chabad On Call – Rabbi Yehoshua Rubin – West Hartford, CT
Recipients of the Simcha Fund Since Chof Av:
There have been K”A”H over
350 Births
290 Bar Mitzvahs
280 Weddings
Funded to date: $1,650,000
Also announced were the first 12 Mikvos to receive funding approval this period:
Rabbi and Mrs. Shneur Hecht Puerto Vallarta Mexico
Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef Teitelbaum Khmelnitsky
Rabbi and Mrs. Chaim Rabinowitz Brest, Belarus
Rabbi and Mrs. Levi Pinson Ajaccio, Corsica
Rabbi and Mrs. Shalom Rabinovitz Bad Homburg, vor der Höhe Germany
Rabbi and Mrs. Chaim Zvi Konikov Melbourne, FL
Rabbi and Mrs. Levi Krinsky Manchester, New Hampshire
Rabbi and Mrs. Chaim Azimov Girne, North Cyprus
Rabbi and Mrs. Yosef Halprin Varna, Bulgaria
Rabbi and Mrs. Chaim Grossbaum East Setauket, NY
Rabbi and Mrs. Berel Pewzner Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
Rabbi and Mrs. Rafael Tawil Salta, Argentina
As well as the first 6 CTeen lounges to be funded out of 36:
Chabad of Raleigh Rabbi and Mrs. Mendy Wilschanski Raleigh, NC
Chabad of Cobb Rabbi and Mrs. Ephraim Silverman Cobb, GA
Chabad of Orange Rabbi and Mrs. Pesach Burston Orange, NY
Chabad of Bellevue Rabbi and Mrs. Sholom Ber Elishevitz Bellevue, WA
Chabad of Fairfax Rabbi and Mrs. Shloime Adler Fairfax, VA
Chabad of West Suffolk Rabbi and Mrs. Dovid Weinbaum West Suffolk, NY
To apply for the grants, visit kerenhashluchim.org/120