By COLlive reporter
The keynote guest speaker of the gala banquet of the International Kinus Hashluchim convention to take place at the Rockland Community College in Suffern, NY will be a 34-year-old.
Yitzhak Mirilashvili, born in Russia in 1985, will be addressing the annual lavish dinner that brings together Chabad Shluchim from around the world and some of their supporters.
“The Mirilashvlili family have become exemplary partners to Shluchim and communities around the world, committed to perpetuating and expanding the Rebbe’s vision across the globe,” said the organizing committee of the Kinus.
“Through his Keren Meromim Foundation, he supports dozens of revolutionary projects spreading Torah learning, Chessed and outreach while supporting hundreds of Shluchim in Eretz Yisroel and throughout the world.”
Mirilashvili, married and a resident of Hertzelia, was listed as one of Israel’s 100 richest people and one of its youngest billionaires and philanthropists.
The son of Israeli-Georgian businessman and philanthropist Mikhael Mirilashvili, Yitzhak has been investing in technology and internet. He was called the Russian Mark Zuckerberg for owning VK.com, Russia’s biggest social network.
Today, Yitzhak Mirilashvili mainly focuses on technology opportunities in the US and Israel, among them Israel’s Channel 20 TV.
His Memorim foundation, led by Rabbi Moshe Shilat of Israel and Rabbi Bentzi Lipsker of S. Petersburg, Russia, has been a supporting many Chabad and Torah institutions and causes.
Despite his financial success, the young Mirilashvili has kept his distance from publicity and the public eye. The upcoming Kinus banquet will be a rare opportunity for him to open up and speak about his life and his charity.
Thank you COL LIVE for sharing this story! I am one of many Shluchim who have been significantly helped by the Meromim Foundation and until now I had not known who is behind this wonderful charitable institution. Yitzhak, I don’t know you but, I am sure that I speak of the many others who have been graciously helped by your amazing and modest kindness. May HAshem repay you many times over begashmius uberuchnius!
Thank you vaad hakinus for choosing the perfect candidate. I can’t wait for my community to hear from this dedicated chassid who is a role model for everyone in today’s day and age!
Keep bringing real Bali Batim who are true Chassidim and living examples of זרעו בחיים
Which shliach is speaking?
Ok I wish him all the best with happiness and successful
How do you define a “real relationship with the Rebbe”?? I guess that rules out most of our children and grandchildren today, as well as many thousands of Baalei T’shuva and Anash around the world both BEFORE and after Gimmel Tamuz …
Gr8 work! God bless him and his family.
From strength to greater strength.
May there be more like you in quality and quantity!
All the best!
וכן לאמור
Nat Lewin!
I think it should be people who had real relationships with the Rebbe….