CTeen shluchim took part in an inspirational and rejuvenating weekend at the 5th Annual CTeen Kinus in Bushkill, PA. This year’s Kinus—which welcomed shluchim from South Africa, Australia, and the UK—stood as a powerful reminder to shluchim to never give up on the journey of igniting the souls of teens.
The kinus boasted a wildly popular program, in line with the theme of “Ha’zorim B’dima,” and provided shluchim with tools to handle the highs and the lows of teen shlichus. Shluchim participated in workshops about fundraising, relationships amongst shluchim working in the same mosad, and making the most out of teen programming. Shluchim were also offered an inside look into the workings of the teenage mind through a powerful workshop offered by Rabbi Yossi Feigenson, LMHC, as well as a discussion with Josh Kohl, of the Jewish Education Project.
The highlight of the Kinus came during the closing ceremony, in which Rabbi Motti Flikshtein, of Wilmington, DE, shared the powerful story of how his shlichus came to be.
“You may never know the impact your time, encouragement, patience and connection with each singular teen has,” Rabbi Flikshtein shared. CTeen shluchim have the power in their hands to offer teens real Yiddishkiet. Keep climbing towards that goal.”
“One of my teens said to me: ‘don’t give up on me, Rabbi,” shared Rabbi Levi Diskin, shliach to Redondo Beach, CA. “Keep asking, and eventually, I will say yes. It’s hard to hear a no. This kinus highlighted the power of staying in the game even when teens turn you down.”
Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Vice Chairman of Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, encouraged the shluchim to continue reaching teens and reminded them about a vital Achrayus— “We must commit to regularly write a duch to the Rebbe, beginning with Besuros Tovos.”
Cteen Sydney, Australia 🇦🇺 rocking the place!
I know a cteen Shliach who has tried to help with that and make a frum group and make trips for them and have them Come to the lounge for a shiur and play and was told off by one of the Rabbis of the community that what they need is learning and not games…. on another note in the Lubavitcher community there are a few families that bad mouth this cteen that even the teens are afraid to get involved. So this shliach had it and decided he will not make things for the Lubavitcher boys any more as… Read more »
CTeen’s Sydney well represented!
Go Chida and the whole jems team!
Why is your kid in college? Thought of that?
Side point about Rabbi Moshe kotlarsky:
M’moshe ad Moshe, ein kom Moshe c’moshe
Face to face, eye to eye
with CTEEN of Calgary, they really fly high
keep up the good work in all that you do
thumbs up, is what we say to YOU! !!!
I don’t usually comment. I’d just like to share a thought. Merkos has been investing an unbelievable amount of resources to catch every teen and bring him/her closer to Yiddishkeit. I understand that this is probably due to the fact that this is the hardest age and therefore we need to make them feel like a million dollars with attractive programming, grandiose Shabbatons etc. OUR teens are struggling as well. Maybe we should invest the same amount of Kochos and resources to keep them within our walls. These days we see many times that our teens are attending the Shabbos… Read more »
Yisroelik and mushkie! !!!! Tops !!! #1!!!!! Woohoo!!!!
I spy Reb Michael goldin in the crowd rabbi goldin one of a kind
Best organizer!!!