Highlights of the Kinus Hashluchim 5787 Banquet

Below are fascinating stories and speeches that took place at the banquet of the conference of Chabad Shluchim, last Sunday, November 8, 2026.

From Moscow to Miami - Sasha Kaller grew up without Judaism. A few months after joining the recently founded Jewish school, he volunteered to kindle the menorah for an international satellite broadcast. More than 30 years later, he’d discover a photo of that lighting at a critical juncture in his life.


The Boy From Bondi - Rabbi Eli Schlanger was murdered at the Chanukah celebration he hosted. His son, just 14 years old, shares how he is living out his father’s mission.


A Flame Rekindled in Rome’s Jewish Ghetto - As the Holocaust raged in Rome, a non-Jewish milkman saved two Jewish children. Decades later, one of those children would rediscover his Jewish identity in that same spot.