Ahead of the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Women (Kinus Hashluchos) taking place this year from Feb. 19-23 in New York, members of the conference committee met with representatives of New York City law-enforcement agencies this week in preparation for the annual event that draws thousands to the borough of Brooklyn.
Led by Rabbi Mendel Kotlarsky, coordinator of the conference, together with Rabbi Schneur Najar and Rabbi Yaacov Behrman of the organizing committee, the meeting saw participants review security measures to ensure the safety of the world’s largest gathering of Jewish women.
New York City Police Department officials from the 71st and 77th precincts, and Brooklyn South, attended the meeting held at the Jewish Children’s Museum in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn.
“We are extremely grateful to the members of the New York Police Department for their help every year in caring for the safety of the thousands of participants who will be coming to New York City for the conference,” said Kotlarsky. “Security is our top priority. We are here to ensure everyone in attendance feels safe throughout the conference.”
It will be the first conference without his father, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, who attended every year to address the audience at the gala banquet. He died on June 4, 2024, at the age of 74.
