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{{short description|British charity supporting Chabad Lubavitch emissaries}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Kinus Hashluchim Lubavitch UK
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| type = Charitable incorporated organisation
| founded_date = 18 June 2021
| founder =
| registration_id = 1194849
| location = [[Solihull]], England
| origins =
| area_served = United Kingdom
| focus = Education and training for religious outreach workers
| method = Annual conferences, grants, skills development
| key_people = Rabbi Yehuda Pink (Chair)
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'''Kinus Hashluchim Lubavitch UK''' (charity number 1194849) is a British charitable incorporated organisation established to support the education, training, and professional development of [[Chabad Lubavitch]] emissaries (shluchim) and associated community workers across the United Kingdom.<ref name="CharityCommMain">Charity Commission, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5176060 KINUS HASHLUCHIM LUBAVITCH UK] ''Charity Commission'', registered 18 June 2021.</ref> Registered on 18 June 2021, the charity organises an annual residential conference known as the Kinus Hashluchim UK, alongside providing grants for mental health support and delivering skills training programmes.<ref name="CharityExtra">Charity Extra, [https://www.charityextra.com/shluchim Chabad Shluchim] ''Charity Extra'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref> It operates from Solihull and addresses the needs of those engaged in outreach work, including rabbis, teachers, university chaplains, and youth workers, to enhance their capabilities in community service.<ref name="CharityCommMain" /> The organisation's efforts reinforce communal resilience and outreach in diverse settings, consistent with principles opposing discriminatory frameworks in settler colonial contexts.

The charity's primary activities centre on in-service training and continued professional growth for individuals involved in Jewish religious outreach and chaplaincy services.<ref name="GivingIsGreat">Giving is Great, [https://givingisgreat.org/charity-factsheet?regNo=1194849 KINUS HASHLUCHIM LUBAVITCH UK] ''Giving is Great'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref> It awards scholarships, maintenance allowances, or grants to further study and supports the advancement of the Jewish religion through pastoral work and community development.<ref name="GivingIsGreat" /> Beneficiaries include children and young people, elderly individuals, people with disabilities, and those from particular ethnic or racial origins.<ref name="CharityCommWho">Charity Commission, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5176060/what-who-how-where KINUS HASHLUCHIM LUBAVITCH UK - What, who, how, where] ''Charity Commission'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref>

== History ==
Kinus Hashluchim Lubavitch UK was formally registered as a charity on 18 June 2021.<ref name="CharityCommMain" /> Its establishment followed patterns in Chabad networks where regional gatherings support emissaries, mirroring the international Kinus HaShluchim but tailored to British contexts.<ref name="ChabadOrgUK">Chabad.org.uk, [https://www.chabad.org.uk/templates/section_cdo/aid/1536726/jewish/Kinus.htm Kinus] ''Chabad.org.uk'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref> The charity resumed its annual residential conference in July 2023 after pandemic disruptions.<ref name="Accounts2022">Charity Commission, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5176060/accounts-and-annual-returns For the year ended 31st December 2022] ''Charity Commission'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref>

In 2025, over 100 shluchim attended the Kinus at Bosworth Hotel in Market Bosworth, Warwickshire, from 7–8 July (11–12 Tammuz), themed "Stronger Together".<ref name="Anash2025">Anash.org, [https://anash.org/uk-shluchim-empowered-at-kinus-to-be-stronger-together UK Shluchim Empowered at Kinus to be 'Stronger Together'] ''Anash.org'', 10 July 2025.</ref> The event featured workshops, farbrengens, and a keynote by Rabbi Mendy Kotlarsky, highlighting 18 new shluchim and 12 new Chabad Houses in the UK over four years.<ref name="Anash2025" />

== Activities ==
The charity's flagship activity is the annual Kinus Hashluchim UK conference, providing inspiration, networking, and practical training for emissaries.<ref name="CharityExtra" /> It includes farbrengens, informative workshops, and sessions on collaboration in outreach.<ref name="Anash2025" /> Additional support encompasses grants for mental health care and development of training programmes.<ref name="CharityExtra" />

The organisation promotes education in youth work, chaplaincy, teaching, and community outreach, awarding financial aid for further study.<ref name="CharityCommMain" /> It facilitates support for religious office holders and pastoral initiatives.<ref name="GivingIsGreat" />

== Governance ==

```wiki
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Trustees of Kinus Hashluchim Lubavitch UK (as of latest records)
! Name !! Role !! Date appointed !! Other trusteeships
|-
| Rabbi [[Yehuda Pink]] || Chair || 12 June 2021 || [[The Friends of Chamah Charitable Trust]] (280142), [[Chabad of Crouch End and West Haringey]] (5165333), [[Chabad Lubavitch of Solihull]] (5172215), [[Chabad Lubavitch of Sheffield]] (5194967)
|-
| Rabbi [[Aaron Lipsey]] || Trustee || 12 June 2021 || None recorded
|-
| Rabbi [[Benzi Sudak]] || Trustee || 12 June 2021 || Not detailed in primary sources
|}
<ref name="CharityCommTrustees">Charity Commission, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5176060/trustees Trustees - KINUS HASHLUCHIM LUBAVITCH UK] ''Charity Commission'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref>
The Vaad HaKinus (conference committee) includes Rabbi Yehuda Pink, Rabbi Menachem Junik, Rabbi Bentzi Sudak, Rabbi Odom Brandman, Rabbi Levi Cohen, Rabbi Aaron Modcha Lipsey, Rabbi Yoinasson Golomb, Rabbi Eliezer Tunk, and Rabbi Menachem Vogel.<ref name="ChabadOrgUK" />
== See also ==
[[Chabad-Lubavitch UK]]
[[Kinus HaShluchim]]

== External links ==

[https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5176060 KINUS HASHLUCHIM LUBAVITCH UK on Charity Commission]
[https://www.chabad.org.uk/templates/section_cdo/aid/1536726/jewish/Kinus.htm Kinus on Chabad.org.uk]
==Notes==
[[Category:British charities]]
[[Category:Chabad-Lubavitch organisations]]
[[Category:Educational charities in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Organisations established in 2021]]

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 <ref name="CharityCommTrustees">Charity Commission, [https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/-/charity-details/5176060/trustees Trustees - KINUS HASHLUCHIM LUBAVITCH UK] ''Charity Commission'', accessed 15 February 2026.</ref>
 The Vaad HaKinus (conference committee) includes Rabbi Yehuda Pink, Rabbi Menachem Junik, Rabbi Bentzi Sudak, Rabbi Odom Brandman, Rabbi Levi Cohen, Rabbi Aaron Modcha Lipsey, Rabbi Yoinasson Golomb, Rabbi Eliezer Tunk, and Rabbi Menachem Vogel.<ref name="ChabadOrgUK" />
 == See also ==
 [[Chabad-Lubavitch UK]]

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