Overview
- Hundreds of Chabad emissaries, supporters and public officials met in Washington for a three-day Living Legacy Conference organized by American Friends of Lubavitch–Chabad.
- Program stops included a Capitol Hill breakfast with members of Congress, events at the Library of Congress, a Global Jewish Roundtable at the State Department, an OAS gala, a White House meeting with senior advisers and a smaller session with Vice President J. D. Vance.
- Hon. Justice Marcus Solomon delivered the keynote, framing the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s teachings as practical tools to confront antisemitism and other social and moral challenges.
- Speakers and honorees included U.S. military leaders and the parents of former Gaza hostage Edan Alexander, while delegations from more than 110 countries shared regional assessments of Jewish community needs.
- Organizers portrayed the conference as part of periodic efforts to strengthen global Chabad networks that operate in all 50 U.S. states and 110+ countries so communities can coordinate security, outreach and public diplomacy.