Following the brutal 1973 Yom Kippur war, Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau journeyed to New York to visit the Rabbi M. M. Schneerson obm…
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Rabbi Isaac Riesenberg
Rabbi Isaac Riesenberg has spent four decades fostering Jewish Life, Learning and Living. He is the Founding Rabbi of Melbourne’s Central Shule—Chabad one the largest congregations in Australia. In recent years he has established The Lantern Foundation, an organisation committed to building bridges of understanding between Christian and Jews, promotion of tolerance through the dissemination of core biblical values.
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Following the brutal 1973 Yom Kippur War, Chief Rabbi of Israel, Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau journeyed to New York to visit the Rabbi M M Schneerson—the Rebbe, to seek his advice. The Rebbe asked Rabbi Lau what the mood was ‘in the streets of Israel’, after having faced...
The Guardian of Israel Does Not Sleep
Faith and resilience: From Psalm 27 to bomb shelter murals, witness the miracles and hope amidst adversity in Israel’s ongoing struggle.
The Mosaic Mural at Temple Beth Israel
My father was a Holocaust survivor. Whilst he did not talk about that time it was a pervasive influence on my upbringing. On his left hand were two large blue letters tattooed K L, which meant in German Concentration Lager or an inmate of the Nazi death camp.
The Miracle in the Dark Tunnel of Gaza
To mark the year since 7 October, a Jewish magazine compiled stories of the survivors of that horrific day. Dafnah from Kibbutz Re’im had been the cul…
The Royals, British Jewry, and Israel
With the passing of Her majesty Queen Elizabeth 2nd and her internment on Monday, September 19th at Westminster Abbey. I will share with you some anecdotes on The Royals, British Jewry, and Israel.