​This Elul, meet leading rabbis and Jewish communal leaders in Australia and abroad
​doing extraordinary things. Join in conversation with them as they share with us their uplifting, unconventional stories, their reflections on living in a time of pandemic, and hopes for the year ahead. 

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Featuring:  
Rabbi Jeff and Mrs. Mindy Glickman, Connecticut, USA
Rabbi Ed Rosenthal, Florida, USA
​Mitch Burnie, Sydney                                                      
Rabbi Mendel Kastel, Sydney 
Dr. Ron and Mrs. Susie Wolfson, California, USA
Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black, Melbourne        
Rabbi Elhanan Miller, Jerusalem, Israel  
 
​In the spirit of the season, Zoomers will be encouraged to support, in whatever amount they wish, any one or more of the charitable causes nominated by our extraordinary presenters. 
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 Dates 

​Sunday 8 August, 7pm                    Rabbi Mendel Kastel OAM
Jewish House: Leading the Way in Dealing with Crisis, Homelessness and Innovation 
Thursday 12 August, 10am              Rabbi Jeff and Mindy Glickman
Tour to the Wonderful:  "a pandemic aware" cross country giving journey  
Sunday 15 August, 7pm                   Mitch Burnie
Cultivating Culture on a Jewish Farm 
Thursday 19 August, 10am              Rabbi Ed Rosenthal
Judaism & the Sea – Why we should care
Sunday 22 August, 7pm                   Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black
From one crisis to another!  
Thursday 26 August, 10am             Dr. Ron Wolfson 
A Tale of Two Kidneys: How She Got One, I Gave One During a Global Pandemic at the World-Famous Mayo Clinic
Sunday 29 August, 7pm                   Rabbi Elhanan Miller 
The Pen and the Sword:  Using social media to educate and bring peace 

Inspiring Stories, Exceptional Times 
Hosted by Rabbi Gary Robuck
 
Climb on board with Rabbi Jeff Glickman and his wife Mindy as they describe “Tour to the Wonderful”, their fascinating 20,000 klm. caravan odyssey.  Find out what they learned when reaching out to Jews and assisting communities throughout America’s South during a pandemic; discover how Rabbi Ed Rosenthal and university students around the world are transforming the marine environment into a classroom for teaching about the ethical care for the ocean, and how they will be performing a novel “reverse tashlich” this Rosh Hashanah; how Dr. Ron Wolfson, a prominent author and Jewish educator, together with his wife Susie, undertook a rare and unforgettable “Kidney Adventure”, and how Rabbi Elhanan Miller, a journalist, teacher and Founder of People of the Book, is building bridges between the Jewish and Arab world, in Arabic. 
 
Meet Rabbi Mendel Kastel OAM, CEO of Jewish House in Sydney and National Director of Together for Humanity, who is working to defeat the scourge of hunger and homelessness; and get your hands dirty with Mitch Burnie, who will take us to Adamama – Australia’s first urban Jewish farm.  Dialogue with Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black, Co-Founder of the Jewish Ecological Coalition (JECO) and a Board Member of the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC), who will describe how we can put “prayer into practice” and save our environment. 
 
There is no admission cost for these seven inspiring one-hour, web conversations and you may attend all or just a few.  In the spirit of the season, Zoomers will be encouraged to support, in whatever amount they wish, any one or more of the charitable causes nominated by our extraordinary presenters.