Menachem Sabbach, at The Blogs

Dec 17, 2020, 7:33 AM

‘We’re all in this together’ – Joseph & the Global Pandemic

“We're all in this together,” I have certainly read and heard this line many times over since the start of the global pandemic. But are we truly “in this together”? While we may have all experienced the same “storm”, I...

Oct 9, 2020, 8:54 AM

Simchat Torah – Can we still celebrate?

What I thought would be a regular Shabbat at the North Eastern Jewish Centre (Doncaster, Melbourne), is now seared in my memory as anything but regular! It was the 14th March 2020 as customary in our Shule, at the conclusion...

Aug 12, 2020, 11:52 AM

Judaism isn’t all or nothing

Someone once said: “Perfectionism is internalized oppression!” How true. Perfectionism can be a horrific form of self-abuse, and there are those who truly beat themselves up over their inadequacies and deficiencies. I think most people would agree that this...

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Rabbi Menachem Sabbach is Chief Minister of the North Eastern Jewish Centre in Doncaster (Melbourne, Australia). He hosts popular Kabbalah and “ask the Rabbi” Halacha series. Rabbi Sabbach holds a Diploma in Rabbanut and Dayanut by Rabbi Zalman Nechemia Goldberg (Jerusalem) and serves as a Dayan of the Melbourne Beth Din. He is also a Kosher Administrator for Kosher Australia and executive member of the Rabbincal council of Victoria (RCV). Rabbi Sabbach is a member of the Manningham Interfaith Group, where he lectures regularly and is passionate about interfaith dialogue.

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