Community Stories

"Stories That Stay With Me" Series

My Stories

18 Feb 2026

I call it a social experiment. Others call it brave. Some call it naive. I just call it necessary. I’ve set up a simple sign in public spaces.

My Stories

11 Feb 2026

I call it a social experiment. Others call it brave. Some call it naive. I just call it necessary. I’ve set up a simple sign in public spaces.

My Stories

4 Feb 2026

I call it a social experiment. Others call it brave. Some call it naive. I just call it necessary. I’ve set up a simple sign in public spaces.

My Stories

28 Jan 2026

I call it a social experiment. Others call it brave. Some call it naive. I just call it necessary. I’ve set up a simple sign in public spaces.

My Stories

7 Jan 2026

I call it a social experiment. Others call it brave. Some call it naive. I just call it necessary. I’ve set up a simple sign in public spaces.

My Stories

31 Dec 2025

I call it a social experiment. Others call it brave. Some call it naive. I just call it necessary. I’ve set up a simple sign in public spaces.

My Stories

10 Dec 2025

A Bar Mitzvah trip that missed the autograph but captured something far more meaningful. A reminder that presence matters more than perfect moments.

My Stories

3 Dec 2025

I came to Fiji to officiate a wedding, a beautiful love story. He was from Sydney, she from the United States, and they had brought family from all over the world to meet in this paradise.

My Stories

26 Nov 2025

I first met him at his grandson’s Bar Mitzvah. He was sitting near the front, quiet but deeply attentive. He was watching every word, every smile, and listening to every prayer.

My Stories

29 Oct 2025

I call it a social experiment. Others call it brave. Some call it naive. I just call it necessary. I’ve set up a simple sign in public spaces.

My Stories

17 Sep 2025

Since October 7, something shifted. In Israel. In the world. In all of us. There was grief. Anger. Fear. But also—this deep, almost unspoken need.

My Stories

3 Sep 2025

People often ask me: “What’s the most meaningful part of being a rabbi?” Is it the weddings? The Bat Mitzvahs? The holy days?

My Stories

20 Aug 2025

Their parents, now in their 90s, are about to celebrate an incredible milestone: 70 years of marriage. They were married just after the war. Life was fragile. Resources were few.

My Stories

23 Jul 2025

A few months after I launched Rabbi On Demand, my phone rang. The voice on the other end had a thick Russian accent. Then he asked, “Are you Orthodox?”

My Stories

18 Jun 2025

I had the honour of officiating one of the most beautiful and moving ceremonies I’ve ever been part of – and it wasn’t your typical wedding.

My Stories

22 May 2025

I had the privilege of officiating one of the most meaningful Bar Mitzvahs I’ve ever been part of – not in a synagogue, not in a fancy venue, but in the lounge of Montefiore aged care home.