Caulfield Hebrew Congregation warmly welcomes
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin
celebrated Chief Rabbi of Efrat
(formerly of Lincoln Square Synagogue, New York)
as our scholar in residence for the Shabbat of 4-5 June, 2010 Parshat Shelach
We are pleased to invite the community to hear this innovative thinker and dynamic speaker at the following times:
Friday 4 June, Mincha 5.00pm followed by Kabbalat Shabbat 5.45pm
“The Conversion Conundrum”
Saturday 5 June, Shacharit 9.15am
“Is the State of Israel Still Vital to World Jewry?”
Saturday 5 June, Mincha 4.45pm followed by Seudah Shlishit
“Is There a Future For Modern Orthodoxy?”
Don’t miss this rare opportunity!
JBD and the Werdiger family cordially invited you to a lunchtime lecture in the city by
Rabbi Shlomo Riskin, Efrat, Israel
Where there is a rabbinic will, you can always find a halachic way.
Is this true?
Time: 12:30 pm to 2:00 pm (followed by Mincha) Date: Wednesday 2nd June 2010
Rabbi Riskin tells us that he always refers to Jesus a "Rabbi Jesus" and considers him as a model rabbi!
And did we understand him correctly? Did he say that when the Moshiach comes, he will ask if this is his first of second coming?
And some googling brought us up this gem of his hypocrisy:
Isaac Balbin said...
On Rabbi Riskin and Chabad:
When Rabbi Riskin was on a recent visit to Melbourne, he visibly squirmed when he noticed the "Yechi sign" at the back of the main shule (Rabbi Groner z"l's shule). He could not believe that it was still up there and felt uncomfortable davening there.
He immediately went to see Rabbi Groner and complained directly to him. Rabbi Groner was quite ill and bed ridden
As I recall, Rabbi Groner told him in not so delicate tones "If you don't like it .... "
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