Every Thursday night, a Modern Orthodox synagogue in Melbourne that was recently targeted in an antisemitic arson attack becomes Rintel's Diner, serving Jewish comfort food like cholent, challah and borscht to Melbourne's kosher-keeping Jews and hipsters alike
MELBOURNE – In the backroom of Melbourne's oldest synagogue, a young queer couple tuck into bowls of cholent and egg dip on their third date. Seated against bookshelves of siddurs and High Holiday prayer books lit by candles, the couple aren't here for the synagogue's kiddush, but to experience one of the city's trendiest new restaurants serving traditional kosher Jewish food.
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