Why ‘being more Jewish’ may be the antidote for the worldwide diaspora.
Yankel Koncepolski helping man put on tefillin for the first time in his life (Left). Mourners follow the hearse carrying the coffin of rabbi Eli Schlanger, who was killed in the December 14 Bondi beach shooting attack (Right).
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SYDNEY—My rabbi in Toronto loves telling stories of “Yankel” during his sermons. Yankel is his favorite imaginary character, a more observant version of TV actor and writer Larry David, I picture. It’s usually through some light-hearted story about Yankel’s life that brings my rabbi into a discussion of ethics and the Jewish people today.
