Conversations with My Rabbi

Nikki Goldstein is an internationally recognised bestselling author of sixteen books, including GirlForce, a teen girl self-empowerment series that was converted into a brand of yoga wear, cosmetics, and stationery for Target. She is also an award-winning copywriter and journalist. Goldstein began her career at Vogue and went on to hold senior editorial positions at Elle, Marie Claire, and the Australian Financial Review Magazine. She is married to Rowan and is a mother to Liberty. When not working on her publishing business, Go2Guru, she tends to her two dachshunds.

Rabbi Eli Schlanger served as Assistant Rabbi at Chabad Bondi for eighteen years. He was also a chaplain for NSW Corrections and St Vincent’s Hospital, Darlinghurst, in Sydney, and the Rabbi for Community Engagement at Friends of Refugees of Eastern Europe for eighteen years. Rabbi Schlanger was educated at the Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim and the Lubavitch Yeshiva, Brunoy, France. He oversaw the development and building of Bondi Chabad and was an active and passionate community rabbi. He was the Founder of Project Noah, an educational initiative that brings the timeless values of the Seven Noahide Laws to young people through engaging, interactive programs. He is survived by his wife, Chaya, and their five children.